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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

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

1:00pm Department of Correction and Sheriff's Department Funding, Virtual Hearing

Birthdays: Attorney General Andrea Campbell

Must-Reads

MacCormack Named Baker's Press Secretary » State House News Service

NH: Pro-“America First” Republican Karoline Leavitt, 23, explores 2022 U.S. House run » wmur

CT: Zooming Into the Statehouse: Nursing Home Residents Use New Digital Skills to Push for Changes » KHN

The Madness of Naomi Wolf » TNR

“Populist” Conservatives Rush to the Defense of Megarich Tax Dodgers » TNR

House Agrees to Change in Redistricting Process » State House News Service

Massachusetts lawmaker condones Hamas, calls for single state to replace Israel » Jewish News Syndicate

Battle Within GOP Escalates With New Lyons Missive » State House News Service

Jeffrey Toobin returns to CNN after Zoom call incident » Boston.com

A new election forecast gives Democrats hope for 2022 » CNN

After State House loss, business leaders will need to regroup on higher-earners tax fight » Boston Globe

OR: An Oregon lawmaker is ejected from office for helping a crowd breach the State Capitol. » New York Times

The Geophysicist Who Stormed the Capitol » Politico

ME: Maine ready to divest from fossil fuels, and activists hope for a domino effect » Boston Globe

Katherine Clark weighs in on Ilhan Omar’s controversial tweet, as Ayanna Pressley comes to her defense » Boston.com

Mayoral candidates face an electorate that’s moving to the left » The Bay State Banner

FL: Sexism + socialism: The Republican line on Democratic women candidates — do-nothings — is emerging » Florida Phoenix

‘Traitors Need To Be Executed’: ‘Stop The Steal’ Organizer Indicted In Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case » HUFFPOST

Massachusetts Community College Attendance Boosts Employment, Earnings » WBUR

Harvard expert quits FDA panel as furor over Biogen drug grows » Boston Globe

"These elected officials made it clear in a letter demanding my resignation that they'd sooner turn their backs on the bedrock American principles of free speech, free expression, and religious liberty, so long as it meant they could appease the Democrats controlling the state Legislature,"

MassGOP Chairman Jim Lyons

Under fire for his handling of anti-gay remarks made by a member of the state committee, Lyons lashed out Thursday out at nearly every elected Republican in the House, accusing them of bowing to "poisonous woke cancel culture groupthink."

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Jewish House Democrats, including Jake Auchincloss, tangle with Ilhan Omar over Israel » Boston Globe

Jewish Democratic lawmakers condemn Rep. Omar over ‘offensive’ tweet on US, Hamas, and Taliban » Boston Globe

Future-proofing the presidency: Hiding the evidence » Boston Globe

Trump Justice Department secretly subpoenaed records of two House Democrats » Boston Globe

Senators eye $579 billion in new infrastructure spending in $1 trillion plan » Boston Globe

Opinion: The Party of Lincoln » New Boston Post

Business

Want a ride into space with Jeff Bezos? This Boston auctioneer has your ticket » Boston Globe

Prices are jumping, defying expectations » Boston Globe

Senate Approves Keeping Certain COVID-19 Policies, but Rejects DiZoglio Restaurant Relief » WHAV

Nonprofit Interise helps businesses pivot and rebound during pandemic » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Opinion: Juneteenth should be a national holiday » Boston Globe

Education

Barnstable High School teacher caught on camera tackling, injuring student placed on leave » Boston Herald

Duxbury football players used anti-Semitic slurs at practices as far back as 2010: Investigation » Boston Herald

State asked Holyoke receiver-superintendent Alberto Vázquez Matos to leave » Gazette Net

Dartmouth medical school drops all cheating sanctions against students » Boston Globe

Environment

Jellyfish warning in Boston, Quincy and Nahant: Massachusetts agency sends out alert » Boston Herald

Maine ready to divest from fossil fuels, and activists hope for a domino effect » Boston Globe

Health Care

Caring Health Center gets grant to join oral health substance use disorder project » MassLive

Dana-Farber names Savin Hill native to senior VP post » Dorchester Reporter

Biogen's drug approval in Alzheimer's spurs three FDA advisers to resign » Boston Business Journal

Maura Healey sues orthodontist with Lowell office for allegedly illegally charging MassHealth patients » Lowell Sun

Housing

First-time homebuyer assistance in Boston expands up to $40,000, Kim Janey announces » Boston Herald

System offered heat instead of relief to tenants during 90-degree days, set pre-climate change » Cambridge Day

Judiciary

Judge throws out plea deal that spared jail time for convicted Fall River mayor’s chief of staff » The Public's Radio

California appeals court ruling upending assault weapons ban » Boston Globe

Opinion: Garland wants to protect the rule of law from politics. This isn’t how to do it. » Boston Globe

Labor

Gov. Charlie Baker touts post-pandemic jobs program, $360K grant for Roxbury Community College » MassLive

Governor Baker announces rapid reemployment program » News 22 WWLP.com

Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers » WBUR

Opinion: There should be more three-day weekends — 52 to be exact » Boston Globe

As Pandemic Lifts, Baker Announces New Program To Combat COVID-Induced Job Loss » WGBH

Local Government

Editorial: Council fires warning shot at Janey » Boston Herald

Normalcy returns in Groton as Select Board meets in person » Lowell Sun

Foxboro gets funds for remediation of former state hospital building and improvements to theater » The Sun Chronicle

Select Board holding off on return to in-person meetings » The Inquirer and Mirror

Politics

Former Massachusetts GOP leaders call on chairman Jim Lyons to resign » Boston Globe

‘Disgusting and unacceptable’: Antigay remarks by Republican state committee member spark rebuke from Gov. Charlie Baker » MassLive

Guest Column David E. Sullivan: Preserving the sanctity of the vote » Gazette Net

‘Inclusive’ Resolution Vote Inconclusive During Massachusetts Republican Party State Committee Meeting » New Boston Post

A fight is breaking out over how to redraw Massachusetts’ political boundaries — and Democrats are on both sides » Boston Globe

MassGOP committee woman who made anti-gay statements: ‘I do not intend to be bullied into resigning’ » Boston.com

Charlie Baker, prominent MassGOP members call on Jim Lyons resign as chairman hits back at ‘woke mob’ lawmakers » Boston Herald

Public Health

Massachusetts again reports zero high-risk ‘red zone’ communities, more than 3.9 million people fully vaccinated » Boston Herald

85 confirmed cases, 7 deaths, and 31,202 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Biden lays out US vaccination donations, urges world leaders to join » Boston Globe

Drop in childhood vaccinations during pandemic may raise risk of outbreaks of other diseases when schools reopen, CDC says » Boston Globe

Rural Communities Fall Farther Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates » WBUR

Full vaccinations surpass 3.9 million in Massachusetts » Lowell Sun

Sudders expecting 4M full vaccinations next week » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts nearing Baker’s vaccination goal; no high-risk communities in state report » News 22 WWLP.com

Public Safety

Bill Bratton on American policing and the challenge facing the Boston Police Department » Boston Globe

‘His sacrifice is not a waste;’ Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel ‘Manny’ Familia bid farewell by sea of blue » MassLive

State Government

Juneteenth Is an Official State Holiday in Massachusetts [PHIL-OSOPHY] » WBSM

Massachusetts set to recognize Juneteenth as official state holiday » MassLive

Senate votes to extend some COVID orders » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. pandemic policy extensions up against time crunch » Berkshire Eagle

Taxation

Howie Carr: Massachusetts lawmakers play soak-the-taxpayers game » Boston Herald

The millionaire tax is now on the 2022 ballot in Massachusetts. Charlie Baker still opposes it. » Boston.com

Pittsfield rally kicks off local campaign for 'millionaire tax' ballot question » Berkshire Eagle

Transportation

Town Of Easton Receives Award From Municipal Small Bridge Program » Easton Patch

Hope on the Horizon for Reduced Rideshare Wait Times » NBC Boston

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