Congresswoman @AyannaPressley is calling for an immediate investigation, and said that ICE should disclose how many agents it has patrolling the area. “We must understand what they were doing and rationale behind their deployment.” buff.ly/30LPaUn
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- Citing the deaths of 31 veterans, Sens. @EdMarkey and @ewarren and Rep. @AyannaPressley have called for an independent investigation into the coronavirus outbreak at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. #mapoli buff.ly/3dN2bRe
- NEW: @MassAGO finds the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office violated the civil rights of detainees when it engaged in an “unnecessary use of force”, leaving 3 hospitalized & others in solitary confinement when they should have received medical treatment buff.ly/3gQuu4x
- Poll shows three-quarters of Massachusetts workers support vaccine requirements in the workplace. buff.ly/3CAmzD8
- .@MassAGO Maura Healey and her counterparts in 17 other states are urging Congress to give them greater authority to investigate policing and bring enforcement actions in federal courts. buff.ly/30gGENU
- . @SenWarren and @SenMarkey released a joint statement agreeing with Healey over the recommendation that the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office not be engaged in immigrant detention. buff.ly/3oQ3vZM
- Gov. Charlie Baker called up 450 members of the National Guard to fill in for state correctional workers who have refused to get vaccinated. buff.ly/3nJisxI
- BREAKING: ICE detainees at the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center say that Sheriff Thomas Hodgson had an altercation with a detainee as they expressed concern about being transported as a group to get tested for #COVID19. commonwealthmagazine.org/uncategorized/…
- Blue Line to be free during Sumner Tunnel closure buff.ly/3X9G28e
- PRESSLEY'S POWERFUL APPOINTMENT: Replacing Rep. Lori Trahan, Rep. Ayanna Pressley is joining the panel that helps shape Democratic priorities and appoints members of the House Democratic Caucus to committee seats. More from @JennDotSmith.
- One in three Massachusetts renters at risk for eviction, researchers with @mit and @CityLife_Clvu say. commonwealthmagazine.org/housing/one-in…
- Opinion | The lowly bus deserves a lot more attention: It’s an underappreciated, neglected part of our transportation system commonwealthmagazine.org/transportation…
- Healey pitches new revenue source for cities and towns: vehicle surcharge. Cities and towns would be given the ability to levy a new surcharge atop the motor vehicle excise tax and bypass Beacon Hill on issuing liquor licenses. commonwealthbeacon.org/government/hea…
- .@MassAGO Maura Healey has filed a lawsuit against marketing firm Publicis Health for its role helping Purdue market addictive opioid pain medication. buff.ly/3y0NJ3s
