Sign up to receive the day's curated top stories, legislative schedule, press releases, and other daily features every morning in your inbox!

MassInsider
Jump To...
Go to our Job Board
MassInsider introduces our free Job Board.
Please contact jobs@instatrac.com to post open positions.
Today on Beacon Hill

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

"I at least had some little glimmer, like 'Maybe we’re not going to get to this, maybe we won’t have to surge. We have to plan, but maybe it won’t happen,' " she says. "I’m not thinking that for the fall. I’m just thinking we are going to be there. This is going to happen."

Dr. Molly Hayes from Beth Israel Deaconess

Comparing the first wave of COVID-19 preparation to a possible surge in the fall or winter.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Joe Biden’s VP slot not Elizabeth Warren’s do-over for WH campaign » Boston Herald

Exit ramp: Voters seem ready to give Trump the boot » Boston Herald

‘You can’t tell people that happy days are here again when it’s 1932:' Trump’s COVID disconnect threatens his reelection » Boston Globe

Business

Massachusetts restaurants reopen indoor dining: Here’s what it’s like » Boston Herald

Indoor dining, nail salons, tattoo parlors, and fitting rooms opened Monday. Here’s how it went » Boston Globe

Winchester man allegedly sought more than $13m in fraudulent loans from coronavirus relief program » Boston Globe

Businesses Frustrated by Delay in Phase 3 of Mass. Reopening » NBC Boston

Gym Chain Sues Gov. Baker Over Coronavirus Closure » CBS Boston

Amesbury business owners say they're ramping up » Newburyport News

Mass., Calif. ranked as most innovative states » Boston Globe

After a rough spring, Tripadvisor says traffic and sales are improving » Boston Globe

Mass. restaurants ready for ‘new normal’ with indoor dining » Boston Business Journal

Cape restaurants adjust yet again as indoor dining resumes » Cape Cod Times

‘Little Bit of Normalcy': Mass. Restaurants Happy to Be Serving Customers Indoors » NBC Boston

Founder of new VC firm launches Black entrepreneurship program » Boston Business Journal

In Berkshire eateries and salons, slow roll of reopening continues » Berkshire Eagle

Here's our 2020 list of the fastest-growing public companies in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

As Mass. Enters The Next Step In Reopening, Some Businesses Are Booked. Others Are Left Behind » WGBH

Mass Audubon lays off 34 employees after coronavirus causes budget problems » The Republican

Oxford Gym Racks up $8,000 in Fines as Owner Refuses to Shut Down » Boston Magazine

Baker reveals redevelopment plans for former Boston State Hospital » WHDH

Trump's immigration order will hurt business, Mass. leaders say » Boston Business Journal

Mattapan’s Boston State Hospital site to see housing, food amenities » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Protesters march in Boston for racial justice » Boston Globe

Hundreds March To Divert Police Funding, While Boston City Councilors Debate Budget » CBS Boston

Protesters, son of Eric Garner demand Gov. Baker stop police violence » WHDH

Crowd marches from Roxbury to statehouse to demand racial justice, change in policing » WCVB

Protesters Call For Action From Baker On Police Brutality » New England Public Radio

PHOTOS & RECAP: FROM ROXBURY TO BEACON HILL, BOSTON RALLIES FOR RAYSHARD BROOKS » Dig Boston

Education

Massachusetts municipal leaders push state for more school funding amid coronavirus financial woes » Boston Herald

More Central Mass. colleges plan to reopen campuses for fall term » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: Cancel the fall college football season » Boston Globe

26 Massachusetts Cities Call On State To Preserve ‘Desperately Needed’ School Funding » CBS Boston

Rhode Island sets ambitious goals for Providence schools, but the turnaround plan leaves more questions than answers » Boston Globe

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

‘Remote learning has been a disaster’: Parent group calls for Mass. schools to reopen at full capacity » WHDH

Colleges and the coronavirus: Amherst College orders tents for possible outdoor classes during fall semester » The Republican

UMass Boston announces plan to teach classes remotely this fall » Boston.com

Mass. college leaders scramble to safely house fall semester's students » Boston Business Journal

Federal

Governors Plan Infrastructure Summit Wednesday » State House News Service

Congress Needs to Fix the Opportunity Zone Boondoggle » Governing

Neal optimistic about big, Democrat-led spending bills » Berkshire Eagle

Gaming

Don’t pull the plug on thoroughbreds » Commonwealth Magazine

Health Care

State Legislators push for better healthcare for communities of color in Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

Gilead to test a version of remdesivir that can be inhaled » Boston Globe

'Invisible Wounds': Front-Line Health Workers Face Recovery Period That Could Last Months » WBUR

Human Services

Child Care Reopens, But Many Ask For State Aid After 'Financially Devastating' Closure » WBUR

Immigration

Trump orders limits on foreign workers, extends immigration restrictions » Boston Globe

Green card ban extended to free up 525,000 jobs: Trump official » Boston Herald

Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants » Boston Globe

Judiciary

SJC: People found dangerous can be held in jail for longer despite coronavirus » Boston Globe

Labor

Supreme Court won’t hear Mass. au pair pay case » Milford Daily News

SCOTUS Won’t Hear Mass. Au Pair Case » State House News Service

Union Says 2,000 Educators Received Layoff Notices » State House News Service

Race comments roil public sector workforce » Commonwealth Magazine

Legislative

State Rep. Jones named to committee to address COVID-19 » Wicked Local Boxford

Local Government

Falmouth town meeting backs police budget, diversity outreach coordinator » Cape Cod Times

Political Notes: Barnstable delegate to county assembly elected deputy speaker » Cape Cod Times

Framingham & Neighborhood Leaders React To Lead Contamination Announcement » Framingham Source

Provincetown Health Board Calls for More Protections for Vulnerable Communities » Cape Cod Online

Massachusetts Department of Revenue keeps local aid level-funded for July and August » The Republican

Boston councilors mull rejecting Walsh’s budget over differences on police cuts » Boston Herald

Amid decreased revenue, Coogan hopes Council OKs interim budget » The Herald News

Brockton councilor hit with finance violation, puts home up for sale » The Enterprise

Dudley town meeting voters balk at zoning change for mill conversions » Worcester Telegram

Attempts to defund police fail at outdoor Great Barrington town meeting » Berkshire Eagle

Politics

Election notebook » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. firefighters’ union backs Grossman for Kennedy seat » WPRI.com

Dracut candidates address Town Hall accountability issues » Lowell Sun

Public Health

Trump says the US is doing ‘too good a job’ on testing, despite staff saying he was joking » Boston Globe

What would make you feel safe sending your child to daycare or school? » Boston.com

A number of Southern and Western states are seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. Why aren’t their death rates rising, too? » Boston Globe

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

Opinion: Stop masking the truth. Kids can’t handle face coverings » Boston Herald

Massachusetts health experts talk post-pandemic ‘curves’, mental health and returning to care » Boston Herald

Free COVID-19 testing for farmers at Big E Thursday » The Recorder

Mass. reports 149 new coronavirus cases, 17 new deaths; 2 key metrics stay stable, one ticks up slightly » Boston Globe

Springfield won’t open cooling centers due to coronavirus; infections continue decline » The Republican

Equity task force gives Gov. Baker failing grades for protecting marginalized groups during COVID-19 reopening » Boston.com

Baker: 2.5 percent of protesters who sought tests were positive for coronavirus » Boston Globe

South Shore Peer Recovery to host info session on Purdue Pharma bankruptcy » Wicked Local Marshfield

Man Accuses Gov. Baker Of Refusing To Meet With Black Constituents About Coronavirus » CBS Boston

Public Safety

MBTA transit officer resigned while under investigation for excessive force on Black man; Suffolk DA’s office opens criminal probe » Boston Globe

MY VIEW: Storage of spent nuclear fuel a matter of public safety » Cape Cod Times

Editorial: Officers who don’t tell the truth don’t deserve to wear a badge » Boston Globe

Northampton invoiced more than $26K for police details at protest » Gazette Net

Police: Southborough officer hospitalized after attack in station lobby » Boston Herald

Path cleared for Peru official to put in for top cop » Berkshire Eagle

Suffolk DA Investigating Former MBTA Officer For Alleged Excessive Force On Black Man » WBUR

State Finance

Baker has spent $350m on personal protection equipment » Commonwealth Magazine

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

House Fills in Details of $1.1 Billion COVID-19 Bill » State House News Service

State Government

Raimondo will remove ‘Providence Plantations’ from official state name on documents, websites » Boston Globe

Voting Bills Diverge on Mailings, Poll Location Change » State House News Service

Massachusetts House and Senate members join together to file legislation to make Juneteenth a state holiday » Wicked Local Saugus

Podcast: Rep. Mirra Says Business Reopening Schedule Entirely up to Gov. Baker » WHAV

Schooner Could be Transferred to Mass. Maritime Control » State House News Service

State legislators negotiate election changes for fall » The Barnstable Patriot

Taxation

Baker announces sales tax holiday » Lowell Sun

Transportation

New Design Floated for Allston Megaproject » State House News Service

Mass. Pike may stay on viaduct under latest Allston design proposal » Boston Globe

Pollack: July 1 a soft deadline for MBTA oversight board » Boston Herald

Lyft Wants to Go All-Electric by 2030, But It Won’t Be Easy » Gov Tech

Ride-for-Hire Growth Expands Beyond Bigger Cities » State House News Service

Pollack outlines yet another ‘throat’ option » Commonwealth Magazine

T notes: Control board says goodbye, offers advice » Commonwealth Magazine

Job Board
Access Specialist - Mass. Office on Disability

Looking for jobs? Check out our Job Board
Hiring? Email us at jobs@instatrac.com

45 Bromfield Street, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
About Us
Privacy Policy
Connect With Us
Phone: (617) 292-1800

You have received this message because you are signed up for MassInsider. Click here to unsubscribe. Email us at info@instatrac.com. We appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

Copyright © 2024 Instatrac, Inc. All Rights Reserved.