JANUARY 7, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH

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🏛️ Could Charlie Baker Run For Senate in MA?
🏀 Platteville, NYU Hold Top Spots
🏒 Hobart, Middlebury Remain No. 1
🥶 More Cold On the Way

📆 What’s Happening This Week. The women’s volleyball rules committee meets today and Wednesday. The Board of Governors Finance and Audit Committee meets today, while the BOG Executive Committee gathers on Thursday. And the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities holds its annual Presidents Institute in San Antonio concludes today.

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TOP STORY
1. Baker v. Markey in 2026? Not So Fast, NCAA Says

by Ross Cristaniello, Boston.com

“Swirling amid the snowflakes in Massachusetts this holiday season is one particularly juicy rumor: that former Gov. Charlie Baker could be eyeing a political comeback in the near future.

In theory, an opening exists in 2026 when Sen. Ed Markey runs for reelection. Markey would be 80 years old on Election Day, and would be up for another six-year term. He confirmed his plans in October to run again.

Baker, the perpetually popular moderate Republican who served two terms, declined to run for governor again in 2022. He now works as president of the NCAA.”

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