11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, Committee Hearing

6:00pm Italian American Heritage Month Celebration, Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston

Former state Sen. Dean Tran faces ethics charges » Boston Herald

‘Massachusetts needs help:’ State senate president speaks on migrant crisis » Boston Herald

The Boston suburbs’ cynical ploy to keep poor families out: Use seniors as a shield » Boston Globe

Patients in hallways, long waits for beds: Hospital bottlenecks reach crisis levels » Boston Globe

A third of Massachusetts cities, towns have had change in top election official since 2020 » Boston Herald

As need for emergency shelters in Mass. spikes, so do costs » WBUR

76% of new Boston moms are working, down from a 2019 high » Axios

Money well spent? After more than a year of working with a mediator, the state’s pot regulator is more dysfunctional than ever » Contrarian Boston

OTR: DiZoglio responds to opposition over push to audit Mass. Legislature » WCVB

Catching up with Senate President Karen Spilka » NBC Boston

RI: Who watches to make sure RI judges act ethically? A look at the panel veiled in secrecy » The Associated Press (AP)

NJ: Bob Menendez’s love triangle: Party-loving wife two-timed it with R. Kelly’s lawyer » New York Post

VA: Dems flood Virginia with cash ahead of off-year elections » Axios

IL: CPS enrollment rises for first time in 12 years » Axios

MN: Minnesota now has full-time inspector for THC edibles » Axios

FL: In Florida, surgeon general ushers in a bright new day for medical quackery » Florida Phoenix

CO: Police misconduct costing taxpayers millions in settlement money » Axios

CA: Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Feinstein replacement » Politico

MN: Minnesota now has full-time inspector for THC edibles » Axios

CO: Police misconduct costing taxpayers millions in settlement money » Axios

Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers » New York Times

As new term begins, Supreme Court faces fallout from its rightward shift » Politico

RFK Jr.’s super PAC preps for him to run as an Independent » Politico

A Public Health Setback » New York Times

Republicans demand expulsion of Jamaal Bowman for delaying Congress vote with fire alarm » The Telegraph

Top Republican Donors Have a Hail Mary for 2024: Glenn Youngkin » Vanity Fair

Gaetz’s plan to oust McCarthy meets chilly Dem reception » Axios

As Jimmy Carter turns 99, he’s still full of surprises » Washington Post

Rep. Dean Phillips steps down from Dem leadership » Axios

Huge Antigovernment Crowds March in Poland Ahead of Critical Election » New York Times

Matt Gaetz is reaching out to Dems about a McCarthy ouster » Politico

Following crucial vote, Mass. Democrats call for Ukraine funding » Boston Globe

Christie’s jab at Jill Biden spotlights GOP problems with women » The Hill

A couple of months investors would rather forget » Boston Globe

This Roxbury company is getting corporate America buzzing about bees » Boston Globe

Coca-Cola to extend its stay in Northampton through March » Gazette Net

Faneuil Hall should be renamed, some say. But the process and support for a name change are hazy. » Boston Globe

Updated: Merrimack Valley Chamber Honors Fiorentini; State Auditor DiZoglio Speaks at Annual Dinner » WHAV

Former Saugus selectman, Boston nonprofit comptroller sentenced to 18 months for stealing $1.3 million » Boston Globe

Donald Trump arrives in court for a New York trial scrutinizing his business practices » Boston Globe

North Shore Community College sees enrollment uptick » Item Live

Mass. pushes, against tide, for more charter schools » Boston Globe

Statewide ‘read-ins’ highlight attempts to censor books in schools, libraries » Boston Globe

Roxbury Community College opens a food pantry » Axios

‘More Than Ready’: Claudine Gay Praised at Inauguration for Ability to Lead Harvard, Higher Education » The Harvard Crimson

Some Northern Essex Community College Students Eligible for Refunds Under New Law » WHAV

Opinion: Plastic, plastic, everywhere » Boston Globe

Campbell seeks environmental justice trust fund » Salem News

A government shutdown is averted for now with a temporary funding bill. What happens in a shutdown? » Boston Globe

Editorial: How Medicare should negotiate drug prices » Boston Herald

Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Buys $42 Million Nantucket Compound, A New Record » Nantucket Current

Study: $15 million taken from Springfield homeowners over 7 years of tax foreclosures » MassLive

No government shutdown. But military supporters in Sandwich expect increased food demand » Cape Cod Times

Keller @ Large: Is Massachusetts migrant situation anywhere close to under control? » CBS News

Why Can’t We Stop Unauthorized Immigration? Because It Works. » New York Times

The justices are taking the bench Monday at the Supreme Court for the first time since June » Boston Globe

Attleboro's Democratic City Committee plans to show support of striking UAW workers in Mansfield » The Sun Chronicle

In a first, Mass. AFL-CIO set to elect a woman to the top job » Boston Globe

Dean Tran, former state senator, accused of using Senate staff for campaign work » Boston Globe

Everett newspaper editor admits to fabrications in Everett mayor defamation suit » Boston Herald

Western Mass. Republicans say party will miss Mitt Romney’s ‘big tent’ belief » MassLive

John Krol's records show more payments from the Animal Dreams account » Berkshire Eagle

In Boston’s council election, Mayor Michelle Wu tries to flex her influence » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Republican Party settles campaign finance allegations with state, to pay $15,000 » Boston Globe

For Boston’s police intelligence gathering operation, more barbed questions » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: How’s indictment, ex-Methuen Police ‘Don’ Joe Solomon? »

Methuen leaders applaud charges against former police chief, officer » The Eagle Tribune

Local programs look to step up to decrease juvenile violence in Springfield » Western Mass News

Reproductive rights are under attack. Dominique Lee is up for the challenge. » Boston Globe

Longer rides: Lobbying by Worcester officials fails to halt change in train schedule » Worcester Telegram

Reconnecting Worcester neighborhoods cut from downtown by I-290 goal of fed grant » Worcester Telegram

MBTA asks for more time to complete corrective actions, cites track work, personnel shift » Boston Herald

MBTA expecting improvement in Red Line performance » Commonwealth Magazine

Turbines in Trouble: The Controversy Behind Vineyard Wind & Offshore Wind in Massachusetts » Harvard Political Review

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, Committee Hearing

6:00pm Italian American Heritage Month Celebration, Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston

9:45am Government Affairs Forum: Treasurer Deborah Goldberg hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Bank of America, 100 Federal Street, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

3:00pm Women's Rights History Trail Task Force, Shrewsbury Public Library

Birthdays: Rep. Alice Peisch

10:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

2:00pm Joint Committee on Education, Committee Hearing

8:00am Commonwealth Conversation with Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus hosted by AIM, Putnam Investments, 100 Federal Street, Boston

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

10:00am Mass. Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Inaugural Signature Event, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Women's Rights History Trail Task Force, B-1 and Virtual

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

6:00pm Charles River Watershed Association's Champions of the Charles Gala, Royal Sonesta, 40 Edwin H. Land Boulevard, Cambridge

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

10:00am Korea Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

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