11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

2:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

2:30pm 10th Annual Mentoring Monday hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston

Healey cuts capital gains, estate taxes in $750M tax relief package » Boston Business Journal

Several thorny political corruption cases await new Attorney General Andrea Campbell » Boston Globe

Dispatcher Availability No Longer All That’s Holding Back MBTA Service » State House News Service

Boston’s residential neighborhoods are thriving, while downtown struggles » Boston Globe

City council president discusses the future of rent control proposal, suggests tax relief for landlords » Boston Herald

‘It’s flooding an already completely congested market.’ Nursing home closures in Western Mass. leave families and hospitals scrambling. » Boston Globe

A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston area lawmakers to resign, special elections to follow » Boston Herald

John Olver, longtime US representative in Western Massachusetts, dies at 86 » Boston Globe

RI: Should RI have a full-time legislature? Here's what lawmakers said. » The Providence Journal

RI: Will PTSD firefighter pensions stretch RI budgets too far? » The Providence Journal

CT: Schools turn to sorting and composting to limit waste » Hartford Courant

NJ: NJ Transit's Creaky, Empty Trains Stir Worry of Fare Increases » Bloomberg Politics

NJ: New Jersey’s state legislature is broken. Monday’s vote is Exhibit A » New Jersey Globe

IL: Mayoral campaigns race to finish line » Axios

FL: Proposed sex trafficking legislation could harm victims, advocates warn » South Florida Sun Sentinel

PA: Philadelphia Police body camera footage remains largely unreviewed » Axios

MO: Bristling Under Progressive Mayor, St. Louis Police Seek State Takeover » The Intercept

FL: ‘Florida win for Trump’: New Florida GOP chair concerns some DeSantis backers » Politico

AR: Why one state’s plan to unwind a Covid-era Medicaid rule is raising red flags » Politico

AR: How a Supreme Court justice's paragraph put the Voting Rights Act in more danger » NPR

GOP primary candidates must agree to loyalty pledge in order to debate, RNC chair says » Politico

Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S. » New York Times

Trump’s surprise — a slightly conventional campaign » The Hill

Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units » New York Times

Teachers Union Report Pushes Insurance Coverage of Abortions, Reimbursement for Out-of-State Travel » The Dialy Signal

The philosophical and empirical cases for ignoring bad or biased pollsters » Politics by the Numbers

Private Equity’s Senator Gets Big Payout » The Lever

Failing at polls, election deniers focus on state GOP posts » AP News

New COVID lab leak assessment reignites furor over pandemic origins » Axios

Mexico protests: Huge crowds rally against electoral reform » BBC News

Editorial: Progressives have a First Amendment problem » Boston Herald

Lucas: Biden’s no-show gives Trump an opening in Ohio » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Joe Biden and Democrats’ new contempt of the media » Boston Herald

Days before the Supreme Court takes on Biden's student-loan forgiveness, Elizabeth Warren urges it to 'do its job and apply the law as it is written' » Business Insider

Where did all these bookstores come from? » Boston Globe

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment to resume » Boston Herald

Editorial: The Supreme Court won’t break the Internet, but Congress can help fix it » Boston Globe

Ed Markey helped make Elon Musk. Now, Markey is working to slow him down. » Boston Globe

China’s red-hot online store, Temu, plants its flag in Boston » Boston Globe

Legal clinic in Somerville offers free aid to help people clear their records of marijuana crimes » Boston Globe

Cannabis Shop Plans Fire Up Some in Chinatown » Sampan

North Attleboro businessman suing Attleboro cops for $2.8M for 2019 pot arrest » The Sun Chronicle

BPS bus failures violated rights of special education students, state finds » Boston Globe

UMass student leaders advocate for the success of public universities and colleges » The Daily Collegian

Student loan case before Supreme Court poses pressing question: Who can sue? » Boston Globe

John Kerry plans to stay in special climate envoy role at least through late this year » Boston Globe

Fort Point Channel floodgate idea advances, but how to pay for it? » Boston Globe

‘It’s flooding an already completely congested market.’ Nursing home closures in Western Mass. leave families and hospitals scrambling. » Boston Globe

Millions who rely on Medicaid may be booted from program » Boston Globe

‘A housing market for almost no one’: Rising prices and interest rates have made home buying feel impossible » Boston Globe

Opinion: Don’t drag Boston backward with rent control » Boston Globe

Tisbury Weighs Proposal to Allow Affordable Housing on Private Roads » Vineyard Gazette

‘We are very glad we are not alone’ » Boston Herald

A year since the war started, Ukrainians in Massachusetts now wait to see how long they can stay » WGBH

Cybercriminals steal $6.4 million from Pipefitters Local 537 in Dorchester: ‘Very unfortunate news’ » Boston Herald

New agriculture committee puts focus on region » Gazette Net

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Another light week at State House » Lowell Sun

A 'unique' election on tap Tuesday for Attleboro voters » The Sun Chronicle

Hadley likely to increase water, sewer rates this year » Gazette Net

A year later, city office for Black men and boys laying foundation for their future » Boston Globe

Former U.S. Rep. John Olver, who represented Western Massachusetts, is remembered as 'a humble public servant' » Berkshire Eagle

Group pushes for COVID Remembrance Day in Massachusetts » Gazette Net

New state police leader is former Harwich officer. What Cape Codders said about Jack Mawn » Cape Cod Times

Opinion: Mass. law enforcement’s surveillance gets our attention » Boston Globe

Sheriff's department drops hiring age to 19 due to 'critical shortage' » The Eagle Tribune

Once hailed as the antidote, bodycams now considered a baseline for police accountability » Boston Globe

Legal loophole? City says it can’t pay if $8 million judgment against WPD officers in Cosenza lawsuit stands » Worcester Telegram

County sheriff in Massachusetts lowers CO hiring age from 21 to 19 » WCVB

Boston City Council President Ed Flynn: 'We desperately need more police in our city' » CBS News

Better sex ed, stronger abortion rights are priorities for Planned Parenthood in Mass. » MassLive

Healey to create advisory council on Black empowerment, taps over 30 Black leaders » MassLive

Editorial: Tax breaks, reforms can reshape Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Healey Restarts Tax Relief Debate With $859 Mil Plan » State House News Service

Healey to pitch $750 million tax relief package » Boston Globe

Healey proposes $859M tax cut plan to go along with first budget » Boston Herald

MBTA continues transparency efforts under Gonneville » Commonwealth Magazine

Feds probing Pennsylvania contract with MBTA’s Chinese contractor » Boston Herald

Cape Cod bridge grants will be right next time, Keating says, still plenty of time » Boston Herald

Will Sheffield be the first Berkshire town to keep telecom and 5G in check? It's up to voters » Berkshire Eagle

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

2:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

2:30pm 10th Annual Mentoring Monday hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Blais, Rep. Carol Doherty

9:15am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Department of Revenue Public Hearing, Via Webex

10:00am Dental Hygiene Day, Grand Staircase, State House

12:00pm Rare Disease Day, Great Hall, State House

3:00pm Women's Rights History Trail Task Force, Virtual Hearing

10:30am COVID Remembrance Day, Nurses Hall, State House

11:00am House Session, Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Susannah Whipps

9:45am Greater Boston Chamber Government Affairs Forum: Governor Maura Healey, Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Health Policy Commission Public Hearing, Via YouTube

Birthdays: Rep. Carole Fiola, State Senator Barry Finegold

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

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