10:30am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

12:00pm Worcester Emerging: Civic & Cultural Life, Via Zoom

1:00pm Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

6:30pm Common Start Virtual Rally, Via Zoom

Purdue Pharma Offers Restructuring Plan, Sackler Family Would Give Up Ownership » WBUR

How OxyContin's Maker Sought To Influence Mass. Legislators » WBUR

88 defendants accused of housing bias in refusing to rent to those using Section 8 vouchers » Boston Globe

OPINION: The pandemic exposed Charlie Baker’s Republican heart » Boston Globe

A Disturbing Number of Lawmakers Won’t Get Their Damn COVID Vaccines » Vanity Fair

Big Pharma rebukes Charlie Baker over comments about vaccine manufacturers » Boston.com

Legislative leaders are quiet about new bill to override Baker on school return timeline » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Senate could soon waive taxes on forgiven PPP loans, again advances sweeping climate bill » Boston Herald

‘That doesn’t work for us’: Congressman Stephen Lynch blasts the MBTA over recent service cuts and furloughs » Boston.com

Lynn Mayor McGee announces he will not run for re-election » Lynn Daily News Item

NY: Gov. Cuomo has a ‘preoccupation with his hand size,’ Charlotte Bennett tells investigators » New York Post

NJ: Murphy’s promise of full public-worker pension payment breaks 25 years of underfunding » NJ Spotlight News

FL: New poll shows Cuban-American voters align with GOP » Politico

Baker's Approval Rating Sinks to 52 Percent » State House News Service

Battenfeld: Biden’s fake claims about coronavirus vaccine unseemly » Boston Herald

Editorial: Why won’t Pelosi call for Cuomo to resign? » Boston Herald

Somerville site, family-owned since 1910, could become lab campus » Boston Business Journal

UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll: Mass. residents optimistic about economy » WCVB

Suburban towns like Amazon’s fast deliveries, but not its warehouses » Boston Globe

‘Flying Church’ nearly at full capacity as business climate improves downtown » the Berkshire edge

As restrictions ease, Northampton bars and restaurants plan to re-open soon » News 22 WWLP.com

Walsh Bumps Up Outdoor Dining Launch For Boston Restaurants » WGBH

Bill requires FAFSA completion before high school graduation » News 22 WWLP.com

Opinion: It’s not (only) about the science » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: No delays. It’s time to get back to school. » Boston Globe

Brandeis president in spat with trustees » Boston Globe

Mass. teachers unions back proposed delay of return to classroom » Boston.com

In crucial policy reversal, Biden counters Trump move on bird protections » Boston Globe

Climate Bill Clears Senate Again After Last Week’s Delay » State House News Service

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton introduces federal bill addressing sewer overflows » Boston Herald

With New Complaint, Fossil Fuel Divestment Proponents Shift From Moral To Legal Ground » WBUR

Hold your bets: Spilka taking ‘wait to see’ stance on sports betting » Boston Herald

Moderna testing new coronavirus vaccine that doesn’t require ultra-cold storage » Boston Herald

MassHealth sleep studies under scrutiny » CHNI News

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Coalition calls on lawmakers to ‘do the right thing’ and support $400 million bond bill » Boston Herald

Big money for rent relief is coming to Mass. Will it block a long-feared eviction crisis? » Boston Globe

Immigration crisis at the border getting away from Biden: GOP, advocates warn » Boston Herald

Saint Vincent staff and patients being bullied by striking nurses, according to hospital CEO » Boston Herald

Some New Parents In Mass. Are Eligible To Take Parental Leave Twice. But They Might Not Know About It » WGBH

McGee Goes Shermanesque, Upending Holyoke Mayoral Succession » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Agawam City Councilors want an end to mail-in voting » News 22 WWLP.com

Methuen Receives More than $80,000 State Grant to Contract with Taxi Company » WHAV

Worcester to install up to 10 digital kiosks throughout the city as part of pilot program » The Republican

Holyoke City Council President Todd McGee says he can’t serve as acting mayor » The Republican

Boston councilors want to make remote participation in meetings permanent » Boston Globe

Opinion: The pandemic exposed Charlie Baker’s Republican heart » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval rating falls during COVD pandemic, but he remains top contender for 2022, poll suggests » The Republican

City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George On Why She’s Running For Mayor Of Boston » WGBH

Number of British coronavirus variant cases reported in Mass. more than triples, rising to 371 » Boston Globe

Facebook, Boston Children’s Hospital offer new way to find COVID shots » Boston Globe

1,004 confirmed cases, 28 deaths, and 12,448 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Average age of Massachusetts coronavirus patients drops amid vaccine rollout » Boston Herald

After a Year on Frontlines, Mass. Grocery Workers Want Vaccine Eligibility » NBC Boston

New Bedford Needs COVID Vaccine Equity [OPINION] » WBSM

Vaccine FOMO, we’ve got it bad » Boston Globe

Walsh says 13% of Boston residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Known active COVID cases increased slightly as state reports 1,004 cases, 28 deaths on Monday » The Republican

Newton police must shift from ‘warrior’ to ‘guardian’ mind-set, report says » Boston Globe

State Police were offered COVID-19 vaccines at work. Hundreds have declined to get them » Boston Globe

Holyoke Police Department faces call for ‘independent assessment’ after corruption claim » The Republican

Rep. Tram Nguyen announces new bill to crack down on hate crimes in Massachusetts » Lowell Sun

In Springfield lawsuit over police commission, judge asks for 4-decade history on ordinances » The Republican

In Massachusetts, more than half of prison guards decline COVID vaccine, a trend mirrored across the US » The Republican

Editorial: MBTA needs to fine-tune service cuts » Boston Herald

Lynch: Congressional delegation ‘furious’ about T cuts » Commonwealth Magazine

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Podcast Spotlight

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Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud Grants $3 Million to Develop Innovative Treatments, Bringing Total Investment to $68 Million » Alzheimer's Association

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Army Leadership on Military Housing Crisis, Need for Quality, Safe Accommodations » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

New England Aquarium and retail partner Event Network take significant step to remove plastic from gift shop » New England Aquarium

Gov. Healey's Secretary's Tirade Caught on Camera » MassFiscal Alliance