11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Christian Bale Thanks Satan For Inspiring Dick Cheney Role In Golden Globes Speech » The Huffington Post

CONSUMER GROUPS URGE BAKER TO SIGN CREDIT PROTECTION BILL » State House News Service

STATE TAX HAUL PLUNGES IN DECEMBER BUT REVENUE CHIEF SEES JANUARY REBOUND » State House News Service

'We're gonna impeach the mother(xxxxxx)': the Democrats' new street fighters » The Guardian

Booker for president? First, two big hurdles » NJ.com

The Cost Of K-12 Education And Financing Health Care Loom Large At The State House — As They Did Last Year » WGBH

The state’s biggest businesses line up to pay for Baker’s inaugural parties » Boston Globe

The Story Behind Ocasio-Cortez’s Dancing Video—from Those Who Made It » BU Today

Elizabeth Warren nabs Obama's chief digital strategist, beefs up national staff » CNN

Nancy Pelosi tamps down talk of impeachment » Boston Globe

Senate Dems keep distance from Warren campaign » Politico

Five Big Takeaways From Elizabeth Warren's Trip To Iowa » WGBH

Warren faces the affability ceiling » Commonwealth Magazine

Jim McGovern is overhauling the House rules. Here’s what you need to know about the changes. » Boston.com

Warren Kicks Off Expected Run For President In Iowa » WBUR

State’s short-term rental rules put Airbnb, bed and breakfasts on similar footing » Gazette Net

Business over beers: Taproom in Hadley offers a new co-working space called Tapwork » Gazette Net

Charlie Baker visits Merrimack Valley businesses hurt by gas explosions » Boston Herald

The $1 billion club: 16 Mass. companies with the most cash on hand » Boston Business Journal

For biotech, 2019’s not a sky’s-the-limit year » Boston Globe

Did a bill signed by Trump kill one of Jeff Bezos’s Boston investments? » Boston Globe

Mass. hosts scrambling to comply with tough new short-term rental rules » Boston Globe

Cape Cod towns adapt to new short-term rental law » Cape Cod Times

Baker urged to approve credit protections » Gloucester Times

Whately pot shop could open in 6 months » Gazette Net

Tran's 'confession' draws laughs » Sentinel & Enterprise

Pricey campus housing triggers a debate in Boston » Boston Globe

Former teacher suing Deerfield Academy » Gazette Net

State policymakers seek boost to civics education » The Metro West Daily News

Low pay, economy shrinking substitute teacher market in Central Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Regina Robinson Not Reappointed to Boston School Committee After Controversial Vote » WGBH

Union contract costs add to Lowell schools' fiscal worries » Lowell Sun

Trump, job prospects fuel surge in enrollment at Boston law schools » Boston Business Journal

Education funding shaping up to be a top Massachusetts legislative issue in 2019 » MassLive

Boston, Holyoke mayors back education funding push » Newburyport News

US Supreme Court refuses to block Healey’s bid to investigate ExxonMobil » Boston Globe

Pressley requests back pay for federal contract workers » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito 'Focus on Housing' during Holyoke visit » MassLive

Marty Walsh to file elderly tenant protection bill to state lawmakers » Boston Herald

Border wall talk is affront to American creed » Commonwealth Magazine

Trump’s DACA Decision Puts a Harvard Would-Be Rhodes Scholar at Risk » Boston Magazine

Questions surface over Kevin Spacey’s ‘secret court’ hearing » Boston Globe

In a panic about their pay, federal workers apply for unemployment » Boston Globe

Two unions approve National Grid contract » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Massachusetts Legislature convenes 2019-20 session » Taunton Gazette

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Rep. Robinson makes waves on Day 1 » Milford Daily News

Norton voters to face ballot question on charter commission » The Sun Chronicle

Word of Hoey DPW contract plowed under » Lowell Sun

Arlington asks MassDOT to remove spikes keeping homeless from sleeping under Route 2 bridge » Boston Globe

Attleboro COA takes aim at financial abuse of elderly » The Sun Chronicle

Editorial: New minimum wage a step in the right direction » Gazette Net

Forget likability. Smart, tough women are the future » Boston Globe

Combat awards are worn with the knowledge of the many who go unrecognized » Boston Globe

No, locking your house is not like locking the border » Boston Globe

Big and small moments make Charlie Baker inauguration a standout » Boston Herald

Mitt Romney can’t give up his fondness for wiggle room » Boston Globe

Trump’s foreign policy moves must be seen for their impact on Kurds, Israel » Boston Globe

OUR VIEW: Elected officials must show leadership on education reform » South Coast Today

Baker has a mandate. Dems should respect it » Sentinel & Enterprise

Jack Spillane: Those paper cups on the counter and the American wage gap » South Coast Today

Editorial: Lessons to be learned from National Grid lockout » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Charlie Baker gets fat with pay hike » Boston Herald

Let adult immigrant high schoolers in Boston graduate » Boston Globe

Tsongas and the dying art of bipartisanship » Commonwealth Magazine

Our Opinion: New Senate leader may shake up Beacon Hill » Berkshire Eagle

Running the numbers on the ‘union loophole’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Cannabis entrepreneurs should come from Boston’s neighborhoods » Commonwealth Magazine

Electricity aggregation success extends beyond Newton » Commonwealth Magazine

Four reasons medication-assisted treatment may not help inmates » Commonwealth Magazine

Complicated new tax will hurt tourism » Cape Cod Times

Lori Trahan helped set a mark for women elected to Congress. Here’s what makes her tick » Boston Globe

Marty Walsh looks beyond Boston with legislative package » Boston Herald

Newly Elected State Rep. Nika Elugardo Takes Her Seat On Beacon Hill » WGBH

Newly-Elected Lawmakers Say Mass. Dem Party Has a Structural Racism Problem » NBC Boston

All or Nothing: How State Politics Became a Winner-Take-All World » Governing

Will the National Partisan Breakdown Infect Our Communities? » Governing

New Massachusetts Law In Effect: No Tobacco, Vaping Sales At Pharmacies And Health Care Facilities » New Boston Post

Attleboro area receives fire safety grants » The Sun Chronicle

Baker: Choose collaboration over partisanship » Worcester Telegram

State's tax haul plunges in December » The Metro West Daily News

Tax exemption could cut towns statewide from solar-farm revenue » Worcester Telegram

Transit in rural communities is a rising concern » Boston Globe

Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera: Revoke Columbia Gas’ license » Boston Herald

National Grid reaches tentative agreement with unions » Wicked Local Cohasset

Warren, Markey call for Columbia Gas to repair damaged roads » Boston Globe

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11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

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Birthdays: Rep. Bradley Jones, Jr.

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9:00am 2019 Health Policy Student Forum, Great Hall, State House, Boston

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11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: State Senator Karen Spilka

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MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass

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