9:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Department of Revenue Public Hearing, Via Zoom

12:00pm Mass. Rehabilitation Commission Performance Recognition Program, Great Hall, State House, Boston

Thousands of Massachusetts Uber, Lyft drivers move to form a union » WGBH

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson vows to stay in office amid federal probe » Boston Herald

State senator from Boston received thousands of dollars in donations before opposing Wu’s tax plan » Boston Globe

Empowered by voters, DiZoglio vows to sue Massachusetts Legislature if it resists audit efforts » Boston Globe

Massachusetts prison and jail calls doubled in first year of free calls » WGBH

A question challenging Massachusetts’ new gun law will appear on the 2026 ballot » Boston Globe

Up in smoke: Cannabis agency’s choice for new director backs out of job » Boston Globe

Blades removed from at least one Vineyard Wind turbine » The New Bedford Light

Boston looks to Austin for solutions to the housing crisis » MassLive

Opponents Protest Family Shelter Changes » State House News Service

Democrats Will Keep Losing Until They Cut Ties With Billionaires » Zeteo

Most rural hospitals have closed their maternity wards, study finds » Boston Globe

Nadler drops out of House Judiciary Democratic race, endorses Raskin » Politico

Bill Clinton Defends the Hunter Biden Pardon, but Suggests It Was Mishandled » New York Times

How would Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation scheme? » The Guardian

Wall Street Is Banking On Trump’s Immigration Crackdown » The Lever

Death and Taxes » New York Times

It Can’t Be Assumed That Higher Turnout Would Have Helped Harris » New York Times

The End of the Line for Red State Senate Democrats » The Center for Politics

With GOP help, Montana lawmakers vote down transgender bathroom rule » Washington Post

Diabetes company to lay off more than 100 employees in Andover » Boston Business Journal

Short-term solution to Boston’s drugstore closures » Boston Globe

From compliance to change: Mass. Convention Center Authority hires BECMA for supplier diversity push » Boston Globe

North End’s ‘war’ against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reaches federal court with hearing set » Boston Herald

O'Brien pushes for release of Cannabis Control Commission records in firing case » NBC Boston

Cannabis Regulators Optimistic About Long-Awaited Social Consumption Launch » State House News Service

State judge recuses self in hearing on former cannabis commission chair O'Brien » Worcester Telegram

Judge hears O'Brien's appeal to release CCC case info » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: More states must pass shield laws protecting gender-affirming care » Boston Globe

‘This case is critical’: Youth gender medicine reaches the Supreme Court » Boston Globe

Muslims in New England brace for the possibility of another travel ban under Trump » Boston Globe

Newton native and Northeastern alum becomes first transgender lawyer to argue in front of Supreme Court » Boston Globe

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to testify at retired police officer’s trial » Boston Globe

Two Mass. families sue famed literacy specialists, claiming reading curriculums were intentionally flawed » Boston Globe

Boston expands free museum program to include all city school-aged children » WBUR

Perry School teacher in South Boston named 2025 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year » Boston Globe

Boston school custodian accused of assaulting 3 school workers: ‘You all cost me money’ » Boston Herald

Berkshire Hills schools join lawsuit against Meta and TikTok, citing harm to students » Berkshire Eagle

South Boston's Luisa Sparrow honored as Massachusetts Teacher of Year » WCVB

A 3-year bachelor's degree? Education secretary says Massachusetts is exploring college gamechanger. » CBS News

Massachusetts families sue book publishers over 'faulty literacy curricula' » Spectrum News

South Boston's Luisa Sparrow named 2025 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year » WGBH

When a Winthrop toddler stopped breathing, where were all the ambulances? » Boston Globe

Pittsfield Takes 'Big Step' With Supportive Housing » iBerkshires

In Boston, map of opportunity for first-time homebuying has changed » Dorchester Reporter

Springfield get $1.3M to connect homeless individuals with substance use assistance » New England Public Media

Boston City Council reaffirms line between local police and federal immigration officials » WBUR

Judicial misconduct case and ICE detainers: The beat goes on » Boston Globe

Boston City Council reaffirms sanctuary status to ‘brace for impact’ of Trump mass deportation vow » Boston Herald

SJC tosses warrantless secret video recording » Commonwealth Beacon

Latest pardons approved by the Massachusetts Governor’s Council includes three Western Mass residents » WAMC

Border State Laws Collide In Phone Seizure Case » State House News Service

Revisiting project labor agreements (again) » Boston Globe

Ride-hailing drivers in Mass. moving to unionize under new law » WBUR

Mass. state auditor insists on immediate start for legislative audit » WCVB

DiZoglio At Odds With Beacon Hill On Audit Law Effective Date » State House News Service

DiZoglio says Legislative audit starts Thursday; Galvin says not so fast » WBUR

Ex-Massachusetts building inspector slammed for ‘egregious misuse’ of public position » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Fernandes Anderson brings yet more scrutiny to Boston City Council » Boston Herald

'I did not batter my husband': Taunton mayor claims self-defense in new legal filing » Taunton Gazette

‘I’m not ... stepping down.’ Boston Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pledges to continue her work amid federal probe. » Boston Globe

Boston city councilors tangle with assessing chief over City Hall withholding tax data » Boston Herald

After a citizens petition, Dalton will hold a special election to replace Select Board member Joseph Diver » Berkshire Eagle

Ethics panel cites ex-Lawrence inspector over permit change » The Eagle Tribune

Chicopee hires consultant to look at troubled HR department, seeking to hire new chief » MassLive

$11.4 million override for Brewster Sea Camps fails at the polls. Here's what we know. » Cape Cod Times

Amherst Town Manager Bockelman praised for meeting council goals » Gazette Net

Petition knocks city out of 3A compliance » Gloucester Times

State senator from Boston received thousands of dollars in donations before opposing Wu’s tax plan » Boston Globe

DiZoglio At Odds With Beacon Hill On Audit Law Effective Date » State House News Service

Hundreds pay tribute to Worcester 6 on 25th anniversary of Cold Storage and Warehouse fire » Worcester Telegram

We bought a machine that makes fentanyl pills. It wasn't hard. » MassLive

Mass. lawmakers push to modernize decades-old wiretap law for today’s crimes » BU News Service

November Revenues Get State Closer To Benchmarks » State House News Service

Roll out of Mass. online lottery delayed again until summer 2026 » WBUR

Informed By 'Trump 1.0,' Bay State Considers The New Era Coming » State House News Service

Mass. senator who blocked Boston property tax bill saw flood of real estate donations » WBUR

Editorial: Hiding tax data insults Boston businesses & homeowners » Boston Herald

Bus transit gets a boost to expand, connect routes throughout WMass » Gazette Net

Harvard, MIT, Mass General Brigham partner on major solar, wind projects » Bay State Banner

SB440 - An Act to recall elected officials in the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea

HB4639 - An Act regarding the appointment of officials and employees of the town of Andover

HB4398 - An Act amending Chapter 250 of the Acts of 2016 to include the City of Salem Designated Port Area as part of the Salem Harbor Port Area

HB5077 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

What the Massachusetts FY’25 Budget Means and How to Prepare for FY’26 » Strategies for Children

Sens. Markey and Durbin, Rep. Waters Lead 72 Colleagues in Calling on Department of Education to Discharge Loans for Defrauded Borrowers » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Take action to pass the Social Security Fairness Act to fully repeal GPO/WEP » Mass. Teachers Association

STATEMENT: Meta misguided in calling for massive nuclear energy scale-up » Environment Mass.

Statement from Lora Pellegrini, President and CEO of the MA Association of Health Plans On the Massachusetts Division of Insurance Information Sessions on Health Care Costs Impacting Premiums » Massachusetts Association of Health Plans

MCAS Question 2 Vote: Where We Go from Here » The Barr Foundation

ICJ Climate Hearings Spotlight the Crucial Role of Science in Legal Accountability » Union of Concerned Scientists

Keolis Announces North America Leadership Progression — Brad Thomas to Succeed David Scorey as President and CEO » Keolis

State Ethics Commission Issues Public Education Letter to Former Lawrence Building Inspector Julian Perez » MA State Ethics Commission

November Revenue Collections Total $2.438 Billion » Massachusetts Department of Revenue

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $294,858,284 in new loans and grants at its December meeting. » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection