10:00am Overview: A meeting of the Subcommittee on Municipalities Not Subject to Civil Service Law, of the Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

11:30am Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden on GBH News' Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbh.org/news

12:00pm Mass. Commission for the Blind Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Birthdays: Auditor Suzanne Bump

St. Vincent nurses asked whether to throw out union, just after strike ends » WBUR

Axios Marks Its Spot in New England, but What Will Be the Coordinates? » Western Mass Politics and Insight

State auditor candidate Sen. Diana DiZoglio unveils social justice, equity plan » MassLive

Senate Dems Shuffle Leadership Atop Six Committees » State House News Service

Former coal power site to host offshore wind cable plant » WBUR

RI: Lifespan and Care New England health-care merger stopped by RI Attorney General » The Providence Journal

NY: Judge orders Donald Trump, family, to testify in NY probe » USA Today

NY: Hochul pulls affordable housing proposal from state budget » Newsday

NY: State lawmaker introduces bill that would make NYC expand composting program to every home » AMNY

NJ: Murphy open to stock trading regulations for state politicians » New Jersey Globe

FL: Slight changes fail to make ‘don’t say gay’ bill more palatable to LGBTQ advocates » Miami Herald

FL: Sarasota legislators vote to cut $12 million from Sarasota schools » Herald Tribune

Squad politics backfire » Axios

What AOC Learned From Trump » Politico

How Rubio navigated Trump as he's favored to keep his seat » CNN

Clinton tears into GOP, Fox News at NY Democratic convention » The Hill

One in four U.S. Democrats say their own party failed to make use of its power » Reuters

Court lets ruling against Cowboys for Trump stand » Boston Globe

Boston’s cruise industry hopes for a buoyant rebound » Boston Globe

Boston urban farm prepares to expand into new urban greenhouse » Boston Herald

5 things to know about the possible depositions of Donald Trump and two of his children » Boston Globe

Circle to postpone public market debut under new SPAC deal » Boston Business Journal

Massport Seaport site draws interest from 9 development teams » Boston Business Journal

Boston Public School Committee outlines search for new superintendent » Boston Herald

Curry College goes virtual following threats targeting Black community » Boston Globe

Student beaten, taunted in alleged attack outside N. Attleborough High School » Boston Globe

No, college students aren’t obsessed with free speech. Here’s what they do worry about. » Boston Globe

Schools are now at the frontline of American politics » Boston Globe

Mother who says teacher hit her son faults Boston Public Schools: ‘I had trust and faith they would keep my son safe but they didn’t’ » Boston Globe

Concerned for rural schools, Berkshires lawmakers prep for education funding debate in state budget » BU News

Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Drafts Letter to Hinds for Funding » iBerkshires

Moulton introduces Right Whale Coexistence Act » Gloucester Times

Massachusetts bill would increase bottle deposits to 10 cents, expand to other containers » WCVB

As rules ease, Baker views mask mandates in hospitals, nursing homes as ‘standard operating procedure’ » Boston Globe

Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment Project to Receive $3.5 MassWorks Grant » Charlestown Bridge

State moves to ‘claw back’ unemployment money » Gazette Net

Editorial: Time for Michelle Wu to hang up gloves on mandate » Boston Herald

Weekly US jobless claims up, but remain historically low » Boston Globe

Top Exec: COVID Opened Work Model “Pandora’s Box” » State House News Service

Boston councilors push off coronavirus hearing, threaten to subpoena city officials » Boston Herald

Massachusetts AG candidate Andrea Campbell secures 60 endorsements from across the state » MassLive

'It's just pure math': Why Danielle Allen dropped out of the governor's race » WGBH

Graham: NH – Where it’s good for taxpayers, bad for Democrats » Boston Herald

With Mass. GOP in trouble, Baker pledges to help like-minded candidates » Boston Globe

DiZoglio Pledges Equity Focus In Auditor’s Office » State House News Service

Medfield Democrat announces candidacy for state rep seat being vacated by Norfolk's Shawn Dooley » The Sun Chronicle

Stoughton's Tamisha Civil makes another run for state rep. What are her priorities? » Wicked Local

Massachusetts reports 2,326 daily coronavirus cases; 3,921 infections in K-12 schools » Boston Herald

Why Mass. is rolling back its mask and vaccine mandates » WBUR

Mayor Joshua Garcia moves on audit of Holyoke Police Department » Gazette Net

As officers leave for higher pay, Hadley looks to boost public safety budget » Gazette Net

Editorial: State wiretap law, a relic of the ’60s, needs a redo » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker names new Sex Offender Registry Board chair » MassLive

Gardner Police Chief Braks, Deputy Chief Trifiro placed on leave. What we know so far » The Gardner News

Charlie Baker denies systemic RMV problems, blames new scandals on ‘handful’ of ‘low-level people’ » Boston Herald

Baker not satisfied with immigrant license bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Massport votes to open Logan Airport parking garage to Eastie residents during snowstorms » Boston Herald

After her driver’s license bill passes Mass. House with overwhelming support, Farley-Bouvier responds to Republican criticism » WAMC

Milford Rep. Murray A No-Vote On Licenses For Undocumented Law » Brookline Patch

Charlie Baker takes symbolic victory lap for wind power in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Two soundings from Somerset » Commonwealth Magazine

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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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