11:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

12:00pm Mass. School Building Authority Public Hearing, Lynn City Hall, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

Latino children are more likely to enter foster care in Massachusetts than any other state » Boston Globe

There are 56 gun bills before the Mass. Legislature. Here's what's next for them. » WGBH

Healey Backs Eng's Timeline For Fixing The T » State House News Service

A guaranteed basic income for Boston’s poor? Officials consider the idea. » Boston Globe

Editorial: Cannabis worker’s death cries for improved workplace safety rules » Boston Globe

Neighbors Boost Lottery Sales In Mass. Border Towns » State House News Service

Hazy future: Five years after recreational legalization, cannabis faces multiple battles in the next five years » Worcester Business Journal

With funding challenges looming, Mass. child care could be in jeopardy » Boston Globe

Regulators Probe Reports Of Underage Sports Betting » State House News Service

NH: Proposal to legalize marijuana in N.H. advances without study commission’s endorsement » Boston Globe

RI: Suit by Republican challenger to keep Trump off the ballot in RI dismissed. What comes next? » The Associated Press (AP)

CT: Towns get nearly $9 million from miniature liquor bottles » Hartford Courant

NY: New York’s cannabis board votes to settle lawsuits that have stalled legal dispensaries » AP News

PA: Behind the scenes of how Kenyatta Johnson won the race to become Philly’s next City Council president » The Inquirer

OH: Statehouse maps cleared for 2024 use after Ohio Supreme Court dismisses lawsuits » Columbus Dispatch

MI: Michigan Senate candidates were offered $20M to drop race, challenge Rashida Tlaib » MLive.com

GA: Georgia GOP senators float court-ordered political map that seems to target two incumbent Democrats » Georgia Recorder

FL: Florida grand jury calls for new tax to curb illegal immigration » POLITICO Pro

CO: Downtown Chicago tries to attract shoppers with more security » Axios

AZ: Arizona Legislators Must Testify About Voting Laws, Supreme Court Rules » New York Times

CA: Righteous mother or right-wing zealot? The soccer mom leading California’s parental rights movement » Los Angeles Times

CA: What one man’s castle in Scotland says about L.A.’s homelessness crisis » Los Angeles Times

PR: More people are dying in Puerto Rico as its health-care system crumbles » Washington Post

CO: How Denver plans to fix its slow building permit process » Axios

Trump says he's "seriously looking" at Obamacare alternatives » Axios

Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel harrowing details about 2020 aftermath, warnings to Trump: Sources » ABC News

Americans are buying guns — but maybe not the Americans you think » Washington Post

Trump Has a Master Plan for Destroying the ‘Deep State’ » New York Times

DeSantis vs. Newsom debate: A battle between 2 Disney governors » Orlando Sentinel

Donald Trump’s Abortion About-Face Is Cynical as Ever » Vanity Fair

Robbins: Like Truman, Biden smart but uncool » Boston Herald

Jamey Tesler, former transportation chief, gets keys to startup effort » Boston Globe

On #GivingTuesday, here are 9 local nonprofits that could use your generosity » Boston Globe

Here’s which Northampton businesses might soon get all-alcohol liquor licenses » MassLive

EU regulators say Amazon’s acquisition of vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition » Boston Globe

Seqens to close Newburyport facility after Methuen man's death » The Eagle Tribune

Stolen . . . or saved? Professor accuses late minister of pilfering Edward Hopper artwork now at MFA. » Boston Globe

iRobot loses $200M in value after EU issues 'preliminary view' of Amazon deal » Boston Business Journal

UMass professor leading pro-Palestine protest arrested at Boston Logan, police say » MassLive

Opinion: More rabbis are calling for Israel-Hamas cease-fire » Boston Globe

Opinion: A UN refugee agency has been perpetuating the problem of Palestinian refugees » Boston Globe

Healey: “Fate Of Our Democracy” On 2024 Ballot » WHDH

Mass. college endowments show mixed results. Here's where they stand in 2023. » Boston Business Journal

Former coal towns get money for clean-energy factories » Boston Globe

Environmentalists hail $100k to study Alewife Brook overflow problems » Your Arlington

Regulators Probe Reports Of Underage Sports Betting » State House News Service

Regulators skeptical of low underage betting reports » Boston Herald

Abandoned warehouse set to be 90 apts.; Lyman Corners gets boost from state » MassLive

For many renters, apartment application fees add up. Some are illegal » WBUR

Housing Chief Sees Momentum Behind Shelter Exits » State House News Service

Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits » Boston Globe

MassHealth programs to help wheelchair users with slow repairs are themselves delayed » Boston Globe

Senate GOP urges approval of labor contracts » Newburyport News

Sessions Held Open, But Still No Budget Deal » State House News Service

No Budget Deal, But Branches Returning Wednesday » State House News Service

Healey hopeful for resolution on budget, emergency shelter funding ‘this week' » NBC Boston

Boston City Council, Mayor Wu exploring cash payments to low-income families » Boston Herald

Having imagined Cambridge with strong mayor, group look at controls via vetoes and recall votes » Cambridge Day

Saugus Selectmen awaiting police report on Kowloon brawl » Lynn Daily News Item

Billerica town center saga enters the courtroom » Lowell Sun

After the Kowloon brawl on Thanksgiving Eve, Saugus Board of Selectmen anticipates police report » Boston Herald

Editorial: We can learn to live with our differences » Sentinel & Enterprise

McGovern is first member of Congress to address UN about Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty » Gazette Net

Gov. Maura Healey ‘absolutely’ backs President Joe Biden » MassLive

Bostonians are walking less — much less » Axios

Feeney recognized for work with infertility and 'family building' » The Sun Chronicle

Cover-up claims, conspiracies, and a controversial blogger: A full breakdown of the Karen Read case » Boston Globe

Healey hopes for a spending bill deal ‘this week’ » WGBH

Braintree unveils MBTA zoning plan just weeks before deadline » Boston Business Journal

Newton could sabotage Auburndale station fix » Boston Globe

Councilors say zoning change near commuter rail stations would go too far » New Bedford Light

Healey: T will ‘take care of business’ in short term, TBD on revenues » Commonwealth Magazine

Direct flights from Boston to Beijing are back » Boston Globe

Are Mill Street changes smart, or a 'dreadful miscalculation'? City has record of both » Worcester Telegram

The Green Line grinds to a halt » Boston Globe

Weeks of Green Line closures begin as MBTA tackles track issues » Boston Herald

Wu Touts Boston's New "Community Choice" Electricity Rates » State House News Service

Utility seeks to recoup $60M from storms » Gloucester Times

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NPR Morning Edition: In the battle over books, who gets to decide what's age-appropriate at libraries? Commonwealth Magazine The Codcast: Building a safety culture in Massachusetts health care WGBH The Wake Up: 56 Gun Bills, One Legislative Session New York Times The Daily: Israel and Hamas's Fragile Cease-Fire Center for New Liberalism The New Liberal Podcast: Should Joe Biden drop out? ft.Nate Silver

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