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

11:00am Breakfast Reception with Attorney General Andrea Campbell, Great Hall, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

State House to reopen after ‘accidental’ fire, officials say » Boston Globe

Editorial: Courts must not misread the First Amendment in a way that threatens democracy » Boston Globe

Testing Exec Knocks Marijuana Regulators » State House News Service

Boston Elections Commission to consider Kendra Lara residency challenge » Boston Herald

Pot at the farm stand? Mass. growers would like to sell direct to consumers » Worcester Telegram

UMass Boston, Mass General Brigham Team Up On Nursing » State House News Service

Massachusetts is building a green economy, but does it have the workers to do so? » Boston Globe

Impasse over gun safety bill latest symptom of Legislature infighting » Boston Globe

MBTA can’t say for sure when it last inspected fire-suppression equipment that failed at Charles/MGH » Boston Globe

With Branches at Loggerheads, Day Has 'No Idea' When House Might Act on Gun Bill » State House News Service

ME: Maine governor expands access to abortion later in pregnancy » AP News

NH: Sununu’s exit spells the end of a whole breed of Republican governor » Politico

NH: NH rents rise 11.4% in year, top $2k a month in some areas » New Hampshire Union Leader

RI: Matos signature scandal spreads across RI; AG now ‘taking the lead’ on investigation » WPRI.com

NY: New York City agrees to pay $13 million to 2020 racial injustice protesters in historic class action » AP News

NY: NYC mayor warns away migrants with ‘No Vacancy’ fliers » Politico

PA: Philadelphia is starting to crack down on unlicensed Airbnbs and Vrbos, which is bad news for 85% of units in the city » Business Insider

MN: Minnesota Supreme Court declines to hear Derek Chauvin's petition for appeal » Star Tribune

FL: Floridians to DeSantis: Come home and fix housing crisis, other woes » Orlando Sentinel

FL: Florida Board of Education approves controversial standards for teaching Black history » The Hill

MS: Where the Sheriff Is King, These Women Say He Coerced Them Into Sex » New York Times

CO: Denver's universal basic income project reports early success » Axios

Biden pushes a strong role for unions in tech jobs, even as potential strikes are on the horizon » Boston Globe

China’s Xi Rebuffs Kerry’s Call for Faster Climate Action » New York Times

Biden video mocking Marjorie Taylor Greene speech hit more than 30M views in 12 hours » The Hill

Influential activist Leonard Leo helped fund media campaign lionizing Clarence Thomas » Washington Post

A Year of Upheaval on Abortion’s Front Lines » New York Times

Political consultant backing Tim Scott spewed the N-word during card game » Politico

Editorial: Bill would ban stock trading in Congress – and White House » Boston Herald

Price hikes at Christmas Tree Shops in Massachusetts raise questions about liquidation sale deals » WCVB

Devastated farms tally losses from Western Mass. flooding » Boston Globe

What does it take to be a one-percenter in MA? » Boston Globe

Toast drops 99-cent online order fee after pushback from restaurants » Boston Globe

Toast loses $2.3B in value after removing 99-cent user fee » Boston Business Journal

Leads, but no business commitments on Maura Healey’s $84K trade trip to Ireland » Lowell Sun

Chinese e-retailer Temu files lawsuit in Mass. against rival Shein, alleging antitrust violations » Boston Globe

Curtain up at last for new Francis Carroll Plaza outside Hanover Theatre downtown » Worcester Telegram

Campbell, other Dem. AGs, fire back at Republicans on diversity and equity » Boston Herald

AG’s office should provide recap on probe of Catholic dioceses in Mass. (Editorial) » MassLive

Wesleyan University becomes latest school to end legacy admissions » WBUR

Environmentalists reach agreement to keep land on the Conn. and Mass. border undeveloped » WBUR

Congressional delegation calls on feds to declare western Mass a disaster area in wake of floods » The Recorder

Our Opinion: State dam repair grants are a good start on a pressing infrastructure problem that demands more attention and investment » Berkshire Eagle

Preparing for climate change. Falmouth, Mashpee get grants for resiliency projects. » Cape Cod Times

Boston hospitals have devices used to make dirty bombs. Why won’t they ditch them? » Boston Globe

'I fear for the patients': UMass Memorial nurse on closing in Leominster maternity unit » Worcester Telegram

Cooley Dickinson leaders say hospital is emerging from a ‘state of disruption’ » Gazette Net

UMass, Mass General Brigham investing $20 million to recruit diverse nurses » Boston Globe

Biden administration asks Walgreens, CVS, Walmart to help promote law to lower drug costs » Boston Globe

UMass Boston, Mass General Brigham deepen ties with $20m for nursing program » Dorchester Reporter

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Unveils Newly Rebuilt Emergency Department » East Boston Times-Free Press

Funding for Boston LGBTQ senior housing project slashed by Congress » Boston Business Journal

Boston trails the nation in home construction » Axios

US House Republicans deny funding for Boston's LGBTQ+ affordable housing project » WGBH

Rent a house, instead of buying? It's an option for some in Central Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Lowell cleans third homeless encampment, displacing 40 people » Lowell Sun

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Haverhill, Others Create Youth Summer Jobs with AG Grant » WHAV

Migrant Influx Fills Hotels, Strains State Shelter Capacity » State House News Service

Ex-State Street VP charged with serial rape at knifepoint allowed to go on fishing, crabbing trip » Boston Herald

Council Approves All Seven of Healey’s Pardon Recommendations » State House News Service

State Rep. Angelo Puppolo eyes new Springfield courthouse in downtown » Spectrum News

For actors in WMass, SAG-AFTRA union strike about ‘the little guys’ » MassLive

Labor crunch will threaten clean energy expansion in Massachusetts, report says » WBUR

Muratore Discusses State House Evacuation, Supplemental Budget » 95.9 WATD

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara pleads not guilty to multiple charges in connection with June crash » Boston Globe

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara released on charges related to crash, ordered not to drive » Boston Herald

Andover estimates 38% reduction in local emissions possible by 2050 » The Eagle Tribune

Town manager out of job in Foxboro » The Sun Chronicle

Northampton names 11 residents for its new reparations commission » Gazette Net

Northampton native named community development administrator in Whately » Gazette Net

Battenfeld: Mayor Wu refuses to answer key question about sending list of critics to police » Boston Herald

City Receives $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant » Chelse Record

Did a Bourne town worker record a private meeting between two others? Here's what to know » Cape Cod Times

Boston Elections Commission to consider Kendra Lara residency challenge » Boston Herald

How the Weymouth mayor's race could end up being a rematch » Patriot Ledger

Massachusetts Gov Maura Healey endorses Joyce Craig in New Hampshire governor’s race » The Hill

For the few local businesses that still require masks, a series of uphill battles » Boston Globe

Gun reform bill jammed on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Push to take back Roxbury park from Mass & Cass addicts » Boston Herald

Broadcaster, former basketball star Mike Herren sues city for wrongful rape arrest in 2020 » The Herald News

Worcester councilors asked to regulate anti-abortion centers. It still hasn't happened. » WGBH

State House safe to reopen Thursday as investigators rule fire was an accident » WBUR

Healey appoints Linehan to statewide library board » Dorchester Reporter

Cause of Mass. State House fire revealed, building to reopen » NBC Boston

Meet the new board: Healey overhauls Convention Center Authority » Boston Herald

Transportation Department Hires Pair To Explore Possibilities » State House News Service

Opinion: These Boston cyclists eagerly await a Boylston Street lane » Boston Globe

T officials say they have ‘reset expectations’ with rail car manufacturer » Commonwealth Magazine

MassDOT Office of Possibility pay $160,000 and $138,633 » Boston Herald

MassDOT board approves investment spending plan » WBUR

Committee Backs New Oversight Model For MBTA » WHDH

Sumner Tunnel congestion called ‘manageable’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Retail electricity firms take new tack in fight against Healey, Campbell, and Wu » Commonwealth Magazine

Utilities Agree to Let Commonwealth Wind Out of Contracts for $48 Mil » State House News Service

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