9:00am Recover Boston: The Road Ahead - Economic Issues in 2021 hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via GoToWebinar

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Massachusetts Public Health Response to COVID-19: A Discussion with Sens. Will Brownsberger and Jo Comerford, Via Zoom

7:00pm Congressman Jim McGovern on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, WGBH 2 or wgbh.org

Massachusetts lawmakers prepare to refile climate bill if Gov. Charlie Baker lets clock run out » The Republican

Walsh evolution in confronting racism takes center stage » Commonwealth Magazine

‘It’s like chemical warfare’: Ayanna Pressley criticizes GOP for not wearing masks after husband contracts COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Nikki Haley starts PAC as her expected 2024 White House bid takes shape » The Post & Courier of Columbus

OPINION: This Putsch Was Decades in the Making » New York Times

Legislature grants Boston flexibility to extract more affordable housing commitments from developers » Boston Globe

Few Mass. House Members Have Walked Walsh’s Path » State House News Service

Sheriff's Survey Shows Inmates Apprehensive About Vaccine » State House News Service

Biden’s Path to Winning Back Blue-Collar Workers » The New Yorker

Republican voters leaving party after pro-Trump mob stormed Capitol » Boston Herald

GOP lawmakers dodge metal detectors added after Capitol riots, blast them as an ‘atrocity’ » Washington Post

Morning Briefs: Michlewitz Not Running | New Watertown Biolab » State House News Service

Trump, impeached for second time by House after U.S. Capitol siege, calls for ‘calm tempers’ » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Impeachment destroys Biden promises of unity and healing » Boston Herald

Opinion: Suddenly, the party that broke the country wants unity » Boston Globe

The House GOP was just offered a clean break from Trump. They opted to keep it murky instead » Boston Globe

These are the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump » Boston Globe

The only way this presidency could end » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Republicans split on impeachment as Democrats calls for ‘urgency’ in Senate trial » Boston Herald

Opinion: Call them white supremacists. Call them fascists and traitors. Don’t call them terrorists » Boston Globe

Editorial: Trump Impeachment Is A Disaster For Democrats and the Country » New Boston Post

Editorial: Mitch, please » Boston Globe

Opinion: Trump and his mob still terrorize the GOP » Boston Globe

An Amherst professor predicted exactly how Trump would try to overturn the election. Now he fears for 2024 » Boston Globe

Baker admin awards $78.5 Mil in business grants » News 22 WWLP.com

Gov. Baker Just Signed a Beer Distribution Reform Bill. Here's What It Will Do » NBC Boston

PPP to reopen to all lenders next week » Boston Business Journal

Ehrlich, Crighton advocate local journalism to governor » Lynn Daily News Item

Harvard, MIT, others advance $100m biologics manufacturing center in Watertown » Boston Globe

As Walsh heads to D.C., Boston’s real estate world fears upheaval » Boston Business Journal

Ride-hailing fees could increase » Gloucester Times

Plan to redevelop Edison power plant site finally poised to advance » Boston Globe

Economic recovery will come sooner in some sectors than others; here's what the experts say » Boston Business Journal

Franklin superintendent: Stop holding parties, traveling, not reporting positive tests » Milford Daily News

Framingham schools are hiring people to fill several 'emergency COVID-19 response positions' » The Metro West Daily News

Climate Coalition wants brighter light on Beacon Hill » News 22 WWLP.com

DiDomenico’s Environmental Justice Bill Included in Landmark Climate Change Legislation » Everett Independent

Massachusetts legislative leaders flexing political power over Charlie Baker as threat of climate bill veto looms » Boston Herald

On climate change bill, it might be ‘groundhog day’ » Commonwealth Magazine

With veto feared, Rep. Smitty Pignatelli urges Gov. Baker to sign climate bill » Berkshire Eagle

Dropped in recent bill, legal sports betting debate likely in 2021, lawmakers say » Berkshire Eagle

Health care commission prepares to review Atrius-Optum deal » Boston Business Journal

Legislators probe maternal health disparities » The Bay State Banner

Baker Signs Bill Creating Maternal Health Commission » State House News Service

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signs ‘Laura’s law,’ named after woman who died looking for ER » The Republican

Baker to sign bill on emergency room access » Commonwealth Magazine

Bill Author says Baker to sign “Laura’s Law” improving ER access » News 22 WWLP.com

When COVID-19 hit, so did the rental scammers » Real Estate

With City Board Approval, Boston Set To Implement 'Fair Housing' Zoning Amendment » WBUR

Immigration agency leader resigns, only weeks in office » Boston Globe

Public Defenders Offer 10-Point Immigration Policy Plan » State House News Service

HPC on Lookout For Health Insurance Merger Impacts » State House News Service

Essex County prosecutor Buxton nominated for Superior Court » News 22 WWLP.com

US jobless claims rose to 965,000 last week as coronavirus cases surge » Boston Globe

Premium Pay on Chopping Block For Three More Holidays » State House News Service

Are gig workers employees? The debate in Mass. heats up » Boston Globe

Legislators’ work continues despite FBI warnings » Athol Daily News

North Attleboro's Scanlon calls on Baker to sign pending legislation » The Sun Chronicle

Councilors debate special election » The Bay State Banner

Southampton officials put heat on Board of Health » Gazette Net

Chelmsford Select Board Member Antul resigns after making crude slur » Lowell Sun

‘Embarrassed’ council gives Agawam mayor a bigger raise » The Republican

Proposal to eliminate Boston special mayoral election could be bad look, some councilors say » Boston Herald

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell tests positive for COVID-19 » South Coast Today

UMass releases report on Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse’s conduct with university students » Gazette Net

Letter: Why is Baker still a Republican? » Berkshire Eagle

It brings me no joy to abandon the Republican Party (Letters) » The Republican

Read the report: UMass investigation into Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse and conduct involving students » The Republican

Auchincloss: 'I Don't Want To Be Unified With People Who Are Waging Insurrection Against The United States Government' » WGBH

Attleboro area congressman says vote to impeach Trump was about 'moral leadership" » The Sun Chronicle

Charlie Baker says he supports second Trump impeachment » Boston Herald

And They’re off! Lisi & Sheehan First out of Holyoke’s Mayoral Gate » Western Mass Politics and Insight

MassMutual PAC suspends donations to politicians who voted against certification of the Electoral College results » The Republican

Boston Health Chief Martinez Weighing Mayoral Run » State House News Service

Vaccines Start Monday for 94,000 in Congregate Care » State House News Service

Mass. coronavirus death toll climbs over 13,000 » Boston Globe

Secretary of State Galvin, others propose ways to speed up vaccination as Baker defends state rollout » Boston Globe

94,000 living in Massachusetts jails, homeless shelters, group homes start getting coronavirus vaccines on Monday » Boston Herald

Boston area coronavirus wastewater data hits record levels, a ‘scary’ sign after already high case counts » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus cases rise 5,278 as nursing homes wrap up first round of vaccine » Boston Herald

Red Sox ironing out plans to host COVID-19 vaccination site as Gillette Stadium inoculations get underway » Boston Globe

Mass. Confirms 5,278 New COVID Cases as Death Toll Tops 13,000 » NBC Boston

Local leaders say state leaving them in the dark about vaccination clinics and more » Boston Globe

CDC: coronavirus cases among children, young adults have risen since the summer » Boston Globe

Mass. Shelters, Prisons And Other Residential Programs Next Up For Vaccines, Baker Says » WGBH

Mass. Dentists Want to Receive COVID Vaccine Sooner, Administer Shots » NECN

Massachusetts reports 5,278 new COVID cases, 86 more deaths on Wednesday with some signs of slowing » The Republican

Cape Officials Hearing Frustration Over Vaccine Rollout » State House News Service

Interfaith Group Organizes Effort To Commute Prisoner's Sentence » WBUR

Former prosecutor and ‘most eligible bachelor’ Gary Zerola wanted for alleged sexual assault » Boston Herald

Baker says Mass. mulling National Guard deployments to Washington, D.C. to boost security » Boston Globe

Norton Police officer dies after ‘courageous battle’ with coronavirus » Boston Herald

Oak Bluffs begins search for new fire chief » Martha's Vineyard Times

Former Boston Police clerk arrested on federal charges of alleged overtime fraud » Boston Globe

Bill Would Make Voting By Mail Permanent In MA » Natick Patch

Our view: Bump shouldn't get a bump » Gloucester Times

Winchester Center station project gets green light » Daily Times Chronicle

Governor Baker signs bill forcing notification of sewage dumps in Merrimack River » Boston Herald

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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