10:00am Civil Service Law, A-2

11:00am Asset Development Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Status of Persons With Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

Boston wants T buses to be free to ride. The T wants to charge. What happens next? » Boston Globe

‘Tremendously devious’: Gun rights group blasts bill scheduled for debate in Massachusetts Senate » Boston Herald

'Grave disservice to the public': State healthcare watchdog decries Steward's lack of transparency » Boston Business Journal

The prospect of cannabis cafes in Massachusetts faces a hazy future » Boston Globe

Healey says no bailout for Steward Health Care as financial woes continue » WBUR

Mass. considering Roxbury recreation center for new overflow shelter for migrant and homeless families » Boston Globe

‘No one seems to know who they are fighting’: How outdoor dining tore apart the North End » Boston Globe

Amazon, iRobot call off merger in face of antitrust scrutiny » Boston Business Journal

Steward Health Care looking to sell 4 hospitals in Massachusetts as soon as possible » WCVB

After months of delays, new EV chargers have arrived on the Mass Pike » Worcester Telegram

ME: January storms nearly wiped out Maine’s lobster industry. Now comes the hard part. » Boston Globe

RI: Washington Bridge crisis prompts call for emergency declaration in East Providence » The Providence Journal

CT: From Taylor Swift to teens, pornographic deepfakes are spreading online with dangerous impact. A CT state senator’s proposal is to protect residents. » Hartford Courant

CT: A ‘loophole’ in Connecticut law has allowed THC seltzers to be sold in stores for months » CT Insider

NJ: New Jersey Political Races, Often Raucous, Are Bananas This Year » New York Times

PA: Pennsylvania Governor Proposes to Overhaul the State University System » New York Times

OH: Transgender Ohioans face uncertain futures under new gender-affirming care restrictions » The Hill

VA: Bill for legalized marijuana sales moves forward in Virginia » Boston Business Journal

FL: Florida lawmakers may force cities and counties to ban public camping » Orlando Sentinel

FL: Florida lawmakers resurrect push to make Epstein grand jury records public » Miami Herald

TX: Kristi Noem Tells Texas To 'Stand Their Ground,' Defy Supreme Court Over Southern Border » HUFFPOST

Biden vows to respond after 3 U.S. troops were killed and 34 wounded in a drone attack » WBUR

Obamacare Created Big Medicine » The Lever

Republican legislatures in some states are trying to keep abortion off the ballot » AP News

Cecile Richards Is Working Through It » The Cut

Elise Stefanik sees stock rise in Trump ‘veepstakes’ » The Hill

Trump Cash Stockpile at Risk From $450 Million Dual Verdicts » Bloomberg Politics

House Republicans Unveil Impeachment Charges Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas » HUFFPOST

Joe Manchin could upend Biden’s reelection campaign – and blow up No Labels along the way » CNN

How To Curb Illegal Immigration—And Why It Won't Happen » The Liberal Patriot

Will Rep. Pete Stauber join President Joe Biden to celebrate $1B bridge project he voted against? » Minneapoois Star Tribune

Lucas: Nikki Haley is Joe Biden’s best weapon against Trump » Boston Herald

Graham: Pro-Biden newsrooms debate censoring Trump » Boston Herald

Nikki Haley commits to staying in the presidential race through Super Tuesday on March 5 » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: ‘This is Your FBI,’ thanks to DEI » Boston Herald

Chicago Investment Firm With Obama Ties Hires Deval Patrick » Bloomberg Politics

You don’t have to look far for the world’s best economic recovery because it’s happening here. What is going on in the US? » Boston Globe

Amazon abandons plan to purchase Bedford-based iRobot; Roomba maker cuts 350 jobs » Boston Globe

A Boston lawyer is a quiet force for Gazans with American ties: ‘I didn’t know who else was going to do it’ » Boston Globe

Ann Maguire, groundbreaking LGBTQ leader and breast cancer research advocate, dies at 80 » Boston Globe

Mark Zuckerberg joins struggle over Harvard’s future » Washington Post

After failing to reach deal, Newton schools closed again Monday » Boston Globe

Editorial: Why so many classrooms have empty seats » Boston Herald

Newton teacher strike continues, schools will be closed Monday » Boston Herald

Mass General Brigham pulls doctors from Steward hospital; President steps down » Boston Business Journal

How does bad data slip through? Allegations of research fraud raise questions about ‘peer review.’ » Boston Globe

Scary time for Worcester hospitals: patient numbers soaring in ER presents challenges » Worcester Telegram

MassHealth takes steps to preserve coverage for eligible members » Commonwealth Beacon

Analysis of Healey housing bill called ‘half-baked’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Nation’s first pilot program to help migrant families in shelters find long-term housing » Boston Herald

The housing assistance former foster kids in Mass. aren’t getting » WBUR

Residents seek answers to big housing development at old Belchertown State Hospital » Gazette Net

A new art program aims to help incarcerated women on Cape Cod » WGBH

Boston's Logan Airport is a 'de facto shelter' for homeless families » WBUR

Editorial: Logan our laughingstock » Boston Herald

Border standoff flares as Trump torpedoes migrant bill; Texas tensions rise » Boston Herald

Boston outlines plans to spend millions in opioid settlement money » Boston Globe

Opinion: Teachers unions have no rights if they have no leverage to exercise those rights » Boston Globe

Opinion: Teachers strikes hurt the students » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Measuring Healey veto support » Lowell Sun

‘Problematic’ historic Massachusetts signs come down in Concord » Boston Herald

Somerville City Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza » Boston Herald

Somerville passes a call for cease-fire in Gaza after emotional votes by anxious councilors » Cambridge Day

Funding secured to replace public boat ramp » Newburyport News

Fernald School: Waltham is letting a historic property fall apart » Boston Globe

The last of Somerville’s old guard » Commonwealth Beacon

Essex County DA, State Police Receive Safe Neighborhood Anti-Gun Crime, Gang and Drug Grants » WHAV

College degree no longer essential for state jobs » The Eagle Tribune

No fair: Poll finds most feel they pay too much in taxes » Boston Herald

MeVa and other transits seek reliable funding » The Eagle Tribune

Dispute over train horns before station pedestrian crossings has February court hearing » Boston Herald

Since Ohio train derailment, accidents have gone up » Boston Globe

Gaskin: What’s needed for a just energy transition » Boston Herald

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Status of Persons With Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

12:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Progressive Mass Thrive Act Virtual Day of Action, Signup via Google

10:30am Home Care Appreciation Day, Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

7:30am SPECIAL EVENT: How can we Achieve Health Equity In Massachusetts?, MCLE New England, 10 Winter Pl, Boston, MA 02108

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11:30am Sickle Cell Briefing: United We Stand, Great Hall, State House

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

1:00pm State House Briefing on the Universal FAFSA: Policy to Promote College Access hosted by uAspire, State House, Room 428 and via Zoom

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

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

10:00am Board of Boiler Rules Public Hearing, Department of Fire Services, State Road, Stow

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

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

9:00am Joint Committee on Education, Committee Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity, Committee Hearing

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