11:00am Go Red for Women Event, Grand Staircase, State House

2:00pm Regional Transit Authority and Funding Taskforce, 428

Birthdays: Rep. Alyson Sullivan-Almeida

Healey takes more than $2.9 million to fund inaugural party, the most ever by a governor » Boston Globe

Teachers Finding Illegal Strikes Are “Worth It” » State House News Service

Eastern Mass. has some of the highest child care costs in the US » Boston Globe

Juvenile delinquency spikes in wake of pandemic » The Eagle Tribune

Karyn Polito’s life after the State House will include work in the banking sector » Boston Globe

Study: Commuting has an upside and remote workers may be missing out » WBUR

A housing development at South Shore Plaza seemed like a home run. Not so fast, residents say. » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren Is Furious with the Restaurant Lobby » Rolling Stone

Demonstrators protest agenda filled with items they want: Review of Jan. 4 killing, police cams » Cambridge Day

CT: Survivors, advocates and politicians vow to defend domestic violence gun laws following ‘tragic’ federal appeals court reversal » Hartford Courant

NY: Lawmakers Hail Governor’s Housing Push — Except on Developer Tax Breaks » The City

NJ: Could AI bias cost you a job? NJ lawmaker wants more scrutiny of hiring software » NorthJersey.com

NJ: New Jersey makes $38 million available to address lead paint in homes » The Philadelphia Inquirer

FL: What is behind Ron DeSantis’s Stop-Woke Act? » Newsbreak

FL: GOP lawmakers push for the state to take control of Disney’s special tax district; DeSantis would pick the board members » Florida Phoenix

MN: Carbon-free energy plan bound for governor’s desk after Senate vote » MPR News

CO: As many as 1 in 10 Coloradans may have been hit by long COVID, a report says » CPR News

HI: Will Hawaii tourists have to pay a 'green fee' to go to the beach? There is growing local support. » USA Today

New PAC targets Dems written off by the establishment » Axios

Conservative doctors were more likely to see hydroxychloroquine as effective » Washington Post

Klobuchar rising: Leadership path opens for Minnesota Dem » Politico

Amid Criticism, Elite Crime Teams Dwindled. Then Cities Brought Them Back. » New York Times

CVS Nearing $10.5 Billion Deal for Primary-Care Provider Oak Street Health » The Wall Street Journal

Media braces for the robot era » Axios

103 state legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes » Ballotpedia

Americans not feeling impact of Biden agenda, Post-ABC poll finds » Boston Globe

Editorial: Biden faces split Congress, unimpressed voters » Boston Herald

A new bill in the Mass. Legislature could subsidize local newspaper subscriptions » Boston Globe

Springfield rail car maker CRRC accuses ex-employee of stealing documents » MassLive

Hemphill: Big business loses support of GOP » Boston Herald

Northampton mayor wants to add 7 all-alcohol licenses, continue outdoor dining » Gazette Net

Citing 'challenging economic conditions,' Drift cuts jobs in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Boston’s slavery ties deepened by findings at First Church in Roxbury » Boston Globe

Robbins: Nichols’ killing another outrage for Black America » Boston Herald

Mayor touts Boston’s electric school bus pilot program as ‘largest of its kind’ in the Northeast » WBUR

John Bracey, a pioneer in Black studies at UMass, dies at 81 » Gazette Net

Former Everett schools superintendent stands trial for assault charges » Boston Globe

Educators Wrestle With Help, Harm Of AI » State House News Service

Boston Medical Center emergency room reopens after burst pipe forces closure » WCVB

Nearly 200 seniors wait as housing authority works on flooded complex » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: Biden’s State of the Union on immigration? Not great. » Boston Globe

New filing in state drug lab federal civil rights case seeks return of assets » Boston Globe

SJC hears challenge of Healey ballot question rejection » Commonwealth Magazine

After drug convictions vacated over lab misconduct, former defendants want their property returned » Salem News

Mass. high court considers extending the age limit for mandatory life sentences in prison » WBUR

SJC Weighs Healey Decision, “Tactics” Behind Super PAC Proposal » State House News Service

Nearly a third of laid-off Wayfair workers live in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Woburn teachers, students return to class after weeklong strike shuttered schools » Boston Globe

Woburn teacher salaries to increase by 13.75 percent after week-long strike » WHDH

Harvard researchers and non-tenure faculty to push for union » Boston Globe

Amherst school officials, educators stuck in contract talks » Gazette Net

Mass. Court Interpreters Walk Off Job in Call for Higher Pay » NBC Boston

Royals visit to Boston cost city $170,000 » Boston Herald

Michelle Wu is ready to remake the system for remaking Boston » Commonwealth Magazine

The Mayor, the Muckraker, and the Bombshell North of Boston » Boston Magazine

Mayor Wu seeks Mass and Cass help, again » Boston Herald

Wu Renews Call For State Help At Mass. And Cass » State House News Service

Editorial: Raising the financial cost of bad policing for municipalities » Boston Globe

Opinion: A call to Easton police for a wellness check ends with death » Boston Globe

Healey ‘hits the ground running’ through first month – what has she been up to? » Boston Herald

Healey Going To Washington For NGA Meetings » State House News Service

Opinion: Eversource catered to Kendall Square, rode roughshod over East Boston » Boston Globe

‘Most plumbers aren’t even picking up the phone now.’ Burst pipes cause backlog after Boston deep freeze. » Boston Globe

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Podcast Spotlight

Commonwealth Magazinealth The Codcast: Mayor Wu makes the case for abolishing the BPDA GBH News The Wake Up: From helper to survivor Beacon Hill in 5 Beacon Hill in 5: In Legislature and governor's office, questions of transparency linger in Massachusetts New York Times The Daily: A Chinese Balloon and a Diplomatic Showdown

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

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan