10:00am Department of Correction Public Hearing, Ashburton Cafe Function Room, McCormack Building, One Ashburton Place, Boston

10:00am Iwo Jima Day, Great Hall & Memorial Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Metco students outperforming those in BPS, charter schools » Boston Globe

Why Can’t Trump Build Anything? » New York Times

Sen. Bernie Sanders will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 » The Washington Post

Klobuchar opts for pragmatic approach in town hall » Politico

Emails reveal coordination between Chao, McConnell offices » Politico

North Carolina Election Board Finds Evidence Of Significant Fraud To Help GOP Candidate » HUFFPOST

Senator: June primary would benefit Mass. voters » State House News Service

Economic development, health care costs, top DeLeo's agenda » Eagle Tribune

How Bill Weld candidacy could weaken Trump (Editorial) » Mass Live

Bernie Sanders announces he’s running for president again » Boston Globe

16 states sue Trump over wall funding » Boston Herald

Ayanna Pressley joins protesters blasting Trump over emergency declaration » Boston Globe

Voters in N.H. thank Klobuchar for her composure during Kavanaugh hearings » Boston Globe

In N.H., Kamala Harris says, ‘I intend to compete’ in the state » Boston Globe

Editorial: We welcome William Weld as Trump challenger in 2020 » Boston Herald

Bill Weld’s presidential designs draw GOP fire » Boston Herald

Former Mass. Gov. Weld To Explore Run For President As Republican Against ‘Unstable’ Trump » CBS Boston

Elizabeth Warren, other women candidates emphasize experiences as mothers » Boston Globe

Weld looks to make trouble for Trump » Commonwealth Magazine

He’s Really Doing It: Bill Weld Is Launching a Challenge to “Unstable” Trump » Boston Magazine

Tourism de force: How one man helped make Boston a top travel destination » Boston Globe

Healey addresses local businesswomen at Corridor Nine event » Community Advocate

Law firm Orrick continues Boston buildout by snagging team from Fish » Boston Business Journal

North Shore investment adviser fined for real estate scheme » Boston Herald

Beer gardens face a stealth attack on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

UMass Boston gets financial breathing space, as Amherst campus encroaches on its turf » Boston Globe

Salem school officials explore return to bilingual education » Gloucester Times

Winthrop House dean isn’t first Harvard guy to represent a horrid client — just ask John Adams » Boston Globe

Metco students outperforming those in BPS, charter schools » Boston Globe

Hampshire College future explored as trustees support president » Gazette Net

Lesson from LA: Less standardized testing » Commonwealth Magazine

Time for a reset on education funding » Boston Globe

Spilka: Lewis will help spur ed reform » Commonwealth Magazine

Layoffs, downsizing on horizon at Hampshire College » State House News Service

Peyser: Reliable charter aid would address state's "broken promise" » Lowell Sun

Mass. at forefront of national climate change forum » The Metro West Daily News

State Rep. Peake Calls for Climate Change Fight at JFK Presidents’ Day Brunch » Cape Cod Online

MIT study: Climate change could mean more stagnant air in summers, thunderstorms » Boston Globe

Casino opponents want say in Mashpee tribe's lawsuit » Cape Cod Times

How sports betting could change gambling in Massachusetts » The Enterprise

Broad Institute targets blood-draw diagnostics » Boston Globe

Partners HealthCare names an interim CEO » Boston Globe

Partners HealthCare names Klibanski as interim CEO » Boston Business Journal

Are the Partners hospitals really partners? » Commonwealth Magazine

Riverview Towers residents fearful as communications with new owner break down » The Herald News

As rents soar in Boston, low-income tenants try to stave off eviction » Boston Globe

Backers seek more funds for disabled » Sentinel & Enterprise

Groups: ICE detainees in Boston jail go on hunger strike » Boston Herald

Northampton man named housing court’s top clerk » Gazette Net

Lawmakers file bills to make controversial court hearings less secret » Boston Globe

State reps Lindsay Sabadosa, Paul Mark file bill to give unemployment benefits to workers in future lockouts » Mass Live

Unions: Poor conditions plague fire stations throughout the state » Boston Herald

Lakeville Rep. Norman Orrall continues family legacy of public service » South Coast Today

Sutton Representative Joseph McKenna receives three labor and consumer protection committee appointments » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Sen. Anne Gobi to chair environment and higher education committees » Athol Daily News

Ferrante named to development post » Gloucester Times

Representative Day Appointed Vice Chair Of Judiciary Committee » Salem Patch

House rule empowers victims of sexual harassment » Commonwealth Magazine

Sen. deMacedo Gets Ways and Means Assignment » Cape Cod Online

Boston lawmaker Michlewitz tapped for influential Ways and Means Committee chairman » Worcester Telegram

New lawmakers get committee assignments » Gazette Net

Richmond, West Stockbridge weigh possibility of shared administrator » Berkshire Eagle

Framingham rejects Tippling Rock Trading Post plan for Nobscot » The Metro West Daily News

Is Bill Weld sizing up national prospects for Charlie Baker? » Lowell Sun

Protesting on Presidents Day: Activists rally against border wall » Gazette Net

Northampton protesters decry Trump border wall: ‘This isn’t a national emergency’ » MassLive

The Growing Need for Opposition Research -- on Yourself -- in Today's Political World » Governing

Gov. Baker: Weld a ‘mentor,’ but too soon to back his 2020 bid » Boston Globe

Opioid problem is far from solved » Gloucester Times

Massachusetts' Red Flag Gun Law: Saving lives or threatening civil rights? » Fox 25 News

Spurned recruit asks judge to force State Police to accept him » Boston Globe

Nathan Bill’s bar owner John Sullivan arraigned in connection with alleged 2015 off-duty police beating » MassLive

‘There’s not enough of us out here’: Falling revenue from state-owned land brews tension in rural Massachusetts towns » Mass Live

How diverse is Massachusetts state government? » Mass Live

State Agencies Lax In Affirmative Action Filings » Cape Cod Online

AG Maura Healey says Massachusetts may join challenge to Trump’s emergency declaration » MassLive

Mass. not among states behind national emergency lawsuit » Newburyport News

The wealthy can definitely dig deeper at tax time » Boston Globe

Lawmakers want to make film tax credits permanent » Gloucester Times

Cambridge wanted a big drop in car ownership by 2020. That hasn’t exactly happened » Boston Globe

Marty Walsh: MBTA needs better service before rate hike » Boston Herald

DPU could fine public utilities up to $5M per day under new bill » Boston Herald

Gas companies could face hefty fines for service loss » Eagle Tribune

Natural gas hookups off limits in more Mass. towns » Boston Business Journal

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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

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