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

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Baker defends stance on gun permits, but judges disagree » The Boston Globe

A year after Baker’s push for more housing, it’s still in limbo » The Boston Globe

Bush’s relationship with Dukakis begins and ends with Willie Horton » The Boston Globe

Ex-BofA lawyer named as acting Mass. banking commissioner » Boston Business Journal

Springsteen Thinks Trump Will Win A Second Term » Observer NEW JERSEY POLITICS

New report suggests Mass. revisit forgotten community college funding formula » Boston Business Journal

North Carolina election-fraud investigation centers on operative with criminal history who worked for GOP congressional candidate » The Washington Post

Jones sees challenge for Rep. Durant serving as party chair » State House News Service

Black Women Decided The 2016 Democratic Nominee. They’ll Have An Even Bigger Say In 2020. » BuzzFeedNews

Revere’s mayor is still looking to land its big fish » The Boston Globe

Baker alone with optimism over Airbnb bill » State House News Service

Tribe's financial backer reports substantial loss » Cape Cod Times

Global trade war has had limited impact in MetroWest » Worcester Business Journal

Healey rejects several local moratoriums on marijuana businesses » The Boston Globe

East Boston wary of pot shop » Boston Herald

As pot shops roll out, towns brace for customer 'onslaught' » The Metro West Daily News

Hate speech popping up in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Sororities, fraternities sue Harvard over social club crackdown » The Boston Globe

Melrose schools prep for new social-studies standards » Wicked Local Melrose

UMass names Florida State offensive coordinator Walt Bell its next head football coach » Gazette Net

Gardner podiatrist allegedly gave date-rape drug scripts » Lowell Sun

Cambridge biotech’s cancer test turns out to be a ‘lifesaver’ » The Boston Globe

Coalition targeting emergency room overuse to hear from Missouri official » State House News Service

Why can’t we build affordable apartments? » The Recorder

Massachusetts judge, under scrutiny for possible role in immigrant's escape from ICE, should be benched, Gov. Charlie Baker says » MassLive

Baker defends stance on gun permits, but judges disagree » The Boston Globe

Baker calls for Newton judge to be pulled from bench amid probe » The Boston Globe

Baker Wants Judge Removed Amid Immigration Probe » WBUR

State Sen. Eric Lesser floats ideas on portable job benefits, lifetime training accounts » MassLive

Unions, National Grid at odds » Boston Herald

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Transition time on Beacon Hill » The Metro West Daily News

Lynn’s budget gap is projected as more than $5 million for FY20 » Lynn Daily News Item

Passage of Springfield 'welcoming' law for immigrants still on hold after 2-hour debate » MassLive

Gifts of Hope: Neighbors in Need program helps families in Middleton » Wicked Local

Boston should stop dragging its feet on marijuana shops » The Boston Globe

LETTER: Raising questions about pot and payments » Newburyport News

George H.W. Bush completely transformed a poor kid from Quincy » The Boston Globe

Bush’s relationship with Dukakis begins and ends with Willie Horton » The Boston Globe

The economy cost George H.W. Bush a second term. Will the same happen to Trump? » The Boston Globe

Editorial: Mental health crisis taking toll » Boston Herald

Making amends with Monica Lewinsky with the hindsight of MeToo » The Boston Globe

Our view: Time to move to protect customer data » Gloucester Times

Mexico City’s transit solution could be ours: better buses » Boston Globe

Tsongas to host her own farewell event » Lowell Sun

DA-elect Rachael Rollins defends adviser’s ‘gangster’ posts » Boston Herald

Reporting error may have inflated North Adams violent crime stats » The Berkshire Eagle

America's police and fire chiefs have big jobs, and big salaries. Here's how Boston stacks up. » Boston Business Journal

State lawmakers light 18-foot menorah at State House » News 22 WWLP.com

AG Healey is 'prepared to sue' over public charge rule » Milford Daily News

How local senators voted on tax proposals in 2017-18 session » Sentinel & Enterprise

Saying Boston gets whatever it wants, Western Mass. business leaders blast MassDOT's 'disrespect' » Boston Business Journal

Aiello on the state of the T, new revenues » Commonwealth Magazine

Finally, gate opens to connect Red Line and Quincy neighborhood » Boston Globe

Is a fire just a mechanical issue? How the MBTA alerts riders about problems » Boston Globe

With more plumbers, could Lawrence have seen faster gas service? » The Boston Globe

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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