11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Bradley Jones, Jr.

City Hall promised lobbying reform. Nothing happened. » Boston Globe

The reality of repealing the Affordable Care Act » Boston Globe

Liberals are reconsidering federalism in the wake of Trump » Boston Globe

Black, Latino lawmakers dissatisfied with criminal justice effor » State House News Service

Session start yields era of good feelings for Baker, legislative leaders » Politico Massachusetts

Who's Afraid of Marty Walsh? » Boston Magazine

Open legislative leadership posts offer higher profile, pay » State House News Service

The End of the Kennedy Mystique » Politico Massachusetts

The Young Trump: Jared Kushner is more like his father-in-law than anyone imagines » New York Magazine

Senate Majority Leader McConnell: ObamaCare failed Americans. Now it's time for relief » The Associated Press (AP)

Trump confidants serving as presidential advisers could face tangle of potential conflicts » Washington Post

Sen. Warren troubled by Trump pick for education secretary » Berkshire Eagle

Warren takes aim at Trump's pick for education secretary » Boston Globe

For more firms, teaching English is in business plan » Boston Globe

Biotechs are paying a price for their high drug costs » Boston Globe

Biogen's new CEO brings a global perspective to biotech » Boston Globe

Harwich farmer's expansion plan has neighbors crying foul » Cape Cod Times

On Beacon Hill: As new session begins, Worcester's biotech future gets a boost » State House News Service

A Novel Liquid Battery Could Hold Potential For Unlimited Energy Storage » WBUR

Mass. crawls slowly toward legal marijuana sales » Wicked Local Cohasset

Massachusetts Treasurer Readies To Champion MA Online Lottery Push, But Voices Of Dissent Still Linger » Online Poker Report

AG: Worcester gun dealer agrees to end illegal firearm sales » Telegram News

Learning about dog fighting in order to stop it » Boston Globe

Charter question defeat presents new challenge » Commonwealth Magazine

Suffolk U. is stronger than you think » Commonwealth Magazine

'Schools Can Save Lives': An Exit Interview With The U.S. Education Secretary » WBUR

Elizabeth Warren says Trump's education secretary pick will hurt public schools » The Republican

Climate Change Worries Brings $10K Grant for Local Agency » WHAV

Mass. GOP head: Trump looking for marketable 'Obamacare' replacement » Newburyport News

How Donald Trump could repeal Obamacare — and why » Boston Globe

New training for hygienists could expand dental care » The Eagle Tribune

Health savings accounts could be set for big growth » Boston Globe

Healey wants lawmakers, not courts, to decide right-to-die issue » Boston Globe

The Partners premium » Commonwealth Magazine

Electronic Health Records May Help Customize Medical Treatments » WBUR

Substance Abuse Recovery Center Opening In Northampton » WAMC

HUD's Castro Worries That Housing Rule Could Be Rolled Back » WBUR

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $17.8 Million for Elderly Public Housing Rehabilitation » RealEstateRama

Executive set to go on trial in meningitis outbreak case » Lowell Sun

Busy day at Statehouse to end 2015-16 session » Sentinel & Enterprise

South Shore legislators unfazed by raise » Wicked Local Scituate

Lovely's bill proposing Salem acquire old Superior Court passes Legislature » Wicked Local Melrose

Springfield Considers Moratorium On Marijuana Stores » WAMC

Pittsfield mayor to ask City Council for another $200K to buy used fire truck » Berkshire Eagle

Project to seek tax break under new rule » Amherst Bulletin

It's time to fix solitary confinement, before more abuse occurs » Boston Globe

Taking a long road trip to look for Trump's America » Boston Globe

At home and abroad, Obama's trail of disasters » Boston Globe

Trump era's unexpected fruit: new protest music » Boston Globe

HAND: Sheriff gains publicity, criticism with wall proposal » Lowell Sun

Letter: Officials should call for shutdown of Pilgrim plant » South Coast Today

Holmes: Trouble for the new pot law » The Metro West Daily News

OUR OPINION: Rethinking heroin and other opioids » The Enterprise

Battenfeld: Re-election campaign more like rehearsal for 2020 » Boston Herald

EDITORIAL: Worcester manufacturing a sector for the new millennium » Telegram News

Jack Spillane: Sheriff Hodgson's plan for the big, beautiful wall » South Coast Today

Naturopathic medicine is good for Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Bill Donovan: No argument made for Scenic Rail funds » Berkshire Eagle

Flynn: Best to work with, not against, incoming administration » Boston Herald

Your View: The politics of opioid abuse has gone awry » South Coast Today

City Hall promised lobbying reform. Nothing happened. » Boston Globe

THE COLUMN: Dracut foes find peace in our time » Lowell Sun

Keller @ Large: Jim O'Sullivan On Gov. Baker's 'Vulnerabilities' » CBS Boston

Hughes doubts Dems have 'A team' candidate against Baker » The Salem News

PARTY CHAIR SUPPORTS RULE THAT TRIMMED GUV FIELD AT DEM CONVENTION » State House News Service

Party chair supports rule that trimmed guv field at Dem convention » State House News Service

Walsh wants Schilling in Hall, Warren in Senate » State House News Service

Sheriff Hodgson tries again for $5 daily inmate fee » The Herald News

Mass. police increase dementia training » Boston Globe

Spring time for pot cons? » Boston Herald

Sheriff: Hire of brother-in-law OK'd by ethics commission » Boston Herald

At halfway point, Massachusetts sales taxes up 2.3 percent » Wicked Local Westwood

Low Pay In State Legislatures Means Some Can't Afford The Job » WBUR

Black, Latino lawmakers on Beacon Hill dissatisfied with criminal justice effort » Berkshire Eagle

Gov. Charlie Baker signs bill mandating review of potential 'conflict minerals' from Congo » Mass Live

DOT pushes plan for controversial Salem highway garage » The Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts eyes lofty electric car goal » The Metro West Daily News

Baker says the MBTA is prepared for winter » Boston Globe

New 25 mph speed limit goes into effect in Boston Monday » WCVB

Rail link study in planning stage nearly 1,000 days after directive » The Salem News

Eversource's proposed 3.3-megawatt solar array in Lee up for public review » Berkshire Eagle

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Birthdays: Rep. Bradley Jones, Jr.

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

10:30am Shannon Grant Press Conference, Grand Staircase

11:30am Mass. Pediatric Home Nursing Care Campaign Lobby Day, Nurses Hall

Birthdays: State Senator Karen Spilka

9:00am Mass. Health Policy Forum Student Lunch, Great Hall

11:00am Care Not Chaos Press Conference, Grand Staircase

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm 30th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon, Great Hall

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center

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