Last Thursday, Governor Charlie Baker announced his hope of reopening Massachusetts schools this fall. The same day, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released initial guidance “that prioritizes getting students safely back to school in person, following…
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SJC Issues Order for Slowly Opening Courthouses Starting July 13
The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday, June 24, issued an updated order regarding the operation of Massachusetts state courts and courthouses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The order will go into effect July 1, 2020. Under the new order, courthouses will physically reopen to…
Pressley and Markey Unveil Bold Legislation to Invest in Public Transit as a Public Good
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) unveiled the Freedom to Move Act, bold legislation to support state and local efforts to promote public transportation as a public good and provide fare-free public transit systems. “Our public transit…
Protests Through the South End Continue, Funding Changes Sought
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the South End on Monday – heading up Tremont Street to the State House – to protest a controversial portion of Gov. Charlie Baker’s police accountability bill, a portion of the bill…
Planting at Hayes Park
Council Passes FY2021 Budget
After more than two hours of discussion, the Boston City Council voted virtually via Zoom on Wednesday to pass the FY21 operating budget, the Boston Public Schools (BPS) budget, and the capital budget. The operating budget was passed 8-5, the…
Rushing: Keep ‘Emancipation’ Statue with Lincoln in Back Bay
A Back Bay statue from the late 1800s celebrating Emancipation is on the hot seat once again in its long history, with hundreds calling for its removal immediately due to the awkward imagery, but former state representative and long-time historian…
Walsh Gives COVID-19 Update on BPL, Testing, Biz. Assistance
Mayor Walsh held a press conference on June 18, where he gave an update on COVID-19 as well as the reopening plan. He said that as of last week, the overall positive test rate is down 19.6 percent, the “first…
Massachusetts Adds Jobs in May as Unemployment Stagnates
The state’s May total unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point at 16.3 percent following a revision to the April rate of 16.2 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor…
Phase Two, Step Two of State’s Reopening Plan Underway
Phase Two, Step Two is officially underway in Massachusetts as of Monday, June 22. At a press conference on June 19, Governor Charlie Baker announced that as part of Step Two of Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan, things…