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11:00am Special Commission on Qualified Immunity, Virtual Hearing

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“I thought [Baker] would take the more moderate approach” of allowing employees to opt for testing in lieu of vaccines, Holway said. “He’s a weather vane: Which way is the wind blowing here, and let me jump on board this band wagon. I don’t know what he’s doing.”

David Holway, national president of the National Association of Government Employees

Governor Baker on Thursday issued one of the nation’s strictest government vaccine mandates, requiring tens of thousands of state employees to prove they have been inoculated against COVID-19 by mid-October or risk being fired.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: Staggering out of Afghanistan » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Democrats can’t stop loading up a buffet of benefits » Boston Herald

Among Biden’s most damaging critics this week: fellow Democrats » Boston Globe

Business

15 Boston-area theaters to require proof of vaccination, masks at indoor shows » Boston Globe

Tenants to start occupying The BEAT in spring 2022 » Dorchester Reporter

Education

Poll shows strong support for school mask mandate » Commonwealth Magazine

Worcester teachers salaries slightly below state average, well above nation » Worcester Telegram

Mask mandates in schools: Diocese of Worcester remains undecided as Archdiocese of Boston, Diocese of Springfield choose not to mandate masks » MassLive

East Longmeadow parents speak in favor of mask mandate, express hope the school committee will reverse decision » MassLive

Environment

Farmers share varied views on mosquito control » Gazette Net

Gaming

DPH Stepping In To Help Vaccinate Casino Workers » State House News Service

MGM Springfield set to bring back poker by the end of the year » Boston Herald

Health Care

Editorial: Massachusetts must order all health care personnel to get the vaccine » Boston Globe

Here are the highest-paid hospital executives in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

'Impossible Lawsuit': Families Find Few Options To Sue Long-Term Care Over COVID Deaths » WBUR

Massachusetts' largest health systems delay return to work by months » Boston Business Journal

Housing

54 percent of state voters support restoring eviction ban » Berkshire Eagle

Immigration

‘It’s a tragedy and it was completely avoidable’: Immigration advocates blame Biden for Afghan refugee mess » Boston Globe

Latino and Asian populations are fueling growth in Massachusetts and diversifying communities, census data show » Boston Globe

Insurance

Mass. drivers paid hundreds of millions more in car insurance than they should have during the pandemic » Boston Globe

Labor

Amazon has 4 times more Massachusetts job openings than anyone else, state data shows » MassLive

A ‘back-to-work’ provision acts as final hurdle in nurses strike at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester » MassLive

Politics

City Hall drawing settles ballot order for Northampton’s preliminary election » Gazette Net

John Barros’s mayoral campaign pushes TV station to include him on popular political show » Boston Globe

Public Health

Opinion: Boston needs to take more decisive measures on COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Booster shots ‘make a mockery of vaccine equity,’ WHO’s Africa director says » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus cases rise 1,373, hospitalizations keep increasing amid delta variant » Boston Herald

Public Safety

State trooper’s shooting of armed man who stole Rockland cruiser ruled justified » Boston Herald

Boston Police, Rachael Rollins criticize sentence for would-be cop killer » Boston Herald

Correctional officers threaten legal action over COVID vaccine mandate » MassLive

Lawyers group, local NAACP branch seek termination of Williamstown police officer over Hitler photo » Berkshire Eagle

State Government

Charlie Baker issues vaccine mandate for 42,000 state employees » Boston Herald

AG sues fire exam prep company, worrying civil service testing process ‘has been compromised’ » Boston Herald

Transportation

This Boston woman wants to break the Guinness world record for fastest time traveled to every MBTA station » Boston Globe

New bridge in the works for Holmes Road. Not soon enough, rattled Pittsfield neighbors say » Berkshire Eagle

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