9:00am Medicare for All 2023 Rally, State House Steps, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

10:30am Inaugural Law Enforcement & Corrections Award Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:30am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

12:39pm "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

3 things to know about the prescription drug bill the Mass. Senate could vote on this week » MassLive

Monica Tibbits-Nutt named Massachusetts secretary of transportation » Boston Globe

Senate bill could enable Revolution stadium in Everett at last » Boston Globe

Senate Plan Gives Healey More Leeway On Shelter Management » State House News Service

Wu ‘confident’ that new Mass. and Cass plan will stick » WGBH

Andover schools set to stay closed Tuesday as educator strike continues » Boston Globe

8 takeaways for Mass. from the National Climate Assessment » WBUR

Gov. Healey will stop disclosing out-of-state travel in advance » WBUR

Beacon Hill is at odds over whether lawmakers should require Healey to create overflow shelters for families » Boston Globe

Rent control ballot question crumbles due to lack of signatures » Boston.com

Cape Codders say no to offshore wind transmission lines under their beaches » Boston Globe

All aboard? Amtrak joins push to relocate USPS and expand South Station. » Boston Globe

NH: ‘It just isn’t like that anymore’: With the decline of retail politics, the N.H. primary is changing » Boston Globe

NH: Lawmaker’s death leaves narrowly divided N.H. House in mourning » Boston Globe

CT: New CT state police commissioner takes over; sworn in by Gov. Lamont to lead embattled agency » Hartford Courant

PA: New "infertility" definition could broaden coverage in Pennsylvania » Axios

NY: NYC neighborhoods with safe injection sites saw lower crime but increase in quality of life complaints: study » Daily News

NJ: MTA in talks to possibly settle N.J. congestion pricing lawsuit » NJ.com

FL: Abortion-rights supporters push court to OK wording on proposed constitutional amendment » Sun Sentinel

FL: Supreme Court urged not to let ‘political questions’ sway it on abortion initiative » Florida Phoenix

MN: Minnesota Democrats weigh putting abortion on the 2024 ballot » Axios

CO: Inaugural Psychedelic Cup fuels curiosity over magic mushrooms » Axios

TX: Burgess announces House retirement after 11 terms » Roll Call

Pollsters aren’t the only ones giving Biden bad news on the economy » Politico

Staffers at the nation's largest labor union just voted to authorize a strike » Axios

Bernie Sanders: US should back union movement ‘to save the middle class’ » The Guardian

Detention Camps, “Vermin” Rivals, and a Government Purge: Trump Wants to Go Full Authoritarian » Vanity Fair

Paul Pelosi revisits night of shock and fear in trial of conspiracy-driven attacker » Politico

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement » AP News

Ex-Trump allies detail efforts to overturn election in Georgia plea videos » Washington Post

Opinion: Biden shouldn’t run. The Democratic field is stronger than you think. » Washington Post

How Trump’s rhetoric compares with Hitler’s » Washington Post

Lawyer Says Trump Aide Told Her After 2020 Election: ‘The Boss Is Not Going to Leave’ » New York Times

“There’s a Big Concern”: Trumpworld Is Afraid of RFK Jr. Playing 2024 Spoiler » Vanity Fair

The last government shutdown deadline ousted the House speaker. This week’s showdown could be easier. » Boston Globe

Opinion: GOP should dump Trump and rally around Nikki Haley » Boston Globe

"New Downtown" Development On Sparks Avenue Approved By Planning Board » Nantucket Current

Programs to help entrepreneurs of color come under fire » Boston Globe

More than a rock and the Mayflower, downtown Plymouth aims high » Boston Globe

Low demand, tree shortage impacting local Christmas tree farms » Western Mass News

New Bedford Sen. Montigny Secures $4 Million for Zeiterion Renovation » WBSM

Florida car dealer mogul buys more MetroWest property, with $4.45M Westborough purchase » Worcester Business Journal

For Cisco’s Harman, a long road to an expensive whiskey » Boston Globe

'Vibrant community': Life sciences in Massachusetts growing but startups need help » Cape Cod Times

On buses from Gillette, locals head to D.C. for March for Israel » Boston Globe

Harvard report on morgue thefts is delayed, frustrating affected families » WBUR

UMass Lowell announces layoffs » Lowell Sun

FL: Citing legal fears, Florida universities push back on DeSantis order to shut down pro-Palestinian campus groups » WUFT

Resident assistants at Emerson College launch a union » Boston Globe

Free tuition: New state program is helping adults attend community college » Gazette Net

Judge slaps striking Andover teachers with $50,000 fine; Schools closed again Tuesday » CBS News

Mass. lawmakers weigh ban on Native American mascots in public schools » WGBH

Red Flag: White House Guide Cites Coastal Threats » State House News Service

Northern Lights "easily visible" from Mount Washington » CBS News

How much can trees fight climate change? Massively, but not alone, study finds. » Boston Globe

Recovery work still ongoing two months after Leominster floods » Spectrum News

Attleboro area could get state aid to help recover from September flooding » The Sun Chronicle

Contract workers brace for no income or backpay if government shuts down » Boston Globe

Lilly drug lowers heart disease risk factor in just one dose » Boston Globe

Editorial: If family members can be paid caregivers, why not spouses? » Boston Globe

Knight: Affordable access to insulin vital to U.S. health » Boston Herald

Boston's plan to offer doula services is taking shape » Axios

Gene-editing treatment cuts cholesterol in small study » Axios

Marlborough Dem Not Giving Up Fight Against Shock Therapy » State House News Service

Report: Mass. Tops Among States In Lung Cancer Screenings » State House News Service

High housing prices set Boston's cost-of-living apart » Axios

Shelters preparing to house the homeless as temperatures begin to drop » Western Mass News

Opinion: Energy rules are contributing to the chill in housing construction » Boston Globe

Senate and House bump heads over emergency shelter cap with budget bill » MassLive

Senate's funding proposal for shelter crisis drops stipulations from House version » WCVB

What’s next for rent control in Massachusetts after ballot question is shelved? » MassLive

How Gov. Healey's 'Hero Act' aims to help veterans » Patriot Ledger

$4M deal to use ICC as emergency shelter being finalized » Lowell Sun

‘A job is key’: Work authorization clinic for migrants living in Mass. shelters set to open Monday » Fox 25 News

Migrants attend work authorization clinic in Reading » CBS News

Massachusetts House bids to revive food benefit for newly-arrived legal migrants » Fall River Reporter

House Bids To Revive Food Benefit For Legal Migrants » State House News Service

Biden administration slow to act as millions are booted off Medicaid, advocates say » Boston Globe

Healey makes picks for appeals, housing courts » News 22 WWLP.com

Hyundai joins Honda and Toyota in raising wages after auto union wins gains in deals with Detroit 3 » Boston Globe

Andover teachers strike: Massachusetts judge orders $50,000 fine for educator union; Andover Public Schools battles union on social media » Boston Herald

Bill to create 4-day work week program in Massachusetts set for hearing » CBS News

NJ: New Jersey’s next Legislature will have fewer female lawmakers » New Jersey Monitor

West Springfield mayor drops bid to take a Springfield Diocese property by eminent domain » MassLive

Town chooses new veterans’ services director » Your Arlington

‘Don’t forget’: Sheffield Historical Society celebrates veterans » the Berkshire edge

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu great at winning elections, not so great at getting results » Boston Herald

Robbins: It’s tiki torch time on American campuses » Boston Herald

Editorial: Transparency just a buzzword in Bay State politics » Boston Herald

Moulton Lays Out Views On Israel-Hamas War » State House News Service

City of Lynn on edge after authorities find more than 10 million doses of illegal drugs in home’s basement » Boston Globe

Expert: Worcester strained from overdose rate, housing shortage » Worcester Telegram

1st Circuit tosses $8.3M award in officers’ suit over detail pay » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Boston City Council to weigh ordinance that would track gun trafficking » Boston Herald

Last ride: Worcester police shutting down mounted unit » Worcester Telegram

Report: Here’s why Mass.’ tough parole rules do more harm than good » MassLive

Healey and Driscoll reflect on first 10 months in office » Lynn Daily News Item

Monica Tibbits-Nutt permanently appointed MassDOT secretary » WBUR

Red line riders could get a blue line connection built at MBTA’s Charles/MGH Station by 2031 » Cambridge Day

Gov. Healey taps new boss for MassDOT, MBTA » Boston Herald

Cracked rail disrupts MBTA Green Line service through downtown Boston » WCVB

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