8:15am Equity in Education: Building Student Pathways to Economic Opportunity for All hosted by State House News Service, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

9:30am Senate's Citizens' Legislative Seminar, State House

10:00am Office of the Treasurer & Receiver General Public Hearing, In-person and via Zoom

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

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

11:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Massachusetts Book Awards, Great Hall, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

1:30pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

Healey offers guidance to colleges, saying it’s ‘simply wrong to suggest that every student in Massachusetts begins from the same baseline’ » Boston Globe

Healey: 'Poor Judgment' Of Baker Admin Kept GLX Issues Shrouded » State House News Service

Milton loses bid to ditch ‘rapid’ tag under MBTA Communities zoning law » Boston Business Journal

Boston City Council to consider hearing to rename Faneuil Hall » Boston Globe

Director of Amherst alternative policing unit resigns without explanation » MassLive

Legacy of racist housing restrictions uncovered in North Shore communities » WGBH

Boston City Council to vote on amended Mass and Cass tent ban Wednesday » Boston Herald

NJ: Some Democrats question Murphy plan to ban sale of gas cars » POLITICO Pro

KY: In deep red Kentucky, Democrats bet abortion will be a winning issue in the governor's race » NBC News

FL: DeSantis staffers continue to leave Florida government for 2024 campaign » Tampa Bay Times

ND: North Dakota lawmakers to consider Gov. Doug Burgum's income tax relief plan » Inforum

CA: Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World » New York Times

The Blind Ambition of Chris Christie » New York Times

The No Labels Party’s Radical New Plan to Force a Contingent Election » Third Way

How do you lobby a House without a speaker? » Washington Post

Christie says he has enough donors to qualify for third debate » Politico

The Hard Truth About Immigration » The Atlantic

New SAT Data Highlights the Deep Inequality at the Heart of American Education » New York Times

U.A.W. Expands Strike to a Ram Plant in Michigan » New York Times

Michael Cohen to face former boss Trump in New York courtroom » The Guardian

House GOP speaker field drops to 8 hopefuls — but still has little hope of an easy endgame » Politico

‘Five families’ and factions within factions: Why the House GOP can’t unite » Boston Globe

There is only one way for many GOP candidates running against Trump to stop him. Drop out. And do it now. » Boston Globe

Robbins: Biden stands firm against Hamas cheerleaders » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: War and foreign policy become new flash point in 2024 White House campaign » Boston Herald

Opinion: Three things Washington got wrong before the Hamas attack on Israel » Boston Globe

Will Massachusetts experience a weakened economy as researchers note a shrinking population? » New Hampshire Public Radio

Boston Beer sues Downeast Cider alleging noncompete violation » Boston Business Journal

Nothing screams North Shore like getting lost at the Cummings Center » Boston Globe

Biden administration announces 31 Tech Hubs, including three in New England » Boston Globe

Biden names new tech hubs, including in New England, to help grow the industry » WBUR

From Boston to Belfast: Kennedy leads trade delegation to Northern Ireland » Boston Globe

Electric vehicle battery manufacturer comes to Methuen » The Eagle Tribune

GE to complete split into GE Vernova, Aerospace beginning of Q2 » Boston Business Journal

RTX to sell its cybersecurity business for $1.3B » Boston Business Journal

Creepy ads seen as tip of larger data privacy problem » Sentinel & Enterprise

New college admissions guidance for Massachusetts in post-affirmative action landscape » Axios

Gov. Healey, AG Campbell announce new state guidelines for colleges to foster diversity » MassLive

Mass. Attorney General Andrea Campbell reflects on her first year in office » Tufts Daily

Larry Hogan says he’s withdrawing from Harvard ‘fellowships,’ denounces school’s handling of controversial student letter » Boston Globe

Israeli Harvard Business School Student Accosted and Harassed Amid Gaza ‘Die-In’ on Campus » The Washington Free Beacon

State Issues Guidance To Address Equity On College Campuses » State House News Service

Healey, Campbell issue guidance to address equity on college campuses » WGBH

State education commissioner tells Holyoke contingent that ‘climate favorable’ to end school receivership » Gazette Net

Smith College well underway on $220M plan to become a geothermal, carbon neutral campus » Gazette Net

An eight-town school district merger has been rejected — mostly by voters in the Southern Berkshire Regional district » Berkshire Eagle

Majorities in Massachusetts support rent control, 'right to shelter' law, UMass Amherst/WCVB poll finds » WCVB

Report: Humans Still Putting "Untenable Burden" On Right Whales » State House News Service

Leominster rebounding from flooding that caused $40 million in damage, says mayor » Worcester Telegram

Boston's looking at a wet winter » Axios

Environment Massachusetts holds press conference under West Garage solar panels » The Mass Media

North Atlantic right whale population levels off, but they’re still ‘swimming along the cliff of extinction’ » Boston Herald

'Rare opportunity': Provincetown voters approve $2 million land buy. How will it be used? » Cape Cod Times

Accessory dwelling units eyed as low-hanging housing win » Commonwealth Magazine

Top Pols Have "Discussions," Few Details, On Outlook For Unhoused Families » State House News Service

Gov. Healey to visit Attleboro to speak on housing initiatives » Turn to 10

Our View: Beacon Hill must address shelter crisis » The Sun Chronicle

Governor Healey continues call for federal help with migrant housing » News 22 WWLP.com

Don’t count on feds for shelter funding, Healey told » Commonwealth Magazine

Senior Mass. lawmakers paint bleak picture of migrant shelter crisis » MassLive

Lawmakers, advocates propose changes to Mass. paid leave law to increase access » WBUR

Washington held an election in which no one ran. Now it's unclear whether the winner will serve » Berkshire Eagle

Marco Rubio taps TikTok as driver of youthful ‘pro-Hamas’ sentiment » Florida Politics

Auchincloss Launches Re-Election Bid in Fall River » WBSM

Former Governor Baker Chimes In On Central Massachusetts Senate Election » WBZ News Radio

Editorial: Boston City Council: Globe endorses Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, and Santana for at-large seats » Boston Globe

There's only one contested race in this year's municipal election in Franklin » The Metro West Daily News

Editorial: Herald endorses Erin Murphy in at-large race » Boston Herald

Progress Worcester Super PAC: Donor List Public In State Filing » Brookline Patch

Campaign Notebook: Ward Representation Appears to Foster Candidate Partnerships » WHAV

This Boston City Council candidate has more than $100,000 in his coffers. His campaign says he didn’t raise a single cent of it. » Boston Globe

State public health commissioner leans into ‘hard things’ » Commonwealth Magazine

EPA proposes ban on cancer-causing chemical that contaminated Woburn water » WBUR

Advocates Frustrated by 'State of Indecision' Around Drug Use Sites » State House News Service

EPA proposes full ban on chemical linked to Woburn leukemia cluster » Boston Globe

New medical aid in dying bill heard on Beacon Hill. What did Cape Codders say? » Cape Cod Times

WMass. lawmaker ‘frustrated’ by state’s power to buck feds on drug consumption sites » MassLive

Prisoners went on hunger strike to protest alleged solitary confinement at Souza Baranowski » WBUR

Boston City Council to vote on amended Mass and Cass tent ban Wednesday » Boston Herald

MBTA directors meeting after defects found along Green Line Extension » WCVB

Boston second safest city to drive in, according to recent study » CBS News

Boston readying new fee for handling storm runoff, says most homeowners won't have to pay more, but many businesses will » Universal Hub

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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

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