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Today on Beacon Hill
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
12:30pm
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio
89.7 FM or gbh.org/news
7:00pm
Rep. Patricia Haddad and YW Boston President & CEO Beth Chandler on Greater Boston with Jim Braude
GBH 2
Birthday: Rep. Sean Garballey
Quote of the Day
“My hair’s on fire about the whole thing,” Baker told GBH in an interview. “I can’t begin to tell you how pissed off I am.”
Acknowledging that Massachusetts officials failed to adequately prepare for a surge of residents trying to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments online as the state expanded eligibility, leading to an hours-long website crash on Thursday morning.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Biden to mark nation crossing 500,000 COVID-19 deaths
Boston Globe
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White House says Biden is ‘eager’ to go to Texas, possibly as soon as this week
Boston Globe
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The lost hours: How confusion and inaction at the Capitol delayed a troop deployment
Boston Globe
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Democrats already maneuvering to shape Biden’s first Supreme Court pick
Boston Globe
Business
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Boston Calling cancels 2021 festival
Boston Business Journal
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Worcester chamber asks city to reopen bar dining
Worcester Business Journal
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People's United to be acquired by M&T Bank for $7.6B
Boston Business Journal
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Editorial: Restaurants don’t need indoor dining. They need a bailout.
Boston Globe
Cannabis
Education
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Newton mayor calls for greater state oversight of Boston College’s COVID-19 response
Boston Globe
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After a year of remote learning, Brockton students return part-time to classrooms Tuesday
The Enterprise
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Lowell Schools Adopt Pooled COVID Testing For Students, Staff
NBC Boston
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UMass Amherst resuming in-person classes after coronavirus surge, lockdown
Boston Herald
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Biden aides continue push for school reopenings by April
Boston Herald
Environment
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Commonwealth Approves Sewage Spill Alert Bill
Cape Cod Online
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Hamilton becomes first Mass. town to mandate composting
Boston Globe
Federal
Health Care
Housing
Human Services
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COVID taking toll on providers' ability to help the homeless
South Coast Today
Immigration
Legislative
Local Government
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Chicopee receives approvals to open COVID vaccination site but is waiting for doses
The Republican
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Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. targets racial equity, police reform in calling for removal of officers in schools, banning facial recognition technology, implementing online use-of-force database
The Republican
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Complaint seeks to appeal Deerfield ZBA’s approval of Dollar General store
Gazette Net
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Billerica Mall renovation project to go back before Planning Board this week
Lowell Sun
Politics
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Smiling on the outside
Boston Globe
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Poll indicates Baker remains wildly popular
Commonwealth Magazine
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Opinion: For Charlie Baker, ‘sorry’ is the hardest word
Boston Globe
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For Downing, politics are personal
Commonwealth Magazine
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More women, more people of color and more LGBTQ: Worcester’s race for city council just got a lot more diverse
The Republican
Public Health
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Lawmakers seek $25.2 billion for vaccine equity as part of budget plan, Markey says
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts surpasses 1.2 million COVID vaccine doses administered, 225K over the last week
The Republican
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Maryland company behind Massachusetts vaccine registration issues ‘didn’t know’ slots were opening to new groups
Boston Herald
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Arlington woman who built centralized coronavirus vaccine appointment site says Massachusetts system ‘hindering’ people
Boston Herald
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'Emergencies begin and end locally': Fairhaven, Acushnet outraged at state's vaccine decision
South Coast Today
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Vaccination process shows signs of improvement, after professor gives state failing grade
WCVB
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‘Something approaching a normal summer’: Springfield sees small uptick in new COVID cases, but health officials optimistic among vaccination push
The Republican
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Healey calls for more attention to equity in state’s coronavirus vaccination campaign
Boston Globe
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'Vaccine Redlining': Massachusetts' Congressional Delegation Talk About Vaccine Access
WBUR
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Massachusetts leaders push Charlie Baker to restore coronavirus vaccine distribution to local health boards
Boston Herald
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Pfizer-BioNTech shot stops COVID-19 spread, Israeli study shows
Boston Herald
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Beset by critics, Baker now stressing speed and scale for COVID-19 vaccination
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Overdose prevention sites save lives
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Remove the waiver requirement for buprenorphine prescribing
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine rollout: 40,983 more shots given
Boston Herald
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Baker Needs to Appear Before COVID Committee [OPINION]
WBSM
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Massachusetts reports 1,316 new COVID cases, 46 deaths Sunday as Dr. Anthony Fauci notes ‘terrible’ 500K US death toll
The Republican
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Editorial: Baker Must Be Held to Account
Banker & Tradesman
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Charlie Baker to testify on Massachusetts coronavirus vaccine rollout at Legislature’s oversight committee hearing
Boston Herald
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New mass vaccination site opening at Natick Mall
WHDH
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Travelers Plan To Quarantine, Test In Massachusetts After February Break
CBS Boston
Public Safety
State Finance
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Rating Agency Sees Savings Drawdown as “Moderate”
State House News Service