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Today on Beacon Hill

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

“Now, the Boston area is known the world over for its biopharmaceutical innovations,” he said. “We must pursue the same strategy to make Massachusetts the leader of our clean-energy future.”

House Speaker Ronald Mariano

Vowing to increase the state's investment in offshore wind energy during a speech on Thursday to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Howie Carr: The questions the lefty media forgot to ask Biden » Boston Herald

Opinion: Boston and the Marathon bombing survivors can’t shake Tsarnaev — unless Biden acts now » Boston Globe

‘My plan is to run for reelection’ in 2024, Biden says » Boston Globe

Biden assails Republicans over voting rights and defends record on border » Boston Globe

Moderna, Massachusetts, and durable US foreign policy » Commonwealth Magazine

Business

Hank Investigates: MA Attorney General demands refunds from driving school » WHDH

Long-dormant strip of Boston’s working waterfront gets a new use » Boston Globe

Grants to help area downtowns recover from pandemic » The Recorder

Baystate Business: Reopening Issues » Bloomberg Politics

Boston businesses around TD Garden get boost from returning fans » Boston Herald

What's the future of downtown Brockton? These properties are key for redevelopment » The Enterprise

Baker administration, MassDevelopment award $60K in COVID relief grants to Main South CDC to redistribute to small businesses » The Republican

Cannabis & Psychedelics

New York reaches deal to legalize recreational marijuana » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Duxbury football’s anti-Semitic play calls: Massachusetts State House push for Holocaust, genocide education » Boston Herald

Education

Here are the Massachusetts schools that were denied exemptions from the Baker administration’s reopening plan » Boston.com

Talks on early education restructuring occurring at highest levels » News 22 WWLP.com

Our View: An unnecessary bill » The Sun Chronicle

Baker: Summer school almost a “must-do” » News 22 WWLP.com

'Excited with where we are,' Baker says about schools » WCVB

Group pushes for reform to vocational school admissions » The Bay State Banner

'Passionate and driven leaders' Framingham State honors six who are 'Women Making History Now' » The Metro West Daily News

Gun range at Salem High on hold after concern » The Salem News

A year of grit and despair: For one class of immigrant students, the pandemic threatens to upend their educational dreams » Boston Globe

Environment

Lee residents ask court to void town board's decision to back local PCB dump » Berkshire Eagle

Lee, Massachusetts, Residents File Lawsuit Against Officials Who Approved PCB Dump » WBUR

Riders are abandoning buses and trains. That’s a problem for climate change » Boston Globe

From gripes to gratitude on the Greenway » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker to sign sweeping climate bill » Lowell Sun

Baker Signs Law Committing to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 » State House News Service

Federal

Editorial: Congress failed Chelsea in COVID-19 relief law » Boston Globe

Gaming

Poker Demand Slams Into Profit, Pandemic Concerns » State House News Service

Health Care

Report: Mass. health care costs rose 4.3 percent in 2019 » News 22 WWLP.com

Housing

Northampton’s Housing Partnership exploring rental fee changes » Gazette Net

Immigration

Top 10 illegal immigrant fugitive busted by Boston agents » Boston Herald

Judiciary

Pandemic jury trials go from the courtroom to a ballroom » Boston Globe

Masks Change Face-Reading Dynamics of Jury Trials » State House News Service

Labor

Survey Finds Most Remote Workers Are Looking Forward To Returning To Office » WBUR

Legislative

Spilka Weighs In On Taxes, Early Ed, Public Health » State House News Service

Lobbying

Former city of Boston corporation counsel heads to D.C. » Boston Globe

Local Government

Kim Janey attends Medal of Honor ceremony, pledges continued help to Boston small businesses as first week continues » Boston Herald

Boston Mayor Kim Janey Off to Busy Start With Veteran Ceremony, Business Visits » NBC Boston

Westfield Mayor Donald Humason in quarantine with COVID » The Republican

Stockbridge office cleanup unearths tribal documents; state's OK needed to return them » Berkshire Eagle

Lowell City Council seeks report on hate crimes, other race-based incidents in city » Lowell Sun

New criminal charges for Uxbridge town accountant accused of stealing nearly $1M from municipalities » Worcester Business Journal

Holyoke City Council meets next week to review Home Rule Petition » The Republican

Politics

Founding director of Elma Lewis center launches City Council campaign » The Berkeley Beacon

Michael McCabe running for Westfield mayor, seeks rematch with incumbent Don Humason » The Republican

Diversity expanding within the growing Black American population, new data show » Boston Globe

From the Pandemic to Systemic Racism, Here's Where Boston's Mayoral Candidates Stand » NBC Boston

Public Health

As many workers resist COVID-19 vaccines, calls grow for state to make shots mandatory » Boston Globe

32 Massachusetts cities and towns at high risk for coronavirus transmission as red zone doubles over two weeks » Boston Herald

COVID Cases Rising in Massachusetts' Young People, Prompting Plea From Baker » NECN

As Mass. vaccinates older residents, positive cases increase among younger people, Baker says » Boston Globe

I’m reluctant to get the COVID vaccine because I’ll lose every excuse for my slovenly lifestyle » Boston Globe

2,274 confirmed cases, 39 deaths, and 72,088 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

‘We are broken now’: A year after the pandemic began, one family loses two loved ones to COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Virus notes: Baker shows interest in vaccine pass » Commonwealth Magazine

Race to vaccinate more as Massachusetts COVID-19 cases spike » WCVB

Baker Hesitant to Mandate Vaccines for State Police, Others in Public Sector » NBC Boston

New effort will bring J&J vaccines to homebound Mass. residents » WHDH

Baker predicts more pre-registration locations soon » News 22 WWLP.com

Mass. to Receive 40K Additional Doses of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Next Week: Baker » NBC Boston

Mass. COVID Numbers Have Stopped Declining. Experts Say They Have An Idea Why » WGBH

Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s study charts path for fighting COVID-19 variants with vaccines » Boston Globe

U.S. Rep. James McGovern touts UMass vaccine clinic and sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ » The Republican

Mass. Psychiatrists Concerned About Increase In Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Among Adolescents » WBUR

Feds Expand Capacity at Hynes Mass Vaccination Site » State House News Service

Thousands more COVID-19 vaccine doses headed to Massachusetts daily after FEMA approves site » Boston Globe

State Receives Approval for FEMA Mass Vaccination Site at Hynes Convention Center » NBC Boston

Public Safety

Baker supports federal assault weapons ban, would advocate Mass.-style gun laws to national GOP » Boston Globe

State Government

Maura Healey blasts Charlie Baker over ‘outrageous’ payments to McKinsey after opioid settlement » Boston Herald

Mass. will direct $100m in additional aid to four communities hit hard by coronavirus » Boston Globe

Chelsea, Everett, Methuen and Randolph getting $100M from state after receiving ‘significantly smaller’ funds from COVID relief bill » The Republican

Gov. Baker Allocates Millions To Hard-Hit Cities Shortchanged By Federal Aid » CBS Boston

Charlie Baker says $100M more in coronavirus relief headed to ‘shortchanged’ Chelsea, Everett, Methuen, Randolph » Boston Herald

Maura Healey rips the Baker administration’s hiring of McKinsey, citing work to ‘turbocharge’ opioid sales » Boston.com

Gov. Baker to Help Methuen and Other Communities Receiving Smaller Levels of Fed Aid » WHAV

Taxation

Income Surtax in Constitution "Bypasses Compromise," Speaker Says » State House News Service

Mass. panel questions tax breaks for film producers, mutual fund firms » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

Our view: Raising the bar to prevent drunk driving » The Salem News

Utilities

Baker buoyed by Biden’s enthusiasm for offshore wind » News 22 WWLP.com

Mariano pledges to turn South Coast into ‘hub of wind energy’ » Commonwealth Magazine

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

HB4586 - An Act to further address challenges faced by municipalities, school districts and state authorities resulting from COVID-19

House Actions This Week: 16

Senate Actions This Week: 16


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