9:00am Department of Mental Health Northeast Area Citizens Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Coalition for Homeless Individuals Legislative Breakfast, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Reception for Attorney General Maura Healey

Birthdays: Rep. Alyson Sullivan-Almeida

Trump campaign adviser on Democrats in white: ‘The only thing . . . missing tonight is the matching hood’ » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker urges Washington to act on climate change » Boston Globe

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Releases Green New Deal Outline » NPR

Justice Department opens probe into Jeffrey Epstein plea deal » The Associated Press (AP)

WHY DIDN'T RALPH NORTHAM’S YEARBOOK PHOTO SURFACE EARLIER? » Campaigns & Elections

Quasi-public Mass. Tech Collaborative names new chief » Boston Business Journal

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out dark money ‘shaping’ questions about reform bill » Roll Call

MTF: COLLECTIONS THROW UP "YELLOW LIGHT" ON SPENDING » State House News Service

With latest revelation, Elizabeth Warren can’t beat Donald Trump » Boston Globe

COMMUNITY GROUPS SEEK LARGER ROLE IN FIGHTING POVERTY » State House News Service

Healey gets boost from health insurers, hospitals for inauguration fête » Boston Globe

Mass. Biotechs Have Much At Stake, As Trump Calls Drug Prices A 'Major Priority'03:03 » WBUR

Sen. Amy Klobuchar's Mistreatment Of Staff Scared Off Candidates To Manage Her Presidential Bid » The Huffington Post

Bill Weld So Far Getting Chilly Northeast Reception to Possible GOP Primary Bid » Reason

Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey look to crack down on presidential transition ethics rules » The Republican

Gary LaPierre, WBZ-AM anchorman admired for his voice and trustworthiness, dies at 76 » Boston Globe

Martha Stewart offers biz lessons to Boston » Boston Globe

Developer of Montreal's $35M observation wheel wants to bring a 'sister wheel' to Boston » Boston Business Journal

Police cited four restaurants for opening their patios during the Patriots parade » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Looks For Ways To Help Local Journalism » WBUR

Harassment in venture capital industry targeted in new bill » State House News Service

Boston Councilor's Bill Would Mandate Minority Inclusion Among Marijuana Licensees » WGBH

Baker-Polito Administration Will Re-File Bill Modernizing Laws That Govern Explicit Images » Framingham Source

Polito, Roy file bills on sharing explicit images » Milford Daily News

Baker, Polito refile cyberbullying bill » Boston Herald

Despite criticism and complaints, MIT won’t cut ties to Saudi Arabia » Boston Globe

Proposed Boston schools budget would overhaul science instruction » Boston Globe

Boston Public Schools Debuts Its Latest 'Largest-Ever' Budget » WBUR

Amherst keeping close eye on changes at Hampshire College » Gazette Net

Dedham schools budget proposal would see boost to faculty, classes » Wicked Local Dedham

Charlie Baker urges Washington to act on climate change » Boston Globe

Proposed Weymouth Compressor Station Draws More Opposition » WBUR

Charlie Baker defended wind power after a Republican congressman questioned him on Capitol Hill » Boston.com

Ex-Pittsfield student helps end congressional silence on climate change » The Berkshire Eagle

Can Feces Save A Species? Boston Has The World's Largest Collection Of Right Whale Poop » WBUR

Comerford: ‘Time has come’ for plastic bag ban » Gazette Net

You may soon be able to legally bet on sporting events in Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

Walgreens settles claims with MassHealth » The Berkshire Eagle

After death of Laura Levis, lawmakers seek to prevent another such tragedy » Boston Globe

Seniors' health expenses could drop under state budget » Worcester Business Journal

State mental health health commissioner makes case for funding » The Lowell Sun

WooSox will be voice for oral health care, Steinberg says » Worcester Telegram

A patriarch leaves no will and the home he meant for his Cambridge family may be lost » Boston Globe

Activists renew push for immigrant protection law » The Bay State Banner

Mass. high court upholds Michelle Carter ruling » Boston Globe

Bill to create harsher penalties for 'revenge porn' has been refiled » News 22 WWLP.com

Pembroke veteran confirmed as Quincy District Court judge » Patriot Ledger

Blackstone chamber hosts legislative breakfast » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

State Democrats to get full stipends once assignments made » Gloucester Times

Robertson files, co-sponsors legislation » Wicked Local Woburn

Mayor Walsh says he’s getting ‘too much credit’ for helping driver whose car caught fire » Boston Globe

Easthampton mulls law affecting health care plan changes » Gazette Net

Heroux undecided about a second term as Attleboro mayor » The Sun Chronicle

Stockbridge Select Board chair: No cause for alarm after fire chief booted, volunteers resign » The Berkshire Eagle

Cawley: Tough times for the Fourth Estate » Lynn Daily News Item

If Rosa Parks rode a bus in Boston today, she’d see nearly the same segregation she fought » Boston Globe

Trump’s State of the Union: Nothing matters » Boston Globe

Infrastructure Week can’t be a punch line anymore » Boston Globe

Institutional silence on Trump’s mental state » Boston Globe

Editorial: Direct marketing and opioid deaths » Wicked Local Weymouth

Cyberbullying bill fails to make school administrators step in » Boston Herald

Democrat leadership’s ‘snub’ of Mayor Sarno at Springfield convention an embarrassment to the party (Letters) » MassLive

Supporting safe injection can save lives » The Suffolk Journal

Weekday sports victory parades have to stop » Commonwealth Magazine

Springfield City Councilor Orlando Ramos ‘strongly considering’ run for mayor in 2019 » The Republican

Mayor Sarno on state Democratic Convention: I'm about common sense » News 22 WWLP.com

MassGOP's unconvincing urban strategy » Commonwealth Magazine

'I Don't Hear A Denial': Mass. AG Healey Responds To Purdue Pharma Statement On Lawsuit » WBUR

Studies: Opioid epidemic to worsen; victims' organs saving lives » Boston Business Journal

Dirty, discarded needles plague Boston neighborhoods » WCVB

Health experts urge Baker to rescind Weymouth compressor permit » Wicked Local Weymouth

As lawsuit over assault weapon ban crawls along, gun group accuses AG of stalling » Worcester Telegram

Ting named captain at Amherst PD » Gazette Net

State pension fund tumbled $4.5 billion in fourth quarter » State House News Service

Quasi-public Mass. Tech Collaborative names new chief » Boston Business Journal

Fact-checking new poll on voter tax attitudes » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker's tax plan opposed » The Salem News

Fewer Spaces, More Parking? A Trend's Afoot In Downtown Boston » WGBH

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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.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance