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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm ABL Progressive Power Hour with Congressman Joe Kennedy III, Via Zoom - registration required

Birthdays: Rep. Kay Khan, Rep. Tram Nguyen

“We, writ large, paid an enormous price as a state, as a country, and as a globe for not being prepared. And we’re not going to be caught by surprise in the fall,”

Governor Charlie Baker

Charlie Baker said on Friday that he has no plans to stand down or curb his aggressive contact tracing effort or his plan to ramp up testing to roughly seven times the level it is at today.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump digs into war chest to battle Biden, slumping poll numbers » Boston Herald

Elizabeth Warren whiffs on veep, misses chance to elevate historic moment » Boston Herald

Business

On the menu again: indoor dining » Boston Globe

Joanne Chang and Christopher MyersUpdated: To Obi. And Yonny. And all the people at the heart of restaurants » Boston Globe

No big rush to eat inside: Restaurateurs, customers cautious about reopening » Gazette Net

Watchdogs: Treasury still too secretive on small business loans » Boston Herald

Step 2 of Phase 2 starts today. Here’s a list of what can reopen » Boston Globe

Tech after COVID-19: What comes next? » Boston Globe

Opinion: Apprenticeships can also work in white-collar professions » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts ‘Step 2’ reopening should alleviate some ‘restlessness’, expert says » Boston Herald

Another step: Indoor dining resumes Monday » Commonwealth Magazine

A quarter of Mass. restaurants may close for good because of COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Coronavirus impact: With no students, small college towns like Amherst worry over future » The Republican

Shaw’s, Star Market parent company heads to IPO » Boston Globe

Local gym files lawsuit against Gov. Baker for COVID-19 closure » Lowell Sun

Indoor Dining Resumes as Massachusetts Enters ‘Phase 2, Step 2' of Reopening » NBC Boston

GE names Deloitte as new auditor, replacing KPMG after a century » Boston Business Journal

Nonprofits Face Toxic Combo: Rising Demand, Falling Revenue » State House News Service

Boston to Host Sessions to Help Businesses Navigate Reopening » NBC Boston

Letter: Corporate practices do a number on communities of color » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Russell mill destroyed in massive fire was to be developed into cannabis facility » The Republican

Civil Rights

Cyr to join June 27 high school protest and voter event » Wicked Local Truro

Black men, clergy renew calls for racial justice, equality on Father’s Day » Boston Globe

The new civil rights movement » Commonwealth Magazine

Crimes

Report on sexual abuse allegations against late Springfield Bishop Christopher Weldon could prove pivotal » The Republican

Education

Allegations of systemic racism roil Boston Conservatory » Boston Globe

Massachusetts parent group pushes Charlie Baker to get students back to school this fall » Boston Herald

Opinion: Let’s not forget about afterschool programs » Commonwealth Magazine

Look Ahead, Pittsfield: All eyes on city's schools budget » Berkshire Eagle

Extra year of high school effort takes root » Boston Globe

After 14 Years And Another Budget Cut, A School Librarian Says Goodbye » WBUR

Black students, alumni go public with painful racism at prestigious prep schools » Boston Globe

Laid-off Weymouth teachers to be rehired » Wicked Local Weymouth

One-In-Five Peabody Parents Rate Remote Learning Unsatisfactory » Brookline Patch

UMass Boston to rely on remote learning for fall semester » Boston Business Journal

Environment

Demolition dust one more Chelsea burden » Commonwealth Magazine

Something New to Worry About: Really Big Jellyfish Have Been Spotted at Mass. Beaches » Boston Magazine

Federal

The Unmasking of America: How the Trump Administration’s Negligence Deprived Healthcare Workers of N95 Masks in a Pandemic » Rolling Stone

Health Care

‘They just dumped him like trash’: Nursing homes evict vulnerable residents » Boston Globe

Sens. Karen Spilka and Cindy Friedman: Telehealth is working, let’s keep it that way » Commonwealth Magazine

‘It’s like pulling teeth’: There’s still a PPE shortage — and a second wave could send medical workers into crisis mode » Boston Globe

Another temporary CEO of the Mass. Life Sciences Center is named » Boston Business Journal

Human Services

Vast federal aid has capped rise in poverty, studies find » Boston Globe

Immigration

Trump’s new visa restrictions could affect 240,000 people » Boston Globe

Labor

Bath Iron Works shipbuilders vote to strike » Boston Globe

Nursing Homes Struggle As Staff Choose Unemployment Checks Over Paychecks » WBUR

Seven Hills Foundation wants pandemic raises to become permanent » Worcester Telegram

Mass. jobless rate saw little change in May, as national rate fell » Boston Business Journal

Local Government

Brookline investigation highlights vote-by-mail issues » Gloucester Times

Somerville To Host Rep. Pressley, D.a. Rawlins, & Regional Leaders For Panel Discussion On June 23 » Brookline Patch

Easthampton residents aim to keep mayor, chief focused on policing issue » Gazette Net

Pelham Town Meeting will take up $4.65M budget, renaming Board of Selectmen » Gazette Net

Marty Walsh warns of ‘prolonged recession’ in Boston due to coronavirus » Boston Herald

LETTER: Bet your life to attend town meeting? » Newburyport News

Examining A Mayoral Apology After 'Slap In The Face' To Springfield's Black Community » New England Public Radio

Black Lives Matter sign sparks complaint, then support » Cape Cod Times

LETTER: Yarmouth selectmen's hands-off approach irresponsible » Cape Cod Times

Plainville postpones Town Meeting until July, plans drive-in style format » Wicked Local Plainville

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno calls for supercharged fines for illegal fireworks » The Republican

Nahant election a close call » Lynn Daily News Item

Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King files order to reconsider fiscal 2021 budget following resident demands to divert police funding » The Republican

They do: Swansea, Somerset clerks say marriage license requests are up amid pandemic » The Herald News

Politics

A durable democracy? It’s not debatable » Boston Globe

Dracut candidates to debate Monday night » Lowell Sun

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Spicer comes out for Kennedy in U.S. Senate race » The Metro West Daily News

Public Health

Despite positive trends, Baker stays course on tracing, testing » Commonwealth Magazine

Infectious Disease Expert Weighs In On The State's Latest Phase Of Reopening » WBUR

Step Inside But Bring A Mask: Indoor Dining, Nail Salons And Other Businesses Reopen » WBUR

Some fear coronavirus surge with influx of summer visitors » Taunton Gazette

Massachusetts health officials report 30 new coronavirus deaths Sunday, 125 new COVID-19 cases as second step of Phase 2 reopening plan begins Monday » The Republican

Report: COVID-19 hits blacks, Hispanics harder » Commonwealth Magazine

MA Is Beating The Virus, But Another 1,000 Deaths Still Expected » Brookline Patch

Mass. Has Lowest COVID-19 Transmission Rate In The Country, According To Website That Tracks Virus' Spread » WBUR

Public Safety

WHY MASSACHUSETTS COPS AREN’T FEATURED IN THE USA TODAY MISCONDUCT DATABASE » Dig Boston

‘I’m not a Black man that is going to be silent’: Boston Police Commissioner William Gross defends meeting with U.S. AG Barr » Boston.com

T&G pushes release of withheld police records in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Brockton mayor signs police reform pledge, commits to dismantling systemic racism » The Enterprise

City of Worcester’s 100 highest wage earners in 2019 went to 90 police officers, 2 firefighters and only 3 women, according to newly released data » The Republican

MBTA transit officer resigned while under investigation for excessive force on Black man » Boston Globe

Police officers could receive up to $5K in training bonuses under a bill filed by Gov. Baker. Here’s what to know. » Boston.com

State Finance

State House Roundup: Pandemic shadows typically tardy state budget » Worcester Telegram

State likely to allocate less money for road, bridge repairs » Lowell Sun

State Government

Massachusetts House & Senate Members File Legislation To Make Juneteenth a State Holiday » Framingham Source

State ‘price-gouging’ out-of-state campers » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: Governor’s COVID-19 orders are unconstitutional » Commonwealth Magazine

Taxation

Opinion: Taxpayers beware – Beacon Hill Dems seek revenue » Boston Herald

Transportation

Huge Mass. Pike project in Allston is due for a crucial update today » Boston Globe

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 6/22

Birthdays: Rep. Kay Khan, Rep. Tram Nguyen

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm ABL Progressive Power Hour with Congressman Joe Kennedy III, Via Zoom - registration required

Tuesday - 6/23

8:30am Boston Business Journal presents The Future of Higher Education, Online - registration required

10:30am Somerville to Host Congresswoman Pressley, D.A. Rollins, & Regional Leaders for Panel Discussion on Structural Racism, Zoom, youtube.com/SomervilleCity, and Somerville City Cable TV (RCN 613 and 13, Comcast 22)

12:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

1:00pm House Committee on COVID-19 Economic Response and Recovery Efforts, Commonwealth Resilience and Recovery Special Committee Meeting

6:00pm WBUR Town Hall: COVID-19 And The Presidential Election, Virtual Event

Wednesday - 6/24

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

Thursday - 6/25

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm On the Road with the Community Colleges: Driving the Economic Recovery, Via Zoom - registration required

1:00pm The Boston Globe: Images Of Protests: What Will Be In The Archives Of The Future?, Zoom Webinar

1:00pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

Friday - 6/26

Birthdays: Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Rep. William Straus

11:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Mayor Marty Walsh on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org


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