11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

7:00pm MassDems Congressional District 2 Listening Tour, Via Zoom

Birthdays: Rep. Bradley Jones, Jr., Rep. Christopher Worrell

SJC rules MBTA rezoning law is constitutional, 'enforceable,' if state redoes rollout » WBUR

House Speaker Mariano pushes back against GOP call to expel Cape Cod Democrat under federal investigation » Boston Herald

Mass. House speaker doesn’t commit to following voter-backed legislative audit. ‘Compliance is in the eye of the beholder.’ » Boston Globe

Keenan’s stand for transparency » Commonwealth Beacon

Trump has threatened to strip funds for climate action. Boston lawmakers want to protect the city’s green energy goals. » Boston Globe

Drug arrests, domestic violence, rapes: More than 1,000 serious incidents reported at Mass. shelters » Boston Globe

South Coast towns confront PFAS contamination in drinking water » The New Bedford Light

Ahead of Trump, Healey admin announces emergency steps to protect reproductive health care » MassLive

Screening Emerging As Issue In Shelter Debate » State House News Service

Trump’s immigration plans could imperil long-term care workforce » Roll Call

Port Strike Averted With Labor Deal Days Before Deadline » New York Times

Democrats have become the party of war. Americans are tired of it » The Guardian

Aileen Cannon's SCOTUS Audition » The Bulwark

Donald Trump’s Imperial State of Mind » Vanity Fair

Poking Fun at Trump, Mexico’s President Suggests Renaming the U.S. » New York Times

Alito Spoke With Trump Shortly Before Supreme Court Filing » New York Times

Taking Trump's imperialist trolling seriously (for a moment) » Public Notice

Is this AOC’s moment? » Washington Post

Trump, the Public, and the Press » Columbia Journalism Review

Battenfeld: Democrats’ strategy to trip up Trump before he’s even begun to govern » Boston Herald

Joe Biden said he and Jimmy Carter share the core value of ‘decency,’ but will they also share a similar legacy? » Boston Globe

Governor Healey asks Mass. residents to observe a moment of silence for Jimmy Carter » Boston Globe

Percelay: Carter perfected the politics of decency » Boston Herald

Lucas: Biden can’t touch Carter’s legacy as humanitarian » Boston Herald

Take a look at the first skyscraper proposed in downtown Boston since the pandemic » Boston Globe

Kelly’s Roast Beef ownership changes hands for the first time in seven-decade history » Boston Globe

Boston's life sciences industry looks to rebound in 2025 » Axios

Former Quincy official charged with embezzlement, spending funds on recording studio, steak tips » Boston Globe

He used rehab fraud to steal millions from Medicare. Here's how long he will be in prison » The Herald News

Massachusetts school superintendents’ group severs ties with MassCUE in wake of controversial conference » Boston Herald

As she gears up for reelection, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wades back into painful politics of school closures » Boston Globe

Early college programs expanded for more Massachusetts high school students » CBS News

Massport drastically cut its initial plan to reduce cruise ship emissions » WGBH

Nursing Board Codifies Shield Law Into Regulations » State House News Service

Top Dems Begin Looking Past Steward Crisis » State House News Service

Healey signs healthcare bills aimed at hospital oversight, reducing prescription drug costs » Boston Herald

Massachusetts adopts amendment protecting nurses who provide reproductive care » WCVB

Regulators Examine Health Care Administrative Costs » State House News Service

New Mass. law targets private equity ownership in health care » Pluribus News

Mass. State Auditor, Center for Health Information and Analysis at odds over critical audit of regulatory agency » WAMC

Healey signs healthcare oversight bill in wake of Nashoba Valley closure » Worcester Business Journal

Healthcare bill signing ceremony » News 22 WWLP.com

New laws cap prescription drug copays and close regulatory loopholes » Spectrum News

Healey adds to growing broker fee opposition on Beacon Hill and Boston City Council » Boston.com

SJC supports controversial housing law, but says details must be rewritten » Boston Globe

High Court Upholds State Housing Density Law » State House News Service

Beacon Hill Democrats still reviewing Gov. Healey’s $425M shelter funding request » Boston Herald

MBTA housing law is constitutional, state's highest court finds. But there's a catch » The Gardner News

Plan for affordable homes hits a wall in Milton » Boston Globe

Editorial: A loss for Milton is a victory for housing » Boston Globe

Massachusetts attorney general joins lawsuit against nation's largest landlords, alleges unlawful practices » WCVB

Massachusetts highest court has ruled in favor of multifamily housing law. What was said » Cape Cod Times

SJC says attorney general can enforce MBTA Communities Act, but state must rework regs » Commonwealth Beacon

SJC upholds MBTA Communities law, requires new 'guidelines' » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts SJC backs Healey's housing law, but requires new regs » Axios

Read the full high court ruling on state lawsuit against Milton over housing law » Boston Globe

Ruling on MBTA zoning law could force Holden, Millbury into compliance » The Gardner News

Elder Service Providers Push for More State Funding in Home Care » iBerkshires

ICE blasts Boston: Feds say BPD refused 198 immigration detainer requests for ‘egregious crime’ in 2024, not 15 » Boston Herald

Facing pressure, Gov. Healey pledges to keep emergency shelters safe » WBUR

Brian Walshe murder case: Defense seeks internal affairs records of disgraced State Police Trooper Michael Proctor among others » Boston Herald

‘People need a second chance’: Amid nationwide truck driver shortage, a Mass. recruitment effort to train people behind bars » Boston Globe

Guns? Yes. Dress code? No. N.H.’s lawmakers vote on rules for 2025 legislative session » Boston Globe

Former Quincy official indicted for allegedly embezzling taxpayer funds: Craved bourbon steak tips » Boston Herald

Lowell Planning Board approves China Star expansion, with conditions » Lowell Sun

‘Betrayal of trust’: Former Quincy official indicted for embezzling city funds for self-portrait, steaks, music recording, Toyota Prius » WHDH

'Not in the purview': Worcester councilors blasted for inaction on Gaza ceasefire petition » Worcester Telegram

Wondolowski becomes Greenfield City Council president; Garrett named VP » The Recorder

Feds investigating state representative from Cape Cod, police say » MSN

MassDems face the music » Politico

Governor Healey Signs Laws Lowering Health Care Costs and Strengthening Oversight » Mass.gov

Sen. Fernandes Opens Office, Hires Staff » The Bourne News

Elected Officials Sworn In To Office » everettindependent

Habitat erects temporary memorial door in Northampton to honor Carter’s legacy » Gazette Net

Republican Rep. Marcus Vaughn of Wrentham to offer rebuttal to Gov. Healey’s State of the Commonwealth address » Boston Herald

Editorial: LA fires offer leadership lessons for Boston » Boston Herald

State Representative Kelly Pease (4th Hampden) doubles down on priorities » MassLive

Vending Machine Expands Narcan Access At Jail » State House News Service

Pittsfield is providing free naloxone kits to residents. Here's what you need to know » Berkshire Eagle

Heartbreaking, sickening stories from Massachusetts’ migrant-family shelters: ‘I did something really bad’ » Boston Herald

Gov. Healey downplays proliferation of crime in state-run shelters after documents reveal disturbing incidents » Boston Herald

Editorial: State laws, stricter enforcement needed to rein in drones » Lowell Sun

Federal prosecutors file enhanced gun charges against unauthorized shelter resident with fentanyl, AR-15 » Boston Globe

13 fire chiefs describe ‘crisis situation' months after hospital closing » NBC Boston

Nashoba Valley fire chiefs urge millions in funding to keep regional emergency response system afloat » WCVB

Outgoing US attorney addresses Worcester police investigation, and homicide spike » Worcester Telegram

Representative Brad Jones Re-Elected as House Minority Leader » Brookline Patch

Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2024 » Boston Globe

New state rep ready to hit the ground running » The Inquirer and Mirror

SSA crew cancellations spiked over 2024 » Martha's Vineyard Times

Eversource Starts Construction on Greater Cambridge Energy Program, Including Only Underground Substation of its Kind in the U.S. » Eversource

MTA statement on NAEP scores » Mass. Teachers Association

Pioneer Institute Study Compares MA Workforce Development System to Those in Peer States » Pioneer Institute

Public Service Unions File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Efforts to Politicize the Civil Service » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Neal Statement on Trump Administration Rescinding OMB Memo & Federal Judge Granting Restraining Order » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Announces $19 Million for Statewide Digital Equity Efforts » Mass. Tech Collaborative

Urge Your Legislators to Take Climate Action » Environmental League of Mass.

The future of Offshore Wind is blowing in the wind » Mass Fiscal Alliance

State Ethics Commission Finds Auburn Water District Foreman Scott Callahan Violated Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

MassDOT Launches Naloxone Pilot Program for Public Safety and Health » Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Offers New Resources for Community Impact Fees, Host Community Agreements » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and other aid » Providers' Council

Statement from the Boston Teachers Union on Trump’s Federal Grant Freeze » Boston Teachers Union

Governor Healey Appoints Lori Streeter as Interim Franklin County Sheriff » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AFSCME’s Saunders on the federal funding freeze: This is a blatant overreach straight from Project 2025 » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Statement on the Federal Funding Pause » MassBudget

Secretive, spending ways… » MassGOP

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $600,000 in Grants to Strengthen Watershed Protection and Public Water System Resilience » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

AG Campbell Sues to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $325K to Restore Critical Wildlife Habitat » MA Department of Fish and Game