BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - January 28, 2013

• Mass. keeps mental health data from FBI gun checks: The state has not provided mental health records to an FBI database for gun background checks, the result of a law prohibiting such sharing. Globe correspondent David Uberti reports.

• Menino, State of the City speech will draw scrutiny: The focus for many will be less on what Mayor Menino says in his 20th State of the City address than on his physical presence. Globe politics reporter Andrew Ryan elaborates.

• Diabetes benefit now 'a little personal' for Menino: The Mayor has attended the CityFeast charity dinner every year since its founding in 2005. But Sunday's meal had special meaning. Globe correspondent Matt Rocheleau covers.

•  From Seneca Falls to Stonewall and back again: The Pentagon's decision to allow women in combat came faster than anticipated because of women, and, surprisingly, the gay rights movement. Globe columnist Juliette Kayyem writes.