11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

4:00pm Annual Lighting of the Chanukah Menroah, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

With Beth Israel-Lahey merger, state charts new course on health care » Boston Globe

What Happens If ... » New York Times

The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story » New York Times

Does Deval Patrick’s America still exist? » Boston Globe

Teachers union shrinks after Janus »

The next generation of Democratic congressional leadership is coming into view » Vox Media

Former prosecutor Dan Conley slams ACLU lawsuit » Boston Herald

George H.W. Bush saluted by Massachusetts, his home state » Boston Herald

Michael Dukakis praises George H.W. Bush’s work to end Cold War » Boston Globe

George H.W. Bush’s image of civility contrasts with much of current politics » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Is 'Back On The Map' In U.S. House Of Representatives » New England Public Radio

Presidential hopefuls appear woeful in poll » Boston Herald

Clark to push for D.C. unity » Milford Daily News

Some 2020 warning signs Elizabeth Warren needs to pay attention to -- stat » CNN

Moulton: Pelosi should step down as Speaker after year » Boston.com

Ayanna Pressley finds her footing in Washington » Boston Globe

Moulton Calls Ocasio-Cortez's Tweet Defending Nancy Pelosi 'Offensive' » WGBH

Fountains of youth: Biotech startups emerge from stealth mode to ‘take on aging’ » Boston Globe

Where are you, Michael Dell? » Boston Globe

Smoke shops are booming, but they’re not always welcome » Boston Globe

What about Khelfaoui records? Silence » Lowell Sun

Lawsuits allege pay bias, difficult environment for women at Boston Public Schools’ central offices » Boston Globe

At one Massachusetts college, students are saving over $100,000 each year on textbooks. Here's how. » MassLive

Climate change already reshaping South Shore coastline » Patriot Ledger

9 questions about EPA's Housatonic River cleanup talkfest » The Berkshire Eagle

Bald eagle population rebounding with state help » State House News Service

Red Sox confident new betting laws will engage fans » Boston Herald

New Wynn board chair makes his case » Commonwealth Magazine

Many people pay a high price to be an unpaid caregiver » Boston Globe

With Beth Israel-Lahey merger, state charts new course on health care » Boston Globe

Bell tolls for small, community hospitals with approval of BILH » Lowell Sun

Renters squeezed by high prices, low inventory in Berkshires » The Berkshire Eagle

ICE agent was in courthouse. Did judge and others help man flee? » Boston Globe

Courts rebuke Baker on push to strip hundreds of gun licenses » Boston Globe

Rep. Peter Durant of Spencer and Brent Andersen of Auburn are in running to lead Mass. GOP » WBUR

Two-Thirds Of State Legislators Are Unopposed In The General Election » WBUR

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Transition time on Beacon Hill » Milford Daily News

Man of Law: New state rep will switch from helping people by legal work to helping by making law » South Coast Today

District says ‘farewell’ to Kulik » The Recorder

‘Agritourism’ bill could be last Kulik files before retirement in January » The Recorder

State Rep. Carmine Gentile to hold district office hours » Wicked Local

DiZoglio feeling "sense of freedom" as she jumps to Senate » State House News Service

Will Lancaster board find common ground on bandstand? » Sentinel & Enterprise

George H.W. Bush, regular guy » Boston Globe

Does Deval Patrick’s America still exist? » Boston Globe

New voices emerge from 2018 races » Commonwealth Magazine

Howie Carr: George H.W. Bush saved us from a Dukakis White House » Boston Herald

George H.W. Bush marked the beginning of one era and the end of another in politics » Boston Globe

I’m engaged in an evil enterprise with every click, and I can’t stop » Boston Globe

The Violence Against Women Act is set to expire. Not a single Republican co-sponsored it. » Boston Globe

George H.W. Bush's momentous life shaped by family, faith, service » Boston Herald

George H.W. Bush: No other president can compare » Boston Herald

George H.W. Bush had decency ill-suited to today’s political climate » Boston Herald

Keller @ Large: Inside Charlie Baker’s Successful Re-Election Campaign » GBH News

Rep. Peter Durant of Spencer and Brent Andersen of Auburn are in running to lead Mass. GOP » Worcester Telegram

John Marttila remembered as a master political strategist » Boston Globe

Four Weeks After Mid-Term Election, Some Results Remain Unofficial » The Bourne News

Mass GOP chair departs amid Republican turmoil » Boston Herald

Asian Americans Win Big In National, State and Local Elections »

Cozzaglio Retiring as North Adams Police Director » iBerkshires

City cancels police chief’s trip to Israel amid opposition: Jody Kasper was to train with Israeli security forces » Gazette Net

Saying Boston gets whatever it wants, WMass business leaders blast MassDOT's 'disrespect' of Greater Springfield politicians who want Interstate 91 viaduct buried » MassLive

Yet another report on Mass. transportation due » The Associated Press (AP)

Sharon receives $1 million infrastructure grant » Wicked Local Sharon

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

4:00pm Annual Lighting of the Chanukah Menroah, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Angelo Puppolo, Jr., Rep. Marcus Vaughn

9:00am Generation Citizen Civics Day, Second Floor, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:00pm State House Christmas Tree Lighting, Second Floor, State House, Boston

7:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Consensus Revenue Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

5:30pm Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell's Winter Reception with Attorney General Maura Healey

5:30pm Everett City Councilor Anthony DiPierro's Holiday Party

6:00pm Sen. Nick Collins' Holiday Party & Fundraiser

6:00pm Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim's Holiday Reception

6:00pm Boston City Council Candidate David Halbert Friends & Family Winter Event

Birthdays: State Senator Peter Durant, State Senator Cindy Friedman

9:00am 2018 Leading by Example Awards Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

7:00pm 20th Anniversary of Beat the Press with Emily Rooney, Dan Kennedy, Callie Crossley, Adam Reilly & Jon Keller, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

MSPCA-Angell Transporting Nine Chihuahua-Dachshunds Found Abandoned on Busy South Carolina Road to Massachusetts » MSPCA-Angell

Campus Antisemitism is More Than Just a “Problem” » Jewish Community Relations Council

Common Cause Statement on Attack Against Charlie Kirk » Common Cause

Top 7 Trends for School Meals » Project Bread

Treasurer Goldberg, Citizens Offer Financial Workshops in English & Spanish » Mass. Office of Economic Empowerment

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $64.9 million in new loans and grants at its September meeting. » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

More Than 1,300 Incarcerated Individuals Achieve Educational Milestones During 2024–2025 School Year » Massachusetts Department of Correction

Big E Fair Returns with the Reopening of the Massachusetts Building » Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares Second Weekend in September as Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend » Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation

Massachusetts State Police Creates New Policy for Behavioral Crisis Response » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates the Restoration of the Quinapoxet River » Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Governor Healey Nominates Lyonel Jean-Pierre, Jr. and Timothy Horan to Probate and Family Court » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG's Office Secures $115,000 Settlement with Ludlow Asbestos Abatement Company for Improper Abatement Work and Repeated Exposures to Asbestos Containing Materials » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

September Poll: 64% of Republican and Independent Voters Want Ban for Mid-Decade Redistricting » Common Cause

Strategic Progress Report: 2025 Results » North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce

Warren, King, Lawmakers Slam Treasury for Creating Loopholes In Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

API Releases Policy Roadmap to Fix America’s Broken Permitting System » American Petroleum Institute