11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

In 2025, Healey plans to work with Trump administration. It wasn’t always that way. » Boston Globe

Is running for mayor Josh Kraft’s New Year’s resolution? » Boston Globe

‘It’s not going to be pretty’ » Commonwealth Beacon

Scott Brown says he has ‘another run’ for elected office in him » Boston Herald

Mayor on the move: Mitchell spent more on business trips than any other Massachusetts mayor outside Boston » The New Bedford Light

American Jewish Committee accuses Mass Teachers Association of anti-Israel bias » Boston Globe

Is House violating rules by letting bills die? » Lowell Sun

Despite Pretensions, a Foul Musk Likely Won’t Waft into 1st District Dem Primaries » Western Mass Politics & Insight

House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017 » CNN

Gaetz sues Ethics Committee in last-minute bid to block release of report » The Hill

As Elder Fraud Explodes, Banks Beat Back Duty to Call Cops » Bloomberg Politics

Trump's absurd lawsuit against Ann Selzer is textbook authoritarianism » Public Notice

Trump signals plans to use all levers of power against the media » Washington Post

Trump’s big Mike Johnson decision » Politico

Crackdown on private equity in health care flops in state houses » Boston Globe

Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions » New York Times

Growing Tribalism Threatens the American Experiment » The Liberal Patriot

President Biden commutes sentences of almost all inmates on federal death row » Boston Globe

Editorial: Biden’s ‘kids for cash’ clemency offensive to victims, justice » Boston Herald

Lucas: How will the Hamas hostage crisis play out as Biden leaves and Trump takes over » Boston Herald

Judge throws out North End restaurant owners’ suit against city over outdoor dining » Boston.com

U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canada would be ‘devastating’ for Massachusetts economy, Healey says » Boston Herald

Editorial: Making sure White Stadium deal is worth the cost » Boston Globe

WBJ's 10 bold predictions for 2025 » Worcester Business Journal

Study: Nantucket economy at risk from NOAA's proposed vessel speed rules » Cape Cod Times

Viewpoint: Key factors will fuel 2025 economic growth » Worcester Business Journal

City will wait until March to award first batch of new liquor licenses » Dorchester Reporter

Judge throws out lawsuit by North End restaurant owners over city's outdoor-patio restrictions, says mayor wasn't out to get Italians » Universal Hub

Opinion: States can fight authoritarianism by shoring up privacy laws » Boston Globe

State police trooper suspended amid charges he stole from Central Mass. Target stores » Worcester Telegram

As New England Mafia fades away, FBI Boston disbands organized crime squad » Boston Globe

Riverbend unveils its newest residential reentry program » MSN

Too much student debt? Or too many students in college? Conservatives take aim at higher education. » Boston Globe

Relief found in unprecedented wildfires in Massachusetts this fall » Gazette Net

The new climate gold rush: Scrubbing carbon from the sky » Boston Globe

Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary opening celebrated » Lowell Sun

Boston Marathon bomber excluded from President Biden's death row commutations » WCVB

Residents Challenge the Size of Proposed Housing Near Roberts Drive » The Bedford Citizen

Housing plans unveiled for St. Mary’s church grounds in Northampton » Gazette Net

Maura Healey says Massachusetts is ‘not a sanctuary state,’ shelter costs will decrease » Boston Herald

Two public housing properties in Pittsfield receive funding to narrow the digital divide » Berkshire Eagle

FDA’s proposed ban of electric shock devices has taken too long, autism advocates say » Boston Globe

Mass. congregations, fearful of Trump deportation threat, rush to find housing for immigrant families » Boston Globe

Fattman & Soto: Fixing immigration starts with right-to-shelter » Boston Herald

State Rep. Lawn Named Legislator of the Year by Mass. National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys » Watertown News

Orange Selectboard signs contract for water tower » The Recorder

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey noncommittal about running for reelection in 2026 » Boston Herald

Lombardo challenging Jones for House GOP leader » Newburyport News

‘I am retraumatized all the time’: Holyoke veterans home nursing aides plagued by PTSD after COVID deaths » Boston Globe

Termination of Boston cop who sent pro-Trump Jan. 6 tweets vacated, commission rules » Boston Herald

Brockton firefighter dies days after cardiac arrest in line of duty, officials say » Boston Globe

Opinion/Guest column: Opting in to sprinkler law will save more lives in Worcester » Telegram & Gazette

Healey Takes Stock Midway Through Term » State House News Service

Mass. Gov Healey: ‘Productive’ 2024 had wins, work yet to be done » MassLive

Running red lights, speeding, aggressive driving: Can traffic cameras curb the notorious Massachusetts driver? » Boston Globe

Editorial: Phillip Eng shows what great T leadership looks like » Boston Herald

Opinion: Has the state transportation secretary been benched? » Boston Globe

Cracked rail soils MBTA's plans for first perfect morning commute after last slow zones removed » WCVB

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

No Hearings Scheduled

Birthdays: Rep. Christopher Markey

No Hearings Scheduled

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

No Hearings Scheduled

Eversource Starts Construction on Greater Cambridge Energy Program, Including Only Underground Substation of its Kind in the U.S. » Eversource

MTA statement on NAEP scores » Mass. Teachers Association

Pioneer Institute Study Compares MA Workforce Development System to Those in Peer States » Pioneer Institute

Public Service Unions File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Efforts to Politicize the Civil Service » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Neal Statement on Trump Administration Rescinding OMB Memo & Federal Judge Granting Restraining Order » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Announces $19 Million for Statewide Digital Equity Efforts » Mass. Tech Collaborative

Urge Your Legislators to Take Climate Action » Environmental League of Mass.

The future of Offshore Wind is blowing in the wind » Mass Fiscal Alliance

State Ethics Commission Finds Auburn Water District Foreman Scott Callahan Violated Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

MassDOT Launches Naloxone Pilot Program for Public Safety and Health » Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Offers New Resources for Community Impact Fees, Host Community Agreements » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Trump administration orders federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and other aid » Providers' Council

Statement from the Boston Teachers Union on Trump’s Federal Grant Freeze » Boston Teachers Union

Governor Healey Appoints Lori Streeter as Interim Franklin County Sheriff » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AFSCME’s Saunders on the federal funding freeze: This is a blatant overreach straight from Project 2025 » American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Statement on the Federal Funding Pause » MassBudget

Secretive, spending ways… » MassGOP

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $600,000 in Grants to Strengthen Watershed Protection and Public Water System Resilience » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

AG Campbell Sues to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $325K to Restore Critical Wildlife Habitat » MA Department of Fish and Game