11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Trump’s night-owl calls to Roger Stone in 2016 draw scrutiny in Mueller probe » The Washington Post

How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime » The Associated Press (AP)

On Beacon Hill, it’s a guessing game for powerful budget posts » Boston Globe

AS PARTY CHAIR, REP. DURANT SAYS HE'D BUILD "GREAT CANDIDATES" FOR GOP » State House News Service

CAMBRIDGE, SOMERVILLE REPS SAY HOLD OFF ON BAKER'S HOUSING BILL » State House News Service

Katherine Clark elected to leadership post » Boston Globe

Warren demands lobbying firms come clean on Saudi ties » Politico

Bernie Sanders not stepping into Senate Energy void as liberals fear Manchin » Politico

House 2020: The new crossover districts » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Al Gore Torches Donald Trump: He 'Is Now The Face Of Climate Denial' Around The World » The Huffington Post

New data, with gaps, show hundreds of thousands of elder abuse cases » NECIR

Lobbyists target newly elected Democrats » Politico

Michael Cohen expected to enter new plea deal with Robert Mueller » Axios

Did Trump just win his fight with the Fed? » Boston Globe

Congressman John Lewis backs US Rep. Katherine Clark's bid for House leadership position » MassLive

With Two Powerful Committee Chairs, Things Look Bright For Mass. In Democratic House » WGBH

Broke and betrayed by pot biz scheme » WCVB

UML, military join forces for research » Lowell Sun

Big changes in store for Boston school buildings » Boston Globe

Sen. Eric Lesser joins board of new national student loan advocacy group » MassLive

Report: Massachusetts residents recycle 50,000 mattresses » MassLive

Climate report warns of impact on coastal communities » Gloucester Times

A Carbon Tax Wave? 7 States Considering Carbon Pricing to Fight Climate Change » Inside Climate News

MGM game for sport betting » Boston Herald

Patients Hit With 'Surprise Bills' After Urgent Care Visits » WBUR

Investment firm donates $20 million to set up ALS research center at Mass. General » Boston Globe

State, federal regulators sign off on Beth Israel-Lahey merger » Boston Globe

Facility fees for off-site care spark growing criticism » Becker's Hospital Review

AG Healey approves hospital mega-merger with price-cap » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts Attorney General gives go-ahead to Beth Israel-Lahey merger » The Republican

Lawmaker: Hold off on Baker's housing bill » Newburyport News

There are signs that the Boston area’s heated housing market is cooling » Boston Globe

Prices up, sales down in Mass. housing market » The Enterprise

Advocate raps ACLU suit against Boston Police Department » Boston Herald

Judge orders district attorneys to turn over records of the cases they prosecuted » Boston Globe

Incoming top prosecutor Rachael Rollins firm but flexible on 'no-prosecute' offenses » Boston Herald

Grid, locked-out workers appear far apart » WBUR

National Grid: Union counter-proposal would "maintain the status quo" » State House News Service

Blais, Comerford prepare for new positions at Statehouse » The Recorder

Sen.-elect Comerford talks health care, transportation before South Hadley Select Board » Gazette Net

Crop of freshwomen lawmakers committed to roll calls » State House News Service

Incoming rep uses slave-and-master analogy to describe House » State House News Service

Clarksburg Tax Rate Up 3 Percent for Fiscal 2019 » iBerkshires

Ashland Town Meeting OKs $30M public safety building » The Metro West Daily News

Decline in state funds could delay Weymouth projects » Wicked Local Weymouth

Yarmouth rail trail extension has neighbor upset about noise » Cape Cod Times

Editorial: MBTA must make Keolis accountable » Boston Herald

Opinion: Brayton Point site an example of state program at work » The Herald News

It’s not too late to avert catastrophe. First, accept climate change is real » Boston Globe

It’s downhill for Mayor Walsh » Boston Globe

Mississippi stays Mississippi in election » Boston Globe

EDITORIAL: Massachusetts must do more to address hidden fees at urgent cares » The Daily Free Press

Creating value in state to attract new employers » Sentinel & Enterprise

Baker attends meeting of GOP governors in Arizona » Boston Globe

Ed Markey: ‘I do my best’ » Boston.com

Conservatives prize state party reins » Boston Herald

After getting wiped out in elections, Mass. GOP leader stepping aside » Sentinel & Enterprise

Fall River health officials seek to ensure tobacco-buying age is 21 » WPRI.com

Here’s the story behind these anti-hot-dog billboards in Boston » Boston Globe

Audit of 2015 Massachusetts State Police overtime patrols reveals more possible abuses, sources say » MassLive

BPD commish shows his blue colors » Commonwealth Magazine

Train disabled on Kingston line; passengers forced onto back up » Boston Herald

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno named to East-West rail panel; 1st meeting set » MassLive

Developers push for relief from the natural gas moratorium » Boston Globe

Region’s electricity market in trouble » Commonwealth Magazine

Home stretch: As gas restoration nears completion, Congress castigates gas company » Wicked Local

Residents at forum decry Longmeadow Country Club deal with Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. » The Republican

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: Democrats Nominate Nancy Pelosi As Next Speaker Of The House NCSL Our American States: Women Elected To State Legislatures In Historic Numbers WBUR WBUR News: Cambridge Wants To Talk About Equality And Race In 'Cambridge Digs Deep'

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