8:30am Race Head: Addressing Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Era, hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via videoconference

9:00am Joint Committee on Election Laws, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Certification at Core of Policing Bill Compromise » State House News Service

NAIOP Mass. executive director heads to Florida » Boston Business Journal

Lawmakers unveil police reform compromise after months of secret negotiations » Boston Globe

RI: Field hospitals open in Rhode Island as COVID-19 cases surge » Boston Globe

Massachusetts approves new marijuana delivery rules, as dispensaries threaten lawsuit » Boston.com

Beacon Hill Moves Toward Making State Spending More Minority Friendly » WGBH

Top Baker aide says full steam ahead with TCI » Commonwealth Magazine

NJ: Pushing for ‘buy local’ tax credits and a ‘buy American’ incentive » NJ Spotlight News

FL: DeSantis dismisses lockdowns, mask mandates as coronavirus cases spread » Palm Beach Post

NY: Andrew Yang, said to be considering mayoral bid, tested in new online poll » Politico

Trump Lawyer Says Fired Cybersecurity Chief Should Be ‘Shot’ For Defending Election » HUFFPOST

California Justice Leondra Kruger Sees Spotlight Amid Biden Transition » law.com

Stephen Miller races to f--k over immigrants on his way out the door » Vanity Fair

States With Few Coronavirus Restrictions Are Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders » ProPublica

Bernieworld seethes over Tanden as OMB nominee » Politico

Katherine Clark on what it means to become the second-highest ranking woman in Congress » The 19th

Opinion: Voice of America saved from wrecking crew » Boston Globe

Opinion: Keep the Biden honeymoon phase short » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren voices support for Bedford native Neera Tanden’s nomination to run Biden’s budget office » Boston.com

Trump science adviser Scott Atlas is leaving White House job » Boston Globe

Wisconsin certifies Joe Biden as winner following recount » Boston Globe

Arizona certifies Biden’s election victory over Trump » Boston Globe

Biden weighs Rahm Emanuel for transportation secretary » Boston Globe

Biden’s inauguration: Expect smaller crowds and more social distancing » Boston Globe

Trump headed to Georgia as turnout driver, but also a threat » Boston Globe

A running list of President-elect Joe Biden’s administration picks » Boston Globe

Barr says Justice Dept. hasn’t uncovered widespread voting fraud that could have changed election outcome » Boston Globe

Parents concerned about PB & J Café that opened next to Boston Children’s Museum » Boston Globe

Massachusetts bars, restaurants suffer as coronavirus spreads mostly in households » Boston Herald

Mass. Phase 4 Businesses Focused on Survival While They Wait for Vaccine » NBC Boston

Massachusetts small businesses closed by coronavirus at 37%: Report » Boston Herald

EverQuote CEO Seth Birnbaum dies 'unexpectedly' » Boston Business Journal

Market Basket to pay $17.5M to settle lawsuit over retirement plan » Boston Business Journal

Healey Provides Tips on Making Holiday Donations » Cape Cod Online

Letters to the Editor: Biden and business; Baker’s fear mongering » Lowell Sun

With profits down, Boston Scientific sells drug royalties for $800M » Boston Business Journal

Small businesses ramp up PPP loan forgiveness requests — but the SBA still lags behind » Boston Business Journal

Bank of America CEO urges Congress to help industries hit hardest by Covid-19 » Boston Business Journal

‘Part of something historic and monumental’; Cannabis Control Commission thanks outgoing Commissioner Britte McBride » The Republican

Mass. marijuana regulators sign off on cannabis delivery » Boston Business Journal

No marijuana ‘apocalypse,’ but legalization brings concerns » Commonwealth Magazine

CCC Gives Final Approval to Marijuana Delivery Framework » State House News Service

Massachusetts approves new marijuana delivery rules, as dispensaries threaten lawsuit » Boston.com

Is Massachusetts Shaming Divorced Parents? » Boston Magazine

Are Mass. Schools Safe As COVID-19 Rates Rise? » WGBH

Salem State students object to staff furloughs » Lynn Daily News Item

Beacon Hill goes green: Pilot program looks to swap gas lights for LEDs » Boston.com

Top Officials See Shift Coming on Energy Front » State House News Service

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticide used on millions of Mass. acres when spraying for mosquitoes » Boston Globe

Baystate Health tops 100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 for first time since May » The Republican

Field hospitals open in Rhode Island as COVID-19 cases surge » Boston Globe

Doctors have message for patients: Don’t skip non-urgent appointments » Boston Globe

FDA sets Dec. 17 review date after Moderna reports further success with Covid vaccine » Boston Business Journal

Worcester's COVID-19 Field Hospital to Reopen This Weekend » NBC Boston

Moderna seeks FDA approval for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Globe

Local health care leaders worry about post-Thanksgiving coronavirus hospitalizations » Boston.com

National Guard helps prepare for reopening COVID-19 field hospital at DCU Center » WCVB

National Guard helps prepare for reopening COVID-19 field hospital » WCVB

Cape Cod Healthcare prohibits hospital visitors, with few exceptions » Cape Cod Times

Bostonians Are Moving to Vermont—and Vermonters Aren’t Happy About It » Boston Magazine

Supreme Court leery of Trump’s bid to exclude undocumented immigrants from congressional reapportionment » Boston Globe

Mob-related extortion case involving Anthony Scibelli plods along in federal court » The Republican

Chief justice confirmed to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court » Ballotpedia

Pittsfield Plan To Evacuate Parks Tuesday Looms Over Unhoused Residents » WAMC

Should Taunton City Council return to the chamber? The majority voted no, but it was close » Taunton Gazette

In North Attleboro, the 't' in Chestnut Street is not only silent, it's not there » The Sun Chronicle

Pittsfield restaurant owners push back on in-person dining suspension; mayor to meet with petitioners Tuesday » Berkshire Eagle

Lynn mayor asks Council for $6.8 million budget increase » Lynn Daily News Item

Marblehead Awarded $120K Information Technology State Grant » Brookline Patch

Route 28 sidewalk wins broad support in Harwich » Wicked Local

Mayor Walsh names Aisha Miller chief of civic engagement for the city » Boston Globe

Northeast Pollsters Weigh In On What Went Wrong With The Polls » WBUR

Opinion: Stigma is making the COVID-19 pandemic more invisible » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports 1,166 new COVID cases, 25 deaths Monday as hospitalizations rise to 1,174 » The Republican

So you had a nice Thanksgiving, but you might have been exposed to the coronavirus. Here’s what public health officials say you should do » Boston Globe

Lowell to offer free drive-up coronavirus testing for residents » Lowell Sun

Mass. reports 1,166 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 25 new deaths » Boston Globe

Line for Framingham's drive-thru COVID-19 test site stretched to MassPike on Monday » The Metro West Daily News

'It's Like Star Trek': Moderna's Coronavirus Vaccine Moves Toward Approval » WBUR

Gov. Baker: No more Covid-19 restrictions expected for now » Boston Business Journal

No Further Virus Closures or Restrictions Planned, Guv Says » State House News Service

Baker: First COVID-19 Vaccines Expected This Month » State House News Service

Walsh Ties Boston Virus Case Spike to Thanksgiving » State House News Service

New Challenge: Winterizing Virus Testing Sites » State House News Service

Mass. reports 2,845 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 30 new deaths » Boston Globe

2 Mass. Prisoners Hospitalized With COVID-19 Die A Day After Being Granted Medical Parole » WBUR

We asked officials about law-breaking Boston police officers. Here’s what they said » Boston Globe

DA Rachael Rollins Plans To Re-Examine 'Dirty' BPD Officers In Sean Ellis Case » WGBH

Massachusetts lawmakers announce agreement on long-stalled police reform bill » WCVB

Methuen police chief doled out favors to councilors after they made him one of the nation’s highest-paid law enforcement officers » Boston Globe

‘Real sense of fear’ in Waltham after 11 people injured in random, unprovoked attacks » Boston Herald

Massachusetts lawmakers strike deal on landmark police reform bill » Boston Herald

Marty Walsh’s administration no-shows Boston City Council discussion of police contracts » Boston Herald

Of chokeholds and de-escalation: Reimagining Great Barrington’s police department » the Berkshire edge

Healey not saying why she didn’t join Apple lawsuit » Commonwealth Magazine

U.S. Supreme Court ruling on houses of worship cited in suit against Charlie Baker » Boston Herald

Thanksgiving Travel Out Of Logan Was Down Compared To Last Year, But Up From Weeks Prior » WBUR

Feds Push Vineyard Wind Decision Into 2021 » State House News Service

Vineyard Wind Pause May Kick Project Decision to Biden Admin » State House News Service

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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