1:00pm MIRA Coalition's Fall Speaker Series presents The New American Integration Program: A Successful Model, Via videoconference

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

Birthdays: Rep. Steven Xiarhos

‘This Must Be Your First’ » The Atlantic

Baker says Mass. hospitals will ‘curtail’ inpatient elective procedures amid COVID-19 spike » Boston Globe

Editorial: Baker shouldn’t let union resistance derail police reform bill » Boston Globe

How Many People Had Rudy Giuliani Infected With COVID-19? » Vanity Fair

Evictions last week hit a 2020 peak in Mass. amid fears of many more to come » Boston Globe

Biden’s choice to run CDC is a respected specialist who is unafraid to speak her mind » Washington Post

Newsmax and One America News gain prominence as they push Trump’s baseless theories » Washington Post

Boston's Mayoral Race Has Been Overshadowed By A Chaotic 2020. But It Could Break Barriers » WGBH

DEMOCRATIC BACKLASH TO “DEFUND THE POLICE” JEOPARDIZES POPULAR REFORMS » The Intercept

The Best Jokes of 2020 » The New Yorker

Here's why there's *no* chance of a liberal takeover of Washington » CNN

Caregiver Abuse Registry Delayed in State Budget » State House News Service

Trump summit aims to boost faith in vaccine even as it excludes Biden transition officials » Boston Globe

Warren signals concerns about bipartisan coronavirus framework » The Hill

Trump thought courts were key to winning. Judges disagreed » Boston Globe

If Trump really wanted to win the Georgia Senate races, he’d do this one thing » Boston Globe

Opinion: Repairing the arts another challenge for Biden administration » Boston Herald

Opinion: Why the election in Georgia is so important » Boston Herald

Allston project would feature labs, offices, and apartments » Boston Globe

Opinion: Robert Kraft dodged prosecution; the women did not. That is wrong » Boston Globe

Small colleges landed more than $1.2B in PPP funds amid spring-semester swoon » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: Reopening schools requires better state support » Boston Globe

Failing grades at Boston Latin Academy jump 4% amid national trend during coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Nichols College spent $1M on testing and kept its COVID positivity rate at 0.1% » Worcester Business Journal

MCAS Testing For Current Juniors Delayed Again » WBUR

Boston to reopen 28 schools for 1,700 more students » Boston Globe

UMass Lowell smashes fundraising campaign goal » Lowell Sun

Most Worcester Public Schools students to transition to hybrid learning on March 8, under new proposal from superintendent » The Republican

This Massachusetts school has remained COVID free while students live on campus, yet they are still going remote during the holidays » The Republican

Former student sues Portsmouth Abbey, claiming she was abused by a teacher and duped by the school » Boston Globe

Releasing batches of balloons banned in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Elective Surgeries Curtailed, Testing Sites Expanded » State House News Service

Caregiver Abuse Registry Delayed in State Budget » State House News Service

Doctor who volunteered for Moderna study felt ‘lousy’ after second shot, but touts vaccine » Boston Globe

Hospitals prepare for vaccine rollout » Gazette Net

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Biden’s choice for CDC chief, brings stellar reputation as scientist and communicator » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker hints at more coronavirus restrictions to come, curtails elective surgeries amid spike » Boston Herald

'Tired and sad.' Hillcrest Commons virus outbreak strains staff, residents » Berkshire Eagle

Leading Covid-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna decline invitations to White House ‘Vaccine Summit’ » STAT News

Register of Deeds reports increased real estate sales, lending numbers » Wicked Local

Pressley Demands Answers From Arm Of DOJ That Expedited Deadlines In Immigration Cases, Many Affecting Children » WBUR

Report delivered: Ranked-choice voting advancing in Amherst » Gazette Net

Ashland Town Meeting to vote on Brave Act, Public Safety Building property, 433 Chestnut St. » The Metro West Daily News

Should Boston change its budget process? City Council to consider charter ballot measure » Boston Globe

Gen Andrade expected to take a plea to federal corruption charges » The Herald News

Opinion: End the flood of ‘dark money’ unleashed by Citizens United » Commonwealth Magazine

Five Republican losers in Massachusetts ignore all the failing Trump lawsuits elsewhere and sue to overturn election results here » Universal Hub

SHNS Coronavirus Tracker - A Quarter-Million Cases » State House News Service

State reports 2,463 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths Monday » Boston Globe

‘Turning point’: UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Globe

Antivaccine scientist invited to testify before Senate committee » Boston Globe

Trump administration officials passed when Pfizer offered in late summer to sell the US more vaccine doses » Boston Globe

Rochelle Walensky and the return of competence » Boston Globe

Free coronavirus testing expanding in Massachusetts as cases surge » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 2,463 new COVID cases Monday, 30 deaths as total confirmed cases surpasses 250,000 » The Republican

With few COVID-19 restrictions, personal responsibility takes center stage in the pandemic response » Boston Globe

Massachusetts COVID testing sites expanding to Western Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Gov. Charlie Baker announces » The Republican

Baker: Mass. Hospitals Curb Some Elective Procedures; State Expands COVID-19 Testing » WGBH

Charlie Baker hints at additional restrictions ‘soon’ amid ‘rapid’ increase in COVID-19 » Boston.com

Opinion: New coronavirus restrictions in Massachusetts unreasonable and excessive » Boston Herald

Rochelle Walensky to have 'transformative impact' as head of CDC, say colleagues » Boston Business Journal

Is Massachusetts In A Post-Thanksgiving Coronavirus Spike? It Depends On Who You Ask » WBUR

Hampshire County gets COVID-19 testing site » Gazette Net

Rhode Island adds Mass. to COVID travel advisory list » Taunton Gazette

As Virus Surges, Mass. Residents Support Pandemic Restrictions Across Race and Party Lines, Survey Shows » WBUR

Here’s what must close, and what can remain open, when Massachusetts rolls back to Phase 3, Step 1 » Boston Globe

Baker rolls back Mass. reopening to Phase 3, Step 1, adds other restrictions » Boston Globe

Poll: Many Want to Wait to Take COVID-19 Vaccine » State House News Service

Gov. Baker puts limits on restaurants, other businesses amid surge » Boston Business Journal

New Cape Sites Will Test More Than 500 Per Day » State House News Service

Even After Federal Investigation, Inmates Report No Changes To State Prisons' Treatment Of Mentally Ill » WGBH

Editorial: Finally, ignition device required for all OUI offenders » Boston Herald

COVID-19 sidelines Methuen, Lawrence fire chiefs » The Eagle Tribune

‘Inedible’ and ‘Inadequate’ Food Is Being Served to People Incarcerated in Massachusetts DOC Prisons » Eater Boston

Charlie Baker calls raising revenue to avoid MBTA cuts a ‘bad idea’ » Boston.com

MBTA Shows Signs of Softening on Service Cuts » State House News Service

T far more forgiving than DCR on rents » Commonwealth Magazine

63 MBTA employees infected with COVID-19 » Commonwealth Magazine

Walsh Slams T Cuts, Saying They Will Undercut COVID-19 Recovery » WGBH

16 Mass. Elected Officials Challenge State Agency On East Boston Substation » WBUR

Need for Heating Assistance Grows During Pandemic » State House News Service

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: How Boston And Lawrence Are Handling This Surge National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States: CDC and States Working to Reduce Maternal Mortality NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: Here's Who Will Lead Biden's COVID Response Crooked Media Pod Save America: “Caught in the Trump trap.”

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters