10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearings, Via Webex

11:00am Special Commission on Correctional Funding, Virtual Meeting

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Mayor Marty Walsh on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM and wgbh.org/news

12:00pm Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Commission on Ocean Acidification, Virtual Meeting

1:30pm House Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Webex

2:00pm Commission on Ocean Acidification, Virtual Meeting

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Health & Human Services Regulatory Changes, Submit via mail or email

Elizabeth Warren faces huge obstacles getting a Biden Cabinet spot » Boston Herald

Study: A million people in Mass. don’t have enough food » Boston Globe

Stephen Colbert delivers impassioned rebuke of Trump’s false claims of voter fraud » Boston Globe

Romney, others in GOP break with Trump over false vote-fraud claims » Boston Globe

Biden won Lawrence, but Republicans found new pockets of support. What gives? » Boston Globe

House Budget Raids Reserves to Push Spending to $46 Bil » State House News Service

Mass. Employers Urge Caution on Tax Front » State House News Service

Mass. House leaders, releasing budget proposal, say it’s the wrong time to hike taxes » Boston Globe

MassBio panelists see hope for the drug industry under a Biden presidency » Boston Business Journal

What went wrong for ranked choice voting in Massachusetts? » Boston.com

OPINION: Charlie Baker is the pope of panic » Boston Herald

How non-Cuban Hispanics in Miami helped deliver Florida for Donald Trump » The Associated Press (AP)

Deliberate Vote Counting Delays By GOP Legislatures Have Destabilized Election Week » HUFFPOST

“WRONG, WRONG, WRONG”: CAN THE AMERICAN POLLING INDUSTRY SURVIVE ITS 2020 MELTDOWN? » Vanity Fair

All eyes — and $$ — on Georgia » Axios

Steve Bannon banned by Twitter for calling for Fauci beheading » The Guardian

‘A decade of power’: Statehouse wins position GOP to dominate redistricting » Politico

Dem leaders warn liberal rhetoric could blow Georgia races » Politico

Trump remains defiant even as Biden makes gains in Pennsylvania, Georgia » Boston Herald

Trump slams polls, ‘big media’ and says judges may decide election » Boston Herald

Opinion: The next president must soothe Americans’ fear » Boston Globe

Opinion: The key to winning the Cuban American vote » Boston Globe

Can Trump run again in 2024? If he loses in 2020, yes » Boston Herald

Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania, as anxious nation awaits winner » Boston Globe

Georgia on everyone’s mind: Control of the Senate could come down to January runoffs there » Boston Globe

Trump lashes out; Biden urges calm » Gazette Net

Let’s say the media declare a winner: What are the next steps? » Boston Globe

Fact check: Trump fabricates election corruption » Boston Globe

As counting continues, Biden cuts Trump’s lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia » Boston Globe

House Democrats blame losses on polls, message, even Trump » Boston Globe

Tree House brewery plans a taproom on the Cape » Boston Globe

Boston aiming $2M advertising campaign at bringing tourists back after coronavirus » Boston Herald

Restaurant groups say new Covid restrictions are 'devastating' » Boston Business Journal

Restaurant Owners Fear Layoffs After New COVID-19 Restrictions Take Effect » NBC Boston

Walsh Commissions $2M Tourism Campaign To Mitigate COVID Drag » WGBH

Anxious About New COVID Restrictions, Mass. Restaurant Association Asks Baker For Clarity » WBUR

Braintree School Committee Votes To Expand Hybrid Learning Model » Brookline Patch

Scores of families press for in-person learning in Amherst, Pelham schools » Gazette Net

Worcester Public Schools pushes back hybrid start date for highest needs students as building HVAC work continues » The Republican

252 new cases of coronavirus reported in Massachusetts schools, topping 1,000 for the year » Boston Herald

Four Wachusett towns receive recycling grants » The Landmark

State grants awarded for Cape conservation efforts » Cape Cod Times

Casinos Ready for Another Adjustment: Nightly Closures » State House News Service

Encore Boston Harbor could furlough up to 1,000 amid business curfew » Boston Business Journal

Casinos to close early under Baker's new executive order » Western Mass News

Judge rejects pretrial restrictions on Walsh » Commonwealth Magazine

$26 billion settlement offer in opioid lawsuits gains wide support » Boston Globe

‘A man who appears wherever he’s asked’: Attorney for former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Superintendent Bennett Walsh fights release conditions during arraignment » The Republican

Pandemic or no, Fenway apartment building is ready to go » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker, Haverhill officials celebrate opening of new apartment complex » Boston Herald

Editorial: The governor’s landmark Supreme Judicial Court nominations » Lowell Sun

Unemployment rate falls to 6.9 percent as employers add 638,000 jobs » Boston Globe

Jobless benefits extended to 17,000 low-income recipients » Your Arlington

Mass. jobless claims see biggest decline in months » Boston Business Journal

Boarded-Up Buildings, Heavy Police Presence As Boston Awaits Election Results » CBS Boston

Race To Replace Newton City Councilor Takes Shape » Brookline Patch

Inclusive playground project in Fitchburg awarded $400,000 state grant » Sentinel & Enterprise

One place Trump gained in Mass.: heavily Latino cities » Commonwealth Magazine

Seth Moulton Re-Elected to Congress » Lynn Journal

Editorial: Voters spoke, but ultimate prize on hold » Sentinel & Enterprise

Protesters arrested outside Charlie Baker’s home: Massachusetts State Police » Boston Herald

Baker Worried By Way Differences Treated in the U.S. » State House News Service

Question 1 on ‘right to repair’ won majority in every city and town in Massachusetts » The Republican

Following His Own Re-Election, Ed Markey Is Optimistic That Joe Biden Will Be The Next President » WBUR

New Boston Resident May Have Cast Vote That Switched Webster From Red To Blue » WBUR

Biden's Big Mass. Win Doesn't Do Much For Beacon Hill Dems » WGBH

Tightened Coronavirus Rules, Mask Order Effective in Mass. Friday » NBC Boston

‘I feel so betrayed.’ A church in Fitchburg is at the epicenter of a growing COVID-19 outbreak » Boston Globe

Study: A million people in Mass. don’t have enough food » Boston Globe

With attention on the election, COVID-19 numbers continue to surge » Boston Globe

New coronavirus rules in Massachusetts start Friday: What you need to know » Boston Herald

As Massachusetts faces coronavirus second surge, doctor urges residents to make choices that ‘will save lives’ » Boston Herald

COVID-19 cases jump as new rules take effect » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. coronavirus cases rise by 1,761; 23 deaths reported » Boston Globe

Cape Cod awaits $550K for COVID-19 testing » Cape Cod Times

COVID-19 cases climb at a worrisome pace in Massachusetts » Gazette Net

Second COVID wave continues as Massachusetts reports 1,761 new cases, 23 deaths on Thursday; city, town data delayed one day » MassLive

State’s new stay-at-home advisory, rules for businesses go into effect Friday » WHDH

Baker taking feedback on new orders » News 22 WWLP.com

Mask mandate takes effect Friday, how it will impact you » News 22 WWLP.com

Officials say youth sports are contributing to COVID-19 spread in Mass. » Boston.com

Walsh Says Coronavirus Testing Is Up 8% In Boston. Here's Why The Mayor Wants Even More » WBUR

Charlie Baker’s order requiring face coverings at all times in public takes effect on Friday. Some disease experts say it goes too far. » Boston.com

Massachusetts COVID-19 Command Center activates alert system » News 22 WWLP.com

Top Boston Police female cop alleges ‘pattern’ of gender discrimination, retaliation in lawsuit » Boston Herald

Massachusetts House leaders propose $46 billion budget » Berkshire Eagle

House budget: No new taxes, more eviction protections » Commonwealth Magazine

Howie Carr: Charlie Baker is the pope of panic » Boston Herald

Editorial: States should count early ballots before Election Day » Boston Globe

Voting groups in Massachusetts push for same-day voter registration » News 22 WWLP.com

House sides with Baker on sales tax collections » The Eagle Tribune

See What the MBTA Thinks about Our Story about Workers Not Wearing Masks » Boston Magazine

MBTA riders not wearing masks face $300 fine » WCVB

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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