9:30am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, 100 Hancock Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, Quincy

12:00pm Ask the Commissioner with Boston Police Commissioner William Gross on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston

1:00pm Mass. Division of Medical Assistance Public Hearing, 100 Hancock Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, Quincy

Bill filing deadline

Women in Massachusetts march forward » Boston Globe

MASSGOP ELECTS FORMER REP. LYONS AS PARTY CHAIR » State House News Service

"GODDAMN WALL" KNOCKED AT SHUTDOWN RALLY » State House News Service

‘We Call Ourselves the Badasses’:Meet the New Women of Congress » Politico

DeLeo defends handling of ‘inappropriate conduct’ claims » Boston Globe

'#Sexy': The most eye-popping @WomenForCohen tweets paid for by Michael Cohen » USA Today

Baker’s sports betting proposal goes outside traditional gambling industry » Boston Globe

Weather never stops. But the paychecks for these forecasters have » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren headed to Puerto Rico next week » Boston Globe

Murphy, legislative leaders reach deal on $15 minimum wage bill » Politico

A beer taproom is coming to Boston Public Market » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers take another swing at patent trolls » Boston Globe

Cape Cod Culinary Incubator to Receive $10K in Urban Agenda Program Grants » Cape Cod Today

AG joins multi-state settlement over data breach » The Berkshire Eagle

Ahead of Bristol Myers purchase, Celgene partners with Boston cancer startup » Boston Business Journal

Your city street may soon turn into a grocery aisle » Boston Globe

The Mass. hotel industry continues to make room » Boston Business Journal

State Street to lay off 1,500 in turn toward automation » Boston Business Journal

Rep. Randy Hunt to File Truth in Advertising Internet Access Bill » Cape Cod Today

Pot board pressed to investigate Framingham testing site » Boston Herald

R.I. governor to propose marijuana legalization as neighboring states launch programs: ‘Like it or not, it’s here’ » Boston Globe

A second chance on the other side of the world » Boston Globe

Boston schools review policy banishing overage students » Boston Globe

Experimental colleges once were the future. Now, what is their future? » Boston Globe

Proposed bill filed by Sen. Comerford aims to address higher ed funding gap » Gazette Net

LGBTQ Lit: Two decades ago, an ARHS teacher pioneered a life-changing class. Today, it’s as relevant as ever » Gazette Net

Belchertown vice principal taking job in South Hadley » Gazette Net

ALICE training ongoing in Falmouth schools » Wicked Local Falmouth

AG Healey Endorses Version of ‘Green New Deal’ — 100 Percent ‘Renewable’ Energy » New Boston Post

Protesters rally at state forest » The Recorder

Charlie Baker all in on sports betting in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Legal sports betting may be coming to Massachusetts »

Baker to file bill authorizing pro sports betting » Commonwealth Magazine

Rent Or Insulin? The Rising Cost Of Diabetes Meds Forces Patients Into Difficult Choices » WGBH

Lawmakers push repeal of health care fees » Gloucester Times

Bill aims to help bullied, PTSD victims » Lowell Sun

Western Mass. Lawmakers Ask Gov. Baker To Help In Wake Of Federal Shutdown » New England Public Radio

In Massachusetts, Eduardo Samaniego was a celebrated immigration rights activist; in Georgia, he’s an inmate » Boston Globe

GIC plans listening sessions on plan changes » State House News Service

DeLeo defends handling of ‘inappropriate conduct’ claims » Boston Globe

State Rep. Paul McMurtry denies sexual misconduct allegations » WHDH

House opens investigation into allegation against Dedham state rep » The Salem News

After groping alleged at lawmaker orientation, Sabadosa files anti-harassment bill » Gazette Net

Lakeville residents voice flood concerns to Middleboro selectman » South Coast Today

Westport Cultural Council grants totaling $4,869 announced » The Herald News

Many vacancies exist on Salisbury boards »

School, sewer, housing trends seen as lifting Fall River » The Herald News

‘Wintertime, that’s what we do’: Area DPWs are ready for the big storm » Gazette Net

Housing project, trail endorsed for Amherst CDBG funds » Gazette Net

Walsh announces $28 million Boston Common renovation plan » Boston Globe

Women in Massachusetts march forward » Boston Globe

Union chief: Grid workers did not break » Commonwealth Magazine

Our roads are barely suitable for bikes, let alone bike lanes » Boston Globe

Jack Bogle: A painful thorn in Boston’s side » Boston Globe

Why Trump lies, and why you should care » Boston Globe

Editorial: Mass. government still scorns public records laws » Boston Business Journal

Letter: Press Baker to release Clarksburg school funds » The Berkshire Eagle

Viewpoint: Keep our doors open for international students » Boston Business Journal

Worcesteria: Irony is hard » Worcester Mag

Guest column: ‘There are as many reasons to march as there are women marching’ » Gazette Net

Bravo to local legislators pushing for increased school funding » The Recorder

Former Beacon Hill lawmaker Jim Lyons elected Mass. GOP chairman » Boston Globe

Top lawmakers turn out for sexual health lobby day » State House News Service

Opioid marketing contributed to overdose epidemic, Boston Medical Center report says » Boston Business Journal

Mass. lawmakers officially revive ‘millionaires tax’ proposal » Boston Business Journal

Baker seeks transfer tax hike to protect properties » State House News Service

Town eyes ValleyBike Share expansion » Gazette Net

Rep. Will Crocker Among Lawmakers Seeking to Shore Up Heating Assistance » Cape Cod Today

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

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

HB743 - An Act to reduce packaging waste

HB771 - An Act reducing plastic bag pollution

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

SB519 - An Act for a competitive economy through safer alternatives to toxic chemicals

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

HB2881 - An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures

SB2013 - An Act ensuring public safety at natural gas sites

SB1102 - An Act relative to the scheduling of employees