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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am A meeting of the Subcommittee on Municipalities Not Subject to Civil Service Law, of the Special Legislative Commission to Study and Examine the Civil Service Law, Virtual Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Mass. Teachers' Retirement System Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

Must-Reads

Spilka Talks Priorities As Formals Slowly Ramp Up » State House News Service

Moderates once dominated the Mass. GOP. Now they're struggling to find a candidate for governor » WBUR

What kind of prosecutors do Massachusetts voters want? DA races raise profound questions about a powerful position » Boston Globe

‘Mission impossible’: With Boston’s proof-of-vaccination mandate set to begin, businesses worry » Boston Globe

Some top Mass. lawmakers say the entire state should require proof of vaccination for certain indoor venues » Boston.com

Opinion: I’m running to be the state’s next lieutenant governor. Why not? » Boston Globe

Police reform legislation may bring massive training requirement for non-traditional police officers » WCVB

Massachusetts millionaires’ tax could generate $1.3 billion, but with ‘high’ cost to jobs, taxable income » Boston Herald

The politics of going gray » WBUR

NY: NYC mayor considering virtual learning plan for schools » AP News

GA: Georgia Senate committee advances amendment to ban noncitizen voting » Georgia Recoerder

NJ: Utility asks again to upgrade power grid » NJ Spotlight News

FL: A Democrat won a US House seat this week with 79 percent of the vote. Her GOP opponent has not conceded. » Boston Globe

FL: Actually, y’all, some of us would prefer facts with our politics » Florida Phoenix

Sen. Mitt Romney says the Republican National Committee 'would be nuts' to block GOP candidates from participating in presidential debates » Business Insider

We now have the first seditious-conspiracy charges from Jan. 6. Here’s how historic that is. » Washington Post

Antiabortion Supreme Court Justices Draw the Line at Government Making People Get Vaccinated » Vanity Fair

Dem Senate candidates rally against “sellout” Sinema » Axios

Opinion: Why Voting Rights Isn’t (Usually) Bipartisan » Politico

"Well, that would be nuts," Romney told Insider at the Capitol. "The American people want to see candidates for president debating issues of consequence to them, and it provides a service to the country and to the people, to hear the prospective candidates of the two major parties duke it out."

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney

The Republican National Committee has plans to prohibit future GOP presidential candidates from participating in debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Biden all but concedes defeat on voting, election bills » Boston Globe

Opinion: Democrats need to get real on Build Back Better » Boston Globe

Opinion: When it comes to subpoenas, Congress must use its power or lose it » Boston Globe

‘We’re gonna fight’: Ed Markey lays out the case for abolishing the filibuster to protect voting rights » Boston.com

Business

In hot market for lab space, a biotech startup to replace the former CambridgeSide Sears » Boston Globe

Report: Price Pressures Ripple Through Economy » State House News Service

Former Rep Reflects on Clout of Business Community » State House News Service

Steps forward, steps back: Recent economic news masks a lot of uncertainty » Boston Business Journal

Lobsterman v. Lobsterman: Fight Over ‘Ropeless’ Fishing Divides Industry » WCAI

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Eastern Bank to transfer marijuana banking business to Needham Bank » Boston Business Journal

Stay high-drated: Cannabis compounds can blunt COVID-19 infection, researchers find » Lowell Sun

Civil Rights

Opinion: Voting is sacred » Boston Globe

Education

Navient will repay Mass. student borrowers $43.2m » Commonwealth Magazine

Mayor Wu: No need for systemwide shutdown of Boston schools due to COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Boston students plan walk-out over lack of remote learning option amid COVID surge » Boston.com

Open-window mandate forces Boston Public Schools students and teachers to bundle up » Boston Herald

BPS Students Plan Walkout to Call for Temporary Return to Remote Learning » NBC Boston

Mass. Student Borrowers Share In $1.85 Bil Settlement » State House News Service

Massachusetts reports drop in new coronavirus cases, almost 50,000 cases reported in K-12 schools » Boston Herald

‘What’s best for us’: Mass. students calling on Baker to bring back the option for remote learning » WHDH

Maura Healey announces $1.85 billion student loan settlement with Navient, formerly Sallie Mae » Boston Herald

Pressley to Biden: Forgive student loans immediately » WGBH

Rep. Miranda urges Baker to allow remote learning, set indoor masking policy » Dorchester Reporter

Environment

Boston is getting more propane school buses to combat pollution. They aren’t the cleanest option. » Boston Globe

Commission on Clean Heat eyes road map to cut building emissions » Berkshire Eagle

Health Care

Our Opinion: Hospitals are alarmingly strained — and the data show how to back them up » Berkshire Eagle

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses, allows mandate for most health care workers » Boston Globe

Housing

Isolation hotel suggested in western Massachusetts to protect homeless during COVID surge » News 22 WWLP.com

Human Services

Just weeks after North Adams mayoral tenure ends, Bernard to helm Berkshire United Way as President and CEO » WAMC

After tent encampments are cleared at Mass. and Cass, need for long-term solution remains clear » Boston Globe

Ex-homeless shelter head agrees to pay state $6 million to settle allegations he pocketed state housing funds » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Freedom may be months away, but Brockton family rejoices over William Allen’s commuted life sentence » Boston Globe

Editorial: Two commutations should be just the beginning » Boston Globe

Superior Court Judge Jeffrey A. Locke named chief justice of state Trial Court » Boston Globe

Labor

St. Vincent Hospital Nurses will vote next month on whether to decertify MNA representation » Worcester Telegram

Local Government

Some members express skepticism as Northampton health board debates vax passport » Gazette Net

Public Health

Springfield’s Eastfield Mall COVID testing site gets additional staffing after cars turned away due to long lines » MassLive

Center for COVID Control to pause testing to better train staff after Massachusetts DPH recommends public avoid facilities » MassLive

Under fire from lawmakers, Gov. Charlie Baker pours new funding into COVID vaccination efforts » MassLive

Will Boston’s vaccine requirement for certain indoor venues eventually require boosters? Here’s what Michelle Wu said. » Boston.com

How Many People in Mass. Have Downloaded Their Digital Vaccine Record So Far » NBC Boston

Worcester ‘looking into’ free COVID testing site on Grafton Street that’s run by company under investigation in other US locations » MassLive

3 Mass. COVID Testing Sites Shut Down Amid Investigation » NBC Boston

Public Safety

Panel Finding Big Gaps In Probe Of Corrections » State House News Service

State Government

Mass. lawmakers again consider waiving ID fees for people experiencing homelessness » WBUR

Senate Approves Adoption Rights, Homeless ID Bills » State House News Service

Taxation

High-earners tax may bring in considerably less than supporters estimate, study says » Boston Globe

Wealth Surtax Opponents State Their Case » State House News Service

Report says millionaires tax would raise $1.3 billion » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

Railroad OKs New York City-to-Pittsfield passenger service this summer » Berkshire Eagle

Peeled plate on Rourke Bridge fixed after damaging car » Lowell Sun

Utilities

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Wins Grant to Help Cities Meet Stormwater Rules » WHAV

Broadband internet proves a hurdle as telehealth services continue to rise in popularity » BU News

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