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

Baker budget includes $700m tax break proposal » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker proposes $700m in tax breaks for residents. Take a look at the details. » Boston Globe

Sen. Harriette Chandler, the first woman from Worcester to be elected to state senate, will not run for reelection » MassLive

Lydia Edwards attends Boston council, Senate meetings at the same time » Boston Herald

Boston Police patrolmen union votes down vaccine agreement as tension rises ahead of enforcement » Boston Herald

Mass. needs more housing. Why not at Devens? » Boston Globe

Mass. Senate President calls for same-day voter registration as House takes up voting rights » WGBH

Registration Reform Left Out Of House Voting Bill » State House News Service

Just over half of Saint Vincent striking nurses returned » Boston Business Journal

Backlash grows after Tufts announces closure of children’s hospital » Boston Globe

Mostly educators of color could face termination due to vaccine mandate, Boston Teachers Union says » Boston Globe

Opinion: Teflon Charlie Baker rides off into the sunset » Boston Globe

Editorial: It's way past time to implement the charitable deduction » Boston Business Journal

NH: ‘This is crazy’: New Hampshire separatists call for state to secede from union » Boston Globe

RI: Seth Magaziner announces run for Congress » WPRI.com

NY: Tenants’ Rights at Risk in NYCHA Conversions, Warns Human Rights Group » The City

NJ: Trenton councilwoman derides Black union leader as a ‘sellout’ » The Trentonian

FL: Florida Democrats walk out of confirmation hearing for DeSantis' surgeon general pick » Politico

The Challenges of Electing Governors and Lieutenant Governors Separately » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Reporters and Politicians: How Close Do They Need to Be? » Governing

Sign-ups in Affordable Care Act marketplaces reach record 14.5 million » Washington Post

Biden’s Likeliest Supreme Court Pick » The Atlantic

Who might President Biden nominate to the Supreme Court? Here’s a look at five potential picks. » Boston Globe

Mitch McConnell Is One Week Away From Claiming Biden Can’t Put Someone on the Supreme Court the Same Year He Started Re-Watching the Original Gossip Girl » Vanity Fair

Opinion: Are we going to see democracy work? » Boston Globe

Trump drives talk he’s preparing to run for president in 2024 » Boston Herald

Opinion: Kamala Harris to Supreme Court would open the VP door for Hillary Clinton » Boston Herald

Federal Reserve is ready to boost interest rates in March as inflation worsens » Boston Globe

No basis for Trump’s lawsuit challenging probe, New York AG says » Boston Globe

Gates Foundation expands board following Bill, Melinda split » Boston Globe

Massachusetts biopharma firms raised a record $13.7 billion in venture capital last year » Boston Globe

Sullivan presses for ‘revenge porn’ law at legislative hearing » Gazette Net

Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appointed professor of practice and co-director of HKS's Center for Public Leadership » Harvard Kennedy School

Officials Cut Ribbon on New Wahconah Regional High School » iBerkshires

Pondweed control plan stirs opposition in Leverett » Gazette Net

State tops up funding for Greylock Glen project, adding $2.8 million, with May groundbreaking likely » Berkshire Eagle

Virtual legislative breakfast scheduled for talks on homelessness » The Sun Chronicle

Koonce Commutation Scrutinized, Applauded At Hearing » State House News Service

U.S. Attorney Rollins says her office will bring 'full weight' of legal system against drug and sex traffickers » WBUR

'Varsity Blues' Prosecutor Nominated for Superior Judgeship » State House News Service

Boston unions file appeal regarding vaccination mandate for city workforce » Boston Globe

Senate Bulks Up COVID Bill To $75 Mil » State House News Service

Candidates vying for House vacancies » The Bay State Banner

Brockton pols will be trying to hold onto their seats in districts that look very different » The Enterprise

Handful of unmasked people disrupts Boston City Council meeting » Boston Globe

Huge jump in Amherst parking permit fees on table » Gazette Net

Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer elected president of Massachusetts Mayors' Association » Berkshire Eagle

Early names emerge in race to succeed Sen. Harriette Chandler » Worcester Telegram

Rita Mendes wants to be 1st state rep in Brockton's new majority-minority district » The Enterprise

Rapid COVID-19 tests to be sold in New Hampshire liquor stores, governor says » WMUR

Despite delay, new standards commission coming online to help police the police » WCVB

Staffing shortages are hurting sick prisoners at Norfolk prison, advocates claim » WGBH

Holyoke, South Hadley, Granby fire departments to purchase equipment through grants » The Reminder

New Bedford deputy fire chief terminated following videos questioning his out-injured status » South Coast Today

Charlie Baker loads up on $700 million in tax credits in final $48.5 billion Massachusetts budget proposal » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker proposes $48.5 billion budget for Massachusetts in the next fiscal year » MassLive

Gov. Charlie Baker’s 2023 budget calls for almost $700M in tax breaks for families, renters, low-income residents » MassLive

‘We’ll take a hard look’: What State House leaders said about Baker’s proposed tax cuts » Boston.com

Public needs answers, accountability for deadly MBTA train collision, drawbridge incident » Boston Herald

Mud season has long caused driving headaches in Western Mass. A new proposal asks the state to look at the issue » Berkshire Eagle

T plans to add Green Line crash prevention tech a year earlier than scheduled » Boston Globe

Opinion: T leadership disappoints riders again over low-income fares » Boston Globe

Feeney aims to strengthen used car lemon law » The Sun Chronicle

Aging pipes lead to West Newbury water main break » Newburyport News

Boston substation fight fuels push to reform how energy projects are sited » Energy News Network

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