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11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm On the Road with the Community Colleges: Driving the Economic Recovery, Via Zoom - registration required

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1:00pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

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“I am no longer interested in having drip-drop incremental changes,” Mejia said. “This vote is not just about the budget — it is about building a long-term strategy and sending a message and a signal that we will not do business as usual anymore.”

Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia

Speaking about Boston's annual operating budget which was passed by an 8-5 vote Wednesday night. Mejia voted against the budget claiming it lacked necessary structural changes such as reallocating money away from the police and into social services.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump Brother Was in ICU Just Before Filing Suit Over Tell-All » The Daily Beast

Democrats confirm plans for a nearly all-virtual presidential nominating convention in August » Boston Globe

Business

Chinatown’s restaurants declined first. The neighborhood might be the last to recover. » Boston.com

City officials to do random inspections in North End after numerous complaints about outdoor dining » Boston Globe

‘No one has navigated something like this before' » Boston Globe

Licensing board cracks down on North End restaurants that fail to comply with coronavirus restrictions » Boston Herald

Trump signs memo to aid US lobster industry » Boston Globe

BPDA chief demands Faneuil Hall Marketplace operator defer tenants’ rent » Boston Globe

How coronavirus is changing the way car dealerships sell » News 22 WWLP.com

Despite indoor dining reopening, diners still choose outdoor tables » The Enterprise

Pandemic Presents PR Opportunity For Biotech, Says New Report » WBUR

Landlord sues Boston retailer for $250K in back rent » Boston Business Journal

On top of the world, Boston-area biotechs focus on how to stay there » Boston Business Journal

Report: Company Decommissioning Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Under Criminal Investigation » WBUR

Civil Rights

Mayor Walsh launches fund to address racial inequity » Boston Globe

Crimes

Abuse Allegation Against Former Springfield Bishop 'Unequivocally Credible,' Says Investigator » WAMC

Education

Report: Early Ed System Needs $690 Mil to Safely Reopen » State House News Service

State guidelines for when Mass. schools reopen: masks, meals in classrooms, no temperature checks » Boston Globe

Boston Public Schools Superintendent will forgo raise and stipend to help fund student fees » Boston Herald

Massachusetts rolls out plan for schools to reopen this fall amid coronavirus » Boston Herald

Boston University Gives PhD Students A Choice: Come Back To Campus Or Lose Your Health Insurance And Salary » WGBH

COVID-19 costs claim additional school funding » Lowell Sun

Masks, But No Temperature Checks: Initial Coronavirus Guidelines Released For Mass. Schools » CBS Boston

Roxbury Prep’s future offers a chance for healing » Boston Globe

School aid answers in 30 days, Baker says » Worcester Telegram

State Outlines Plan to Bring Students Back to Schools » State House News Service

Environment

Here’s how Cape Cod National Seashore beaches will change this summer due to COVID-19 » Boston.com

State Expanding Clean Car Rebates to Commercial Fleets » State House News Service

Federal

COVID, police reforms top Pressley’s agenda » The Bay State Banner

Gaming

No Poker When Massachusetts Casinos Reopen » Poker News Daily

Opinion: Tearing down Christopher Columbus won’t raise up the Mashpee Wampanoag » Boston Globe

Health Care

Judge rules against hospitals in pricing transparency battle » Boston Business Journal

What went wrong at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home » Commonwealth Magazine

Independent report on Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 crisis paints early decisions by Superintendent Bennett Walsh as ‘a catastrophe’ » The Republican

Attorney for Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Superintendent Bennett Walsh claps back at report skewering his leadership during COVID-19 crisis » The Republican

'Very Troubling' Holyoke Soldiers' Home Report Elicits Calls For Major Changes At The Facility » New England Public Radio

Attorney for Holyoke Soldiers' Home superintendent condemns report » Western Mass News

State Report On Holyoke Soldiers' Home Finds 'Utterly Baffling' Management Missteps Exacerbated COVID Outbreak » WBUR

Housing

With few properties on the market, Greater Boston home prices rise again » Boston Globe

Human Services

MY PANDEMIC STORY: HOMELESS IN GREATER BOSTON FOR MONTHS DURING COVID-19 » Dig Boston

Judiciary

Massachusetts state courts to reopen in July for limited purposes, most matters will still be handled virtually during coronavirus pandemic » The Republican

Labor

Editorial: Give your employees paid time off on Election Day » Boston Business Journal

SCOTUS won’t hear Mass. au pair case: Bills on hill address December appeals court ruling » Gazette Net

Opinion: Living wage needed for human service workers » Commonwealth Magazine

Jobless claims and depressed economy show damage from virus » Boston Herald

Cape employers struggle to find summer workers amid visa ban » Cape Cod Times

Legislative

Hogan helps Mass. House go virtual » Wicked Local Maynard

Local Government

Boston approves ban on facial surveillance tech » Boston Business Journal

Springfield state Rep. Bud Williams jumps into Mayor-City Council fray over proposed restoration of Police Commission » The Republican

City Raises Pride Flag for the First Time in History » Everett Independent

Ayanna Pressley weighs in on Marty Walsh’s proposal to reallocate police funds » Boston.com

Boston wins as budget squeaks by council vote » Boston Herald

Amid calls for police reform and fierce debate, Boston City Council passes $3.61 billion budget » Boston Globe

City Council unanimously approves 'place holder' appropriation to get through July, August » The Herald News

State Approves Land Swap For New Woburn Fire Headquarters » Brookline Patch

Boston City Council unanimously votes to ban use of face surveillance technology by city government » Boston Globe

Worcester City Councilor Sarai Rivera calls for Christopher Columbus statue at Union Station to be removed » The Republican

City budget to include $254K increase for police; reconsideration effort falls short » Worcester Telegram

Boston City Council passes budget in tight vote » Boston Herald

'Defund the police' message comes to Brockton budget hearings » The Enterprise

Politics

Rep. Ryan Unveils Early Endorsements » Chelsea Record

Most voters plan to cast ballots in person, poll finds » The Herald News

LaRose campaign for 2nd Franklin District earns endorsement from New Politics » Athol Daily News

Public Health

Low number of Massachusetts Black Lives Matter protesters test positive for coronavirus » Boston Herald

Baker Responds To Quarantine For Travelers To New York, Connecticut And New Jersey » CBS Boston

Opinion: Coronavirus contact tracing apps aren’t worth the health risk to Black and Latinx people » Boston Globe

Mass. reports 172 new coronavirus cases, 48 new deaths; key metrics remain low relative to springtime surge » Boston Globe

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus numbers by city and town: Chelsea, Everett and Lynn have highest positive rates » Boston Herald

Hispanic/Latino community account for nearly half of New Bedford coronavirus cases » South Coast Today

State Report On Holyoke Soldiers' Home Finds 'Utterly Baffling' Management Missteps Exacerbated COVID Outbreak » WBUR

Mass. reports 226 new coronavirus cases, 25 new deaths; key reopening metrics linger at lower levels » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Among 4 States On Track To Contain Coronavirus, Model Indicates » CBS Boston

Public Safety

Electeds struggle with police funding » The Bay State Banner

Worcester DA slams ethics commission Troopergate allegation » Boston Herald

Racism rockets past other public priorities in new poll » Sentinel & Enterprise

Majority of Mass. Residents Back Sweeping Police Reforms, Poll Finds » NBC Boston

DA, ex-head of State Police probably violated the law by ordering arrest report altered, panel says » Boston Globe

Mass. Auditor: Gov. Baker's Policing Bill A Good Start, But Falls Short On Training » New England Public Radio

Commissioner Gross made a big mistake meeting with Bill Barr » Boston Globe

‘The avatar of cop violence in Boston’: Police captain routinely crosses line, activists say » Boston Globe

Poll: 4 out of 5 Bay Staters Say Police Don’t Treat Black People Equally » Suffolk University

Mass. residents view racism as systemic and support sweeping police reforms, new poll shows » Boston Globe

Opinion: It's time for action on police education and training » The Haverhill Gazette

State Finance

House Passes $1.1 Bil Budget to Cover COVID-19 Costs » State House News Service

House Budget Appears Unlikely by July 1 Deadline » State House News Service

State Government

State’s top veterans official on the way out » Lowell Sun

Opinion: Charlie Baker, Marylou Sudders skate on Holyoke veterans’ scandal » Boston Herald

Report Lays Out Failures, Lack of Oversight at Holyoke Home » State House News Service

Walsh is fall guy, but it goes way beyond him » Commonwealth Magazine

Seventeenth Annual Commonwealth Heroines of Massachusetts » THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN

Healey: Holyoke Home Failures May Warrant Legal Action » State House News Service

Poor information, leadership flaws exacerbated Holyoke Soldiers’ Home crisis » Boston Globe

After Holyoke Soldiers’ Home report shows oversight failures, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker defends HHS Secretary Marylou Sudders » The Republican

Calls for reform grow after report into Holyoke Soldiers’ Home coronavirus outbreak » Boston Herald

Sen. Dean Tran nominates Michelle Dunn, founder of A.E.D. Foundation, as a 'Commonwealth Heroine' » The Gardner News

Vote-by-mail legislation bill awaits compromise on Beacon Hill » Dorchester Reporter

Baker Bill Would Start State Inspections of Soldiers' Home » WBZ

Taxation

What to know about the 2020 sales tax holiday in Massachusetts » Boston.com

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

HB4802 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement

SB2769 - An Act putting patients first

HB4707 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 to authorize certain COVID-19 spending in anticipation of federal reimbursement

HB4806 - An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2021 before final action on the general appropriation bill

HB4631 - An Act relative to state employees performing core functions

HB4627 - An Act providing certain state employees sick leave for COVID-19 related absences

SB2753 - An Act to ensure the collection of COVID-19 data

HB4778 - An Act relative to voting options in response to COVID-19

HB4717 - An Act providing for a MassHealth expansion in response to COVID-19

HB4672 - An Act addressing COVID-19 data collection and disparities in treatment

House Actions This Week: 449

Senate Actions This Week: 384


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