9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am East-West Rail Commission, Berkshire Innovation Center, 45 Woodlawn Avenue, Pittsfield

Barely a month after Election Day, Galvin floats tweaks to ‘millionaires tax’ to exempt some homeowners » Boston Globe

Recount Flips House Election To Dem By One Vote » WHDH

Everett Casino Snags First Sports Betting License » State House News Service

Cannabis Regulators Want Big Budget Increase » State House News Service

Mass. has the least conservative legislature in the country, says new CPAC report » Boston.com

Feds tell MBTA to resubmit plans to address safety concerns » Boston Herald

Right To Strike Among Teachers Union Priorities » State House News Service

MassMutual, Wayfair to lose $64M in tax breaks over hiring shortfalls » Boston Business Journal

CT: First adult-use recreational cannabis sales to begin in Connecticut in January » Hartford Courant

RI: ACLU of Rhode Island calls on McKee to rescind order for homeless individuals to leave State House grounds » Boston Globe

NY: Poverty in New York state still worse than national levels » Gothamist

NY: Lawsuit seeks end to NY’s ban on jurors with felony records » AP News

NY: Mom asks court to force city to teach students at noncompliant religious school » Politico Pro

FL: 332,000 Florida children were uninsured in 2021; the number could rise, analysts warn » Florida Phoenix

AZ: Kyrsten Sinema leaving Democratic Party and registering as an independent » Boston Globe

Big Oil talks ‘transition’ but perpetuates petroleum, House documents say » Washington Post

Ex-Conservative Reverend Testifies That Samuel Alito Leaked Outcome Of 2014 Decision » HUFFPOST

The New Faces of State Legislatures » Governing

How "Climate Action" Pension Funds Are Being Funneled Into Fossil Fuels » The Lever

New York Times journalists, other workers on 24-hour strike » Boston Globe

Tech companies fueled the rise of Homeland Security and domestic surveillance, report finds » The Verge

‘Facts support’ indicting Donald Trump over Jan. 6, Adam Schiff says » Boston Globe

O Christmas tree, why do you cost so very much? » Boston Globe

‘Perfect opportunity for the bad guys’: Holiday shopping scams on the rise » Boston Globe

Warren presses regulators to probe bank ties to crypto » Politico

Baker-Polito administration, MassCEC launch $50M climatetech fund » Boston Business Journal

'Taxis are almost a dying industry': Brockton's Yellow Cab requests a fare hike » The Enterprise

Baker: MassWorks program at risk without new bond law » News 22 WWLP.com

Emily Reichert steps down as Greentown Labs CEO » Boston Business Journal

Pet care shortage in Boston vexes pandemic adopters » Axios

Meet the weird (and very climate friendly) new addition to Boston's skyline » WBUR

Boston marijuana shop opens with construction workers unpaid » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Brittney Griner is home, but dozens more Americans are being wrongfully jailed overseas » Boston Globe

Healey, school leaders want to crack the code on combatting hate in school sports » WGBH

Addressing hate in school sports, Maura Healey, MIAA focus on changing the narrative at TD Garden conference » Boston Globe

Poll: Parent satisfaction with BPS still in a downswing » Boston Herald

Nahant's coyote plan: Shoot to kill » Lynn Daily News Item

EPA says Holtec can't dump contaminated wastewater in Cape Cod Bay without new permit » WBUR

Nahant hiring federal agents to kill aggressive coyotes, animal advocates rip unprecedented decision: ‘Deeply disappointed’ » Boston Herald

State launches $50M fund to aid clean energy startups » WHDH

Encore Boston Harbor awarded Massachusetts' first sports wagering operator license » WCVB

First sports betting license awarded to Encore Boston Harbor following two false starts » Boston Herald

Vertex strikes deal with Seaport neighbor to develop therapies for rare muscle disease » Boston Globe

Cardiologist sues Cape Cod Hospital, alleging he was dismissed for raising ethical, safety concerns » Boston Globe

UMass Chan Medical School signs deal to open Burlington campus » Worcester Telegram

Behavioral health care shortfall called out as demand soars » Gazette Net

Health care leaders identify problems, solutions for Healey » Commonwealth Magazine

Moderna gets emergency authorization for updated Covid booster in kids under 5 » Boston Business Journal

Report lays out recommended health care priorities for Healey administration » Worcester Business Journal

City Council urges Wu to go big on affordable housing requirements » Boston Globe

Young adult homelessness declining in Boston, officials say » Boston Globe

In unusual move, register of deeds seeks to intervene in foreclosure » Salem News

Baker, Polito stop in Haverhill for housing roundtable » The Eagle Tribune

Maura Healey sidesteps question on stalled budget including migrant housing » MassLive

Mass. dental insurance overhaul signed into law by Sec. of State Galvin » MassLive

Baker Taps Labor Lawyer For District Court Post » State House News Service

SJC judges pose dismissal of 27,000 tainted drunk driving convictions » Commonwealth Magazine

Graduate student workers at BU vote to unionize » Boston Globe

Opinion: Death of a union man » Boston Globe

Councillors keeping eyes on contract talks with city, police union » Dorchester Reporter

Mass. teacher's union to prioritize higher support staff pay, right to strike next year » WBUR

North Shore race recount flips House election to Democrat by 1 vote » WGBH

Property taxes in South Hadley on the rise; how much depends on which fire district homeowners live in » Gazette Net

Berkshire County Towns Receive Community Planning Grants » iBerkshires

‘A guy from Dorchester’ and ‘Bill from Canton’: On Charlie Baker’s last ‘Ask the Governor’ radio segment, some special guests called in » Boston Globe

Weld, Walsh, Healey drop in on Baker radio staple » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker: ‘Parties do listen to voters’ » Sentinel & Enterprise

Baker Says He'll Likely Be Involved in 2024, But Not as a Candidate » NBC Boston

After dozens of children at local hospital test positive for bacteria, tap water found to be the source » Boston Globe

Rooting out ‘Rat City’? Lawmakers mull Boston’s pest problems. » Boston Globe

Boston health officials warn of early and severe flu season » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports 48% jump in COVID cases after Boston-area virus wastewater spike » Boston Herald

Haverhill and Lawrence Police and Fire Receive State Help to Make Up For Underfunded Years » WHAV

Fall River, Brockton, Boston area communities combine to receive $4.8 million in funding for fire, police staffing » Fall River Reporter

Boston firefighter charged in Faneuil Hall attack » Boston Herald

Healey hiring effort “very intense” » News 22 WWLP.com

Fair Share Amendment and question 2 become law with Bill Galvin’s certification and signature » Boston Herald

Gov. Baker says he’s leaving Massachusetts better than he found it » WGBH

Special guests abound during Charlie Baker’s last ‘Ask the Governor’ segment » Boston.com

Gold Star Family tree dedication returns to State House Memorial Hall » News 22 WWLP.com

Maura Healey won’t say when her cabinet picks will be announced » MassLive

Editorial: Time for Maura Healey to make her plan public » Boston Business Journal

Rivera gets long contract extension at MassDevelopment » Commonwealth Magazine

As Galvin certifies ‘millionaires tax,' he urges changes to the law » MassLive

Galvin seeks exemption to 'millionaires tax' for some older homeowners » Boston Business Journal

Tax relief plan likely to top Healey's agenda » The Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts Fair Share Amendment signed into law » News 22 WWLP.com

North-South Rail Link advocates look to get project back on track » Boston Herald

Your CharlieCard can be hacked by an Android phone, MBTA admits » Boston Globe

Our hobbled Red Line: ‘Bailing wire and duct tape’ keep things running » Dorchester Reporter

Our Opinion: Wassaic shuttle a welcome effort to bolster Berkshire transit connections » Berkshire Eagle

Passenger Rail Commission Sets Public Meeting in Pittsfield » iBerkshires

Western Mass legislators, advocates hail infrastructure investment ahead of first passenger rail commission meeting » WAMC

T Still Won’t Offer Timeline to Reverse Summertime Service Cuts » Banker & Tradesman

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Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association