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Must-Reads

Progressive Group Report Slams Mass. House Operations » State House News Service

Mariano Plans to Seek Another Term as House Speaker » State House News Service

Rural Massachusetts towns poised to get state aid for broadband infrastructure » MassLive

Infrastructure bill signed by Biden allocates at least $9 billion to Mass., and transportation advocates have ideas on how to spend it » Boston Globe

Editorial: State voting reforms near their expiration date » Boston Globe

Meet the next mayor of Somerville: Katjana Ballantyne » Boston.com

GOP gubernatorial candidate Diehl makes stop in Phillipston » The Recorder

Human Services Sector Laboring Under Major Pay Gap » State House News Service

Americans broadly support Supreme Court upholding Roe v. Wade and oppose Texas abortion law, Post-ABC poll finds » Washington Post

Dems Are Giving The GOP Another Political Bailout » The Daily Poster

Unhinged Republicans Threaten Retribution Over Bannon Indictment » Vanity Fair

NY: State ethics panel issues fines to lobbyists in secret » Times Union

NJ: New Jersey eyes financial break for Atlantic City casinos » The Press of Atlantic City

WY: Wyoming GOP Says It Won’t Recognize Rep. Liz Cheney As A Republican Anymore » HUFFPOST

PA: What John Dougherty’s guilty verdict may mean for his powerful local and his future in the labor movement » The Inquirer

Bernard calls for ethics investigation against Barrett after alleged threatening comments » WAMC

Progressive group slams House for lack of professionalism, transparency » Commonwealth Magazine

“If it gets to the point where they are trying to enforce, my view would be ‘don’t comply’ and we would support the Legislature taking some of the stimulus money and using it to pay off the fines that business incur,"

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

DeSantis said he would advocate tapping into the billions of dollars sent to the state as coronavirus relief packages approved by Congress and use it pay off any fines that are assessed on Florida businesses failing to meet federal vaccine mandates.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Robbins: Trump doing his best to keep Jan. 6 truth well hidden » Boston Herald

Biden tormented by Republican guerrilla campaign and ‘I did it’ stickers » Boston Herald

Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont won’t seek reelection » Boston Globe

Republicans gain heavy House edge in 2022 as gerrymandered maps emerge » Boston Globe

‘America is moving again.’ Biden signs $1 trillion infrastructure bill » Boston Globe

Business

Legislation would create entrepreneurship center for women in STEM » Boston Business Journal

Disney CEO recalls ‘baptism by fire’ in talk at Boston Harbor Hotel » Boston Business Journal

Valo Health and Khosla Ventures call off $2.8 billion SPAC merger » Boston Globe

Ginkgo Bioworks says third quarter revenue was up, acknowledges investment firm report triggered a federal inquiry » Boston Globe

Business leader ‘confused’ by unemployment insurance revelations » Commonwealth Magazine

Education

State to interview designers for new Amherst school » Gazette Net

Boston Teachers Union blasts Massachusetts education department for not counting Curley School remote days » Boston Herald

Danvers school board bypasses vote on superintendent’s fate over of hockey allegations » Boston Globe

Danvers School Committee meets without voting on motion to suspend superintendent in wake of hockey team scandal » WCVB

‘Very disturbing to all of us’: Quincy Public Schools grapple with racist videos made by students » Boston Globe

Walking to school gains renewed interest in pandemic » WGBH

Gaming

Gambling revenues climb in October at MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor » MassLive

Health Care

Patient needs at center of stroke care debate » News 22 WWLP.com

Harvard scientists identify second HIV patient whose body appears to have rid itself of the virus » Boston Globe

Housing

Baystate Place apartments to receive $39M for affordable housing renovations » News 22 WWLP.com

Senate bill would add $3.5 million to Cape housing efforts » Cape Cod Times

Immigration

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker prods federal government for more information on Haitian arrivals » MassLive

Baker: More Federal Support Needed For Haitian Migrants » State House News Service

Insurance

Nearly 1.3 million in Mass. to face higher Medicare costs » Gazette Net

Flood insurance rates to rise for many under new system » The Eagle Tribune

Labor

Workers in Lynn call for more local investment as GE prepares for major split » WBUR

Legislative

Key Panel Not Swayed By Calls To Unite South Coast Cities » State House News Service

Local Government

Joshua Garcia takes oath of office to become Holyoke's first Latino mayor » WAMC

Report a digital subscription issue » MassLive

North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard says he views phone call from state Rep. John Barrett III as 'clear, if nonspecific, threat' » Berkshire Eagle

Politics

Editorial: Campaigning is easy, now Wu faces hard part » Boston Herald

A year before there was Mayor Michelle Wu in Boston, there was Mayor Hazel Chu in Dublin. » Boston Globe

As Boston mayor, Michelle Wu will seek to deliver on candidate Wu’s promises for transformative change » Boston Globe

O’Rourke challenges incumbent for governor of Texas » Boston Globe

Public Health

Massachusetts reports 5,248 coronavirus cases over the weekend, as infection counts keep rising » Boston Herald

Bill would let Tompkins hold men solely for substance use treatment » Commonwealth Magazine

‘The healing process can finally begin’: Funeral services delayed by pandemic restrictions now offer loved ones a way forward » Boston Globe

Opinion: In Mass., it’s a jumble of public health departments — it shouldn’t be » Boston Globe

Public Safety

COVID-19 outbreak spreads to 53 at Dartmouth jail » New Bedford Light

Opinion: City of Boston cannot sustain ongoing Mass. and Cass encampments » Boston Globe

Federal jury awards Boston police detective $2 million in gender discrimination lawsuit » Boston Globe

State Government

Massachusetts could get up to $10 billion from federal infrastructure bill » Boston Herald

Rejecting advocates’ pleas, legislative leaders advance proposal to split South Coast cities between congressional districts » Boston Globe

Transportation

The MBTA’s new fare vending machines promise to make life easier. But first, a ‘learning curve.’ » Boston.com

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