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7:00pm Immigrants' Day at the State House, State House, Boston

Revenge Porn Redo On Senate Agenda Next Week » State House News Service

Frustrations Bubble Over At Health Care Hearing » State House News Service

Sunshine Week Meets Shade On Beacon Hill » State House News Service

'It’s total crap:’ Mass. Senators question nine month time limit on emergency shelter stays » Boston Herald

Judge Rules Against Town In Short-Term Rental Court Challenge » Nantucket Current

As Mass. courts work through pandemic backlog, judicial vacancies add extra complications » Boston Globe

Editorial: Healey’s pot pardon should be just the start of reform » Boston Globe

Opinion: The teachers association’s anti-MCAS crusade gets curiouser and curiouser » Boston Globe

RI: Washington Bridge in R.I. must be rebuilt; won’t reopen until 2026 » Boston Globe

NY: More New Yorkers are applying for gun permits. The NYPD won't say how many they granted. » Gothamist

NJ: Time may be running out for bipartisan gas tax deal » POLITICO Pro

MN: Generative AI bills populate Minnesota's Legislature » Axios

MN: Uber threatens to pull out of Twin Cities metro over Minneapolis' new driver pay ordinance » Axios

NC: GOP school candidate who demanded Obama's execution doubles down after being exposed » Raw Story

FL: Securing public records in Florida can take cash, patience and lawyers » Orlando Sentinel

FL: State will attempt to assist Floridians and family members amid Haitian crisis » Florida Phoenix

GA: Judge in Trump Georgia case says Fani Willis or Nathan Wade must step aside » Washington Post

CA: Critics are blasting Biden for taking ‘a destructive California idea national’ for gig workers. Here’s what he really did » Los Angeles Times

WA: How Washington's police pursuit law will soon change » Axios

GA: School voucher bill emerges from Georgia House with more momentum than in past years » Georgia Recorder

IL: What we know (and don't) about Chicago's measles outbreak » Axios

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds » Boston Globe

RFK Jr. and Aaron Rodgers: How con artists exploit male insecurity for political gain » Salon

Why Having a Baby Isn’t Really Bad for the Planet » Bloomberg

Inside Trumpworld, the Cabinet Casting Begins » Puck

Matt Gaetz campaigns against fellow House Republican, despite leadership pleas not to » Politico

The Supreme Court seems bitterly divided. Two justices say otherwise. » Washington Post

Is There Something More Radical than MAGA? J.D. Vance Is Dreaming It. » Politico

Former Trump adviser Steven Mnuchin wants to buy TikTok as it faces a U.S. ban » Quartz

Bernie Sanders introduces bill to establish 4-day workweek without cut in pay: ‘Not a radical idea’ » Boston Globe

Here’s What Donald Trump’s America Was Actually Like Four Years Ago » Vanity Fair

Young People Get Their News from TikTok. That’s a Huge Problem for Democrats. » Columbia Journalism Review

Powerful Realtor Group Agrees to Slash Commissions to Settle Lawsuits » New York Times

‘He needs all of the money he can get.’ Will Trump’s banishment of Haley supporters from ‘MAGA camp’ hold? » Boston Globe

White House encourages House GOP to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment effort » Boston Globe

‘I guess I have to keep posting’: Inside the lives and finances of Boston influencers » Boston Globe

Reimagining the Hampshire Mall: UMass architecture students share their visions » Gazette Net

If White Stadium deal with professional soccer team falls apart, Mayor Wu suggests the city would spend its money elsewhere » Boston Globe

Pop a bottle: Worcester to allow full liquor bottle service » Worcester Telegram

Gaskin: What is Boston’s Black agenda & who will fund it? » Boston Herald

Salem Mayor Hopes To Reach New Teacher Deal 'Fairly, Timely' » Salem Patch

Senate Gives House More Runway For Early Ed Bill » State House News Service

School districts in region warn they are nearing edge of ‘fiscal cliff’ » Gazette Net

Mass. Senate passes bill to make early education and child care more affordable » Worcester Telegram

Six eighth-grade Southwick Regional School students face criminal charges for ‘racist’ Snapchat posting, prosecutors say » Boston Globe

Pressure builds to end legacy preferences in college admissions » WBUR

DCR Slammed With 10,000 Camping Reservations » State House News Service

Boston To Host Inaugural ClimaTech Conference In June » State House News Service

Bill Aims To Make Amputees "Whole Again" » State House News Service

FL: FL set to spend $1.5 billion in variety of health care programs; here’s where the funds would go » Florida Phoenix

World's Best Hospitals 2024 » Newsweek

NJ: Confusion about early COVID-19 directives drove case count in nursing homes, report says » NJ Spotlight News

Despite Saint Vincent statement, state investigation is still ongoing » Boston Business Journal

NY: Eviction Filings Highest Among Private Managers of NYCHA Buildings » The City

NJ: Housing crisis points to the dark side of home rule | Moran » NJ.com

AG Campbell says Milton can't 'pick and choose' which laws to abide by » WBUR

Addressing the housing crisis and climate change at the same time » Berkshire Eagle

Two new homeless shelters to open in Lowell » Lowell Sun

Man accused of sexually assaulting teen girl at Mass. migrant shelter » NBC Boston

Immigrant Advocates Call For Tax Credit Equity » State House News Service

FL: Reduce insurance costs by 25%? South Florida backers push bill they say would do it » Sun Sentinel

NY: Prosecutors say Trump’s New York criminal trial could be delayed » Politico

Trump lawyer has his Massachusetts law license suspended » WBUR

Boston Mayor Wu settles contracts with 2 largest civilian worker unions » Boston Herald

Boston inks deals with two unions; handing raises to more than 1.7K city employees » MassLive

Salem Hospital physicians vote overwhelmingly to unionize » Boston Globe

Feeney gets award from suicide prevention group » The Sun Chronicle

Parking while pregnant? Boston could let expectant mothers use handicap spots » CBS News

Mechanics Hall unveils portraits of 4 prominent Black Americans » Worcester Telegram

Amherst Town Council denies Open Meeting complaint » Gazette Net

Louijeune is 2024 People’s Champion of Democracy » Beacon Hill Times

Braintree invested nearly half a million dollars in pickleball courts. Now it’s paying the cost of angry neighbors. » Boston Globe

The town had $831,000 for police body cams. Instead, it’s using the money on Water St. sewer work. » Plymouth Independent

Peabody joins Salem in talks of taking elections out of schools » Salem News

Keller @ Large: St. Patrick's Day breakfast in South Boston could expose political feuds » CBS News

GOP state committee man race headed to a recount » Gloucester Times

Methadone clinic rules jeopardize patients’ recovery » Boston Globe

Editorial: Ending test kit backlog takes will & money » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Karen Read case new trooper curveball » Boston Herald

Bridgewater State Hospital is overly violent with patients, watchdog says » Boston.com

Executive Office of Veterans Services celebrates 1st anniversary since its creation as a cabinet secretariat » News 22 WWLP.com

T eyes consultant costs as it tries to close budget gap » WBUR

Road and bridge bill on the move with $375-million bottom line » News 22 WWLP.com

RI: A critical Rhode Island bridge will need to be demolished and replaced » WBUR

T eyes consultant costs as it tries to close budget gap » WBUR

West Roxbury could get new MBTA commuter rail station » MassLive

'Inexcusable.' Barnstable isn't on a new Mass. clean energy panel. How to weigh in anyway. » Cape Cod Times

Public comment sought on responsible clean energy development » The Recorder

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HB4010 - An Act authorizing the Board of Selectmen of the town of Rockland to serve as Cemetery Commissioners for the town of Rockland

HB3382 - An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Deborah R. Cochran memorial bridge

SB2508 - An Act relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Hamilton

SB2416 - An Act authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Charlton

HB4079 - An Act relative to the office of town clerk and town treasurer in the town known as Southwick

HB4067 - An Act validating the actions taken at the Princeton annual town meeting

HB3719 - An Act relative to civil service positions in the Department of Public Works of the city of Northampton

HB3960 - An Act establishing the position of Town Manager in the town of Belchertown

HB4008 - An Act to designate the Route 9 highway bridge between Belchertown and Ware as the Kenneth J. Iwasinski Memorial Bridge

SB2459 - An Act relative to changing the terms "board of selectmen" and "selectmen" to the term "select board" in the town of Rockport

HB4160 - An Act to designate a certain bridge in the town of Lexington in honor of Henry N. “Hank” Manz

HB2017 - An Act authorizing sewer and water user discounts in the town of Hopkinton

HB3844 - An Act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Ariel Rodriguez

SB2652 - An Act increasing the term of office for select board members in the town of Marblehead from 1 year to 3 years

HB3910 - An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer for the town of Dedham

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