8:30am Business Carbon Pricing Day of Action, State House, Boston

9:00am Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

9:15am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Mass. Gaming Commission, 101 Federal Street, 12th Floor, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Gov. Baker’s budget floats tax changes for retailers, opioid makers » Boston Business Journal

Mass. senator’s plan: Go west to work, and we’ll pay you » Boston Globe

Joe Biden’s Paid Speech Buoyed the G.O.P. in Midwest Battleground » New York Times

Divisions Over Trump Complicate Unions’ Response to Government Shutdown » New York Times

Stormy Daniels Taunts Michael Cohen For Postponing Congressional Testimony » The Huffington Post

Beacon Hill evaluates: Are women paid less than men? » The Republican

The Five Top Democratic Primary Targets » National Journal

Rosenberg campaign spends nearly $150K on legal fees » Gazette Net

Bill Weld weighs presidential run against Trump » Boston Herald

Wage law delay requests pits interests of tipped workers, restaurants » Worcester Business Journal

Editorial: Time to call curtains on the film tax credit » Boston Business Journal

LAWMAKERS PUSH BILL MAKING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR DRIVER'S LICENSES » State House News Service

CAROL MICI NAMED CORRECTION COMMISSIONER » State House News Service

Why are so many Democrats announcing presidential campaigns now? Three reasons » Boston Globe

Mass. senator’s plan: Go west to work, and we’ll pay you » Boston Globe

State Street’s new HQ deal boosts Government Center Garage project » Boston Globe

Baker-Polito administration announces support for Early-Stage Clean Energy Companies » Wicked Local Hingham

Vertex Pharmaceuticals fires executive for 'personal behavior' » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis Control Commission works on guidance to detect, punish impaired drivers » Fox 25 News

Law-abiding citizens: For black gun advocates in purple Mass, criticism comes in red, white, and blue » Binj

How States and Cities Reinforce Racial Segregation in America » Governing

Governor Baker proposes seven-year overhaul of school funding formula » Boston Globe

Governor Baker Unveils School Finance Proposal; $200 Million Increase For Chapter 70 » Framingham Source

New Black And Latino Caucus Chair Says Mass. Underfunds Springfield Schools By $90M » New England Public Radio

City gets good grade for commitment to preschool » Boston Globe

Pressure points in Baker ed bill: $$$, timeframe , reforms » State House News Service

Baker calls for more school funds — and accountability » Commonwealth Magazine

School chief Coffin to retire » Gazette Net

Critics call Gov. Charlie Baker’s $1.1 billion education funding plan inadequate » Mass Live

Advocates give governor mixed grades on school funding plan » The Sun Chronicle

Governor's Proposed Budget Is Good News For Pittsfield Schools » iBerkshires

‘Green energy blues’ in a town that sought to do something about climate change » Boston Globe

Grants help protect land in Dartmouth and Westport » South Coast Today

This governor’s climate plan has curb appeal » Grist

Ayanna Pressley named to House Oversight Committee » Boston Globe

House Members Rally To Support Federal Workers » Salem Patch

Treasurer pushes online lottery sales as legalized sports betting advances » Sentinel & Enterprise

Southeast casino process delayed a little longer » State House News Service

Baker proposes bill to legalize sports betting » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Gaming regulators postpone southeastern Mass. casino talks » Boston Herald

Governor Baker has plan to rein in soaring drug costs in state Medicaid program » Boston Globe

Baker backs rate-setting for high-cost drugs » Commonwealth Magazine

Gov. Charlie Baker wants to give MassHealth power to set prices for expensive drugs » The Republican

Baker Outlines Steps To Lower Medicaid Drug Prices » WBUR

Legislators, public invited to forum on homeless » The Recorder

School Shocks Students With Disabilities. The FDA Is Moving To Ban The Practice » WAMU

State lawmakers seek heating-assistance funding in wake of shutdown » The Inquirer and Mirror

Lawmakers Push Bill Making Undocumented Immigrants Eligible For Driver's Licenses » WBUR

Gov. Baker signs bill preventing insurance companies from discriminating against women » WWLP.com

We the People: Representatives promote consumer safety, environmentalism, and electoral reform » Harvard Press

Rep. Will Crocker Files "Nero's Bill" for Treatment of Injured Police Dogs » Cape Cod Today

Visit to Carter's church capped reps' "magical history tour" » State House News Service

Rookie legislator breaks out of the ‘bullpen’ » The Recorder

Comerford files bill for Trump impeachment » Gazette Net

Longmeadow Daze: Quadruple Exits Upend Committee under Scrutiny » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Despite brutal cold, Lexington residents give back on MLK Day » Wicked Local Lexington

North Andover selectmen begin search for Maylor's replacement » Eagle Tribune

Editorial: Time to call curtains on the film tax credit » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts shouldn’t depend on Yelp for child-care ratings » Boston Globe

Eight years since Arab Spring, is there hope for Middle East democracy? » Boston Globe

Has anyone told those MAGA-hat teens that Trump contradicts church teachings? » Boston Globe

No to Baker’s cellphone slippery slope » Boston Herald

EDITORIAL: Higher ed shouldn't mean higher payroll » Sentinel & Enterprise

Baker a Bonehead for Climate Tax [OPINION] » WBSM

EDITORIAL: Ban holding phones while driving. Lives are at stake » Lowell Sun

Pot-impaired drivers a real danger » Boston Herald

Our View: New oversight for colleges must look at the past » Eagle Tribune

Pressley’s victory could prompt wave of candidates to run for City Council » Boston Globe

New MassGOP Chairman Jim Lyons And The RNC: Crazy, Perhaps, But Not Stupid » WGBH

Back from Canada, mayors impressed with safe injection sites » Boston Globe

Chelsea Police Chief Weighs In Gov. Baker's Marijuana OUI Bill » WBUR

Baker wants law applying OUI statutes to marijuana » The Herald News

Baker files bill aimed at helping police fight impaired driving » Boston Globe

Columbia Gas will pay for extra Lawrence firefighters » Eagle Tribune

Baker taxes help fuel $42.7 billion budget bill » State House News Service

Education Funding At Center Of Gov. Baker Budget Package » WBUR

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker proposes $42.7B state budget for fiscal 2020 » The Republican

State Revenues Take a Hit » Governing

Governor's proposed budget has good news and bad for Item area towns » Worcester Telegram

Western Massachusetts lawmakers propose task force to examine state impact of federal government shutdown » The Republican

Charlie Baker budget proposes taxes on e-cigs, opioids » Boston Herald

Baker takes new tack on taxes » Commonwealth Magazine

Anti-tax group rips Baker's 'breach of trust' on tax increases » Gloucester Times

State lawmakers announce new ways to make Massachusetts roads safer » WWLP.com

Cambridge Street could be in for lots of changes » Commonwealth Magazine

Panel envisioning range of options for commuter rail » State House News Service

Gov. Charlie Baker champions license suspension for drivers who refuse drug tests » Mass Live

Legislators seek clarification on Pilgrim decommissioning » Cape Cod Times

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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