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10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

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

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

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

12:00pm Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, Public Hearing

1:00pm Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

2:00pm Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, Public Hearing

4:00pm Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, Public Hearing

7:00pm Millis Roundtable with Congressman Jake Auchincloss, Via Zoom

“There’s been just issue after issue where people thought ‘this is going to be the thing that changes,’ that ‘this is going to be the factor and this is going to be the scandal. This is what’s finally going to change Baker's popularity,’” he added. “And over and over again, those forecasts have been proven wrong.”

MassINC Polling Group president Steve Koczela

On Baker's popularity which has remained steady since he took office in 2015. Attorney General Maura Healey is considering a run for Governor which would put Baker's popularity to the test.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Senators, White House in talks to finish infrastructure bill » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Rachael Rollins nomination as U.S. attorney poses big risk for Biden » Boston Herald

Police to detail violence, injuries at first Jan. 6 hearing » Boston Globe

Infrastructure talks hit snags as Senate time pressure rises » Boston Globe

Business

‘We’re trying to work around the mud’: Local farmers cope with near-record breaking rain in July » Gazette Net

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield gets $3.7M in federal COVID Shuttered Venue relief » MassLive

Civil Rights

With Boston While Black, Sheena Collier conjures the power of community » Boston Globe

Education

Former BPS superintendent Thomas Payzant dies » Boston Globe

Medical leaders call for mask requirements, stronger action against COVID-19 in Mass. schools » Boston Globe

Those opposed to changes on exam schools are missing a key piece: equity » Boston Globe

‘Almost a no-brainer’: As variants increase, medical officials call for masks in schools while Baker say he wants more info » WHDH

21 Mass. colleges are requiring employees to get vaccinated » Boston Business Journal

What $1.1M grant means for MWCC and its adult students » The Gardner News

Worcester Public Schools may return to hybrid learning if COVID-19 case numbers don't improve » WCVB

CDC Recommends Masks In K-12 Schools For All, Regardless Of Vaccination Status » CBS Boston

Environment

Nine dolphins stranded along Cape Cod, rescuers release five off Provincetown » Boston Herald

Massachusetts is super smoky and hazy from western wildfires, as air quality hits unhealthy levels » Boston Herald

Air Quality Alert In Massachusetts As Wildfire Smoke Blows Through » WBUR

Biomass critics press lawmakers for more stringent regulations » Gazette Net

Health Care

In largest deal to date, PerkinElmer buys San Diego manufacturer for $5.3 billion » Boston Globe

Opinion: State needs to throw a lifeline to Lawrence General Hospital » Boston Globe

Coronavirus vaccine mandates: Massachusetts hospital system requiring workers to get shots » Boston Herald

Baystate Health requiring employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID by Oct. 1 » MassLive

These Mass. hospitals made the U.S. News & World Report national rankings » Boston Business Journal

Smaller Vaccine Bundles In Works to Aid Pediatricians » State House News Service

Human Services

2 Boston firms help plan $400 million Holyoke Soldiers’ Home construction » MassLive

Judiciary

Editorial: Rollins must leave her no-prosecute list in her desk » Boston Herald

Labor

Opposition mounts on bill to boost pension payouts for Massachusetts COVID public workers » Boston Herald

Workers at Center of Labor Coalition’s Rescue Act Agenda » State House News Service

Mass. Vaccine Makers Not Immune to Labor Crunch » State House News Service

Legislative

Lawmakers Asked to Clear One More Name From Witch Trials » State House News Service

Local Government

City, neighborhood battle over cherry trees in Northampton » Gazette Net

Editorial: Time for Boston to require city workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Voters will see charter reform on the Nov. 2 ballot after okay from attorney general, not Legislature » Cambridge Day

Kim Janey Explains New Bus Pilot Program, Shares Why She's Running for Mayor » NBC Boston

Politics

Who will replace Rachael Rollins as Suffolk DA? » Boston Herald

Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins has been nominated for US attorney. Who might replace her? » Boston Globe

The Delta variant creates uncertainty everywhere — including key political races in every state in New England » Boston Globe

Palfrey leaves federal job to pursue AG candidacy » News 22 WWLP.com

Campaign notebook: Candidates for Northampton mayor, council pick up endorsements » Gazette Net

Public Health

In its first COVID-19 data report since Friday, Mass. reports 1,243 confirmed cases, 7 deaths, and 23,889 vaccinations » Boston Globe

New York City and California to require vaccines or tests for workers » Boston Globe

As virus cases rise, another contagion spreads among the vaccinated: anger » Boston Globe

Allure of $1 million not boosting doses of COVID-19 vaccine » Gloucester Times

Preparations Underway For Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine » State House News Service

Massachusetts lawmakers question health leaders on child vaccinations this fall » Turn to 10

Provincetown Approves Indoor Mask Mandate To Stem Spread » WBUR

Some Massachusetts Restaurants and Music Venues Are Requiring Proof of Vaccination »

Massachusetts averaged 414 new COVID cases a day over the past three days » MassLive

CDC expected to recommend that some vaccinated people wear masks indoors again » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Bill Limits Photo-Taking by First Responders » State House News Service

State Government

25 Investigates: Medical Examiner’s Office ignores request to turn over emails » Fox 25 News

In-person meetings could reset relations between Baker, lawmakers » Commonwealth Magazine

Cape delegation secures state funding for FY 22 Mid-Cape projects » The Barnstable Patriot

Activists call on state to use $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds on areas hardest hit by pandemic » WCVB

Taxation

Baker finds no deal on sales tax mega-holiday » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

Just how broken is it? On WMass infrastructure, the verdict is on its way » Berkshire Eagle

Free fares on Route 28 bus line in Mattapan and Roxbury for three months, starting Aug. 29 » Boston Globe

Rising seas pose an ‘existential threat’ to MBTA, study warns » Boston Globe

Kim Janey launches three months of free bus rides between Roxbury, Mattapan » Boston Herald

Mass. highway official says it will cost around $1 million to fully repair Medford bridge damaged by I-93 truck crash » Boston.com

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