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Massachusetts companies are suing the US government over marijuana prohibition. Could they win? » Boston Globe

‘It’s inexcusable’: As overdose deaths mount, millions in opioid settlement funds go unspent in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

How Newton Public Schools plans to make up school days lost to the strike » MassLive

Deficits Aside, Annual Report for Latino SuperPAC Show Its Reach Broadened » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Steward says it can keep its hospitals open. But can it transfer ownership? » Boston Business Journal

U.S. Growth Lifts Confidence Of Mass. Employers » State House News Service

MBTA says South Coast Rail stations will be finished within weeks. Check out the progress. » The Herald News

‘Everybody has eyes on Newton’: The teachers strike is over, but more fights are on the horizon » Boston Globe

Vocational school administrators push back against blind lottery admissions » Salem News

More questions than answers after Massachusetts order to transition from natural gas » Energy News Network

Community nonprofits are already casualties of Steward Health financial crisis » WGBH

Mass. union membership declined slightly in 2023, still above national average » Worcester Business Journal

Massachusetts overflow shelters, as seen through one family’s eyes » WBUR

CT: Scramble over 2024 CT legislative session begins with budget taking center stage » Hartford Courant

NY: Shadow Landlords Strike Back » The Lever

PA: John Fetterman: progressive senator perhaps not that progressive after all » The Guardian

PA: How the Far Right Took Over a Pennsylvania School Board—And How Parents Took It Back » Vanity Fair

VA: Water bills of $700, $5,000 and $7,000 alarm Richmonders » Richmond Times-Dispatch

MN: Metro Transit's free fare pilot drives big ridership increase in Twin Cities » Axios

FL: Florida’s bill restricting social media access for minors set for changes » POLITICO Pro

FL: Treading on difficult ground, Florida lawmakers want to define ‘anti-Semitism’ » Orlando Sentinel

NV: How Nevada made itself a sideshow in the presidential primary season » Boston Globe

CA: Second atmospheric river in days churns through California, knocking out power and flooding roads » AP News

The 91-year-old Republican suing to kick Donald Trump off the ballot » Washington Post

Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are ‘political prisoners’ endure. Judges want to set the record straight » Boston Globe

Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’ » Boston Globe

As Trump’s popularity soars again, the family who ditched him now face a dilemma » The Telegraph

Trump feud with UAW reaches fever pitch » The Hill

Trump floats ousting RNC chair after brutal 2023 » Axios

Forget No Labels. Biden’s Third-Party Peril is on the Left. » Politico

Cast as Criminals, America’s Librarians Rally to Their Own Defense » New York Times

Nikki Haley’s ‘Rock’ Is Watching Her Campaign From a Distance » New York Times

Biden wins South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary » WBUR

Dispute brews over Suher liquor licenses in Northampton » Gazette Net

Amherst chamber boss Pazmany to step down » Gazette Net

Harvard Book Store cancels plans for Prudential expansion » Universal Hub

FIFA announces Boston's 2026 World Cup schedule » Boston Business Journal

Gillette Stadium to host seven World Cup 26 games » Boston Herald

Citizens closed three Mass. branches in January » Boston Business Journal

Marvin E. Gilmore Jr. reflects on his legacy fighting for the Black community » Boston Globe

State Attorney General reviewing allegations of voter fraud in Springfield mayoral election » MassLive

Why Harvard’s Claudine Gay struggled, while Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher stays above the fray » Boston Globe

Harvard Kennedy School Distances Itself From Event Featuring Controversial Palestinian Professor » The Harvard Crimson

Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke schools have months to spend millions in pandemic funding » MassLive

BPS preparing to enroll 75 to 200 migrant children staying at Roxbury shelter » Boston Globe

Beloved Holy Cross Prof. Thomas Doughton who worked on Worcester’s Black History Trail died » Worcester Telegram

‘This year has killed me': Teachers say violence has plagued Brockton High School » NBC Boston

‘What damage has been done?’ After strike’s end, Newton grapples with how to heal community rifts. » Boston Globe

Southampton moves to withhold payment to Hampshire Regional amid problems in school business office » Gazette Net

Opinion: Before making community college free, we must reckon with their role » Commonwealth Beacon

Opinion: Vocational-technical school admissions should be based on lottery » Boston Globe

Opinion: Harvard alumni seeking change — and leadership seats at university » Boston Globe

Two business leaders joining Harvard’s powerful oversight board, school says » Boston Globe

MCC sees surge in enrollment through MassReconnect, Early College Initiative programs » Lowell Sun

State not ready to end receivership of Holyoke schools » MassLive

‘Should have been yes’: Holyoke mayor pushes back on state’s receivership of schools » MassLive

Negotiators release $118 billion border bill as GOP leaders call it dead in the House » WBUR

Property records shine light on Steward finances » Boston Herald

With North Adams Regional Hospital staffing up to reopen soon, more than 100 would-be workers answered the call at a job fair » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts town 'will lose money' if it doesn't comply with MBTA Communities Law, lt. gov. says » WCVB

Athol housing project receives $600K as part of state program » Athol Daily News

City and nonprofit workers blanket Boston to conduct annual homeless census » WBUR

Mayor Wu, volunteers canvas Boston for 44th annual homeless census. ‘It just puts everything in perspective.’ » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: From the frontline of Massachusetts’ descent into the Third World » Boston Herald

Migrant moves to Lowell on hold, state agency says » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts overflow shelters, as seen through one family’s eyes » WBUR

How political leaders decided to take over a Roxbury recreation center to shelter migrants » WBUR

Smith College student dining workers become one of the first in the country to unionize » MassLive

Newton teachers ratify new contract following 15-day strike » Boston Globe

Whately Selectboard loosens police detail requirements at Club Castaway » Gazette Net

No trespassing charges in case against City Council critics » The New Bedford Light

'It's insane.' How little white postcards are wreaking havoc with city and town clerks in Berkshire County and beyond » Berkshire Eagle

Antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ mailings sent to Worcester City Council members » Worcester Telegram

Hateful flyers mailed to Worcester officials, city councilor says » MassLive

Keller @ Large: Councilman Ed Flynn shares his concerns about Boston's public health and safety » CBS News

Fed-up and furious: Gov urged to put State Police into receivership » Boston Herald

Pozniak: Transparency needed in hiring new State Police leader » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Walk of shame coming for alleged johns in high-end brothel sex case » Boston Herald

‘Outrageous.’ Healey wants to let police training chief earn $150,000 salary while drawing taxpayer-funded pension. » Boston Globe

Editorial: When the barbed wire comes down at Concord prison, the possibilities are endless » Boston Globe

Neal, McGovern: $78B tax bill a win for families » Recorder

Red Line closure begins, followed by Orange, Green Line shutdowns » Axios

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10:00am House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Executive Session

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

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9:00am Greater Boston Legal Services Lobby Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

12:00pm Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Committee Hearing

4:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

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10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Mass. NOW Ignite the Capitol Advocacy Day, Carrie Nation & State House, Beacon Street, Boston

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