11:00am Missing Children's Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm MassHealth Public Hearing, Via Zoom

$1.5m for a wedding venue and conference center. $250,000 for historic ships. Here’s what top Senate brass put into the budget. » Boston Globe

Mass. House takes aim at Steward Health Care hospital crisis with policy response » Boston Herald

Healey launches political advocacy group to dive into local housing fights » Boston Globe

A decade ago, Boston tried and failed to fix its broken liquor license system. Will this time be different? » Boston Globe

High speed internet can be expensive. Do towns in Western Massachusetts hold the secret to sustainable, affordable connectivity? » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey, Pope Francis and the doctrine of 'integral ecology' » WBUR

Ballot Question Opponents File New Complaints » State House News Service

How Mass. cities and towns are being reimbursed for hosting emergency shelters » MassLive

Who is Optum Health? Everything you need to know the company bidding on Steward Health Care » The Enterprise

What's happened to Gov. Maura Healey's $4.1B housing bill? It's complicated | Analysis » MassLive

ME: Family members of Lewiston shooter call for more action on mental health, traumatic brain injuries » WBUR

CT: Auditors find client data breaches at Access Health, state’s health insurance marketplace » Hartford Courant

NY: Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show » Washington Post

GA: Georgia Republican files for divorce from glamorous oncologist after seven children - as a GOP member reveals he's been 'caressing a colleague on the House floor' - and scorned wife offers cryptic text » Daily Mail

GA: Former Democratic congressman pledges support for abortion rights in Georgia Supreme Court bid » Georgia Recorder

FL: Sex, barflies, and videotape: Report details how GOP power couple prowled pubs for threesome partners » Florida Trident

FL: ‘The restrictions are unbelievable’: States target voter registration drives » Public Integrity

TX: RFK Jr.’s Texas ballot access push raises questions for Ted Cruz » The Hill

CO: 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, Colorado schools remain segregated » Axios

CA: The day that bills die in CA Legislature » CalMatters

Morehouse College might halt graduation ‘on the spot’ if there are disruptions when President Biden speaks » CNN

RFK Jr. Is Priming His Audience for Election Denialism » Wired

Republican chair investigating Chamber of Commerce in seismic K Street shift » The Hill

Suburban schools becoming less white, more Latino » Axios

When it comes to 'rage' of rural voters, liberals may not be asking the right question » Raw Story

UAW's battle in Alabama, explained » Vox

Why Congress’s AI Plan Was Doomed From the Start » Vanity Fair

Chaos erupts after MTG lobs insult at Dem lawmaker's 'fake eyelashes' » Raw Story

The surprising topic AIPAC isn’t focusing on in campaign ads: Israel » Politico

It’s a Climate Election Now » The New Yorker

Trump to speak at NRA convention as US gun-safety groups sound alarm » The Guardian

Supreme Court upholds CFPB funding, saving agency » Politico

Opinion: A brush with political death could make Mike Johnson a better speaker » Boston Globe

The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone » WBUR

‘We don’t want the algorithm’: Frank McCourt wants to transform the way TikTok works » Boston Globe

State grants bolster local community development agencies » Gazette Net

Driving school students to be refunded with $300K settlement » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. couples reflect on 20 years of same-sex marriage: ‘We don’t have to feel like we’re in the shadows’ » Boston Globe

Mass. celebrates 20 years of same-sex marriage » Axios

A groundbreaking anniversary: Northampton couple reflects on lead role in legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts 20 years ago » Gazette Net

Concord residents want to name new middle school after Black abolitionist Ellen Garrison. The School Committee disagrees. » Boston Globe

Armed fight at South Boston high school leaves one student injured, one arrested » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Meet the Hamas hippies of Hampshire County » Boston Herald

Harvard slammed in House probe for ‘inaction’ on antisemitism » Boston Globe

Worcester Tech graduate is honored as city's first ever US Presidential Scholar » Worcester Telegram

Governor names Cousins, Roy to NECC's Board of Trustees » The Eagle Tribune

What can Mass. schools do when students don't feel safe? » NBC Boston

Massachusetts can sue federal student loan servicer, judge rules » Reuters

Global Activists Send Message To Healey In Italy » State House News Service

In Ipswich, a dam's history butts heads with the river's future » WBUR

Climate change activists send Healey a message at the Vatican » WBUR

Cronin secures Leominster relief funding in state budget » Sentinel & Enterprise

FEMA decides who will and will not get disaster assistance from 2023 storms in NE » MassLive

MassWildlife celebrating turtle conservation program for Endangered Species Day » Spectrum News

Steward outlines plan to offload hospitals in legal filing » Boston Globe

Cape Cod Hospital to pay $24.4 million following DOJ investigation into Medicare billing practices » Boston Globe

Steward Outlines Process To Sell, Auction Hospitals » State House News Service

Senators Markey, Sanders call for federal aid to support patients hit by Steward bankruptcy crisis » Boston Herald

House Attaches Big Goals To Health Care Bill » State House News Service

Capping rents is focus of Boston rally » Lynn Daily News Item

Norfolk town meeting voters support MBTA zoning law, despite strong concerns from some » The Sun Chronicle

Roxbury recreational center set to reopen to residents in June, end emergency shelter » WGBH

Shelter stay limits, extensions begin next month » News 22 WWLP.com

FL: DeSantis' conservative policies may cause a season of shortage for Florida kids » Tallahassee Democrat

New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants » Boston Globe

SJC to consider making Harmony Montgomery custody hearing records public, says journalist seeking the documents » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu takes the international stage at Vatican climate conference » Boston Globe

President Biden will visit Boston after official trip to N.H. next week » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu’s PR team blames ‘right wing outrage’ for holiday party firestorm » Boston Herald

Convicted ex-mayor Jasiel Correia wants out of prison: Defense lawyer tried to extort me » The Herald News

Editorial: It’s Healey’s way or the highway in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

UMass police say most campus arrests involved 'zero force.' Some faculty say students were hurt. » WBUR

Editorial: Will the doctor be in? Massachusetts prisoners are about to find out. » Boston Globe

Boston Police records debunk ACLU, critics’ claim that piñata activated ShotSpotter » Boston Herald

Shaping Amherst responders’ role: CRESS chief emphasizes ‘community’ » Gazette Net

It’s official: Fasoli sworn in as Southampton’s new fire chief » Gazette Net

Governor Healey — currently in Italy — discloses she also traveled to New York, New Mexico last month » Boston Globe

NY: New York’s $90M tax break for local news outlets leaves out TV and nonprofits » Gothamist

Worcester Board of Health: Time for state Legislature to raise alcohol tax » Worcester Telegram

Senate focuses on improving regional transportation in budget » Spectrum News

Air Travel Rebound Beating Massport's Forecasts » State House News Service

MassPort names New York’s Richard Davey and Miami-Dade’s Eulois Cleckley as CEO finalists » Boston Herald

Business travel bouncing back at Logan International Airport, aviation official says » Boston Herald

Popular fare-free Worcester bus program extends to 5th year. Beyond that is anyone’s guess » MassLive

Communities of color, low-income residents face high electricity prices from third-party suppliers » Bay State Banner

Mass. bill would make it easier for independent internet companies to launch service » MassLive

New loan program aims to bring clean energy upgrades to low-income households » Bay State Banner

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HB4437 - An Act correcting the membership date of a certain police officer in the town of North Reading relative to their membership in the Middlesex county retirement system

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