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"A day with no deaths to report is certainly a good day," Mayor Martin Walsh said at his daily presser. "But we still have work to do. If we want to see that every day, we need to continue to do that."

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Some positive news in Boston, as no new deaths were reported on Tuesday.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Joe Biden now in hot seat over ‘unmasking’ revelations » Boston Herald

Deval Patrick launching PAC to boost Joe Biden, other Democrats » Boston Globe

Ocasio-Cortez among top Democrats on Biden-Sanders unity task forces » Boston Globe

Joe Kennedy III Wants You to Know He’s More Than Just a Name » Boston Magazine

US Rep. Richard Neal: Vote-by-mail no substitute for in-person elections; seeks ‘magnifying’ glass on plans for proxy voting in House » The Republican

Business

MassMutual won’t reopen offices until September, at the earliest » Boston Business Journal

No early ‘starting gun’ for Massachusetts businesses closed by coronavirus: Charlie Baker » Boston Herald

After 51 years, Grafton Flea Market on hold due to COVID-19 » Worcester Telegram

Saving lives or saving the economy? Reopening doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing proposition » Boston Globe

Baker Won't Budge On Releasing Plans For Economic Re-Opening Before Monday » WBUR

What might reopening look like for Massachusetts businesses? » WCVB

Now That We’re All at Home, These Boston Businesses Are Stepping Up to the Challenge » Boston Magazine

Uncertain Future for Authority Built on Convention Business » State House News Service

Business soars at gun shops after judge lets them reopen » Athol Daily News

Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren introduce bill to offer refunds for canceled airline travel » The Republican

As a precaution against coronavirus, MassMutual, one of state’s largest employers, to keep offices closed through at least August » The Republican

After PPP ‘failure,’ Rep. Pressley pushes new grants for small businesses » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Massachusetts Cannabis Delivery Service Applications Open May 28 » Ganjapreneur

Civil Rights

Guest column by Jenifer McKenna: Abortion rights and corona » Gazette Net

Education

Pandemic Exposes Gaps in Remote Learning Landscape » State House News Service

New report: Colleges should be flexible about online fall semester » Boston Business Journal

Boston College will take over Pine Manor » Boston Globe

Peyser: Remote learning could continue in fall » Commonwealth Magazine

Struggling Pine Manor reaches deal with Boston College » Boston Business Journal

Suffolk pushing to reopen former Ames Hotel as a dorm this fall » Boston Globe

Colleges anticipate big drop in international student enrollment due to coronavirus pandemic » Boston Globe

Peyser: Riley working on K-12 education reentry plan » The Salem News

Educators Tell Mass. Lawmakers Of Remote Learning Frustrations And Budget Worries » WBUR

Harvard Medical School says incoming students will learn online; UMass Medical School will hold classes on campus » Boston Globe

After decades of stability, colleges forced to rethink business models » Boston Business Journal

Environment

Memorial Day is coming, and Cape Cod beaches still aren’t ready for the masses amid the coronavirus » Boston Globe

Federal

25 Massachusetts Organizations Receive $59 Million in AmeriCorps Funding » Framingham Source

Congress seeking health center funds » The Bay State Banner

Health Care

Nurses Ask Baker For New Advisory Group, Protections » WBUR

Massachusetts hospitals report mysterious coronavirus-related illness in children » Boston Herald

Fall River's HealthFirst expands COVID-19 testing » The Herald News

Male donors wanted: Coronavirus plasma needed for Brigham, Dana-Farber trial » Boston Herald

Medford biotech firm gets into coronavirus vaccine race » Boston Herald

Mass. Wanted Someone With Health Care Experience To Oversee Soldiers' Homes. It Never Happened » New England Public Radio

Charlie Baker defends nursing homes, calls toll of coronavirus ‘tremendous tragedy’ » Boston Herald

Telehealth is available, but no one’s calling » Commonwealth Magazine

Human Services

Massachusetts families get a lifeline against hunger: $400 per child, whether they need it or not » Boston Globe

Coronavirus SNAP benefits automatically en route to all Boston Public Schools families » Boston Herald

Immigration

Opinion: For sake of law & order, ICE detainee ruling should be reversed » Boston Herald

Labor

3 million more Americans filed for unemployment last week » Boston Globe

36.5 Million Have Filed For Unemployment In 8 Weeks » WBUR

Bay State unemployment highest on Cape and in Western Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Months into pandemic, Mass. jobless claims remain high » Boston Business Journal

Legislative

Tran: April was the ‘most challenging month of 2020 yet’ » Worcester Telegram

Continuity of Legislature During Emergency » NCSL

Local Government

City manager pleads for better mask use » Worcester Telegram

Northampton refines mask guidance as parks reopen » Gazette Net

Melrose Elections Will Look Much Different This Year » Brookline Patch

New Bedford, Southcoast to expand testing for large workplaces, at-risk areas » South Coast Today

Yarmouth officials see trouble ahead with draft beach rules » Cape Cod Times

Politics

A record number of women are running for the US House this year. Republicans are a key reason why » Boston Globe

Four candidates vie for Select Board seat in Hadley » Gazette Net

Meet Catia Sharp: policy expert and reformer running for Somerville state rep » Wicked Local Somerville

Could be a long wait to vote at special senate election May 19 » Wicked Local Plymouth

Public Health

Governor Baker insists on slow, phased return as Mass. coronavirus deaths top 5,300 » Boston Globe

Town-by-town coronavirus data in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

CVS rolls out 10 drive-thru coronavirus test sites in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

COVID-19 was thought largely to spare children. Now a rare inflammatory syndrome seen in the young has doctors perplexed » Boston Globe

Coronavirus in Massachusetts: Chelsea, Brockton rates still lead town-by-town breakdown » Boston Herald

Latinos, hit hard by the coronavirus, struggle to bury their dead » Boston Globe

What It’s Like to Be a Massachusetts Contact Tracer » Boston Magazine

Walsh reports no new coronavirus deaths, says Bostonians are now recovering at faster rate » WHDH

Baker visits Fall River testing site, says reopening of economy will be gradual » The Herald News

Opinion: We can’t accept status quo in public health any longer » Commonwealth Magazine

Why America's Public Health Has Always Been Fragmented » Governing

WATCH: Mayor Walsh Says Boston Had First Day Without A COVID Death Since Early March » WGBH

Latest Mass. Map And Case Count: Breaking Down Coronavirus Here In Charts » WBUR

DPH Warns of Virus-Linked Syndrome in Children » State House News Service

Public Safety

Boston police prepare city for ‘gradual’ reopening after coronavirus » Boston Herald

Opinion: Decarceration short-sighted plan to curb coronavirus spread » Boston Herald

240 state troopers graduate at Gillette Stadium » The Landmark

Sheriff: Inmates and staff with COVID-19 have recovered » Gazette Net

South Shore first responders wind down coronavirus parades » Patriot Ledger

State Finance

Baker Hopes to Keep Local Government in “Decent Shape” » State House News Service

State Government

Gov. Baker won't say what sectors will reopen when until May 18 » Boston Business Journal

House Trains Relief Cannons at Yawning State & Local Budget Gaps » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Transportation

T pushes rail plan as revenues drop, riders wary » Boston Herald

MBTA installs CharlieCard readers at Fairmount Line stations » The Bay State Banner

Utilities

Mass. emission strategies all up in air » Commonwealth Magazine

Report Sees Benefits in Offshore Energy Transmission Hub » State House News Service

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

HB4672 - An Act addressing COVID-19 data collection and disparities in treatment

SB2695 - An Act addressing COVID-19 data collection and disparities in treatment

SB2701 - An Act relative to emergency paid sick time

SB2680 - An Act relative to municipal governance during the COVID-19 emergency

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

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

HB4700 - An Act relative to emergency paid sick time

HB4677 - An Act to facilitate the delay of the income tax filing deadline

HB4647 - An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency

SB2700 - An Act to provide liability protections for contractors, sub-contractors and unions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

House Actions This Week: 116

Senate Actions This Week: 70


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