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

10:00am Combatting Antisemitism, A-1 and Virtual

2:00pm Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Public Hearing, Via Zoom

‘Gambling ads are everywhere’: Lawmakers hear arguments on prop bets, legalization of iGaming » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Senate plans to debate Cannabis Control Commission reforms next week » WBUR

Opinion: Is this the lie that topples Trump? » Boston Globe

A quid just waiting for a quo: Why private funding of White House construction is such a bad idea » Boston Globe

Editorial: Return to work order ‘shocking’ says irate DNC staff » Boston Herald

The Epstein Scandal is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency » The New Yorker

Justice Dept. Struggled to Find Lawyers to Handle Maurene Comey Suit » New York Times

How a 17-Year-Old Girl Becaome Enmeshed in the Matt Gaetz Scandal » New York Times

Boston is building more commercial space than anywhere else in the US » Boston Business Journal

Walgreens to pay $500,000 for overcharging at Vermont checkouts » Boston Globe

Cities starting to push back against data centers: Study » The Hill

Kogan: Insurance should cover medical marijuana » Boston Herald

State House bills would double amount of marijuana legal to possess » Patriot Ledger

The right’s reckoning with hate: What happens when extremists take the mic » Boston Globe

Swalwell blasts criminal referral for alleged mortgage fraud » The Hill

O'Maley's Science Center takes centerstage on Beacon Hill » Gloucester Times

Anti-book ban bill up in senate » WWLP 22

BPS superintendent sees enrollment dropping sharply due to fewer ‘newcomers’ » Dorchester Reporter

Boston Mayor Wu gets Northeastern University to commit to higher PILOT payments » Boston Herald

TX: Texas A&M University professors now need approval for some race and gender topics » The Associated Press

11.14.25 » Boston Focus

Weymouth Elementary Schools Present Ambitious Plans to Boost Student Achievement and Belonging » South Shore News

Campus pushes back against DHS attendance at career information session at College of the Holy Cross » Boston Globe

UMass staff union threatens no-confidence vote in Chancellor Reyes » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Shrewsbury schools ban throttled e-bikes, scooters from school property » Worcester Telegram

Westfield to get new $10 million Head Start facility for early education » WWLP 22

State Officials Highlight New Coastal Resiliency Plan in Chelsea » Chelsea Record

Wellesley joins college students across Massachusetts to call on the state to #MakePollutersPay » The Wellesley News

Federal workers in Boston and beyond reckon with shutdown’s end » WGBH

Massachusetts Senator Apologizes For Yes Vote On Sports Betting » Legal Sports Report

Blue Cross, UMass Memorial reach contract deal, averting crisis for nearly 200,000 patients » Boston Globe

Republicans promised health care negotiations after the shutdown, but Democrats are wary » Boston Globe

UMass Memorial Health reaches new contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA » Worcester Telegram

Rep. Auchincloss: 'We need a long-term solution' for climbing ACA costs » WBUR

State auditor assails UMass Memorial Health over use of $6.2M in COVID funding » Worces

Gov. Maura Healey warns 300,000 Mass. residents could see health premiums rise » WCVB

McCaughey: Playing politics with housing affordability » Boston Herald

BU student says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid » Boston Globe

BU student says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid » Boston Globe

BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash » The Daily Free Press

Trump’s next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says » The Associated Press

CA: ACLU lawsuit alleges appalling conditions at California’s largest immigration detention facility » The Associated Press

HB2251 - An Act establishing a special fund for the festival of the hills receipts for the town of Conway

HB4252 - An Act updating the linkage exaction program in the city of Medford

HB4211 - An Act changing the term of the elected office of moderator in the town of Holden

HB4205 - An Act authorizing the city of Watertown to lease property at 124 Watertown street, Watertown (former Parker school)

SB2528 - An Act authorizing the town of Marblehead to amend Chapter 37 of the Acts of 2004: Parking Violations in the Town of Marblehead

HB4514 - An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Candy J. Pike, an employee of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS)

SparkCharge, MassCEC, and Zipcar Launch First Off‑Grid EV Charging Hub for Shared Mobility in Massachusetts » SparkCharge

Warren, MA Delegation Sound Alarm on Trump Cuts to Grants that Provide Funding for Massachusetts Anti-Poverty Programs » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Markey Legislation Eliminating Opioid-Related Infectious Disease Act Reauthorized into Law » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces That Federal Heating Assistance Funding is Now Available » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

November Revenue Collections Total $2.562 Billion » Massachusetts Department of Revenue

Healey-Driscoll Administration Convenes First Meeting of Massachusetts Competitiveness Council » Mass. Executive Office of Economic Development

MassDOT and the RMV Recognize Older Driver Safety Awareness Week » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

OIG Calls Brockton Public Schools $18 Million Budget Deficit a Critical Failure of Leadership » Office of Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro

Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Official Opening of the Office of Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

WCVB to air "Holiday Lights" Annual Tree Lighting Special on December 4 at 7pm » WCVB

NRC’s Rushed Approval of Bill Gates’ Experimental Wyoming Nuclear Reactor will Imperil Public Health, the Environment » Union of Concerned Scientists

MTA statement on interim report from the Statewide K-12 Graduation Council » Mass. Teacher's Association

UMassFive Employees Raise Over $17,000 For Local Non-Profits » Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce

Pause in Asylum Decisions – 12/2/2025 » MIRA Coalition

Boston Joins Local Governments and Nonprofits to Challenge New Federal Restrictions for Housing for Individuals and Families Who Formerly Experienced Homelessness » City of Boston

Senator Markey Statment on Release of $3.7 Billion in Federal Energy Assistance For Low Income Households » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Stoneham Man Indicted for Using an Explosive to Damage Bank ATM » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year » Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

MassDEP Fines Property Owner for Cleanup Violations at Former Gas Station Site in Uxbridge » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Statewide Pilot Program to Support Students Returning to College » Mass. Department of Higher Education