9:00am Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm State Library Author Talk with Doug Most, State Library, Room 341

2:00pm House Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Antonio Cabral, State Senator John Velis

The 2016 Presidential Vote: A Look Down in the Weeds » Sabato's Crystal Ball

South Dakota Legislators Seek Hasty Repeal of Ethics Law Voters Passed » New York Times

States Vie to Be Part of Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Spending Sprees » New York Times

CALIFORNIA VS. TRUMP: LA RÉSISTANCE COULD FALL VICTIM TO LA RÉCESSION » Wired

How Trump's media obsession could collide with regulation of it » Axios

A Bad Lip Reading of Donald Trump's Inauguration » YouTube

Trump cabinet nominee Steven Mnuchin is also registered to vote in two states » CNN

Baker budget proposal seeks to return to pre-ACA health care options » Politico

Hughes re-elected as MassGOP chair, vows to take down Warren in 2018 » Politico

Galvin tells Trump 'put up or shut up' about unproven voter fraud claims » Boston Globe

In Trump's unfounded voter fraud claim, a familiar pattern » Boston Globe

Trump could possibly return to torturing terror suspects » Boston Globe

President Trump vows to take aggressive steps on immigration » Boston Globe

Trump cracked down on environmental agencies, and the Internet fought back » Boston Globe

Arizona senator targets local nonprofit Greenagers as example of government waste » Berkshire Eagle

Elizabeth Warren responds to Trump's executive orders: Why not declare January 25 as 'Anti-Immigrant Day?' » Boston.com

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Defends Her Vote For Ben Carson As Housing Secretary » CBS Boston

Trump wants 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for wall » CNN

Top State Department officials asked to leave by Trump administration » WCVB

TD Garden cuts ties with firm accused of beatings » Boston Globe

Why have markets soared since Donald Trump's election? » Boston Globe

Law would limit pot industry's influence » The Eagle Tribune

Marijuana legalization leads to rethinking of Massachusetts alcohol laws » The Republican

Biz lobby says Baker's "fair share" assessment lacks fairness » State House News Service

Sanctuary cities blast Trump's immigration actions » The Metro West Daily News

DAILY POLL: The state assault-weapons ban » The Enterprise

Insiders see civil legal aid demand rising under Trump » State House News Service

East Boston Protesters Unfurl Pro-Immigrant Banner » Boston Magazine

The cold, hard facts on scrap metal theft » The Berkshire Eagle

Harvard endowment fund will cut half of its 230 employees » Boston Globe

Hungry for more than education » Commonwealth Magazine

Bill would put end to standardized testing » Boston Herald

Bill takes aim at Native American-themed mascots » Boston Globe

Worcester school officials worried about higher price for Advanced Placement exam » Worcester Telegram

Mass. politicians, activists place environmental woes on EPA exec. order » The Metro West Daily News

Trump team mum on international climate summit planned for Boston this year » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts Introduces New Online Lottery Bill » OnlinePoker.net

Families Fight For Nursing Care As House Approves Pay Raise For Legislative Leaders » CBS Boston

Obamacare's real impact, and why it shouldn't be repealed » Nashoba Publishing

Baker's Health Price Cap Plan May Be Seen As A Hybrid Between A Free And Regulated Market » WBUR

Homeless families in motel shelters all but over in Danvers » The Salem News

Shelters under pressure as homeless numbers soar » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker defends proposed $2,000-per-worker health insurance fee » The Republican

Holding Firm: The Supreme Judicial Court In The Age Of Trump » WGBH News

Worcester County wages grew 3% in 2016 » Worcester Business Journal

Will Gov. Charlie Baker veto the pay raises Massachusetts lawmakers are proposing for themselves? » The Republican

Senate could veto-proof pay raise bill » Boston Herald

Did your state representative vote to raise pay for top lawmakers? Here's the roll call » The Republican

Amid bipartisan cheer, contentious items on Beacon Hill agenda » Boston Globe

'Challenging' budget season » Tewksbury Town Crier

Baker hints at pay raise veto » Commonwealth Magazine

BACON HILL: Democrats Ram Pay Raise Bill Through House » New Boston Post

Voters won't be able to repeal proposed raises for lawmakers » Boston Globe

Attleboro area lawmakers balk at pay hike » The Sun Chronicle

How state reps from the Brockton area voted on pay hikes for politicians » The Enterprise

Baker casts shade on pay raises, but Dems have veto-proof majority » The Herald News

Pay hike anger » The Sun Chronicle

Fattman begins second term in State Senate » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

State Senate OKs Bill Raising Pay For Top Lawmakers » CBS Boston

State Senate passes veto-proof pay hike 31-9 » Boston Herald

Mass. Legislature Approves $18 Million Pay Package » Beacon Hill Patch

Higgins joins board for state women legislators' caucus » Leominster Champion

House backs $18M in raises for Mass. Legislature » Sentinel & Enterprise

Massachusetts Senate OKs bill hiking pay for top lawmakers » WHDH

Did your state senator vote to raise pay for top Mass. lawmakers? Here's the roll call » The Republican

Mayor Walsh Vows To Keep Boston A Safe Place For Immigrants Following Trump's Orders » WBUR

Boston mayor vows to use City Hall to shelter immigrants » Sentinel & Enterprise

Northampton councilor pushes local minimum wage law for city workers » The Republican

Court filings link Marty Walsh to Boston Calling organizer meetings » Boston Herald

'Sanctuary City' mayor fights back » CBC Player

Bourne selectman suggests registry for owners of vacant retail property » Wicked Local Cape Cod

You said it all in those Women's March signs » Boston Globe

How to defend human rights in the Trump era » Boston Globe

Have they no shame? » Boston Globe

Trump's bipartisan 'bold step' on TPP applauded » The Lowell Sun

The tragedy of killing TPP » Boston Globe

Editorial: Baker's budget vision » Boston Herald

Governor Baker, veto this pay hike! » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: State of state, and of Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Editorial: Time to approve Amherst school plan » Amherst Bulletin

Our view: Baker vows to help cities, towns in many ways » The Daily News of Newburyport

Override or no, Baker should veto raises (Editorial) » The Republican

Walsh rails against Trump, calls immigration actions 'direct attack' » Boston Globe

Protesters hang banner over entrance to Sumner Tunnel » Boston Herald

Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey blasts President Trump's 'sanctuary cities' stance as 'irresponsible' » The Republican

Massachusetts' Top Election Official Calls Trump's Voter Fraud Claims 'Outrageous Lies' » WBUR

Mayor Joseph Curtatone says Somerville 'will not waver' despite President Trump's sanctuary city order » Boston.com

Did Governor Baker Take A Shot At President Trump? » CBS Boston

Trump Signs 'Sanctuary City' Crackdown; Somerville in the Crosshairs » Peabody Patch

SouthCoast reacts to Trump's action on border wall » South Coast Today

Boston, Somerville Mayors Defiant After Trump's Sanctuary City Orders » Boston Magazine

Mass. Republicans stick with Kirsten Hughes as party chair » The Republican

Why (almost) everyone wants to fight over sanctuary cities » Boston Globe

State Sen. Richard Ross supports new Defibrillator Law » Wicked Local North Attleborough

Norfolk Sheriff's Office welcomes legislative delegation members » Wicked Local Dedham

Baker explains, addresses budget disconnect » Commonwealth Magazine

Charlie Baker's $40.5B budget may hike employers' health costs » Boston Herald

Governor rejiggers funding for the T » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker Proposes Record $40 Billion Budget That Would Restore Parts Of Original Mass. Health Reform Law » WBUR

Baker seeks 4.3% spending boost » The Berkshire Eagle

Baker to file budget plan, repeats pledge to oppose taxes » Nashoba Publishing

Sanchez says corner office has filed a "health care budget" » State House News Service

5 things to know about Gov. Charlie Baker's $40.5 billion FY18 budget proposal » The Republican

Gov. Charlie Baker Delivers Second State of the Commonwealth » iBerkshires

Mass. House OKs pay hikes for politicians, judges » WCVB

A long view on an immediate problem » Lynn Daily News Item

Neighbors, sleep-deprived and coughing, want trains out » Andover Townsman

Entergy report to NRC focuses on equipment failures » Cape Cod Times

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WBUR Radio Boston: Sen. Ed Markey Talks Nuclear Weapons, Voter Fraud WBUR Radio Boston: How Private Is Your Personal Health Data? Boston Herald Boston Herald Radio: Geoff Diehl 01 - 25 - 17 Boston Herald Boston Herald Radio: Congressman Mike Capuano 01 - 25 - 17

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center