7:30am 2022 State of Massachusetts Business Address by John Regan, AIM President & CEO, Via webcast

10:00am A meeting of the Subcommittee on Municipalities Not Subject to Civil Service Law, of the Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

Suddenly Wide Open, AG’s Race May Draw Crowd » State House News Service

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. CEO Andrew Dreyfus to step down » Boston Globe

Opinion: Legislature must fully protect survivors of sexual assault » Boston Globe

Five key things to know about Maura Healey as she starts her campaign for governor » WGBH

Massachusetts Nurses Association calls on Gov. Charlie Baker to declare state of emergency, take steps to address COVID surge » MassLive

Marijuana regulators support updates to drugged driving laws » Commonwealth Magazine

During a crisis, zoning laws are hindering construction of affordable housing units » Boston Globe

‘Have a look at my record’: Maura Healey makes her case for governor » Boston.com

State needs to slow down on clawing back unemployment overpayments » Boston Globe

Room to grow: Slow recovery for Boston's hotel industry » Boston Business Journal

With Healey in for governor, Campbell considers AG run » Dorchester Reporter

Biden calls, Ehrlich answers » Lynn Daily News Item

FL: Black lawmakers hammer Ileana Garcia over ‘deeply hurtful’ race comments » Politico

RI: McKee's $12.8-billion budget targets COVID recovery, avoids tax or fee hikes » The Associated Press (AP)

ID: Why There’s a Civil War in Idaho — Inside the GOP » Politico

CA: California could let teenagers get COVID vaccine without parental consent » San Francisco Chronicle

102 millionaires, including Abigail Disney, have signed another letter asking governments around the world to raise their taxes » Business Insider

Biden administration raises minimum wage for federal employees to $15 » Axios

Is Ginni Thomas a Threat to the Supreme Court? » The New Yorker

It’s Not a Great Week to Be Ivanka Trump » Vanity Fair

Trump Says His Georgia Election Coercion Was ‘Even More’ Perfect Than His Ukraine Extortion » HUFFPOST

Jon Ossoff, Susan Collins spar in unusually personal floor debate over voting rights legislation » Boston Globe

Sotomayor Denounces Supreme Court For Looking ‘The Other Way’ On Texas Abortion Law » HUFFPOST

The Senate failed to pass voting rights legislation. Where does that leave Democrats? » Boston Globe

McConnell backs effort to overhaul electoral vote count law » Boston Globe

After Jan. 6, Sean Hannity advised Trump: ‘No more stolen election talk’ » Boston Globe

Small Biz Owners Fear Income Surtax Will Dent Nest Eggs » State House News Service

Marijuana regulators sidestep stoned driving debate » Boston Globe

CCC Chair Troubled By “Predatory Financing Deals” » State House News Service

The guilty, the innocent, and government secrecy » Boston Globe

‘It’s been a desperate call’: Substitute teachers in high demand as districts grapple with teaching shortages » Boston Globe

Editorial: A more nimble tool for tracking student virus rate » Lowell Sun

‘Education is the ladder to success’: Pine Manor’s merger with BC yields new institute serving underrepresented students » Boston Globe

Our View: More testing will keep kids in class » The Sun Chronicle

UMass Amherst clarifies mask rules: high quality masks, such as N95s, are ‘urged,’ but not required » MassLive

32,909 new coronavirus cases reported in Massachusetts schools in past week » Boston Herald

Kim Janey starts a new chapter in academia » Boston Globe

Framingham school officials to seek COVID-19 testing materials from state » The Metro West Daily News

Trash is a burning question with mixed answers in some Mass. towns » WBUR

Tufts Medical Center will close its pediatric hospital after more than a century of treating sick kids » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Nurses Union Wants Baker’s Help To Address ‘Overwhelmed And Burned Out’ Workers » CBS Boston

Mass General Brigham Backs Fee To Address Housing Crunch » State House News Service

State grant will help Louison House provide winter housing for the homeless at local motels in the Northern Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

North Adams housing nonprofit gets $135,000 in state, local funding for winter emergency shelter » WAMC

Attleboro area parents hopeful state testing programs will help with day care » The Sun Chronicle

US jobless claims rise to 286,000, highest since October » Boston Globe

Now a state senator, Edwards' plans to leave Boston City Council are unclear » WGBH

Maura Healey launches campaign for governor, promising to ‘continue with what’s working and fix what’s not’ » Boston Globe

Healey Joins All-Female Democratic Field In Governor's Race With Most Cash » WBZ News Radio

More cowbell: Protests outside of Michelle Wu’s house continue, but sound a bit different » Boston Herald

Walsh says he is not running for Mass. governor: ‘It was an honor to be mentioned’ » Boston Globe

In first campaign stop, Healey stays on script » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says she’s got the ‘skills, willpower’ to lead as governor in ‘moment of urgency’ » MassLive

Who wants to be the next attorney general? » Boston.com

Community, civil rights leader 'elated' about diverse field as AG Maura Healey enters governor's race » WBUR

COVID-19 cases have peaked in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

What happens after Omicron? Some experts predict a lull but say the virus could have more tricks up its sleeve » Boston Globe

Nearly half of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Massachusetts are ‘incidental’ cases, new state data show » Boston Globe

Massachusetts COVID cases: 51% hospitalized because of virus, 49% test positive while getting other treatment » Boston Herald

Editorial: Body cameras not just for cops any more » Boston Globe

Boston Police commissioner search committee hears input » Boston Herald

Mass. Municipal Police Training Center opens in Southbridge » Spectrum News

Baker vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of Mass. court’s handling of case related to missing 7-year-old NH girl » WHDH

‘Woefully insufficient:’ Advocates fume after new T proposal doesn’t include new low-income fare » Boston Globe

MBTA Plan Adjusts Reduced Fares, Transfer Costs » State House News Service

FERC Chair: Problems, But No “Legal Basis” To Halt Weymouth Compressor » State House News Service

Federal regulators allow Weymouth compressor station to continue operating » Boston Globe

Wireless Internet firm Starry shows growth, looks to complete merger to go public » Boston Globe

Sen. Edward Markey meets with Western Massachusetts officials to tout legislation to bolster LIHEAP heating assistance program » MassLive

Feds: Regulators 'should never have approved' Weymouth compressor, too late to shut it down » Patriot Ledger

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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

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