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Today on Beacon Hill

12:00am Senate Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

6:30pm Virtual Town Hall with Sen. Eric Lesser, Via Zoom

"Nearly half of Republican men — 49% — said in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey, conducted March 3-8, that they won't choose to be vaccinated when they're allowed. 41% of all Republicans said the same. By contrast, 6% of Democratic men said they wouldn't get the shot."

Caitlin Owens, health care reporter for Axios

Polling and public officials are increasingly sounding the alarm about one group of Americans that remains stubbornly resistant to the idea of receiving a coronavirus vaccine: Republicans.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Goldberg: How long will Biden remain immune to satire? » Boston Herald

Editorial: President takes heavy-handed approach to reopening » Boston Herald

Biden declines to call for Cuomo to resign, awaits probe » Boston Globe

White House weighs new cybersecurity approach after failure to detect hacks » Boston Globe

Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plan’s benefits » Boston Globe

It’s Daylight Saving Time again, and Ed Markey wants to make your clock change permanent » Boston Herald

An Iconic JFK Portrait — On Loan From The MFA — Now Hangs Inside Biden's White House » WBUR

‘Most influential voice’: Warren’s network spreads throughout Biden administration » Politico

Business

When are we going back to the office? Big employers set timelines but remain cautious » Boston Globe

Phase 4 Expected to Start Next Week in Mass.: Here's What Can Reopen » NBC Boston

Working hard but hardly working: Pandemic wreaks havoc on service industry » Patriot Ledger

Civil Rights

'Racism Is A Virus': Bostonians Gather For Stop Asian Hate Rally » WBUR

Education

As teacher vaccinations ramp up in Boston, a full return to school in sight for fall » Boston Herald

Opinion: Biden wants to cancel $10,000 in student debt. That’s not enough. » Boston Globe

Opinion: Student loan debt relief should be targeted to those who need it » Boston Globe

Mass. school officials eye summer as a chance to help students hard hit by pandemic » Boston Globe

Attleboro area state rep hoping to delay school openings » The Sun Chronicle

Teachers union leaders back emergency legislation delaying students’ return to school buildings » Boston Globe

School superintendents call for suspending MCAS this year in opposition to federal edict » Boston Globe

Billed for a college class she never took » Boston Globe

Mass. Education Commissioner Reflects On A Year Of School Closures And Moving Students Back To Classrooms » WBUR

One year later: students look forward to returning to classroom in April » News 22 WWLP.com

Northeastern University plans to hold 'graduation double-header' at Fenway Park » WCVB

Environment

Nearly Half Of Revere's Public School Staff Receive Vaccine Shots In One Day » WGBH

3 Miles from Martha’s Vineyard Is an Empty Island Full of Bombs » The Atlantic

Health Care

Cell and gene therapy startup raises $525M » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Editorial: A wave of evictions is not inevitable. It’s a policy choice. » Boston Globe

Human Services

With stimulus, federal government makes a massive investment in child care » Boston Globe

Child care affordability, funding challenges concern Berkshire providers, state lawmakers » Berkshire Eagle

Questions raised about homeless shelter » The Eagle Tribune

Immigration

Supporters celebrate Lucio Perez leaving sanctuary after 3½ years » Gazette Net

Labor

COVID rescue package gives failing pension plans a $86 billion bailout, stirring hope and criticisms » Boston Globe

Local Government

Peter Gay: The day it all began » The Sun Chronicle

State Awards Methuen and Lawrence Nearly $400,000 Each for Improved Pedestrian Access » WHAV

March 8 Select Board meeting: Patton announces second recent WPD complaint; board hires search firm for town manager » The Williams Record

‘It is surreal’: Kim Janey, nearing mayoral history, reflects on her life in Boston » Boston Globe

Westhampton OKs $4.3M safety complex by 350-186 vote » Gazette Net

Northampton Arts Council awards $22K to local artists, groups » Gazette Net

State to launch Local Rapid Recovery Planning program to help cities and towns » Sentinel & Enterprise

Marblehead Awarded $400K Grant For Rail Trail Street Crossings » Marblehead Patch

Politics

OTR: Mayoral candidate John Barros reveals he was vaccinated » WCVB

Public Health

After receiving second dose, Yo-Yo Ma transforms waiting period into performance at Pittsfield vax clinic » Berkshire Eagle

Rep. Katherine Clark agrees with Rachel Maddow, says: ‘Blame the rollout’ » Boston.com

Fauci says vaccine hesitancy among Republicans poses a risk: ‘I just don’t get it’ » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports 1,508 new COVID cases, 30 deaths Sunday as state reaches 908,553 residents fully vaccinated » The Republican

Attleboro joins other cities in effort to establish regional vaccination clinic » The Sun Chronicle

Cape Cod's death rate for those with COVID-19 higher than state average » South Coast Today

Springfield Set to Go Vax to the Future, at Long Last » Western Mass Politics and Insight

‘Exhausting’: MassLive readers describe the past year during the COVID pandemic in one word » The Republican

Public Safety

Two Boston churches vandalized again: ‘It’s unsettling’ » Boston Herald

Police shrugged off the Proud Boys, until they attacked the Capitol » Boston Globe

Twenty-one first-degree murderers set free under state’s new compassionate release law » Boston Globe

State Government

Governors evade sunshine laws to keep records from public » AP News

Transportation

The MBTA is making more cuts — are the savings worth it? » Boston Globe

‘I Don’t Think So’: Massachusetts Congressional Delegation ‘Furious’ About MBTA Cuts » CBS Boston

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 3/15

12:00am Senate Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

6:30pm Virtual Town Hall with Sen. Eric Lesser, Via Zoom

Tuesday - 3/16

10:30am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

12:00pm Worcester Emerging: Civic & Cultural Life, Via Zoom

1:00pm Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Budget Hearing

6:30pm Common Start Virtual Rally, Via Zoom

Wednesday - 3/17

4:00pm Discussion on Zoning Changes with Sen. Will Brownsberger, Via Zoom

Thursday - 3/18

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:00pm Women's Network featuring Michal Preminger, Ph.D. hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

Friday - 3/19

11:00am Moving Forward with Immigration Reform: State and Local Priorities hosted by NCSL, Via Zoom

1:00pm Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak, Oversight Hearing


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