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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Kenneth Gordon

“We have been on the council together for many, many years, and to see your example as a mom who’s just going to get it done, no matter how many things are on the plate with the kids, with community; with your dedication to showing up in every space, no matter how many people are going to be at a meeting, no matter if any of the attendees are voters … you’re there,” Wu told Essaibi George. “And you’ve shown up for Boston time and again.“I want to thank you for the love of Boston that radiates out of everything that you do," She added.

Michelle Wu

As is tradition for an outgoing councilor, Wu addressed her elected peers in a farewell speech of sorts and she had kind words for her one-time opponent, Councilor Annissa Essaibi George.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

With little margin for error, Democrats in Washington scramble to enact Biden’s agenda and save their slim congressional majorities » Boston Globe

Business

There are more women and people of color at the helm of Massachusetts’ largest public companies than ever before » Boston Globe

Moderna lowers forecast for 2021 COVID-19 vaccine deliveries » WBUR

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Marie St. Fleur and former prosecutor sue pot company, claiming nonpayment of wages » Boston Herald

Crimes

Boston school principal beaten unconscious by teenage student as school ended, police say » MassLive

Education

WPI confronts crisis following 4 recent student deaths » WBUR

Boston voters supported an elected school committee. Now what? » Boston Globe

Boston school principal beaten by student; Mayor-elect Wu urged to help stem violence » Boston Herald

Elected Boston school committee ballot question earns whopping 99,000 votes, ‘lit a fire’ in SC member » Boston Herald

These 11 Massachusetts schools received state approval to lift mask mandate after showing COVID vaccination rates of at least 80% » MassLive

Environment

Snow is here: Watch video of Massachusetts’ first snowflakes of the year » MassLive

Federal

Stung by election results, moderate Dems want to hit the gas on infrastructure bill » WBUR

Joe Kennedy slams plan to split Fall River, New Bedford in new congressional maps » WPRI.com

Human Services

Trickle of Afghan evacuees arrive in Massachusetts following US withdrawal from Afghanistan » Boston Herald

Fighting hunger: South Shore nonprofits in line for possible cash infusion from Mass. » Patriot Ledger

Judiciary

Man arrested near Boston encampment sent to jail where there is a COVID outbreak » WBUR

Legislative

Mass. Senate releases $3.66 billion package proposing worker bonuses, more local public health funds » Boston Globe

Seven Mass. lawmakers prohibited from working at State House after refusing to prove vaccination status » Boston Globe

Massachusetts senate unveils $3.66B coronavirus relief bill » Boston Herald

Senate's $3.66B ARPA bill prioritizes health care spending » Boston Business Journal

Heavy health care focus in Senate spending plan » Commonwealth Magazine

Local Government

OPINION: Michelle Wu’s victory a ‘huge moment of hope and light’ after a year of hate and violence against Asian Americans » Boston Globe

Previous elected mayors had two months to gear up to serve. Michelle Wu has fewer than two weeks » Boston Globe

Cambridge voters elect two city councilors, support changing city charter » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu begins preparations as Boston mayor-elect » Boston Herald

Election Results From Key Massachusetts Races » WGBH

Michelle Wu, History-Making Mayor-Elect, Readies to Take the Reins in Boston » NBC Boston

A day after victory, Michelle Wu spells out her top priority as she prepares to take power » Boston Globe

Politics

After attacks on the 2020 election, secretary of state races take on new urgency » WBUR

The NRA is being sued for allegedly breaking campaign finance law to back Republicans » WBUR

Progressives win big in Boston on an otherwise tough night for the left » Politico

This map shows where the Boston mayoral candidates got their support » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu won the Boston election in a landslide. Could she have beaten Marty Walsh? » Boston Globe

Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Wu's Boston Victory Shows Democrats Need To Enact ‘Politics Of Transformation’ » WGBH

Halbert concedes to Murphy, who wins fourth at-large seat on the Boston City Council » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu rides T to City Hall after becoming first woman and person of color elected mayor of Boston » WHDH

OPINION: Wu’s victory is a beacon for Boston amid Democratic disappointments elsewhere » Boston Globe

Lowell election brings more diversity, promises future gains in participation » Lowell Sun

Super PAC looks ahead to 2022 » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Health

Suicide rates fall again — but not for young adults and some people of color » WBUR

'22 Boston Marathon to have full, fully vaccinated field » WBUR

COVID outbreak identified at Boston elementary school » WBUR

Where kids can get COVID vaccines in Massachusetts » WBUR

‘In your heart, it does tug at you.’ Parents weighing COVID-19 vaccines for kids 5-11 must first battle their own anxiety » Boston Globe

A day after historic election, advocates call on Wu to change city’s Mass. and Cass course » Boston Globe

With COVID-19 vaccine for younger children, a chance to promote health equity across all ages » Boston Globe

Coronavirus vaccine for kids: Hundreds of sites to come online in Massachusetts this week » Boston Herald

Half a million Massachusetts residents have gotten COVID booster shots; state reports 1,290 new cases, 15 deaths Wednesday » MassLive

Utilities

After Maine voters reject transmission line to Massachusetts, a lawsuit is filed and uncertainty reigns » Boston Globe

Maine voters tell Mass. to stick its transmission line » Commonwealth Magazine

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