9:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

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

10:00am Korea Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Alice Peisch

Harassment during the 2020 election was so bad many Mass. clerks quit. 2024 is shaping up to be just as bad. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts struck a deal with Uber and Lyft for minimum pay. Drivers say they’re still getting shortchanged » Fast Company

Boston needs billions to protect itself from sea level rise. Can the city find the money? » Boston Globe

Springfield receives 14 fake threats in 1st 28 days of school, teen arrested in most recent » MassLive

Tax Revenues Up 5.8 Percent In First Quarter Of FY 2025 » State House News Service

Q&A: SHNS Talks With Outgoing Rep. "Smitty" Pignatelli » State House News Service

Question 1: Should voters empower the auditor to look into the state Legislature? » Boston.com

DPU approves big shift in electric bill discounts » Commonwealth Beacon

State's civil legal aid costs skyrocket » Newburyport News

Is a train from Boston to North Adams worth the expense? Proponents say yes, the state isn't so sure » Berkshire Eagle

Editorial: How Harvard can revive free speech » Boston Globe

Abortion-rights groups are outraising opponents 8-to-1 on November ballot measures » Boston Globe

Should Kamala Harris gamble on a Blue Florida? » Silver Bulletin

J. D. Vance and the Failed Effort to Memory-Hole January 6th » The New Yorker

House Races Across the Midwest Move in Democrats’ Favor » The Cook Political Report

A Woman Among Cowardly Men » The Bulwark

Trump Promised to Release His Medical Records. He Still Won’t Do It. » New York Times

Port strike deal ends no-win dilemma for Democrats » Politico

US adds 254K jobs in September, blowing past expectations » The Hill

Firefighters union declines to issue presidential endorsement » Politico

Inside the Trump campaign’s ground game » Washington Post

Howie Carr: Tim Walz an imprecise ‘knucklehead’ » Boston Herald

Opinion: Donald Trump is a latter-day Neville Chamberlain » Boston Globe

Lowry: Kamala Harris, faux border hawk » Boston Herald

Iowa AG leads continued fight against Massachusetts animal confinement law » Louisiana Illuminator

Slaying ‘zombie’ mortgages: AG touts $10M relief in second mortgage settlement » Boston Herald

Company must stop collecting on ‘zombie mortgages’ following Mass. AG settlement » MassLive

Boston awards $2.2M to aid community economic development efforts » MassLive

This Boston startup launched satellites to improve weather forecasting. Then Hurricane Helene came along. » Boston Globe

Politicians call out Stop & Shop for price disparities across its chain of stores » Gazette Net

State Sen. Velis to lead antisemitism commission » News 22 WWLP.com

Authorities say this couple voted in New Hampshire while living in Ashland, Mass. » The Metro West Daily News

Child Custody Bill Would Bring Mass. In Line With Other States » State House News Service

Free community college stirs ‘hope and possibility’; enrollment up 10K statewide » Gazette Net

Free community college in Massachusetts expected to draw 45,000 students within a year » CBS News

Governor Maura Healey visits MassBay Community College to celebrate free college in Massachusetts » The Metro West Daily News

Massachusetts awards $20M in universal pre-K grants » WPRI.com

Simmons University’s library science master’s program relocates to GCC » The Recorder

Massachusetts education board violated Open Meeting Law, attorney general says » Boston Globe

Should schools ban smartphones? » Boston Globe

Schools meet $74 million deadline » New Bedford Light

Teachers and parents say mold continues to spread at Barnstable United, despite cleanup » Cape Cod Times

Colleges crack down on student protests » Boston Globe

Amherst schools roll out new online bullying reporting system » Gazette Net

New invader here: Spotted lanternfly appears in Hampshire County, posing threat to grapes, apples, other crops » Gazette Net

Dam good news: Governor Maura Healey pardons Nibi the Beaver » Boston Globe

Rep. Fernandes leads effort to halt appeal to dump Pilgrim wastewater into Cape Cod Bay » Cape Cod Times

Nibi the beaver staying home! Gov. Healey grants request to stay at wildlife rescue » NBC Boston

Special program in Boston trains residents to become solar workers » WBUR

​​Long-stalled gambling data project moves forward » Commonwealth Beacon

Gov. Healey announces working group to ‘revitalize’ health care in Nashoba Valley region, offers grants to ambulance services » Harvard Press

'Challenging issue': MA hospitals IV fluid shortage linked to Hurricane Helene » Worcester Telegram

Hospitals scramble for IV fluids as Hurricane Helene triggers latest drug shortage » Boston Globe

Report Shines Light On "Troubling Trend" At Mass. Hospitals » State House News Service

City councilor moves to block mayor's plan for senior housing in Highland Park » The Sun Chronicle

Editorial: New rules let Supreme Court keep pricey ‘hospitality’ gifts » Boston Herald

Dockworkers’ union agrees to suspend strike until Jan. 15 » Boston Globe

Gloucester teachers vote to 'work to rule' starting Friday » Gloucester Times

Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster » WBUR

Opinion: We don’t need Question 3 allowing unionization of rideshare drivers » Commonwealth Beacon

Offshore wind donations blowing in » Gloucester Times

Boston city employee accused of swindling home from elderly uncle heading to trial for separate case » Boston Herald

Briefings: Holyoke School Committee Back to Full Strength with Fresh Appointments » Western Mass Politics & Insight

Fed-up Flynn wants his photo taken down, Boston City Council prez says not on her watch » Boston Herald

The fight over a new Mass. gun law isn’t as black and white as you thought | John L. Micek » MassLive

DiZoglio begins 141-mile walk to promote ballot question on Legislature audit » New England Public Radio

Election 2024: MCAS, mushrooms, more: What you need to know about the Mass. fall ballot questions » MassLive

Sen. Markey tours Berkshire County, meets with local leaders in North Adams, Pittsfield, Great Barrington » WAMC

Parents of Worcester area opioid overdose victims share stories of grief and resilience » Worcester Telegram

Court file foul: No, Trooper Michael Proctor has not been fired » Boston Herald

State lawmakers defend gun bill against NRA challenge at bill signing ceremony » MSN

Outsider Noble To Take Charge Of State Police Friday » State House News Service

New Mass State Police Col. Noble to take oath office on Friday » MassLive

Police Department gets $55,000 Safety Grant » Chelsea Record

Green Line service resumes between North Station and Medford/Tufts following derailment, safety investigation » Boston Herald

Collins & Doud: Massport must cancel private jet expansion » Boston Herald

Sky-high solution for safer bike lanes » Boston Globe

Regular train service resumes on Green Line extension following derailment, MBTA says » Boston Globe

The MBTA's troubled Green Line Extension reopens after derailment » Axios

Days after suing Great Barrington, Housatonic Water Works tells residents the town should buy the company » Berkshire Eagle

Bigger electric bill breaks are coming for some low-income residents in Mass. » WBUR

HB3883 - An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Ashland as the Harold Wadhams Gates Memorial Bridge

HB5000 - An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds to be issued by the Commonwealth

HB4201 - An Act authorizing the administrative assistant to the board of assessors of the city of New Bedford to be a non-resident

HB5008 - An Act providing for the terms of certain bonds to be issued by the Commonwealth

HB3735 - An Act authorizing the town of Truro to establish a program to reduce property tax liability in exchange for volunteer services for persons with disabilities

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