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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: State Senator Patricia Jehlen

Must-Reads

For majority-Black Brockton, a proposal to keep its Senate district majority white has left some people of color feeling ignored » Boston Globe

Czechs Defeat a Populist, Offering a Road Map for Toppling Strongmen » New York Times

Graham says tens of thousands of Brazilian immigrants ‘wearing designer clothes and Gucci bags’ are headed for Connecticut » Washington Post

Baker shifts thinking on offshore wind » Commonwealth Magazine

Bill advancing on Beacon Hill offers no UI relief to employers » Boston Business Journal

Beacon Hill Cartographers Unveil Proposed Legislative Districts for 2022 » Western Mass Politics and Insight

RI: Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes announces candidacy for governor of RI » Providence Journal

VA: Democrats send heavy hitters to boost McAuliffe, amid anxiety over his race » Washington Post

FL: Tallahassee mounting legal challenge to Florida's 'anti-riot' law » Tallahassee Democrat

Auchincloss's new challenger isn't who you think » Politico

Advocates hope tightened seat belt law could boost state’s near-worst seat belt-wearing rate » Boston Herald

East-west rail: Connecting Springfield and Hartford with Boston could boost ridership 54%, help secure federal funding as Congress debates infrastructure bill, advocates say » MassLive

DRUG INDUSTRY HIRES ITS FORMER CRITICS AS LOBBYISTS AGAINST MEDICARE PRICE NEGOTIATIONS » The Intercept

Xavier Becerra Could Lower Drug Prices — So Why Isn’t He? » The Daily Poster

Pacheco Passes On Auditor's Run » State House News Service

ME: New race ratings show top House battleground remains in Maine » Roll Call

NJ: State board expands access to abortion in N.J. through regulation changes » New Jersey Monitor

CA: Leader of California’s largest union resigns amid tax fraud, embezzlement charges » The Sacramento Bee

“It’s absolutely nuts that you cannot take a regular high-performance commuter train from Springfield to Boston,” Bronin said. “The fact that sitting here in Hartford, the capital of Connecticut, there is no direct way to get to Boston by rail, is equally crazy. It shouldn’t take a study to know the benefits.”

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin

Advocates say now is the time for more rail development, as Congress debates a massive infrastructure bill.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Politics is not a game. But Republicans are winning big at the moment » Boston Globe

Business

Inflation rises 5.4 percent from year ago, matching 13-year high » Boston Globe

Somerville outlines a plan to expand Assembly Square » Boston Globe

Inflation looks like it’s here to stay for a while » Boston Globe

HubSpot Ventures to invest in B2B software startups with new $100M fund » Boston Business Journal

Info Privacy Act Aims To Create “Bright Line Rules” » State House News Service

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Somerset's Solar Therapeutics dispensary workers win union election » The Herald News

Education

MIT cancels speech by University of Chicago professor following backlash » Boston Globe

'Wasn't surprised': Brockton High beefs up security in wake of gun incident » The Enterprise

Health Care

Amherst couple donates $1 million for new emergency department at Cooley Dickinson Hospital » Gazette Net

Mass. Lawmakers Move To Get Patients Meds That Doctors Prescribe, Rather Than The Cheaper Drugs Insurance Companies Want » WGBH

An FDA committee will discuss Moderna boosters. Here's what to expect » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Most Boston voters would have to move to buy a home, poll finds » WBUR

Immigration

Democrats consider new immigration plan for domestic policy bill » Boston Globe

Labor

US initial jobless claims fall to fresh pandemic low » Boston Globe

Will we refuse to learn the pandemic’s lessons, again? » Boston Globe

St. Vincent Hospital declares impasse in strike talks with nurses » Worcester Telegram

Legislative

Significant shifts in proposed redistricting » Gazette Net

Local Government

East Longmeadow town manager Mary McNally resigning; cites ‘toxic environment,’ verbal abuse from town councilor » MassLive

Boston puts 812 workers from five city agencies on unpaid leave for failing to get vaccinated » Boston Globe

Boston city workers could face termination over vaccine mandate, Kim Janey says as number drops » Boston Herald

Fall River City Councilor takes to Facebook to protest Gov. Baker's COVID vaccine mandate » The Herald News

Politics

Poll shows big lead for Wu in Boston mayor’s race » Commonwealth Magazine

Annissa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu square off in Boston mayoral debate » Boston Globe

Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu, Annissa Essaibi-George clash over rent control, policing in first debate » Boston Herald

Opinion: As power shifts in Boston, it’s goodbye to Columbus Day » Boston Globe

Wu and Essaibi George face off in Boston mayoral debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Population changes upend voting patterns » The Bay State Banner

A ‘transformational leader’: Springfield State Sen. Adam Gomez endorses Pittsfield Sen. Adam Hinds for lieutenant governor » MassLive

The Long View: Boston's White Working-Class Voters In Decline, Strength Of White Progressives Rising » WGBH

Poll: Incumbents Mejia, Flaherty top at-large pack with plenty undecided » Dorchester Reporter

Attleboro mayoral challenger Todd McGhee a no-show for most city elections » The Sun Chronicle

Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette promises to be outsider as GOP challenger to 'insider' McGovern » Worcester Telegram

Coogan will participate in three of six mayoral debates; challenger Ponte accepting all » The Herald News

New poll shows Michelle Wu leads in Boston mayoral race » Boston Herald

Public Health

Survey: Three-quarters of Mass. residents support universal vaccine mandate » Boston Globe

DPH Chief Sees “Very Good Trend” On COVID-19 Cases » State House News Service

Public Safety

Massachusetts Missing Persons Task Force recommended changes to how state handles missing persons, the state trained 200 law enforcement » MassLive

Poll: Half of Boston's voters support the police department » WBUR

State Finance

Lawmakers Push Surplus Decisions Deeper Into Fall » State House News Service

State Government

Baker's vaccine mandate heads to federal court » The Eagle Tribune

Taxation

Sale of Becker College properties returns $15M to Worcester tax value » Worcester Business Journal

Transportation

Seatbelt Use Rates Dropped During Pandemic » State House News Service

Red-light cameras eyed to crack down on violators » Salem News

As vaccine mandate deadline looms, Massport, MBTA mum on employees’ status » Boston Herald

Utilities

Opinion: The state and the nation are primed for a broadband boost » Boston Globe

Baker Scraps Wind Price Cap in $750 Mil Clean Energy Bill » State House News Service

Baker urges big investment in Mass. offshore wind industry, seeks to end price cap » Boston Globe

Muni Light Plants Partnering With Offshore Wind Developer » State House News Service

‘An unethical choice’: Eversource withholds millions of dollars in taxes from 87 Massachusetts communities » MassLive

Offshore wind is America's new industry. Who will build it? » WBUR

Charlie Baker proposes ‘game-changing’ offshore wind investment » Boston Herald

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House Actions This Week: 392

Senate Actions This Week: 25


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