11:00am Moving Forward with Immigration Reform: State and Local Priorities hosted by NCSL, Via Zoom

1:00pm Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak, Oversight Hearing

Vote By Mail: Why Mass. Dems Want To Make The Pandemic Measure Permanent » WBUR

Business backers of voter access now balk at fighting curbs » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren and AOC lay down climate challenge to Biden » Boston Globe

In the mayor’s race, some Boston business folks already have their candidate » Boston Globe

Baker administration ‘very pleased’ with climate change bill » Commonwealth Magazine

FL: Ron DeSantis Is Very Pleased With Himself » Politico Magazine

CA: Adam Schiff Promoted by Powerful Allies for California Attorney General » The Wall Street Journal

NY: FBI Cuomo Probe Seeks Details on Deal to Shield Nursing Homes from COVID Lawsuits » The City

GA: Georgia shootings could test state’s new hate-crimes law as debate rages over suspect’s motive » Washington Post

Health experts urge Governor Baker to delay Monday reopenings » Boston Globe

DONALD TRUMP IS DROWNING IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND LEGALLY SCREWED » Vanity Fair

John Kerry at center of Twitter spat after maskless flight photo circulates online » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: John Kerry’s attitude is a load of malarkey » Boston Herald

Opinion: Biden puts a bull’s-eye on today’s lazy faux filibuster » Boston Globe

This was the wildest job in American politics this past year » Boston Globe

Retailers feeling encouraged, hopeful » News 22 WWLP.com

As the ICA reopens, its long-term commitments are on full display » Boston Globe

Art sales symposium paints prospect of financing through tough times » Berkshire Eagle

Boston Private calls bid to kill SVB deal a ‘reckless gamble’ » Boston Business Journal

After Atlanta slayings, this time needs to be different for Asian Americans » Boston Globe

Civil rights groups urge state to change ‘discriminatory’ vocational school admissions policies to lottery » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker, Cardinal O’Malley Visit St. Mary’s High School » Lynn Journal

Massachusetts education group says vocational school admissions discriminatory, calls for change » Boston Herald

Legislature approves climate bill, sends back to Governor Baker » Boston Globe

Climate bill back on Charlie Baker’s desk, this time with veto-proof power » Boston Herald

Massachusetts lawmakers again approve climate change bill » WHDH

Theoharides Signals Admin Support for Revised Climate Bill » State House News Service

FAA ramps up ‘zero-tolerance policy’ on mask mandate for all flights » Boston Herald

US Rep. Richard Neal backs $400 million bond bill for Holyoke Soldiers’ Home » The Republican

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home trustees close in on selecting new superintendent » The Republican

Norwood Hospital accuses Beth Israel Lahey of poaching affiliated doctors » Boston Business Journal

House passes bill to give Dreamers path to citizenship over GOP opposition » Boston Globe

With remote work, employees lose those essential ‘in-between moments’ » Boston Globe

Walsh one step away from labor secretary after Senate votes to end debate on his nomination; confirmation expected Monday » Boston Globe

State Senate passes COVID relief bill to help companies, workers » Boston Globe

Pandemic changing how and where many people work » The Recorder

Senate Adds Tax-Filing Deadline Extension to UI Bill » State House News Service

Take My Council, Please: Historic Preservation, a Gothic Experience » Western Mass Politics and Insight

New year, same election game plan for clerks » News 22 WWLP.com

1,857 confirmed cases, 27 deaths, and 62,532 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

‘We’re just in a race against time to vaccinate people’: COVID-19 rates are stable in Mass., but stalled progress is a concern, experts say » Boston Globe

Cities hit hard by virus are underfunded relative to peers in federal stimulus » Boston Globe

United States to hit 100 million vaccinations Friday, beating Biden goal » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Could Reach 4 Million COVID Vaccinations By July 4, Baker Says » CBS Boston

US closes in on Biden goal of 100 million vaccinations in 100 days » Boston Globe

Vaccine supply increasing in Massachusetts as more residents become eligible » News 10

20 Massachusetts cities and towns at high risk for coronavirus, first increase in weeks » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine rollout: Nearly 1 million people fully vaccinated » Boston Herald

Nearly 1 million Massachusetts residents are fully vaccinated, as new COVID cases level out statewide » The Republican

Opinion: Gimme credit! » Boston Globe

AG Maura Healey says Charlie Baker’s ‘course corrected’ on aspects of vaccine rollout, but equity issues remain » Boston Herald

Doctor weighs in on new travel advisories for Mass. » WCVB

See how many people received a COVID-19 vaccine in your Mass. town » Boston Globe

Legislators urge state health officials to provide COVID doses to community-run vaccination sites » The Republican

Berkshires vaccine team calls for more doses, as state focus on mass sites cuts allocations » Berkshire Eagle

Downing Backs Mandatory Vaccinations for Police, Teachers » State House News Service

Holyoke police review panel struggles with lack of resources » Gazette Net

Easthampton residents seek transparency on police » Gazette Net

Hate Crimes Bill Drawing Interest After Atlanta Murders » State House News Service

Massachusetts State Police add five fugitives to most-wanted list » Boston Herald

Massachusetts rescinds coronavirus travel order, stadiums open Monday, says Charlie Baker » Boston Herald

Editorial: Plymouth DA evades the sunshine » Boston Globe

Lynch: Commuter Rail Operator Will Hold Off On Furloughs » WBUR

Will Mass. Move Its Tax Deadline Now That the IRS Has? » NECN

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: MA Congressional Delegation Pushes Back On MBTA Cuts Five Thirty Eight Politics Podcast: Why Republicans Are Happy To Stoke Culture Wars NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: Exclusive: FBI Director Christopher Wray On Responding To Hate Crimes Crooked Media Pod Save America: “Democracy or the Filibuster.” (with Alyssa Mastromonaco!)

Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

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