11:00am 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

‘Every bed we’ve had has been full’: City shelters are housing rising numbers of individual migrants » Boston Globe

Majority of Mass. voters believe 2024 election could lead to violence » CommonWealth Beacon

New cannabis business association seeks to provide unified voice for industry » Worcester Business Journal

Three Democrats vying to replace Republican Barrows of Mansfield as state rep » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. GOP ousts veteran Republican power player Ron Kaufman from RNC post » Politico

With cuts to child-care grants looming, providers worry about future of program » Boston Globe

RI: How does RI's 'open records' law shield state secrets? Political Scene counts the ways » The Providence Journal

RI: Looks like US Representative Magaziner will have a Republican challenger » Boston Globe

NY: New York City braces for congestion pricing » Axios

NY: NYC investigators probing city’s migrant spending for fraud, waste and abuse » Gothamist

IL: Chicago Mayor Johnson pushes President Biden for more migrant work permits » Axios

IL: Police Continued To Target Black And Latino Drivers In Traffic Stops In 2023, Report Shows » Block Club Chicago

FL: Florida says undocumented immigrants' health care costs taxpayers. Does data back it up? » The Palm Beach post

CO: Colorado's solar and wind production blows away 2014 records » Axios

CO: Colorado legislative session enters final month » Axios

AZ: TSMC will build one of world's most advanced chips plants in Phoenix » Axios

CA: San Francisco Bay Area’s clean transit score » Axios

OR: Portland-area homebuyers race to catch up with high prices, higher mortgage rates » The Oregonian

WA: Seattle Mayor Harrell Signs Landmark Labor Contracts to Boost City Service Delivery » Hoodline

IL: Chicago Mayor Johnson pushes President Biden for more migrant work permits » Axios

CO: Colorado's solar and wind production blows away 2014 records » Axios

Trump says abortion law should be determined by states, declines to take position on federal limit » The Hill

Trump’s bizarre, vindictive incoherence has to be heard in full to be believed » The Guardian

Republicans want to use an 1873 law to ban abortion. Congress must repeal it » The Guardian

Where Nursing Homes Hide Their Profits » The Lever

Biden Might Not Appear on the Ohio Ballot in November Due To Technicality » Vanity Fair

Cardinals shuffle likely under House Appropriations shake-up » Roll Call

White House Ramadan dinner highlights Biden’s struggles with Arab, Muslim voters » The Hill

Boomers deliver surprise strength for Biden » Axios

Judge in Trump Criminal Case Braces for Glare of Unprecedented Trial » New York Times

Trump, at Fund-Raiser, Says He Wants Immigrants From ‘Nice’ Countries » New York Times

John Kerry shows ‘naked contempt’ in final refusal to share Climate office identities » Boston Herald

Boston cybersecurity startup Aura replaces State Street’s Fenway sponsorship » Boston Globe

Driscoll touts efforts to improve business climate » Gloucester Times

Editorial: Don't punish marijuana workers in bankruptcy proceedings » Boston Globe

Newton residents gather to rehang Israel hostage posters after vandalism incident » Boston Herald

VT: A man was charged with setting a fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office » WBUR

Opinion: The ocean is a visual aid for UMass Boston’s climate focus » Boston Globe

Hillary Clinton Returns to Wellesley, but the Homecoming Is More Complicated » New York Times

Hopkins Academy in Hadley to launch clean energy career pathway for students » Gazette Net

Schools receive genocide education grant » Lynn Daily News Item

Smith trustees put out feelers to resolve College Hall sit-in » Gazette Net

Biden seeks student debt relief for millions » WBUR

If MGM Springfield is sold, the city has a say - and plans to use it » MassLive

Lawmakers look closely at Steward and private equity in healthcare » WBUR

Advocates push for legislation mandating health insurance coverage for brain injury rehabilitation » The Sun Chronicle

Medford homeowners slam City Council for looking to make it easier to contact landlords, renters » Boston Herald

‘Every bed we’ve had has been full’: City shelters are housing rising numbers of individual migrants » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmaker defends cuts to migrant shelter spending as ‘glidepath’ to sustainability » Lynn Daily News Item

The exclusive island where people keep giving away homes for free — even though the typical house costs $3.6 million » Business Insider

Housing families in state-funded shelters in Mass. can cost taxpayers $300 a night » Boston Herald

‘Rock star’ will be missed: Bill Hairston, who spent years as head counselor at VA in Leeds, dies at 86 » Gazette Net

Sheriff, ICE officials, trade jabs over migrant arrests » The Eagle Tribune

Early success in Greenfield prompts statewide launch of Family Treatment Court » The Recorder

HAW-UAW Large Unit Votes to Unionize, 93% In Favor » The Harvard Crimson

As Hadley works on energy storage bylaw, some question why the town has to allow them at all » Gazette Net

R.I. judge issues a ruling in case of fugitive former Holyoke councilor, now thought to be in Russia » MassLive

Northampton firm lands Tilton Library project in Deerfield » Gazette Net

Regional Planning Commission Calls for Fixes to Site Plan Review Bill » iBerkshires

Pols & Politics: Boston City Council attendance scrutiny rattles pols » Boston Herald

Senator Elizabeth Warren calls on GOP opponents to release tax returns » Boston Globe

Influential Massachusetts Republican voted out as national committeeman » Boston Globe

William Delahunt, former congressman and Norfolk DA, mourned at funeral in Dorchester » Boston Globe

Freedom Caucuses push for conservative state laws, but getting attention is their big success » Boston Herald

Lawrence officers sue over minimum wage pay to attend police academy » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. Sen. Warren urges municipal leaders, firefighters to apply for new federal funding » MassLive

Boston City Council mulls raising maximum age for Police Academy to 45 » Boston Herald

Sex and gender: The medical establishment’s reluctance to speak honestly about biological reality » Boston Globe

Boston reports $6.35M in unpaid property taxes as Mayor Wu pushes commercial rate increase » Boston Herald

Trump orders immediate halt to green card lottery used by Brown University shooter » MassLive

Violent ICE arrest one of dozens at Boston courthouse, neighborhood group says » MassLive

State’s highest court to take up lawsuit against Boston’s White Stadium soccer plan » Boston Herald

3 Appointed To Quinsigamond Community College Board Of Trustees » Worcester Patch

Brown University, MIT professor shooter identified as former student, found dead in New Hampshire » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Taxpayers stomped on in latest EBT scam » Boston Herald

Bowditch & Dewey of Worcester to merge with smaller Boston-based firm » Worcester Telegram

Healey opposes National Grid rate hike » The Eagle Tribune

How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case » WGBH

Suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor murder found dead » WGBH

Southampton unveils ‘Hometown Heroes’ banners honoring veterans » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Why a big Kendall Square landlord is selling an apartment tower, even as it builds a taller one around the corner » Boston Globe

Willner and Sullivan: Visa misstep will help predators, scammers » Boston Herald

Editorial: Lower housing prices, not loan standards » Boston Herald

Second building at massive Suffolk Downs breaks ground at last » Boston Globe

Bridgewater inmate convicted in beating death of Worcester man » Worcester Telegram

Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US » Boston Globe

In wake of Brown University shooting, N.H. Republicans call for ‘campus carry’ bill to override gun-free policies » Boston Globe

MIT professor killed in Brookline, known as brilliant scientist, unassuming neighbor » Boston Globe

Editorial: What happened to Boston’s golden goose? » Boston Globe

A thick mortar of building codes, disability access, and inequity » Boston Globe

Northampton Ward 3 Councilor Rothenberg sues three councilors, city over censure claims » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Amherst School Committee votes on new school names » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Moriarty: Hepatitis B vaccines for babies crucial for safety » Boston Herald

State Law Opens Records of Worcester State Hospital, Other Asylums » This Week in Worcester

How many people ride South Coast Rail? MBTA 'super happy' with service » The Herald News

Boston Public Schools to close 3 more schools in 2027 » MassLive

Report: Steamship Authority wasted millions in public funds on failed website » Boston Herald

Around Amherst: Four town councilors bid adieu » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Massachusetts Enacts Law to Unseal State Institutional Records Older Than 75 Years » Hoodline

National Grid is seeking to hike gas rates this winter » Boston Business Journal

Two options floated to replace key Morrissey drawbridge » Dorchester Reporter

Keolis teams with train manufacturer in bid to keep running commuter rail as T looks to move to more frequent, maybe even electric, trains » Universal Hub

‘I’ve lost so much hope in health care’: How the slow-moving Mass. board of medicine is failing patients » Boston Globe

The Rourke Bridge, the fight for health care and a push for more housing: Trahan highlights 2025 in end-of-year report » Lowell Sun

Ten additional Berkshire towns have been designated as seasonal communities, which could provide housing assistance » The Berkshire Eagle

DCF drops gender-identity requirement amid lawsuit, federal probe » Worcester Telegram

Mass. officials pledge to maintain access to gender-affirming care for trans youth — despite new Trump proposals » WBUR

Why Won’t Senators Stand Up to Trump? We Asked 3 Who Called It Quits. » New York Times

When those $1776 checks arrive, military personnel better hang on to them if they want a roof over their heads » Tropic Press

11:00am 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm MassWildlife Public Hearing, Via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

10:00am Group Insurance Commission Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:45am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Convention

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:30pm Race Equity & Business: Moving Forward hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Ritz-Carlton, 10 Avery Street, Boston

5:30pm State of the 2024 Election with Rep. Dylan Fernandes & David Plouffe

Birthdays: Rep. Joan Meschino

9:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

11:00am "Ask the MBTA GM" with Phillip Eng on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Returning Citizens Announce Grant Awards Supporting Programs that Reduce Youth Recidivism » City of Boston

Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshroe Wind Project » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces Major Tax Relief for Health Care Workers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration Stop Work Order for Vineyard Wind » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

JetBlue Unveils “Wicked Blue,” a Boston-Inspired Livery Celebrating Two Decades as the City’s Favorite Airline » JetBlue

Statement on Prof. Nuno Loureiro » MIT

Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful » ACLU of Mass.

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Releases 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report » Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $33.5 Million for Housing, Economic Development Across State » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Eight Community Health Centers through Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Grant Program » MassHealth

D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc., Recieves Boston Globe Recognition » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioners and Executive Director Issue Statements Relative to Federal Rescheduling » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission