11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Blais, Rep. Carol Doherty

RI: A rare opportunity crowds the race for Congress » Providence Journal

Anticipating fierce opposition campaign, a local movement for 'millionaire's tax' ballot question emerges » Berkshire Eagle

Healey again rejects Brookline anti-fossil fuel bylaws » Commonwealth Magazine

Berkshire Gas sees natural gas as part of its plan to meet state climate goals. Some observers disagree » Berkshire Eagle

New Boston Teamsters president takes office as former president elected to lead whole union » Boston Herald

Many Mass. hospitals are short-staffed. The culprit may not be a shortage of nurses » WBUR

No Russian products in Massachusetts, says new bill » Boston Herald

Barr calls prospect of Trump running for president again ‘dismaying,’ says GOP should ‘look forward’ to others » Washington Post

Rep. Greene’s speech at white nationalist event draws new calls for reprimand » The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Humanity has a ‘brief and rapidly closing window’ to avoid a hotter, deadly future, U.N. climate report says » Washington Post

At CPAC, Trump delivers a reminder of his muscle » Politico

A Kennedy’s Crusade Against Covid Vaccines Anguishes Family and Friends » New York Times

University endowments soar in fiscal 2021 with 31% average returns » Boston Business Journal

Internet becomes battleground in Russia's Ukraine invasion » Axios

NY: Hochul announces New York will not do business with Russia » Gothamist

Trump reasserts GOP dominance at CPAC » Boston Herald

Putin’s Historic Miscalculation May Make Him a War Criminal » The New Yorker

Lucas: World will be watching Biden’s State of the Union » Boston Herald

First Jan. 6 trial to open, allowing prosecutors to set out broad case » Boston Globe

Editorial: Amend the Electoral Count Act » Boston Herald

A Georgia primary battle tests the power of Trump » Boston Globe

CPAC theme is clear: Republicans ready to fight over cultural values they hold dear » Miami Herald

Romney: 10 years later, Russia remains ‘geopolitical foe’ » Politico

DeSantis gets rock star treatment at CPAC » The Hill

Tensions run high between Porter Square businesses, bikers over bike lane project » Boston Herald

Russian vodka targeted by several states, Canada after attack on Ukraine; here’s why a statewide boycott isn’t likely in Massachusetts » MassLive

BP divesting stake in Russian oil giant over Ukraine invasion » The Hill

‘Sending all my love to trans & LGBTQ+ kids’: Massachusetts leaders respond to Texas directive » MassLive

Investigators suspect a link between the Gardner Museum heist and an execution-style murder in Lynn » Boston Globe

As schools remove mask mandates, some students may struggle with transition » Boston Globe

Editorial: The next BPS superintendent must make restoring school libraries a priority » Boston Globe

MIT announces it’s cutting ties with graduate research university in Russia following invasion of Ukraine » Boston Globe

Supreme Court will hear biggest climate change case in a decade » Boston Globe

How climate change could be making weather whiplash worse » Boston Globe

The effects of climate change are worse than we thought, an unflinching new UN report finds » Boston Globe

Pregnancy-related deaths were already rising in the US. Then COVID arrived and made things worse. » Boston Globe

Questions persist in case of former Southcoast Health President Keith Hovan » New Bedford Light

Six weeks after the sweep, some are left behind » WGBH

Homeless population survey underway » Gazette Net

House ‘failed miserably’ in legislation for governing Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke (Viewpoint) » MassLive

At long last, employers are rolling out return-to-office plans (again) » Boston Globe

Baker administration writes to Marty Walsh, asking to waive requirement to recoup unemployment overpayments » Boston Herald

Lynn’s new mayor, Jared Nicholson, vows to oversee ‘inclusive growth’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Belchertown’s Saunders announces bid for 7th Hampden District seat » Gazette Net

Opinion: Vigilante justice takes the culture war to the streets » Boston Globe

Local Ukrainians, supporters call for aid to Ukraine as Russian invasion continues » WGBH

James ‘Chip’ Harrington running for state Rep. Jake Oliveira’s seat in Western Massachusetts » MassLive

Ukraine protests in Boston: Thousands turn out against Russian invasion » Boston Herald

With Wu legal appeal, fight over COVID-19 vaccination for city workers continues » Boston Globe

COVID-19 antibody testing not useful for most people » Boston Herald

Boston board of health, long quiet, plans Tuesday meeting on coronavirus restrictions » Boston Herald

Keller @ Large: Gov. Baker Weighs In On Bill That Would Ban Protests Within 100 Yards Of Public Officials’ Homes » CBS Boston

Sweeney Departing After Seven Years at Lottery's Helm » State House News Service

Boston couple getting offers as high as $750,000 for parking spot, report says » Boston Globe

‘How are you supposed to live?’ Spiking heat costs impact state’s vulnerable communities. » Boston Globe

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Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Blais, Rep. Carol Doherty

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Special Legislative Commission on Structural Racism in Correctional Facilities of the Commonwealth, Virtual Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Susannah Whipps

9:00am Metropolitan Area Planning Council's Winter Council Meeting, Via Zoom

10:00am Governor's Council Meeting, State House, Room 157

11:00am Department of Agricultural Resources Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Birthdays: Rep. Carole Fiola, State Senator Barry Finegold

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm "Ask the Governor" with Governor Charlie Baker on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

10:00am Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

11:00am Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's 2022 Pinnacle Awards, Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, 450 Summer Street, Boston

4:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing