Sign up to receive the day's curated top stories, legislative schedule, press releases, and other daily features every morning in your inbox!

MassInsider
Jump To...
Go to our Job Board
MassInsider introduces our free Job Board.
Please contact jobs@instatrac.com to post open positions.
Today on Beacon Hill

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

Birthdays: Rep. Thomas Stanley, State Senator Paul Feeney

"You know, there’s a reason Greenland was called Greenland,' according to Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI). It was actually green at one point in time. And it’s been, you know, since, it’s a whole lot whiter now so we’ve experienced climate change throughout geologic time.'"

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson

Johnson appeared to still be doubtful about the origins of Greenland’s name in an interview published Monday where he was asked about past inaccurate claims he made about the country’s etymology years ago.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Senate confirms Walsh as labor secretary; Janey becomes acting Boston mayor » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh confirmed as Labor secretary; Kim Janey now acting mayor » Boston Herald

DC’s long-simmering statehood push begins in Congress » Boston Globe

Biden eyes $3 trillion package for infrastructure, schools, families » Boston Globe

Mayor Walsh wins Senate approval as Biden's choice for labor secretary » Boston Business Journal

Business

Bill to help news publishers take on Google, Facebook rises again as Congress eyes antitrust laws » Boston Globe

Street vendors outside Fenway Park told they can’t open until at least June » Boston Globe

Boston area clubs meet demise amid coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Local educational farm receives grant to increase local food production » Wicked Local

Marty Walsh, the BRA and the BPDA: Ushering in a building boom for the ages » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Interest ‘high’: Springfield gets 24 marijuana business applications » The Republican

3% cannabis impact fee covers costs that don’t exist » Commonwealth Magazine

Civil Rights

Community rallies against Asian hate » My Southborough

AG Healey: It Is Time To Stop 'Making Excuses' For Hate-Fueled Violence And Prosecute Hate Crimes » WGBH

Education

Chicopee schools prepare for return of full-time in-person learning during COVID » The Republican

Quincy hybrid students to return full time by end of March » Patriot Ledger

Harvard College Students Will Live on Campus, Learn in Person in Fall 2021, FAS Announces » The Harvard Crimson

Massachusetts Public Colleges Are Withholding Transcripts And Degrees From Thousands Over Unpaid Bills » WGBH

Lessons from the past: Hadley students connect with W.E.B. Du Bois Center to learn about Black history » Gazette Net

Former METCO director to pay restitution for thefts from student fund » The Salem News

Students find obscure law that could make university fossil fuel investments illegal » Grist

Vocational Education Justice Coalition believes some voc schools are ‘cherry picking’ students » Sentinel & Enterprise

Duxbury addresses ‘systematic failure’ in football program’s ‘offensive language’ » Boston Herald

Boston schools seeks delay in full time return to classroom for K-8 students » Boston Herald

Editorial: Modified MCAS would shed light on pandemic learning loss » Boston Herald

Health Care

What you need to know about AstraZeneca’s vaccine » Boston Globe

Hospital Opens Vaccine Signups for Newly Eligible Islanders » Vineyard Gazette

St. Vincent replacement nurses accused of improper patient care by staff, union; hospital CEO calls claims false » Worcester Telegram

Housing

More affordable housing coming to Great Barrington » Berkshire Eagle

Human Services

Even after receiving vaccine, access to food will remain serious issue for some people » Worcester Telegram

Lawmakers seek to create 'universal' child care » Gloucester Times

Homeless Advocate Group Leader Steps Down » The Bourne News

Insurance

John Hancock offers perks to policyholders who get vaccinated » Boston Business Journal

Labor

Marty Walsh and the fight for the middle class » Boston Globe

Local Government

Northampton mayor names Charlene Nardi as city’s next finance director » Gazette Net

Opinion: Hello, Boston — it’s a new day for the city » Boston Globe

Morse resignation prompts Holyoke to seek election relief » News 22 WWLP.com

Cambridge, freezing Covid reopening in place, has approval for vaccination sites but no doses » Cambridge Day

Lowell mayor, city councilors deny bailing out arrested protesters » Lowell Sun

Politics

Baker Sees COVID Fatigue Shaping Public Approval » WGBH

Chicopee City Councilor Lucjan Galecki will not run for reelection following 2 controversial Facebook posts » The Republican

Lynn politicians line up at City Hall for first day of nomination papers » Lynn Daily News Item

‘She’ll go down in history books’: In Roxbury’s Nubian Square, residents hail Janey’s history-making » Boston Globe

GOP race for Massachusetts lieutenant governor takes shape » Boston Herald

Opinion: Goodbye and thank you, Boston » Boston Globe

How it started: Marty Walsh’s first campaign » Dorchester Reporter

Three things Kim Janey needs to do right now if she wants a full term as Boston’s mayor » Boston Globe

St. Patrick’s Day joke about Councilor Michelle Wu makes some squirm » Boston Globe

Public Health

AstraZeneca vaccine could boost US supply next month, but heighten skepticism » Boston Globe

Mass. confirms 1,103 new COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths, and 32,582 vaccinations » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus cases rising after declining for weeks. What’s causing this uptick? » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker back in the hot seat at second coronavirus oversight hearing » Boston Herald

Hampshire County has received fewer vaccine doses than any other county in Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

Vax equity coalition seeking answers on funding distribution » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts reports 1,103 new COVID cases, 27 deaths on Monday as state surpasses 580,000 cases since beginning of pandemic » The Republican

Gov. Baker Looks Back at How Mass. Handled the Rollout of the COVID-19 Vaccine » NBC Boston

Ralliers Urge Tighter Focus on Equity in Virus Fight » State House News Service

Beacon Hill’s public health priorities » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Safety

Healey Sees Vaccines as Mandatory for Correction Officers » State House News Service

Mass. Troopers Claim State Is Skimping On OT Rates » Law 360

Pandemic changes facial recognition debate » Milford Daily News

FBI data shows rate of reported crimes in New Bedford down nearly 40% over last decade » South Coast Today

State Finance

Fed Relief Eyed for Efficiency, Climate Spending » State House News Service

Transportation

Money talks: The MBTA walks back service cuts » Boston Globe

MBTA Agrees to Fund Pre-Pandemic Service Levels » State House News Service

JetBlue flights to Florida could return to Worcester Regional Airport by end of summer, city officials say » The Republican

‘Hang Up,’ Maura Healey Warns Mass. Residents After Receiving Scam Eversource Call » State House News Service

Utilities

Somerset struggles amid slow rollout of offshore wind » Commonwealth Magazine

Next Steps Announced in Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Proceeding To Evaluate Natural Gas Distribution Industry Evolution » JD Supra

Social Media Spotlight

boston_mayor_walsh

staterepldc

ericlesserma




Job Board
Access Specialist - Mass. Office on Disability

Looking for jobs? Check out our Job Board
Hiring? Email us at jobs@instatrac.com

45 Bromfield Street, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
About Us
Privacy Policy
Connect With Us
Phone: (617) 292-1800

You have received this message because you are signed up for MassInsider. Click here to unsubscribe. Email us at info@instatrac.com. We appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

Copyright © 2024 Instatrac, Inc. All Rights Reserved.