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Mass. Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings into 2027

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BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey signed “An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency” into law on Friday, March 28, extending pandemic provisions on public meetings. The bill allows state and local public bodies, including municipal governments across the state, to allow remote participation in public meetings until June 2027. “This law allows everyone, no matter where they are in our state, to engage in import…

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Gov. Maura Healey signs bill extending remote, hybrid meetings for local public bodies

Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that allows local public bodies to continue meeting in hybrid or remote formats, an extension of COVID-era policies that Beacon Hill Democrats have routinely signed off on amid calls to make the options permanent. The policies, which were first adopted under Gov. Charlie Baker in March 2020, were set to expire at the end of March. But with Healey’s signature, the ability to meet remotely or in a hybrid…

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Healey signs bill extending remote meetings

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey approved a plan to extend pandemic-related rules authorizing remote or hybrid meetings for local governing boards by another two years.

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Mass. Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings into 2027

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signs bill extending remote, hybrid meetings for local public bodies

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Friday that allows local public bodies to continue meeting in hybrid or remote formats, an extension of COVID-era policies that Beacon Hill Democrats have routinely signed off on amid calls to make ...

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Governor Healey Extends Hybrid and Remote Public Meetings to Increase Access

Legislation will increase access to public meetings across Massachusetts and allow remote participation through June 2027

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Hybrid/remote work is making everything else annoying

As a professional chef I've always worked an atypical schedule and have up until recently enjoyed time off during normal working hours for others where I can easily do errands etc with little fuss/crowds but that era is over lol I live north of Boston and there isn't a rush hour anymore, traffic is CONSTANT, at all times of day - and only seems to ease up between 10AM and 2PM. Before and after that it's just constant beep and creep. I live 8 mi…

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