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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

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

12:00pm House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for MassDOT Regulatory Changes, Submit to Ryan Ferch at rferch@mbta.com

“There’s a conversation that’s going on in states and municipalities and in some cases, at the national level, about many symbols and historical emblems and if people here in Massachusetts want to pursue discussions with respect to some of those, we’d be open to talking to them about it,”

Governor Charlie Baker

Speaking about the call to replace the state’s motto and images on the state's flag out of respect for Native Americans.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Elizabeth Warren wants answers on Facebook’s fact-checking loophole » Vox

Howie Carr: Joe Biden needs a nap » Boston Herald

Republicans Scale Back Jacksonville Convention Plans » State House News Service

Opinion: Susan Collins struggles in Trumpian times » Boston Globe

Letter to the editor: Our thin-skinned president » The Sun Chronicle

Business

Irate, vendors demand refunds for Boston Marathon Expo » Boston Globe

Attorney General Maura Healey suing online vape company ‘Puff Bar’ alleging it sold flavored tobacco products in Massachusetts » The Republican

Katherine Clark on MSNBC: We can’t have a healthy economy without investing in child care » Boston.com

Target, CVS join slew of retailers requiring face masks in US stores » Boston Globe

Changes to Winthrop Center tower OK’d in bid to salvage stalled project » Boston Globe

COVID-19, recession haven’t slowed venture capital deals in Mass. » Boston Globe

Local bar adjusting to the new normal while waiting for Phase 4 » Western Mass News

Columnist Lindsay Sabadosa: Treat child care like the essential service that it is » Gazette Net

Cape Hotels Were Almost Fully Booked Over July 4th Weekend, As Travel Starts To Rebound In State » WBUR

State Street plans for a smaller real estate footprint » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Regulators, advocates press Legislature to follow through on promise of marijuana equity » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Opinion: Unearthing the stories of yesterday’s George Floyds » Boston Globe

Education

Johns Hopkins experts say reopening schools is possible with low coronavirus transmission rates » Boston Herald

Opinion: Undoing racism at UMass Boston and beyond » Commonwealth Magazine

155 School Committees demand state reimbursement for COVID-19 costs » Worcester Telegram

Environment

Opinion: Why we must fight climate change amid the pandemic » Commonwealth Magazine

Markey, Pressley Push Feds To Install Air Quality Monitors In Chelsea » WBUR

Barn swallows adapt to changes at Conte refuge » Gazette Net

Federal

Supreme Court deals blow to felons in Florida seeking to regain right to vote » Boston Globe

Warren, Pressley demand answers from Trump administration on racial health inequities during COVID-19 pandemic » Boston.com

Rep. Ayanna Pressley On Her District, The Nation » WBUR

Health Care

29% Of Mass. Nursing Homes Refused Patients Who’ve Used Opioids, Study Finds » WBUR

Baystate Health prepares for a second wave of COVID-19 cases » Western Mass News

Methuen Rep. to chair Soldiers' Home committee » The Eagle Tribune

House calls: Covid-19 changed health care. Will a digital- and remote-health revolution follow? » Boston Business Journal

Housing

North Attleboro among Housing Choice Communities » The Sun Chronicle

Eviction Looms for Millions of Americans Who Can’t Afford Rent » The Wall Street Journal

Baker Announces Additional Housing Support Funds, Sees Decision 'Soon' On Eviction Moratorium » WBUR

Legislative Watch: Homelessness in the COVID Era » Governing

Human Services

Gov. Charlie Baker announces $19.6 million for homelessness prevention, food assistance, as he weighs eviction moratorium deadline » The Republican

Labor

State officials warns of scam to collect unemployment benefits with stolen personal info » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. jobless rate hits a new high despite phased economic reopening » Boston Business Journal

Mass. Jobs Deficit Large Despite Big May, June Gains » State House News Service

Legislative

Transportation And Police Reform: Big Differences Separate House and Senate » WGBH

Local Government

Mayor Walsh, City Councilor Wu spar over Boston Resiliency Fund » Boston Globe

Turners Falls may be renamed because of association with Native American massacre » The Republican

Pittsfield City Council: Social media post sparks acrimony » Berkshire Eagle

Somerville delays Phase 3 reopening until Aug. 3 at earliest » Boston Herald

Politics

Records detail money trails in Neal, Morse congressional race » Gazette Net

Joe Kennedy says family trusts have divested from fossil fuel companies » Boston.com

As a Congressional Race Turns One, a Look at Its Finances » Western Mass Politics and Insight

A voter’s guide to the ballot, mid-pandemic » The Daily Free Press

Sara Bareilles, Kelli O’Hara, Rita Moreno, More Set for Broadway Sings for Joe Kennedy III Concert » Playbill

Whistle Stops: Some Grand Old Conundra for a Grand Old Party » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Pandemic pushes trial of Jasiel Correia, Gen Andrade back to at least January » The Herald News

Opinion: SJC’s Helen Brady ballot ruling a win for democracy » Boston Herald

Vieira, Crocker Endorse Xiarhos for State Rep. Seat » Cape Cod Online

Public Health

Massachusetts officials, doctors, concerned over CDC coronavirus data streamlining with HHS » Boston Herald

Marty Walsh, Michelle Wu trade blows over Boston’s coronavirus response » Boston Herald

Scores of academics call for ‘human challenge’ trials of coronavirus vaccine » Boston Globe

Opinion: The Crusader doctor and the non-crusading judge » Boston Globe

Baker concerned about feds ending CDC’s coronavirus data role » Commonwealth Magazine

Russia trying to hack coronavirus vaccine research is part of Kremlin’s ‘playbook’: Experts » Boston Herald

WATCH: Walsh Says Boston Stepping Up Outreach To Latino Communities Amid Pandemic » WGBH

Gov. Baker calls CDC 'source of truth' on COVID-19 info » WCVB

Boston to Fund More Coronavirus Outreach to Hard-Hit Latinx Community » NBC Boston

Positive COVID-19 cases continue downward trend in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts reports 11 new coronavirus deaths, 143 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday » The Republican

Gov. Baker faults decision to shift data collection from CDC » Lowell Sun

This City's Coronavirus Safety Measures Could Become Best Practices » NPR

EEE warning as third mosquito sample tests positive for the virus » WCVB

First, A Pandemic. Now, The Heat. Why This Summer Poses Extra Risks For Older Adults » WBUR

Gov. Baker: ‘respect the virus’ amid continued fight against coronavirus » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Area police chiefs say officer certification long overdue » Gazette Net

Eight Methuen firefighters may dodge layoffs » The Eagle Tribune

Suffolk County DA talks criminal justice reform to Falmouth Democrats » Cape Cod Times

Our view: Reform bill requires more input » The Salem News

Debate Heats Up Over School Police Officers » NBC Boston

Groups seek to add immigrant driver’s license authorization to police bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Labor, Faith Leaders Amplify Policing Reform Push » State House News Service

State Government

Millions of Massachusetts applications for mail-in ballots are in the mail » Boston Globe

Native American advocates call to change Massachusetts flag, seal » Boston Herald

State Seeks to ‘Claw Back’ $2.1 Million in Breaks Given to Southwick Clothing; City Also Has Claim » WHAV

Charlie Baker says he’s ‘open to talking’ about historical symbols amid calls to change the Mass. flag » Boston.com

Indigenous groups push for Massachusetts seal, mascot changes » Gazette Net

Neal: Holyoke Home Needs "Massive Upgrade" » State House News Service

Family of late resident files $176 million suit against former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home leaders » Boston Globe

$176 million lawsuit filed against Holyoke Soldiers’ Home officials » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

No new taxes to fund transportation projects » Sentinel & Enterprise

Blandford watches the world whiz by on the Pike — and that’s just the way its residents like it » Boston Globe

Replacement Of Cape Cod Bridges May Not Start Until 2025 » Brookline Patch

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

SB2800 - An Act to reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities of color

SB2813 - An Act authorizing and accelerating transportation investment

HB4808 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement

HB4854 - An Act enabling partnerships for growth

HB4529 - An Act enabling partnerships for growth

HB4853 - Text of a further amendment, offered by Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, to the Senate amendment of the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement

SB2812 - An Act to expand take-out/delivery options in response to COVID-19

SB2820 - An Act to reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities of color

HB4547 - An Act authorizing and accelerating transportation investment

SB2790 - An Act financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth

House Actions This Week: 90

Senate Actions This Week: 232


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