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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

11:00am Future of Work Commission, The Great Hall at Plymouth Town Hall

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

11:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

1:00pm Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, Public Hearing

2:30pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

"(California's governor) signed legislation to create an ethnic studies high school graduation requirement; offer job security to coronavirus-affected essential workers ...; allow for decertifying abusive cops; permit zoning for up to four units on heretofore single-family lots; continue mailing ballots to all voters in future elections; regulate Amazon warehouse quotas; outlaw piece-rate garment pay; halt mandatory incarceration for drug crimes; limit vaccine site protests; curtail gang sentencing enhancements; require gender-neutral toy sections; ban gas-powered leaf blowers; and build out broadband Internet."

Carla Marinucci and Jeremy B. White, Politico California Playbook

Even under the shadow of a recall election, some consequential policy came out of Sacramento in 2021.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Editorial: Biden has himself to blame for pitiful polls » Boston Herald

Business

Editorial: A Facebook whistle-blower caught lightning in a bottle. Now Congress must act before the fire fades. » Boston Globe

What happens when a unicorn falls? » Boston Globe

Business groups push lawmakers to act on unemployment claim debt » Boston Herald

Big Tech, Big Government, bigger concerns » Boston Globe

President Biden’s proposal to empower IRS rattles banks and their customers » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Wendy Murphy: Texas abortion law an offense against Democracy » Boston Herald

Domestic Relations

Study says 140,000 children lost a caregiver to COVID » Commonwealth Magazine

Education

Families of at-risk children struggle to balance safety and education this fall, with remote learning options strictly limited, little known and slow to access » Boston Globe

New Harvard Business School dean talks about what should inspire the next generation of executives » Boston Globe

Information scarce on sexual misconduct at Boston schools » Commonwealth Magazine

Holyoke School Receiver responds to student walkout related to handling of sexual assault allegations » MassLive

So far this year, schools report far higher rates of COVID-19 in students, staff » WBUR

Environment

Indigenous activists come to D.C. with a message for Biden: Declare a national climate emergency » Boston Globe

Major climate action at stake in fight over twin bills pending in Congress » Boston Globe

Health Care

Some Dana-Farber Cancer Institute trustees stood to profit from their philanthropic role » Boston Globe

716 psych patients are stuck in emergency rooms waiting for care, Mass. report shows » WBUR

Immigration

Hundreds of Haitians arrive in Massachusetts from southern border lacking housing, health care » Boston Globe

Legislative

Lawmakers brace for new political maps » The Eagle Tribune

Local Government

1,000-plus Boston employees face suspension this week over coronavirus vaccine mandate » Boston Herald

Hadley seeks age- and dementia-friendly status » Gazette Net

Newton celebration honors Indigenous peoples » Boston Globe

Christopher Columbus Park vandalized as Italian Americans call for return of statue » Boston Herald

Clerk to City Council: State lawmakers asked to go by city maps for census-driven redistricting » Worcester Telegram

Duggan Park in Springfield receives federal aid to increase public access » News 22 WWLP.com

Springfield City Councilor Justin Hurst rectifies more than $5K in ‘erroneous expenses’ from campaign account » MassLive

Politics

Ex-Senate leader weighs in on Town Council race » Gazette Net

Battenfeld: Historic Boston mayor’s race is a dud so far » Boston Herald

Opinion: Ayanna Pressley gives a late blessing to Michelle Wu » Boston Globe

Candidate for ‘Mayah’ Proudly Leans Into Her Boston Sound » New York Times

Amherst campaign notebook: Ex-Senate leader weighs in on Town Council race » Gazette Net

Robbins: America unrecognizable as threats mount vs. teachers, hospitals » Boston Herald

Activist groups endorse Wu » The Bay State Banner

Activists protest Kyrsten Sinema at Marathon; senator sits out race, recovering from broken foot » Boston Globe

In Boston at-large council race, state GOP backed boxer who pushed anti-Asian posts » Dorchester Reporter

Columbus Day Conflict Challenges Democrats Running In State Senate Special Election » WGBH

Margaret Scarsdale announces run for 1st Middlesex District » Lowell Sun

Asian pols near breakthrough moment in mayor’s races » Politico

Public Health

More than 90% of COVID clusters in Massachusetts are happening at home; Data shows where you’re most likely to catch virus » MassLive

Public Safety

Synagogues get money to increase security » Salem News

Records detail overtime spending in Holyoke Police Department » Gazette Net

A ‘last chance’: From assaults to drinking and driving, some Worcester cops were accused of serious crimes and got to keep their jobs » MassLive

Hampden DA notifying 8,000 criminal defendants of police misconduct » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston police arrested a Black man having a stroke. After $1.3 million payout, it's unclear if anything's changed » WBUR

Police Reform Act could hit small departments hard, says Royalston chief » Athol Daily News

Transportation

Metal panel falling from Savin Hill MBTA Station narrowly misses passenger » Boston Herald

Officials upset as delays plague Milton, Mattapan trolley line overhaul » Patriot Ledger

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