9:00am Women's Bar Association Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Coalition for Homeless Individuals Lobby Day, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Massachusetts Home Care Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:30pm Homes for Our Troops Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

2:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

6:00pm Winter Reception with Sen. Joe Boncore

6:00pm Winter Reception with Sen. Joe Boncore

7:00pm State Sen. Candidate Katie McBrine Hull Campaign Launch Party

7:00pm State Sen. Candidate Katie McBrine Hull Campaign Launch Party

Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Blais, Rep. Carol Doherty

Gun Smoke and Mirrors » New York Times

Can millenial women decide the next election? » Vanity Fair

Opinion: Trump's Negatives Are the Biggest — but Are They Also the Best? » Roll Call

The most ominous line in the new Jared Kushner story » Washington Post

Energy production forecast shows wind rivaling gas » State House News Service

Feds testing Walsh's waters in Boston Calling corruption trial » Boston Herald

Pennsylvania's Special Election Will Show If Trump Can Hold Onto Union Vote in 2020 » Observer NEW JERSEY POLITICS

Chandler: State Senate 'ready to go' on housing bill » Worcester Telegram

State House harass report due tomorrow » Boston Herald

Warren asks Fidelity, other companies to demand change in gun industry » Boston Globe

Tarr bill would fuel growth in fishing, farming » Gloucester Times

Suffolk Construction's high-tech nerve center lets it monitor projects nationwide » Boston Globe

'Special master' urged to oversee Berkshire Museum finances, changes » Berkshire Eagle

Amazon plans to lease 18-story building, add 2,000 workers in major Boston expansion » Boston Business Journal

Another side of the construction boom: the porta-potty business has gone wild » Boston Globe

A treasure trove of history among Massachusetts military archives in Concord » Wicked Local

Amazon set to bring at least 2,000 more jobs to the Seaport » Boston Globe

Cannabis Control Commission reaches agreement on medical marijuana set-aside » The Republican

After complaints, state agrees to staggered pot law rollout » Berkshire Eagle

Pot board retreats on sweeping regs » Commonwealth Magazine

Pot board mandates medical set-aside » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts Cannabis Commission Agrees to Delay Some Aspects of Recreational Pot Launch » Boston Magazine

Hate group and anti-Semitic incidents rose during Trump's first year, reports find » Boston Globe

Lawyer 'entangled' in Joyce cover up, prosecutors say » Wicked Local Braintree

Students, advocates push for overhaul of sex ed in Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Dorchester charter school placed on probation » Boston Globe

Jumpstart possible antidote to state's early literacy woes » The Salem News

'Notable improvement' cited in Holyoke graduation, drop out rates » The Republican

School districts protected from negligence lawsuit by bullying victims, SJC rules » Boston Globe

Michelle Obama Will Speak in Boston in April » Boston Magazine

School turnaround bill advances » Bay State Banner

Rep. Seth Moulton dubbed 'environmental champion' » Wicked Local Salem

Cape Cod protesters dress to express » Cape Cod Times

Trump's offshore drilling plan panned at hearing » Gloucester Times

Wynn resort name under fire amid new sex claims » Boston Herald

Stripping Wynn's name from Massachusetts casino should be 'on the table,' Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Partners HealthCare adds Lifespan to Rhode Island expansion plans » Boston Globe

Chelmsford's affordable housing nears 10 percent quota » Wicked Local Chelmsford

Mass. home prices rise higher as Hill mulls housing bill » Boston Business Journal

League of Westford voters » Lowell Sun

Immigrants at odds with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker over immigrant protection bill » The Republican

State police chiefs back new version of 'sanctuary state' bill » Boston Globe

Boston City Council to honor black immigrants at annual Black History Month celebration » Sampan

What Counts as a Felony? For Stealing, States Are Raising the Bar. » Governing

Massachusetts Catholic bishops urge 'historic' criminal justice reform » The Republican

Workers rally in Greenfield in support of union rights for public employees » Valley Advocate

Mass. teens demand more funding for job opportunities » Bay State Banner

Timilty announces Senate re-election bid » The Patriot Ledger

Creem promoted to Majority Leader, Rosenberg remains » State House News Service

Lowell City Council launches search for manager » Lowell Sun

Haverhill Awards Demolition Contract; Lupoli Project Begins in Earnest » WHAV

State puts $1.5M toward Worcester Senior Center improvements » Worcester Telegram

City Appeals to State For Help Paying $11 Million Hospital Debt Next Year » WHAV

Lowell to join opioid lawsuits » Lowell Sun

Mashpee selectman offers to help students attend gun-control march » Cape Cod Times

Unions pay for politics with fees coerced from nonmembers » Boston Globe

After horrible violence, a community library searches for peace » Boston Globe

While blacks belong to the GOP, the GOP will never belong to them » Boston Globe

Trump consults conspiracy theorist on guns » Boston Globe

Baker must stand firm on safe communities » Lowell Sun

Letter to the Editor: Guarantee a deserved investment in Fall River by voting 'Yes' on Durfee » The Herald News

Polls, strolls and automobiles » Eagle Tribune

Editorial: State Rep. Peter Kocot devoted to public service » Gazette Net

Time to part ways with traditional utility business model » Commonwealth Magazine

Unions play a key role in protecting working people and jobs » Sentinel & Enterprise

Tufts Democrats brings gubernatorial candidate Bob Massie to Tufts » The Tufts Daily

After Amherst Rep. Solomon Goldstein-Rose leaves Democratic Party, Eric Nakajima pulls papers to challenge him » The Republican

Northwestern Assistant District Attorney Andrew Covington takes out papers for state rep seat being vacated by John Scibak » The Republican

Senate candidate Geoff Diehl talks with SouthCoast fishing industry » South Coast Today

Manchester woman challenging Hill for House seat » Gloucester Times

The Interview: Andrea Campbell » Boston Magazine

WHOLE LOTTA CAUCUS: ELECTIONS HAVE RETURNED TO THE COMMONWEALTH. SORT OF. » Dig Boston

Scrutinized environmental top cops injured in crash » Boston Herald

Once skeptical, Gov. Baker urges federal assault weapon ban » The Herald News

Could a gondola system be coming to Boston's Seaport District? » Boston Globe

It's Time to Replace the Commuter Rail with an All-Electric “Regional Rail,” Transit Activists Say » Boston Magazine

Council to Gov. Baker: Use Part of $1B MBTA Purse to Resolve Bradford Layover » WHAV

Commuter rail every 15 minutes? That's one group's vision » Boston Globe

The iron fist of Massport » Commonwealth Magazine

TransitMatters pushes 'regional rail' » Commonwealth Magazine

Bridge crosses $11M in add-ons » Boston Herald

Massachusetts awards $5.5 million in grants for bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements » The Republican

FERC calls report on Eversource, Avangrid flawed » Commonwealth Magazine

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2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

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