9:00am MIRA Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon - Our Shared Table, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Jack Lewis

Seth Moulton, Stephen Lynch sign letter opposing Nancy Pelosi as speaker » Boston Globe

TRANSPO STUDIES EXAMINING EAST-WEST RAIL, BUS SYSTEM, LYNN TRANSIT » State House News Service

FISCAL 2020 REVENUE HEARING ON TRACK FOR DEC. 5 » State House News Service

Bernie Sanders to huddle with progressive leaders in Burlington » Politico

Did a Tax Increase Tucked Into Trump’s Tax Cut Come Back to Bite Republicans? » New York Times

Somos conference sponsor also gave $2.5m to pro-Trump PAC » City & State New York

Boston to boom, west and Cape shrink by 2040 » Commonwealth Magazine

Seth Moulton catches heat for Pelosi rebellion » Boston Globe

Rep. Seth Moulton faces town-hall pushback for opposing Pelosi » Politico

Moulton calls for new leadership in party, nation » The Salem News

Seth Moulton, Stephen Lynch sign letter opposing Nancy Pelosi as speaker » Boston Globe

Tech’s troubles on Wall Street haven’t hit Boston yet — but they could » Boston Globe

First recreational marijuana shops in Mass. are now open » Boston Globe

Representative Joe Kennedy reverses himself, calls for pot legalization nationwide » Boston Globe

Crowds pack Leicester on first day of rec pot sales » Boston Herald

Recreational pot shops prepare for thousands on opening day » Boston Globe

Pot buyers face privacy issues » Boston Herald

Marijuana Shops In Northampton And Leicester Are Now Open For Business » WBUR

Rep. Joe Kennedy III: It’s time to legalize marijuana at the federal level » STAT News

Bake sale: For better or for worse, pot sales begin in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Photos: The first day of recreational marijuana sales in Mass. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts begins recreational marijuana sales, first on the East Coast » Boston Globe

Marijuana Coverage » Boston Globe

4 lessons from the Mass. marijuana law roll-out » Boston Globe

DNA testing yields new clues in 49-year-old cold case » Boston Globe

Corrections officer arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle opioids into Norfolk prison » MassLive

Dorchester school for disadvantaged children expanding »

State funds programs to discourage teen sex » Gloucester Times

More questionable spending found at Dorchester charter school » Boston Globe

Dorchester Charter School Must Improve Oversight Of Its Spending, State Auditor Says » WBUR

Massachusetts Top Gambling Regulators Will Be Closely Watching Nevada » New England Public Radio

Nevada judge temporarily blocks release of Mass. Gaming Commission report on Wynn » Boston Globe

The State's Lottery Distribution System Means Some Places Are Winners And Others Losers » WBUR

Great Barrington horse racing on hold until state gambling, racing laws change » The Berkshire Eagle

Analysts: Encore could end up absolved of blame, keep casino license » Boston Herald

US Treasury to scrutinize all-cash home sales in Boston » Boston Globe

AG Healey Demands Civil Rights Protections for Transgender People » Cape Cod Today

Senators want answers on ‘patient neglect’ at Brockton VA » The Enterprise

Springfield Council approves 'welcoming city' ordinance, protects undocumented immigrants » MassLive

One Path to Cutting the Costs of Incarceration » Governing

Eyeing consensus, Lenox officials aim to revisit short-term rental issue » The Berkshire Eagle

Neighborhood routes to Worcester, Fitchburg parks to be studied for walkability » Worcester Telegram

Message from the men: We know the power of women on boards » Boston Globe

Editorial: Protect our firefighters » Boston Herald

Editorial: Privacy concerns rise with legal pot sales » Boston Herald

Editorial: Keep track of PAC influence » Boston Herald

Rep. Jay Kaufman to continue ‘Open House’ forum » Wicked Local Lexington

Who’s in Ed Markey’s rearview mirror? Maura Healey » Lowell Sun

7 firefighters being honored as heroes with state awards » Boston Herald

'Not normal;' Students stage a 'die-in' outside Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's office » MassLive

Report suggests how to modernize New Bedford Police Department » South Coast Today

AG Maura Healey has filed 36 suits against the White House » Boston Herald

Dukakis, Weld make last push for rail link » Commonwealth Magazine

Dukakis, Weld urge transportation board to get moving on north-south rail link » Boston Globe

Pols putting pressure on National Grid » Commonwealth Magazine

State planning hearings into Merrimack Valley gas disaster » Lowell Sun

Offshore Wind Could Be the Next Big Breakthrough in Renewable Energy » Governing

STATE OFFICIALS RECONSIDERING NATURAL GAS HEARING PLANS » State House News Service

Mayor Michelle Wu Highlights Success of Inaugural Cohort of Boston Climate Youth Corps » City of Boston

Chex Finer Foods Celebrates 60 Years of Pioneering, Partnership, and Growth » Specialty Food Association

First Circuit Upholds Massachusetts Question 3, Rejecting Industry Challenge to Humane Hog Confinement Standards » Legal Reader

Nantucket Receives State Funding for Surfside Wastewater Treatment Facility Dune Restoration » Town of Nantucket

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13.5 Million in Skills Capital Grants as STEM Week 2025 Begins » Mass. Executive Office of Education

Accreditation Commission to Visit Massachusetts State Police » Massachusetts State Police

Koopman Lumber Announces Plans to Acquire Lyon & Billard, A Trusted Name in Connecticut's Building Supply Market » Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce

From UMass Amherst to the Make Polluters Pay Petition Drop » 350 Mass.

Planning Department Advances Citywide Needs Assessment, Updates to Development Review Process » City of Boston

Palmer Fellowship Award Dr » Mass. Chiropractic Society

Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Trump Administration to Follow Nuclear Treaty with Russia » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Legislature Approves Support for Fiscally-Strained Health Care Institutions » 194th Mass. General Court

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $22 Million in Grants to Improve Food Security and Resiliency Across Massachusetts » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Updated Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Guidelines » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Governor Healey Kicks Off Seasonal Vaccines Public Awareness Campaign » Mass. Department of Public Health

Governor Healey, Senator Warren, Senator Markey, Congressman Keating Issue Joint Statement on Cape Cod Bridges » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll