Must-Reads
Today on Beacon Hill
#EdEquityTalks: School Funding Amidst COVID-19 hosted by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Department of Early Education & Care Public Hearing
Quote of the Day
“Support that market that we’re trying to create here in the U.S. There are companies all over the U.S. that are trying to provide product for the protection of U.S. citizens, but that can’t happen if we continue to buy product from China. We need to get our act together.”
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Biden to pay for infrastructure plan with 15 years of corporate taxes
Boston Globe
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D.C. is obsessed with the filibuster. But Biden has already hinted at what will happen with it
Boston Globe
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FL: Matt Gaetz Is Said to Face Justice Dept. Inquiry Over Sex With an Underage Girl
New York Times
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Editorial: Website boosts Trump link with supporters
Boston Herald
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Opinion: Romney’s courage is given its due
Boston Globe
Business
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A $1 billion company at home above a dollar store
Boston Globe
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New group seeks to boost Mass. fintech industry
Boston Business Journal
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McGovern Foundation merges with Silicon Valley nonprofit to bring tech to philanthropy sector
Boston Globe
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‘No Required Human Interaction’: Checkout Free Stores Open At TD Garden
CBS Boston
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How eight fancy Boston condos figure into a fight over the Saudi throne
Boston Globe
Cannabis
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Opinion: Marijuana edibles and the risk to children
Boston Globe
Civil Rights
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Hate Crimes Bill Awaits Assignment Amid Pressure to Pass It
State House News Service
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Biden announces actions to combat anti-Asian attacks
Boston Globe
Education
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Senator’s bill a step toward compensating collegiate athletes
Lowell Sun
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Duxbury school officials respond to lawsuit alleging rape that resulted in fatal overdose
Boston Herald
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Sex Ed Advocates Take Efforts Into Second Decade
State House News Service
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Duxbury football anti-Semitism shows need for mandatory Holocaust education, antihate groups say
Boston Globe
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Colleges plan for tightly regulated commencements, but more normal fall classes
The Republican
Environment
Gaming
Health Care
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Massachusetts health care providers can now be paid more than $45 per COVID-19 shot
Boston Globe
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Pfizer-BioNTech says its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in protecting teens ages 12 to 15
Boston Globe
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South Shore Health says it will stay independent after months-long search
Boston Business Journal
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Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine 100% Effective In Kids Ages 12 To 15
CBS Boston
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A woman, surrounded by friends and family, issues a heartbreaking, life-or-death plea to a big drug firm
Boston Globe
Housing
Human Services
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Mass. Child Advocate identifies multi-system failure prior to death of Fall River teen with special needs
WHDH
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Report: Abused Teen’s Death Followed Safety Net Failures
State House News Service
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FL: Debate brews in Florida about parental consent over sex ed
AP News
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Child advocate cites ‘failure’ by DCF in Fall River teen’s death
Boston Herald
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Report: Fall River Schools, DCF Could Have Done More To Prevent Teen’s Death
CBS Boston
Judiciary
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Brown Confirmed for Westborough District Court
State House News Service
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Biden announces diverse first slate of judicial nominees
Boston Globe
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Northampton City Council wants to decriminalize psychedelic plants
Gazette Net
Labor
Local Government
Politics
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Ed Markey thanks ‘Gov. Bacon’ for helping land Hynes coronavirus vaccine pork
Boston Herald
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Boston mayoral candidates find new ways to reach an audience amid a pandemic
Boston Globe
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Judge rules against Fattmans in campaign finance case
Commonwealth Magazine
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Judge denies bid by senator, wife to block officials from referring probe into them to state prosecutors
Boston Globe
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Conservative Democrat Jeff Turco Easily Wins State Rep Seat in Winthrop and Revere
New Boston Post
Public Health
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Wishing Springfield a Not-Quite-Happy Coronaversary
Western Mass Politics and Insight
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Baker, Walensky Urge Vigilance as COVID-19 Cases Rise
State House News Service
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'I'd Be Really Cautious At This Time': Epidemiologist On COVID Uptick And Easter Week
WBUR
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1,683 confirmed cases, 18 deaths, and 73,642 vaccinations. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.
Boston Globe
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Berkshire reps concerned by vaccine supply
News 22 WWLP.com
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‘We’re still reliant on China’ for COVID protective gear; Rep. Stephen Lynch urges state, local governments to bolster American PPE market
The Republican
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Mass. will get 100,000 doses of one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week
Boston Globe
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Baker: Feds sent more than 380,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mass. this week
WHDH
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CDC adds Type 1 diabetes to priority list for coronavirus vaccination; condition under consideration in Massachusetts
Boston Herald
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Baker addresses rising COVID-19 cases on Cape Cod: ‘We’re paying a lot of attention to it’
Boston Globe
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Gov. Baker tours FEMA COVID-19 vaccination site with CDC director
News 22 WWLP.com
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CDC Director Walensky stresses ‘hope,’ not ‘doom,’ after touring Hynes Convention Center
Boston Globe
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Can hallucinogenic mushrooms treat depression? New Mass. General center to study psychedelics’ potential
Boston Globe
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Howie Carr: CDC director’s ‘impending doom’ tour comes to Boston
Boston Herald
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Short Term Predictions for Boston’s New Normal
Boston Magazine
Public Safety
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Policing Commission Appointees Due Out by Thursday
State House News Service
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Police Dash Cams, Body Cams Remain The Exception In Massachusetts
WBUR
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Editorial: Cutting low-level offenders a break really works
Boston Globe
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Former Boston police captain who oversaw evidence warehouse arrested for alleged overtime fraud
Boston Globe
State Finance
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White House official stresses flexibility in spending federal money
Commonwealth Magazine
State Government
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Rescue Act Spending Guardrails Not Going Up Until May
State House News Service
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Mass. AG Pays Law Firms $1M To Defend Ex-Prosecutors In Drug Lab Scandal
WBUR
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Our View: Time to rein in the governor's power
The Eagle Tribune
Taxation
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State commission reports after deep dive into tax breaks
Worcester Business Journal
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Biden decides to shelve Warren’s wealth tax
Politico