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Today on Beacon Hill

1:00pm Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell on WGBH Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

5:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

7:30pm Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley on WGBH's Basic Black, WGBH 2 and Facebook Live

"This outbreak is exposing the deep structural inequities that make communities pushed to the margins more vulnerable to health crises in good times and in bad," said Dorianne Mason. "These structural inequities in our health care system do not ignore racial and gender disparities - and neither should our response to this pandemic."

Dorianne Mason, the director of health equity at the National Women's Law Center

Speaking about the impact of COVID-19 on majority black communities.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary » Politico

Top Trump ally sounds 2020 election alarm over coronavirus response » Axios

Democrats renew vote-by-mail push as coronavirus upends elections » Boston Globe

With a face mask photo, Melania Trump highlights her husband’s reluctance to wear one » Boston Globe

Puzzling out Sleepy Joe Biden » Boston Herald

After Sanders drops out, Biden signals support for lowering Medicare age and forgiving some student debt » Boston Globe

Business

It was a good quarter for biotech venture capital, but what’s ahead? » Boston Globe

Vertex shares reach new heights amid pandemic, leadership change » Boston Globe

State legislators join national crack down on ‘price gouging’ » Wicked Local Wareham

Baker’s supermarket capacity order a welcome measure » Boston Herald

Amidst a peanut butter panic, Teddie steps up » Boston Globe

Gun stores, firearms customers sue Charlie Baker over coronavirus-related shutdowns » Boston Herald

Day cares charging for unused services: Is it legal? » WCVB

My Life in the Age of COVID: MFA Director Matthew Teitelbaum » Boston Magazine

Following death of Market Basket employee, Seth Moulton presses Charlie Baker for more protections in grocery stores » Boston.com

Boston Sports Club, being sued for charging dues while facilities are closed, finally allows memberships to ‘freeze’ » Boston Herald

'All the dominos fall': Business debts are threatening a cascade of loss » Boston Business Journal

Small businesses report mixed success on emergency loans » Cape Cod Times

Boston's minority-owned businesses threatened by PPP's chaotic rollout » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Mass. marijuana regulators table vote on retail licenses for The Botanist after Acreage Holdings restructures contracts with affiliates » The Republican

Regulatory crackdown prompts marijuana company to revise agreements » Boston Business Journal

Education

Framingham schools impose hiring freeze amid financial uncertainty caused by coronavirus crisis » The Metro West Daily News

MA Coronavirus: State Not 'Writing Off' School Year Yet » Brookline Patch

Amid COVID-19 school closures, Mass. gets federal waiver for MCAS testing » Leominster Champion

Coronavirus exposed the lack of Internet access. Now some in Congress want to close that digital divide » Boston Globe

Struggling Colleges Face Financial Nightmare With Students And Classes Off Campus » New England Public Radio

Teaching Without A Classroom: 4 Educators Reflect On How They're Adapting To The Pandemic » WBUR

Senate passes bill that would cancel MCAS test this year » Patriot Ledger

Environment

Man vs. Turkey: A Quarantine Drama Witnessed from a Window, in Two Acts » Boston Magazine

Federal

Coronavirus is threatening one of government’s most ubiquitous services: the mail » Boston Globe

In scramble for supplies, rich countries push poor aside » Boston Globe

The Pandemic and the Strengths of Our Networked Governance » Governing

Pressley Wants Race-Specific Coronavirus Data Requirement In Next Relief Bill » WBUR

Senate Democrat presses White House on reported coronavirus surveillance system efforts » The Hill

Lelling Will Also Investigate Soldiers' Home » State House News Service

Feds launch probe of Soldiers’ Home » Gazette Net

Gaming

DraftKings delays public listing of stock, but says it remains on track » Boston Globe

Health Care

Baker allows foreign-trained doctors to practice here » Commonwealth Magazine

Nursing homes in Massachusetts, New Hampshire hit hard by coronavirus » WHDH

Worcester field hospital, pandemic provide lessons and legacy, UMass hospital chief says » Worcester Telegram

3 Cape facilities to add 320 beds for COVID-19 patients » Cape Cod Times

Troubling signs at state elder care facilities » Commonwealth Magazine

Dr. Lee: At MGH, patients don’t die alone » Commonwealth Magazine

Ventilators are life-savers, but questions loom about survival rates » Commonwealth Magazine

New Orders From Mass. Gov. Baker Aim To Attract Staff For COVID-19 Surge » New England Public Radio

Baker cuts ‘red tape’ to allow foreign doctors, nursing students to practice on front lines of pandemic » Boston Herald

Mass. lawmakers say the state’s ventilator, bed rationing guidelines prioritize whites over patients of color » Boston.com

Housing

Sellers yank nearly 50% of new home listings in Boston area » Boston Business Journal

A dozen Boston-area banks say they'll defer mortgages for homeowners » Boston Business Journal

Human Services

North Shore Homeless Quarantine Site at Salem High School Fieldhouse » Lynn Journal

Immigration

Coronavirus prompts federal judge to order release of at least 33 immigrant detainees in Massachusetts » The Republican

Insurance

Cambridge restaurateur throws support behind business interruption insurance bill » Wicked Local Cambridge

Auto Insurers Under Pressure to Share COVID-19 Savings » State House News Service

Judiciary

DAs, advocates mixed on SJC ruling on pretrial detainees » Gazette Net

Labor

Layoffs reach staggering levels for Mass. hotel, restaurant, and construction workers » Boston Globe

Massachusetts unemployed start earning extra $600 this week as coronavirus puts “staggering” number out of work » Boston Herald

Mass. To Launch Spanish Language Unemployment Site » WBUR

BHS Reverses Sick Time Policy During Pandemic » WAMC

In Just 3 Weeks Of Coronavirus Crisis, Mass. Unemployment Claims Surpass First Year Of Great Recession » WBUR

Coronavirus Surge Overwhelms State Unemployment System As Officials Scramble To Keep Up » WGBH

Legislative

Rep. Nika Elugardo Works to Aid People in Her District » Jamaica Plain Gazette

Local Government

A city under siege: Chelsea has state's highest rate of coronavirus infection » Universal Hub

Wilmington officials ask state for assistance as nursing facilities report more COVID-19 cases » Lowell Sun

Saugus compost site closed » Lynn Daily News Item

Barnstable County Health Officials Continue to Stress Social Distancing » Cape Cod Online

Dennis selectmen postpone town meeting, election » Cape Cod Times

Brockton mayor: Some residents need to take social distancing more seriously » The Enterprise

As COVID-19 Cases Mount In Chelsea, City Leaders Cry For Help » WBUR

Politics

Spilka seeks 'consensus' on ballot access » Newburyport News

Candidates implore court to loosen signature requirements to get on Mass. ballot » Boston Globe

The coronavirus undercut these candidates’ efforts to get on the ballot in Massachusetts. Now, they’re suing. » Boston.com

Public Health

Early Boston Data Shows ‘Disturbing’ Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Infections » WGBH

A new warning: Vaping and smoking may increase risk that COVID-19 will hit you hard » Boston Globe

Simulation shows how the coronavirus can spread in supermarkets » Boston Herald

Biden joins growing call for release of racial data on coronavirus » Boston Globe

Virus notes: Baker traces origins of crisis » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. reports 2,151 new coronavirus cases, 70 new related deaths; Baker promises to direct benefits to unemployed workers » Boston Globe

New Bedford establishes coronavirus recovery centers in former nursing homes » The Herald News

MIT scientists probe nation’s sewage for coronavirus clues » Boston Herald

Chelsea city manager sounds urgent alarm, calls for residents to stay home 24 hours a day » Boston Globe

How to reopen the country following coronavirus: Johns Hopkins experts give steps » Boston Herald

Fauci Says U.S. Coronavirus Deaths May Be 'More Like 60,000'; Antibody Tests On Way » New England Public Radio

COVID-19 deaths in Massachusetts surpass 500, positive cases near 19K » NBC 10

‘They will not tell us how bad it is’: Families want more disclosure on nursing home coronavirus outbreaks » Boston Globe

Baker Will Be Careful About Letting ‘Insidious’ Coronavirus Come Back » CBS Boston

Harvard Immunologist: No Widespread Antibody Testing For Another Month, At Least » WBUR

Coronavirus in Massachusetts: 70 more COVID-19 deaths as toll passes 500; state now releasing racial and ethnic data » The Republican

Boston Hospitals, Even Longtime Rivals, Work Together To Manage Flow Of COVID-19 Patients » WBUR

With coronavirus, racism is the underlying condition » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker issues guidance for Massachusetts residents to wear coronavirus masks in public » Boston Herald

Public Safety

Reports of child abuse and neglect are plummeting across New England. That’s not a good thing » Boston Globe

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito: Domestic Violence Survivors 'Not Forgotten' During Coronavirus Crisis » CBS Boston

Coronavirus Cases More Than Double Overnight At Essex County Jail » WBUR

State Government

Suspended head of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home accuses state officials of lying » Boston Globe

Coronavirus at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home: State got daily updates after first COVID-19 case identified, suspended superintendent says » The Republican

Suspended Superintendent Says He Flagged Problems At Holyoke Soldiers' Home » New England Public Radio

Soldiers’ Home chief: ‘No one was kept in the dark’ » Gazette Net

Transportation

JetBlue suspending flights from Worcester, Providence » Boston Globe

MBTA Worker Dies From COVID-19, Union Says » WBUR

Utilities

Weymouth Compressor Construction Continues Despite Pandemic » WBUR

DOE eyes storage technologies to improve the performance of fossil fuel plants » Utility Dive

Clearer picture of coronavirus-driven grid load declines emerges in US after weeks of lockdowns » Utility Dive

Tracking the impact of coronavirus on the US power sector » Utility Dive

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

HB4598 - An Act to address challenges faced by municipalities and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

HB4611 - An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty

HB4615 - An act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the covid-19 emergency

HB4616 - An Act to further address challenges faced by municipalities, school districts and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

SB2621 - An Act providing temporary protections for renters and homeowners during the COVID-19 emergency

HB4631 - An Act relative to state employees performing core functions

HB4634 - An Act providing emergency access to equity and justice for all in response to COVID-19

HB4571 - An Act designating September 14, 2020 as a legal holiday

HB4624 - An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency

SB2602 - An Act relative to emergency hazard health duty

House Actions This Week: 182

Senate Actions This Week: 14


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