9:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

10:00am Speaking Program on Economic Development and Small Business in Massachusetts, Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:30pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

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Healey Backs Transfer Taxes, Accessory Dwellings In $4.1 Bil Housing Bill » State House News Service

Mariano Commits To Reelection, But Not Full Term » State House News Service

Beacon Hill Lobbying Firms Hauling In Millions » State House News Service

Report: Majority of Mass. Uber, Lyft drivers earn less than minimum wage » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts State Police union seeks tougher penalties for move over law violations » Boston Herald

Mariano Confident Opposition Won't Slow Gun Bill » State House News Service

Gun control proposal will get a vote after lawmakers attach it to ‘shell game’ budget bill » Boston Herald

Early Edu Bill Would Shift Costs From Families To State » State House News Service

Massachusetts' Latino poverty rate is double the average » Axios

CT: Non-native businesses at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun pay taxes to nearby towns. Tribes ask: should they? » CT Insider

NY: Hochul heads to Israel on ‘solidarity mission’ » Politico

GA: Why Trump Lost Georgia » The Liberal Patriot

MI: Former Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Sentenced For Jan. 6 Attack » HUFFPOST

WI: Wisconsin Republicans withhold university pay raises in fight over school diversity funding » Boston Globe

MS: Black Voters Have New Power in Mississippi. Can They Elect a Democrat? » New York Times

TX: Anti-abortion groups sue San Antonio over reproductive justice fund » The Guardian

TX: School vouchers are even worse than you think » Public Notice

AZ: GOP Congresswoman Announces Retirement, Says 'D.C. Is Broken' » HUFFPOST

CA: Butler’s lucrative post-union work included a $1M-plus Airbnb payout » Politico

Jordan’s floor failure strengthens private push to empower McHenry » Politico

DeSantis has nearly tapped out on maxed out donors » NBC News

Wildfires are now costing the US up to $900 billion annually » Quartz

Jim Jordan getting hung out to dry by former rival after rushing ahead to speaker vote » Raw Story

Democratic women set abortion access as key to NDAA support » Roll Call

Partisan Desires Override Support for Constitutional Freedoms and American Values » Sabato's Crystal Ball

“It’s 100% Personal”: Trump Insiders Fear His Netanyahu Vendetta Could Be a Gift to Biden » Vanity Fair

Lowry: Trump kept America’s enemies guessing » Boston Herald

Big plan for Andrew Square is a design downer » Boston Globe

Puttshack investor launches new restaurant VC fund in Boston » Boston Business Journal

Proclaiming a grave threat to college sports, Charlie Baker takes push for national NIL policy to Congress » Boston Globe

Electric grids are a hidden weak spot in world’s climate plans, report warns » Boston Globe

Editorial: Gas furnaces next on Biden’s ban list » Boston Herald

$1.25 million grant awarded for open space » Gloucester Times

Patients say Dr. Derrick Todd, accused of performing inappropriate exams, seemed ‘warm’ and ‘caring’ at first » Boston Globe

Healey Backs Transfer Taxes, Accessory Dwellings In $4.1 Bil Housing Bill » State House News Service

Healey’s move to cap Mass. shelter capacity amid migrant influx invites criticism, legal questions » Boston Globe

Editorial: Why the state’s right-to-shelter law needs to change » Boston Globe

Healey housing bill includes real estate transfer fee for cities, towns » Boston Business Journal

Project identifies racial covenants in North Shore deeds » Salem News

WATCH LIVE: Healey to unveil $4.1 billion affordable housing act » NBC Boston

The Berkshire Mall property may become housing for seniors with plans to demolish the mall, leaving only the Target building standing » Berkshire Eagle

New initiative provides free community college tuition to 3,000 nursing students » MassLive

Healey to unveil $4.1 billion housing bond bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Cambridge passes new affordable housing rules, paving the way for taller buildings » Boston Globe

Beyond the gilded gate » Boston Globe

Girls Inc. gets a $2M federal boost for new headquarters in Holyoke » Gazette Net

‘We are on the brink of a crisis': Mass. communities housing migrants are overwhelmed » NBC Boston

Editorial: States run out of room for migrants – does it matter? » Boston Herald

Starbucks Threatens Barista Union with Legal Action Over Pro-Hamas Tweets » The Jewish Voice

Rideshare drivers pushing for right to unionize say they make less than minimum wage » Boston Herald

Graham: UAW chief’s radical ties raise concerns » Boston Herald

Area briefs: Amherst Senior Center Health Fair is Tuesday; Mark, Sabadosa forum in Cummington » Gazette Net

Boston City Council punts vote on Mass and Cass tent ban » Boston Herald

North Attleboro nixes winter parking ban » The Sun Chronicle

Nantucket Reps Take Aim At "Dark Money" Influencing Town Meetings » Nantucket Current

Trump asks fed judge to toss out ballot challenge » Salem News

In Boston City Council’s at-large race, a pair of serious contenders vie for an open seat » Boston Globe

IfNotNow calls for Israel-Hamas war ceasefire at Sen. Warren’s Springfield office » MassLive

Worcester mayoral candidates debate police oversight at GBH News forum » WGBH

Patrick Keefe Earns Endorsement for Mayor From Local and State Leaders » Revere Journal

CRESS director Miller resigns from unarmed responders unit in Amherst » Gazette Net

Injured police officers forced to retire seek faster track to full benefits » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers weigh youth sports regulations » Axios

Judge excoriates state, FBI investigation into 2015 off-duty police brawl in final Nathan Bill’s trial » MassLive

Easthampton police investigating racist flyers found on lawns, driveways » Gazette Net

‘Brave’ Winthrop police officer cleared of wrongdoing in shooting » Boston Herald

Haverhill Police Receive One of the Largest Municipal Road Safety Grants in the Area » WHAV

Voted down: Worcester City Council decides not to regulate anti-abortion clinics » Worcester Telegram

Pro-life flag raised over Billerica town center » Lowell Sun

Governor Healey to visit western Massachusetts Wednesday » News 22 WWLP.com

Red Blue Connector aims to connect two big MBTA subway lines » WCVB

Boston sees bump in daily bike rides post COVID » Axios

Tougher penalties proposed for violating "Move Over" law in Massachusetts » CBS News

Massport, Elected Officials Celebrate Modernization of Logan’s Terminal E » East Boston Times-Free Press

Attleboro area towns getting federal money for road safety » The Sun Chronicle

‘Embarrassing’ Red Line safety breakdown in Ashmont Tunnel, emails say » Boston Herald

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