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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Virtual Town Hall: Ending the Tax Penalty Against Immigrant Families, Via Zoom

12:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Oversight Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

“We have to make sure that as we build back, we are conscious of the fact that women, in particular, have fallen out of the workforce."

Gina Raimondo, U.S. Commerce Secretary and former governor of Rhode Island

As women have left the workforce due to childcare issues in the pandemic, Raimondo told Massachusetts executives on Friday that massive increases in job training funding would help women re-enter the U.S. workforce.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump critic Cheney cautions Jan. 6 insurrection could happen again » Boston Globe

Business

For Toast, the restaurant-tech firm, going public may be on the menu » Boston Globe

Courant Guild and Supporters Make Last Stand against Alden Sale » Western Mass Politics and Insight

AT&T signs $43b deal to combine sprawling media operations with Discovery » Boston Globe

IBM plans move to Lowell as it sheds real estate » Boston Business Journal

Hey Charlie, Look at What Rhode Island Is Doing [OPINION] » WBSM

North Shore faith-based organizations receive security grants » Salem News

Red Hat to hire for 250 for tech and product roles in Boston, Westford » Boston Business Journal

OTR: Massachusetts AG Maura Healey provides update on her lawsuit against Facebook » WCVB

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Ediblocked: Some people can’t get high from eating marijuana, and scientists aren’t sure why » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Boston Pride, former volunteers double down on calls for board of directors to resign » MassLive

Education

As high schools reopen, Chelsea students divided over safety of return » Boston Globe

Nahant Town Meeting deals blow to Northeastern’s marine center expansion plan » Boston Globe

In wake of Friday ceremony, Hampshire College graduates 214 online » Gazette Net

Colleges in Springfield salute graduates at virtual commencement ceremonies » MassLive

Environment

‘The community deserves better’: Shattuck closure in Franklin Park stirs fight over green space vs. social services » Boston Globe

Seeing the environmental issue, brewers and their allies craft a way to recycle plastic beer can carriers » Boston Globe

Health Care

Legislative conference committee advances bill to build new Holyoke Soldiers’ Home » MassLive

Housing

‘I live on Zillow these days’: Pandemic briefly gave Boston tenants the upper hand, but the old crush is back » Boston Globe

Human Services

New Holyoke home bill ready for final passage » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: A solution for hunger takes shape in Chelsea and Cambridge » Boston Globe

Immigration

Refugees arriving in US unlikely to exceed cap set by Trump » Boston Globe

Labor

Panel eyes fix for unemployment fund » Salem News

Legislative

Beacon Hill Roll Call checks attendance among Massachusetts senators » Lowell Sun

Lobbying

Ex-mayor Correia found guilty of extortion, fraud; vows ‘the fight’s not over’ » WPRI.com

Local Government

'A focal point of Fall River': City dedicates Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall » The Herald News

Amherst town councilors to hear call for reparations committee » Gazette Net

Kim Janey’s senior staff continues Boston mayoral trend of large paychecks » Boston Herald

Chesterfield voters OK museum repairs » Gazette Net

Students seek support for new Methuen youth center » The Eagle Tribune

'What he wanted was money, what he wanted was power': How Jasiel Correia fell from grace » The Herald News

Politics

Roy Martin announces 10th run for mayor » Gazette Net

Keller @ Large: Candidate Jon Santiago Says Boston Mayoral Race ‘Transcends Politics’ » CBS Boston

Maura Healey still undecided on 2022 governor’s race, gives Charlie Baker ‘credit’ on COVID-19 response » Boston Herald

Public Health

Baker to announce update on state’s reopening process » Fox 25 News

Gov. Baker to Provide Update on Mass. Reopening Process. Will He Lift the Mask Order? » NBC Boston

Opinion: India’s tragedy reverberates around the world » Boston Globe

New CDC Mask Guidance Creates Confusion in Mass. As Local Mandates Remain In Place » WGBH

Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine rollout: 3.2 million people fully vaccinated, 494 new virus cases » Boston Herald

Mass. reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 494 cases, 48,671 vaccinations Sunday » Boston Globe

Baker expected to update state reopening early this week, following CDC indoor mask changes » Boston Globe

Why A Group Of Scientists Are Calling For An Investigation Into Origin Of Pandemic » WBUR

Mask Mandate Changes Anticipated In Massachusetts; Restaurants Wait For State Guidance » CBS Boston

Sigh of relief in Attleboro area as mask mandates relaxed » The Sun Chronicle

Franklin County rises to sixth among 14 counties in annual Health Rankings Report » The Recorder

Health officials: OD death spike tied to pandemic » Salem News

As CDC recommendations change, indoor mask wearing in Boston still mostly automatic » Boston Globe

New Members Added to Opioid Recovery And Remediation Advisory Council » Cape Cod Online

OTR: AG Maura Healey says Gov. Baker deserves credit for 'making corrections' in rollout » WCVB

Public Safety

By mishandling her response to the White investigation, Janey is whiffing on police reform » Boston Globe

Could ‘partial-match DNA’ help solve cold cases? Bill filed on behalf of Molly Bish family would give investigators new tool, but privacy concerns abound » MassLive

Newly vaccine-eligible teens and pre-teens flock to local COVID vaccine sites » Community Advocate

In Berkshires, police reform bill was less politically fraught » Berkshire Eagle

Worcester police union heads: Review board would be redundant, costly, divisive » Worcester Telegram

Transportation

The latest problem on the new Orange Line cars? A thin piece of synthetic material about a foot long » Boston Globe

Utilities

New program to make broadband more affordable » Gazette Net

Peabody Power Plant Foes Cheer Project "Pause": Patch Weekender » Peabody Patch

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 5/17

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Virtual Town Hall: Ending the Tax Penalty Against Immigrant Families, Via Zoom

12:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Oversight Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

Tuesday - 5/18

Birthdays: Rep. Marc Lombardo

10:00am Joint Committee on Higher Education, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm COVID-19 Cultural Impact Commission, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

3:00pm Early Education and Care Economic Review, Virtual Hearing

Wednesday - 5/19

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Public Hearing

4:00pm 2021 Fast 50 Honoree Celebration hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

Last day for convening of the Constitutional Convention

Thursday - 5/20

10:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Informational Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm A Carbon Neutral Future: The Electrification Ecosystem's Impact on Business and Technology hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

12:00pm Governor Charlie Baker on GBH's Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude & Margery Eagan, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

12:00pm Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

Friday - 5/21

11:00am Special Commission on Facial Recognition, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight, Virtual Hearing


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