7:00pm Fundraiser for Lowell City Council Candidate Matt LeLacheur

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:30pm Community Mediation Legislative Education Day, Grand Staircase, State House

1:00pm The Education Cooperative 50th Anniversary Celebration, Great Hall, State House

2:00pm Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Public Hearing

7:00pm Fundraiser for Lowell City Council Candidate Matt LeLacheur

Birthdays: Rep. Alan Silvia

This new poll shows that populism doesn't stem from people's economic distress » The Washington Post

Warren takes lead role in fight against Trump tax plan » Boston Globe

Unions help Feeney fend off GOP push, hold Dem Senate seat » State House News Service

Split budget bill leaves House, Senate divided for now » State House News Service

Republican lawmakers' posh hideaway bankrolled by secret corporate cash » The Center for Public Integrity

Hillary Clinton can't be appalled by Harvey Weinstein without being appalled by her husband » Boston Globe

Is 10 years in Massachusetts solitary confinement torture? » Boston Globe

Heading into re-election campaign, Baker faces raft of unresolved contracts » Boston Business Journal

Warren takes lead role in fight against Trump tax plan » Boston Globe

Congressman Richard Neal will help determine funds for local military bases » WWLP 22

Clive McFarlane: Israel friendly anti-boycott laws not just in Kansas » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Dear Amazon, Bring Your Headquarters Here! » CBS Boston

Here's what we know about New England's Amazon bids » Boston.com

Boston's Amazon bid to focus on 'one location' in Eastie, Walsh says » Boston Business Journal

Will Amazon headquarter sweepstakes set off a bidding war among communities? » Boston Globe

Natick software firm donates $10m to Museum of Science » Boston Globe

NorthPoint site gets a new name » Boston Globe

Walsh says Amazon bid will focus on East Boston » Boston Globe

Massachusetts fires up 24 sites in Amazon bid » Boston Herald

Leominster mayor shares rendering of proposed Amazon headquarters site » Mass Live

Mass. bio-pharma jobs, investments rose substantially in 2016 » The Lowell Sun

GE's New Chief Makes Cuts, Starting With Old Favorites » The Wall Street Journal

Court rejects 'Hail Mary' attempt to save Boston Children's garden » Boston Business Journal

Siemens is expanding its Walpole plant. Some residents aren't happy. » Boston Business Journal

'Westmass Area Development Corporation has done a tremendous job on this project,' US Rep. Richard Neal says while touring Ludlow Mills complex » The Republican

Cannabis commission set to hire director » The Metro West Daily News

Hundreds of BC students walk out of class to rally against racism » Boston Globe

Deal Reached on N.C. Bathroom Law That Expands Transgender Protections » Governing

Massachusetts congresswoman pushes bill to protect domestic violence victims and their pets » Mass Live

Voters To Decide Cape Tech Building Project Tuesday » The Cape Cod Chronicle

Massachusetts' regional school districts face $17 million state funding shortfall » Mass Live

UMass eyes major mixed-use development » Gazette Net

Walsh rejects charter enrollment bill with his name on it » Bay State Banner

Randolph schools lose 'underperforming”'. tag » Patriot Ledger

State auditor cites Berkshire Hills in sweeping study of regional school districts » the Berkshire edge

Protestors push for statewide ban on elephant rides » Wicked Local Boxford

From otters to piers, Beaton peppered with questions about local projects » State House News Service

Officials Push For Permanent Solution To Refuge Boundary Dispute » The Cape Cod Chronicle

Benton appeals to lawmakers to pass water program bill » State House News Service

Baker-Polito Administration Awards Over $500,000 in Land Conservation Partnership Grants » Boston Real Estate Times

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker supports Alexander-Murray health care bill » Mass Live

State senators tout health reform bill as a means for major savings » Worcester Business Journal

State reverses course, sets higher health insurance rates for 2018 » Boston Business Journal

States' Answer to Rising Health-Care Costs for Employees? You Pay for It. » Governing

Massachusetts Health Connector customers could see 26 percent rate hike in 2018 » The Republican

Lucio Perez, Springfield man facing deportation, defies ICE and takes sanctuary in Amherst church » Mass Live

Mass. health exchange rates to jump » Worcester Telegram

Baker promises to protect insurers from subsidy cuts, but doesn't say how » Boston Business Journal

2018 Health Connector rates spike after Trump subsidies announcement » Boston Herald

Baker nominates defense attorney Jennifer Tyne for District Court associate justice » Berkshire Eagle

State building $23 million unemployment assistance center in Brockton » The Enterprise

The Better Deal That America's Workers Deserve » Governing

Massachusetts jobless rate drops below 4 percent » Boston Business Journal

Bill Linehan to leave City Council two months early » Boston Globe

Wong wants money to pay for early voting in Saugus » Lynn Daily News Item

Bill Linehan to make exit from Boston City Council » Boston Herald

On the Move: The Top Counties People Are Migrating To and From » Governing

Anita F. Hill: Trump's information blackout on sexual assault » Boston Globe

Hillary Clinton can't be appalled by Harvey Weinstein without being appalled by her husband » Boston Globe

We can't allow forces of reaction to turn back the clock on race relations » Boston Globe

Can you ever really know a person? » Boston Globe

Atkins: Donald Trump rips health care fix he backed » Boston Herald

Editorial: Weak reform pitch » Boston Herald

Complications thwart health care reforms » Sentinel & Enterprise

Editorial: State grants recognize region's needs » Gazette Net

Letter to the Editor: Businesses and volunteers who help Empower Youth To Succeed » Taunton Gazette

REP. STEPHAN HAY: Educational flyer? I think not! » Sentinel & Enterprise

Stephen Kerrigan to join Democratic field for Third District seat » Boston Globe

Governor Bill Weld Endorses Libertarian Party Candidate For State Auditor In » The Jack News

Hometown advantage helps propel Feeney to Senate win » The Sun Chronicle

Linehan endorses Ed Flynn » Boston Herald

5 Burning Questions for Tito Jackson and Marty Walsh » Mass Politics Profs

Tito Jackson would abolish development agency » Boston Herald

Lancaster's Steve Kerrigan announces bid for Congress » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Holliston: Encouraging the youth vote » The Metro West Daily News

Kerrigan kicks off 3rd District run with region tour » Sentinel & Enterprise

Opioid prescriptions decline in Mass. as database is widely used » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Kennedy: Opioid crisis a 'make or break' moment » Cape Cod Times

Rep. tells senators he likes their bump stock plan » Newburyport News

D.A. Gulluni hosts panel to shed light on human trafficking » WWLP 22

Mass public safety employees join federal disaster relief efforts » Boston Globe

MBTA Officers to Carry Narcan » Boston Magazine

MTF: Veto overrides likely to force reopening of budget » State House News Service

Diversity data gaps » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker brings good news to the Lynn YMCA » Lynn Daily News Item

Gov. Baker will be the keynote speaker at the SouthCoast Chamber's annual meeting in Westport » South Coast Today

Gov. Baker bewildered by New Hampshire's strategy to lure Amazon away from Boston » The Republican

Boston's traffic is becoming a tourism nightmare » Boston Globe

Sen. Eric Lesser busing constituents from Springfield to Boston for rail hearing » Mass Live

MBTA to fix Annisquam bridge » Eagle Tribune

MBTA GM Mum On Bus Privatization Bidding (With Video) » WGBH

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo supports study for east-west rail » The Republican

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MMA webinar reviews digital equity planning and programs » Mass. Municipal Association

Pressley, Warren Celebrate $1M Secured for Black Economic Council of Massachusetts » Office of Congressman Ayanna Pressley

Southcoast Health Recognized by the White House for Sustainability Efforts » Southcoast Health

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect America’s National Security, Support U.S. Allies, Surge Humanitarian Aid to Gaza » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud Grants $3 Million to Develop Innovative Treatments, Bringing Total Investment to $68 Million » Alzheimer's Association

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Army Leadership on Military Housing Crisis, Need for Quality, Safe Accommodations » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

New England Aquarium and retail partner Event Network take significant step to remove plastic from gift shop » New England Aquarium

Gov. Healey's Secretary's Tirade Caught on Camera » MassFiscal Alliance