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Lawmakers Confront Baker On Vaccine Rollout
The committee's co-chair thought the gravity of the issues residents have faced in securing a vaccine had not gotten through to Baker.
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State Rep. Jon Santiago Enters Boston's Mayoral Race
The ER doctor from the South End is running to make sure the city's recovery from the pandemic is one "rooted in equity and opportunity."
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COVID Committee Wants to Hear Directly From Baker
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have questions after the state's vaccination appointment website crashed Thursday.
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Boston COVID Data 'Moving In The Right Direction'
Starting next week, the city will start releasing Boston-specific vaccination data broken down by neighborhoods, race, and ethnicity.
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State To Vaccinate Those Accompanying 75+ Residents To Mass Sites
Trusted caregivers who bring someone 75 or older to a site will be able to be inoculated, regardless of eligibility status.
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Baker Sends Climate Bill Back With Amendments
Baker's administration and key lawmakers have not seen eye-to-eye on many of the finer details of the legislation.
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Administrative Work Bogging Down Justice System: Suffolk DA
Thousands of hours are spent manually inputting data, Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said Friday.
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Johnson & Johnson Sees 'Promising Moment' for Vaccine Candidate
The single-shot vaccine was developed with help from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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'The End Is In Sight:' Gov. Baker Touts Hope In State Address
Instead of laying out a detailed policy agenda, Baker's "State of the Commonwealth" revolved almost entirely around the COVID-19 response.
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General Local Aid Will Rise by $39.5M in Baker Budget
The 3.5 percent increase amounts to an additional $112,535, on average, for all 351 municipalities.
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State's Available Doses Not Keeping Up with Vaccination Plan
Massachusetts would need more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to fully inoculate everybody in the first phase of the plan.
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MA Getting $9 Billion In Stimulus Bill: Here's Where It's Going
It's a whole lot more than just the $600 stimulus checks everyone's getting.
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MCAS Returning, But Changes Include Shortening The Exam
No schools will be newly named underperforming in the upcoming school year, superintendents were told Tuesday.
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In Tight Vote, MBTA Board Agrees to Cut Service
Despite strong pushback, the MBTA is barreling ahead with significant service reductions early next year.
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With Veto Threat, Baker Seeks Police Reform Bill Changes
The Republican governor said he would not sign a bill that bans police from using facial recognition systems to solve crimes.
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MBTA Shows Signs of Softening on Service Cuts
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak announced Monday he would suggest deferring some critical decisions on the service cuts until February.
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Budget Includes Ignition Lock Devices for First-Time OUI Offender
The device is connected to the ignition and prevents the vehicle from starting if it detects alcohol when an individual blows into a tube.
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First COVID-19 Vaccines Expected In Massachusetts This Month
While vaccines could get here within a couple weeks, it will be months before members of the general public have access to immunizations.
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Public School Enrollment Dropped By 37,000 This Year, State Says
The number of students recorded as exiting their districts for home-schooling this year is about nine times the 802 logged last year.
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Long Lines Underscore Need For Coronavirus Testing Changes
As people get tested amid the COVID-19 surge and ahead of Thanksgiving, some lines are seeing waits of up to five hours.
