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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Webex

10:00am Department of Criminal Justice Information Services Public Hearing, Via Webex

1:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbh.org/news

7:30pm Basic Black on Vaccine Equity, GBH 2

"The twists and turns, the change in plans, the communication that changes depending on who you are talking to and from day to day, the utter uncertainty of how this vaccine rollout was going to roll out and is rolling out -- I can say as someone who has been involved in this process, and deeply involved since last March, that even I, with all my knowledge, am completely at a loss as to what is going on at times and what is going to come next."

Senator Cindy Friedman

On the state's troubled vaccine rollout during the Legislature's first COVID-19 oversight hearing Thursday morning.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

‘I do look at them in a different light:’ Tensions are high in Congress as Democrats want consequences for election-denying Republicans » Boston Globe

Economic hardship and anxiety have accelerated the Republican Party’s radicalization, experts say » Boston Globe

Opinion: Debra Haaland as interior secretary — a champion for the land » Boston Globe

Business

Gov. Charlie Baker to announce Massachusetts restaurants can open at full capacity, bars, night clubs to remain closed » The Republican

Gillette Stadium officials release statement on reopening » Boston Herald

Parents, rejoice: Mass. summer camps can open this year » Boston Globe

Bar-top dining, Polar Park opening signs of 'light at the end of the tunnel' » Worcester Telegram

First a closure, now a breakup of the team behind Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar » Boston Globe

State health secretary explains why employer-hosted vaccine programs are being suspended » Boston Globe

The ‘new normal’ is coming: Mass. set to enter final phase of reopening in March » Boston Globe

Here’s a list of what Massachusetts restaurants and businesses can reopen starting Monday » Boston Herald

Sports fans return to Fenway Park, Gillette as Charlie Baker peels back coronavirus restrictions » Boston Herald

Company, owner in Boston construction accident have history of violations » Boston Globe

Garrett Harker and his restaurant partners call it quits » Boston Business Journal

Mass. sports venues can open for fans on March 22; Gov. Charlie Baker to lay out limited capacity plan » The Republican

MassMutual launches $50M fund for Black-owned businesses, tech firms » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Pot company withdraws plans for cultivation site in Chesterfield » Gazette Net

Pittsfield Bans Future Outdoor Commercial Weed Cultivation » WAMC

Civil Rights

House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people » Boston Globe

Opinion: After a brutal year, Garland must work to reform DOJ — and restore Black Americans’ trust » Boston Globe

Education

Charlie Baker Joins Cadre of Governors With Bid to Force Open Massachusetts Schools » U.S. News

Ban on Confederate flag urged in Northampton schools » Gazette Net

Amherst officials eye cuts at elementary schools » Gazette Net

Mount Holyoke child care center closing spurs protest » Gazette Net

Walsh: More Boston Public School Students Can Return To School Next Week » WGBH

Catholic Schools Have Stayed (Mostly) Open During The Pandemic » WGBH

Half of Worcester Public Schools students opt-in for hybrid learning starting in March » The Republican

Mansfield plans to return to in-person learning for kindergartners on Monday; teachers union not happy » The Sun Chronicle

Editorial: Governor Baker is right — schools must reopen » Boston Globe

Tri-Town proposes vaccine clinic for teachers » Sippican Week

School Leaders Hail State Plan to Put Kids Back in Classrooms » Vineyard Gazette

Gaming

Appeals court rules against tribe in casino case » Martha's Vineyard Times

Health Care

State Rep. Todd Smola criticizes closing of Baystate Mary Lane in Ware » The Republican

Human Services

Boys & Girls Clubs, Y’s provide places for kids to study and play during pandemic » Boston Globe

Immigration

Opinion: Merrick Garland’s bungled response to illegal immigrant criminals » Boston Herald

Labor

Minimum wage hike must be dropped from COVID-19 relief bill, arbiter decides » Boston Globe

Hundreds of companies cited for labor violations » Newburyport News

Local Government

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno seeks neighborhood COVID vaccination sites » The Republican

As Marty Walsh leaves, Boston councilors reintroduce tear gas ordinance he vetoed » Boston Herald

Holyoke City Council President Todd McGee could become acting mayor after Alex Morse named Provincetown town manager » The Republican

Lowell leaders condemn School Committee member Hoey’s use of anti-Semitic slur » Lowell Sun

Plymouth receives Seaport Economic Council Grant » Wicked Local

From City Hall to Town Hall: Morse to Take up Provincetown Manager Gig » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Boston mayoral special election override bill heads to Charlie Baker’s desk » Boston Herald

Politics

District 6 candidates face off in forum » The Bay State Banner

Briefings: Noho Council Prez Sciarra to Take Mayoral Plunge » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Public Health

1,928 confirmed cases, 33 deaths, and 47,820 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker has no ‘hard answers’ on future of mass vaccination sites as Fenway, Gillette reopen next month » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker, administration under fire from lawmakers fed up with coronavirus vaccine failures » Boston Herald

PrepMod creator calls for ‘all hands on deck’ after Massachusetts vaccine website woes » Boston Herald

Massachusetts last week saw a 76% drop in new COVID cases since the peak; State reports 1,928 new cases, 33 deaths on Thursday » The Republican

28 Massachusetts communities at high risk for coronavirus transmission, lowest since mid-November » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker slammed for COVID vaccine website issues as he blames limited federal supply » The Republican

Sudders: Mass vaccination sites short-term solution » Commonwealth Magazine

‘You’re missing how broken the system is’: Baker faces rare grilling from lawmakers amid bumpy vaccine rollout » Boston Globe

‘Your estimated wait time is 50,475 minutes’: State vaccine appointment site hits more snags » Boston Globe

‘I think we could be a model for other communities’: Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition helps bring vaccine to people of color » Boston Globe

No seat for Bristol County on COVID oversight panel that grilled Gov. Baker » WPRI.com

No mass vaccination sites in Central Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Beacon Hill Committee Hears From Baker On Vaccine Rollout » WBUR

Lawmakers Take Six-Hour Dive Into COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout » State House News Service

Boston mayor says city will follow state's reopening plan, with some exceptions » WCVB

Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell could move vaccines » Commonwealth Magazine

Biden marks 50 million coronavirus vaccine doses, touts vaccination efforts to governors » Boston Herald

Appointment Software Features Pre-Registration, Notification Options, Vendor Says » State House News Service

Walsh says state will expand capacity at Reggie Lewis Center vaccine site » Dorchester Reporter

Frustrations grow as COVID vaccine sign-up issues continue » Western Mass News

Public Safety

Clerk Magistrate Weighing Whether To Charge Former Lynn Police Officer With Assault » WBUR

State Government

Massachusetts Will Move Forward with Reopening Plan in March » WBSM

Baker: Mass. has received $71b in fed aid » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts COVID reopening: State to move to Step 2 of Phase 3 on Monday; Phase 4 to begin on March 22 » The Republican

Baker Ready to Move Into Last Phase of Reopening » State House News Service

Transportation

Free rides coming to an end as SRTA will resume collecting fares on April 1 » South Coast Today

Cheshire gets $200K state grant to pave worst half of Route 116 in town » Berkshire Eagle

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