11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Board of Registration in Naturopathy Public Hearing, Room 417A/B, 239 Causeway Street, Boston

5:00pm Holiday Party & Toy Drive with State Rep. Candidate Steven Xiarhos

6:00pm Holiday Celebration with Sen. Paul Feeney

6:00pm State Senate Candidate Jay McMahon's Christmas Party

AP Interview: Warren says voters are ready for female ticket » AP News

Barr Dives Into the Culture Wars, and Social Conservatives Rejoice » New York Times

How the Cool Kids of the Left Turned on Elizabeth Warren » Politico

Sen. Elizabeth Warren earned nearly $2 million consulting for corporations and financial firms, records show » Washington Post

Elizabeth Warren has ‘a plan for that’ — more than 50 expensive ones » Boston Globe

Joe Biden and John Kerry together in New Hampshire? ‘No good. No good at all’ » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Hitting the campaign trail with John Kerry could backfire on Joe Biden » Boston Herald

Trump’s economy is Democrats’ worst nightmare » Boston Herald

With plenty on his political plate, Patrick dines at Railroad Street Youth Project dinner » Berkshire Eagle

Joe Biden offers up fire and folksiness on his ‘No Malarkey’ tour in Iowa » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren discloses she earned about $1.9 million for past legal work » Boston Globe

Warren releases health records from yearly physical » NBC News

US says suspect in Apple case had classified Patriot missile file from Raytheon » Boston Globe

Goodwin’s Pisa sees mental health as legal industry’s biggest problem » Boston Business Journal

‘$500 to anyone who kills an ice agent’ tweeter acquitted » Boston Globe

Cracking the climate code » Commonwealth Magazine

Students storm the State House, ask why Mass. hasn’t done more to cut emissions » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police arrest 27 climate demonstrators after they refuse to leave the State House » The Republican

Program that allows foreigners to train with U.S. military under scrutiny following terrorist attack » Boston Herald

Readers share their adventures in the health care maze » Boston Globe

On the frontline of the Health Care For All HelpLine » Boston Globe

UMass CEO Eric Dickson backs Medicare for All, calls plan ‘bold, courageous’ » Worcester Telegram

Care New England focused on 'going it alone' » Boston Business Journal

Ending surprise billing: A moral test for physicians » Boston Globe

UMass Study: Barriers Accessing HIV Prevention Drug Are More Than Financial » New England Public Radio

Boston Awarded $1.8 Million In Federal Funding For Housing Vouchers » WBUR

Who are the ‘Dreamers?’ In the fight for legal status, DACA-protected immigrants grapple with how they’re perceived » The Republican

McKinsey & Company expose has ripple effect » Commonwealth Magazine

Teixeira defense defames victims, families » Boston Herald

Court Weighs Whether Boston Marathon Bomber Got A Fair Trial » WBUR

The working class battles The Man in Harvard strike » Boston Globe

Baker backs Tarr in Senate election spat » The Metro West Daily News

City Council ballot recount continues into second day » Boston Globe

Northampton City Council votes to keep pesticides away from kids’ play spaces » Gazette Net

Former Holyoke City Councilor Nelson Roman charged with felony embezzlement from nonprofit Nueva Esperanza » The Republican

Boston Neighborhood Considers 'Little Saigon' Designation » WBUR

Tiny Dixville Notch may see its midnight tradition disappear » Boston Globe

The Velis Senate Expansion Is Now Underway » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Do regulations to prevent vaping actually work? » Boston Globe

Tarr wants state to expand 'angel' programs » Gloucester Times

Vaping 101: A crash course on how it works » Boston Globe

Sometimes it makes sense to jail addicts » Commonwealth Magazine

Health department: Vaping data points directly to regulated pot dispensaries » Boston Business Journal

Baker mystified by response to vaping ban » Commonwealth Magazine

Tufts Has Purged the Sackler Name. Who Will Do It Next? » Boston Magazine

Police body cam rollout hits a snag » Boston Globe

Potential renovations in Norfolk could move some inmates from MCI-Framingham » The Metro West Daily News

Mass. Bill To Allow First-Time DUI Offenders To Drive Could Make Progress in 2020 » New England Public Radio

What we learned from Sheriff Hodgson’s emails » South Coast Today

Mass. Lawmakers Searching For New Revenue Are Eyeing Increases To The Gas Tax » New England Public Radio

MBTA boss noncommittal on timetable for return of new Orange Line cars » Boston Herald

‘People are boiling over with frustration’ over their daily commute on the T » Boston Globe

Safety ‘is not the priority’ at the MBTA, panel finds » Boston Globe

Cape faces winter without Pilgrim power » Cape Cod Times

More than 20 arrested in blockades of train delivering coal to N.H. power plant » Boston Globe

BU building big milestone in carbon neutrality » Commonwealth Magazine

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Board of Registration in Naturopathy Public Hearing, Room 417A/B, 239 Causeway Street, Boston

5:00pm Holiday Party & Toy Drive with State Rep. Candidate Steven Xiarhos

6:00pm Holiday Celebration with Sen. Paul Feeney

6:00pm State Senate Candidate Jay McMahon's Christmas Party

9:00am 2019 Leading by Example Awards Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm LGBT Aging Commission, Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02215

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

5:00pm Holiday Fundraiser with Rep. Michelle DuBois

5:00pm Holiday Gathering with Barnstable County Register of Probate Anastasia Welsh Perrino

9:00am Generation Citizen Civics Day, Gardner Auditorium & Second Floor, State House, Boston

11:00am PERAC, 5 Middlesex Avenue, Suite 304, Somerville, MA 02145

11:00am Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Executive Session

11:00am Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

4:30pm Alliance for Business Leadership Holiday Celebration, One Beacon Street, Boston

5:30pm First Year Party: Celebrating our Success in the Senate with Sen. Rebecca Rausch

6:00pm Sen. Nick Collins' December Fundraising Reception & Holiday Party

Birthdays: State Senator Peter Durant

10:00am Department of Revenue Public Hearing, 100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Room A, Boston

6:00pm Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George's Birthday Celebration & Fundraiser

6:00pm Holiday Party for Norfolk County Sheriff Jerry McDermott with Gov. Charlie Baker

6:00pm Holiday Fundraiser for State Sen. Candidate John Mahoney

6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for State Rep. Candidate Kate Lipper-Garabedian

7:00pm Cape Cod Kickoff for State Sen. Candidate Becky Coletta

Birthdays: State Senator Lydia Edwards

9:00am Birthday of the Massachusetts National Guard, Memorial Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Health Policy Commission Conference Center, 50 Milk Street, 8th Floor, Boston

1:00pm Health Policy Commission Public Hearing, 50 Milk Street, 8th Floor, Boston

2:30pm Economic Development Plan Signing, Great Hall, State House, Boston

6:00pm Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards Re-Election Birthday Bash

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass