10:00am MassINC's Gateway Cities Innovation Awards and Summit, Riverwalk, 354 Merrimack St., Lawrence

10:30am House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Cybersecurity and Technology

12:00pm House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Board of Directors Meeting, 100 First Avenue, 2nd Floor, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm Fundraiser for Congressional Exploratory Committee for Sen. Barbara L'Italien

5:30pm Fundraiser for Congressional Exploratory Committee for Sen. Barbara L'Italien

Last day for 2017 formal sessions

Birthdays: Rep. James Murphy

Senate Plans to End Obamacare Mandate in Revised Tax Proposal » New York Times

Why Don't Sanders Supporters Care About the Russia Investigation? » New York Times

The Democrats' old-people problem » Axios

After a political rout, New York's wealthiest charter group searches for an identity » Politico Magazine

WBUR Poll Finds Warren And Baker Are Up Big Over Their Challengers » WBUR

With GE's financial woes, was Boston sold a lemon? » Boston Globe

Bilingual deal nearing, senators plan D.C. trip » State House News Service

"Amazing" house ruling sidelines bid to update 1968 wiretap law » State House News Service

Central Square tower looms over changing neighborhood » Boston Globe

Ex-Fidelity employee loses 10-year whistle-blower case » Boston Globe

GE's shares tumble again as investors pass on turnaround » Boston Globe

Brayton Point bidder chosen, to be announced soon » The Herald News

Gov. Baker sees unmanned cars, super ships in state's future » Boston Herald

Unfair Cambridge liquor license practices under investigation in Cambridge » Mass Live

New Bedford forum set on women's economic empowerment » South Coast Today

Marijuana future in MA still hazy » The Suffolk Journal

Mass. House Approves Criminal Justice Reform Bill » WBUR

Bail change championed by Mayor Domenic Sarno excluded from criminal justice overhaul » The Republican

Elite colleges with fat endowments are on the defensive as the GOP drags them into a D.C. tax fight » Boston Globe

No co-pay birth control bill sent to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's desk » The Republican

Melrose-Wakefield Hospital pushes care into community with new facility » Wicked Local Melrose

Single-payer supporters focus on Mass. House » Worcester Telegram

Mass. Senate unanimously passes free birth control bill » Boston Globe

Why States That Expanded Medicaid Are Ending 'Retroactive Coverage' » Governing

Single-payer House-bound » Sentinel & Enterprise

Sanctuary communities could lose unrestricted state funding under proposed bill » WWLP 22

Gov. Charlie Baker urges US government to let residents from Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador with 'Temporary Protected Status' stay » Mass Live

Bar group blocks lawyer's chance at judgeship » Gloucester Times

Lawmakers tackle sweeping bill on crime and punishment » Boston Herald

Debate continues Tuesday evening on House criminal justice bill » The Republican

Mass. House passes its most sweeping crime bill in years » Boston Globe

Mass. House approves proposal to create tracking system for untested rape kits and evaluate backlog » Mass Live

Stage set for state Democrats to compromise on justice reform bill » The Recorder

Bond bill clears House committee with New Bedford projects in mind » South Coast Today

Barrett To Be Sworn Into Office At State House » WAMC

Sen. Joan Lovely appointed chairman of joint committee » Wicked Local Danvers

Sen. Thomas McGee signs off on 23 year career » Wicked Local Marblehead

State agency to investigate liquor license practices in Cambridge » Boston Globe

Solicitor: State needs to OK publicly financed elections in Cambridge » Wicked Local Cambridge

Campaign for a new Attleboro High School is expanding » The Sun Chronicle

Swampscott Town Meeting gives 'safety zone' article red light » Wicked Local Swampscott

Make Massachusetts a 'safe community' state » Cape Cod Times

State's cranberry hand-outs an exercise in 'economic lunacy' » Wareham Week

Carr: There's left baggage galore at this hotel » Boston Herald

Boston biotech has a woman problem » Boston Globe

Moore trouble for Senate Republicans » Boston Globe

A tipping point on sexual misconduct? Don't count on it » Boston Globe

Barbara Solow: Lobbying needed for Safe Communities Act » Gazette Net

Editorial: Closing detainer loophole » Boston Herald

Opioid death drop encouraging as a start (Editorial) » Mass Live

How to Fool the Public, One Education Test At A Time » New Boston Post

Here's how three Massachusetts Democrats fare against Gov. Charlie Baker in the latest WBUR/MassINC Polling Group survey » The Republican

Rigged Democratic Primary? That's How Elizabeth Warren Became A Senator in the First Place » New Boston Post

US Senate candidate dropping GOP to pursue independent run » Seattle PI

As challengers line up, Warren says "We're ready" for 2018 » Sentinel & Enterprise

Uproar over Alabama's Moore reaches Mass. senate race » State House News Service

Mass. governor aims to expand battle against opioid addiction » Boston Globe

Somerville Representatives vote in favor of access bill » The Somerville Times

State targets gaps in opioid-abuse treatment plans » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker proposes $110 million plan to combat opioid addiction in Massachusetts » The Republican

Baker Calls For Improvements To Opioid Treatment And Prescribing » WBUR

Gov. Baker: Overdose-reversal drug should be more available » The Associated Press (AP)

Staties' second-in-command retires amid altered arrest report scandal » Boston Herald

State Police's No. 2 retires amid report controversy » Boston Globe

Kerry Gilpin, 23-year veteran, will lead State Police after scandal » Boston Globe

State police union calls for investigation of Bibaud case » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Baker names new state police boss amid furor over altered arrest report » Boston Herald

AG Healey talks Trump, sexual harassment, at UMass » The Recorder

State AGs Used to Play Nice in Elections. Not Anymore. » Governing

Phone junkies may face hefty fines for distracted walking » The Daily Free Press

Massachusetts bill would expand use of tolls » Land Line Mag

Bringing the Green Line to Somerville: What to know moving forward » Wicked Local Somerville

What's So Special — And Not So Special — About The New T Cars » WGBH

State spending $800,000/year shoring up Pike » Commonwealth Magazine

Social Media Spotlight

@maura_healey @ericlesserma

---

Senator Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren & Al Franken break down what CEOs will do with a giant tax cut Senator Elizabeth Warren We must learn from the failed tax experiment in Kansas CBS Boston The Last Minute: Congress Gets Sexual Harassment Training CBS Boston Keller @ Large: The Major Legal Issue In The Massachusetts Marijuana Law CBS Boston Doctors Confirm 2 Cases Of Menigitis At UMass Amherst CBS Boston Gov. Baker Reveals New State-Wide Plan To Combat Opioid Crisis MassLive Multi-Agency Partnership to Combat Human Trafficking Announced Senator Markey Markey Calls for Limiting President Trump's Authority to Launch a Nuclear First Strike Senator Elizabeth Warren Senator Warren at the Dedication Ceremony of the POW-MIA Commemorative Chair in the U.S. Capitol

---

---

Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: Conn. Highest Court Hears Arguments For And Against Manufacturer Of Gun Used In Sandy Hook

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters