Today’s MASSterList is Ready

TOP FIVE:
AP: Chief Justice Ireland set to be sworn in Monday
Republican:Bay State braces for loss in D.C. – MassLive.com
MetroWest: Better times means an economy that’s easier to swallow
Gloucester Times:Gov. poised to back city’s suit on fishing
Mixed reaction locally to Senate vote on gays in military – Milford, MA – The Milford Daily News

STATE HEADLINES:
Legislatures expand training for new members
Globe:GOP plans conference to get early start on training
Herald: Monday morning briefing
Globe:Officials helped kin get jobs in probation
AP: Judge to hear testimony in Dianne Wilkerson case

REDISTRICTING:
AP: Mass. expected to lose House seat through Census
AP:Census results due out on Mass., US population

THE FEDS:
Worcester T&G:’Don’t ask’ policy lifted
The American Spectator : Scott Brown’s Dilemma
Globe:Immigrants lament Dream Acts defeat

ENVIRONMENT:
Cape Cod Times: Historic district’s role on turbines challenged
Republican:Richard Sullivan, state secretary of energy and environmental affairs, to seek input on Massachusetts budget
Herald: Deval Patricks shift on turbine plans may hit power users like storm – BostonHerald.com
AP :Wanted: Buyer for controversial Cape Wind energy
Globe:Plan for LNG site has new hurdles

EDUCATION:
Globe: Charter proposals are found lacking – The Boston Globe

LOCAL NEWS:
Sun-Chron:April election seen for city council seat

MISC. HEADLINES:
Cape Cod Times: Visit to Haiti discourages local businessman

REGIONAL:
Brattleboro Reformer:Study shows that wind could be 24% of New England power
Portland Press Herald: LNG survival in Maine hinges on sole proposal
Portland Press Herald: Portrait of the governor unveiled in the Capitol
Projo: Governor-elect Chafee convenes ‘budget summit’
Projo: Patrick Kennedy says he’s ready for the ‘next frontier’
Projo: Political Scene: R.I. Republican Party facing $15,000 debt
Lawmakers at work on tax riddle
Concord Monitor: Lynch: Balancing budget is top priority
Brattleboro Reformer:Shumlins picks could have potential conflicts – Brattleboro Reformer
Portland Press Herald: State House Notebook Lepage: Rules too complex | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram