10:00am PFAS Interagency Task Force, Virtual Hearing

10:00am House Committee on Ways & Means, FY 2023 Budget Hearing

7:00pm Attorney General Candidates Andrea Campbell, Quentin Palfrey, and Shannon Liss-Riordan on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, GBH 2

Birthdays: Governor Maura Healey

Baker seeking major changes in building code » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo is running for Suffolk County DA » WBUR

Study Order Snuffs Out Baker's Drugged Driving Bill » State House News Service

Report finds no support for patterns of racial disparity on who is pulled over, but drivers of color were more likely to be searched, cited » Boston Globe

Margaret Cooke named permanent commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health » MassLive

Infrastructure bills are kicking off billions in construction projects. Will workers of color get the jobs? » WGBH

Redistricting Muddies Special Election Forecast » State House News Service

Insiders Expect Draft Stretch Energy Code On Tuesday » State House News Service

Opinion: The white nationalist threat to antiracist medicine in Boston » Boston Globe

For Wu, Cassellius’s departure is both a challenge and an opportunity » Boston Globe

Committee Silent On Tax Relief Bills As Deadline Passes » State House News Service

Labor Secretary Martin Walsh offers to help end Major League Baseball lockout » Boston Globe

VT: Could Vermont-like vaccination rates have saved 143,000 U.S. lives? » ACA Signups

NY: ‘I’m Scared’: Thousands in New York Public Housing Are Behind on Rent » New York Times

NY: Ex-N.Y.C. Shelter Boss to Pay $1.2 Million After Bribery Plea » New York Times

FL: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signals support for 'Don't Say Gay' bill » CNN

AL: Supreme Court stops lower court order requiring Alabama to draw a new district voting map favorable to Black residents » Washington Post

MN: Pressure to pay off Minnesota's unemployment debt picks up » Axios

CA: Crime trends are diverging in S.F.’s rich and poor neighborhoods. These maps show the stark contrast » The Associated Press (AP)

Amy Coney Barrett’s Long Game » The New Yorker

Free Community College Is Off the Table, Jill Biden Says » New York Times

Rightwing lobby group Alec driving laws to blacklist companies that boycott the oil industry » The Guardian

Robbins: GOP got it wrong – there was nothing legit about Jan. 6 riot » Boston Herald

Lander resigns following rebuke over treatment of staff » Boston Globe

National Archives had to retrieve Trump White House records from Mar-a-Lago » Boston Globe

New GM of Seaport Hotel sees sunnier times ahead for city’s pandemic-battered hospitality industry » Boston Globe

Sunderland’s Dan Smiarowski named state executive director for USDA » Gazette Net

Marijuana lounges could finally come to Massachusetts, but some doubt they’re viable » Boston Globe

A timeline of key events in Superintendent Cassellius’ time at BPS » Boston Globe

Editorial: After Cassellius, BPS needs rapid improvement » Boston Globe

Randolph Bromery, education pioneer, broke barriers throughout his life » Boston Globe

SERVPRO ordered to pay more than $65,000 after improperly removing asbestos from Fitchburg elementary school » MassLive

With New Jersey and Delaware lifting school mask mandates, Massachusetts could be next » MassLive

Pool testing for extracurricular activities unlikely in Amherst schools » Gazette Net

Baker hints at end of school mask requirements » WHDH

Battenfeld: Boston Schools chief lands in Michelle Wu’s lap, with assist from Wu herself » Boston Herald

Biden taps new director for EPA in New England » Boston Globe

Massachusetts nurses call for independent Presidential Federal COVID-19 Committee » Boston Herald

COVID outbreaks slam elderly, staff at Linda Manor, lead to 4 deaths » Gazette Net

Survey: Widespread need for mental health care during pandemic » Commonwealth Magazine

Ten immigrant families allege poor treatment at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center » WGBH

House Prepping Soldiers Home Bill For Vote » State House News Service

Ill Workers Grateful For COVID Leave Pay » State House News Service

A wave of organizations are offering paid leave for pregnancy loss » Boston Globe

Missing personal care attendant payments strain an already taxed workforce » Boston Globe

Transparency Measures Disappear In Conference Darkness » State House News Service

Worcester Board of Health rescinds city mask mandate hoping cases will continue to drop despite levels remaining higher than when order began » MassLive

Illegal ballot disposal alleged in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

New Bedford arts groups making connections » Commonwealth Magazine

Woburn case among most egregious in Open Meeting Law report » Commonwealth Magazine

How Worcester City Council proposes to deal with homeless camps » Worcester Telegram

Ricardo Arroyo to run for Suffolk County District Attorney » Boston Herald

Campaign cash flowing both ways for Gov. Charlie Baker » MassLive

Consider This: Geoff Diehl's not like Charlie Baker. Will that help or hurt his run for governor? » WBUR

Trump's long shadow hangs over governor's race » Newburyport News

Nichole Mossalam Enters State Rep. Race In Malden, Medford » Malden Patch

Town Clerk Degan plans bid for state representative » Hopkinton Independent

Briefings: Now It’s a Primary; Levin-Epstein Enters State Senate Race » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Opinion: Corey Lewandowski was fired by Trump. Now, he’s advising Geoff Diehl’s campaign. » Boston Globe

Paper City Notes: Holyoke police chief city’s top earner in 2021 » Gazette Net

Baker plans to sign bill to protect K9 first responders » News 22 WWLP.com

Baker Signature Would Cement Nero's Law » State House News Service

COVID spurred bike lane construction. Will the Boston area keep up the momentum? » Boston Globe

In push for 'west-east' rail, Berkshire County lawmakers press for track upgrades west of Springfield » Berkshire Eagle

‘No-fly list’ for unruly airplane passengers: Pete Buttigieg says ‘we need to take a look at it’ » Boston Herald

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Podcast Spotlight

Five Thirty Eight Politics Podcast: How Americans’ Exhaustion With COVID-19 Is Shaping Politics Crooked Media Pod Save America: "Fine, we’ll talk about Joe Rogan.” WBUR Radio Boston: How do we balance medical science and personal freedom when crafting public health policy?