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Campaigns supporting and opposing Massachusetts additional income tax amendment report $1.6 million in contributions » Ballotpedia

Lawsuit challenges Vineyard Wind approval » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: Whether you’re Tom Brady or Bill Galvin, there comes a time to pass the torch » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker wants to slash Massachusetts State Police overtime by hiring retirees for details » Boston Herald

Maura Healey’s early lead in the governor race and 3 other takeaways from a new voter poll » Boston.com

Mass. diverts eviction relief funds to investigate fradulent applications » Dig Boston

Battenfeld: Massachusetts politicians scurrying like… well, you know » Boston Herald

Fishing coalition sues fed agencies over Vineyard Wind project » WBUR

RI: Former Rep. Jim Langevin and Gov. Gina Raimondo aide Joy Fox enters Congressional race » The Associated Press (AP)

NJ: New federal funding for beach replenishment reignites old debate » New Jersey Monitor

MN: With massive budget surplus and long priority lists, Minnesota legislators kick off session » Star Tribune

GA: Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump seeks FBI’s aid » Boston Globe

GA: Criminal justice reform efforts in Georgia Legislature collide with back-the-blue mood » Georgia Recorder

FL Editorial: Despite all his manufactured anger, truth is, DeSantis failed to condemn Nazi demonstrators » The Associated Press (AP)

FL: As rents continue to skyrocket, a Florida senator is pushing a 'Rent Control Measures' bill » WFTS Tampa Bay

New rules are limiting how teachers can teach Black History Month » Axios

Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines » New York Times

CA: White House frustrations grow over health chief Becerra’s handling of pandemic » Washington Post

CA: How Oil Lobbyists Continue to Exert Influence on California Regulators and Lawmakers » Capital & Main

All-out effort to keep 79-year-old Biden COVID-free » Boston Herald

Murphy: Biden has insulted women, and their intelligence » Boston Herald

Former Pence chief of staff has testified to the Jan. 6 Committee » Boston Globe

A Republican representative shared a quote falsely attributed to Voltaire in an attempt to criticize Fauci. It was said by a neo-Nazi. » Boston Globe

Cengage signs $191 million deal to buy cybersecurity training firm » Boston Globe

These days, Kendall Square is muted, quiet, and ‘fundamentally changed’ » Boston Globe

Opinion: Fallout from restaurant aid: The haves and have-nots » Boston Globe

Tarr seeks panel to guide pandemic recovery » Gloucester Times

Sweeping Cannabis Bill Sails Through Committee » State House News Service

Lynn delegation stands in solidarity with Cambodians » Lynn Daily News Item

Gov. Charlie Baker cabinet chiefs urge colleges to lead Massachusetts ‘into an endemic’ » MassLive

BPS may have overstated graduation rate for five of last seven years » Boston Globe

Biden administration to reinstate mercury pollution rules weakened under Trump » Boston Globe

On Cape Cod, the latest barrage of wind and waves, exacerbated by climate change, turns concern to desperation » Boston Globe

Mass. coastal cleanup intensifies after weekend blast of snow; damage to Sandwich boardwalk » Boston Globe

Despite threats from fellow fishermen, lobstermen press Mass. to allow ropeless fishing in closed areas » Boston Globe

Waiting and hoping: Canceled surgeries and busy hospitals take heavy toll on patients » Boston Globe

Tracing the origins of the Mass General Brigham fight » Commonwealth Magazine

‘Momentous milestone’: Moderna gains full FDA approval for coronavirus vaccine Spikevax » Boston Herald

Baystate using life-support machine to aid most severe COVID-19 patients » Gazette Net

Moderna announces full US approval for its COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Globe

Wu seeks new fee on property sales over $2 million » Boston Business Journal

Records Fuel 'Wild Ride' in Mass. Housing Market » State House News Service

The Children Joe Manchin Left Behind » The New Republic

Editorial: Harmony Montgomery was missing for two years before state agencies acted. What went wrong? » Boston Globe

Saturday's nor'easter created challenges for Worcester's shelters and homeless population » Spectrum News

Hayden eschews labels, vows to ‘do the right thing’ as DA » Commonwealth Magazine

State Rep. Carolyn Dykema stepping down, taking job in solar energy industry » Spectrum News

‘This was as big as it gets’: Michelle Wu’s first major snowstorm as mayor marks another early challenge » Boston Globe

Waste disposal business sues Georgetown over trash cap » Newburyport News

COVID-19 response, budget and new programs focus of Northampton Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra’s first month in office » Gazette Net

State campaign finance office hits former Easthampton mayoral candidates with fines » Gazette Net

Planned New Bedford manufacturing site for part of city golf course goes to governor's desk » South Coast Today

At beginning of gubernatorial campaign, Healey leads Mass. Democratic primary field, new poll finds » Boston Globe

In Mass. gubernatorial race, AG Maura Healey far overtakes Sonia Chang-Díaz and Danielle Allen » MassLive

Candidate Connections Absent Early In Election Year » State House News Service

Poll: Healey leads Mass. governor's race; unannounced Campbell out in front for AG » WGBH

Poll: Baker not running, but still looms large in gov race » Commonwealth Magazine

Maura Healey defends record on public corruption cases: ‘I have never looked away or stood down’ » Boston.com

State Sen. Eric Lesser brings a $750K-and-growing war chest to the race for lieutenant governor » MassLive

Last sex-crime inquiry into Andrew Cuomo is dropped » Boston Globe

After much fanfare, other cities balk at following Boston’s proof-of-vaccination mandate » Boston Globe

Boston University researchers discover how placenta may block COVID-19 virus transmission to babies » Boston Herald

Robbins: Police killings remind us of what we owe the blue » Boston Herald

Fewer inmates, but panel sees cause for staffing levels » News 22 WWLP.com

After deadly shooting, Braintree’s South Shore Plaza beefing up security with K9 patrols and more cameras » Boston Herald

Editorial: Keep stoned drivers off the road » Boston Herald

State to Launch Prison Body Camera Program » Cape Cod Online

Vaccine mandate prompts exit of 1,013 state workers » Commonwealth Magazine

Gov. Charlie Baker meets with governors, President Joe Biden, Pentagon officials » MassLive

Cape Officials Seek Otis Warren State House Memorial » State House News Service

Property taxes rising in 2022? Try this to possibly lower your bill » Fox 25 News

Pressure builds to address Rourke Bridge concerns » Lowell Sun

Bill targets dirt road upkeep in Western Mass. » The Recorder

MBTA outlines $500M spending plan » Sentinel & Enterprise

Opinion: Debate stirs over the limits of New England’s power grid » Boston Globe

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