9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

10:00am Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

12:00pm House Session, Full Formal Session

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Housing & Community Development Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

Birthdays: State Senator Marc Pacheco

OPINION: Herald backs Annissa Essaibi-George for mayor of Boston » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Legislature Ranks Most Liberal Nationwide, Conservative Groups Say » WGBH

WORK IN PROGRESS: Key state job-training programs are poised for expansion. How effective are they? » Boston Business Journal

Lawsuit seeks to overturn Boston’s eviction ban » Boston Globe

Mitt Romney goes all in on his Ted Lasso Halloween costume » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu Makes Her Play for Power in Boston » New York Times

Immigrant groups coalition demands Michelle Wu ‘engage Boston’s Black and brown immigrant communities with the respect they deserve’ » Boston Globe

FL: ‘I’m so proud of the governor.’ FL Republicans back DeSantis’ anti-vaccine mandate push » The Associated Press (AP)

NJ: NJ Election 2021: The powerful Asian American vote is far from a monolith » NorthJersey.com

NY: Criminal complaint filed against Cuomo over forcible touching » Politico

In unexpectedly tight Virginia governor’s race, some see a warning for Democrats » Boston Globe

As ‘test to stay’ gears up nationwide, Massachusetts’ ‘rocky’ rollout raises questions » STAT News

GA: State Election Board OKs rule making online absentee ballot requests harder » Georgia Recorder

Climate change became the central part of Biden spending bill » Boston Globe

Here’s what’s in the $1.75 trillion Biden budget plan » Boston Globe

A social policy ‘framework’ fails to secure a Biden victory » Boston Globe

Digital boom sparking crime wave, job growth » News 22 WWLP.com

Delta, Inflation Slow State’s Economic Growth » State House News Service

Editorial: MassWorks grants work for Lowell » Lowell Sun

‘Supply chain devastation’ spreads to bookstores as big holiday season draws near » Boston Globe

Baker: Post-Storm, Think of Others at the Gas Pump » Cape Cod Online

Subaru is limiting features on Mass. vehicles to comply with ‘right to repair’ law » Boston.com

Cannabis Finding Its Way In Tight Labor Market » State House News Service

Baker Recognizes Cape Schools for Cyber Defense » Cape Cod Online

Student loan forgiveness: Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Rep. Ayanna Pressley urge President Joe Biden to fix ‘bureaucratic torture’ of public service program » MassLive

Head of Middlesex School takes leave of absence after decision to rescind Nikole Hannah-Jones invitation sparked backlash » Boston Globe

Roxbury Community College improperly charged high schools for track use » Boston Globe

The poker room at the MGM Springfield casino reopens after 18-month interruption due to COVID » MassLive

Massachusetts health network hacked; patient info exposed » Boston.com

Milford attorney Pacifico DeCapua tapped for District Court posting » Milford Daily News

Workers protest as hotel closures drag on and on » Boston Globe

Editorial: Workforce training programs must be transparent, accountable » Boston Business Journal

Rep. Madaro Testifies on his Food Justice With Jobs Bill » East Boston Times-Free Press

Starbucks, Costco bump up wages amid national labor shortage » Boston Business Journal

New Legislative District Maps Sent to Baker For Review » State House News Service

Editorial: House COVID-19 relief spending bill needs tweaks » Lowell Sun

Here are the Berkshire representatives' funding priorities for state's $3.65 billion spending bill » Berkshire Eagle

Mayoral candidates gear up for quick transition » Boston Globe

Pittsfield city council gets grim COVID-19 update, votes to bring Healey into ongoing cell tower controversy » WAMC

'Mass and Cass' crisis isn't shaking Quincy's resolve to fight Long Island Bridge rebuild » Patriot Ledger

Carver Zoning Board denies Save the Pine Barrens appeal » Wicked Local

Boston city councilors eye ‘towing bill of rights’ » Boston Herald

Some Boston voters say postcards they received about voting in the Nov. 2 election felt ‘creepy’ » Boston Globe

Sponsor’s endorsements roil Northampton City Council candidate forums » Gazette Net

Two candidates seeking Northampton’s Ward 4 council seat » Gazette Net

Editorial: Four cities, four mayors » Boston Globe

Construction executives make flurry of last-minute donations to Essaibi George » Boston Business Journal

Charlie Baker still mum on governor run as several candidates have entered the fray » Boston Herald

Campaign finance reports show who has raised, spent the most in Fall River mayoral race » The Herald News

Framingham D3 Councilor Steiner Picks Up Labor Endorsements » Brookline Patch

Sen. Warren Endorses Vasquez in Lawrence Mayoral Contest » WHAV

Two seek election to Franklin Town Clerk position » Wicked Local

A Proud, Old-School Boston Pol Faces A New, Progressive Challenger In Dorchester » WGBH

Massachusetts surpasses major COVID vaccination milestone, Gov. Charlie Baker announces » MassLive

Advocates And Medical Experts Urge Janey To Stop ‘Criminalizing Poverty’ By Evacuating Tents At Mass And Cass » WGBH

Massachusetts trooper has K-9 taken away as vaccine mandate enforcement heats up » Boston Herald

Sec. Galvin asks western Massachusetts voters to drop mail-in ballots at drop boxes » News 22 WWLP.com

Some Mass. state workers could jump to other agencies to avoid vaccine mandates » WBUR

Gov. Baker honored at annual chamber dinner » The Eagle Tribune

After the storm, communities south of Boston are trying to stay warm, fed, and not fed up » Boston Globe

Cape Wind should have fueled state's offshore wind industry 20 years ago » Cape Cod Times

2 key hurdles face Mass. power line to Quebec » Commonwealth Magazine

Hydropower project hinges on Maine referendum » Salem News

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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