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Birthdays: Rep. Daniel Cahill

“Can you imagine if the Republicans stole a Presidential Election from the Democrats - All hell would break out,” Mr. Trump tweeted on Tuesday from Florida. “Republican leadership only wants the path of least resistance. Our leaders (not me, of course!) are pathetic. They only know how to lose! P.S. I got MANY Senators.”

President Donald Trump

Tweeting his disapproval of Republicans even though GOP Sen. David Perdue won more votes and a bigger vote share than Mr. Trump did in Georgia, and Mr. Trump was the first Republican to lose the state since 1992.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

$600 stimulus checks could already be out as pressure builds for higher payments » Boston Herald

Senate GOP has stimulus dilemma as Democrats side with Trump » Boston Globe

On Senate floor, Markey makes impassioned demand for $2,000 COVID relief checks » Boston Globe

Georgia Senators Perdue and Loeffler find alliance with Democrats they attack » Boston Globe

Blacks eye Biden administration with cautious optimism » The Bay State Banner

Business

OPINION: Pass the economic development bill » Boston Globe

2020 a long year for local businesses » The Sun Chronicle

What the new capacity limits in Massachusetts mean for grocery stores » Boston.com

PPP data shows Black-owned businesses received fewer loans, despite efforts » Boston Business Journal

Travel restrictions leading Canyon Ranch to close for 3 months » Berkshire Eagle

How far a $600 stimulus check might go in Boston » Boston Globe

Ticker: Leaders push for limits on unemployment taxes; Home prices rise at fastest pace in 6 years » Boston Herald

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Q&A with outgoing cannabis commissioner Shaleen Title » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Abortion access policies become law in Massachusetts despite Governor Baker’s veto » Boston Globe

Most Greater Haverhill Legislators Vote to Override Baker’s Veto, Enact Abortion Law » WHAV

Environment

Opinion: On the 50th anniversary of the EPA, hope, inspiration, and a path forward for America » Boston Globe

Federal

Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case » Boston Globe

Health Care

Pandemic places new emphasis on preclinical drug testing tools » Boston Business Journal

Veteran residents at Soldiers’ Home get vaccine » Gazette Net

Vaccine rollout plan leaving low-income senior housing residents in limbo » Fox 25 News

'Light at the end of the tunnel': Vaccines on way to Fall River long-term care facilities » The Herald News

DCU field hospital already seeing higher patient volumes than in the spring » WHDH

Vaccine to hit local nursing home next week » Gloucester Times

'No one fully understood the challenge': New Bedford area health workers on COVID front lines » South Coast Today

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey Warns Of COVID Vaccine Scams » CBS Boston

112-year-old Hazel Plummer, oldest resident of Mass., gets the COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Opinion: What Trump’s pardons say about criminal justice » Boston Globe

SJC: Judges can grant probation in some ‘three strikes’ cases » Boston Globe

Brockton District Court employee tests positive for COVID the same day they worked » The Enterprise

Labor

Business groups urge passage of Baker’s unemployment insurance bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Workers to get a boost in 2021 as new laws take effect Jan. 1 » Boston Globe

Legislative

Massachusetts House Speaker DeLeo to resign Tuesday » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo bids farewell to the State House » Boston Herald

House Speaker DeLeo, 'a friend to the Berkshires,' departs » Berkshire Eagle

After 12 years, Speaker DeLeo bids farewell to leadership role » News 22 WWLP.com

Howie Carr: Mister Speaker, you have the right to remain silent » Boston Herald

Cindy Friedman Legislative Update, December 2020 » ACMI News

Quincy representative Ronald Mariano elected Massachusetts House speaker » Boston Globe

Amidst Crisis, Mariano Plunges Into Top House Job » State House News Service

Local Government

Boston removes controversial Lincoln statue » Boston Herald

Year in Review: Saugus teeters between red and yellow » Lynn Daily News Item

Amherst councilors stall new zoning priorities » Gazette Net

Controversial monument depicting Lincoln standing over a freed slave removed from the Back Bay » Boston Globe

Concord seeks special legislation for Town Caucus » Wicked Local

Framingham's Director of Public Health Sam Wong to take medical leave » The Metro West Daily News

Politics

Opinion: Not much precedence for acting govs to win higher office » Boston Herald

GOP pitch ignores Republicans who’ve been vaccinated » Lowell Sun

Public Health

Massachusetts coronavirus cases rise 3,659, hospitalizations up as first vaccines given to Soldiers’ Homes vets » Boston Herald

Colorado first state in U.S. to confirm new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 » Boston Herald

‘They over-promised, and now there’s under delivery’: Biden, public officials intensify criticism of COVID-19 vaccine pace » Boston Globe

Topping the 2021 to-do-list: Get more people vaccinated » Boston Herald

State unveils online vaccine tracker » Gazette Net

Massachusetts reports 3,659 new COVID cases, 58 deaths on Tuesday as average positive tests jumps to 7.58% » The Republican

Boston University, Bedford-based MITRE to pilot digital contact tracing for Massachusetts DPH » The Republican

In the shadow of the frontline: ‘This is what we do’; COVID testing site EMT Jessica Wright is working to Stop the Spread » The Republican

Mass. reports 3,659 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 58 new deaths » Boston Globe

Bible group put faith in God, not masks » Martha's Vineyard Times

‘Grim Milestone': Boston's COVID Death Toll Tops 1,000 » NBC Boston

How One Mass. COVID-19 Clinic 'Got To Yes' On (Most) Staff Vaccinations » WBUR

Public Safety

Police officer kills his K-9 after dog attacked him: Plymouth Police » Boston Herald

ACLU Seeks Hodgson Video in Court Battle » WBSM

Asian families say they feel invisible in dealing with BPS » Boston Globe

Boston police sergeant who bragged about hitting George Floyd protesters with car was previously accused of sexual assault » Boston Globe

‘Really troublesome’: Mass. firefighters union questions when they will get vaccinated » WHDH

Taxation

Salem Expands Senior Tax Exemption » Salem Patch

Transportation

For state lawmakers, east-west rail dangles within reach » Gazette Net

Major rail safety technology installed before deadline » Boston Globe

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Recipe of the Week

Stewed Black-Eyed Peas

New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

2 pounds dried black-eyed peas

1 sweet onion, such as Vidalia, peeled and halved through the root end (keep the root attached)

4 whole cloves

1 garlic head, cut in half

10 black peppercorns

2 dried bay leaves

1 chile de árbol or other small dried chile

1 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons kosher salt, plus more to taste

 Hot sauce, to taste

Directions

Put the peas in a large bowl, add water to cover by 2 inches, and soak overnight.

Blacken the onion: If you have a gas stove, turn one burner on high and place the onion halves directly on the grates next to the flame and cook, turning occasionally, until the onion is charred on all sides, about 5 minutes. Otherwise, heat the broiler and broil the onion on a baking sheet a few inches from the heat, turning occasionally, until charred, 1 to 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.

When the onion is cool enough to handle, poke 2 cloves into each half, and add the onion to a large stockpot. Drain the peas, discarding the liquid, and then transfer the peas to the pot.

Place the garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves and chile on a 12-inch square of cheesecloth and wrap tightly, using twine to seal the packet.

Add 6 quarts water and the spice packet to the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Skim any foam that collects on the surface, then reduce to a simmer. Stir in the olive oil and 1 tablespoon salt and cook, stirring and skimming occasionally, until the peas are fully cooked and the cooking liquid has thickened, 1 to 2 hours.

Discard the spice packet, season with the remaining 1 tablespoon salt (or to taste) and the hot sauce and serve.



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