9:00am Ollie’s Law Advisory Committee Meeting, Via Zoom

11:00am Mass. Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission Meeting, Via Zoom

4:30pm Chanukah Celebration at the State House, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

Tax ballot questions emerging as Beacon Hill boogeyman » Commonwealth Magazine

The state wants to replace a crumbling women’s prison. But some lawmakers are trying to abolish prisons altogether. » Boston Globe

Revenue outlook muted, still growing as fiscal 2027 budget begins » State House News Service

Primary care has problems. Could doubling spending help? » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill Democrats bristle at proposed ballot question to lower the income tax » WBUR

A push to build housing in ‘God’s backyard’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey endorses Mills in Maine’s high-profile Senate contest » Boston Globe

Mass. voters may decide rent control, tax cuts and election reforms on packed 2026 ballot » Axios

ICE agents are staking out local courthouses. As they've roamed the halls, Mass. court arrests tripled » WBUR

The debate over the possible 2026 income tax ballot questions in Mass. » WBUR

Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism » The Bulwark

Pulitzer Board Demands Trump’s Tax and Psych Records in Lawsuit Twist » The New Republic

Some Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims » Washington Post

Senate GOP grows uneasy as Pentagon’s Kelly investigation escalates » The Hill

Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State » The New Republic

Jack Smith wants to tell Congress about his Trump investigations. That comes with risks. » Politico

6 takeaways from Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles’ unvarnished interviews » CNN

Susie Wiles Gets in Trouble for Saying What Everyone Knows » The Atlantic

Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff on Trump’s Second Term » Vanity Fair

Stefanik spars with GOP House speaker as she seeks GOP nod for N.Y. governor » Washington Post

‘An unhealthy and creepy obsession’: Ilhan Omar on Trump’s attacks » The Guardian

Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy » New York Times

What Trump’s Embrace of Crypto Has Unleashed » New York Times

GOP moderates’ make or break moment » punchbowl

Why health insurance is getting more expensive » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

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