![BOSTON – When a bill filed by Gov. Charlie Baker to limit unemployment insurance rate increases on employers in 2021 died on the vine in the frenzied finish to the legislative session in early January, it didn’t seem like a big deal. Supportive lawmakers and business groups said companies would appreciate time to plan, but […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/photo-1-1.jpg?w=140 "BOSTON – When a bill filed by Gov. Charlie Baker to limit unemployment insurance rate increases on employers in 2021 died on the vine in the frenzied finish to the legislative session in early January, it didn’t seem like a big deal. Supportive lawmakers and business groups said companies would appreciate time to plan, but […]")
Decision time nears on unemployment insurance rate hikes
BOSTON – When a bill filed by Gov. Charlie Baker to limit unemployment insurance rate increases on employers in 2021 died on the vine in the frenzied finish to the...
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![BOSTON – With the state expecting to see its supply of COVID-19 vaccine increase over the coming weeks, Senate President Karen Spilka on Tuesday said Gov. Charlie Baker must let teachers get vaccinated this month and should set aside a percentage of doses for teachers and school staff. Spilka’s call on the Baker administration to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20190425_BREAKINGNEWSGender-p1-1.jpg?w=70 "BOSTON – With the state expecting to see its supply of COVID-19 vaccine increase over the coming weeks, Senate President Karen Spilka on Tuesday said Gov. Charlie Baker must let teachers get vaccinated this month and should set aside a percentage of doses for teachers and school staff. Spilka’s call on the Baker administration to […]")
Top senator calls for “aggressive” vaccine program for teachers
BOSTON – With the state expecting to see its supply of COVID-19 vaccine increase over the coming weeks, Senate President Karen Spilka on Tuesday said Gov. Charlie Baker must let...
![BOSTON – Arguing that the wealth of billionaires has grown over the course of the pandemic, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday introduced legislation in Congress to tax the extremely wealthy, pitching a plan that became a calling card of her campaign for president. The Cambridge Democrat wants to impose a 2 percent annual tax […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Books_Elizabeth_Warren_37241-1-1.jpg?w=126 "BOSTON – Arguing that the wealth of billionaires has grown over the course of the pandemic, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday introduced legislation in Congress to tax the extremely wealthy, pitching a plan that became a calling card of her campaign for president. The Cambridge Democrat wants to impose a 2 percent annual tax […]")
Senator Warren: Pandemic underscores need for wealth tax
BOSTON – Arguing that the wealth of billionaires has grown over the course of the pandemic, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday introduced legislation in Congress to tax the extremely...
![BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker has agreed to testify before the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness on Thursday at the first oversight hearing of the new panel where lawmakers are planning to question the administration on its coronavirus vaccine program, according to one of the committee’s chairs. Massachusetts’ position with respect to other […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/low-l-testimony-3.jpg?w=140 "BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker has agreed to testify before the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness on Thursday at the first oversight hearing of the new panel where lawmakers are planning to question the administration on its coronavirus vaccine program, according to one of the committee’s chairs. Massachusetts’ position with respect to other […]")
Gov. Charlie Baker set to testify Thursday
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker has agreed to testify before the Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness on Thursday at the first oversight hearing of the new panel where...
![BOSTON – There’s no shortage of questions about how the Baker administration has approached its effort to vaccinate more than 4 million people. Legislators have critiqued everything from the governor’s decision to allow healthy young people to get vaccinated alongside at-risk seniors to the delay in having a call center set up for people unable […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/low-l-testimony-1.jpg?w=140 "BOSTON – There’s no shortage of questions about how the Baker administration has approached its effort to vaccinate more than 4 million people. Legislators have critiqued everything from the governor’s decision to allow healthy young people to get vaccinated alongside at-risk seniors to the delay in having a call center set up for people unable […]")
COVID-19 committee members want to hear directly from Baker
BOSTON – There’s no shortage of questions about how the Baker administration has approached its effort to vaccinate more than 4 million people. Legislators have critiqued everything from the governor’s...
![BOSTON – With winter weather handcuffing other parts of the country and a snowstorm on its way to Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning he’s considering sending the National Guard to Kentucky and Tennessee to pick up vaccine doses and bring them back to Massachusetts. Baker said he learned Wednesday night that there may […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/guardsc001-2-1.jpg?w=140 "BOSTON – With winter weather handcuffing other parts of the country and a snowstorm on its way to Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning he’s considering sending the National Guard to Kentucky and Tennessee to pick up vaccine doses and bring them back to Massachusetts. Baker said he learned Wednesday night that there may […]")
Charlie Baker considers using National Guard to pick up doses
BOSTON – With winter weather handcuffing other parts of the country and a snowstorm on its way to Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning he’s considering sending the National...
![BOSTON – With winter weather handcuffing other parts of the country and a snowstorm on its way to Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning he’s considering sending the National Guard to Kentucky and Tennessee to pick up vaccine doses and bring them back to Massachusetts. Baker said he learned Wednesday night that there may […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/guardsc001-2-3.jpg?w=140 "BOSTON – With winter weather handcuffing other parts of the country and a snowstorm on its way to Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning he’s considering sending the National Guard to Kentucky and Tennessee to pick up vaccine doses and bring them back to Massachusetts. Baker said he learned Wednesday night that there may […]")
Charlie Baker considers using National Guard to pick up doses
BOSTON – With winter weather handcuffing other parts of the country and a snowstorm on its way to Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning he’s considering sending the National...
![BOSTON – In an effort to make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible to residents 75 and older, the Baker administration plans to begin this week allowing anyone who accompanies an eligible senior to one of the state’s mass vaccination sites to receive a shot themselves. Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders said the new […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LOW-L-massVaccinations60-1.jpg?w=82 "BOSTON – In an effort to make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible to residents 75 and older, the Baker administration plans to begin this week allowing anyone who accompanies an eligible senior to one of the state’s mass vaccination sites to receive a shot themselves. Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders said the new […]")
Trusted companions to seniors will gain vaccine access
BOSTON – In an effort to make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible to residents 75 and older, the Baker administration plans to begin this week allowing anyone who accompanies an...
![BOSTON – After seeing how voting by mail helped lead to a record number of voters casting ballots in the 2020 election, Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday he would file legislation this month to make the option a permanent fixture of the Massachusetts voting system. Galvin said his bill would also implement same-day […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/galvinms04-1.jpg?w=133 "BOSTON – After seeing how voting by mail helped lead to a record number of voters casting ballots in the 2020 election, Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday he would file legislation this month to make the option a permanent fixture of the Massachusetts voting system. Galvin said his bill would also implement same-day […]")
Mail-in, early voting and same-day registration in election reform bill
BOSTON – After seeing how voting by mail helped lead to a record number of voters casting ballots in the 2020 election, Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday he...
![BOSTON – The creation of three new legislative committees to focus on the state’s COVID-19 response, racial equality and cybersecurity will come at a cost of $137,672 to taxpayers, according to a News Service calculation based on the 2017 pay law. House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka announced Wednesday night that they […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/marianoms001-3.jpg?w=138 "BOSTON – The creation of three new legislative committees to focus on the state’s COVID-19 response, racial equality and cybersecurity will come at a cost of $137,672 to taxpayers, according to a News Service calculation based on the 2017 pay law. House Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka announced Wednesday night that they […]")
New legislative coronavirus oversight panels not cheap
BOSTON – The creation of three new legislative committees to focus on the state’s COVID-19 response, racial equality and cybersecurity will come at a cost of $137,672 to taxpayers, according...