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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Public Hearing

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

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Must-Reads

Judge declines mass dismissal of cases from tainted drug lab » WBUR

Mass. hospitals prepare to fire hundreds of employees who refuse COVID vaccine » Boston Globe

Striking Saint Vincent Hospital nurses no longer entitled to unemployment, some may have to repay benefits, state rules » MassLive

Stephanie Grisham says when Trump 'needed someone to tell him how awesome he was' he'd call Matt Gaetz, who would 'sing for his supper' » Business Insider

WAKANDA II, other leaders of color come out for Michelle Wu in slew of endorsements reminiscent of 2013 mayoral race » Boston Globe

Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill. » Washington Post

NJ: Biden and Harris endorse Gov. Murphy for re-election » NJ.com

NY: Less Than A Quarter Of NYC Public School Kids Have Opted In For COVID-19 Testing At School » Gothamist

Massachusetts Senate passes ‘groundbreaking’ voting reforms » Boston Herald

Fearing egg shortages, Legislature updates ballot question » Commonwealth Magazine

Federal judge pauses strict Texas law banning most abortions » Boston Globe

Employment Models At Center of Workers' Rights Battle » State House News Service

Texas law puts Susan Collins back in abortion-rights spotlight » Boston Globe

Massachusetts has a chance to clean up our national privacy disaster » Boston Globe

Accidental death benefits case by Ravanis’ widow is a first for Massachusetts from Covid pandemic » Cambridge Day

"In 2020, for the first time in Massachusetts history, residents had the choice to vote by mail, to vote during [an] extended early voting window, or to vote in person on Election Day. These reforms, which received overwhelming bipartisan support, helped increase civic engagement and enabled residents to vote safely, securely and easily," Finegold continued. "In the face of an ongoing pandemic, Massachusetts did not simply protect voting rights. We reinvigorated our democracy,"

Sen. Barry Finegold

The Senate on Wednesday voted to keep COVID-era voting rules in place, allowing expanded early voting and voting by mail.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Senate nears agreement to stave off debt crisis until December » Boston Globe

Report cites new details of Trump pressure on Justice Dept. over election » Boston Globe

Moulton facing ethics complaint » The Eagle Tribune

Deal reached in Senate to suspend debt ceiling into December, temporarily averting debt crisis » Boston Globe

Business

Microsoft president Brad Smith on the cloud, tech outages, and Boston’s ‘extraordinary advantage’ » Boston Globe

Sen. Lesser, Rep. González Announce Funding Secured for Zoo in Forest Park » Business West

Opinion: Facebook must be stopped » Boston Globe

Here’s how to fix the Fed’s ‘culture of corruption’ » Boston Globe

Opinion: Social media as social poison » Boston Globe

Psychiatric drug startup launches with $500M, Amgen partnership » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: Politicians, start unfriending Facebook » Boston Globe

Massachusetts House passes bill aimed at avoiding disruptions to egg supply in 2022 » MassLive

House’s Hen Welfare Bill Aims To Assure Egg Supply » State House News Service

Forbes 400 2021: Moderna co-founders join list of wealthiest Americans » Boston Business Journal

Baker Plugs UI Rate Relief For Small Biz » State House News Service

Alexandria, Samuels lab next to Fenway T station clears key hurdle » Boston Business Journal

Boston Scientific to pay $1.75B for Canadian medical device firm » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Cannabis farmers market coming to Worcester; medical and recreational pot for sale » Worcester Telegram

Civil Rights

Mass. elected officials praise federal judge who ruled against Texas abortion law » Boston Globe

Domestic Relations

COVID deaths leave thousands of U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers » WBUR

Education

Salem educator named Massachusetts Teacher of the Year » Lynn Daily News Item

Marta García, Salem elementary school teacher, named 2022 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year » MassLive

In Varsity Blues trial, prosecutor says parents made a ‘quid pro quo,’ defense argues government has no proof » Boston Herald

Editorial: Colleges should put their money where their mortarboard is » Boston Business Journal

What's for lunch? Supply chain issues are forcing schools to change meal plans on the fly » WBUR

Boston Superintendent Cassellius announces group to tackle busing woes, school assignment, start times » Boston Globe

School Meals Bill On Baker's Desk Also Targets "Lunch Shaming" » State House News Service

Environment

‘This is a drug for the climate’: A new generation of Boston companies is trying to fight global warming » Boston Globe

White House proposes restoring key parts of landmark environmental law, reversing Trump » Boston Globe

Gaming

Casinos Hiring, Poker Returning To MGM Springfield » State House News Service

Health Care

Editorial: Heath centers given the means for their mission » Lowell Sun

Health Prices, Performance Getting Closer Look at HPC » State House News Service

Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association moves to unionize » Berkshire Eagle

Human Services

Opinion: Everyone wants the problem at ‘Mass. and Cass’ to go away. But no one wants the people. » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Judge denies motion for new trial in state drug lab case that could have led to thousands of dismissals » Boston Globe

BMC Magistrate Pick Has Decades Of Court Experience » State House News Service

Labor

Stagehand strike at North Shore Music Theatre forces cancellation of opening night » Boston Globe

Massachusetts battle over rideshare drivers employment status intensifies as both sides rally support » Boston Herald

Alternative to app-based driver petition draws big-time opposition » Lowell Sun

Local Government

City to break ground at Roxbury park honoring Edward O. Gourdin, the state’s first Black Superior Court judge, Olympic medalist, and veteran » Boston Globe

Kim Janey signs executive order to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in Boston » Boston.com

Politics

Battenfeld: Massachusetts pols slink away from Columbus Day » Boston Herald

Weighing LG run, Hinds says Baker’s silence not a factor » WAMC

Charlie Baker not fazed by Trump endorsement of Geoff Diehl in 2022 governor’s race » Boston Herald

Kim Janey, mayoral candidates distance themselves from Suffolk sheriff’s Mass and Cass plan » Boston Herald

Keller @ Large: How Trump’s Endorsement Of Geoff Diehl Could Impact Governor’s Race » CBS Boston

Trump Nods: Backs Republican Diehl For Governor, Attacks Baker » WGBH

Hinds discusses special committee report on inequality in Mass., possible LG run, redistricting and more » WAMC

McGee endorses Nicholson for Lynn mayor » Lynn Daily News Item

Wu Leads Essaibi George In Post-Preliminary Fundraising » WGBH

Public Health

Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11 » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Alleged Massachusetts State Police trooper accused of assaulting women while off-duty » Boston Herald

Cautious optimism following Charlie Baker-organized Mass and Cass meeting » Boston Herald

State Government

Senate approves making voting changes permanent » Commonwealth Magazine

‘A dream come true’: Gov. appoints Shutesbury woman to serve on state library board » Gazette Net

Transportation

Residents, officials, call for repairs to western Mass. roads » Western Mass News

‘It just gets worse by the minute’: Springfield’s lack of road, building funding illustrates state Auditor Suzanne Bump’s call for Western Mass to get more infrastructure dollars » MassLive

Cowles Bridge replacement in Westfield resumes » News 22 WWLP.com

Green Line driver involved in July crash pleads not guilty, is ordered not to drive personal vehicle except for family errands » Boston Globe

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