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Supreme Judicial Court begins search for next chief justice of trial court » Boston Herald

‘The elephant in the room’: Everyone is still waiting to hear Charlie Baker’s reelection decision » Boston Globe

Wu replicates exact Menino margin and map » Commonwealth Magazine

Speaker Mariano Wants To Save Local Hospitals. Stronger Oversight Over Health Care Chains’ Expansion Is How He Wants To Do It. » WGBH

Is Boston more progressive or more apathetic? » Boston Globe

“THE REVENGE OF THE PISSED-OFF SUBURBAN MOM”: DEMOCRATS’ PAINFUL ELECTION NIGHT SHOWS IT’S TIME TO SHRED THE PLAYBOOK » Vanity Fair

OPINION: Terry McAuliffe Bet on Voters Hating Trump. Turns Out They Dislike Democrats More. » Politico

NJ: Stephen Sweeney, N.J. Senate President, Loses to Republican Truck Driver » New York Times

FL: In Florida, a Firestorm Over Silenced University Professors Grows » New York Times

The Sad, Weird, and Hilarious QAnon Gathering in Dallas » The Bulwark

NY: New York City reaches agreement with some unions on vaccine mandate » Reuters

OPINION: Pollster: ‘I blew it.’ Maybe it’s time to get rid of election polls. » NJ.com

These Billionaires Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic » HUFFPOST

As negotiations on Democrats’ social spending bill draw to a close, they tackle a final thorny issue: immigration » Boston Globe

More women than ever lead top Massachusetts companies, but most directors are white men » WBUR

What Puma’s new Somerville HQ says about the future of work » Boston Globe

What Mayor-elect Michelle Wu means for Boston tech » Boston Globe

Moderna’s stock sharply down after disappointing earnings » Boston Globe

With office reopenings delayed, cleaners laid off a second time » Boston Globe

Wayfair’s sales drop as shoppers shift spending » Boston Globe

These Massachusetts companies have the most women in the C-suite » Boston Business Journal

‘Kids feel like school is a safe place and that has been taken away.’ Boston school shaken by attack on principal » Boston Globe

Police in schools? Michelle Wu’s still a ‘no’ after attack on Boston principal » Boston Herald

Boston Public Schools principal unconscious for ‘at least’ 4 minutes after beating: police report » Boston Herald

2,218 new coronavirus cases reported in Massachusetts schools in past two weeks » Boston Herald

OPINION: On schools, Boston’s new mayor must meet the moment » Commonwealth Magazine

Kerry Spouts Optimism About Global Action From UN Climate Change Summit » WGBH

Baker on Hydro Corridor: 'I Don’t See It As Dead' » State House News Service

OPINION: State needs to protect community hospitals and the patients they serve » Boston Globe

Mariano backs bill to provide more scrutiny of hospital expansions » Commonwealth Magazine

Wu promises changes to Boston's strategy on tent encampment and special court session » WBUR

To prevent a Mass. and Cass resurgence, a major shift in the city’s shelter system is required » Boston Globe

Wu Raises Concerns About Mass. And Cass Evictions Process, But Makes No Policy Promises » WGBH

Job growth rebounded strongly in October. Yet the future still looks uncertain » WBUR

Is your Massachusetts state representative vaccinated? Most are, but leadership so far has been quiet on who isn’t » MassLive

Michelle Wu cites priorities, reflects on new reality in first sit-down since historic win » Boston Globe

OPINION: Marching into Boston’s promise » Boston Globe

Worcester, Lowell offering up to $155 per hour as cities become desperate for snowplow drivers » MassLive

Incoming Braintree School Board Member Accused Of Making Threats » Brookline Patch

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet's Next Target: ‘Zombie’ Campaigns » The Daily Beast

With pediatric COVID vaccines a reality, experts reexamine whether ‘herd immunity’ is possible » WBUR

Pfizer says its COVID-19 pill cuts disease's worst risks by 89% » WBUR

There's more demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine » WBUR

More than 500 locations available statewide to provide children 5-11 years old with shots of COVID-19 vaccine, Baker says » Boston Globe

‘It’s a learning process for us’: Long COVID continues to stump experts trying to develop treatment for patients » MassLive

Tips on vaccinating your 5- to 11-year-old child against COVID-19 » Boston Globe

White House vaccine rule would require companies and workers to comply by Jan. 4 » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus cases increase by 1,586 as vax rate hits 71% » Boston Herald

Acting Boston Police Commissioner Gregory Long testifies in federal discrimination trial » Boston Globe

State Police dive team recovers fuselage of small plane that went missing off Cape Cod; pilot still missing » Boston Globe

As Baker OKs new districts, top elections official warns of chaos » WBUR

Columbus Avenue bus routes have first center-running lane in New England » Boston Herald

Stalled Maine hydro power line raises concerns » Commonwealth Magazine

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MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass