11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Legislative staffers to get raise as state worker layoffs loom » Boston Herald

State GOP pounces on Setti Warren » Boston Globe

Peyser finds ed leadership a blend of facts and friendships » State House News Service

GE, Children's Hospital form medical software venture » Boston Globe

Business leaders bullish on Trump's talk of cutting regulations » The Eagle Tribune

Uber, Lyft agree to state background checks on drivers » Boston Business Journal

Gas prices continue to drop ahead of holidays » State House News Service

America's richest universities — including Harvard — brace for budget hits as endowments stumble » Boston Business Journal

Racial disparity remains in school suspension rates » The Metro West Daily News

3,200 students on vocational education wait lists » Boston Globe

How Rhode Island's Offshore Wind Farm Affects Fishermen » WBUR

Hospitals faulted for failing to report deaths, injuries » Boston Globe

What happens in Massachusetts if Obamacare is repealed? » Mass Live

Rule Change Could Push Hospitals To Tell Patients About Nursing Home Quality » WBUR

Three Mass. hospitals cited in FDA patient death study » Lowell Sun

Why A Third Of Millennials Live At Home » WBUR

Spoiler Alert: It makes sure nothing goes to waste » Boston Globe

Employers reward workers who shop around for health care » Boston Globe

Area lawmakers in 2010 voted against National Popular Vote Compact for president » The Sun Chronicle

THE SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: DiNatale was born Blue, but bleeds Red » WBUR

Liquor license cap reform may have local impact » Wicked Local Stoughton

Mayor: Lawrence will be okay if Trump has "coming to Jesus moment" » State House News Service

Mayor: Health care plan change saves millions » The Eagle Tribune

Pioneer Institute: Weisel let us see history as a vital tool » South Coast Today

Robichaud: Republican challengers necessary to drain the Hill » Boston Herald

Congress should lift embargo on post-Castro Cuba » Boston Globe

Big innovations require big investment » Boston Globe

Analysis: Amid Election Fallout, a Generation Gets Push Forward » Western Mass Politics and Insight

I choose not to be offended, and you should, too » Boston Globe

Mitt Romney, the last person you thought you'd feel sorry for » Boston Globe

Democrats making plans to target Mass. gov in next election » WCVB

Possible Democratic candidate for governor faces funding gap » Boston Herald

Denials aside, Maura Healey could make governor run » Boston Herald

Third party support up sharply in Mass. in 2016 presidential election » WCVB

Massachusetts foster care system is looking for new options as opioid epidemic increases children in system » The Sun Chronicle

Civil rights leaders fear BPD's social media tracking will target blacks » Boston Herald

Federal nuclear inspectors returning to Pilgrim plant » The Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts reports 75 percent voter turnout in 2016 election » The Sun Chronicle

Elizabeth Dewar named state solicitor » State House News Service

Service worsens on MBTA's line to Worcester and Framingham » Boston Globe

Zipcar founder Robin Chase on upending the status quo » Commonwealth Magazine

Red Line service falters as MBTA readies for winter's arrival » State House News Service

Major Pilgrim inspection will examine nuke plant's response to deficiencies » State House News Service

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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

8:30am The Role of Health Care in the 2016 Election and Expectations for the Trump Administration, Omni Parker House, 60 School Street

12:00pm 1199 SEIU / Fight for $15 Rally, Great Hall

12:00pm State Library Author Talk with J.L. Bell, State Library, Room 341

2:00pm Mass. Gold Star Family Tree Dedication, Memorial Hall

5:00pm Rep. Dan Ryan's Downtown Fundraising Reception

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

5:00pm Rep. Dan Ryan's Downtown Fundraising Reception

Birthdays: State Senator Michael Rush, State Senator Pavel Payano

4:00pm Mass. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Hearing on Proposed Charter Schools, Plymouth Public Library Otto Fehlow Meeting Room 132 South St.

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm World AIDS Day, Great Hall

2:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

4:00pm Mass. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Hearing on Proposed Charter Schools, Westfield State University Loughman Living Room in Scanlon Hall 577 Western Ave. Westfield

6:00pm Consulate General of Japan Emperor's Birthday Reception, Second Floor

8:00am Common Cents, Great Hall

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