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10:00am Designer Selection Board Public Hearing, Via Webex

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

“I personally have been a supporter of yours for your entire career in Congress. I can no longer support you, and frankly, you should step down, as you are out of touch with the American people,”

Massachusetts Police Association President James R. Guido

The leader of the state’s oldest police lobbying organization is calling on Sen. Ed Markey to resign and denounced the progressive senator’s calls to disarm police of “weapons of war.”
News By Category
Beltway Politics

A test for democracy » Boston Globe

Opinion: Beware Joe Biden’s coronavirus advisers » Boston Herald

Trump hopes a woman Supreme Court nominee will help him with female voters, but the move could backfire » Boston Globe

Republicans hopeful Supreme Court battle will help shift election » Boston Globe

Murkowski becomes 2nd GOP senator to not support filling court seat before election » Boston Globe

Biden blasts Republicans in effort to rush Supreme Court nominee » Boston Globe

Trio of front-runners emerge for Ginsburg Supreme Court seat » Boston Herald

Trump and Democrats brace for showdown over Supreme Court seat » Boston Globe

Sen. Elizabeth Warren at Ruth Bader Ginsburg vigil: SCOTUS ‘fight has just begun’ » The Republican

A Young Kennedy, in Kushnerland, Turned Whistle-Blower » The New Yorker

Trump Court Pick Coming Despite Calls for Delay » State House News Service

Business

Coronavirus pandemic leaves Boston’s Newbury Street with empty stores » Boston Herald

John Kerry takes the climate change fight to Wall Street » Boston Globe

Devanny-Condron helps families, friends adapt, complete grieving process during COVID » Berkshire Eagle

Chambers criticize state’s new $2M small-business ad campaign » Boston Business Journal

Funeral director's mission is to help the forgotten » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Opinion: The struggle to vote continues » Boston Globe

Education

Nearly 4,000 new students at Catholic schools in Boston, 700 in Springfield as they field calls from parents wanting in person learning » The Republican

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology and Wentworth are talking merger — in secret » Boston Globe

Massachusetts’ COVID-19 data on college students, faculty, staff incomplete, advocates say » The Republican

In higher education, the pandemic has been especially cruel to adjunct professors » Boston Globe

Mass. Has Been Tracking Impact Of Police In Schools For A Year, But Reporting Has Been Spotty » WBUR

Air quality and ventilation issues trip up school reopenings across Massachusetts » Boston Globe

PETA calls for audit of Umass Lowell for possible animal killings, UMass Lowell says all animals were cared for » UML Connector

Boston schools reopen remotely today with many bugs to work through » Boston Globe

Worries, Excitement As Boston's Youngest Students Return To School » WBUR

How Rhode Island brought most students back for in-person learning — and Massachusetts did not » Boston Globe

Borislow Becomes Only Second Woman to Lead Northern Essex Community College Trustees » WHAV

No virus cases: Williston Northampton School credits vigilance, masks » Gazette Net

Live Blog: Follow eight people through Boston’s first day of school » Boston Globe

With Audit Threat, State Escalates Push For In-Person Schooling In Low-Risk Communities » WBUR

Environment

Panelists: Keep Heat On Emissions and Energy Bills » State House News Service

Health Care

UMass Memorial stockpiling PPE for coming flu season and possible coronavirus second wave » Worcester Telegram

Analysts offer 7 reasons why a Covid-19 vaccine could fail » Boston Business Journal

The Checkup: On summer's last day, what's ahead for nursing home visits in winter? » Berkshire Eagle

Housing

Hundreds of apartments, patient-family housing proposed in Fenway » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

In Facebook post, Berkshire DA blames NY snafu for license suspension » Berkshire Eagle

Labor

Massachusetts no longer has highest unemployment rate in nation » Boston Globe

Mass. unemployment rate drops sharply » Boston Business Journal

Local Government

Former Quincy mayor Joseph LaRaia has died » Patriot Ledger

Falmouth residents want to rename street named for controversial scientist » Cape Cod Times

Politics

Opinion: This election cries out for diligence from officials, voters, and the press » Boston Globe

Andrea Campbell Is 'Seriously Considering' Running For Boston Mayor » WGBH

12 current, former local Dem lawmakers criticize party on abortion in national open letter » WPRI.com

Intimidating Voters Illegal At Polling Places Illegal, Mass. AG Healey Warns » CBS Boston

CANDIDATE'S ANNOUNCEMENT: Dean Tran running for Worcester Middlesex Senate District » Worcester Telegram

Will Ed Markey take the easy way out and coast to retirement? » Boston Herald

A son of Barnstable makes historic bid to become Cape's 1st African American legislator » The Barnstable Patriot

Public Health

Needles found at Jamaica Plain school lead to arrest, point to growing problem » Boston Herald

As nation nears 200,000 COVID cases, Massachusetts reports 340 new positive coronavirus tests, 15 more deaths on Sunday » The Republican

Reopening violations nearing 1,000 » The Salem News

15 new deaths, 340 new cases due to COVID-19 Sunday, state reports » Boston Globe

Parents, teen, likely to face charges after party forced Lincoln-Sudbury school to switch to remote learning » Wicked Local

Public Safety

SJC lobbies lawmakers on police reform » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: What’s Mayor Walsh actually going to do to reform the Boston police? » Boston Globe

While BPD investigates, employees collect $2.5m » Commonwealth Magazine

Police organization slams Ed Markey for call to disarm officers of ‘weapons of war’ » Boston Herald

Unclear if 'Thin Blue Line' citizen's petition is enforceable » The Salem News

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, Massachusetts man facing charges in N.H. crash that killed 7 motorcyclists, wants to be released while awaiting trial » The Republican

Disciplinary Hearings Begin For Ex-Prosecutors Accused Of Withholding Evidence In Farak Drug Lab Scandal » WBUR

Opinion: Police need to be removed from our schools » Commonwealth Magazine

Union: Electeds Must Condemn Attacks on Police » State House News Service

State Finance

Smaller Budget Problem Forecast in Tufts Center Model » State House News Service

State Government

Our View: Students are back in session. Why aren't government officials? » The Sun Chronicle

Taxation

Raise Up, nonprofits push for higher taxes on businesses » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

WRTA extends free fares to end of year » Worcester Telegram

Bold thinking required at I-90 Allston interchange » Commonwealth Magazine

Veteran T Worker Killed in Bus Yard Accident » State House News Service

Utilities

Opinion: Gas worker union chief hails DPU’s new attitude » Commonwealth Magazine

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 9/21

10:00am Designer Selection Board Public Hearing, Via Webex

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Tuesday - 9/22

10:00am Executive Office for Administration & Finance Public Hearing, Via Webex

4:00pm Envisioning Equity Part I: Equitable Education through the Crisis presented by MassBudget, Via Zoom

8:00pm Virtual Fundraiser for Sen. Eric Lesser with David Mandel & Timothy Simons of VEEP

Wednesday - 9/23

No Hearings Scheduled

Thursday - 9/24

Birthdays: Rep. Kelly Pease

10:00am Boston Globe presents Election 2020: A Test For Democracy, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Virtual Fundraiser for Sen. Susan Moran hosted by Sen. Julian Cyr

Friday - 9/25

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Office for Refugees & Immigrants Regulatory Changes, Submit to Mass. Office for Refugees & Immigrants, 600 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Housing & Community Development Regulatory Changes, Submit to Francia Nova at francia.nova@mass.gov

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