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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Webex

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Webex

12:00pm City Hall: A GBH Virtual Event with Mayor Marty Walsh and Frederick Wiseman, Via webcast

"The sheeple will once again fall into line in the Great and General Court. Long live the sheeple!"

Rachelle G. Cohen, Boston Globe columnist

Speaking about the likely transition of Speaker DeLeo to Speaker Mariano, which will continue the DeLeo tradition on Beacon Hill.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Ed Markey says state and local coronavirus aid may not come until Joe Biden takes office » Boston Herald

Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine on live television » Boston Globe

With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden » Boston Globe

Editorial: The system worked — this time » Boston Globe

Biden picks North Carolina environmental chief to lead EPA » Boston Globe

Stimulus talks could spill into weekend as lawmakers scramble to complete deal » Boston Globe

Pelosi, McConnell to get vaccine, urge members to do same » Boston Globe

Business

Maura Healey signs onto lawsuit against Google » Commonwealth Magazine

Dry ice is a hot commodity because of the vaccine » Boston Globe

Coalition of 38 attorneys general sue Google over alleged search engine monopoly » The Republican

Judge Sees Trouble In Holstering Mass. Gun Shop Suit » Law 360

Civil Rights

Opinion: Abortion measure speaks to notion of valuing individual dignity » Boston Globe

Education

State reports 1,009 new coronavirus cases in Massachusetts schools, highest case count ever » Boston Herald

Worcester Public Schools currently has 1,942 homeless students, officials believe number may be underreported » The Republican

Merrimack Valley Unions Vote No Confidence In MA Education Chief » Brookline Patch

Springfield Public Schools to remain fully remote until at least April 8; Some students could return sooner » The Republican

Environment

Sen. Markey hails Biden's pick to lead climate fight » Berkshire Eagle

EPA issues final permit for GE’s $576 million cleanup of PCBs in the Berkshires » The Republican

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey challenges Trump administration over rollbacks of Clean Water Act » The Republican

Gaming

Encore restaurant closes after gathering issue » News 22 WWLP.com

80 total casino worker cases » News 22 WWLP.com

Health Care

Hospitals find Pfizer vials hold extra doses, helping to expand supply » Boston Herald

AG Healey reaches $10 million settlement with Lawrence home health care provider in fraud case » Boston Globe

First COVID vaccine doses arrive on hard-hit Nantucket, administered to hospital staff » The Republican

FDA advisory panel votes to recommend Moderna vaccine for emergency use » Boston Globe

Mass General Brigham vaccine signup site crashes amid demand from health workers » Boston.com

Biogen Agrees To Pay $22M To Settle Kickback Allegations » WBUR

FDA advisers back Moderna vaccine » Boston Business Journal

State’s next shipment of Pfizer vaccine will be reduced by nearly one third, Mass. officials confirm » Boston Globe

Feds Cut Next Mass. Pfizer Vaccine Shipments by 20%; More Help Coming, Baker Says » NBC Boston

Charlie Baker: Massachusetts to receive fewer Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses than initially expected » Boston Herald

Gov. Baker Says 'It's Not Clear' Why Mass. Will Get Fewer Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine Next Week » CBS Boston

Massachusetts to roll out COVID-19 vaccine distribution options for first responders » The Republican

Housing

Editorial: Boston must boost number of affordable housing units » Boston Herald

Human Services

Child abuse reports in Massachusetts plummet during coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Immigration

State faults officers’ use of force against ICE detainees » News 22 WWLP.com

Judiciary

As Trump leaves the White House, his imprint on the judiciary deepens » Boston Globe

Labor

Skills grants are necessary fuel for Western Mass workforce (editorial) » The Republican

Mass. Unemployment Numbers Fall Slightly, With National Claims Still On The Rise » WBUR

MassHire Workforce Board reports on progress during pandemic » The Recorder

Opinion: Gig workers deserve employment protections » Boston Globe

Mass. Jobless Rate Pulls Even With U.S. » State House News Service

Legislative

Bob DeLeo escapes Beacon Hill, likely with a $135,000 pension » Boston Herald

Far left looks to pounce if Speaker DeLeo leaves House post » Boston Herald

‘I am fortunate that my symptoms have been mild’; Massachusetts Sen. Walter Timilty says after testing positive for COVID-19 » The Republican

Holmes Plans to Challenge Mariano for House Speaker » State House News Service

House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo files ethics disclosure indicating he is seeking position at Northeastern, setting off succession campaign » Boston Globe

Baker Hoping House Succession Frenzy Doesn't Stall Progress » State House News Service

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo Seeking Job At Northeastern » CBS Boston

Local Government

‘Words matter’: Boston councilors pass ordinance to include non-binary gender identification option on city forms » Boston.com

Hadley looks to rein in riverside campsites » Gazette Net

Amherst commission explores maintenance requirement for historic districts » Gazette Net

Can Boston become a ‘winter city’? » Boston Globe

Politics

Opinion: The year of fear and the fragility of the white, male myth » Boston Globe

Peter Lucas: Democrats need another Larry Rasky to find positions in Biden Administration » Sentinel & Enterprise

Public Health

Boston’s health chief says COVID-19 numbers ‘definitely concerning’ and could get worse » Boston Globe

Different cities, different rules: A regional rollback that’s all over the map » Boston Globe

Boston encourages residents to get the lead out » Boston Herald

53% of Mass. communities now high-risk for COVID-19 » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts reports 4,985 new COVID cases, 44 deaths on Thursday » The Republican

Five reps appeal to Baker to tighten restrictions » News 22 WWLP.com

More than half of Massachusetts’ communities are at high risk for COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Mass. reports 4,985 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 44 new deaths » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Boston City Council Passes 'Historic' Police Reforms, Says Councilor Andrea Campbell » WGBH

Civilian-led police board will have far reaching powers » Newburyport News

Hodgson also tangling with Chang-Diaz » Commonwealth Magazine

State Government

DA Rollins Raises Questions About State Drug Lab Chemist Who Worked With Dookhan In Boston » WBUR

Watertown Theater Director to Lead State Cultural Council » State House News Service

Governor Baker names Jose Delgado Director of western Massachusetts office » News 22 WWLP.com

Transportation

Is this the beginning of the end for space savers? » Boston Globe

State calls for comment on roundabout at Northampton site where artifacts found » Gazette Net

JetBlue is launching new nonstop flights between Boston and Florida » Boston.com

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

HB5164 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2021

HB5190 - So much of the message from His Excellency the Governor returning the General Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2021 (see House, No. 5164) as relates to Attachments A through L, for items returned with disapprovals and reductions under the provisions of Section 5 of Article LXIII and sections returned with recommendations of amendments under the provisions of Article LVI of the Amendments to the Constitution (House, No. 5190). December 14, 2020.

HB5179 - An Act providing for access to reproductive health services

HB5177 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2021 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

SB2975 - Governor's Amendment

SB2963 - An Act relative to justice, equity and accountability in law enforcement in the Commonwealth

HB5178 - An Act relative to certain trust funds and non-public ambulance service reimbursement

HB5181 - An Act providing for eviction protections during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency

HB5180 - An Act providing for municipal permit extensions

HB5201 - Amendment Order for House Bill No. 5179, “An Act providing for access to reproductive health services”

House Actions This Week: 74

Senate Actions This Week: 41


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