11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

3:00pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

Negotiators Reach Deal on Major Climate Bill » State House News Service

Collins, other Republicans condemn GOP ‘scheme’ to undo election for Trump » Boston Globe

Here’s the full transcript and audio of the call between Trump and Raffensperger » Washington Post

Heading into her second term, Ayanna Pressley is poised to wield more power in Washington » Boston Globe

Lyons reelected as state GOP leader » Boston Globe

Reform Advocates Cautiously Praise New Police Oversight Bill, Say More Changes Needed To Dismantle Systematic Racism » WGBH

Demand For Unemployment Insurance Continue As Benefits Run Out For Many In Mass.04:56 » WBUR

NJ: Deaths continue to leap at N.J. nursing homes » NJ.com

NY: Council member: NYC vaccine distribution should be a '24/7 operation' with sites in every ZIP code » radio.com

FL: Fried asks DeSantis to use National Guard to fix ‘chaotic’ COVID-19 vaccinations » Orlando Sentinel

Carl Bernstein Says Latest Trump Tapes Are ‘Far Worse’ Than Watergate » HUFFPOST

Biden inauguration to feature virtual, nationwide parade » Boston Globe

Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate vote in his favor » Boston Globe

The wildest week in American politics in a very long time is getting underway » Boston Globe

Congress swears in new members as coronavirus rages, Electoral College challenge looms » Boston Herald

Now is time for Massachusetts to invest more in regional food systems: Viewpoint » The Republican

Our view: Move now on aid to businesses » Gloucester Times

500 pounds a day to survive: A lobsterman races the calendar in a COVID-disrupted season » Boston Globe

Chase chooses Wellesley for next expansion site » Boston Business Journal

In final days, Trump casts large shadow over Senate race in Georgia » Boston Globe

Sons sue beer baron Jerry Sheehan, claim he tapped company funds for personal use » Boston Globe

Editorial: New policies serve up bad plan for food deliveries amid coronavirus » Boston Herald

How do you teach hands-on voc tech remotely? » Commonwealth Magazine

Asian families say they feel invisible in dealing with BPS » Boston Globe

As pandemic wears on, schools remain committed to hybrid learning » Worcester Telegram

Lawmakers release compromise climate change bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston’s ready to join dozens of other municipalities in renewable-energy push » Boston Globe

Lowell Covid-19 field hospital delays opening to 2021 » Lowell Sun

Famous patients tout COVID-19 treatment, but the drug is slow to reach others » Boston Globe

4,524 eviction cases filed so far » Commonwealth Magazine

Almost a decade after Annie Dookhan and the state drug lab scandal, the fallout is growing » Boston Globe

New senators Cronin, Gomez pledge focus on equity » Commonwealth Magazine

Lawmakers get 6.46% pay bump as thousands of Massachusetts residents still jobless » Boston Herald

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Baker advises legislators should get 6.46% raise next session » Milford Daily News

Barnstable board offers conditional liquor license extensions » Cape Cod Times

Hadley administrator Nixon stepping down after 15 years » Gazette Net

Keller @ Large: Baker’s Decision On Possible Third Term As Governor Remains ‘Big Question Mark’ » CBS Boston

What Marty Walsh said when asked about being reportedly considered for Biden’s labor secretary » Boston.com

Massachusetts Republicans re-elect Jim Lyons as chairman » Boston Herald

Attleboro officials continue work to get testing site as cases surge again statewide » The Sun Chronicle

Reps. Campbell and Minicucci Join Call for Clarity on Vaccine Distribution to First Responders » WHAV

Editorial: States should prioritize vaccinating prisoners » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports 3,110 new COVID cases, 105 more deaths Sunday as nation surpasses 350,000 dead throughout pandemic » The Republican

Fauci blasts Trump claims on coronavirus » Boston Herald

Mass. reports 3,110 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 105 new deaths » Boston Globe

Mass. Irons Out First Responder Vaccination Plan » WBUR

Mass. renews public health campaign to end the stigma of addiction » Boston Globe

Guest columnist Thomas Tente: Pandemic planning is not for dummies » Gazette Net

‘You couldn’t pay me to take it’: As COVID vaccine rolls out for Massachusetts first responders, some police, fire departments split on taking it » The Republican

When Boston police officers fail to tell the truth, the department rarely calls a lie a lie » Boston Globe

Mass. SJC Rules Federal Documents On Loan To State Agencies Are Subject To State Public Records Laws » WBUR

Opinion: We cannot be passive actors in COVID recovery » Commonwealth Magazine

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CommonWealth Magazine The Codcast: Sens.-elect Gomez, Cronin stress equity National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States: State of State Legislatures 2021

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

3:00pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am MassHealth Public Hearing, Via Webex

12:00pm House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Last day of the 2019-2020 legislative cycle

7:35am Congressman Jim McGovern and Representative Jack Lewis on GBH News' Morning Edition, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am House Session, Full Formal Session

Swearing-in and convening of 2020-2021 General Court

11:30am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:45am House Session, Informal Session

No Hearings Scheduled

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