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

Vaccine Mandate In Mix For Possible State House Reopening » State House News Service

Editorial: Voting reform bill under wraps » Boston Globe

Four House Districts At Risk of Lacking Representation » State House News Service

Opinion: A simple card that drives conservatives crazy » Boston Globe

Opinion: Labor’s power play against Wu’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate » Boston Globe

State losing millions in revenue due low interest in sports betting » News 22 WWLP.com

Healey's bid for governor launches with backing from business leaders » Boston Business Journal

Demand for welfare spikes as jobless benefits end » The Eagle Tribune

RI: New report says R.I.’s property tax system is ‘out of balance,’ hindering affordable housing construction, economic development » Boston Globe

RI: Who's in and who's definitely out in scramble for Langevin's House of Representatives seat » The Associated Press (AP)

NY: Adams Unveils Ambitious Plan to Confront Rising Gun Violence » New York Times

NJ: Not getting COVID vaccine is selfish, Murphy says. ‘It’s akin to drunk driving.’ » NJ.com

FL: Florida’s Red Tides Are Getting Worse and May Be Hard to Control Because of Climate Change » Inside Climate News

WI: What to know about the battle over Wisconsin health care workers now playing out in court » Post Crescent

CA: California lawmaker proposes Covid vaccine mandate for all schoolchildren » Politico

Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds » New York Times

Ron Klain had the perfect résumé. His first year showed the limits of that experience. » Washington Post

President Biden’s Acute Image Problem with Independents » The Liberal Patriot

Long Before Hungary, the Right Was Fixated on Another Country » The Bulwark

Biden-tied lobbying firms raked in the dough during his first year » Politico

Democrats make surprising inroads in redistricting fight » Boston Globe

Report: Anti-corruption fight is stalled, COVID not helping » Boston Globe

Opinion: Joe Biden and Ukraine gaffe now comes at expense of U.S. troops » Boston Herald

Editorial: Biden made U.S. vulnerable to Russian cyberattack » Boston Herald

Robbins: GOP critics refuse to give Biden the credit he deserves » Boston Herald

Opinion: We can’t fix the world’s problems if we don’t fix our own » Boston Globe

SCOTUS won’t hear pandemic proxy voting dispute » Boston Globe

A wild ride for stocks, and an anxious wait for Fed’s plan on inflation » Boston Globe

Restaurant owners are divided on lifting the ban on Happy Hour in Rhode Island » Boston Globe

How the pandemic tipped Lenox onto a national list of ‘economically distressed’ communities » Berkshire Eagle

Downsized: Shrinking developments around Polar Park raise concerns about the stadium payoff plan » Worcester Business Journal

Foxboro lawmaker aims to strengthen used car lemon law » The Sun Chronicle

Panel airing options for new Amherst elementary school » Gazette Net

Hopkinton school board considers adding Eid al Fitr, Lunar New Year as holidays » WGBH

Unvaccinated Students In Some Schools Can Go Maskless » State House News Service

MCAS subject tests could be scaled back » The Eagle Tribune

Supreme Court agrees to hear Harvard affirmative action case, could cause ‘huge ripple effect’ in college admissions » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker would be ‘happy’ to sign sports betting bill if state lawmakers pass one this session » MassLive

One of R.I.’s most critical programs for newborns is at risk of folding » Boston Globe

Concord, MBTA communities, must have zone where multi-family housing can be built by-right » Wicked Local

Baker: No Clawback On Unemployment Insurance Overpayments » State House News Service

DA Quinn elected President of Massachusetts District Attorneys Association » Fall River Reporter

SJC extends jury trial pause in Mass. by two weeks » Boston Globe

Taxi and rideshare drivers take their chances, and precautions, to work during the pandemic » WGBH

The ripple effect of the 'Great Resignation' » WBUR

Spilka says State House likely to reopen in Feb. » Commonwealth Magazine

Same-day voter registration could be sticking point » Commonwealth Magazine

State House reopening in sight, Massachusetts Democratic leaders say » Boston Herald

Bill Owens, first Black state senator in Massachusetts, dies at 84 » Boston Globe

Mariano Not Swayed, Yet, On Voter Registration Reform » State House News Service

Registration Reform Advocates Apply Pressure In House » State House News Service

Business group to hold parking forum for downtown Greenfield » The Recorder

Holyoke mayor appoints chairs to newly formed advisory councils » MassLive

Michelle Wu pushes vaccination deadline for city workers out one week with 94% inoculated, works with unions on incentives » Boston Herald

City Clerk Maureen Feeney, a fixture in Boston politics for nearly 35 years, to retire » WGBH

Liss-Riordan Launching Bid For Attorney General » State House News Service

Liss-Riordan formally launching campaign for Mass. attorney general » Boston Globe

Omicron offers hope that coronavirus pandemic could stabilize, WHO official says » Boston Globe

Judge considers request for injunction over Salem vax mandate » Salem News

Inside or outside? The first question in selecting a new Boston police commissioner » Boston Globe

Lawmakers press bill on funding police alternatives » Gazette Net

Commission probes uneven sheriffs’ spending » Commonwealth Magazine

Divided Commission Mulls Correction System Changes » State House News Service

Editorial: Time to bring state wiretap law into 21st century » Sentinel & Enterprise

Mental health imperative will punctuate Baker’s final State of the Commonwealth address » WHDH

Gov. Charlie Baker will deliver State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday, push for mental health legislation » MassLive

MassDOT finds an unusual place to hang solar panels: highway sound barriers » Boston Globe

Keolis signal maintainer placed on leave in connection with deadly train collision in Wilmington » WCVB

Seas Growing Rough Amidst Growing Offshore Wind Focus » State House News Service

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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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