11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Community Conversations: Delivering on the Promise of a COVID-19 Vaccine with Sen. Jason Lewis, Via Facebook livestream

The G.O.P. Can No Longer Be Relied On to Protect Democracy » The New Yorker

OPINION: American Democracy is in Danger » MNT

“America's kind of crazy and it doesn't go away”: Rick Perlstein breaks down America's rightward turn » Vanity Fair

Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary Is Everything That’s Wrong With the Democratic Party » The Intercept

Lawmakers: Mass. drivers deserve new round of auto insurance relief » Boston Business Journal

The Wall Street Journal column about Jill Biden is worse than you thought » Washington Post

Time for Ayanna Pressley to give up the ‘squad’ » Boston Herald

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Calls On 'All State Legislators To Strike Down' Baker Amendments To Police Reform Bill » WGBH

Hundreds Of Businesses In Mass. Violated COVID-19 Rules, Putting Workers At Risk » WBUR

Boston native Annie Tomasini, with a ‘letting Biden be Biden’ approach, to be a top staffer in his White House » Boston Globe

Outgoing Rep. Joe Kennedy focusing future beyond potential Peace Corps role » Axios

State GOP party leader asks federal criminal authorities to investigate possible misuse of more than $1 million in party funds » Boston Globe

Editorial: Retired general merits top job at Pentagon » Boston Globe

The Electoral College is voting Monday. Here’s what to expect » Boston Globe

Nearly 30 arrested after clashes at Trump supporters rally » Boston Globe

Electoral College set to officially elect Biden; Trump says legal challenges ‘not over’ » Boston Herald

Electors will meet today to formally choose Biden as next president » Boston Globe

Tempers flare as Trump supporters rally in Washington » Boston Globe

Vandals hit Black churches during weekend pro-Trump rallies, incidents under investigation as potential hate crimes » Boston Globe

40 days of denial and disinformation » Boston Globe

Trump allies eye long-shot election reversal in Congress, testing Pence » Boston Globe

Nearly $1 Trillion Aid Package Still in Mix » State House News Service

COVID-19 has changed everything, even Boston’s trash. Here’s how » Boston Globe

New vaccines have brought CRE’s strongest property class to the fore » Boston Business Journal

Boston Children’s Museum voluntarily shutters through January amid coronavirus surge » Boston.com

Mass. restaurants feeling effect of phase three step back » WPRI.com

Head of Mass. biotech industry group MassBio to step down » Boston Business Journal

Biden aides hope Electoral College vote is GOP turning point » Boston Globe

More Mass. firms are paying for employees to get regular Covid tests » Boston Business Journal

Boston is rolling back its reopening, Mayor Walsh announced Monday. Here’s what has to close » Boston Globe

Walsh Orders Closure of Boston Gyms, Theaters, Museums » State House News Service

Opinion: The classroom remains a COVID question mark » Boston Globe

South Hadley schools back to remote learning » Gazette Net

Boston Teachers Union votes no confidence in superintendent » Boston Globe

COVID high-risk communities in Mass. had a mix of in-person and remote school models » The Republican

Tortured charter school building battle takes a new turn » Commonwealth Magazine

Haverhill School Committee Gives Superintendent Mostly High Marks, Particularly in Light of Health Crisis » WHAV

Westford students and parents oppose decision to suspend hockey and basketball » Lowell Sun

North Attleboro school chairman objects to state aid plans » The Sun Chronicle

College leaders offer 4 takeaways on mergers, campus consolidations and closures » Boston Business Journal

Volunteers Are Racing to Save Endangered Sea Turtles Stunned by the Cold » Gizmodo

Pfizer COVID vaccine to be produced at Massachusetts manufacturing site » The Republican

Pfizer coronavirus vaccines shipped across U.S., first shot could happen Monday » Boston Herald

Medical professionals confront the second wave of COVID-19 with grief and grit » Boston Globe

Fairview Hospital thanks the community, and the feelings are mutual » the Berkshire edge

Nursing homes take steps to prevent COVID-19 spread » Cape Cod Times

R.I.’s Lifespan receives 1,950 doses COVID-19 vaccine for health care workers » Boston Globe

Boston Medical Center receives 1,950 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Globe

Massachusetts health care workers expected to have access to COVID-19 vaccine midweek » WCVB

Hospitals to begin vaccinating workforces Wednesday » Boston Business Journal

World War II Veteran Gets COVID-19 Vaccine at VA Bedford » State House News Service

An eviction crisis: Making the case for more help » Gazette Net

Evictions are hitting hard in parts of Mass. where people are most vulnerable » Boston Globe

Could getting vaccinated be a back-to-the-office requirement? » Boston Globe

Fights on abortion, police reform loom in Legislature » Boston Herald

'Frustration, Disappointment And Hopelessness': Boston Residents React To Demolition Of Harriet Tubman House » WBUR

Ryan seeks review of Salem's election practices in appeal » The Salem News

School Committee member shows lack of empathy » Lowell Sun

Our View: Rivera's legacy of stability, steady leadership » The Eagle Tribune

Worcester city manager continues recovery after COVID-19 diagnosis; 2 others test positive » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts GOP Chairman Jim Lyons calls for federal, state investigations into party spending » Boston Herald

Trump unleashes an army of sore losers » Politico

The Electoral College Votes On Dec. 14. Meet Some Of Massachusetts' 11 Presidential Electors » WGBH

Will you take the vaccine as soon as you can? Only about half of residents say yes, new poll finds » Boston Globe

Massachusetts announces 4,677 new COVID cases, 41 more deaths on Sunday » The Republican

As COVID Cases Climb, the Honor System Is the Law of the Land in Massachusetts » Boston Magazine

As Winter Sports Resume, Parents And Schools Face A Painful Choice » WGBH

Massachusetts is rolling back its coronavirus reopening. State and local leaders want even more restrictions — and aid » Boston Herald

Michelle Wu: Boston is ‘beyond the time to act’ on further COVID-19 restrictions, including indoor dining » Boston.com

Officials plan broad based vaccine education effort as ‘skepticism’ remains in low-income, minority communities » Boston Herald

With vaccine to arrive, Mass. goes from ‘defense to offense’ against COVID-19 » Boston Globe

First coronavirus vaccines roll out as officials share months-long timeline for immunization effort » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus cases rise 4,677, hospitalizations keep increasing » Boston Herald

As Tighter Restrictions Take Effect in Mass., 4,677 More COVID Cases and 41 New Deaths Reported » NBC Boston

State releases COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan » Western Mass News

Mass. reports 4,677 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 41 new deaths Sunday » Boston Globe

Data from Belmont muddies Covid wastewaters, slowing reports; East Cambridge clusters spotted » Cambridge Day

Mass. reports 3,572 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 37 new deaths » Boston Globe

Boston, Somerville, Brockton, and Newton mayors agree to roll back reopening in wake of rising COVID-19 rates » Boston Globe

Two clusters fuel COVID-19 outbreak in Medford, with more than 700 positive tests since Thanksgiving » Boston Globe

Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 Americans who have died from coronavirus » Boston Globe

Seven Boston-area communities to close gyms, theaters and more » Boston Business Journal

Mass. Prisoners Among The First To Get COVID Vaccines » WBUR

COVID, US police sentiment leave some Berkshire PDs feeling handcuffed in recruitment » Berkshire Eagle

A Local Police Chief Struggles to Bridge 2020’s Bitter Divisions » The Wall Street Journal

Haverhill police want to add therapist to ride with officers » Boston.com

2 Former State Police Supervisors Charged in Alleged Fraud Scheme » WBUR

District Attorney Anthony Gulluni threatens lawsuit against US Attorney Andrew Lelling over report on Springfield police misconduct » The Republican

Baker signs budget, balks at provision letting 16-, 17-year-olds get abortion without parental consent » Boston Globe

Senate rejects COVID-19 restaurant measures » Lowell Sun

Opinion: Make public transit free » Boston Globe

MBTA weighs service cuts against an unknowable future » Boston Globe

Officials pressure MBTA to lay off service cuts as board plans vote » Boston Herald

Same old plan won’t work at the MBTA » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA Service Cuts Would Start in January » State House News Service

MBTA board OKs service cuts after agency changes proposal » Boston Business Journal

Agencies prepare to meet growing need for energy assistance » Gazette Net

In Weymouth, a brute lesson in power politics » Boston Globe

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Community Conversations: Delivering on the Promise of a COVID-19 Vaccine with Sen. Jason Lewis, Via Facebook livestream

11:30am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Joint Consensus Revenue Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Convention

9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

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

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Webex

12:00pm City Hall: A GBH Virtual Event with Mayor Marty Walsh and Frederick Wiseman, Via webcast

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

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance