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Today on Beacon Hill
Joint Committee on Public Service: Public Hearing
House Informal Session
Senate Informal Session
ABL Progressive Power Hour with Congressman Joe Kennedy III
Birthday: Rep. Tram Nguyen
Quote of the Day
“We, writ large, paid an enormous price as a state, as a country, and as a globe for not being prepared. And we’re not going to be caught by surprise in the fall,”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Shaw’s, Star Market parent company heads to IPO
Boston Globe
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GE names Deloitte as new auditor, replacing KPMG after a century
Boston Business Journal
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Indoor Dining Resumes as Massachusetts Enters ‘Phase 2, Step 2' of Reopening
NBC Boston
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Local gym files lawsuit against Gov. Baker for COVID-19 closure
Lowell Sun
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Coronavirus impact: With no students, small college towns like Amherst worry over future
The Republican
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Letter: Corporate practices do a number on communities of color
Boston Globe
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Boston to Host Sessions to Help Businesses Navigate Reopening
NBC Boston
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Nonprofits Face Toxic Combo: Rising Demand, Falling Revenue
State House News Service
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Opinion: Apprenticeships can also work in white-collar professions
Commonwealth Magazine
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Tech after COVID-19: What comes next?
Boston Globe
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Step 2 of Phase 2 starts today. Here’s a list of what can reopen
Boston Globe
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Watchdogs: Treasury still too secretive on small business loans
Boston Herald
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No big rush to eat inside: Restaurateurs, customers cautious about reopening
Gazette Net
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Joanne Chang and Christopher MyersUpdated: To Obi. And Yonny. And all the people at the heart of restaurants
Boston Globe
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On the menu again: indoor dining
Boston Globe
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A quarter of Mass. restaurants may close for good because of COVID-19
Boston Globe
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Another step: Indoor dining resumes Monday
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts ‘Step 2’ reopening should alleviate some ‘restlessness’, expert says
Boston Herald
Cannabis & Psychedelics
Civil Rights
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The new civil rights movement
Commonwealth Magazine
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Cyr to join June 27 high school protest and voter event
Wicked Local Truro
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Black men, clergy renew calls for racial justice, equality on Father’s Day
Boston Globe
Crimes
Education
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UMass Boston to rely on remote learning for fall semester
Boston Business Journal
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One-In-Five Peabody Parents Rate Remote Learning Unsatisfactory
Brookline Patch
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Laid-off Weymouth teachers to be rehired
Wicked Local Weymouth
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Black students, alumni go public with painful racism at prestigious prep schools
Boston Globe
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Allegations of systemic racism roil Boston Conservatory
Boston Globe
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After 14 Years And Another Budget Cut, A School Librarian Says Goodbye
WBUR
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Extra year of high school effort takes root
Boston Globe
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Look Ahead, Pittsfield: All eyes on city's schools budget
Berkshire Eagle
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Opinion: Let’s not forget about afterschool programs
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts parent group pushes Charlie Baker to get students back to school this fall
Boston Herald
Environment
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Demolition dust one more Chelsea burden
Commonwealth Magazine
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Something New to Worry About: Really Big Jellyfish Have Been Spotted at Mass. Beaches
Boston Magazine
Federal
Health Care
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‘It’s like pulling teeth’: There’s still a PPE shortage — and a second wave could send medical workers into crisis mode
Boston Globe
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Another temporary CEO of the Mass. Life Sciences Center is named
Boston Business Journal
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‘They just dumped him like trash’: Nursing homes evict vulnerable residents
Boston Globe
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Sens. Karen Spilka and Cindy Friedman: Telehealth is working, let’s keep it that way
Commonwealth Magazine
Human Services
Immigration
Labor
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Seven Hills Foundation wants pandemic raises to become permanent
Worcester Telegram
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Mass. jobless rate saw little change in May, as national rate fell
Boston Business Journal
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Bath Iron Works shipbuilders vote to strike
Boston Globe
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Nursing Homes Struggle As Staff Choose Unemployment Checks Over Paychecks
WBUR
Local Government
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Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno calls for supercharged fines for illegal fireworks
The Republican
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Plainville postpones Town Meeting until July, plans drive-in style format
Wicked Local Plainville
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LETTER: Yarmouth selectmen's hands-off approach irresponsible
Cape Cod Times
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Black Lives Matter sign sparks complaint, then support
Cape Cod Times
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They do: Swansea, Somerset clerks say marriage license requests are up amid pandemic
The Herald News
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Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King files order to reconsider fiscal 2021 budget following resident demands to divert police funding
The Republican
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Nahant election a close call
Lynn Daily News Item
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Easthampton residents aim to keep mayor, chief focused on policing issue
Gazette Net
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Somerville To Host Rep. Pressley, D.a. Rawlins, & Regional Leaders For Panel Discussion On June 23
Brookline Patch
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Examining A Mayoral Apology After 'Slap In The Face' To Springfield's Black Community
New England Public Radio
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LETTER: Bet your life to attend town meeting?
Newburyport News
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Brookline investigation highlights vote-by-mail issues
Gloucester Times
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Marty Walsh warns of ‘prolonged recession’ in Boston due to coronavirus
Boston Herald
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Pelham Town Meeting will take up $4.65M budget, renaming Board of Selectmen
Gazette Net
Politics
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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Spicer comes out for Kennedy in U.S. Senate race
The Metro West Daily News
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Dracut candidates to debate Monday night
Lowell Sun
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A durable democracy? It’s not debatable
Boston Globe
Public Health
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Some fear coronavirus surge with influx of summer visitors
Taunton Gazette
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Massachusetts health officials report 30 new coronavirus deaths Sunday, 125 new COVID-19 cases as second step of Phase 2 reopening plan begins Monday
The Republican
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Mass. Has Lowest COVID-19 Transmission Rate In The Country, According To Website That Tracks Virus' Spread
WBUR
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MA Is Beating The Virus, But Another 1,000 Deaths Still Expected
Brookline Patch
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Report: COVID-19 hits blacks, Hispanics harder
Commonwealth Magazine
Public Safety
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Brockton mayor signs police reform pledge, commits to dismantling systemic racism
The Enterprise
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T&G pushes release of withheld police records in Worcester
Worcester Telegram
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‘I’m not a Black man that is going to be silent’: Boston Police Commissioner William Gross defends meeting with U.S. AG Barr
Boston.com
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Police officers could receive up to $5K in training bonuses under a bill filed by Gov. Baker. Here’s what to know.
Boston.com
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MBTA transit officer resigned while under investigation for excessive force on Black man
Boston Globe
State Finance
State Government
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Opinion: Governor’s COVID-19 orders are unconstitutional
Commonwealth Magazine
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State ‘price-gouging’ out-of-state campers
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts House & Senate Members File Legislation To Make Juneteenth a State Holiday
Framingham Source