11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Cocktail Resistance for Congressional Candidate Conor Lamb

6:00pm Cocktail Resistance for Congressional Candidate Conor Lamb

Birthdays: Rep. David Vieira

Hospitals are fighting back against the generic drug market. Here's why. » Boston Globe

Scibak won't seek reelection in 2018 » Wicked Local Weymouth

MONTIGNY COULD BE IN RUNNING FOR SENATE PRESIDENCY » WBSM

Pot commission facing big test as draft regs hit turbulence » Lowell Sun

Bill seeks to bar companies from citing religious exemptions » Boston Herald

A Famed Fishing Port Staggers as Its 'Codfather' Goes to Jail » New York Times

State prosecutors blast plan to allow marijuana deliveries and cafes » Boston Herald

Accused Trump speechwriter lived on Cape Cod » Cape Cod Times

Massachusetts Legislature Considers Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Employment Claims » National Law Review

How the city plans to beat gentrification in Uphams Corner » Boston Globe

Rising from Boston's building boom, a new kind of startup » Boston Globe

Berkshire Museum will be allowed to sell Rockwell, other paintings » Boston Globe

AG's legal options limited in Berkshire Museum case; art sale opponents regroup » Berkshire Eagle

Japanese executives ponder investing in Mass. » Boston Globe

Waterfront developers prepare for a sea change » Boston Globe

Weed lounge open to 'smoke anything' » Boston Herald

DAs ask pot regulators to nix cannabis cafes » Cape Cod Online

Pot commission can't yet regulate smoking lounge » Boston Herald

People in Business: Charles Epstein, appointed to Holyoke Community College Board of Trustees by Gov. Charlie Baker » The Republican

Lawrence Bacow: A son of immigrants, a vibrant voice for colleges » Boston Globe

Lawrence Bacow, former Tufts president, will be new Harvard University president » Boston Globe

Attorney Nicole Bluefort appointed North Shore Community College trustee » Lynn Daily News Item

Opposition mounts to Eversource's five-year herbicide proposal » Cape Cod Times

Carbon pricing proposal moving through Legislature » Sentinel & Enterprise

Animal rights activists and hunters face off in Hyannis over coyote hunting contest » Boston Globe

Protesters take a stand on coyote hunt » Cape Cod Times

Sen. Elizabeth Warren shares vision at Franklin town hall meeting » Wicked Local Brookline

Trump Infrastructure Plan Wants to Stop 'Overreliance' on Federal Money » Governing

Census Sabotage » New York Times

'No farm bill is better than a lousy farm bill' McGovern speaks at agriculture summit » The Recorder

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern: farm bill being 'written in secret' in Washington » MassLive

Public Hearing on Fantasy Sports Bill Likely in the Cards for Massachusetts » Casino Reports

Talk of the Times: A doctor of hearts » Gloucester Times

Use of placebos on children in study draws researcher's ire » Boston Globe

Hospitals are fighting back against the generic drug market. Here's why. » Boston Globe

For first time in a decade child assault cases were down in Bristol County » The Herald News

SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: A young voice heard at Sullivan's confirmation » Sentinel & Enterprise

Fierce competition for foreign workers could alter Cape and Islands tourist season » Boston Globe

Chabot: Stanley Rosenberg opens door » Boston Herald

Senate Moves Aim to Return Stability to Roiled Chamber » Cape Cod Online

At Issue: Lawmakers' Exemption From State's Records Law » US News and World Report

State Sen. Eric Lesser says potential senate presidency would focus on the future, looking at things differently (video) » MassLive

Longtime Rep. John Scibak not running for re-election » WWLP 22

Dukes County jail in line to get $1.7 million » Martha's Vineyard Times

School funds again in the spotlight in Leominster » Sentinel & Enterprise

Cost of same-day registration concerns local clerks » Salem News

Marty Wash spent $18,000 on copies of Joe Biden's book to give away at mayoral inauguration » Boston Herald

Council seeks steps vs. opioid makers and Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse considering 'taking action' » The Republican

Not off our coast » Cape Cod Times

What, no women in the firmament along with 'stars' Moulton and Kennedy? » Boston Globe

Tricia Farley-Bouvier: Time is right in state for paid family leave » Berkshire Eagle

Carr: A how-to for wannabe hack judges » Boston Herald

What does it take to boost Latino college completion rates? » Boston Globe

You've been recontextualized! » Boston Globe

Finally, a crack in Donald Trump's chintzy armor » Boston Globe

WEEI hosts peddle cheap and vile shock. It's time for a change. » Boston Globe

Millennials rising: Young people fuel renaissance (Viewpoint) » MassLive

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Roy seeks fourth term » Wicked Local Arlington

Democrats to caucus ahead of state convention » The Recorder

Koh gets former U.S. Sen. Feingold's endorsement » The Eagle Tribune

More Questions Than Answers For Major MA Topics » Salem Patch

Ted Steinberg announces state representative bid » Wicked Local Needham

Democratic showdown in Dracut: Heisey to challenge Garry » Lowell Sun

Linda Dorcena Forry leaves the Senate, and black Boston loses some political clout » Boston Globe

Gifford plans to visit all 37 communities » Lowell Sun

Teachers endorse Crighton » Lynn Daily News Item

Though The 7th District Is Minority-Majority, Most Of Its Voters Are White » WBUR

Koh: I can bring change locally, nationally » Lowell Sun

State and local firefighters endorse Crighton » Wicked Local Saugus

'Are they going to find their murderers?' boy asks at city meeting about trauma services » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill warms up to $3.5 billion borrowing bill » WCVB

Berkshire County projects included in Senate bond bill » Berkshire Eagle

Lawmakers split over Asian data proposal » Lowell Sun

Changes ahead for bill that would gather data on Asian-Americans » Sentinel & Enterprise

DAs need to be held accountable » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker, invoking words of MLK, advocates for lives of 'purpose' at Mattapan church service » Boston Globe

MassDOT Extends Deadline For Feedback On Rail Plan » WAMC

Our View: DOT plans for South Coast Rail make sense » South Coast Today

Cuts to Worcester transit concern methadone patients » Worcester Telegram

Train idling problems persist » The Eagle Tribune

A look at the arrest record of a former commuter rail engineer » Boston Globe

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Boston Herald Boston Herald Radio: Maura Healey Joins Morning Meeting WBUR Bostonomix: Ambitious Energy Bill Expected To Be Filed In Mass. Legislature Monday WAMC Northeast Report: Northeast States Raise Alarm As Flu Numbers Jump

Birthdays: Rep. David Vieira

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Cocktail Resistance for Congressional Candidate Conor Lamb

6:00pm Cocktail Resistance for Congressional Candidate Conor Lamb

9:00am St. Francis House Advocacy Day, Nurses Hall, State House

9:30am Health Costs of Hunger in Massachusetts Study Release, Grand Staircase, State House

10:00am Office of Campaign & Political Finance Public Hearing, One Ashburton Place, Room 411, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, FY19 Budget Hearing - Public Safety

11:00am Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:00pm Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

1:30pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

6:00pm Cannabis Control Commission Public Hearing, Bolling Municipal Building, 2300 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Roxbury

8:30am Rep. Aaron Vega Re-Election Announcement

8:30am Rep. Aaron Vega Re-Election Announcement

9:00am Head Start/Early Childhood Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm Student Financial Aid Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:30pm Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Nurses Hall, State House

3:30pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

9:00am YMCA Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Mass. Gaming Commission, 101 Federal Street, 12th Floor, Boston

10:00am Extreme Risk Protective Order Lobby Day, Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Mardi Gras Party Fundraiser for Governor's Councillor Eileen Duff

5:30pm LPAC Anti-Freeze Party with Attorney General Maura Healey

5:30pm Mardi Gras Party Fundraiser for Governor's Councillor Eileen Duff

5:30pm LPAC Anti-Freeze Party with Attorney General Maura Healey

7:00pm Rep. Jay Kaufman's Open House: End of Life Issues, Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington

10:00am Executive Office of Health and Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

6:00pm Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate Chinese New Year Party

6:00pm Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate Chinese New Year Party

MBTA Commuter Rail and Keolis to Run Special Event Train Service for April 27 Match Between New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF » Keolis

Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Biden Administration’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Antisemitic Incidents in New England Soared 205 percent in 2023 » Anti-Defamation League

House Budget amendments need your voice! » National Association of Social Workers - Mass Chapter