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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Public Hearing

11:00am Thirty on Thursday: Tax Incentives for Real Estate Expansion Projects During the Pandemic and Beyond presented by AIM, Free, registration required

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak, Public Hearing

1:00pm COVID-19 Digital Divide in Western Massachusetts hosted by Sen. Eric Lesser, Via Zoom

Birthdays: Rep. John Rogers

“The case numbers made the decision clear for me today, that preventing a surge has to be our priority,” Walsh said in an interview with GBH News. “The uptick we’re seeing in the last few weeks is continuing and potentially, potentially accelerating. That’s a problem.”

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Boston Public Schools are returning to an all-remote learning schedule Thursday as the city’s seven-day positive test rate for the coronavirus climbs to its highest point since last May..

News By Category
Beltway Politics

President Trump has a habit of bashing women who challenge him — here’s a look back » Boston Globe

US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters » Boston Globe

Presidential debate round two: Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden face-off will have mute button » Boston Herald

Mike Pence rallies supporters in N.H., voters say presidential race is ‘tighter’ than polls show » Boston Herald

The presidential campaign ends Thursday night » Boston Globe

Report: Mitt Romney says he didn’t vote for Trump » Boston Globe

GOP-led Senate panel advances Amy Coney Barrett despite Democrats’ boycott » Boston Globe

Trump’s big challenge in the final debate with Biden: Staying out of his own way » Boston Globe

Election night clarity from... Florida? Early counting of mail-in ballots could help » Boston Globe

Editorial: Justice Department officials must stand up for democracy » Boston Globe

Business

Advocates say small businesses need help quickly » The Eagle Tribune

Some small PPP recipients waited three times longer than bigger bank customers, report says » Boston Business Journal

Baker to send tens of millions to help small businesses and Main Streets » Boston Globe

Castle Rock’s impact called significant » Commonwealth Magazine

Salem businesses react to closings, restrictions » The Salem News

Newton OKs Riverside transit-oriented development » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: Give your employees flexibility to vote on Nov. 3 » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Opinion; Statewide coalition has been fighting to ensure inmates’ voting rights » Boston Globe

Advocates 'cautiously optimistic’ over pope’s comments on same-sex civil unions » Boston Globe

Education

Framingham State Reports Zero Coronavirus Cases » Brookline Patch

Boston School Committee votes to drop admissions tests for city’s exam schools for one year » Boston Globe

Boston teachers and students ask for ‘better, safer’ plan as district goes remote amid rising coronavirus cases in city » Boston Herald

State to audit 2 school districts; 22 new COVID-19 deaths » The Associated Press (AP)

‘Missing a year affects us a lot’: Families respond with anguish after Boston public schools cancel in-person learning » Boston Globe

Boston Schools Will Go Fully Remote, Walsh Says » WGBH

Amherst, Pelham schools returning to remote learning » Gazette Net

Environment

Holland awarded funds to repair water runoff that affects Hamilton Reservoir » News 22 WWLP.com

Health Care

Families: Protect our ‘heroes on the hill’ at the Soldiers’ Home » The Recorder

Heartbreaking stories underlie Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 outbreak » News 10

Biogen ends two key drug trials, raising stakes for Alzheimer’s drug » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Habitat breaks ground on first Athol home building project » Athol Daily News

Healey concerned eviction relief may be months away » WHDH

Trial Court promises public dashboard to track mounting eviction filings as Massachusetts moratorium ends » Boston Herald

Rally hosted in Boston to stop evictions and foreclosures across Massachusetts » Amherst Wire

Last-minute push for eviction protections » The Bay State Banner

AG Healey: Eviction relief for tenants not yet in sight » Berkshire Eagle

Human Services

Opinion: Let’s do even more to ensure Chelsea pilot cash-relief program succeeds » Boston Globe

Labor

Another 787,000 file jobless claims as layoffs persist » Boston Globe

National Temp Agency Resolves Attorney General’s Investigation Into Wage and Hour Law Violations » Chelse Record

Union members in Berkshires vow to strike if Trump interferes with election outcome » Berkshire Eagle

Local Government

No Vote To Remove Braintree Councilor From Veterans Committee » Brookline Patch

Salem BOOting visitors out for Halloween » Commonwealth Magazine

Salem Will Be Hard to Get Into on Halloween, Halloween Jr. Weekends This Year » NBC Boston

Charlie Baker joins Salem in efforts to shut out visitors for rest of October » Boston Herald

Push On to Scare People Away from Witch City » State House News Service

Worcester City Council backs boosting pay for diversity chief » Worcester Telegram

Push On to Scare People Away from Witch City » State House News Service

Easthampton adopts comprehensive plastic use ban » Gazette Net

Holyoke waives license fees for businesses, will set up temporary shelter » Gazette Net

Politics

What you need to know about Question 3 on the Greenfield ballot » News 22 WWLP.com

Judge says, yeah, no, failed Senate candidate isn't going to get any money, let alone $1.2 billion, from Bill Galvin » Universal Hub

Over 1 Million Mass. Residents Have Voted Early in the 2020 Election » NBC Boston

Opinion: A vote for Rep. Susannah Whipps » The Recorder

New Jersey sends mail-in ballot to Massachusetts watchdog » Boston Herald

Opinion: Ex-reporter transitions to political partisan » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: If You’re Fighting Climate Change, You Must Also Fight Voter Suppression » WBUR

Latest Letters To The Editor: Robertson-DiFruscia Race » Brookline Patch

Sen. Dean Tran and challenger John Cronin have economic priorities » Worcester Telegram

Election 2020: Total number of mail-in ballot applications, early votes cast in Massachusetts tops 2 million » The Republican

Nearly 1.2 million people have already voted in Massachusetts. The disparities are stark » Boston Globe

Letter: Baker no hero for his non-stance on presidential race » The Eagle Tribune

Former staffer for Boston mayoral candidate City Council President Michelle Wu sentenced to federal prison for selling cocaine, fentanyl as part of ‘Operation Landshark' » The Republican

Cape police, poll workers on alert for Election Day » Cape Cod Times

Public Health

EDITORIAL: Recognizing hues in Massachusetts’ coronavirus color codes » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts communities with major coronavirus clusters in nursing homes, colleges, jails will get asterisk » Boston Herald

Here's How the Mass. Coronavirus Risk Map Will Look Different This Week » NBC CT

This Thanksgiving ‘might be a good year not to travel’ due to COVID pandemic, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Opinion: Charlie Baker’s wife doesn’t want to find needles outside her home — neither does anyone else » Boston Globe

Thanksgiving 2020: ‘Home Alone’ edition » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports 646 new COVID cases, 22 deaths on Wednesday as week-over-week numbers rise » MassLive

Mass. reports 646 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 22 new deaths » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Gun violence up at least 50% in some Massachusetts cities after lull during COVID pandemic, U.S. Attorney says » The Republican

State Government

Kennedy Statue On the Move 30 Years After Its Unveiling » State House News Service

Shelley Edmundson Is Appointed to State Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission » Vineyard Gazette

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey highlights more than 200 actions taken against President Donald Trump’s administration over environmental protections » The Republican

‘No fun size’: Charlie Baker shares 9-year-old’s humorous COVID-19 safety tip for Halloween » Boston.com

Child writes to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker thanking him for not canceling Halloween, encourages giving out large candy bars » The Republican

Taxation

Mass. governor answers question about NH lawsuit over income taxes » WMUR

Transportation

Construction on South Coast Rail New Bedford stations expected to start this winter » South Coast Today

Our View: A better commute but at what cost? » The Eagle Tribune

Utilities

Utility Sees Maine Transmission Project Construction This Year » State House News Service

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

HB2 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021

HB5062 - An Act providing for an extension of the COVID-19 eviction and foreclosure moratorium

HB5064 - An Act relative to additional unemployment benefits for the neediest recipients currently excluded from the Lost Wages Assistance program

SB2645 - An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19

SB2927 - An Act relative to additional unemployment benefits for the neediest recipients currently excluded from the Lost Wages Assistance program

SB2655 - An Act concerning business interruption insurance

HB4878 - An Act to guarantee housing stability during the COVID-19 emergency and recovery

HB4647 - An Act providing for a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 emergency

HB4572 - An Act to address challenges in town governance resulting from COVID-19

HB4979 - An Act relative to source plasma donation centers

House Actions This Week: 75

Senate Actions This Week: 23


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