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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am A Mayor's Panel: Getting Massachusetts Back to Work One City at a Time hosted by AIM, Via webcast

10:00am PFAS Interagency Task Force, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

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

2:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

"I hope Trump supporters who fear Big Brother see that Donald Trump was the biggest brother we've ever seen in our country."

Rep. Eric Swalwell

On revelations the Trump administration subpoenaed Democrats' phone data from Apple.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

McConnell signals he’s willing to block Biden’s Supreme Court nominees if the GOP wins the Senate » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Biden needs to back up tough guy talk in summit with Putin » Boston Herald

Business

Dining on the dock: New Bedford clam bar given a green light to reopen at Pier 3 » South Coast Today

A Boston exec is helping lead PwC's big new rebrand » Boston Business Journal

How a city emerges from a 462-day state of emergency » Boston Globe

Auto group goes to trial to challenge Massachusetts vehicle data law » Reuters

These charts show how Boston is coming back to life » Boston Globe

GE, Safran team up to design a jet engine that could cut fuel consumption by 20 percent » Boston Globe

Girl Scouts Have Massive Surplus Of Unsold Cookies, But Not In Massachusetts » CBS Boston

No beef from him: State ag chief's tour touts dairy farms' necessity » Berkshire Eagle

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Pot-for-shots plan stumbles in Washington state » Boston Herald

Cannabis Control Commission extends COVID protocol while MA ends state of emergency » ABC 6

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission extending curbside pickup, telehealth appointments for medical patients as COVID State of Emergency ends » MassLive

Cultivate opening its 3rd cannabis shop on Tuesday; Worcester location will have more than 40 strains on the menu » MassLive

Civil Rights

Lawmakers hear wide range of policy suggestions to address racism » Commonwealth Magazine

Education

Supreme Court asks Biden administration for view on Harvard affirmative action case » Boston Globe

In seismic shift, a lottery might govern admission to Boston’s exam schools » Boston Globe

Janey seeks Latino nominees for School Committee » Boston Globe

Environment

Area communities getting mosquito spraying unlike some Bay State towns » The Sun Chronicle

The Blue Line Was Named For Boston Harbor. Now The Sea Threatens The Service » WBUR

Health Care

Finegold: Lawrence General in a ‘life or death situation’ » The Eagle Tribune

Boston Children’s Hospital Named Best In U.S. For 8th Straight Year » CBS Boston

Housing

70 units evacuated after rains flood Northampton apartment complex » Gazette Net

Anchor Point Beverly set to break ground this month » Boston Agent

Judiciary

His murder conviction was overturned. But the state is fighting his claim for compensation » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upholds dismissal of Somerville mayor’s lawsuit against Barstool Sports » Boston.com

Labor

Work search rule returns amid hiring crunch » Gloucester Times

Here's What Gov. Baker Said About Ending Enhanced Unemployment Benefits » NBC Boston

100 days and counting: St. Vincent Hospital nurses strike hits 'monumental, somber' milestone » Worcester Telegram

Legislative

Democrats Botch Bill To Extend COVID Protections Letting To-Go Cocktails And Virtual Public Meetings Expire » WGBH

Local Government

Southampton Town Meeting OKs vote on $718K override » Gazette Net

A win-win city project stuck in neutral » Boston Globe

Janey launches task force on ‘payment in lieu of taxes’ by non-profits » Boston Herald

Letter: Pre-pandemic requirements of Open Meeting Law return » Berkshire Eagle

In-person government meetings resuming in Greenfield » The Recorder

Littleton Water Department and residents come to agreement » Lowell Sun

City of Boston to launch a task force review of PILOT program » Boston Globe

Cheshire voters opt for full-time town administrator » Berkshire Eagle

Politics

Massachusetts Republican Party Working To Get Born-Alive Protection Question On November 2022 Ballot » New Boston Post

DiZoglio to run for state auditor » The Haverhill Gazette

Sen. Crighton endorses Nicholson for Lynn mayor » Lynn Daily News Item

First PAC in Boston mayoral race pulls in big bucks supporting Andrea Campbell » Boston Herald

Public Health

44 cases, 8 deaths, and 9,933 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports record low coronavirus death and case rates before state of emergency expires » Boston Herald

Gillette Stadium shuts down mass vaccination site after 6 months » Boston Herald

As mass vaccination sites close, Baker hopes to extend some pandemic measures » WHDH

New coronavirus cases in Springfield continue to plummet » MassLive

Public Safety

Death penalty should be reinstated for Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon bombings case, Biden administration tells US Supreme Court » Boston Globe

Editorial: Where mental illness and criminal justice meet » Boston Globe

Your Tax Dollars at Work: 2020 Boston EMS payroll » Boston Herald

Boston EMS paramedic pulled down nearly $300,000 last year as calls never stopped » Boston Herald

Four demonstrators sue Boston police for alleged excessive force after George Floyd protest in 2020 » Boston Globe

Small departments feel pinch of training requirement in police reform » Berkshire Eagle

State Government

Charlie Baker says he feels ‘pressure’ to pass pandemic policy extensions as state of emergency ends » Boston Herald

Massachusetts to invest more than $2.5 billion in infrastructure following COVID pandemic; Here’s where it’s going » MassLive

Charlie Baker unveils $2.6 billion capital plan as Massachusetts emerges from pandemic » Boston Herald

Branches Adjourn Without Agreement On Pandemic Policy Extensions » WGBH

State House Remains Closed To Public After COVID Restrictions Lifted » CBS Boston

Committee advances Baker’s licensing agency overhaul » News 22 WWLP.com

Taxation

Lynn senator: Voters deserve say on transportation, education amendment » Lynn Daily News Item

Transportation

Use Of Ride Sharing Services Dropped 62% In Massachusetts In 2020 » CBS Boston

Uber, Lyft rides plunged to record lows in 2020 » Commonwealth Magazine

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