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Opinion: With Speaker Mariano, progressives get what they deserve » Boston Globe

DeLeo Ending 12-Year Run as House Speaker on Tuesday » State House News Service

Mass. Republican official, hospitalized twice, thinks he got COVID-19 at White House Hannukah party » Boston.com

Massachusetts initially wanted to get vaccines directly from Pfizer and Moderna » Boston.com

The Plague Year » The New Yorker

NY: New York Bans Most Evictions as Tenants Struggle to Pay Rent » New York Times

Congressional staffers eligible to receive coronavirus vaccine » Politico

Paleologos on the Poll: A 'cult president'? Breaking down Trump's support » USA Today

The Hardball Tactics We’ve Been Waiting For » The Daily Poster

Peter Lucas: History says Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito’s path to governor’s seat would be difficult » Sentinel & Enterprise

For DeLeo, slow, steady — and firm — were the watchwords » Commonwealth Magazine

As Hospitals Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccines, Health Care Workers Describe Chaos And Anger » WBUR

The stimulus deal: What’s in it for you » Boston Globe

Georgia Senate races near finish with Trump a central player » Boston Globe

Stimulus checks, jobless benefits, Internet service. Here’s what the federal relief bill means for you » Boston Globe

$600 stimulus check: When to expect a coronavirus relief payment » Boston Herald

Biden warns of Trump officials’ ‘roadblocks’ to transition » Boston Herald

Trump 2024? Only one president has returned to power after losing reelection » Boston Globe

House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense policy bill » Boston Globe

House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill » Boston Herald

Sens. Markey and Sanders to stall defense bill veto override vote in effort for $2,000 relief checks » Boston.com

$2,000 stimulus checks: House approves higher coronavirus relief payment, moves to Senate » Boston Herald

Fate of Trump’s $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate » Boston Globe

Sanders, Markey to block defense bill override vote until Senate gets a say on $2,000 relief payments » Boston Globe

New year will usher in 2018’s ‘grand bargain’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Here’s more information on Governor Baker’s $668 million pandemic aid plan » Boston Globe

‘Just a very hard time’: Reduced capacity hurting already-struggling restaurants » WHDH

How two nontraditional newsrooms in Vermont are winning readers » Boston Globe

Mass. ‘Right to Repair’ advocates confident they’ll overcome federal OEM lawsuit » Repairer Driven News

Quincy restaurateur surprises staff with $35,000 in Christmas bonuses » Boston Herald

Boston Arts Venues Cheer Stimulus Bill, But It's Too Late For Some » WBUR

Lawmakers poised to pass bill expanding abortion access in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

House overrides Baker’s abortion veto » Commonwealth Magazine

MA senate vote could result in new laws around abortion access » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts Senate overrides Gov. Baker's veto of ROE Act, making abortion bill state law » WCVB

Massachusetts to receive $1.3 billion for schools, colleges in stimulus deal, but funding for landmark education law remains uncertain » The Republican

FSU recognized for sustainability efforts » Sentinel & Enterprise

Top 10 in 2020: Education jolted by pandemic in a year far from ordinary » The Sun Chronicle

Clean Water Act protections must be maintained (Editorial) » The Republican

MGM Springfield, other Massachusetts casinos living with lower COVID-19 occupancy limits » The Republican

Editorial: Virtual medical appointments are here to stay, but so is surprise billing » Boston Globe

The curse of the incidental illness: Seen as side effects to Covid vaccinations, ailments may have little to do with them » STAT News

State’s most vulnerable residents and their caretakers begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines » Boston Globe

Vaccinations set to begin Tuesday at Mass. Soldiers’ Homes in Chelsea and Holyoke » Fox 25 News

Massachusetts nursing homes get their first shot at coronavirus vaccine: ‘One of the best days of my life’ » Boston Herald

Getting the vaccine was no big deal » Commonwealth Magazine

New bill calls for insurers to cover asymptomatic COVID-19 tests » Cape Cod Times

'A lot of hope for the future': Vaccination campaign begins at beleaguered Lenox nursing home » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. House overrides Gov. Charlie Baker abortion bill veto » Cape Cod Times

Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors From Eviction Is Always Important—but Especially During COVID » Mother Jones

Mass. workers won’t miss jobless payments despite Trump’s delay in signing relief bill » Boston Globe

Quincy representative Ronald Mariano in line to become Massachusetts Speaker of the House by mid-week » Boston Globe

Active week as Beacon Hill closes out 2020 » WHDH

Opinion: Don’t expect change for the better under Mariano » Commonwealth Magazine

Robert DeLeo to resign as speaker of the House after 30 years on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Mariano Prepares for 'Culmination' of Life in Public Service » State House News Service

‘This House is going to rise to the occasion’: Speaker Robert DeLeo preaches art of listening as he leaves to seek work at Northeastern University » The Republican

Williamstown Year in Review 2020: Police, Pandemic, Pot » iBerkshires

Pittsfield 2020 Year in Review: City Grapples With Social Issues » iBerkshires

Groton town employees go remote for two weeks » Lowell Sun

Framingham limits access to Memorial Building » The Metro West Daily News

Greenfield may consider ranked-choice voting in 2021 » The Recorder

Salem Board of Health to vote on closing indoor dining » Lynn Daily News Item

Newly-public Southborough police report shows allegations of theft by town employee » The Metro West Daily News

COVID-19 vaccine to be delivered to Central Falls Housing Authority later this week » Boston Globe

Opinion: Put all elderly at front of line for vaccines before inmates » Boston Herald

When Could a Post-Holiday COVID Surge Arrive in Mass.? » NECN

Tapestry’s needle exchange program marks 25 years in Northampton » Gazette Net

Mass. reports 4,060 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 48 more deaths » Boston Globe

Sudders finally feeling hopeful » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts reports 4,060 COVID cases and 48 deaths Monday as vaccines go to long-term care facilities » The Republican

State: 4,060 new COVID-19 cases, including 64 on Cape and Islands » Cape Cod Times

Still Disinfecting Surfaces? It Might Not Be Worth It » WGBH

Boston crosses a grim threshold: 1,000 COVID-19 deaths » Boston Globe

After A Year Of Calls For Changes To Policing, A Reform Bill Awaits Baker's Signature » WBUR

The dying wish of a decorated Marine convicted of murder: a commutation and a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery » Boston Globe

TSA Reports Record Number of Travelers at Logan Since March » NBC Boston

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center