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

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

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

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

7:00pm Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Committee Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Todd Smola, State Senator John Keenan

PA: Philly police oversight group hasn't investigated any complaints since it started » Axios

NH: Inside the 'weird' write-in campaign needed to help Biden win New Hampshire » NBC News

RI: 'Relentless grind': Providence City Council is a big job. Some members aren't always doing it. » The Providence Journal

CT: Activists warn of health, climate risks of proposed CT gas pipeline; Company says it will stabilize energy access and costs » Hartford Courant

CT: Housing, child care rank among CT residents’ top priorities for legislators. We’re ‘struggling.’ » Hartford Courant

NY: Hochul’s $233 billion budget to maintain migrant aid, avoid tax hikes » Politico

NJ: Bramnick likely to enter governor’s race later this month » New Jersey Globe

VA: Stoney trails Spanberger in Virginia governor's race fundraising » Axios

IL: Facing “Life-Threatening” Winter Storm, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Excoriates Texas for Migrant Busing » Vanity Fair

CA: In San Francisco, tenants use labor tactics to challenge their landlords » Boston Globe

NJ: New York and New Jersey agree: Gov. Phil Murphy is ticking them off » Politico

Healey administration urges hospitals to discharge patients quickly amid ‘severe capacity challenges’ » Boston Herald

Effort to remove Trump from Mass. ballot to move forward: State panel to meet Thursday » Boston Globe

Proposal targets 'deep fake' political advertising » The Eagle Tribune

How Harvard Crimson journalists delivered ‘indispensable’ coverage of the university’s leadership crisis » WBUR

Frequent Boston flooding shows climate change is here, residents say » WGBH

Poll: Offshore Wind Support High As Sector Faces Headwinds » State House News Service

Editorial: Karen Spilka wants to make community college free for all. That may not be a great idea. » Boston Globe

Grubhub agrees to a $3.5 million settlement with Massachusetts for fees charged during the pandemic » AP News

Massachusetts struggling to get kids back to school after pandemic » Boston Herald

Baker makes his exit from Mass. politics official » Commonwealth Beacon

31 minutes: Trump's historic Iowa victory puts America on notice » Axios

Trump flexes and the rest of the field fades: 5 takeaways from a big night in Iowa » Politico

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy ends bid for Republican presidential nomination » Washington Post

News outlets make an early call in Iowa, and a backlash ensues » Boston Globe

Donald Trump can't escape Dobbs » Public Notice

Unions aren’t swinging to the right — but they’re doing their calculus » Politico

“Don’t Tell Me I’m Not Allowed to Attack Back”: JB Pritzker Will Gladly Be Democrats’ Flamethrower » Vanity Fair

‘This person should not be president’: Kamala Harris takes hits in book on Biden » The Guardian

OpenAI won’t let politicians use its tech for campaigning, for now » Washington Post

How much the child tax credit could increase and what it means for you » Washington Post

Scoop: John Kerry to leave Biden administration, help campaign » Axios

Editorial: Biden must resist call to appease progressives » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: After Trump’s Iowa win, race heads to more moderate and independent New Hampshire » Boston Herald

A year after unveiling, Embrace Boston becomes its own nonprofit » Boston Business Journal

By a narrow margin, voters reject ban on nip sales » Plymouth Independent

Weston poised to open first restaurant in town ‘pouring liquor’ since Prohibition » MassLive

Look who’s bringing crypto back: Fidelity, BlackRock, and their Wall Street friends » Boston Globe

Uber shutting down alcohol delivery service Drizly » Axios

Healey administration boosts opportunities for diverse businesses » News 22 WWLP.com

'We must keep on': Hundreds attend 39th Annual MLK Jr. Community Breakfast at Assumption University » Worcester Telegram

North Adams Marks Martin Luther King Jr. With Service and Honors » iBerkshires

Worcester's Black community leaders share thoughts on legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. » Worcester Telegram

Lowry: What Biden won’t do to save democracy » Boston Herald

Annual MLK breakfast rings with warnings about threats to democracy » WBUR

Leaders warn of ‘attacks’ on democracy, values at Boston’s 54th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast » Boston Herald

A new Whittier Tech building would cost $445 million. The price has shocked the North Shore and Merrimack Valley. » Boston Globe

Opinion: Free community college plan should target those who need it most » CommonWealth Beacon

A FAFSA error could mean students get less college financial aid. Here’s what to know. » Boston Globe

What if police want to search your classroom? A union letter to Great Barrington teachers lays out the protocol » Berkshire Eagle

When even text messaging is a struggle: The pain of being a teenager who can’t read well » Boston Globe

Voters tour Whittier Tech in advance of Jan. 23 vote » The Eagle Tribune

State bill would hike base salaries for teachers, support staff » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: State makes tardy try at returning students to class » Lowell Sun

Mass. Lawmakers Aiming for an Omnibus Climate Bill in 2024 » RTO Insider

Opinion: I was wrongly charged under the DOJ’s failed China Initiative. A House bill would reinstate it. » Boston Globe

Mass. Home Sales Plunge To 12-Year Low » State House News Service

MBTA Communities law faces another big test with Milton referendum » Boston Business Journal

Mass. home sales plunge to 12-year low » NBC Boston

Point-in-Time count to tally region’s homeless population » Gazette Net

NY: Floyd Bennett Field could cost state up to $308 million to shelter migrants » Albany Times Union

Massachusetts immigrant support group ‘very sad’ over hate and ‘misinformation’: ‘These people are incredible’ » Boston Herald

Migrants want to work. And employers want to hire them. » Boston Globe

Artists with local ties bring vision of diversity, equity to Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

North Andover Select Board OKs $145M capital projects plan » The Eagle Tribune

Former Greenfield mayor silently slipped huge pay bump to police chief, town learns » MassLive

North Attleboro's financial forecast is strong but some challenges on the horizon » The Sun Chronicle

North Attleboro corrects drinking water testing violation » The Sun Chronicle

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu not interested in top job at Harvard » Boston Herald

Municipal aggregation OK’d for Belchertown » Gazette Net

New South County EMS chief starts Feb. 5 » Gazette Net

Massachusetts lawmakers looking to strike outdated sex laws » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Ballot Commission to begin discussions of Trump on ballot » News 22 WWLP.com

300-plus buyouts paid out to MBTA workers, including those let go » Boston Herald

Regional bike share program may make return » Gazette Net

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Podcast Spotlight

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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