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Birthdays: State Senator Julian Cyr

Beacon Hill has a new ‘Big Three.’ How they work together can make or break the State House. » Boston Globe

E-mails appear to show coordination between Mass. GOP chairman and outside PAC, in alleged violation of state law » Boston Globe

Campbell takes office guided by personal experiences » Commonwealth Magazine

Heroux Announces Plan to Close New Bedford’s Ash Street Jail » WBSM

Report Eyes Role For Schools In Behavioral Health Crisis » State House News Service

Murder charges for deadly drug dealers proposal will reemerge in Senate » Boston Herald

Top 5 takeaways from Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s inaugural address » MassLive

City eyes colleges, universities for possible tax revenue to aid taxpayers » Worcester Telegram

Wu floats long-awaited rent control proposal, but many hurdles remain » Boston Globe

PA: Josh Shapiro took Harrisburg. Is D.C. next? » The Philadelphia Inquirer

FL: Florida Senate president considering expanding ‘Parental Rights in Education’ law to middle school students » News 4 Jacksonville

FL: New state rules tell school librarians to ‘err on side of caution’ when picking books » Orlando Sentinel

IN: ‘Ground zero of the Republican Civil War’: The Indiana Senate race could get ugly, quickly » Politico

OH: Ohio school board's LGBTQ+ vote » Axios

IL: Illinois seeing resistance to assault weapons ban » Axios

TX: Texas prisoners continue hunger strike in protest against solitary confinement » The Guardian

CT: Connecticut again considering controversial medically assisted aid-in-dying measure » Hartford Courant

Pfizer Pays To Change The Story » The Lever

US labor secretary says he wants more women to be CEOs and board members so the gender pay gap can immediately close » Business Insider

Oversight Committee becomes ground zero for partisan clashes » Axios

Battenfeld: Secret document scandal not only threatens Biden presidency but Kerry, too » Boston Herald

Two expelled GOP representatives returned to House committees » Boston Globe

Countdown in the offing for political fight over debt » Boston Globe

At Davos, Sinema and Manchin high-five over keeping filibuster rule » Boston Globe

Lucas: Biden’s doc disaster should dash ’24 dreams » Boston Herald

Biden blasted in new poll over classified documents » Boston Herald

After nearly two decades, an iconic Cambridge nightclub reopens in Central Square » WBUR

The new year brings new tech layoffs » Boston Globe

Three developments propose 416 apartments, grocery store for downtown Worcester » Worcester Business Journal

Mass. contractor charged in R.I. with bringing contaminated fill to highway project » Boston Globe

Lobster Pot restaurant and building in Provincetown up for sale for $14 million, owner says » Boston Globe

Editorial: Vacant Seaport lots benefit no one » Boston Globe

Northampton City Council expected to decide Thursday on pot shop cap » Gazette Net

How much does Mayor Wu believe in MLK’s commitment to civil disobedience? » Boston Globe

The radical, forgotten experiment in educational integration that changed my life » Boston Globe

Consultant says Boston should consider bringing back school police, among other safety recommendations » Boston Globe

Subtraction lesson: Bancroft School lowers tuition fees by 15% » Worcester Telegram

Student-loan borrowers' 'monthly costs could rise dramatically' this year if Biden's debt relief gets struck down, Elizabeth Warren says. She wants to know how that would impact you. » Business Insider

With area Covid-19 rate dropping, UMass Boston ends indoor masking requirement » Universal Hub

Edgartown proposes nip ban: ‘It’s the right thing to do’ » Martha's Vineyard Times

2022 marked state’s sixth warmest year on record » Gazette Net

Warming winters are threatening who we are as New Englanders, and that includes our smugness » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu readying rent control package for Boston » Boston Herald

Public comments show deep divide on rent control in Boston » WGBH

Appeals court orders judge to reconsider fee award in T&G police records lawsuit » Worcester Telegram

What is ESG and what could it mean for your retirement savings? » Worcester Telegram

Healey taps Lauren Jones to take up Labor chief post » Dorchester Reporter

Settling into new seat in Mass. Senate, Mark talks dueling free community college plans, child tax credit, Western Mass. representation » WAMC

Margaret Scarsdale glad ‘very long road’ has ended in the House » Lowell Sun

Springfield City councilor Jesse Lederman proposes ‘Green Corps’ to remove litter » MassLive

Co-founder of Embrace Boston on mixed reviews for King sculpture » WGBH

Northampton study: Traffic signals needed in front of high school » Gazette Net

MassGOP chair under fire over alleged illegal probe of Maura Healey » Boston Herald

Watchdog targets Trahan over term limit pledge » The Eagle Tribune

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux unveils proposal to close 135-year-old Ash Street Jail » The Herald News

Dozens of Cambridge residents press officials for more information during city council meeting on police killing of Sayed Faisal » Boston Globe

New Bristol County sheriff plans to close Ash Street Jail » New Bedford Light

New BPS safety report pushes internal police force, BPD contract consideration » Boston Herald

DOJ lauds Springfield for advances in use of force policies, targets Board of Police Commissioners as weak link » MassLive

Opinion: Video of gun-toting child must be a wake-up call for America » Boston Globe

Littleton gun dealer is facing federal charges after weapons from his shop are found at Boston crime scene » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Secretary of State Galvin’s focus: Survivor supports, voter registration, civics education » Fall River Reporter

Pledging to defend abortion rights, Andrea Campbell sworn in as state’s 1st Black female attorney general » MassLive

Andrea Campbell sworn in as the state's attorney general » WBUR

Andrea Joy Campbell Sworn in as First Black Woman Massachusetts Attorney General » NBC Boston

‘A shining example of what is possible’: Andrea Campbell becomes first Black woman to be Mass. attorney general » Boston Globe

Mass. Lawmaker Wants to Ban TikTok on Government Devices » NBC Boston

This quasi-public state agency just signed a bigger lease in downtown Boston » Boston Business Journal

Andrea Campbell breaks barriers as first Black woman AG » Boston Herald

'Source of hope, inspiration' -- Methuen's Diana DiZoglio sworn in as state auditor by Gov. Maura Healey » The Eagle Tribune

Secretary of State Galvin outlines priorities as he starts record-setting term » MassLive

AG Campbell Calls for Gov’t to “Remove Barriers” to Justice » State House News Service

Family Bonds On Goldberg’s Mind as She Begins Third Term » State House News Service

Galvin’s Focus: Survivor Supports, Voter Registration, Civics Ed » State House News Service

Townsend named to Healey’s transportation transition team » The Reminder

As energy bills soar through the roof, Massachusetts legislators push state to reverse rate hikes » Boston Herald

Mass. residents struggle with soaring utility rates this winter » Boston Globe

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Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association