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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

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

"I'll miss the light breeze of alcohol on everyone's breath at 9 am ... Most of all I'll miss Marty Walsh because he's a hotshot now and doesn't need to suck up to us anymore." - Senator Elizabeth Warren. "It's been a very hard year for Governor Baker ... he's getting a lot of criticism for his vaccination rollout. But in his defense, he has managed to do something no one has ever done before - failed to give out free shots in a place full of Irishmen." - Senator Ed Markey.

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey

After the 2020 St. Patrick's Day breakfast was cancelled, Senator Nick Collins brought it back for a virtual event.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

GOP picks fight over states' rights in coronavirus relief » The Hill

Evidence in Capitol attack most likely supports sedition charges, prosecutor says » Boston Globe

Business

Massachusetts should have a centralized ‘hub’ to help women entrepreneurs, report says » Boston Globe

American Rescue Plan to offer hundreds of millions in grants for Massachusetts bars and restaurants, Sen. Ed Markey says » The Republican

CommonWealth Kitchen launches mentorship program to help struggling independent restaurants » Boston Globe

Mass. Enters Phase 4 of Reopening, Outdoor Dining Begins in Boston Monday » NBC Boston

How Fall River area event businesses are picking up the pieces as COVID restrictions ease » The Herald News

Nine Zero terminates majority of staff, the latest Boston hotel to cut workers » Boston Globe

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins's compensation soared in 2020 » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Groups, leaders denounce swell of anti-Asian hate » Gazette Net

Education

About 50 Massachusetts schools already using less than 6 feet distance as CDC updates COVID guidelines » The Republican

Survey finds uneven distribution of resources in BPS schools » The Bay State Banner

Harvard is studying its ties to slavery, but is that enough? » Boston Globe

Baker Declares Debate On Safety of In-Person Learning "Over" » State House News Service

Environment

Massachusetts Legislature votes to advance climate change bill, again » Lowell Sun

Health Care

‘You are my sunshine’: For nursing homes, COVID-19 vaccinations bring hope amid an uncertain future » Boston Globe

Opinion: Change the system that allowed for 76 COVID-19 deaths at Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke » Boston Globe

Immigration

President Biden says he plans to visit US-Mexico border ‘at some point’ » Boston Globe

Trump slams migrant crisis; Biden administration declares ‘border is closed’ » Boston Herald

‘Border is closed,’ Mayorkas says as he defends Biden’s immigration strategy » Boston Globe

Insurance

Reversing course, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island extends waiver of out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 treatment » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins to drop charges, convictions in tens of thousands of cases tied to troubled state lab » Boston Globe

Labor

Clash between union campaigns and private property at Supreme Court » Boston Globe

Delays, confusion beset parents under state's new family medical leave program » Boston Business Journal

Jobless May Need Help Transitioning to Post-Pandemic Work » State House News Service

Legislative

Rep. Lori Ehrlich gets new leadership role atop Beacon Hill » Wicked Local

Local Government

Senate to vote on Marty Walsh nomination; Kim Janey poised to take over » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Kim Janey needs a strong first impression as acting Boston mayor » Boston Herald

Two Boston city councilors want health commission’s medical director back from Hawaii » Boston Herald

Special election ballot set in Wenham » The Salem News

Politics

US Rep. Pressley kicks off Mount Holyoke town hall series » Gazette Net

Light Fare: Pols Pause for St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast » State House News Service

Republican Representative Tom Reed, accused of misconduct, will retire » Boston Globe

St. Patrick’s Day breakfast back, virtually » Boston Herald

North Andover Democrats host their first virtual breakfast » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. political trailblazer Betty Taymor celebrated at age 100 » Boston Globe

Public Health

Baker Defends Massachusetts Reopening Plan And Vaccine Strategy For Teachers » CBS Boston

Starting today, Mass. residents over 60 and some essential workers are eligible for vaccination, as the state eases business restrictions » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine eligibility expands: People 60-plus, certain workers can sign up » Boston Herald

Mayor Walsh Sets Boston’s Re-Opening On A Slow, Test-Contingent Path » WGBH

Massachusetts reports 1,678 new COVID cases, 33 more deaths as 1,069,768 residents are fully vaccinated » The Republican

Vaccinated pregnant women pass antibodies on to their babies, early research shows » Boston Globe

A living laboratory must close the equity and opportunity gaps » Boston Globe

Cape awaits details on mobile COVID-19 testing site » Cape Cod Times

Mass. residents 60 and older, essential workers eligible for COVID vaccine starting Monday » The Republican

Charlie Baker defends reopening Massachusetts amid coronavirus crisis » Boston Herald

Mass. expected to ease business restrictions, expand eligibility for vaccinations Monday » Boston Globe

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? With little data, some are eager, some wary » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill’s public health priorities » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker agrees with Biden’s July 4 target » News 22 WWLP.com

More than 3,500 coronavirus cases confirmed over the weekend » Lowell Sun

More Become Eligible for Vaccine in Mass. Monday, Hynes Site Opens » NBC Boston

Baker to testify on vaccine rollout at oversight hearing Tuesday » Boston Globe

As Massachusetts Enters Final Reopening Phase, Springfield Exits 'High Risk' Zone » WAMC

Public Safety

Opinion: Dragging state prisons into the 21st century » Boston Globe

Background checks and ‘blue cards’ show demand for guns still increasing in Rhode Island » Boston Globe

City Council To Hold Hearing On BPD Contracts » Boston Patch

Maura Healey says State Police, prison officers should be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine » Boston.com

State Government

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito buys $1.8 million Dartmouth home. Here's what neighbors are saying. » South Coast Today

Utilities

‘He called the wrong attorney general’: Massachusetts AG Maura Healey warns of scam calls after person posing as Eversource threatens to cut off her service » The Republican

Why A Federal Order In The Weymouth Compressor Case Has The Natural Gas World Worried » WBUR

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 3/22

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

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

Tuesday - 3/23

Birthdays: Rep. Thomas Stanley, State Senator Paul Feeney

9:00am Worcester Emerging: Investing in Worcester, Via Zoom

11:00am Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Management, Public Hearing

11:30am City Awake: Rising Leaders in Government hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

7:30pm The State of Race: Voter Supression, presented by GBH, The Boston Globe, the NAACP, and WORLD Channel, Via Zoom

Wednesday - 3/24

Birthdays: Rep. Michael Finn, State Senator Edward Kennedy

12:00pm Network Disaggregation: Changes in the Communications Industry & The Opportunities Ahead hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via webcast

12:00pm Gov. Charlie Baker on GBH's Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, 89.7 FM or gbh.org/news

2:00pm Graduated Income Tax: A Barrier to Economic Growth hosted by the Pioneer Institute & Mass. High Tech Council, Via Zoom

4:30pm Special Event: Tim Ryan, US Chairman & Senior Partner, PwC hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

Thursday - 3/25

Birthdays: Rep. Jerald Parisella

9:00am Race Equity & Business hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

10:00am Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Forum featuring Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, Via webcast

12:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Oversight Hearing

1:00pm House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Friday - 3/26

7:30am AIM Executive Forum with Senate President Karen Spilka, Via webcast

10:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

12:00pm Lessons from Israel on Vaccine Rollout: A Conversation with Sen. Eric Lesser and Ambassador Meron Reuben, Consul General of Israel to New England, Via Facebook & Twitter


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