10:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Joint Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

‘Green New Deal’ divides Democrats intent on addressing climate change » The Washington Post

Liberal Democrats seem to be looking for new national faces » The Washington Post

Legislative leaders to collect 3 pay bumps in 2019 » Boston Globe

The Inevitability of Impeachment » New York Times

SENATE PASSES GAS SAFETY BILL, TARR SEES MORE REGULATION AHEAD » State House News Service

‘What Obama had, he has that’: Jeffries’ stock rises as Pelosi successor » Politico

How much will incoming Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins shake things up? » Boston Globe

National police group knocks incoming DA Rachael Rollins » Boston Herald

USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: What do Democrats want in 2020? Someone new – and Biden. But definitely not Hillary » USA Today

Jim McGovern Assumes Top Role As Dems Take The House » WBUR

Alphabet spin-off lands in Cambridge with plans for a salty solution for storing energy » Boston Globe

Red Sox propose Fenway improvements alongside 5,000-seat theater » Boston Business Journal

E-scooter sharing start-ups ‘not sustainable’, says scooter maker » Boston Business Journal

Another bumpy year: Fishing industry rides out more regulatory, environmental gales in 2018 » Gloucester Times

Year in review: The biggest Boston business headlines of 2018 » Boston Business Journal

Baker signs long-awaited Airbnb bill, opening new era for industry » Boston Globe

CCC Chair Could See Eight New Marijuana Retail Stores A Month » WBUR

Adult Ed critical, but waitlist is long » South Coast Today

State Awards Wildlife Management Grants to Cape Towns » Cape Cod Online

Housing at a shopping mall? It’s becoming more common in Mass. » Boston Globe

Mass. home prices hit record high for November » State House News Service

Greater Newburyport businesses gird for impact of minimum wage hike » Newburyport News

Baker raises lawmakers' base pay by 5.9 percent » Newburyport News

Baker jumps on Beacon Hill pay raise train » State House News Service

Massachusetts lawmakers get 6 percent pay hike in new year » Boston Herald

Lawmaker salaries going up 5.9% » Commonwealth Magazine

Haverhill investigating DPW, refuses to release details » The Eagle Tribune

Littering charge against owner of Provincetown boat dismissed » Cape Cod Times

As Year Ends, Hurst Prepares to Lead City Council in 2019 » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Too much trash in the recycling will cost West Bridgewater » The Enterprise

Correia chief of staff may return to campaign role » Herald News

New year, new contract for Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus Jr.? » Worcester Mag

Carreiro: Town should take Swansea Mall by eminent domain » Herald News

Woman snubbed for Veterans Council sues Mayor Yvonne Spicer » The Metro West Daily News

Migrant families depend on the humanity of citizens » Boston Globe

Dershowitz objects to op-ed » Boston Globe

Refusing to bite on Bitcoin » Boston Globe

Viewpoint: It's time to reclaim civility for the workplace » Boston Business Journal

Viewpoint: Banks must keep pace with tech changes » Boston Business Journal

Our View: Access to mental health care lagging » The Eagle Tribune

Trump’s Vietnamese policy is abhorrent » Commonwealth Magazine

Two plan to challenge McCarthy in District 5 » Dorchester Reporter

GOP state committeeman: Party 'all but irrelevant' » Newburyport News

3rd case of polio-like disease confirmed in Massachusetts, more suspected » MassLive

Mass. reports ‘widespread’ flu as health officials urge residents to get vaccine » Boston Globe

Report: Life expectancy grows in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

How much will incoming Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins shake things up? » Boston Globe

Corrections officer accused of assaulting 86-year-old inmate » Boston Globe

The big fix: County jail undergoes long overdue renovations » Gazette Net

Too many: 144 cops killed on duty in 2018 » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker’s pay set to soar past $250G a year » Boston Herald

State agencies eye adjustments if shutdown is prolonged » The Salem News

Retailers challenge Mass. online sales tax rule » Boston Globe

Senate passes gas safety bill » Gloucester Times

Republican Lawmaker Pushes for New Gas Safety Regulations Following Columbia Gas Whistleblower's Claims » NECN

Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take questions on Pilgrim » Patriot Ledger

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Podcast Spotlight

Mass Climate Action Network The Climate Minute: How to make climate history

Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center