Beltway Politics
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn reports COVID infection »
Boston Globe
Vice President Kamala Harris was exposed to the coronavirus »
Boston Globe
Editorial: Student debt freeze a bid to thaw Biden’s ratings »
Boston Herald
Biden and Democrats scramble to salvage social, climate package »
Boston Globe
America is ‘closer to civil war than any of us would like to believe,’ CIA adviser says »
Boston Globe
In milestone deal, Proud Boy pleads guilty in Capitol riot »
Boston Globe
Business
Scramble to stave off egg, meat shortage over after Charlie Baker signs changes to animal welfare law »
Boston Herald
Anxiety among restaurant workers increases as COVID cases rise »
WBUR
Editorial: Thank you governor for improving lives of egg-laying hens »
The Sun Chronicle
Baker Signs Bill Affecting Hen, Pig Farming Standards »
State House News Service
Time is ripe for bankruptcy venue reform »
Mass Lawyers Weekly
Our view: Legislators should implent used car bill »
Salem News
Education
‘A commonwealth free of pain and bigotry’: Genocide education will now be required in Massachusetts schools as Gov. Charlie Baker signs bill into law »
MassLive
Even with omicron, a Harvard disease expert says schools ‘should never close’ due to COVID »
Boston.com
Letter: Pittsfield Public Schools: Opportunity for Change »
iBerkshires
On college campuses, Omicron is fueling more stress for students as it causes another round of closures »
Boston Globe
White House will freeze federal student loan repayments until May 1 »
Boston Globe
Schools struggling amid staffing shortages »
Gloucester Times
Environment
After years of doubts, hopes grow that nuclear fusion is finally for real and could help address climate change »
Boston Globe
Health Care
Can this app help solve COVID burnout? »
Boston Globe
Hospitals see sharp increase in COVID admissions »
Salem News
RI’s largest hospital system will require visitors to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test »
Boston Globe
Editorial: Health care for formerly incarcerated people helps everyone »
Boston Globe
Medical aid in dying bills split Massachusetts once again »
BU News
COVID patients fill beds in Central Mass. hospitals as holidays near »
Worcester Telegram
FDA authorizes Merck’s COVID-19 pill »
Boston Globe
Housing
Parking requirements ended for affordable-housing development in Boston »
Universal Hub
Labor
US jobless claims unchanged at 205,000 »
Boston Globe
St. Vincent Hospital nurses to vote on tentative agreement next month to end historic strike »
Boston Herald
Legislative
Crighton’s holiday card to feature art from a Swampscott third-grader »
Lynn Daily News Item
Local Government
Boston loses second big-money lawsuit in a week over retaliation following discrimination complaints »
Boston Herald
Select Board agrees to join class-action opioid lawsuit »
Daily Times Chronicle
Easthampton eyes vacant property fee to curb economic blight »
Gazette Net
South Hadley officials to hold dangerous dog hearing Jan. 4 »
Gazette Net
Matt O’Malley Energized About Next Opportunity, Reflects on City Council »
Jamaica Plain News
Salem launches vaxx mandate, resurrects masks »
Salem News
Weymouth residents opposed a funeral expansion project. So they worked to change the law. »
Patriot Ledger
Politics
4 statewide ballot question initiatives advance for consideration for 2022 Massachusetts statewide election »
Boston Herald
Muni Matters: Meet the Mayors Gearing Up For 2022 »
State House News Service
Public Health
Biden promised 500 million tests, but Americans will have to wait »
Boston Globe
Michael Mina can’t stop talking about the need for rapid COVID tests. The country may finally be listening. But is it too late? »
Boston Globe
Charlie Baker firm in face of Massachusetts Dems calls for indoor mask mandate, vaccine passport »
Boston Herald
Massachusetts reports record-breaking number of daily coronavirus cases: ‘This is pretty scary’ »
Boston Herald
Vaxed And Boosted Face “Extremely Low” Risk, Baker Says »
State House News Service
In radio appearance, Wu discloses racist pushback to vaccination mandate, COVID-19 policy »
Boston Globe
Supreme Court will hold special session on Biden vaccine requirements »
Boston Globe
COVID hospitalizations climbing in Attleboro area, statewide, but so far fewer than last year »
The Sun Chronicle
In absence of mask mandate, leaders of state COVID-19 committee criticize Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker over ‘patchwork of mask advisories’ »
MassLive
‘We have been very clear about the importance of masks.’ Baker again defends lack of mask mandate in radio interview »
Boston Globe
Lawmakers, doctors demand state mask mandate »
Fox 25 News
Charlie Baker has ‘no interest’ in mask mandate despite calls from Dems, doctors for stronger action »
Sentinel & Enterprise
‘We have the tools to turn the tide’: While COVID cases soar in Massachusetts, new Omicron data offers promise »
Boston Globe
Sen. Ed Markey joins chorus of politicans pushing for Massachusetts indoor mask mandate »
WCVB
Public Safety
Season of giving: Families of fallen Massachusetts first responders receive mortgage payoffs from charity »
Boston Herald
Westport, Middleboro Police Station Contractor Fined for Unfair Wages »
WBSM
Supreme Judicial Court broadens police power to use pat frisks in sharply divided opinion »
Boston Globe
Utilities
More heating bill help will be available through AG Maura Healey’s new grant program »
MassLive
NPR
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GBH News
How the highs & lows of this past year will play out in 2022
WCVB Channel 5 Boston
Sen. Ed Markey urges President Joe Biden to set up federal COVID-19 testing site in Massachusetts