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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MassGovernor
COVID-19 Update: Continued Reopening Progress
GBH News
State Hearing Focuses On Racial Inequities, Among Many Other Issues In Massachusetts Vaccine Rollout
CBS Boston
I-Team: What Massachusetts Can Learn From Leading COVID Vaccination States