11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

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Record number of open meeting law complaints in Mass. filed in 2021 » WBUR

Guv Candidates Lukewarm On “Cannabis Primary” » State House News Service

Workers organizing at McLean Hospital face staunch resistance » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker’s $700M tax relief plan for Massachusetts gains steam » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker files $2.4 billion supplemental budget for COVID resources, child care grants and more » Boston Herald

RI: In failed bid to unseat Cicilline, Republican candidate sought help from Russian intelligence » The Associated Press (AP)

NY: How cow manure from New York is bolstering California's emissions goals » Politico

NY: Another Adams Pick With Anti-LGBTQ+ Views Shows ‘Trend’ » The City

NJ: Rutgers-New Brunswick will offer free or lower tuition for students whose families make less than $100K » NJ.com

PA: Some Pa. cannabis companies use misleading, inaccurate, or dangerous statements to promote marijuana for addiction treatment » Philadelphia Inquirer

FL: Fatherhood initiative draws concern: Black kids labeled in state law as ‘special needs’ children » Florida Phoenix

CO: A long time coming: Colorado workers are looking for a more perfect union » Boston Business Journal

CA: Newsom announces Texas-style bill that would let residents sue gun makers » Politico

“If Ukraine Matters, Tell Us Why”: Joe Biden Is Talking to Everyone Except the American People » Vanity Fair

The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas » New York Times

What Conservatives Get Right About Politics » The Liberal Patriot

Trump’s new social media app, Truth Social, appears in App Store » Washington Post

Elon Musk claps back at Elizabeth Warren claim that he paid 'zero' in taxes » Fox Business

Court's move hamstrings climate actions across the board » The Hill

Trump properties in talks to host lucrative Saudi golf events » Washington Post

The top 10 possible Republican presidential candidates for 2024, ranked » Boston Globe

Biden agency vacancies to drag on White House priorities » Boston Globe

Some on the right have first Black woman justice’s qualifications under a microscope. It’s not a new strategy. » Boston Globe

‘These are dangerous times’: Massachusetts congressman says Russia could invade Ukraine ‘within days’ » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Republicans rolling the dice on Donald Trump in the midterm elections » Boston Herald

Republicans scramble to halt Greitens in Missouri » The Hill

‘Devastating to the industry’; Massachusetts auto dealer Ernie Boch Jr. among auto dealers with cars on damaged cargo ship adrift in the Atlantic » MassLive

Car mogul Ernie Boch Jr. has a Bentley on the burning cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean » Boston Herald

Black farmers fear foreclosure as debt relief remains frozen » Boston Globe

Asian-American/Pacific Islander arts face unique challenges post-COVID » Commonwealth Magazine

Why are beef prices so high? Some ranchers and the White House say it’s more than just inflation. » Boston Globe

Eli Lilly to establish $700 million genetic medicine institute in Fort Point » Boston Globe

TD Garden drops proof of vaccination mandate, still holds onto masks » Boston Herald

Small businesses seek changes for PPP loan forgiveness » Boston Business Journal

Boston businesses bid farewell to vaccine mandate, but some still check vax cards » WBUR

Lynn connects with life sciences » Lynn Daily News Item

Lawmakers want to restrict local pot shop fees » Salem News

The Constitution and the Ten Commandments: A Christian group plants its flag » Boston Globe

Opinion: Apply the 2% way to systemic racism » Boston Globe

Massachusetts colleges ease COVID-19 measures » Boston Globe

Northampton City Council calls on President Joe Biden to cancel student debt in unanimous vote » MassLive

Hubie Jones exposed Boston Public Schools for its exclusion of thousands of students with special needs » Boston Globe

Editorial: A better way to admit students to Boston Latin » Boston Globe

Getting social mobility done during a pandemic » Commonwealth Magazine

Northampton High School educators: Describing students as first- and second-class learners is harmful » Gazette Net

College admissions cheater asks to serve year in prison in California ‘satellite camp’ » Boston Herald

UMass Lowell mask mandate stopping at month’s end amid lifting mandate for Boston » The UMass Lowell Connector

Law firms under pressure to stop representing fossil fuel interests » Boston Globe

Dr. Paul Farmer, Partners in Health co-founder, dies at 62 » Boston Herald

Dr. Paul Farmer, who tirelessly brought health care to the world’s neediest, dies at 62 » Boston Globe

Mass. General pays $14.6 million to settle whistle-blower suit over concurrent surgeries » Boston Globe

Local hospitals make plans for rationing blood in case shortage becomes dire » WGBH

When the hospital challenged his unemployment benefits, this ICU nurse fought back » Boston Globe

Boston area rents plateaued last year, but remain some of the highest in the U.S. » WBUR

Opinion: Boston has what it takes to end homelessness » Boston Globe

Wanted in Gloucester: Affordable housing and open space projects » Gloucester Times

New link to improve access to SNAP benefits » Commonwealth Magazine

Coming to America » Boston Globe

Massachusetts civil asset forfeiture reform heating up on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Designing benefit plans for ‘platform workers’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Massport prime landing spot for six-figure pay in Boston » Boston Herald

Holyoke to mark Olmsted bicentennial with art contest, walking tours » Gazette Net

Hadley readies $35K to settle claim over scuttled Village Hall sale » Gazette Net

Threats and outbursts directed at local health leaders are driving many to quit » Boston Globe

Outdoor seating OK’d on an annual basis in Burlington » Daily Times Chronicle

Boston seeing spike in records requests — and complaints about responses » Boston Herald

Permanent remote participation weighed; report goes to budget review » Your Arlington

Heroux makes case for mayoral succession charter change in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Meet the candidates in race for Light Board seats » Wicked Local

Island Secures Over $2 Million in Development Block Grants » Vineyard Gazette

Boston St. Patrick’s Day breakfast to return to traditional in-person format next month » Boston Herald

Gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz condemns xenophobia after celebrating new immigrant driver’s license bill » MassLive

Opinion: Hat no longer in the ring, Baker still plans nod of the head » Boston Globe

Shane Brooks announces 8th Hampden District run » News 22 WWLP.com

MassGOP locked out of party's own bank account, lawsuit contends » WBUR

Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi lands support to appear on ballot for reelection » MassLive

Rodriguez announces candidacy for state Senate seat » The Eagle Tribune

Rollins reforms loom over Suffolk DA race » Commonwealth Magazine

‘Crack pipe’ backlash endangers Biden drug policies » Boston Globe

Attleboro area fire departments to receive over $72,000 to teach fire safety to children, seniors » The Sun Chronicle

Local Fire Departments Get State Grants for Child Fire Safety » Cape Cod Online

Hate crimes up slightly in Mass. in 2020 » Commonwealth Magazine

They want to take on police brutality » Boston Globe

Watchdog group details mold, sedative use at Bridgewater State Hospital » Boston Herald

Baker seeks to dole out extra state cash » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts State House reopens Tuesday for first time after closing for pandemic lockdown » Boston Herald

Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey received record number of open meeting law complaints in 2021 » MassLive

IRS will allow taxpayers to forgo facial recognition amid blowback » Boston Globe

Here are the Mass. communities with the highest property tax rates in 2022 » Boston Business Journal

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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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