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9:00am Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

Must-Reads

GOP candidate for governor Geoff Diehl hires former Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski » Boston Globe

Happy Hour Proposals Flushed Down The Drain » State House News Service

Danielle Allen, a Democratic candidate for Mass. governor, wants to decriminalize drugs, including heroin » Boston Globe

Former state Sen. Dean Tran kicks off campaign for Congress, alleges racism in ethics report » Worcester Telegram

Oliveira running for state Senate » Gazette Net

Worcester Mayor Still Mulling Senate Run » State House News Service

Relentless Ad Wave Fueling Gambling Sector » State House News Service

Mass. tax-break policy will now discount remote workers » Boston Business Journal

Baker's budget plan would expand Medicare » Salem News

Boston city councilors propose commission to make case for reparations » Boston Business Journal

Battenfeld: Tom Brady future in politics? He would get sacked » Boston Herald

Neo-Nazis target anti-racist doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital, calling them 'anti-white' » WGBH

NY: De Blasio, newly departed from office, eyeing congressional run » Politico

MI: Michigan GOP candidates draw scrutiny for suggestions to unplug election machines, use firearms to protect observers » Washington Post

FL: Senate panel approves 15-week abortion ban; no exceptions for rape, incest, human trafficking » Florida Phoenix

With one senator absent, Biden and Democrats’ agenda is at risk » Boston Globe

Why Voter Suppression Probably Won’t Work » Sabato's Crystal Ball

What America Would Look Like in 2025 Under Trump » New York Times

How CNN, the New York Times, and Other Major Media Outlets Monetize Your Data and Lobby Against Regulation » The Intercept

Who’s (not) running in 2022?
Another day, another announcement that a legislator is leaving their post. This year, the sheer number of legislators moving on is impressive. Click for a current list of who is leaving and where they plan on going (as of 2/3/2022): https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/whos-not-running

"I was very naive during my time in the state Senate, believing that place was free of racism and discrimination," Tran said. "My treatment there was nothing short of that. They used an internal process to get rid of the only Vietnamese refugee to be elected to the state Senate."

Former state Sen. Dean Tran

Dean Tran kicked off his candidacy to challenge Rep. Lori Trahan in November Wednesday night. He was removed from the Senate in March 2020 and believes it was racially and politically motivated.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Four ways Trump is trying to inject himself back into the American conversation this week » Boston Globe

Editorial: Getting to 50 votes means meeting Manchin and Sinema’s demands » Boston Globe

Business

‘We’re not going to get the all clear’: More employers need to learn to live with COVID » Boston Globe

LogMeIn no more: Boston software firm rebrands as GoTo » Boston Globe

Big lab developer buys Raytheon’s Woburn campus for $124.7 million » Boston Globe

Lewis Jr. steps down from The BASE to lead Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Sergeant William F. Carney, the first Black Medal of Honor recipient, kept the American flag held high » Boston Globe

Elected officials of color in Boston say the protests aimed at Mayor Wu have gone too far » WBUR

Education

After rejection of ‘innovation’ plan, Charlestown High faces new reckoning » Commonwealth Magazine

Many Boston parents cry foul over bonus points for exam school admission » Boston Globe

Bill would ban universities from giving leg up to legacies, ending ‘affirmative action for the rich’ » Boston Globe

Cassellius proposes $1.3B budget for Boston schools, $40M hike over current year » Boston Herald

Emerson College lands on ’10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech’ list after suspending Turning Point USA chapter » Boston Herald

Environment

Efficient homes bill getting committee approval » News 22 WWLP.com

Hunters, conservationists at odds on Sunday bow hunting » Commonwealth Magazine

Health Care

New president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital makes medical staff diversity a top priority » Boston Globe

Hospitals to receive more federal funding as COVID pinches finances » Boston Globe

Lawrence General partnering with Steward » The Eagle Tribune

Housing

Housing Panel Holding On To Transfer Fee Bill » State House News Service

Human Services

Lesser, Springfield organizations discuss the Cliff Effect » The Reminder

Judiciary

Settlement discussed in second lawsuit against former Pittsfield judge, Thomas H. Estes » Berkshire Eagle

Governor's Council hears commutation request for William Allen » WBUR

Governor’s council hears testimony on whether to commute life sentence of man convicted of murder » Boston Globe

Allen Makes Commutation Case Before Receptive Council » State House News Service

Labor

Family Dollar Ordered To Pay $1.5M In Penalties For Not Giving Massachusetts Workers Meal Breaks » CBS Boston

UMass unions rally for wages, health and safety » Gazette Net

Mass. Attorney General's Office slaps Dollar Tree stores with $1.5 million in fines for meal break violations » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts Attorney General office fines Family Dollar $1.5M for violating Massachusetts meal break laws » MassLive

UMass Unions United protest on UMass Amherst campus » News 22 WWLP.com

Local Government

Baker appoints former mayor Rodney Elliott to Lowell Housing Authority’s Board of Directors » Lowell Sun

Worcester kills proposal that would have banned new gas stations » WGBH

Politics

Geoff Diehl taps former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as senior adviser in campaign for governor » Boston Herald

Boston city council candidates apologize for discriminatory language in old social media posts » Boston Globe

Ex-Trump aide Lewandowski joins Diehl campaign » Commonwealth Magazine

Lucas: Ex-state Sen. Dean Tran is ready for his State House comeback » Boston Herald

Massachusetts congressional races draw few challenges, so far » Boston Herald

Why the Democratic primary is the only race for Mass. governor this year » WGBH

Andrea Campbell, former Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate, enters Massachusetts Attorney General race » MassLive

Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen wants to reclassify certain drug offenses to civil, not criminal » MassLive

Guv Candidates Favor Opening Guv’s Office Records » State House News Service

Political notebook: Let the endorsements begin » The Sun Chronicle

District 1 City Council Candidate Gabriela Coletta Picks up Key Endorsement from Rep. Madaro » East Boston Times-Free Press

Campbell Set Sights On New Goal: Attorney General » State House News Service

New president of western Mass. public media stations wants to focus on people, not just platforms » WBUR

Public Health

Boston City Council to hold hearing on vaccine mandate » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 4,973 new coronavirus cases, COVID-19 hospitalizations go down again » Boston Herald

New omicron variant detected in Mass., MGH data show » WBUR

Vaccines for kids under 5 are coming soon. What happens next? » News 22 WWLP.com

Public Safety

Biden steps up fight against ‘iron pipeline’ of illegal guns » Boston Globe

Healey: Federal Law Should Not ‘Shield' Gun Manufacturers » NBC Boston

America won’t solve its gun problem. Maybe Mexico will do it for us. » Boston Globe

State Government

Baker reflects on challenges, progress » The Haverhill Gazette

Taxation

Massachusetts couples pay the highest percentage of income in taxes in the country, report says » Boston Herald

Transportation

Charlie Baker ‘optimistic’ Cape Cod bridges replacement project will be launched by end of 2022 » Boston Herald

And now . . . the Green Line Extension. For real, this time, the T promises. » Boston Globe

Test Ride Offers Green Line Extension Preview » State House News Service

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