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“This is totally a political ploy to create divisiveness and pit people against each other to distract people from reality that the vaccine rollout has been terrible and from the fact that they don’t have a plan, so they just blame the unions,”

Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang

Tensions boiled over after Gov. Baker accused teachers unions of tryinng to take shots “away from the sickest, oldest and most vulnerable.”
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: Richie Neal celebrates Democrats’ big win on relief bill » Boston Globe

Editorial: Let’s spring forward — and not turn back » Boston Globe

The lessons of one of the worst years in American life » Boston Globe

House passes bills to expand and strengthen gun background checks » Boston Globe

Business

Massachusetts House passes bill that would waive taxes on PPP loans for businesses » Boston Herald

Attorney general settles over data breach that affected 21 million consumers » Boston Herald

The George Bailey of Brookline is a 77-year-old grandmother named Gloria » Boston Globe

Mild, not wild: A subdued weekend nightlife, driven by young people, slowly returns to some restaurants » Boston Globe

These businesses violated Massachusetts COVID-19 rules. Then the state gave them $1.4 million » Boston Globe

Developer challenges conditions for Dollar General permit » Gazette Net

Battered Hospitality Sector Wants Planning, Promotion » State House News Service

GE CEO Larry Culp's pay package was 1,350 times bigger than typical worker's » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Opinion: There is no God-given right to discriminate against LGBTQ people » Boston Globe

Education

Baker Spars With Teachers Union Over Vaccine Access » State House News Service

Charlie Baker administration blasts Massachusetts teachers unions for trying to ‘divert’ vaccines from ‘most vulnerable’ » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: The latest Charlie Baker bungle – going after Massachusetts teachers » Boston Herald

523 new coronavirus cases reported in Massachusetts schools as reopening moves forward » Boston Herald

Study concludes: Little difference in COVID-19 positivity rates between schools practicing 3 or 6 feet of social distancing » Boston Globe

Teachers unions respond to Baker statement, arguing he mischaracterized their proposal » Boston Globe

Frontier School Committee votes $11.8M budget for fiscal year 2022 » Gazette Net

Baker, teachers unions trade barbs as educators seek quicker vaccines or delay to full school openings » Boston Globe

Tensions Flare Between Mass. Teachers And The Baker Administration » WBUR

Baker Defends Decision to Wait on Teacher Vaccinations » NBC Boston

Baker: CDC Has Said That Teachers Don't Need To Be Vaccinated To Be Educating Kids » CBS Boston

Environment

Republicans Slow Push on Climate Bill Changes » State House News Service

Editorial: Dismissing the bill for green legislation » Sentinel & Enterprise

Gaming

Casinos Making Room for More at Gaming Tables » State House News Service

Tribe appeals latest court decision » Martha's Vineyard Times

Health Care

'Together We've Weathered A Storm': Hospital Workers Reflect On The Pandemic » WAMC

Hugs allowed: Nursing home visit restrictions relaxed amid coronavirus vaccine rollout » Boston Herald

Human Services

Nonprofit helps those with brain injuries remain active » The Republican

Labor

House Aid Bill Addresses Solvency of Unemployment Fund » State House News Service

Unemployment claims fall, fueling economic hope » Boston Globe

A decision on tough new coronavirus workplace protections awaits Walsh as Labor secretary » Boston Globe

Legislative

MA lawmakers still holding hearings virtually one year into COVID-19 pandemic » News 22 WWLP.com

Local Government

Tom Hopcroft hopes to further unite the community in running for School Committee » Daily Times Chronicle

Should the Boston Residency Compliance Commission look to kick holdouts off the city payroll? » Boston Herald

Lowell City Council votes to name Market Street bridge in honor of Philip Shea » Lowell Sun

At Boston City Hall, a waiting game: When will Walsh leave? » Boston Globe

Palmer municipal building reopens to public; Ware preparing to open town hall » The Republican

Pittsfield City Council to Continue Remote Meetings Despite Low COVID-19 Case Count » Spectrum News

Politics

In remarks to city watchdog, Janey says, ‘I am living proof that Boston is a city of possibilities’ » Boston Globe

Public Health

Lewis Center Site Ramping Up to 2,100 Shots Per Day » State House News Service

What to know about the state’s new preregistration system, which went live Friday morning » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Nothing to be 'happy' about with Massachusetts pandemic anniversary » Boston Herald

Biden wants all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines by May 1 » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine rollout: 364,216 shots administered in last week » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker says ‘lessons to be learned’ after year of coronavirus pandemic emergency orders » Boston Herald

Vaccination rates lag for Latino residents » Boston Globe

Springfield set to announce neighborhood COVID vaccination sites » The Republican

1,589 confirmed cases, 42 deaths, and 64,475 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Biden sets vaccine goal that would allow Americans to gather by July 4 » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker visits mass vaccination site in Boston, provides COVID-19 update » News 10

Taunton and Fall River asking for four Bristol County regional vaccination sites » Taunton Gazette

More than 40,000 1st-dose COVID vaccine appointments fully booked for the week at Massachusetts super sites due to high demand, limited federal supply » The Republican

Roving Amherst crew bringing vaccine to homebound folks in eight towns » Gazette Net

Falmouth Senior Center, Cape Cod Healthcare To Help Vaccinate The Most Vulnerable » The Bourne News

‘We're Not Going to Play That Game': Baker Defends Decision to Wait on Teacher Vaccinations » NBC Boston

Baker renews call for feds to send more vaccines as Biden sets May 1 goal » Boston Globe

Massachusetts' Vaccine Preregistration System Is Now Live. Here's What to Know » NBC Boston

Half of all Reggie Lewis Center coronavirus vaccinations have gone to people of color: Charlie Baker says » Boston Herald

14 Massachusetts communities at high risk for coronavirus transmission, continuing decline » Boston Herald

Trust is top reason Mass. residents won’t get vaccinated: UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll » WCVB

Western Mass. not receiving its share of vaccine » The Recorder

Public Safety

Special Commission to Study State’s Qualified Immunity Doctrine » Cape Cod Online

State Government

Election Reforms Poised to Extend Through Spring » State House News Service

Utilities

Mass. starts round three of bidding for offshore wind energy contracts » Boston Globe

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