12:00pm Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

1:00pm Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Reception for Treasurer Deb Goldberg

6:00pm Rep. Liz Malia's End of 2019 Fundraising Reception

6:00pm Rep. Joan Meschino's First Annual Holiday Celebration

Think Tank: Biz Tax Hike Would Address Inequity » State House News Service

State lawmakers acknowledge lobbyists helped craft their op-eds attacking Medicare for All » Boston Globe

Funding Plan May Lead to "Harmony" on Charter Front » State House News Service

What’s behind the split within the Mass. GOP » Commonwealth Magazine

Kennedy and Liss-Riordan want to limit outside spending in Senate campaign. And what about Ed Markey? » Boston Globe

‘Socialism’ is a GOP smear. Democrats have to fight back. » Washington Post

Higher ed in New England is in 'precarious' state, former Northeastern president says » Boston Business Journal

Housing Aid Pilot Helping More People in Boston » State House News Service

People’s Pledge becomes flashpoint in Senate primary race » Commonwealth Magazine

The likely Democratic nominee is … anyone’s guess » Boston Herald

2020 Democrats turn focus to black men » Axios

Wyatt Ronan named NH state director of Deval Patrick’s presidential campaign » WMUR

Too many with their head in the sand and a chip on their shoulder » Boston Globe

Joe Battenfeld: Dems’ impeachment bombshells looking like duds » Boston Herald

Trump campaign to stop giving credentials to Bloomberg News » Boston Globe

Our Troops Deserve Better Than Trump's Pardons » TIME

Developer proposes Pawtucket soccer stadium as part of $400m project » Boston Globe

$400M mixed-use project coming to Pawtucket’s riverfront » Boston Business Journal

Galvin pushes ahead with broker-dealer rule opposed by industry » Boston Business Journal

Cheshire pot farm plan snuffed out for now » Berkshire Eagle

Second Amendment case may fizzle out at the Supreme Court » Boston Globe

Activists Push Developers, City To Honor Trans Woman Whose Death Sparked Movement » WGBH

Boston And San Francisco, Often Simpatico, Split On Abortion » WBUR

Alternative Pitched for Teens Who Share Explicit Images » State House News Service

‘It Just Isn’t Working’: Test Scores Cast Doubt on U.S. Education Reform » New York Times

The new Massachusetts ‘grand bargain’ in public education » Commonwealth Magazine

‘Blizzard Bags’ to be dropped by Massachusetts schools after this winter » The Republican

Alan Dershowitz responds to Casey Sherman column » Boston Herald

Legislators push for breakfast in classrooms » Gloucester Times

John Kerry’s New Bipartisan, Star-Studded ‘War’ on Climate Change » The Atlantic

Kestrel Land Trust gets grant to help purchase 120-acre Whately parcel » Gazette Net

Rhode Island EMS crews brought patients to the hospital with misplaced breathing tubes: None of them survived » Boston Globe

Small building condo conversions raising concerns at City Hall » Boston Herald

Aloha! Massachusetts EBT cards used at posh hotels in Hawaii » Boston Herald

Trial Opens For Cambridge Man Who Offered $500 For Killing ICE Agents » WBUR

Harvard grad students to go on strike Tuesday » Boston Globe

Social Security has tilted to favor higher earners who delay claiming benefits, report says » Boston Globe

Harvard Grad Students Are Set To Strike Tuesday. Here's Why » WBUR

GOP leader balks at special election date » Commonwealth Magazine

Could Roslindale, long carved up among legislative districts, finally get its own state rep? » Universal Hub

Senate's Israel trip a new wrinkle in Supp saga » South Coast Today

Lobbyist? DiMasi should consider a different line of work » Boston Globe

Lynn awarded $1.6 million state grant to ‘rebuild’ Washington Street corridor » Lynn Daily News Item

Jaclyn Cashman: City Hall needs to crack down on parking space savers » Boston Herald

Report maps out dramatic decreases in Viveiros property » The Herald News

Backlog of apartment inspections prompts Brockton to ‘modernize’ health department » The Enterprise

Why City Councilor John Thorpe gives to the Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund » Gazette Net

Warwick Selectboard writes to state rep. about forest management » The Recorder

Marlborough City Councilor-Elect Samantha Perlman sees bright future ahead » Community Advocate

Meet Lauren Birchfield Kennedy, a Harvard-educated lawyer and children’s advocate who’s also Joe Kennedy’s wife » Boston Globe

Sanders' Massachusetts state director is out » Politico

Oh, Great! There Are High Levels of “Forever Chemicals” in the State’s Fertilizer » Boston Magazine

Purdue’s Richard Sackler proposed plan to play down OxyContin risks, and wanted drug maker feared ‘like a tiger,’ files show » STAT News

Vape ban to be lifted as new rules take shape » The Eagle Tribune

Ceremony To Mark 20th Anniversary Of Worcester Cold Storage Fire That Killed 6 Firefighters » CBS Boston

1st Storm Of The Season Blankets Boston, Shutting Schools And Leaving Roads Slushy » WBUR

Feds urged Springfield police commissioner to keep tainted cop, government witness on payroll: court records » The Republican

MBTA, MassHealth, PFAS contamination among ‘critical’ needs left unfunded amid budget stalemate » The Republican

Rating agencies have eye on Mass. budget stalemate » South Coast Today

Baker tries to nudge House and Senate toward agreement » Commonwealth Magazine

Talks intensifying on spending, savings measures » Taunton Gazette

Another Hurdle Approaches For 2020 Massachusetts Ballot Questions » New England Public Radio

Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' Still Resonate In Mass. State Contracts » WGBH

AG Healey Offers Guidance on Donating to Charities Ahead of Giving Tuesday » Cape Cod Today

Is Massachusetts Gearing up For a #MassExit? » Boston Magazine

T train snafu in first storm of season » Boston Herald

Having experienced tragedy, they welcome distracted-driving bill » Boston Globe

Clare Higgins: On transportation, it’s time for leadership to protect our health and well-being » Gazette Net

Allston/Harvard drain plan poses challenge » Boston Globe

Here’s when, and where, the other big carriers are deploying 5G in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Free Legal Aid Offered To Those Affected By Gas Explosions » WGBH

How Brookline's Ban On Gas Heating Could Seed Regional Change » WBUR

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MMA webinar reviews digital equity planning and programs » Mass. Municipal Association

Pressley, Warren Celebrate $1M Secured for Black Economic Council of Massachusetts » Office of Congressman Ayanna Pressley

Southcoast Health Recognized by the White House for Sustainability Efforts » Southcoast Health

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect America’s National Security, Support U.S. Allies, Surge Humanitarian Aid to Gaza » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan