Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Jones: Contentious Budget Bill Deserves Formal Session Vote
State House News Service
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SJC justice stepping down early to join UMass, giving Healey another chance to mold high court
Boston Globe
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Analysis: Another hearing on gun violence in Mass. hits the same road blocks
MassLive
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Two Republicans ready to run for Sen. Peter Durant’s old House seat, MassGOP chair says
Boston Herald
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How Mass. gets to a four-day work week
Axios
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Editorial: Latino disproportionality in DCF points to need for language access, cultural competency
Boston Globe
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Boston Mayor Wu dismisses ‘pathetic’ rumors around ambulance calls to her home
Boston Herald
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Council Favors Housing Court Nominee Adeyinka
State House News Service
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Campanale Won't Seek Husband's Old House Seat
State House News Service
National
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Biden Administration to Require Replacing of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years
New York Times
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Before Trump, a low-profile congressman named Ron DeSantis sought a 'Muslim travel ban'
NBC News
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Trump tries to embrace Black Lives Matter, a group he previously said ‘hates our country’
Washington Post
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No Labels abandons its in-person presidential convention
Axios
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The Most Damning Details From Liz Cheney’s Book on the GOP, January 6, and “Orange Jesus”
Vanity Fair
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The (Continuing) Congressional Retirement Flood
Sabato's Crystal Ball
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‘Shrugged off and ignored’: Lawmakers disagree on how to ease pain of election churn
Roll Call
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Artificial Intelligence Is Denying Americans Health Care
The Lever
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Biden campaign readies health care fight in latest attack on Trump
CNN
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GOP speculation mounts that McCarthy will exit Congress early
Axios
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Henry Kissinger, America’s Most Notorious War Criminal, Dies At 100
HUFFPOST
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The ‘black’ hole in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s housing conspiracy theory
Washington Post
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Henry Kissinger’s Century
The Wall Street Journal
Today on Beacon Hill
9:30am
Economic Outlook hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
WBUR CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Bostion
11:00am
Mass. School Building Authority Public Hearing
Via Zoom
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
5:30pm
Prisoners' Legal Services Building Justice 2023
TBD
Birthday: State Senator Michael Rush
Birthday: State Senator Pavel Payano
Quote of the Day
“The fact that the Speaker, Senate President and Governor have been unable to reach consensus on the migrant issue shows that this is too contentious an issue to take up in an informal session," Jones said in a statement. "The House Republican Caucus believes this spending bill should receive a roll call vote in a full formal session, and not be passed in a sparsely attended informal session. The hard-working men and women who have been waiting months for their collectively bargained pay raises continue to show up for work, and the members of the House and Senate should be prepared to do the same and reconvene in a full formal session.”
Jones said his caucus opposes tackling the $ billion supplemental budget during informal sessions due to what GOP lawmakers see as the state's controversial spending on the influx of migrant families. Formal sessions resume in January.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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DeSantis and Newsom will face off in a Fox News event featuring two governors with White House hopes
Boston Globe
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Trahan raises profile with new leadership post
The Eagle Tribune
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Sen. Warren calls for two-state solution for Israel and Gaza
WBUR
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RFK Jr.’s campaign spending is as unconventional as his run for president
Boston Globe
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Lucas: Biden needs backbone to fight antisemitism
Boston Herald
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Moore: Dems have officially rejected JFK’s legacy
Boston Herald
Business
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Rent-A-Center paying $8.75M to settle Massachusetts allegations of 'abusive misconduct,' AG says
WCVB
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Waltham software firm expanding with $2 billion deal
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Where’s the public in the talks about Robert Kraft’s plan for a soccer stadium in Everett?
Boston Globe
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Generation Bio cuts its payroll by 40 percent in latest restructuring move
Boston Globe
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Shareholder lawsuits are common. Here’s what makes the one at Tree House Brewing unique.
Boston Globe
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North Central Mass. chamber to launch low-cost fund for real estate development
Worcester Business Journal
Civil Rights
Democracy
Education
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Harvard’s Gift Officers Are Worried About Backlash Over the School’s Israel-Hamas Response. Here’s Why.
The Harvard Crimson
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BPS delay of grade reshuffle buys some families one more year to find a new school
WBUR
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Student brought loaded gun to Boston charter school
MassLive
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DiDomenico and His Staff Recognized for Passage of Universal School Meals
Everett Independent
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Collegiate Charter School of Lowell celebrates long-awaited opening of soccer field
Lowell Sun
Environment
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Bill Would Protect 6 Percent Of State's Land Base
State House News Service
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An expanded deer hunt is coming to a Massachusetts park where the deer population has jumped
Boston Herald
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Deer Creating "Silent" Crisis For Mass. Farmers
State House News Service
Health Care
Human Services
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Chinatown YMCA Extends Daytime Shelter To Migrants
State House News Service
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The ‘right thing to do.’ YMCA opens doors to migrant families sleeping in MBTA office building
Boston Globe
Immigration
Judiciary
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Lowy Quitting High Court To Join UMass
State House News Service
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Switchblades in the SJC firing line
Commonwealth Beacon
Legislative
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Durant Picks Up "Congenial" Vibe In Senate
State House News Service
Local Government
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'Last thing I wanted ... to do.' Truro postpones town meeting again. Why? Too many voters.
Cape Cod Times
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Record Turnout Forces Delay of Town Meeting
Provincetown Independent
Politics
Public Health
State Finance
State Government
Transportation
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SRTA to begin free bus service in January
The New Bedford Light
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At long last, Morrissey Blvd. to be fixed, officials promised. This time, they mean it.
Boston Globe