10:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

10:00am Mass. Credit Unions Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Helmets to Hardhats, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion, Informational Hearing

2:00pm Special Commission on Xylazine, Virtual

‘Your first shipment is not 8 kilos.’ Cocaine bust tied to governor’s aide suggests well-oiled operation, experts say. » Boston Globe

A sitdown with Mass. Senate president: Spilka wants to ‘be bold’ on housing » WGBH

Under ICE crackdown, thousands of students have left Mass. public schools » Boston Globe

The government shutdown is over, but thousands in Mass. are still waiting on heat assistance » WBUR

The GOP Senate primary is (maybe) back on » Politico

Massachusetts out-of-state SNAP spending soars, including in Hawaii » Boston Herald

One year in, body cameras helping New Bedford police and defense attorneys » The New Bedford Light

Wynn Resorts fights back against online gambling push on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Massachusetts police chiefs blast bill to raise juvenile age to 21 » Boston Herald

Kamala Harris-endorsed candidate in hot seat for million-dollar DC home hundreds of miles outside district » Fox News

Shortsleeve campaign under fire from Dems in wake of Allston ICE raid » Boston Herald

AI's next act: World models that move beyond language » Axios

Poll: Latinos cool on Trump, Dems lag » Semafor

In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files » The Associated Press (AP)

The ‘Easy Way’ to Crush the Mainstream Media » The Atlantic

Trump defends Tucker Carlson as Nick Fuentes interview divides MAGA world » Axios

This May Be the Cruelest, Most Senseless Thing Trump Has Done » The Bulwark

Shutdown fight exposes growing turmoil within Democratic Party » The Hill

The rank and file wrestles power back » punchbowl

Is an Obamacare subsidy deal possible? » punchbowl

Richie Neal offers no apologies for shutdown fight over health care tax credits » Boston Globe

Schoen: Nobody won the shutdown, but GOP lost » Boston Herald

Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says he’ll ‘work something out’ with New York City’s mayor-elect » Boston Globe

Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses » Boston Globe

Class-action lawsuit against Peterson Oil settles for $14 million » Worcester Telegram

One job, three generations, 30 years of inflation: A story from Massachusetts’ shrinking middle class » Boston Globe

Your artificial Christmas tree will cost more this year, thanks in part to tariffs » WBUR

Maura Healey Names Male Transgender Activist To Massachusetts Women’s Commission » New Boston Post

Is Harvard to blame for the public’s turn against universities? Inside Trump’s war on the school. » Boston Globe

UMass staff union threatens no-confidence vote in Chancellor Reyes » Greenfie

How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts » Washington Post

House leader signals interest in school cellphone bill » Lowell Sun

Former Boston school bus yard director allegedly took $870,000 in bribery and kickback scheme » CBS News

UMass Boston made a big bet on international students. Now, fewer are coming. » Boston Globe

‘I just need somewhere to finish the semester.’ UMass student rebuilds after Olympia Place fire. » Boston Globe

International student enrollment dips in U.S., report says » Axios

Harvard idealizes pluralism. It needs restorative justice instead. » Boston Globe

Foreign enrollment at US colleges holds steady, for now, despite Trump’s visa crackdown » Boston Globe

Nonprofit supporting young latina students hosts gathering at Woman’s Club » MassLive

State Considers if Forest Cutting Plan Needs More Review » Vineyard Gazette

Boston Logan TSA officers who didn't call out during shutdown receive $10K bonus checks » NBC Boston

JFK Library re-opened with free admission » Dorchester Reporter

USDA worker appeals firing for talking to press about food assistance during shutdown » WGBH

Wynn Resorts fights back against online gambling push on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Opinion: MLB, NBA indictments show growing danger of prop bets to integrity of sports » Boston Globe

US News study: Nearly 25% of Worcester County nursing homes not making the grade » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Mass. wants to transform rural health care. But it needs the feds to help fund it » WBUR

Urgent: Defend Free Speech and Academic Freedom in Our Massachusetts Hospitals and Health Centers! » Mass Coalition for Health Equity

With enhanced health care subsidies set to expire, Trump again wants to replace Obamacare. He still doesn’t have a plan. » Boston Globe

Limited federal funds to Mass. brain bank threaten progress on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s » Boston Globe

Sarepta Duchenne gene therapy gets strongest FDA label after patient deaths » Boston Business Journal

When health care access is a legal puzzle » Commonwealth Magazine

New research shows there’s no affordable municipalities left in Rhode Island » WGBH

Finding beds for the homeless in West Roxbury » Boston Globe

Eighth graders pick up where SNAP left off, organize food drive amid soaring need » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Governor Maura Healey to visit Food Bank of Western Massachusetts to thank staff amid SNAP uncertainty » WWLP 22

Boston judge greenlights controversial West Roxbury shelter plan for homeless, migrants » Boston Herald

Coalition of Boston churches, community leaders rally to fight food insecurity, pass out over 350 turkeys » Boston Globe

‘Pump Up the Numbers’: Republican Student Claims Credit for ICE Raid on Car Wash That Led to 9 Arrests » TIME

Howie Carr: Illegal immigrants well represented in flurry of federal court press releases » Boston Herald

Mass. Republicans mostly mum on public tips to ICE » WGBH

International student enrollment falls sharply in US, early data show » WGBH

Breaking News: Seniors shafted in dispute between the Bay State's largest health insurer and its second-largest hospital chain | Quick hits | » Contrarian Boston

Murphy: Beacon Hill shouldn’t excuse rape, murder » Boston Herald

DiZoglio Ups the Ante In Effort to Open Beacon Hill Books » Franklin Observer

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Senate on libraries, transit worker safety, more » Lowell Sun

'I have all nine votes.' Who will be Quincy's next city council president » Patriot Ledger

Burga Takes Helm of Weymouth Council as Molisse Transitions to Mayor’s Office » South Shore News

Easthampton officials champion ranked-choice voting at Beacon Hill hearing » Daily Hampshire Gazette

School Committee member Bruce J. Oliveira dies at 72 » The New Bedford Light

Busted: Boston city councilor caught politicking in polling place after presidency claim » Boston Herald

Quincy's first ever women-majority city council elected amid anti-incumbent wave » Patriot Ledger

Fall River mayoral recount numbers are in. Coogan retains seat. » The Herald News

Wu discusses Trump administration, Boston priorities during interview in Canada » NBC Boston

Massachusetts Selectman, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, files lawsuit against Mariano, Spilka, over voter approved audit » fallriverreporter

As Somerville’s next mayor prepares to take over, he has familiar help: the city’s longest-serving mayor » Boston Globe

IN: Indiana Republican called out by Trump on redistricting is swatted » Politico

Weekly protests turn anger into hope in Beverly » CNHI

Rep. McGovern goes 'On the Record' about shutdown, Trump, Dems' future » WCVB

Michelle Wu’s trip to Canada was inescapably political as she played diplomat in Nova Scotia » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Massachusetts needs new political movement to save it from Democrats » Boston Herald

Mayor relents, submits police chief appointment to City Council » The New Bedford Light

Ex-Stoughton deputy police chief returns to familiar defense in Birchmore case: ‘blame the victim’ » The Boston Globe

‘World Day of Remembrance’ remembers thousands killed in traffic crashes in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Worcester County sheriff's officer honored as Correctional Officer of the Year » Worcester Telegram

‘Street takeover’ perpetrators subject to stiffer penalties under Rep. Markey's bill » South Coast Today

Healey ripped for naming trans person to Commission on the Status of Women » Boston Herald

MBTA Opens New Intercity Bus Concourse at South Station » StreetsBlog

Logan TSA agents to earn $10,000 bonuses after shutdown, Noem says » Boston.com

FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing airlines to resume regular schedule Monday » Boston Herald

Healey administration encourages installation of heat pumps to take advantage of lower rates » Cape Cod Online

Why Mass. gas bills are rising — and what we need to do about it » Boston Globe

Massachusetts water resources body punts on permanently dumping sewage into Charles River » Boston Herald

10:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

10:00am Mass. Credit Unions Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Helmets to Hardhats, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights and Inclusion, Informational Hearing

2:00pm Special Commission on Xylazine, Virtual

9:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, Committee Hearing

9:00am Special Commission on Xylazine, Virtual

9:00am Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting, 135 Santilli Highway, Everett and livestreamed

9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

10:00am Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting, Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worcester and via Teams

10:30am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Womens Health Symposium, Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Education, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Special Commission on Xylazine, Virtual

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

3:30pm The Living Histories of Color Honoree Ceremony, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

5:00pm Reception in Support of Sen. Julian Cyr

8:00am Transit NEXT: Challenges for the Mass. Transportation System in an Age of Diminishing Resources, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

9:30am Seasonal Communities Advisory Council Meeting, Via Zoom

10:30am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am MassHire Awards and Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

6:00pm Virtual Public Lecture with UMass Boston Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy Distinguished Public Service Fellow Jane C. Edmonds, J.D., Via Zoom

7:00pm MA Fights Back: Strengthening Our Democracy: What It Takes, Via Zoom

Last day for 2025 formal sessions

Birthdays: Rep. Jack Lewis

8:30am GIC Commission Meeting, Via Zoom & YouTube

10:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

10:00am Center for Health Information and Analysis Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am PCA Recognition Day, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Combatting Antisemitism, State House, B-2 and Virtual

1:00pm Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Management, Informational Hearing

5:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

10:00pm 25th Annual Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month, Great Hall, State House, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. David Muradian

8:00am Mass. Association of Health Plans Annual Conference, Encore Boston Harbor, One Broadway, Everett

10:00am Firearm Control Advisory Board Meeting, Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, 200 Arlington Street, Chelsea

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