10:00am Women's Bar Association Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Want to know what Boston’s electeds text each other? Good luck. » Boston Globe

House approves $1 million public education campaign on the dangers of crisis pregnancy centers » Boston Globe

1 out of 4 Massachusetts doctors plan to leave medicine in the next two years: ‘Distressing’ » Boston Herald

We don’t just need housing, we need affordable housing » Commonwealth Magazine

Report: Teachers of color more likely to lose jobs under state's tenure-based layoff policy » WBUR

MassGOP audit wrapping up, investigation ongoing, chair says » Boston Herald

Unions: UMass putting 100 jobs in jeopardy with privatization plan » Gazette Net

Top Healey aide chastizes Avangrid for falling short of offshore wind promise » Boston Globe

Merrick Nearing Last Shift On Beacon Hill » State House News Service

Massachusetts politicians working with MBTA to stop St. Patrick's Day Parade extremists » WCVB

Former Baker administration chief legal counsel joins Greenberg Traurig » Boston Business Journal

Trump won’t be 2024 nominee, Sununu predicts: ‘Isn’t going to happen’ » Boston Herald

Donald Trump Debuts Song With Convicted Jan. 6 Rioters » Vanity Fair

Opinion: A New Battle in the War on Abortion Pills » New York Times

As Trump Inquiry Continues, Republicans Seek Oversight of Georgia Prosecutors » New York Times

Daines walks Trump tightrope as he tries to win back Senate for Republicans » Washington Post

How D.C. Swamp Money Made Trains More Dangerous » The Daily Beast

Judy Heumann, disability rights activist, dies at age 75 » Boston Globe

The New Anarchy: America's Terrifying Cycle of Extremist Violence » The Atlantic

Larry Hogan, former Maryland governor and Trump critic, won’t run for president » Washington Post

The Programs You’d Have to Cut to Balance the Budget » New York Times

Restoring rights for felons a rare bipartisan voting change » AP News

NH: RFK Jr. tells NH crowd he’s considering a presidential run » New Hampshire Public Radio

NH: Sununu: If GOP primary were today, DeSantis would win New Hampshire » Politico

RI: Gina Raimondo’s stock on the rise » Boston Herald

NY: A New York Town Once Thrived on Fossil Fuels. Now, Wind Energy Is Giving a Lift. » The Wall Street Journal

NJ: N.J.’s toll roads help support NJ Transit. That’s a permanent funding plan, state says. » NJ.com

NJ: A N.J. ban on baby wipes? It could happen under new proposal. » NJ.com

GA: New anti-abortion bills, gun safety legislation among long-shots as lawmakers reach key deadline » Georgia Recorder

FL: Is Byron Donalds the next Florida GOP superstar? » Washington Examiner

FL: When Ron DeSantis met the swamp » Politico

FL: DeSantis appointee to new Disney oversight board suggested tap water could turn people gay » CNN

FL: Florida bills would ban gender studies, transgender pronouns, tenure perks » Boston Globe

IL: Key endorsements to watch in the Chicago mayoral runoff » Axios

TN: Tennessee Law Limiting ‘Cabaret’ Shows Raises Uncertainty About Drag Events » New York Times

KS: Kansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates » Boston Globe

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and husband are divorcing » Boston Globe

Curley: Triggering Democrats: DeSantis has the left on edge » Boston Herald

Biden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats » Boston Globe

Lucas: Here’s hoping for a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024 » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Mental competency tests for older politicians really isn’t so unfair » Boston Herald

Editorial: As long as paper checks remain a thing, banks need to fight fraud » Boston Globe

Business confidence notches up, stopping a 2-month slide toward pessimism » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority discriminates against Black employees, vendors, and convention guests, employees charge » Boston Globe

US Attorney Rachael Rollins leads delegation in march across bridge Sunday in Selma, Ala. » Boston Globe

Man allegedly punches officers, tries to take guns in Newton domestic incident, police say » Boston Globe

Targeted by the mayor, Everett school superintendent's tenure hangs in the balance » WGBH

Northern Essex Community College closed Monday due to apparent cyberattack » The Eagle Tribune

A treaty to protect the world's oceans has been agreed after a decade of talks » WBUR

Spotted lanternfly infestation in Worcester: Is state doing enough about it? » Worcester Telegram

Inside the high-stakes battle over dimming the sun’s light to cool the planet » Boston Globe

What does Eli Lilly’s insulin cap mean for Massachusetts? » Boston Globe

With a push from pharma, new weight loss drugs are changing the narrative on obesity » Boston Globe

As Wu battles opposition on rent control, City Council signals it’s open to compromise » Boston Globe

Springfield Mayor ‘disappointed’ as Healey administration tries to place 30 homeless families in downtown hotel » MassLive

SJC to weigh wrongful death restrictions in cigarette suits » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston sees first open race for Suffolk Superior civil court clerk magistrate in nearly 50 years » Boston Herald

Whately pursuing sale of former Center School » Gazette Net

Politics and the City: Is ARPA funds clawback by Washington imminent? » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: Gen Z is more than the sum of its social anxieties » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Massachusetts’ not-so-Super Tuesday » Boston Herald

COVID outbreak at Yarmouth’s Windsor Skilled Nursing leaves 4 residents dead » MassLive

Federal grant to fund drug-diversion programs, related treatment of child trauma » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: Washington must act to stop fentanyl deaths » Boston Herald

Opinion: An outsider to lead State Police? We’ll have to see. » Boston Globe

Worcester mum on who would post bond to appeal $8M judgment against police officers » Worcester Telegram

Beacon Hill Roll Call: House OKs supplemental budget » Lowell Sun

Stair demolition at Milton MBTA station will begin today, despite outcry from local officials » Boston Globe

Healey tells MBTA to proceed with Milton staircase demolition, despite town’s opposition » Boston Herald

MBTA to begin staircase demolition at Milton Station despite outcry from Mass. town » WCVB

Transparency crucial as CRRC faces scrutiny (Editorial) » MassLive

Editorial: Railroad deregulation carries steep cost for communities » Boston Herald

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GBH News Under the Radar with Callie Crossley: As federal food benefits decline, Mass. food banks expect a surge NPR Morning Edition: Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas Commonwealth Magazine The Codcast: The curious state of Massachusetts' rent control debate. BBC World News Podcast: Violence erupts at Greek train crash protests

10:00am Women's Bar Association Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Chynah Tyler

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

10:00am Mass. Developmental Disabilities Council 45th Annual Legislative Reception, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House

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

11:30am Students Speak: Rebuilding Community in our Schools, A-2

1:00pm Webinar: How Healthy Homes are Tackling the Housing and Climate Crises hosted by MAPC, MassHousing & CHAPA, Via Zoom

2:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

6:00pm Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

9:00am Mass. Coalition for Suicide Prevention State House Day, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Mass. State Lottery Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

2:00pm The Economics of Higher Education hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Ritz-Carlton, 10 Avery Street, Boston, MA 02111

5:30pm MassGOP Reception with Special Guest Chairwoman Amy Carnevale

6:00pm Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

No Hearings Scheduled

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