Daily Schedule | statehousenews.com

3 days ago

36 6 minutes read

Daily Schedule | statehousenews.com — 791f4618 4e67 11ed a31e 2f12d903dc73.jpg

Schedules are updated frequently. Check back to see the most recent additions.

Gov. Maura Healey

2:00……Visits UMass Memorial Medical Center and host a press conference to highlight her DRIVE Initiative, which her office says “will grow Massachusetts’s world-renowned research and innovation economy and create thousands of new jobs.” Joined by new Economic Development Secretary Eric Paley, Director of Federal Funds and Infrastructure Quentin Palfrey, President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Dr. Eric Dickson and UMass Chan Chancellor Michael Collins …….UMass Memorial Medical Center Ambulatory Care Center, 55 N Lake Ave., Meditation Room, 6th Floor, Worcester

5:45…..Gives remarks to the Worcester Economic Club…..Hogan Campus Center at Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester

Daily Events

9:00…..Supreme Judicial Court sits with two cases on docket…..John Adams Courthouse, Room 1 | More Info and Livestream

9:00…..Public Health Council meets. Agenda includes update from Commissioner Goldstein. There will also be informational presentations, including an update from the Office of Preparedness and Emergency Response and the role of the Public Health Lab in emergency preparedness and response…..Agenda and Livestream

9:00…..Lt. Gov. Driscoll gives remarks at the renaming ceremony for the Lynn Ferry…..379 Blossom St. Ext., Lynn

9:30…..Board of Early Education and Care meets for a strategic planning session…..Access & More Info

10:00…..Public Health Committee holds a hearing on nearly 50 bills dealing with environmental health, oral health, and food and nutrition. Proposals from Rep. Hogan and Sen. Cyr (H 2450 / S 1504) look to crack down on PFAS forever chemicals, including creating a remediation trust fund to help municipalities, public water systems and private well users address PFAS contamination. Measures from Rep. Kane and Sen. E. Kennedy (H 2460 / S 1555) aim to reduce food waste by establishing two types of labels: a “quality date” when the product is still safe to eat but may begin to deteriorate, and a “safety date” when the product may pose a health safety risk. Rep. Ramos and Sen. Oliveira want to create an advisory committee (H 2516 / S 1616) on the accessibility of fresh food in retail options throughout the commonwealth, including determining which communities lack adequate access…..Room B-2 | Agenda and Livestream

10:00…..Transportation for Massachusetts, Reps. Farley-Bouvier and Smola, and Sen. Cyr hold a briefing on micro-transit. Micro-transit is on-demand transit operated by both private and public agencies to help fill gaps in transportation services. Jennifer Smith of Commonwealth Beacon will moderate a panel discussion about the challenges and successes of micro-transit in different areas of the state…..Room 428

10:00…..Department of Transitional Assistance’s Fall River Advisory Board meets…..Agenda and Access

10:00…..Massachusetts Commission for the Blind hosts a “Visions of Employment” webinar, designed to help employers create a supportive workplace. Employers will also learn about available services to onboard new employees who are legally blind…..Register

10:00…..Firearm Control Advisory Board meets. Agenda includes a discussion on subcommittee work on the prohibited “assault-style firearms” roster, review and approvals of additions to the handgun roster, and updating the formal target shooting roster…..200 Arlington St., Chelsea | Agenda and Livestream

10:00…..Sen. O’Connor, Rep. Giannino and the American Childhood Cancer Organization host an advocacy day. Lawmakers will focus on their bills (S 1602 / H 2434) creating the Pediatric Cancer Research and Resource Project Trust Fund. Nearly 300 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, with 27 children passing away. The bills had a hearing before the Public Health Committee in mid-July…..Senate Reading Room

10:00…….Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Delia Ramirez (IL-03), actors Cynthia Nixon and Morgan Spector, Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Adil Husain, hold press conference to call for the passage of H.R. 3565, The Block the Bombs Act that would “withhold the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel and demand the Israeli military’s compliance with U.S. and international law.”….House Triangle, Washington D.C. | Streamed through Rep. Ramirez’s social platforms

10:00…..Sen. Markey delivers remarks at the Defend SBIR Forum in support of making permanent the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs…….Senate Dirksen Room G50 (SD-G50), Washington D.C.

10:30…..Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission’s Administrative Sub-Committee meets. Agenda includes a vote on draft regulations dealing with wet and electronic signatures…..10 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Medford | Agenda and Zoom

11:00…..Governor’s Council holds its assembly, and could confirm Patricia Metzer to the Appellate Tax board and William Powers to the District Court. Lt. Gov. Driscoll chairs…..Council Chamber | Livestream

11:00…..Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission meets. Agenda includes regulatory, actuarial, legislative, audit and compliance updates. Executive Director Bill Keefe also gives a report…..10 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Medford | Agenda and Zoom

11:00…..Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities meets. The chair will give an update on goals for fiscal year 2026, and Developmental Disabilities Council Deputy Director Jennifer Bertrand gives a presentation on Medicaid federal funding…..Hearing Room 222 and Zoom

11:30…..Department of Energy Resources holds a public workshop on a study analyzing whether technology can reduce electricity costs by reducing demand. DOER is exploring the impact of load management tools like energy efficiency, demand flexibility and virtual power plants. Officials will share preliminary study results and seek public feedback…..100 Cambridge St., Conference Room 2A, Boston | Register

11:45…..Lt. Gov. Driscoll gives remarks at DCAMM’s state-owned land auction…..Four Points by Sheraton Boston Newton, 320 Washington Street, Newton

12:00…..M&T Bank CEO René Jones is the featured speaker at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon, which will include a chat with Eastern Bank Executive Chair Robert Rivers. Jones has been chairman and CEO of the Buffalo-based bank since 2017 and has nearly doubled its assets to become the 11th-largest bank in the country, according to organizers. Jones is a native of Ayer and a 1986 graduate of BC. Luncheon at noon, speaking program at 1 p.m…..Georgian Room, Hilton Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston

1:00…..Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee holds hearing on 50 bills. Legislation from Rep. Higgins and Sen. Moore (H 2632 / S 1745) calls for an audit of the state crime lab, intended to identify individuals who have not submitted required DNA samples after felony convictions. Inmates would gain privileged contact with lawmakers, giving them the right to refuse to disclose confidential communications, under measures from Rep. Uyterhoeven and Sen. Miranda (H 2721 / S 1727). Another Moore bill (S 1744) would establish the Mass. Public Safety Building Authority and launch a fund to support building modernization and reconstruction projects backed by cannabis sales revenue…..Room A-2 | Agenda & Livestream

1:00…..Public Service Committee holds hearing on about 20 bills, focused largely on personnel matters at the Boston Police Department. Other local bills impact Rochester, Northfield, Monterey and Haverhill…..Room A-1 | Agenda and Livestream

1:00…..Executive Office of Health and Human Services hold a public hearing on rates for freestanding birth center services. Officials want to update the effective date of the existing regulation to Feb. 1, 2026 because the only enrolled MassHealth provider “has been unable to realize the benefits of the last rate increases, effective January 5, 2024.” The hearing notice adds, “This is due to both billing challenges and the limited provision of these services on a fee-for-service basis, since the bulk of the provider’s business is through managed care entities.” Written testimony will be accepted through 5 p.m…..Agenda and Livestream

1:30…..Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees meets…..Zoom

2:00…..Department of Public Utilities holds a public hearing on Hubbardston’s municipal aggregation plan. Written comments will be accepted through 5 p.m…..More Info and Zoom

3:00…..Department of Public Utilities holds a public hearing on Eversource’s proposed capital investments projects in the Southwick-Granville, New Bedford, Dalton-Hinsdale, and Gill-Montague areas. Officials say the proposals will “upgrade the electric power system to create more timely and cost-effective development and interconnection of distributed generation facilities.”…..More Info and Zoom

3:00…..MBTA Riders’ Transportation Access Group meets…..State Transportation Building, 2nd Floor, 10 Park Plaza, Boston | More Info

3:00…..Lt. Gov. Driscoll attends the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds’ “We Remember Our Women” ceremony…..Norfolk Registry of Deeds Grand Hall, 649 High Street, Dedham

5:30…..MBTA holds an open house about the Lynnway Multimodal Corridor Project. The redesign of the Lynnway is intended to make safety improvements for pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, and drivers, and improve bus connections to the Blue Line, Lynn ferry terminal, Lynn Commuter Rail station and downtown Lynn…..North Shore Community College, Room LE225 (Cafeteria), 300 Broad St., Lynn | More Info

6:00…..Development Disabilities Council holds its quarterly meeting. Agenda includes committee reports, including a budget report. There’s also a presentation from Ann Lynch of Attorney General Campbell’s office…..Agenda and Zoom

6:00…..Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivers remarks at the Boston School Committee meeting…..Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury

6:30…..One SouthCoast Chamber honors Anthony Sapienza, who most recently was CEO of JA Apparel Corp., at the Roger Valcourt Outstanding Citizen Award Dinner. Sapienza is currently board president of the New Bedford Economic Development Council. The award honors individuals with a “long record of volunteerism and leadership that has produced a measurable and lasting contribution to the region,” organizers say. Dinner is at 6 p.m., with the formal program starting at 6:30 p.m…..Century House, 107 Main St., Acushnet | Register