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9:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am Racial Justice and Police Reform Conference Committee, Online Only

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

“For the life of me, I cannot understand why Republicans care more about Massachusetts money than the life of a Maine person,”

Maine Governor Janet Mills

Criticizing Maine Republicans for proposing a loosening of travel restrictions for Massachusetts and Rhode Island residents entering Maine.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: As November looms, America readies test results for Trump » Boston Herald

Business

State biopharma firms raise venture capital briskly despite pandemic » Boston Globe

Like Walmart, Target won’t be open on Thanksgiving » Boston Globe

Plans for major project along Fort Point Channel moving ahead » Boston Globe

Walgreens CEO to step down after $1.7 billion quarterly loss » Boston Globe

Long before hack, Twitter’s leaders knew of porous security » Boston Globe

Boston, state officials order party cruise company to ‘cease and desist’ following viral photos of crowded boat » Boston Herald

Republicans unveil stimulus plan. Here's what's in it for small businesses. » Boston Business Journal

Pioneer Valley tourism promotion gets $250K boost from state as industry emerges from coronavirus shutdowns, State Sen. Eric Lesser announces » MassLive

Last call? Bar owners await state ruling to reopen » Athol Daily News

Cruise Co. Ordered to Stop Operating After Viral Photo of Crowded Ship in Boston Harbor » NBC Boston

Mass. Biotech Funding Is Off To A Strong Start This Year Despite The Pandemic » WBUR

MetroWest movie theaters: reopening is not feasible under state rules » The Metro West Daily News

For this Cape Cod fish market, it's steady sailing despite coronavirus » Boston Business Journal

Ex-managers sue People’s United alleging racial, other discrimination » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Fitchburg, becoming cannabis hub, approves 18th & 19th business » Worcester Business Journal

Education

'We've given more guidance to schools in Mass. than other states' » WCVB

For many Massachusetts districts, school year might start 2 weeks late » Boston Globe

Schools may need to ‘pivot’ this fall based on local coronavirus data, Baker says » Boston Globe

Union: Massachusetts schools will get 10-day period to plan coronavirus operations » Boston Herald

Pittsfield School Committee Eliminates Full In-School Opening Plan » iBerkshires

Here are the fall reopening plans for the 25 largest colleges in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

As fallout from COVID-19, UMass admissions office to no longer require SAT/ACT scores for student applicants » The Republican

‘I didn’t come to Boston because I thought it would be easy’: Boston superintendent ends tumultuous year » Boston Globe

Federal

As Census Workers Go Door-To-Door, Many In Western Mass. Have Already Answered » NEPM

House OKs bill protecting Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's reservation » Taunton Gazette

US Senate Relief Plan Features Stimulus Checks, School Aid » State House News Service

Health Care

Late-stage clinical trial for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is launched nationwide » Boston Globe

Coronavirus outbreak at Massachusetts hospital after employee visited hotspot » Boston Herald

Outbreak on through to the Other Side of Baystate’s COVID Walls » Western Mass Politics and Insight

COVID outbreak hits 36 at Baystate Medical Center » Gazette Net

Opinion: Telehealth a boost to mental health as we all learn to cope » Boston Herald

These Mass. hospitals made 2020 U.S. News & World Report national rankings » Boston Business Journal

A Covid-19 vaccine this year? It's a long shot, but it's possible. » Boston Business Journal

Housing

As eviction ban continues, small landlords feel the squeeze » Boston Globe

MA Rep. Ayanna Pressley On Evictions » Charlestown Patch

Housing advocates make last-ditch efforts to lift ban on rent control, extend COVID-19 eviction moratorium » Boston Herald

A chance to address racial inequity at its roots » Commonwealth Magazine

Equity concerns imperil Baker housing bill » Commonwealth Magazine

House Turns Back Additions to Baker’s Housing Plan » State House News Service

Immigration

Healey joins challenge to Trump's census order » The Eagle Tribune

Judiciary

Judge Joseph loses bid to toss charges against her » Commonwealth Magazine

Legislative

Senator Moran Adjusts to State Senate Seat Amid COVID-19 » Cape Cod Online

Beacon Hill Lawmakers May Move The Finish Line In Order To Pass Legislation » NEPM

Jobs, Health Care Bills Face Time Crunch » State House News Service

Opinion: DiMasi paved the way for gay marriage in Massachusetts » Sentinel & Enterprise

Local Government

Revere City Council rejects Human Rights Commission appointee » Boston Globe

Robert Moulton quits North Adams posts over BLM, virus comments » Berkshire Eagle

Lowell partnership aims to include communities of color in drawing new districts » Lowell Sun

Mayor makes 'retaliatory' cuts to budget » The Eagle Tribune

Politics

Pandemic scrambles the campaign playbook » Commonwealth Magazine

The race to replace Joe Kennedy in Congress is getting personal » Boston.com

Kennedy, Markey circle familiar territory in U.S. Senate primary debate » Lowell Sun

Opinion: No high-minded debate in Kennedy-Markey Senate race » Boston Globe

Joe Kennedy III slams Ed Markey over towns lost to Quabbin Reservoir decades ago » Boston Herald

Here’s how the Massachusetts delegation spends its time » Boston Globe

With Jake Auchincloss’s new $380,000 TV spot, Fourth District is being blitzed with campaign ads » Boston Globe

Kennedy hit Markey for ignoring the towns of Dana, Enfield, and Prescott. But there was just one problem » Boston Globe

Markey Releases His Travel Records, Defends His Time Away From Massachusetts » WBUR

Ed Markey accuses Joe Kennedy of voting to ‘hollow out’ Puerto Rico » Boston.com

Labor-aligned group knocks Neal's primary challenger in new ad » Politico

Markey-Kennedy Senate race brings intense focus on Latino communities » Boston Globe

New TV Ad Makes Link Between Question 1 and Predators » State House News Service

Public Health

Stick-on body sensors offer new hope against COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Doctors uneasy about uptick in state coronavirus cases » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker blames recent uptick in coronavirus cases on gatherings, won’t pull back on reopening » Boston Herald

COVID-19 cases starting to rise in Mass. » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. reports 182 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 7 new deaths » Boston Globe

Mass. reports 178 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 14 new deaths » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Stoughton State Reps At Odds On Police Reform Bill » Brookline Patch

6 Massachusetts lawmakers named to draft final policing reform bill » The Republican

6 lawmakers named to conference committee on police reform » Commonwealth Magazine

State Police reforms tangled up in larger police bill » News 22 WWLP.com

TRAINING DAY: IS PEER INTERVENTION FOR COPS AN EPIC FAIL IN THE MAKING? » Dig Boston

How South Shore State Reps Voted On The Police Reform Bill » Brookline Patch

Local police, fire departments grapple with use of black and blue flags » Patriot Ledger

Homicides in Boston have climbed 39 percent so far this year » Boston Globe

State Finance

Money for Attleboro area communities in $1.1B coronavirus bill » The Sun Chronicle

State Government

Baker Awaiting Resolution on a "Bunch of Things" » State House News Service

Transportation

Demanding driver’s licenses for all: Activists encamping at Statehouse push for passage of Work and Family Mobility Act » Gazette Net

Immigrant Driver’s License Plan Stalls in House » State House News Service

Utilities

Berskhire reps push for internet boost during pandemic » Berkshire Eagle

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