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Gov. Maura Healey
11:15.....Speaks at the Massachusetts Building Trades Council Union Annual Convention.....MGM Springfield, One MGM Way, Springfield
12:30.....Visits Western New England University to highlight the advanced manufacturing and robotics proposals in her recently filed Mass Leads Act. Participants, including Lt. Gov. Driscoll, Secretary Hao, Secretary Jones, Secretary Tutwiler, WNE President Dr. Robert E. Johnson and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, will tour advanced manufacturing classrooms and then hold a brief speaking program.....Sleith Hall, Western New England University, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield
Daily Events
9:00.....Proponents of a ballot question that would require restaurants and other employers to pay a full minimum wage to tipped employees hold a press conference ahead of a legislative hearing on the topic. Speakers include One Fair Wage President and Co-founder Saru Jayaraman, organizing director Estefania Galvis, and others supporters.....Outside State House
9:30.....Opponents of the tipped minimum wage ballot question hold their own press conference, right after proponents and just before a legislative hearing on the topic. Speakers include Mass. Restaurant Association President Steve Clark, restaurateur and The Committee to Protect Tips chair Doug Bacon, and server Andrea Klein speak.....Outside State House
10:00.....Rep. Driscoll and Sen. Payano give keynote remarks at American Red Cross annual advocacy day to highlight statewide programming in biomedical services, veterans and armed forces support, disaster relief, and more. The morning program also includes hands-only CPR training and educational displays will be available through the afternoon.....Nurses Hall
10:00.....The legislative committee considering potential 2024 ballot questions holds a public hearing on whether to require the full minimum wage for tipped workers with tips on top (H 4254). The proposal would gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers over a five-year period, until it reaches 100 percent of the minimum wage by Jan. 1, 2029. The proposal also allows for a "tip pool," in which employers who are paying its workers at least the minimum wage could combine all tips and dole them out to all workers, including non-tipped workers. The minimum wage under existing state law is $15 per hour, but tipped workers can earn $6.75 per hour as long as gratuities make up the difference.....Room A-2 | More Info
POSTPONED.....10:00.....Mass. Gaming Commission meets to review and approve draft licensing decisions for sports betting operators.....Agenda and Access Info
10:30.....Franklin Cummings Tech holds a groundbreaking ceremony for its future Nubian Square campus. Attendees include Lt. Gov. Driscoll, Mayor Wu, City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, MassDevelopment CEO Dan Rivera, and Franklin Cummings Tech President Aisha Francis. Organizers say the groundbreaking is a "major step in transforming Nubian Square into an educational, cultural, and entrepreneurial hub in Roxbury."....1011 Harrison Ave., Roxbury
10:30....Event to celebrate the elimination of the Medicare Savings Plan asset limit. "Recent changes to the MSP have expanded eligibility and now allow for more older adults from across Massachusetts to apply and save up to $3,000 per year on health care costs," according to the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Attendees include Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh, Mike Levine of MassHealth, Elder Affairs Secretary Elizabeth Chen, and Massachusetts Senior Action Council members ......Auditorium at Mildred Avenue Community Center, 5 Mildred Ave, Boston
11:00.....Joint Ways and Means Committee Joint Committee continues its review of health and human services aspects of Gov. Healey's $58.1 billion fiscal 2025 budget proposal. The second HHS budget hearing of the week is expected to include testimony from the Executive Office of Veteran Services, Department of Transitional Assistance, Department of Youth Services, Mass. Rehab Commission, Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Commission for the Blind, Office of Refugees and Immigrants, and the state's soldiers homes in Holyoke and Chelsea.....Springfield Technical Community College |Virtual
11:00.....Restorative Justice Advisory Committee meets virtually. Agenda includes a presentation about restorative justice from Dennis Everett Jr, director of restorative justice and practices at the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, and Robert Ferullo, executive director of the Municipal Police Training Committee.....More Info and Livestream
11:45.....Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Augustus speaks at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President's Council. Augustus will promote a $4.1 billion housing bond bill and discuss how Worcester, the business community and commonwealth can boost housing production.....One Mercantile Building, 1 Mercantile St., Worcester
12:00.....Massachusetts Office on Disability hosts a virtual workshop advising people on whether to disclose their disabilities during the employment process, as well as how to describe their limitations.....More Info and Register
1:00.....Boston Mayor Michelle Wu appears live on WGBH Boston Public Radio.....Livestream
2:00.....Voices for Academic Equity Coalition releases a report on MassCore, which provides high school curriculum guidelines that are recommended but not required for graduation by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. MassCore, adopted by BESE in 2007, was designed to prepare high school students for college and careers. But the coalition says there's a patchwork of district graduation requirements across the state and disparities among which students are meeting MassCore standards. The webinar will highlight the first part of a two-part research report. There will also be a panel discussion featuring Robert Hendricks of He is Me, John Papay of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, Nyal Fuentes of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and North Adams Superintendent Barbara Malkas.....Register
7:00.....Department of Early Education and Care holds an information session about the Early Childhood Educator Career Pathways program, which provides funding to support the workforce at the state's 15 community colleges. The session is geared toward educators in western Massachusetts and opportunities at Springfield, Holyoke, Greenfield and Berkshire community colleges.....More Info and Register
7:30.....Lt. Gov. Driscoll gives remarks at Amplify LatinX’s Annual Impact Celebration.....Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex Street, Salem
The Legislature
.....No House or Senate sessions today.....