10:00am 2019 Sexual Health Lobby Day, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Ask the Governor with Gov. Charlie Baker on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

Birthdays: State Senator Michael Moore

Teachers Association Asks Baker To Commit $1.5 Billion More For Education » WBUR

Top state representative grabbed incoming lawmaker’s backside, colleagues say » Boston Globe

New tax, state agency rising around paid leave law » State House News Service

Seth Moulton to speak in N.H., restarting buzz he may run for president » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmaker to file bill this week requiring women on corporate boards » Boston Business Journal

4 Things Elizabeth Warren’s Last Election Can Tell Us About 2020 » FiveThirtyEight

For Ayanna Pressley, the beauty of unexpected wins led to Congress and a historic office » The Washington Post

The Democrats’ Richie Neal Problem » The American Prospect

Bernie Sanders Meets With 2 Dozen Former Staffers To Address Harassment Claims » The Huffington Post

NEW TAX, STATE AGENCY RISING AROUND PAID LEAVE LAW » State House News Service

Seth Moulton to speak in N.H., restarting buzz he may run for president » Boston Globe

Pressley says she’ll prioritize issues of economic inequality » The Bay State Banner

For Ayanna Pressley, the beauty of unexpected wins led to Congress and a historic office » The Washington Post

Companies are plastering the Boston accent all over ads, and some locals have had enough » Boston Globe

$400K tax credit to aid Ludlow Mills Clock Tower development » MassLive

Local businesses chip in to help unpaid Coast Guard members » The Patriot Ledger

Get a look inside Boston's first potential recreational marijuana dispensary » Boston Business Journal

Advocates aim to add over $500 million a year to Massachusetts public higher education funding » MassLive

Trying times for Hampshire College » Commonwealth Magazine

Groundbreaking for new building called a vital project for the region » The Barnstable Patriot

6 Innovative Ways States and Localities Are Preparing for the 2020 Census » Governing

Lynn senator putting sports betting on the table » Metro.us

Legal sports betting may be coming to Massachusetts » The Daily News of Newburyport

Legal sports wagering may be coming to Massachusetts » Gloucester Times

Report raises alarm about physician burnout » Boston Globe

Purdue cemented ties with universities and hospitals to expand opioid sales, documents contend » STAT News

'A web of illegal deceit': How AG Maura Healey says Purdue Pharma lied to profit from addictive drugs » MassLive

Rite Aid agrees to pay $177,000 to settle allegations of improper opioid dispensing » Boston Globe

Antihunger groups tell Governor Baker to craft ‘disaster plan’ for emergency food requests amid shutdown » Boston Globe

Activists rally in downtown Springfield for incarcerated immigration activist Eduardo Samaniego » MassLive

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker refiles bill that would make it easier for judges to keep ‘dangerous’ defendants in jail » MassLive

Baker Announces $2.5 Million for Advanced Manufacturing Training, Eyed to Boost Worcester Employment » Go Local Worcester

Top state representative grabbed incoming lawmaker’s backside, colleagues say » Boston Globe

‘Wake up and listen to the kids’ » The Recorder

Holmes laments life in DeLeo’s ‘kingdom’ » Dorchester Reporter

Tewksbury waits for Census data » Lowell Sun

Rivera threatens to remove lawyer from city hall » The Eagle Tribune

If Trump is implicated in a crime, Congress must act » Boston Globe

Crighton: It’s time for a Blue Line action plan » Lynn Daily News Item

Donald Trump has been compromised by Russia » Boston Globe

No, ISIS isn’t defeated in Syria — and Trump lacks a strategy » Boston Globe

Doctors have no business asking about gun ownership » Boston Herald

Lawmakers need to do homework on implications of potential MassPike exit between Westfield and the Berkshires (Letters) » MassLive

24-Year-Old is First Candidate to Announce Run for Haverhill City Council » WHAV

Heroux repurposing mayoral emails for campaign » Commonwealth Magazine

TMZ keeps peppering Elizabeth Warren with questions about the Patriots » Boston.com

Could your cellphone’s electromagnetic field make you sick? » Boston Globe

Boston, Cambridge mayors plan visits to safe injection sites in Canada » Boston Globe

Drone age spurs push for ground rules bill » Salem News

For the first time, Massachusetts cellphone users can text 911 » Boston Globe

Baker highlights first responder counseling law » State House News Service

Baker signs Montigny /Moore bill to protect first responders » South Coast Today

State financial watchdog to step down » Boston Globe

Maura Healey, Suzanne Bump, Bill Galvin and Deb Goldberg sworn in for new terms as Massachusetts constitutional officers » MassLive

Healey Outlines Priorities In 'Time Of Consequence' » WGBH

Healey sworn in for second term, touts Mass. as safe haven from D.C. » Boston Herald

Cities, towns get $1.1M for early voting costs » Salem News

State Archives offers online record collection » South Coast Today

Bump starts term three with emphasis on accountability, scrutiny » State House News Service

Lynn Mayor: City is working to bring back ferry » Lynn Daily News Item

Sen. Brendan Crighton renews push to bring Blue Line to Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

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Podcast Spotlight

WPKZ 105.3FM/AM1280 The K-Zone: Congresswoman Lori Trahan WBUR CommonHealth: Abortion Rights Advocates Push For Change In Parental Notification Law WBUR Radio Boston: Sen. Ed Markey On The Gridlock In Washington Steve Koczela and Jennifer Smith The Horse Race: Churchill "Shut" Downs NCSL Our American States: INSURING THE INSURERS: STATES WORK TO LOWER HEALTH PREMIUMS

SB2137 - An Act relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices

HB228 - An Act relative to clarifying homeowners right to perform electrical work

HB2891 - An Act to establish a home heating commission

SB2013 - An Act ensuring public safety at natural gas sites

HB879 - An Act relative to lobsters

HB3765 - An Act of leadership by the state of Massachusetts to reduce single use plastics

HB771 - An Act reducing plastic bag pollution

HB2881 - An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures

HB745 - An Act reducing paper and packaging waste in the Commonwealth

HB743 - An Act to reduce packaging waste

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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