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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Department of Agricultural Resources Public Hearing, Via Zoom

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

11:30am Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

1:00pm "Ask the Super" with Boston Superintendent Brenda Cassellius on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbh.org/news

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

“Xavier Becerra will be Joe Biden’s nationwide lockdown enforcer. The Senate ought not to confirm him.”

Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton

Expressing the GOP's opposition to the nomination of Xavier Becerra for Health and Human Services Secretary.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

White House offers $916 billion stimulus proposal as talks intensify » Boston Globe

Opinion: The GOP doth protest too little » Boston Globe

Opinion: Biden promised not to pardon Trump. Maybe he should do so anyway » Boston Globe

Don’t expect Biden to get a political honeymoon » Boston Globe

Biden makes pitch for retired general to be Pentagon chief » Boston Globe

House approves defense bill with veto-proof margin » Boston Globe

A running list of President-elect Joe Biden’s administration picks » Boston Globe

Biden picks Marcia Fudge for HUD and Tom Vilsack for agriculture secretary » Boston Globe

Rep. Katherine Clark On The Push To Pass A COVID-19 Relief Bill Before The Year's End » WBUR

On Way Out, Kennedy Talks of “Messy and Complicated” Nation » State House News Service

Business

Officials push Baker to restore restrictions, business leaders demand stores stay open » WHDH

Editorial: Indoor dining isn’t worth it » Boston Globe

Credit rating agencies predict Boston’s economy will bounce back quickly once the pandemic ends » Boston Globe

New Rules For Massachusetts Restaurants Starting Sunday Reduce Table Size, Impose Time Limit » CBS Boston

Morgan Stanley edged out another firm for Eaton Vance, filing shows » Boston Business Journal

North Attleboro Cumberland Farms seeks OK for car wash at former RMV site » The Sun Chronicle

Newton Restaurants React To New Pandemic Regulations » Brookline Patch

Mass. Business Owners Worried About What Baker's Rollback Means for Them: ‘No End in Sight' » NBC Boston

Already struggling, local businesses required to rollback on reopening plans » News 22 WWLP.com

Boston seeks proposals for downtown parking garage » Boston Business Journal

Offices, hotel common areas will have further occupancy limitations » Boston Business Journal

Local arcade adjusting to new capacity protocols » Western Mass News

State joins $86.3M multistate settlement with national mortgage servicer » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts Residents Receive $2M in Mr. Cooper Settlement » Banker & Tradesman

How Skanska 'seized the moment' to develop a Back Bay tower » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Biden tells civil rights leaders he’ll advance racial equity » Boston Globe

Education

Digital Gaps Underscore Need: “Tech Para Todos” » State House News Service

Longmeadow Public Schools transition to remote learning due to increase in positive COVID cases, lack of staff, ’concerning lags in contact tracing’ and more » The Republican

Boys & Girls Clubs become remote learning centers » Commonwealth Magazine

Tewksbury teachers union votes no confidence in administration » Lowell Sun

Environment

Marty Nathan: From Springfield to Georgia, a stake in two climate battles » Gazette Net

Group seeks national status for Deerfield River » Gazette Net

Health Care

COVID vaccines could reach senior care sites this month, but daunting logistical challenges lie ahead » Boston Globe

Massachusetts long-term care facility to accept coronavirus patients amid hospitalization surge » Boston Herald

Ambulatory Surgery Centers Feel Pinch of New State Order » State House News Service

Coming End to Inpatient Surgeries in Mass. Won't Change as Much as the Last One » NBC Boston

Neurodegeneration startup launches with $50M, Amgen assets » Boston Business Journal

Two Windemere staff test positive for COVID-19 » Martha's Vineyard Times

Health workers battle COVID-19 and burnout » Worcester Telegram

Following Holyoke ‘tragedy,’ Reps. Joe Kennedy III and Richard Neal introduce bill to overhaul safety standards at soldiers’ homes » The Republican

What you need to know about curtailed hospital surgeries in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Mass. to deliver 60K Covid vaccines next week to health care workers » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Massachusetts' Weekly Eviction Filings Hit Highest Level Since January » NBC Boston

Gov. Charlie Baker says Massachusetts has enough resources during COVID pandemic to avoid new eviction moratorium » The Republican

Boston may weigh housing discrimination when it considers development proposals » Boston Globe

Ten-Year-Old Law Has Preserved 20,000 Affordable Housing Units » State House News Service

Human Services

State grants help BCAC, local farms get more food to hungry families » Berkshire Eagle

Lynn firefighters and Marines collecting ‘toys for tots’ this Christmas » Lynn Daily News Item

Insurance

Massachusetts Attorney General suing health insurance companies for cheating Massachusetts residents » News 22 WWLP.com

Judiciary

High court takes on Fannie, Freddie presidential power case » Boston Globe

Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to reverse Biden’s Pennsylvania win » Boston Globe

‘Building-related symptoms persist’ at Springfield courthouse, judge writes in letter to state » The Republican

Judge Rebukes Republican Candidates Suing To Nullify MA Election » Brookline Patch

Pandemic problems: Court hearing halted over basic request » The Eagle Tribune

Labor

Baker urges Congress to extend expiring jobless benefits » News 22 WWLP.com

Legislative

Comerford, constituents talk legislative achievements, priorities in online town hall » Gazette Net

Local Government

Amherst pursues reparations to Black residents » Gazette Net

Springfield officials hope state rollback helps stop the spread » Western Mass News

Springfield to pay $6.5 million in Mark Schand wrongful imprisonment case » The Republican

Agawam Mayor William Sapelli tests positive for COVID-19 » The Republican

Public Health

Rhode Island leads the country in rate of new COVID-19 cases, and officials fear things could get worse » Boston Globe

Stark inequities persist in COVID-19 testing » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus cases rise 3,627 as Charlie Baker rolls back reopening » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Expands Free COVID Testing Program, Opens More Express Testing Locations » CBS Boston

New Cape Sites Will Test More Than 500 Per Day » WBUR

Keller @ Large: Poll Shows Strong Support For COVID Restrictions In Mass. » CBS Boston

Charlie Baker rolls back coronavirus reopening guidelines in Massachusetts, limits restaurant seating to 6 per table » Boston Herald

What you need to know about new Massachusetts coronavirus restrictions » Boston Herald

Opinion: Charlie Baker, Marty Walsh pick up leadership slack as coronavirus rages in Massachusetts, Boston » Boston Herald

Baker Reimposes Some Business and Gathering Restrictions As Pandemic Cases Surge In Mass. » WBUR

Joe Biden puts MGH’s Rochelle Walensky, his pick to run CDC, front and center for coronavirus response » Boston Herald

Rep Celebrates Cousin’s Vaccine Shot: “Vintage Martin” » State House News Service

Case Surge Prompts Baker to Dial Back Reopening » State House News Service

‘Forgotten’ communities in Cape Cod, Western Massachusetts take coronavirus testing into their own hands » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker announces Massachusetts reverting back to Phase 3, Step 1 in COVID reopening plan » MassLive

Do Trump support and COVID go together? » Commonwealth Magazine

Berkshires to See Multiple, Free Testing Sites in Statewide Expansion » Live 95.9

Key COVID decisions “don’t feel that easy,” Baker says » News 22 WWLP.com

Mass. reports 3,627 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 40 new deaths » Boston Globe

Poll: Most Mass. Residents Willing To Take Vaccine, But Trust Is Lower Among Black, Latino Communities » WBUR

'A Matter Of Our Health': Some Mass. Municipal Leaders Vow To Get COVID Vaccine To Set An Example » WGBH

Sen. Jason Lewis to host vaccine conversation » Wicked Local

State lays out COVID-19 vaccination timeline » Boston Globe

What you need to know about Mass. plans for coronavirus vaccine » Boston Business Journal

Baker Outlines State Plan to Vaccinate for COVID-19 » State House News Service

Public Safety

Peter Lucas: Police officers might get short end of the stick in policing bill » Lowell Sun

'A continued effort': Where police reform stands in New Bedford amid bill, commission findings » South Coast Today

State Government

Calls grow for Charlie Baker to roll back Massachusetts coronavirus reopenings, industry leaders push back » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker, Chris Sununu join GOP governors urging Congress to pass coronavirus stimulus this month » Boston Herald

Transportation

Howie Carr: Plenty of room to quarantine on MBTA ghost trains » Boston Herald

The T’s next set of battery-powered buses wouldn’t reduce much pollution » Boston Globe

Utilities

Time dwindling for Plainfield residents to sign up for broadband » Gazette Net

As residents grapple with COVID and harsh winter, Sen. Ed Markey, advocates call for $10B boost to low-income home energy assistance » The Republican

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Recipe of the Week

Ingredients

Kosher salt and black pepper

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 medium carrots, coarsely chopped

1 large head broccoli, stalks and branches peeled and coarsely chopped, head cut into small florets

3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped

2 quarts chicken broth

8 ounces orecchiette

1 pound hot Italian sausage, casings removed

 Freshly grated Parmesan, for serving

Directions

Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil.

In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat the oil over medium-high. Add the carrots, broccoli stems and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally to keep the garlic from scorching, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.

Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the broth is flavorful, 5 to 7 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper as it simmers.

Once the broth begins to simmer, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta and divide it among bowls.

While the pasta cooks and the broth simmers, use a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon to scoop little sausage meatballs and plop them into the broth. (You can also pinch 1/2-inch pieces of the sausage and roll them between your hands.) Return to a boil, add the broccoli florets, then reduce heat and simmer, stirring gently and occasionally, until the sausage is cooked through and the florets are bright green, 5 to 7 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon the soup over the orecchiette. Finish with Parmesan.



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