10:30am Shannon Grant Press Conference, Grand Staircase

11:30am Mass. Pediatric Home Nursing Care Campaign Lobby Day, Nurses Hall

LL Bean on defensive after Linda Bean's political donation » Boston.com

Could changing the way doctors are paid help narrow health disparities? » Boston Globe

Booker Claims Trump Presidency Could Hurt NJ's Urban Communities »

Gun group appeal seeks more records from Attorney General » State House News Service

Legislative leaders waiting for January data as they eye budget restorations » Politico

Pols against freeing cons with pot convictions » Boston Herald

Steward's asset-light philosophy » Commonwealth Magazine

Rick Scott to Congress: Obamacare must be 'completely overhauled' »

Kaiser Poll Shows Split on Health Law Repeal but Consensus on Costs » Roll Call

Why Clinton won't kill the New York mayor rumors » Politico

Lawyer in chief: Mass. AG Maura Healey discusses public policy and her relationship with business » Boston Business Journal

Muted Response From Health Lobby as Affordable Care Act Faces Repeal » New York Times

What Sen. Jeff Sessions Will Hear At His AG Confirmation Hearing » WBUR

What can the Mass. delegation do? » Commonwealth Magazine

L.L. Bean pleads: Don't boycott us over Trump donation » Boston Globe

Pharmacist's greed led to 25 deaths, prosecutors say » Boston Globe

New Balance steps into the fit tech world with $300 smartwatch » Boston Globe

Marijuana dispensaries hit by hack of sales system » Boston Globe

Mom-and-pop economic development » Commonwealth Magazine

Got robots? » Commonwealth Magazine

A call to action » Commonwealth Magazine

Speaker Robert DeLeo takes case-by-case approach to mandatory minimum sentences » MassLive

Confirmation Hearing For Betsy DeVos, Trump's Education Pick, Delayed A Week » WBUR

These Mass. colleges produce the highest-earning students » Boston Business Journal

Rural schools caught in`death spiral' » Commonwealth Magazine

Charter group flags concern over Trump education chief pick » State House News Service

Speaking At MIT, Secretary Of State John Kerry Urges Action On Climate Change » WBUR

The hardy kiwi: scourge or savior for farmers? » Boston Globe

Beetle infestation to claim another 300 trees in Worcester »

Kerry touts Mass clean energy as he urges innovators to act on climate change » Politico

GOP growing hesitant on Obamacare repeal without replacement plan, could extend deadline » MassLive

Mass. Planned Parenthood Estimates Federal Defunding Would Cut $2 Million A Year In Payments » WBUR

Opioid death toll again hits triple digits in Worcester County »

Home wreckers » Commonwealth Magazine

After Teenage Mistakes, Pardons Give Second Chances To Ex-Offenders » WBUR

DeLeo: Mandatory minimum laws should be evaluated individually » State House News Service

STATE HOUSE NEWS: Gov. Baker agrees to first wave of bills from lame duck sessions » Wicked Local Melrose

Rosenberg urges early action on short-term rental taxes » State House News Service

State Rep. Bud Williams will also keep Springfield City Council seat, pull salaries from both jobs » MassLive

Pot plant limit could be trimmed by legislature » State House News Service

The challenge for Marty Walsh » Commonwealth Magazine

Ex-boss of indicted Marty Walsh aide joins FinCom » Boston Herald

Framingham's city proposal on its way to voters » The Metro West Daily News

Lopes elected to lead New Bedford City Council » South Coast Today

Take My Council, Please: A City Learns Its CPAs » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Some questions for Jeff Sessions » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren — a liberal lioness with sharp claws » Boston Globe

Boston Police cracking more murder cases » Boston Globe

Editorial: More pot madness » Boston Herald

When dying is a choice » Boston Globe

Political humor can be fun – and healthy » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey cracks down on more gun sales » Commonwealth Magazine

Cops increasingly denying requests to hold illegals » Boston Herald

Baker to sign school defibrillator bill » State House News Service

After refusal by Healey, gun rights group files appeal for public records » Lowell Sun

Inmates at Shirley prison used makeshift weapons to wreak havoc » Boston Globe

Gun Parlor agrees to pay $35K after Attorney General Maura Healey discovers illegal gun sales » MassLive

Governor Fix-It's fix-it man » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker signs bill restoring pension benefits for retired Pittsfield bus drivers » The Berkshire Eagle

Gun group appeal seeks more records from Attorney General » State House News Service

Once a refugee, she welcomes newcomers at an uncertain time » Boston Globe

Has hiring freeze thawed? Admin not saying yes, or no » State House News Service

Across Greater Lowell, property owners writing bigger tax checks » Lowell Sun

Dump the millionaire tax » Commonwealth Magazine

T privatizes warehouse operations » Commonwealth Magazine

No rush in replacing T's general manager » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA Board OKs Privatization Of Warehousing And Parts-Delivery Operations » WBUR

Massachusetts considers adopting parking incentives, charging rules for electric cars » MassLive

Is there room for nostalgia at the T? » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA poised to dip into deficiency fund to pay down debt » State House News Service

Unitil to present pilot program, could raise customers' bills »

Grid in the balance » Commonwealth Magazine

Renewables not cheap » Commonwealth Magazine

Statement from Senator Warren on Court Rejecting Russ Vought’s Fringe Theory to Illegally Shut Down the CFPB » U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Foreign Affairs

Dina E. Conlin Named a Massachusetts ‘Go To Commercial Real Estate Lawyer’ » Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Four-Year Contract with Boston Firefighters IAFF Local 718 » City of Boston

WCVB To Launch NewsCenter 5 at 12:30 Beginning Monday, January 5 » WCVB

Healey-Driscoll Administration Energy and Environmental Agency Releases Yearly Report » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration Preventing Further Delays In Medical And Public Health Research » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

NCLC’s Year in Economic Justice: 2025 » National Consumer Law Center

VA New England Announces New Executive Director » VA New England

Healey, Driscoll to speak at Connect 351 » Mass. Municipal Association

NIH Agrees to Evaluate and Complete Review on Stalled Scientific Grant Applications » ACLU of Mass.

Accelerating Discovery through Shared Core Facilities at UMass Chan » Mass. Life Sciences Center

Providers’ Council marks 50 years with major advocacy wins and record-breaking engagement in 2025 » Providers’ Council

MassDEP Issues Fine for Oil Spill Impacting Assabet River in Hudson » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Governors to Secretary Burgum: Lift the Offshore Wind Stop Work Orders » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

State public health officials alert residents about potential exposure to measles in multiple locations » Mass. Department of Public Health

Ayer Company Agrees to Pay Over $1.3 Million to Resolve Allegations of PPP Loan Fraud » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Voting Rights Groups, Massachusetts Voter Seek to Protect Voters’ Privacy » ACLU of Mass.

EPA Reaches Settlement Agreement with Mass. Metal Plating Company for Hazardous Waste Violations » EPA