9:00am ADDP Legislative Luncheon, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:30pm Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, Oversight Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Public Hearing

5:30pm State of the Commonwealth Address, House Chamber, State House, Boston

7:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Republican State Committee Candidates Myles Heger & Colleen Maloney

Governor's FY21 budget due

Interim Boston Housing Authority Chief Becomes Permanent » State House News Service

Sanders, Biden lead tight pack of front-runners in Suffolk/Globe New Hampshire poll » Boston Globe

Local Aid Mostly Keeping Pace with Tax $$$ Growth » State House News Service

Was Hillary Clinton a terrible candidate? » Roll Call

State officials seek to rein in rapidly growing urgent care industry » Boston Globe

Hate and white supremacy are ‘ruining this country,’ Ayanna Pressley says. Not identity politics » Boston Globe

Briefings: Councilor Gomez to Again Contest Hampden Senate Primary » Western Mass Politics and Insight

The solution to Boston’s housing and congestion crisis? Western Mass. » Boston Globe

Amy Klobuchar desperately wants an Iowa moment. Impeachment is getting in the way. » Washington Post

'There may be more tickets out of Iowa than ever before' » Politico

Hillary Clinton on Bernie Sanders: "Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him" » Axios

Plastic bags have lobbyists. They're winning. » Politico

A look back at how Clinton’s impeachment trial unfolded » Los Angeles Times

A Meticulous Account of Trump’s Tenure Reads Like a Comic Horror Story » New York Times

New York Times’ laugh-out-loud ‘endorsement’ wants anyone but a man » Boston Herald

Can a divided Senate do its constitutional duty? » Boston Globe

Deval Patrick to unveil reparations as part of black economic agenda » Axios

Harvard Law Professor And Trump Lawyer Alan Dershowitz Prepares For Impeachment Trial » WGBH

Takeda R&D head: Drugmaker may not be a frontrunner, and that's OK » Boston Business Journal

When it comes to these economic threats, the Fed can’t ride to the rescue » Boston Globe

Marijuana applicants get Cannabis Control Commission's ear, with forum set Thursday » Worcester Telegram

Martin Luther King Jr., Bostonian » Curbed Boston

Cape Cod Organizations Take Part in Human Trafficking Summit » Cape Cod Online

UMass Boston eyes another 10 acres of campus land for development » Boston Herald

At MIT, Epstein Report Reopens Wounds — And Prompts Calls For New Leadership » WBUR

Columnist Razvan Sibii: Free college courses for people in jail » Gazette Net

Hearing on nip bottle bill set for Wednesday at Statehouse » Cape Cod Times

PCB dump in the Berkshires? It's on the table, activist reveals » Berkshire Eagle

State to reopen Windsor State Forest park area, once power restored » Gazette Net

Artificial Intelligence Could Help Scientists Predict Where And When Toxic Algae Will Bloom » New England Public Radio

On Tap: Senate Plans Climate Bill Rollout Thursday » State House News Service

After record low revenue, MGM Springfield replaces president » Boston Business Journal

MGM Taps Its Ohio Casino Operator to Run Springfield » State House News Service

Could a drug for arthritis in dogs also fight cancer in people? » Boston Globe

Boston Hospital Leader: U.S. Health Care Has A Bureaucracy Problem » WBUR

Judge halts deportation of Iranian student » Commonwealth Magazine

What would ‘sanctuary spaces’ look like in Boston? Public hearing sought after ICE accessed student incident reports » The Republican

Despite judge’s order, Iranian student deported » Commonwealth Magazine

Iranian Student Deported From Boston Despite Federal Court Order » WBUR

Health insurers promote Senior Care Option plans » Gloucester Times

Juvenile justice system can, and should, serve older youth » Commonwealth Magazine

Walsh hits unions for public spat over Southie Edison plant project » Boston Herald

More employers are offering parents a chance to bring their babies to work » Boston Globe

Here’s why we’re forming a union at PSAV » Commonwealth Magazine

State Sen. Cindy Friedman shares mission for 2020 » Wicked Local Burlington

Goodbye, selectmen; hello, select boards » Worcester Telegram

A city with a plan: U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern says Worcester’s renaissance wasn’t always so visionary » The Republican

Gaffe-tastic Charlie Baker does it again, calls Ayanna Pressley speech ‘that rant’ at MLK breakfast » Boston Herald

Springfield city councilors, state representatives endorse Sen. Ed Markey » The Republican

Read the full results of the Suffolk/Globe N.H. poll » Boston Globe

The Shrinking Democrats of Bristol County [OPINION] » WBSM

'I’m in sunny Keene’: Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz, Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle canvass for Elizabeth Warren in New Hampshire » The Republican

Alan Chartock: The Democrats’ conundrum » the Berkshire edge

Guess It Wasn’t Illegal When Kirk Minihane Duped Joe Curtatone with a Fake Interview » Boston Magazine

Former Quincy mayor running for Norfolk County sheriff » The Sun Chronicle

MetroWest towns crack down on tobacco licenses » The Metro West Daily News

All the president’s sheriffs: How one law enforcement group became ardent Trump supporters » Boston Globe

‘The People’s Firehouse': Community compassion sparks renovation of beloved Engine 50 » Boston Globe

Panel to hear arguments for keeping Pilgrim's emergency planning zone » Cape Cod Times

Bay State teens who want the vote might face pushback – from Mom and Dad » Boston Herald

Legislators look to let cities and towns lower voting age » Boston Herald

States spending big bucks on census prep » The Salem News

Mass. bill would let 16 and 17-year-olds vote in local elections » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker Set To Deliver State Of The Commonwealth Address » CBS Boston

Governor Baker to discuss education, transportation, housing in State of the Commonwealth address » The Republican

A Charlie Card Isn't Needed, But It Will Take At Least $500 To Board These MBTA Trains » WBUR

New commuter line between Mass. and Conn. exceeds 1 million passengers » Boston Globe

How to improve T service during shutdowns » Commonwealth Magazine

Pollack: Easy-Travel Windows Make Congestion Pricing Difficult » State House News Service

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CBS Boston Web Extra: Rep. Pressley, Gov. Baker Speak At MLK Breakfast WCVB Channel 5 Boston OTR: Robert DeLeo says increased gas tax on table to fund transportation improvements

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Podcast Spotlight

Commonwealth Magazine The Codcast: Anita Walker WAMC Northeast Report: Berkshire Lawmakers Preview Baker’s State Of The Commonwealth Five Thirty Eight Politics Podcast: The Electoral Cases For — And Against — The Four Leading Democrats

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