10:00am Cover All Kids Advocacy Day, Nurses Hall, State House

11:00am Department of Revenue Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

4:00pm An Event Supporting Sen. Julian Cyr

Birthdays: Rep. Peter Capano

Dozens of Massachusetts districts have faced attempts to remove books from schools » Boston Globe

Both Healey and Wu say we need to tackle the region’s housing crisis. Here’s how that’s going. » Boston Globe

Gaming revenues helping Healey plug budget gap » NECN

Officials press to end child labor in New Bedford seafood plants » The New Bedford Light

MassGOP paints bleak picture of Massachusetts in rebuttal to Maura Healey address » Boston Herald

Lawmakers Rule Out Tax Hikes To Pay For Guv's Proposals » State House News Service

Electricity cost dispute may draw legislative intervention » NBC Boston

In first State of the Commonwealth, Mass. Gov. Healey goes big. Can she get there? » MassLive

Healey, Wu to testify on housing costs in Mass. » NBC Boston

ME: Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state's primary ballot on hold » WBUR

ME: Maine judge delays Trump ballot decision until Supreme Court ruling » Washington Post

NH: ‘Big comedown’ as DeSantis abandons New Hampshire » Politico

RI: Despite opposition, Portsmouth approves deal with SouthCoast Wind. Here's what the town gets. » The Providence Journal

NY: New York City mayor’s final push to block law-enforcement measures » Politico

NJ: NJ’s lame-duck rush is traditional. How problematic is it? »

OH: Dennis Kucinich files FEC paperwork to run for Congress against Republican Max Miller » Cleveland.com

IL: Chicagoland transit wants state help with looming budget crisis » Axios

IL: Texas bus company sues City of Chicago over migrant drop-off ordinance » NBC Chicago

SC: Nancy Mace's former top aide eyes a run against her » Politico

FL: Florida lawmakers seek to ban kids under 16 from social media » Orlando Sentinel

AL: Alarm as Alabama man to be executed via gas method rejected by veterinarians » The Guardian

The GOP Is Already Clashing Over Trump’s VP Pick » Politico

Neil Gorsuch has a grudge against federal agencies. He holds their fate in his hands » CNN

Hospitals Are Desperate for Workers. They Might Find Them in High Schools. » New York Times

'She's a killer': Trump eyes Rep. Elise Stefanik as a potential VP pick » NBC News

The DNC Throwing Shade at Asa Is the Worst Side of the Democratic Party » The Bulwark

John Kerry’s America First climate legacy » Politico

Biden may get some help from Republicans against Trump » The Hill

Mitt Romney: Some Trump Supporters Are 'Out Of Touch With Reality' » HUFFPOST

Could Immigration Hand the 2024 Election to Trump? » The LIberal Patriot

Editorial: Fair weather pols wobble on Israel » Boston Herald

Opinion: NH voters deserve better from Donald Trump » Boston Globe

Biden to promote internet access in North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in the 2024 election » Boston Globe

Another GOP debate is canceled after Haley says she’ll only participate if Trump does, too » Boston Globe

It’s do-or-die time for Nikki Haley in New Hampshire. She’s getting help from an influential anti-Trump group. » Boston Globe

Some Black churches are leaving Boston, citing changing neighborhoods, higher costs » Boston Globe

VC market tumbles for second straight year » Boston Globe

How Healey administration aims to make early education more accessible and affordable » Boston.com

FL: Where have all the teachers gone? State needs more than 4,000 » WMFE

Ambrose: SATs work well, yet schools continue to dismiss » Boston Herald

Healey proposes major investment in reading instruction » Boston Globe

Boston Public Schools receives $38 million grant to expand health care career training » WBUR

Pembroke schools reject effort that would ban Pride flags » WGBH

Gov. Healey looks to expand universal pre-K access for all MA Gateway Cities » The Herald News

Reid talks Lynn School Committee on Carrigan’s ‘American Dream’ » Lynn Daily News Item

Water quality 'unacceptable' for 90% of Cape Cod's coastal bays » WBUR

Cape base cleanup: Why an environmentalist flagged 'hidden danger' in EPA report » Cape Cod Times

Healey’s New Climate Science Office Includes Falmouth Voice » Cape Cod Online

Lucas: John Kerry, EVs unplug as climate saviors » Boston Herald

Bloomberg to fund expanded partnership between BPS’ Kennedy Academy for Health Careers and Mass General Brigham » Boston Globe

Opinion: Pharmacy deserts in Black and Latino communities are harming residents » Boston Globe

Definitive Healthcare CEO out after three rounds of layoffs » Boston Globe

NY: Evictions Will Be Delayed for Migrant Women Who Are Pregnant or Have Newborns, City Says » The City

Auburn mobile home park residents seek legal action over rent hikes, lack of services » Worcester Telegram

Local child and family care providers to see a 14-34% reimbursement boost » The Recorder

Dewar sworn in as newest SJC justice » New England Public Media

SJC postpones court hearings for 28 suspected customers of brothels as lawyers argue for privacy » Boston Globe

Lowell legislators testify in support of free and fair elections in Cambodia » Lowell Sun

Outgoing Greenfield mayor, Roxann Wedegartner, delivers a spiteful surprise (Editorial) » MassLive

Vieau shares his goals for next term as mayor of Chicopee » The Reminder

Pushback: So much wrong with OK for market » The Recorder

Editorial: City Council should reverse course, accept $13 million federal counterterrorism grant » Boston Globe

Deerfield residents approve $5 million in road repairs at special Town Election » Gazette Net

Boston Mayor Wu punts rejected anti-terror grant back to City Council » Boston Herald

New GOP Senator Offers Party's Response To Healey » State House News Service

For Boston’s Mayor Wu, criticism from perhaps a surprising place: the left » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Five questions for New Hampshire voters to ask Michelle Wu » Boston Herald

Boston lawsuit alleges pharmacy benefit managers helped fuel opioid epidemic » WBUR

Timing of Greenfield police raises questioned » The Recorder

T Funding, School Aid, Climate Tech Anchor Healey Priorities » State House News Service

Healey calls for new money for education, MBTA in first State of the Commonwealth speech » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey presses housing, education in State of the Commonwealth address » WBUR

5 takeaways from Gov. Maura Healey's first State of the Commonwealth speech » WGBH

3 new plans Gov. Healey wants to pass in 2024 » WBUR

Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth pitch: Housing, education, MBTA » Axios

Globe reporters analyze Governor Healey’s first State of the Commonwealth address » Boston Globe

MBTA receives $200.8M from the millionaire’s tax to address infrastructure, safety, hiring » Boston Herald

Maura Healey says MBTA operations funding to double in first yearly speech » Boston Herald

Editorial: Electric vehicles in the cold do not pass go » Boston Herald

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Wall St. Journal Minute Briefing: U.S. Stocks Fall on Lower Rate Cut Expectations New England Public Media Beacon Hill in 5: Mass. nonprofits, advocates for low-income residents are calling foul after Healey makes deep cuts

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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