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Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development: Public Hearing
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Quote of the Day
“The mayor would be an excellent pick for President Biden’s Cabinet,” Democratic strategist Scott Ferson said. “He’s been a legislator, he’s been a chief executive, he’s a laborer, he fits kind of a Biden profile.”
Joe Biden's campaign selected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to lead an economic roundtable with New Hampshire business owners, Ferson suspects Walsh could be in the mix for a cabinet post.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Letter to the editor: Mayor supports Ed Markey for US Senate
The Sun Chronicle
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After back-to-back visits, Fall River CEO backs Kennedy over Markey
WPRI.com
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Pence calls Supreme Court chief justice John Roberts a ‘disappointment’ to conservatives
Boston Globe
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Joe Biden taps Marty Walsh to lead N.H. economic roundtable, fueling Cabinet speculation
Boston Herald
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Opinion: Biden’s potential VP pick Karen Bass has a Cuba problem
Boston Herald
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On the electoral defense, Trump claims without foundation that Biden opposes God
Boston Globe
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Our One Hundredth: In the West, Markey Stares down Lingering Critiques…
Western Mass Politics and Insight
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How Markey And Kennedy Are Working For Workers
WBUR
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Some ponder Kennedy's sincerity in homeless visit
Berkshire Eagle
Business
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Area Moving Companies Implement New Safety Precautions, Not Seeing Decline In Demand
WBUR
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Ticker: Pot grower fined, fishing gets relief
Boston Herald
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A dream is born: Make ‘Great Barrington the outdoor dining capital of Berkshire County’
the Berkshire edge
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Capital One to pay $80m fine over hack last year
Boston Globe
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Wave of retail bankruptcies may sink landlords
Boston Globe
Cannabis
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Marijuana delivery model seen as unworkable
Commonwealth Magazine
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Mass. regulators fine Revolutionary Clinics $120,000 for selling tainted marijuana vapes
Boston Globe
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Holyoke’s marijuana industry expands as City Council grants four special permits
The Republican
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Despite calls to fund equity efforts, cannabis commission returns millions to state
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights/Gender/Reproductive Rights
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A reckoning has emerged on American English, rife with words and phrases with racist origins or connotations
Boston Globe
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Editorial: Anti-Semitism also deserves to be condemned
Boston Herald
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Malcom Gracia Protesters Disrupt John Lewis Event in New Bedford
WBSM
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Police Camera Surveillance Violates Privacy, Mass. Court Says
Bloomberg
Crimes
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Sex offender just set free by Mass. Bail Fund is charged with new rape
Boston Globe
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Political signs lead to vandalism, Sudbury police say
The Metro West Daily News
Education
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Under any in-person school plan, buses are a problem
Commonwealth Magazine
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Dismantling Systemic Racism Starts In Schools, Educators Say
WGBH
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The ABCs of social distancing: Child care programs reopen with caution
Gazette Net
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Senate passes bill to increase higher education opportunities for people with disabilities
Athol Daily News
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Project Coach Aims To Reinvent Mentoring Program In Springfield
Business West
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UMass Amherst No Longer Giving Remote Students Option to Return to Campus This Fall
NBC Boston
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Attleboro school committee decides on hybrid learning for 2020-2021
The Sun Chronicle
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UMass Amherst will no longer allow most students back on campus amid coronavirus concerns
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Alliance calls for more guidance from state on school reopening
Boston Herald
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UMass Amherst Uninvites Most Students Planning To Live On Campus This Fall
NEPM
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School Year In Springfield To Begin Without In-Person Classes
NEPM
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UMass Amherst reverses plan for fall, most students not invited back to campus
Boston Globe
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The tide begins to turn: Some Mass. school districts move forward with remote-only plans for fall
Boston Globe
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At Harvard, other elite colleges, more students deferring their first year
Boston Globe
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Virus keeps spreading as schools begin to open, frightening parents and alarming public health officials
Washington Post
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Colleges reconsider reopening plans
Commonwealth Magazine
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Ayanna Pressley calls for full remote learning across Massachusetts this fall
Boston.com
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UMass Tells Most Students Not to Return to Amherst Campus
State House News Service
Environment
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Clinton gets grant for trail project
Worcester Telegram
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Opinion: House takes baby steps on climate change
Commonwealth Magazine
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Cape Cod shark sightings rise as more people have their eyes on the water
Boston Herald
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Opinion: Tuerck’s critique of Healey fits a pattern
Commonwealth Magazine
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The EPA is taking a ‘first step’ toward addressing Chelsea’s air quality problems
Boston.com
Federal
Health Care
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Massachusetts tops among states in telehealth use, Verma says
News 22 WWLP.com
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Nantucket Cottage Hospital Planning for Additional Asymptomatic Testing
Cape Cod Online
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Brigham and Women’s president wrote opinion piece critical of efforts to control drug prices
Boston Globe
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Cuts At Foxborough Rehab Center Is A Huge Disservice, Nurse Says
Brookline Patch
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Mass General Brigham reverses retirement benefit cut
Boston Business Journal
Housing
Insurance
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Blue Cross issuing $101m in premium refunds
Commonwealth Magazine
Labor
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1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
Boston Herald
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Peake Calls for Stop & Shop to Reinstate Hazard Pay
Cape Cod Online
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Merrow Manufacturing announces 200 new jobs
The Herald News
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Amid slow jobs recovery, all eyes on July report
Boston Globe
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US added 1.8 million jobs in July, unemployment rate drops to 10.2 percent
Boston Globe
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National Job Growth Continues, But at Slower Pace
State House News Service
Legislative
Local Government
Politics
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Markey and Kennedy Among Expected Guests at Haverhill Democrats Virtual Breakfast Aug. 22
WHAV
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Edward M. Kennedy Institute launches national Just Vote campaign, with help from MLK’s son
Boston Globe
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Opinon: Why I think Jesse Mermell, not Jake Auchincloss, is the right choice for Congress
Boston Globe
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Stephen Lynch is running on his unique ‘perspective.’ So is his primary challenger.
Boston.com
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New poll finds a close Senate race in Maine, with Susan Collins trailing her Democratic challenger
Boston Globe
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Moulton says bold responses needed in face of pandemic
The Salem News
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Democratic Party’s Corporate Contingent Votes to Preserve Their Power
The American Prospect
Public Health
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Big Mass. Study Finds You Could Be Symptom-Free But Still Carry High Load Of Coronavirus
NEPM
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EEE virus detected in mosquitos from two towns
Lowell Sun
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Gov. Baker announces rapid testing program for Massachusetts schools
WNYT
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State ready to keep EEE threat at bay
Sentinel & Enterprise
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Opinion: Our country needs a memorial to coronavirus victims
Boston Globe
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‘Demand has far outstripped the access,’ First day of free COVID testing in Western Mass. was fully booked within two hours
The Republican
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Fauci: Death threats are sign of anti-science sentiment
Commonwealth Magazine
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Opinion: The multitude and magnitude of coronavirus stressors on children
Boston Globe
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Coronavirus Cases Are Surging. The Contact Tracing Workforce Is Not
NEPM
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Opinion: Region’s governors, mayors have gone over the edge
Boston Herald
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Massachusetts coronavirus deaths up 32, cases rise 162
Boston Herald
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Birx: Boston needs to ‘get on top’ of coronavirus uptick
Boston Herald
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Deborah Birx warns Boston is among major US cities seeing increases in coronavirus cases
Boston Globe
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300,000 Deaths By December? 9 Takeaways From The Newest COVID-19 Projections
WBUR
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COVID-19 numbers rising locally: 15 new cases in Northampton over past week
Gazette Net
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Infection Increase Sparks Enforcement, Gatherings Crackdown
State House News Service
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Mass. reports 320 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 18 new deaths
Boston Globe
Public Safety
State Finance
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State funds thin for local projects
The Eagle Tribune
State Government
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Massachusetts is close to establishing a permanent commission on the status of Black men and boys
Boston.com
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Mass. travel restrictions raise questions for Rhode Islanders
Turn to 10
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Is Mass. voting by mail ripe for abuse, fraud? 5 Investigates
WCVB
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MA Sec. of State Galvin Explains Voting in 2020
News 22 WWLP.com
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Gov. Baker imposes tougher limits on outdoor gatherings, restaurants
Boston Business Journal
Transportation
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Massachusetts measures pursue local road funding
Land Line Media
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Automated driving systems frequently fail, AAA study finds
Boston Globe
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Kelley Square project on schedule for fall completion
Worcester Telegram
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Most claimants in Steamship Authority ferry crash have settled
Cape Cod Times