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"Trump will certainly be relevant and a player in the next cycle, but that will decrease over time, and without Twitter and the trappings of power, I think people will get tired of him. People will finally start to see he’s not as powerful as he claims to be.”

U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger

Comparing Trump to the once wildly popular Sarah Palin.

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Beltway Politics

Editorial: The Constitution doesn’t shield Trump from accountability. It demands it » Boston Globe

Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief » Boston Globe

Neal says President Joe Biden's COVID-19 relief package is 'certainly going to pass' » Berkshire Eagle

Using connections to Trump, Dershowitz became a force in clemency grants » Boston Globe

Trump’s impeachment trial to begin with debate over constitutional questions » Boston Globe

Key arguments by Trump’s lawyers ahead of impeachment trial » Boston Globe

Stimulus checks, child tax credits could reach Massachusetts residents by April 1, says Congressman Richard Neal » Boston Herald

A key subplot of Trump’s impeachment trial: the clock » Boston Globe

Business

Baker: More Fed Aid Critical to Rebuilding Economies » State House News Service

Watch Live: US Rep. Richard Neal joins Charlie Baker in call for more federal pandemic stimulus dollars » Boston Herald

Boston’s in a lab-building boom. What will that mean for the city and its neighborhoods? » Boston Globe

New loosened COVID-19 restrictions for Massachusetts businesses » News 10

AG: Citibank to pay nearly $900K to thousands of Mass. consumers for credit card overcharges » WHDH

Civil Rights

NAACP chapter sues Worcester over school board election system that allegedly discriminates » Worcester Telegram

Education

Governor: UMass Amherst strategy works » News 22 WWLP.com

UMass sequesters students amid COVID surge » Gazette Net

A Brief Overview of the New Massachusetts Campus Safety Act » JD Supra

354 UMass Amherst students facing punishment for COVID rule-breaking » The Republican

Environment

A mission to rid the state of nips and other discarded trash ends in tragedy » Boston Globe

Break Their Climate Change Will [PHIL-OSOPHY] » WBSM

As the oceans become more acidic, threat to sealife and industry grows, new study finds » Boston Globe

Panel: Ocean Acidification Threatens Lucrative Shellfish Sector » State House News Service

Health Care

Hospital valet shot in the eye one year ago sues Brigham and Women’s Hospital » Boston Globe

Latest legislative hearing on Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID outbreak set for Tuesday » The Republican

Housing

Housing Choice brings the biggest changes to Massachusetts zoning laws in decades » Boston Globe

Housing Families Inc. to open individual shelter in Malden » Wicked Local

Baker: Law May Help Commercial Properties Convert to Housing » State House News Service

Judiciary

Thousands with OUI convictions to be offered new trials over unreliable breath tests » Gazette Net

Labor

For low-income workers, a chance to learn new skills without paying a dime upfront » Boston Globe

St. Vincent Hospital nurses to take strike vote Wednesday » Worcester Telegram

Legislative

Mariano Lays Out House Vaccine Rollout Priorities » State House News Service

Local Government

Billerica selectmen push for municipalities to handle coronavirus vaccine distribution » Lowell Sun

Opinion: The toughest questions for Marty Walsh are in Boston, not Washington » Boston Globe

Worcester voters, activists sue school committee over Voting Rights Act » Boston Globe

Voting rights plaintiffs respond to Lowell City Council attempts to further change election system » Lowell Sun

Why can't Fall River fill city administrator post? Yet another candidate turns down job » The Herald News

Politics

Campaign finance accounts offer clues of 2022 political landscape as Charlie Baker still lags in fundraising » Boston Herald

Ben Downing, former state senator, launches campaign for governor » Boston Globe

Briefings: Up the Downing Escalator? Fmr. Berks Senator Wants to Be Guv » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Public Health

Mass. reports 1,276 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 55 new deaths » Boston Globe

Call center working, website changes coming » News 22 WWLP.com

State progressing through 430,000 in 75+ vaccination group » News 22 WWLP.com

When Can Residents 65 and Older Get the COVID Vaccine in Mass.? » NBC Boston

Vaccination frustrations continue as state lawmakers call for changes » WCVB

Thousands Of COVID Vaccination Appointments Unfilled In Massachusetts » CBS Boston

Rausch bill would mandate COVID-19 testing site in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Creator of Simpler Mass. Vaccine Sign-Up Website Gets Meeting With Baker Admin. » NBC Boston

Massachusetts residents aged 65 to 74 will have to wait to get vaccine » WCVB

Charlie Baker to work with Arlington mom, programmer who built centralized coronavirus vaccine appointment website » Boston Herald

Burning fossil fuels kills an estimated 350,000 Americans a year, including 7,600 in Massachusetts, study finds » Boston Globe

UMass Memorial opens vaccination site at Mercantile Center in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Another coder has built a COVID vaccine appointment website for Mass. residents » Boston Globe

Public Safety

How the Police Bank Millions Through Their Union Contracts » ProPublica

Attleboro area fire departments to get nearly $83,000 in grants for safety education » The Sun Chronicle

State awards 239 Fire Departments grants for educating youth, older adults on fire safety » News 22 WWLP.com

Lowell Police Department becomes largest certified city department in Massachusetts » Lowell Sun

State Finance

Hinds preps bill to revamp PILOT funding » Gazette Net

Opinion: Baker’s hunt for the wily gooney bird » Boston Globe

State Government

Gov. Baker congratulates Tom Brady on his latest Super Bowl win » WCVB

MassGOP calls for $130K Massachusetts climate official to resign » Boston Herald

Opinion: Speeding? Pilot? Climate change undersecretary not playing it cool » Boston Herald

Transportation

Better MBTA Outlook Creating Pressure on Service Side » State House News Service

T control board takes on its critics » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA Plans Vaccine Site For Workers In Quincy » WBUR

Utilities

Town, state officials resist RMLD’s biomass power deal » Daily Times Chronicle

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