11:00am 1st Annual Black Women's Health & Wellness Legislative Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

A 15-year-old stayed in a hospital for 40 days. The reason? The state child welfare agency had no place to put him. » Boston Globe

Report says millions from new tax on high earners could be lost to loophole » Commonwealth Magazine

Bickford Leaving MassDems Chair, Healey Backs Kerrigan » State House News Service

Foundation Posts Up Issues Guardrails For Session » State House News Service

What Gov. Maura Healey should do about crime » WBUR

Massachusetts plant on track to be a global leader in fusion energy » Boston Herald

Colonel Christopher Mason to retire as superintendent of Mass. State Police » Boston Globe

Keller: New Mass. GOP chairwoman Amy Carnevale plans to focus on electability, not ideology » CBS News

Convention center boss wants to expand, but he’ll need to win over the Legislature first » Boston Globe

VT: Bernie Sanders Has a New Role. It Could Be His Final Act in Washington. » New York Times

NH: New Hampshire Senate Votes to Protect State’s Presidential Primary » In Depth NH

CT: Amid widespread staffing shortages, CT nursing home bill calls for major transparency, reforms » Hartford Courant

NY: Remote Work Is Costing Manhattan More Than $12 Billion a Year » Bloomberg Politics

NY: As Subway Ridership Rebounds, Some Women Are Reluctant to Return » New York Times

NY: Hochul faces an ‘uprising’ over her plan to build new housing in NYC suburbs » Politico

NJ: Data from New Jersey is a warning sign for young sports bettors » New Jersey Monitor

NJ: Banning smoking in Atlantic City casinos finally gets public hearing Monday after years of inaction » NJ.com

GA: Georgia joins trend of GOP-controlled states pushing legislation restricting gender-affirming care » Georgia Recorder

FL: The College Board slams DeSantis administration comments on African American studies » Politico

FL: Christopher Rufo's anti-DEI crusade visits University of South Florida » Axios

FL: Florida to ban care for transgender youth — even in clinical trials » Tampa Bay Times

WI: GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin’s Black voters » AP News

AZ: Defiant Kari Lake carries election denier banner across Iowa amid divided GOP » Washington Post

Babysitting rates surged nearly 10% last year » Axios

Attorneys general from 23 GOP-led states back suit seeking to block abortion pill » Georgia Recorder

“This Is Highway Robbery” » The Lever

The ‘CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.’ Has His Eye on the Presidency » Politico

Diversity among top Senate staffers is abysmal » Washington Post

MAGA Goes Into Meltdown Over Super Bowl » Newsweek

Blue-chip companies brace for new assaults by activist investors » Axios

Please, Republicans: Rally Around a National Abortion Ban. Signed, a Pro-Choice Advocate » Newsweek

Opinion: Devilish details in debt ceiling discussions » Boston Globe

The field of potential 2024 Republican candidates, ranked » Boston Globe

'Not fair': Worcester considers cap on tobacco sellers » Worcester Telegram

Meet the ‘unlikely founder’ of tech startup Paerpay » Boston Globe

Scimeca: Tourism biz struggles demand a response » Boston Herald

Wayland superintendent files discrimination complaint against school committee, town » Boston Herald

From Rwanda to Boston Common: the humanitarian mission of MASS Design » Boston Globe

Several Boston leaders offer support for longtime city official charged with money laundering and conspiracy in prison drug scheme » Boston Globe

They bought mansions, a Rolls Royce, and chartered a jet with COVID relief loans, prosecutors allege » Boston Globe

Topsfield teachers working to rule under expired contract » Salem News

Pentucket Regional School Chief Expects Tight Spending Plan for Next School Year » WHAV

Students complain of culture shock as Northeastern University settles into Calif. outpost » Boston Globe

Editorial: Yes, the White House is coming for gas stoves » Boston Herald

Clean energy protest shows no faith in governor (Editorial) » MassLive

What are PFAS chemicals, and should I be freaking out about them? » WBUR

McCaughey: Dems targeting suburban homeowners » Boston Herald

Mass. lawmakers aim to offer homeowners relief from crumbling foundations » Worcester Telegram

Boston is paying landlords to house formerly homeless people. Will it help? » Boston Globe

Winter Walk to end homelessness draws more than 3,000 » Boston Globe

In visit to Devens facility, Driscoll pushes funding request to address overflowing emergency shelters » Boston Globe

Massachusetts judge ‘publicly reprimanded’ for his Facebook posts about the 2020 election » Boston Herald

Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue meets with Lenox chief, businesses on theft concerns, reasserting vow to prosecute lower-level offenses » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion: Editorial against teachers’ right to strike draws a yea and a nay » Boston Globe

For the transgender community, work can be a difficult world to navigate » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Senate OKs rules package » Lowell Sun

State Funding Boosts Cybersecurity for Local Towns and Organizations » Cape Cod Online

Group says Westport will see layoffs, lose services unless voters OK a $3 million tax hike » The Herald News

Boston mayor's administration and finance director charged with money laundering » WCVB

Fiorentini not seeking reelection » The Eagle Tribune

Carnevale seeks to grow MassGOP, even Charlie Baker welcome, she says » Boston Herald

Gus Bickford to step down as state Democratic Party chair » Boston Globe

Moore: Put an end to COVID ’emergency’ now » Boston Herald

State senator proposes measure promoting community immunity via data collection » Worcester Telegram

Nero’s Law Delay Knocked As “Not Acceptable” » State House News Service

Massachusetts Probation Service makes ‘great strides’ in slashing number of warrants for ‘failure to appear’ » Boston Herald

If Ukraine loses, so does nuclear nonproliferation » Boston Globe

They once passed on hefty pay raises. Two years later, Galvin and Goldberg quietly took them » Boston Globe

IRS: Most One-Time Refunds Won’t Count Toward Income » State House News Service

New program at 3 libraries lets people try induction stoves before they buy » Gazette Net

New Verizon antennas to improve coverage along Route 9 corridor in Hadley » Gazette Net

Feds won’t ban gas stoves, US energy secretary says » Sentinel & Enterprise

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Podcast Spotlight

NPR Morning Edition: Rihanna was more entertaining than most of the Super Bowl commercials Commonwealth Magazine The Codcast: The debate over vocational school admission policies Incorruptible Massachusetts Incorruptible Massachusetts: The Dream: The road to change starts with a vision of the world we want to create Wall Street Journal Tech News Briefing: Meta Revamps Its Metaverse App to Attract Younger Users

11:00am 1st Annual Black Women's Health & Wellness Legislative Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

10:00am The State of Massachusetts Business Address hosted by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), Virtual

10:00am Department of Agricultural Resources Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:30am Head Start Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:30am The State of Health Care hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, Boston

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

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

3:00pm Joint Committee on Rules, Teams Meeting - Joint Rules, Conference Committee Meeting

9:00am UNCF Governor's Breakfast, Grand Staircase, State House

10:00am Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Mass. Cultural Council Grant Celebration, Grand Staircase, State House

5:00pm Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

5:30pm UMass Boston Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Distinguished Public Service Fellows Welcome Reception, UMass Boston Campus Center, Alumni Lounge (2nd Floor), 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston

5:30pm Ellen Story Commission on Postpartum Depression, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Early Education & Care Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

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