8:30am 2021 Economic Outlook presented by the Boston Business Journal and CIBC, Via GoToMeeting

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Lunch Hour Live: A Look Into The Biden Administration With FRONTLINE’s Michael Kirk, Virtual event hosted by GBH

2:00pm Swearing-In of the Asian American Commission, Via Facebook Live/Zoom

Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform “Land of Hope and Dreams” at Biden Inauguration Event » Pitchfork

They failed spectacularly in ’88. Now, these Biden aides are getting sweet redemption. » Politico

Donald Trump, a retrospective: A look back at the 1,462 worst days in presidential history » Vanity Fair

Five new lawmakers to watch on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Voters hold Beacon Hill in high esteem » Commonwealth Magazine

Business to Biden: Prepare for a fight over tax and minimum wage » Boston Business Journal

Trump leaves QAnon and the online MAGA world crushed and confused » Politico

NY: Cuomo says NY job market won’t recover from COVID-19 until 2025 » New York Post

900,000 filed for jobless claims last week, a historically high level as Biden inherits worst job market of any modern president » Washington Post

Beacon Hill Democrats didn’t help themselves with late flurry of bills » Lowell Sun

Stephanie Pollack of MassDOT to join Biden administration, Federal Highway Department » Boston Herald

State transportation boss Stephanie Pollack leaving to work for Federal Highway Administration » Boston Globe

One GOP, Two Inaugural Messages » State House News Service

Biden mandates masks on federal property, reverses key Trump policies after inauguration » Boston Herald

Biden reaches out to Trump supporters, but plans on immediate reversal of key Trump policies » Boston Herald

Opinion: President Biden to Canada: Drop dead » Boston Herald

Biden gets to work, signing orders to undo numerous Trump policies » Boston Globe

Biden’s 17 executive orders, in detail » Boston Globe

‘Tremendous, Exciting': Inauguration of President Biden Comes at Critical Time » NBC Boston

Biden delivers sober call to action: ‘America has to be better than this’ » Boston Globe

Biden sworn in as 46th president, vowing renewal through unity » Boston Globe

Opinion: Biden spoke like a president, and his words had power » Boston Globe

Opinion: In Washington, a new day, a new course » Boston Globe

Editorial: Can a salve for a wounded nation become the glue that binds it? » Boston Globe

Opinion: Biden believes in a united America. Do enough of his fellow Americans? » Boston Globe

A man busted for smuggling pot, another for illegal donations to Mitt Romney campaign: 4 people with New England ties given pardons, clemency from Donald Trump » The Republican

Neal: Biden's inauguration underscores America's 'durable' institutions » Berkshire Eagle

'There's No Comparison': Mass. Congressional Delegation Describes An Inauguration Like No Other » WBUR

Haemonetics acquires Silicon Valley medical-device firm for $475m » Boston Globe

Two PPP loans in the same round? Experts say it's possible. » Boston Business Journal

New Worcester pro basketball team to be named after Black cyclist » Worcester Business Journal

Boston-based Fuze bags $13.6M from existing investors » Boston Business Journal

On Inauguration Day, the hill we climb and the dreams we can no longer defer » Boston Globe

Domestic violence homicides decline during pandemic » Commonwealth Magazine

School committee members statewide lobby Gov. Baker to vaccinate teachers in low-income districts » The Republican

Medford schools create racial equity task force » Boston Globe

BPS students question in-school instruction push » The Bay State Banner

All Framingham Public Schools staff expected to return to school buildings on Feb. 1 » The Metro West Daily News

Two Mass. law schools rank among nation's fastest-growing » Boston Business Journal

Questions on Baker’s $6b climate change cost estimate » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts Democrats refile climate bill after Charlie Baker veto, set stage for veto showdown » Boston Herald

3,000 vaccinations a day? BHS pitches efficiency plan — but supply a concern » Berkshire Eagle

Baker goes silent on foreign-trained docs » Commonwealth Magazine

Holyoke investigation pivots to staffing at Soldiers’ Home » Gazette Net

Stunned by Littleton nursing home’s continued failures » Boston Herald

Biden’s great immigration undoing » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker Nominates New Superior Court Associate Justice » Cape Cod Online

Latanowich to be tried on Cape, change of venue denied » Cape Cod Times

Colonial Automotive to pay $1 million for exploiting state unemployment system » Sentinel & Enterprise

AG joins lawsuit to protect tipped workers » Berkshire Eagle

Boston delegation would like to see more aid to county, but still ‘bullish on the Berkshires’ » the Berkshire edge

Mayor Marty Walsh attends inauguration, but no sign yet of when he might leave Boston » Boston Herald

What would Kim Janey’s powers as acting mayor of Boston be? » Boston Herald

Mayor-to-be Janey's focus: 'Seamless transition' » Dorchester Reporter

Charlie Baker, Karyn Polito Raise Near Identical Amounts of Money In December » New Boston Post

Green-Rainbow Party Already Skeptical of Joe Biden, From His Left » New Boston Post

Multiple Massachusetts cities to elect new mayors in 2021 » The Republican

In Massachusetts, inauguration was a moment to savor and a reason to feel pride » Boston Globe

Massachusetts politicians ready to move forward with Joe Biden, say good riddance to Trump » Boston Herald

Cardinal O’Malley urges President Biden to help ‘forgotten and vulnerable’ » Boston Globe

Protesters In Boston On Inauguration Day Promise 'No Honeymoon' For Biden Administration » WBUR

Attleboro area officials see hope in new president's inauguration » The Sun Chronicle

In Boston, activists warn against complacency with President Joe Biden in office » The Republican

'Trump is a brand' — Easton merchandise store to remain open, but Hanson one to close » The Enterprise

Coronavirus variant in Massachusetts: Second case confirmed, Worcester County man in his 20s » Boston Herald

Smokers bumped toward the front of the coronavirus vaccine line in some states » Boston Herald

More than 400 Massachusetts doctors push for vaccine priority in hotspot communities » Boston Herald

Vaccination rollout expands, includes Fenway Park » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts COVID Vaccine Rollout ‘Clearly’ Not Going Fast Enough, Rep. Seth Moulton Says » CBS Boston

Mass. reports 3,987 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 78 new deaths » Boston Globe

Medical Professionals, Activists Push Baker To Prioritize Vaccine Access For Minority Communities » WBUR

Amid COVID-19, city borders complicate some responses » Boston Globe

How Does A State Prepare To Vaccinate Its Entire Population? It's Not Easy » WGBH

Baker announces stay at home advisory, early closure order will end on Monday » Boston Globe

Call Volume Highlights Craving for Vaccine, Testing Info » State House News Service

Baker Lifting Curfew, Stay-at-Home Advisory on Monday » State House News Service

Vaccine Access Expanded to Full Range of Health Workers » State House News Service

County jails vaccinate some staff, inmates next in line » Gazette Net

Mass. National Guard Troops Feel 'Tremendous Pride' In Providing Security For Inauguration » WBUR

As Feds Change Rules For Reporting Jail Deaths, Sheriffs Face Less Accountability » WBUR

General Local Aid Will Rise by $39.5 Mil in Baker Budget » State House News Service

Baker appointee ‘mourns’ transportation vetoes » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker carves up $16.5 billion transportation bill with vetoes » Wicked Local

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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

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance