11:00am Department of Correction and Sheriff's Department Funding, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm The Road Ahead: A Conversation with CFOs hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via webcast

5:00pm Virtual Birthday Celebration for Sen. Julian Cyr

Secretary of State William Galvin running for reelection as he seeks record eighth term » Boston Globe

Marijuana excise taxes outpace alcohol in Massachusetts » Boston.com

After months of delays, state approves doubling of solar energy » Boston Globe

Polito Forecasts $31 Mil Increase In Unrestricted Aid » State House News Service

Racist covenants still stain property records. Mass. may try to have them removed » WBUR

Mass. unemployment rate falls below 4% » Boston Business Journal

RI: Can Revolution Take Root In Rhode Island? » The Daily Poster

RI: R.I. Democrats scrambling to find strong candidate to replace Langevin in Congress » Boston Globe

NH: House Republicans tweak ultrasound mandate but reject adding exceptions to new abortion limits » NHPR

GA: Brian Kemp misses his Nixon-to-China opportunity » Georgia Recorder

NJ: Lawmakers to resume push for civilian review boards » New Jersey Monitor

VA: Seven school boards sue to stop Gov. Youngkin’s mask-optional order on the day it takes effect » Washington Post

FL: Judge Issues Stinging Free Speech Ruling Against University of Florida » New York Times

Democrats make surprising inroads in redistricting fight » AP News

Omicron outbreaks were bad for business in January » Axios

RFK Jr. Likens Anti-Vaxxer Struggle To Holocaust Victims, Including Anne Frank » HUFFPOST

The Sarah Palin v. New York Times Trial is Upon Us » Vanity Fair

For Many Who Marched, Jan. 6 Was Only the Beginning » New York Times

‘The walls are closing in’: Trump reels from week of political setbacks » The Guardian

Sanders says Republicans are 'laughing all the way to Election Day' » The Hill

Canadian ‘Spudpocalypse’ campaign targets Massachusetts as governments chop Prince Edward Island potatoes » Boston Herald

‘A hellishly difficult task.’ Can the Federal Reserve lower inflation without causing a recession? » Boston Globe

Portland payments company is a rare winner in 2022 » Boston Globe

Massachusetts marijuana excise tax revenue exceeds alcohol for first time » WCVB

Opinion: Make Mass. a leader in reproductive freedom » Commonwealth Magazine

For students in surge, a ‘new normal’ and plenty of worries » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker rebukes ‘over the top’ COVID protocols at colleges amid high vaccination rates » MassLive

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to consideration of race in college admissions » Boston Globe

Making sense of COVID policies in schools » Commonwealth Magazine

Westfield to roll back contact tracing if students test at home » MassLive

Feds oppose latest legal effort to block tribe’s reservation » AP News

Mass General Brigham makes its case for expansion » Commonwealth Magazine

Why hospital ERs are filled beyond capacity » Commonwealth Magazine

Number of homeless Boston Public Schools students climbs » Boston Herald

Cambridge homeless shelters are ‘full to bursting’ as new faces emerge » Boston Globe

Opinion: A tool to help level the playing field for low-income tenants » Boston Globe

Editorial: Ending welfare as we know it — again » Boston Globe

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Coalition leaders receive national VFW award for pandemic advocacy » MassLive

With new resources, Mass. resettlement groups boost number of Afghan evacuees they'll help » WGBH

Wendy Murphy: Everyone failed to protect Harmony Montgomery » Boston Herald

Firefighters union pushes back against vaccination mandate for Boston’s workforce even as vast majority of members comply » Boston Globe

Is it a case of finders keepers if the state mistakenly overpays you in jobless benefits? » Boston Globe

Older workers press age discrimination claims in challenge to IBM layoffs » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu announces one-week delay in enforcement of vaccine mandate for city workers » Boston Herald

Lydia Edwards to keep council seat for first three months on Massachusetts senate » Boston Herald

Wu again extends vaccination deadline for city workers » WGBH

In Egleston Square, a community peace garden is up for sale » Boston Globe

Opinion: The West End’s lesson for Mayor Wu » Boston Globe

Was losing the best thing that ever happened to Alex Morse? » Boston Globe

Lucas: Diehl should look to Biden to gain edge on Healey » Boston Herald

Galvin Seeking Eighth Term As State Secretary » State House News Service

2022 shaping up to be banner year for Massachusetts politics » Fox 25 News

Costly ballot fights ahead on gig economy, income tax amendment » Commonwealth Magazine

Sunday Notebook: It’s a game of musical chairs at the State House » Sentinel & Enterprise

Danielle Allen calls for ‘exit ramp’ for coronavirus mask, vaccine mandates » Boston Herald

Our View: A sign of hope for spring » The Sun Chronicle

Charlie Baker files legislation to update wiretapping laws, but faces some scrutiny » Boston Herald

What does Boston want in its next police commissioner? » Boston Globe

Editorial: The Boston Police gang database gets overdue attention » Boston Globe

Report: Domestic violence murders increased last year » The Eagle Tribune

After South Shore Plaza shooting, mall workers demand greater safety measures » Boston Globe

Fall River City Council vote supports police use of body-worn cameras » The Herald News

Municipal officials slam Polito local aid projection » Commonwealth Magazine

DCR ghosts artist group in Hull » Commonwealth Magazine

Charlie Baker to deliver final state of the state address Tuesday » Boston Herald

As the child tax credit ends, one family navigates a new, familiar reality » Boston Globe

Baker will again seek $200M for roads, bridges » Gazette Net

Baker seeks level funding for local road projects in next year’s capital spending plan » Boston Globe

Set to release budget recommendation next week, Gov. Baker will recommend standard $200 million for roads spending » Berkshire Eagle

Suffolk DA will not bring criminal charges in BU professor’s death at JFK/UMass station » Boston Globe

Advocates call for relief from utility payments at rally on Boston Common » Boston Globe

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Podcast Spotlight

National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States: Sorting Through the Stimulus | OAS Episode 150 Crooked Media Pod Save America: Offline: Jenny Odell on How to Do Nothing CommonWealth Magazine The Codcast: Making sense of COVID policies in schools

11:00am Department of Correction and Sheriff's Department Funding, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm The Road Ahead: A Conversation with CFOs hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via webcast

5:00pm Virtual Birthday Celebration for Sen. Julian Cyr

9:00am State House News Forum: The Federal Money Spending Challenge, Via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

11:00am Civil Service Law and Personnel Administration Rules, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Early Education and Care Economic Review, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Auto Body Labor Rates, Virtual Hearing

11:30am Sen. President Karen Spilka on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbh.org/news

12:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

3:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

7:00pm CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on GBH's Greater Boston with Jim Braude, GBH 2

Birthdays: Rep. Antonio Cabral, State Senator John Velis

9:00am Data Driven Insights: A Look Ahead hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

10:00am Governor's Council Meeting, State House, Room 157

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm Ellen Story Commission on Postpartum Depression, Virtual Hearing

Governor's FY23 budget due

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

11:00am "Ask the Governor" with Governor Charlie Baker on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbh.org/news

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

1:00pm Attorney General Maura Healey on Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude & Margery Eagan, 89.7 FM or wgbh.org/news

1:00pm Special Legislative Commission on Structural Racism in Correctional Facilities of the Commonwealth, Virtual Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Transitional Assistance Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submit via email or mail