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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

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

1:00pm Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Study Commission, Virtual Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Steven Howitt

Must-Reads

Wu will be Boston's first millennial mayor, part of a growing wave nationally » WBUR

Investors poured billions into Opportunity Zones. Compliance issues are looming. » Boston Business Journal

Three Boston city councilors eyeing council presidency » Boston Herald

Plan to force some second homeowners in Great Barrington to rent long-term or sell meets with pushback » Berkshire Eagle

With nearly 100 Saint Vincent Hospital beds closed during COVID and strike, state Rep. Mary Keefe calls for emergency public hearing » MassLive

NH: By forgoing Senate run, Sununu makes a contrarian bet about American politics — and leaves Republicans in a bind » Boston Globe

Families struggling to provide home health care would get a boost in the Democrats’ spending bill, but advocates say it’s not enough » Boston Globe

McGovern nudges medical schools to invest in nutrition education » Roll Call

Lawsuit Threats, Empty Seats, and a “COVID Mobile”: Trump’s Disastrous Tulsa Rally Was Even More of a Train Wreck Than Originally Thought » Vanity Fair

The Parental Revolution Is Bigger Than Critical Race Theory » Politico

Election guru Rachel Bitecofer: Democrats face '10-alarm fire' after Virginia debacle » Raw Story

NY: 'Crazy law' could put taxpayers on the hook for Cuomo’s defense » Politico

FL: Trump sours on DeSantis » Politico

Recent violence involving Boston police could complicate Michelle Wu’s plans to reform the department » Boston Globe

GE Groomed Insiders For Years. An Outsider Is Finally Breaking It Apart. » Forbes

“To allow these serious service closures with a blind eye to the implications of other flaws in management by Tenet is bordering on being complicit. We need to be sure that Tenet Healthcare Corporation is not deflecting blame onto the striking nurses when these are the results of corporate decisions,” Keefe wrote. “During a global pandemic, four months of service closures can no longer be considered ‘temporary.’”

State Rep. Mary Keefe

Keefe has called for an emergency public hearing related to bed closures at Saint Vincent Hospital as a nurses’ strike drags on through the COVID-19 pandemic.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Biden to visit New Hampshire next week to tout the bipartisan infrastructure bill » Boston Globe

Court temporarily delays release of Trump’s Jan. 6 records » Boston Globe

Trump, Christie heavyweight battle brewing as 2024 election looms » Boston Herald

Kamala Harris, the incredible disappearing vice president: Opinion » Boston Herald

Opinion: A plea to voters in Arizona and Georgia » Boston Globe

Murkowski announces reelection bid opposed by Trump » Boston Globe

President Biden announces plan to identify, treat veterans’ ills from toxic air » Boston Globe

Steve Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying Jan. 6 subpoena » Boston Globe

Business

Rivian’s shares rev up, creating a vehicle-making behemoth in two days of trading » Boston Globe

Amid a buzzy tech scene, Kendall Square stalwart Akamai has to reinvent itself » Boston Globe

Giant Holes, Broken Promises: Uncovering a Contractor's Path of Destruction in Mass. » NBC Boston

Black excellence? When you break a glass ceiling, no one talks about the scars » Boston Globe

MassMutual Celebrates Grand Opening of New Campus in Seaport Neighborhood » Boston Real Estate Times

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Senators Warren, Markey call on Biden to issue blanket cannabis pardons » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

ACLU Boston Methadone Mile suit heads to lower court as tent city moves » Boston Herald

Editorial: Amid a growing refugee crisis, Poland and Belarus must respect human rights » Boston Globe

Haverhill, Andover and Newburyport Indivisible Groups Plan Voting Rights Rally Saturday Morning » WHAV

Education

Northampton School Committee retools anti-bias policy » Gazette Net

Allegations of misconduct go beyond Danvers boys’ hockey. New MIAA chief says ‘we need to intervene immediately’ » Boston Globe

‘People are screaming at me, ‘What if it was your kid?’ Well, it was my kid.’ » Boston Globe

FRCOG, area nurses join with state to bring Vax Bus clinics to schools » The Recorder

State limits Boston’s request for remote learning at Curley School following COVID outbreak » Boston Globe

Environment

Can TikTok help push climate activism mainstream? » Boston Globe

Federal

Editorial: Saluting our guardians of liberty » Lowell Sun

Health Care

Moderna defends COVID shot as questions on heart risks mount » Boston Globe

Dr. Harris Berman, HMO pioneer and former Tufts University School of Medicine dean, dies at 83 » Boston Globe

Senate Democrats' mental health access bill to be taken up next week » Milford Daily News

House Health Care Regulation Bill On The Move » State House News Service

Human Services

A ‘gigantic’ gesture: Amherst’s veterans celebrated with care packages, ceremony » Gazette Net

Insurance

Baker urged to clear up unemployment insurance fund confusion » Commonwealth Magazine

Labor

Senate Passes Spending Bill With Bonuses Of Up To $2,000 For Massachusetts Essential Workers » CBS Boston

Workers keep quitting in record numbers. This size business saw the most walk out. » Boston Business Journal

State Sorting Through Jumble of UI Claims, Advances » State House News Service

Local Government

Rural development grants supporting 4 Franklin County communities » The Recorder

Amherst councilors explore moratorium on big solar projects » Amherst Bulletin

Politics

State Rep. Vargas drops senate bid, decides to run for fourth term in House » The Eagle-Tribune

Public Health

Opioid deaths in Mass. remain elevated as fatal overdoses increase from previous year » Wicked Local

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Massachusetts, experts warn to brace for ‘viral’ winter » Boston Herald

Opioid-related deaths continue to rise in Mass. » Newburyport News

No plans yet for vax clinics for kids at Taunton schools — Here's how to find locations » Taunton Gazette

Lingering coronavirus symptoms in college athletes is rare, Mass General study finds » Boston Herald

Public Safety

New COVID outbreak at Massachusetts jail, as nearly 70 people test positive in 2 days » MassLive

Chicopee Police mourning sudden death of Detective Michael Dion » News 22 WWLP.com

Chicopee Police Detective Michael Dion dies following heart attack on traffic duty » Spectrum News

Charlie Baker again pushes stoned driving bill with drugged driving causalities on the rise » Sentinel & Enterprise

How two friends helped crack a 39-year-old cold case involving a missing teenager from Chelmsford » Boston Globe

'Clardy Law' legislation cracks down on driving while high; named for trooper killed on Pike » Telegram & Gazette

New COVID outbreak reported at Middleton Jail » The Eagle Tribune

State Government

Senate passes its $3.8 billion ARPA package: What’s in it for western Massachusetts? » Gazette Net

‘Let’s love them back’: Massachusetts leaders celebrate Veterans Day in Faneuil Hall » MassLive

State legislative redistricting "non-controversial," according to Cyr » Cape Cod Times

‘Let’s love them back:’ Charlie Baker honors veterans at Faneuil Hall » Boston Herald

Transportation

Free ride? That fits new Boston mayor to a T » Lowell Sun

Worcester Regional Airport celebrates veterans, return of commercial service » Telegram & Gazette

Four years after Massport spent millions to accommodate A380s, the gigantic planes don’t fly here — and might not ever again » Boston Globe

Editorial: A stoned driver is an impaired driver » Boston Herald

Utilities

Surge in energy prices saps pandemic recovery in Europe » Boston Globe

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