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10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

10:30am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

Birthdays: State Senator Paul Mark

“the U.S. will continue to colonize the atmospheric commons, gobbling up the fair shares of poorer nations, causing enormous destruction in the process,” said Hickel. “Why should anyone in the Global South accept this? It is morally and politically untenable.”

Jason Hickel, an economic anthropologist

On the concept of "carbon budget", which the U.S. has overshot by 40%. Many agree Biden's climate pledge doesn't go far enough.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Election conspiracies live on with audit by Arizona GOP » Boston Globe

Americans give Biden mostly positive marks for first 100 days, Post-ABC poll finds » Boston Globe

Democrats push racial justice measures as some Republicans briefly seek an ‘Anglo Saxon’ caucus » Boston Globe

Vice President Kamala Harris promotes infrastructure plan in visits to Plymouth, Concord »

First census data on House seats being released on Monday » Boston Herald

In rapidly changing Georgia, many Republicans remain obsessed with the last election » Boston Globe

Business

The pandemic pummeled nightlife. So Big Night bet on media, sports cards, and ghost restaurants » Boston Globe

Cape Cod music venues frustrated by state’s reopening guidelines » Cape Cod Times

Why Bay Windows And The South End News Are Being Put Up For Sale » WGBH

Bank of America pledges $1 million to King Boston efforts, the biggest corporate gift so far » Boston Globe

Is Boston ready for in-person events? Here's what our exclusive survey found. » Boston Business Journal

A look inside Boynton Yards, Somerville's big lab project » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Amid ‘constant crisis’ since Chauvin trial, preachers at Boston’s Black churches pray for a ‘healed land’ » Boston Globe

Crimes

UMass poll finds 'surprising' public agreement on verdict in Floyd murder » Berkshire Eagle

Education

Worcester won’t fight lawsuit aimed at diversifying school committee » Boston Globe

Attleboro area schools plan for summer classes » The Sun Chronicle

Changes coming to R.I. and Massachusetts schools beginning Monday » ABC 6

Virtual, in-person, no guests: College graduations will vary widely this year, and families feel they’re missing out » Boston Globe

Full classrooms, waitlists common for fall enrollment at private schools in Massachusetts; Catholic school enrollment previously lower than after clergy sex abuse scandal » The Republican

Remote, flexible learning at Phoenix Charter School in Springfield gave students second chance to succeed » The Republican

Mass. education board member apologizes for ‘insulting’ comment after Lawrence mayor calls for his resignation » Boston Globe

Students K-8 will fully return to in-person learning in Boston Monday » Boston.com

Environment

Clinton earns Green Communities designation; receives grant for energy efficiency projects » Worcester Telegram

Falmouth Designated As Green Community By Governor Baker » Cape Cod Online

Whose mountain is it?: State stakes claim on old Mount Tom quarry as owners seek bankruptcy protection » The Republican

He helps put the emerald in the Emerald Necklace » Boston Globe

Shark Center unveils new exhibits ahead of busier summer on Cape: ‘It’s exciting to welcome people back’ » Boston Herald

Federal

We Mailed 100 Letters to Test The Postal Service. We Did Not Get Speedy Delivery » WGBH

Texas gains congressional seats, California loses first time » Boston Globe

Gaming

Standardbred Sector Taking Bigger Share From Horse Fund » State House News Service

Health Care

Opinion: Aging in community » Boston Globe

St. Vincent Hospital nurses, Tenet Healthcare set to resume negotiations 3 p.m. Monday » Worcester Telegram

Is Massachusetts undercounting COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes? » Boston Globe

Housing

Opinion: Smaller is better » Boston Globe

Immigration

Editorial: Don’t use public health to rationalize keeping the Mexico border closed to asylum seekers » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Kamala Harris, accidental immigration czar, whiffs on answers to crisis » Boston Herald

‘This is the place where dreams end.’ Stranded in border cities, migrant families wait with little chance of refuge » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Three nominated for appeals and district court judgeships » Gazette Net

Labor

Elizabeth Warren and Katherine Clark press Joe Biden to up childcare funding in new plan » Boston.com

Local Government

City councilors to discuss spending first $23 million on Quincy College campus project » Patriot Ledger

Moving in? Study shows evidence of population growth in the Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Is Janey in violation of the city charter? » Commonwealth Magazine

Politics

After meteoric rise, former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia set to face federal corruption trial » Boston Globe

Public Health

Mixed views in Massachusetts about mask mandate » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts reports 1,085 new COVID cases, 6 more deaths Sunday as 2.3 million people are fully vaccinated » The Republican

Massachusetts cities ramp up outreach efforts as vaccine hesitancy wall looms » Boston Herald

State expects about 4,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 doses this week » Boston Globe

Editorial: Shedding more light on vitamin D’s anti-virus boost » Boston Herald

Public Safety

Alternative police services option proposed in Amherst » Gazette Net

Lynn Police investigating group of officers involved in drug use, racism » Lynn Daily News Item

Restrictions work, says man who brought Massachusetts gun deaths to record low » The Guardian

State Finance

Debate opens Monday on $47.6 billion proposed House budget » Boston Herald

State Government

State efforts to pay reparations to descendants of slaves stall at state level amid cries for federal action » Boston Globe

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OTR: Rep. Jake Auchincloss calls for urgency in national gun reform laws

Basic Black: Policing in America & Chauvin Guilty Verdict



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The Week Ahead

Monday - 4/26

Birthdays: State Senator Paul Mark

10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

10:30am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

Tuesday - 4/27

10:30am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

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

Wednesday - 4/28

9:00am Future of Nonprofits hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

11:30am Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Outlook 2021, Via webcast

12:00pm Mass. Fiscal Alliance Video Conference on the Graduated Income Tax, Via Zoom

5:30pm Virtual Fundraiser for Sen. Eric Lesser with Professor Austan Goolsbee

7:00pm Senator Ed Markey on GBH's Greater Boston with Jim Braude, WGBH 2

Last day to report on proposals for amendments to the Constitution

Thursday - 4/29

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:00pm Mental Health in the Workplace 2021 hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via webcast

2:00pm Women's Network: Imposter Syndrome - Silencing Self Doubt hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

Friday - 4/30

No Hearings Scheduled


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