11:00am Mass. School Building Authority Public Hearing, Rockland High School Lecture Hall, 52 MacKinlay Way, Rockland

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:30pm Gold Star Families Tree Dedication, Memorial Hall & Grand Staircase, State House

5:30pm State House Tree Lighting, Front Steps, State House

How many cannabis businesses have closed in Mass.? It’s unclear, but times are tough » MassLive

Battenfeld: Could outside moderate challenger target Ayanna Pressley in 2024? » Boston Herald

Brookline school officials violated Massachusetts campaign finance laws by sending emails about tax increases » Boston Globe

Housing at military bases? Developments proposed for empty properties in Devens and South Weymouth. » Boston Globe

Former Boston police officer plans to plead guilty to assault charges in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection » Boston Globe

MassHealth To Start Covering Doula Services » State House News Service

Targeting online gambling, Northeastern lawyer who fought Big Tobacco sues DraftKings » Boston Globe

Feds name Boston-Springfield-Albany passenger rail corridor a priority » MassLive

Boston city councilors ‘blindsided’ by presentation honoring pro-Palestinian student walkout » Boston Herald

Hundreds of Harvard faculty sign letter in support of president Gay » Boston Globe

Green Line Extension to celebrate its 1-year anniversary with service disruptions » Boston Herald

NH: A postcard from the Lesser-Known Candidate Forum, a New Hampshire primary tradition » NPR

RI: Do we still need police officers in Rhode Island schools? » Boston Globe

RI: Is Rhode Island prepared for the next forest fire? » Providence Journal

CT: Cigna – Humana merger raised potential impact on out-of-control health care costs. That worried experts. » Hartford Courant

PA: Philadelphia school board reelects president, faces $407 million budget hole » Chalkbeat Philadelphia

PA: Biden heads to Philadelphia for firefighters and fundraising » Boston Globe

IL: Illinois repeals moratorium on new nuclear projects » Pluribus News

FL: As sports betting, craps and roulette commence, Seminole Tribe to begin paying millions to the state » Orlando Sentinel

TX: After loss in mayor’s race, Jackson Lee faces decision » Roll Call

CO: Anderson sets new political sights after contentious school board term » Axios

WY: Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon pursues green, carbon-negative agenda in one of the nation's reddest states » CBS News

ID: “People Have to Wake Up”: From the Front Lines of Idaho’s School Board Battles Against the Far Right » Vanity Fair

Building wind power, canceling coal — it’s all drowning under borrowing costs » Politico

NY: If Eric Adams resigned, Andrew Cuomo would lead pack of potential successors, poll says » Politico

Largest U.S. Teachers Union Allows Private Equity To Prey On Educators » The Lever

Trump Will Not Testify as Scheduled in Civil Fraud Trial » New York Times

The Squad Is Facing an ‘Existential Threat’ in 2024 » The Daily Beast

Biden struggles to embrace America's quiet oil boom » Axios

Supreme Courts in 3 states will hear cases about abortion access this week » MPR News

Elon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones » Boston Globe

As Fury Erupts Over Campus Antisemitism, Conservatives Seize the Moment » New York Times

The expensive, daunting fight to get RFK Jr.'s name on state ballots » Axios

Looking Beyond Tax Incentives » The Liberal Patriot

‘You’re starting to see very rapid responses to Trump’s stumbles’: Biden aggressively calls out his predecessor » Boston Globe

Leahy: Trade reforms needed to compete with China » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Biden starts crucial part of re-election campaign bogged down by corruption charges » Boston Herald

Growing threat of political violence looms over 2024, former members of Congress warn » Florida Phoenix

While high-tech agricultural startups wilt, Little Leaf Farms flourishes » Boston Globe

Massachusetts diners are above-average restaurant tippers » Axios

How three Boston women are helping NATO scout for defense startups » Boston Globe

Opinion: Debating the JetBlue-Spirit merger deal » Boston Globe

PGA Tour selects Fenway group among private investors; More talks planned with Saudis » Boston Herald

One law firm prepared both Penn and Harvard for hearing on antisemitism » Boston Globe

What if Harvard, MIT, and Penn presidents said too much, not too little? » Commonwealth Beacon

Boston schools grudgingly release some sexual misconduct data » Commonwealth Beacon

Editorial: On antisemitism, university presidents needed moral clarity, not legal ambiguity » Boston Globe

Silence is not golden. If Harvard board supports Claudine Gay, it should say so. » Boston Globe

Former Obama adviser: Don’t let politicians take over Harvard » Politico

Harvard boards meet amid calls for President Gay’s resignation over antisemitism hearing testimony » Boston Herald

Editorial: New education fad leaves kids depressed » Boston Herald

Penn loses $100 million donation over antisemitism hearing » Axios

We’re drunk on oil and gas, need to ‘phase-out’ fossil fuels, Markey says » Boston Herald

MIT's climate clock says the globe will hit a critical warming mark in 6 months » WBUR

What’s your risk of dementia? Tool from Mass. General helps assess brain health. » Boston Globe

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker » Boston Globe

Somerville learns to love the triple-decker, again » Boston Globe

Lawmakers demand more transparency into the Massachusetts emergency shelter system » NHPR

Growing Christmas on the Cape » Boston Globe

Every Army-Navy fan accommodated after hotel shuffle; Senator blasts Biden for ‘failing’ border policies » Boston Herald

‘Out of control’: Deal on border at center of war aid talks » Boston Herald

Will a new day dawn for adult victims of clergy abuse? » MassLive

Healey Nominates Solicitor Elizabeth Dewar To SJC » State House News Service

Leverett moves to discontinue Rattlesnake Gutter Road » Gazette Net

Opinion: In a heated time, sorry seems to be the hardest word » Boston Globe

Towns Consider Pitching in Opioid Funds for Islandwide Position » Vineyard Gazette

UMass ends practice of posting arrestees’ names after outcry » Gazette Net

Haverhill Police and Fire Share in $278,160 in State Staffing Grants » WHAV

Essex County Sheriff Coppinger’s Office Receives $30,000 Grant for Inmate Drug Rehab » WHAV

NY: Guns will be allowed in some of NY's 'sensitive locations' for now »

MassHealth To Start Covering Doula Services » State House News Service

Baker Portrait To Be Unveiled Behind Closed Doors » State House News Service

Roslindale parking policies in play » Boston Herald

D Branch trains to be replaced by shuttles as Green Line work continues » Boston Herald

Nantucket Airport Issues Cease And Desist Letter To Turo » Nantucket Current

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WGBH Under the Radar: 250 years later, local experts consider the complex legacy of the Boston Tea Party NPR Consider This: Trump's Authoritarian Impulses and the Justice Department

11:00am Mass. School Building Authority Public Hearing, Rockland High School Lecture Hall, 52 MacKinlay Way, Rockland

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:30pm Gold Star Families Tree Dedication, Memorial Hall & Grand Staircase, State House

5:30pm State House Tree Lighting, Front Steps, State House

Birthdays: State Senator Peter Durant

11:00am Mass. School Building Authority Public Hearing, Gardner Public Schools - Central Office, 160 Elm Street, Room 210, Gardner

11:00am Attorney General Andrea Campbell on Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude & Margery Eagan, GBH Studio, Boston Public Library, Central Branch, Copley and via YouTube

11:30am Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

12:00pm Mayor Michelle Wu on Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude & Margery Eagan, GBH Studio, Boston Public Library, Central Branch, Copley and via YouTube

5:30pm 2023 BOSTINNO Fire Awards, W Boston, 100 Stuart Street, Boston

Birthdays: State Senator Lydia Edwards

10:00am Massachusetts Afterschool Roundtable, Via Zoom

10:00am National Guard Birthday, Memorial Hall & Nurses Hall, State House

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, A-2 and Virtual

12:00pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

5:00pm State House Menorah Lighting, Grand Staircase, State House

7:30am Headwinds for Offshore Wind, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

11:00am Mass. School Building Authority Public Hearing, Diman Regional Voc-Tech High School, District Conference Room, 251 Stonehaven Road, Fall River

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Mass. Democratic Party's Holiday Cocktail Reception

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

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Health & Human Services Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities Regulatory Changes, Submission via email

5:00pm Department of Early Education & Care Public Hearing, Submission via mail or email

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