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Is It Time to Call Trump Mentally Ill? » New York Times

The biggest beneficiaries of the government safety net: working-class whites » Boston Globe

Bermuda's ex-premier calls claims Lahey bribed him a 'litany of lies' » Boston Globe

Dark Money: Pro-Charter-School Fat Cats Took A Page From Offshore Gambling Tycoons »

FBI Searches for Possible Accomplices in Probe of Fallen K Street Lobbyist » The Wall Street Journal

Former Obama aide fined $90,000 for illegally lobbying Emanuel on Uber's behalf » Chicago Tribune

Senators outline broad criminal justice reform agenda » Commonwealth Magazine

ML Strategies breaks lobbying record » Commonwealth Magazine

DeLeo taps Braintree's Cusack to vet marijuana proposals » State House News Service

After Russia bombshells, Trump zeroes in on media » Boston Globe

Transcript And Analysis: Trump Press Conference On Labor Secretary, Russia, 'Fake News' » WBUR

Robert Harward Turns Down Job As National Security Adviser » WBUR

As Presidents Live Longer, Doctors Debate Whether To Test For Dementia » WBUR

Baker cautious in criticism of immigration order »

'They friends of yours?': Trump asks black reporter to set up meeting with Black Caucus » The Berkshire Eagle

Kennedy wants Feds to come clean on immigration » The Sun Chronicle

What does Trump's crackdown on immigration mean for restaurants? » Boston Globe

Promises, promises: Massachusetts companies are missing hiring goals even with hefty tax breaks » Boston Business Journal

New wave of hiring at CPA firms adds up to big gains for Mass. sector » Boston Business Journal

Why Ditching NAFTA Could Hurt America's Farmers More Than Mexico's » WBUR

Tax Reform And Your Shopping Cart » WBUR

Local eateries close in nod to immigrant help » Boston Herald

Largest investor of GateHouse Media, parent company of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and other Massachusetts newspapers, sold to Japan-based SoftBank Group » MassLive

Marijuana-cultivation facility gets green light in Fitchburg »

DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS HITS LYNN » Lynn Daily News Item

Federal suit aims to zap stun gun ban » Boston Herald

Group Taking On AG Healey, Looking To Zap State's Stun-Gun Ban » New Boston Post

Former Senate Candidate Launches Group To Fight Voter Suppression » WBUR

North Adams pledges to defend civil rights » The Berkshire Eagle

The penalty for a company that kills someone: a $1,000 fine » MassLive

Beyond DeVos, What 5 Key Trump Appointees Could Mean For Schools » WBUR

$3M to 'enhance' marine research » The Salem News

UMass Lowell awarded $5M grant for life sciences » Sentinel & Enterprise

'Using Weakness To Create Strength': MIT Engineers Discover Structure That Makes Materials More Resilient » WBUR

John Kerry heads back to Yale to oversee global initiative named for him » Boston Globe

UML nets $5M grant to fund biomed lab » Lowell Sun

Should the state adopt legislation banning the use of Native American symbols as mascots? » Boston Globe

MGM Springfield president Michael Mathis: 'We don't have any intention to open early' » MassLive

Steward to acquire eight hospitals in three states » Boston Business Journal

Republican Health Care Proposal Would Cover Fewer Low-Income Families » WBUR

Baker talks sanctuary cities, pot and health care costs » The Eagle Tribune

GOP health plan redirects money from poor to rich » The Berkshire Eagle

Shkreli defends drug prices, spars with protesters at heated UMass Boston event » Boston Business Journal

With Tax Credit Future Unknown, New Mass. Affordable Housing Units Hang In The Balance » WBUR

'Tipping point' reached in homelessness fight, providers say » Worcester Business Journal

Senators eager to advance criminal justice system changes » State House News Service

Democratic Mass. Senators Lay Out Bevy Of Criminal Justice Proposals » WBUR

ICE Detains A Victim Of Domestic Abuse At Texas Courthouse » WBUR

Senators push criminal justice reform » Boston Globe

Criminal justice reforms include Restorative Justice » WCVB

Massachusetts Senate Democrats propose criminal justice reforms, including eliminating mandatory minimums » MassLive

A day without immigrant workers would look something like this » Boston Globe

Will the Trump era make Americans strike again? » Boston Globe

WMass lawmakers well represented on House Ways and Means committee » MassLive

DeLeo names leaders for House » The Berkshire Eagle

New Senate chairs look at policy issues » Lowell Sun

The Committee Focused on Changing the Marijuana Law Has Been Formed » Boston Magazine

Salem state senator talks 2017 legislative priorites » Wicked Local

Selectman's complaints raised past issue » Worcester Telegram

Polito Signs Community Compacts With Lanesborough, Windsor » iBerkshires

Vargas warns of ICE raids » The Eagle Tribune

How's the Mayor Doing? A Color-Coded App Can Answer That » New York Times

What a Failed Trump Administration Looks Like » New York Times

GOP elders push for climate action » Boston Globe

Independent investigation needed for Flynn fallout » Boston Globe

Michael Flynn takes the fall » Boston Globe

PETER LUCAS: Gonzalez plans an all-out Trump attack in governor's race » Lowell Sun

Letter: Legislative hikes prompt a different proposal » Worcester Telegram

As I See It: Mass bill to insure contraceptive access » Worcester Telegram

Benton: Kennedy, Trump in stark contrast » The Salem News

Editorial: Patience aside, tax breaks for job promises require accountability » Boston Business Journal

ViewPoint: Policymaking must be collaborative » Boston Business Journal

Norman announces candidacy for GOP State Committee » Wicked Local Wellesley

Migrants Choose Arrest In Canada Over Staying In The U.S. » WBUR

Democratic Party leader Matt Barron leaves party over neglect of rural areas » Gazette Net

Challengers lining up to fill Linehan's open council seat » Boston Herald

Advocates, Lawmakers Urge Mass. To Get Lead Out Of School Water Supplies » WBUR

Nearly 2,000 died from overdoses in Mass. last year » Boston Globe

Shooting with impunity » Commonwealth Magazine

AG Healey won't comply with new subpoena » Boston Globe

Here's where Massachusetts's top elected officials stand on the push to become a 'sanctuary state' » Boston.com

Spotlight on partnerships: Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito tours Pittsfield with Mayor Tyer » The Berkshire Eagle

Berkshire legislators earn spots in leadership » The Berkshire Eagle

Rosenberg: Senator assignments were tougher than redistricting » The Berkshire Eagle

Lanesborough, Windsor sign Community Compacts » Commonwealth Magazine

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito says Baker administration to continue building on Pittsfield's economic development successes » MassLive

Berkshire Delegation Gets Committee Assignments » iBerkshires

Attorney General Maura Healey Will Defy Climate Change Subpoena » Boston Magazine

Action! Film workers make their case at Statehouse to keep industry tax credit » Sentinel & Enterprise

They're back. Potholes. You know you hate them. » Boston Globe

Is the state tracking your moves through your E-ZPass? » WWLP 22

Facing nearly $1M deficit, WRTA hiking fares, cutting services » Worcester Telegram

Worcester-Boston express train should accommodate 9-to-5 workers, Mayor Joe Petty and City Manager Ed Augustus say » MassLive

Baker wants MBTA Control Board extended » The Valley Dispatch

Rep Madaro Testifies on Late Night MBTA Service »

$17 billion in investments needed in drinking water over next 20 years » The Reminder

Baker tapping the brakes on cellphone limits » Sentinel & Enterprise

Polito Offers No Firm Answer On 'Last Mile' Broadband Expansion » New England Public Radio

Vineyard Power vying for offshore wind farm » Cape Cod Times

Legislature Votes to Protect Integrity of the U.S. Constitution » Mass. House of Representatives

From Needle to Capsule: How Lipid-Based Softgels Are Making Oral Delivery of Macromolecules a Reality » MassBio

Senators Markey and Sullivan Lead Colleagues in Reintroducing Legislation to Protect Physical and Behavioral Health in the Commercial Fishing Industry » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Proclaims November 20th as Women in Apprenticeship Day » Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Governor Healey Calls on President Trump to Immediately Release Heating Assistance Funding » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

More than 1 in 4 Massachusetts High School Students Participated in a College and Career Pathway During School Year 24-25 » Mass. Department of Higher Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Takes Additional Action to Make It Easier to Get Flu Vaccines » Mass. Department of Public Health

Healey-Driscoll Administration Officially Opens New Constitution Beach Playground in East Boston » Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation

AG Campbell Awards $2 Million To Revitalize Distressed Neighborhoods And Expand Affordable Housing » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

DCR Invites Families to Celebrate the Day After Thanksgiving with “Gratitude After Gravy” Hikes Across the State » Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation

At Hearing, Warren Sounds Alarm on Rising Health Insurance Premiums, Slams Republicans’ “Concepts Of A Plan” For Lowering Health Care Costs » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

As the Busy Holiday Season Approaches, Know the Signs of Utility Imposter Scams » Eversource

Mayor's Office of Housing and Commonwealth Land Trust Celebrate Grand Opening of 570 Warren Street and the Trust's 40th Anniversary » City of Boston

350 Mass’ Work for Climate Justice Will Continue, Despite Changes to 350.org’s US Staffing » 350 Mass

Rent Control Ballot Question Gathers Over 124,000 Signatures » NAIOP Mass.

Study: Accessory Dwelling Units Now Legal Statewide, but Construction Still Lags » Pioneer Institute

Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection proposes diverting food waste from landfills, incinerators » MassPIRG

Amid Attacks on Trans Rights and Access to Health Care, Sen. Markey, Rep. Balint Introduce Legislation to Protect Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Americans » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Tyngsborough Daycare Worker and Former New Hampshire State Representative Plead Guilty to Child Exploitation » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Mass Degrees Deliver: New Report Highlights Economic Impact of Governor Healey’s College Affordability Investments » Mass. Executive Office of Education

Watershed groups seek to intervene in court proceedings following MWRA’s proposal to dump more sewage in Charles and Mystic Rivers » Charles River Watershed Association

Dorchester Man Charged With Firearms Trafficking » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

MDDC Testifies on Bill Prohibiting Aversive Therapy » Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council

MassDEP Penalizes Property Owner for Environmental Cleanup Violations in Holyoke » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

EOTSS Announces Workforce Training Partnership with InnovateUS » Mass. Executive Office of Technology Services and Security

OIG Finds DCR and New Bedford Port Authority Grossly Mismanaged Pope’s Island Marina for Decades » Office of Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro

Healey-Driscoll Administration Education Officials Issue Statements Condemning Further Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education » Mass. Executive Office of Education

AG Campbell Reaches $7 Million Multistate Settlement with Nation's Largest Landlord for Anticompetitive Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Renters » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Massachusetts House Passes Higher Education Bond Bill » Office of Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante

MDDC to Testify on "Turning 22" Legislation » Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council

Moulton Statement on the Garcia Resolution of Disapproval » Office of Congressman Seth Moulton