Beltway Politics
Trump expected to order US-Mexico border wall Wednesday »
Boston Globe
President Trump is planning to sign executive orders Wednesday enabling construction of his proposed border wall and targeting cities where local leaders refuse to hand over illegal immigrants for dep…
McGovern files amendment to overturn Citizens United case »
Gazette Net
U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern has joined with other members of Congress to re-introduce an amendment that would overturn the Citizens United case.…
President Trump takes aggressive steps on immigration »
Boston Globe
Business
Taxi owners lose challenge of law on ride-hailing operations »
Boston Globe
A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of city taxi owners against the state, rejecting the owners' claim that a new state law puts them at a competitive disadvantag…
Four bills ask Legislature to target high drug prices »
Boston Globe
Four bills have been filed in the Legislature that are aimed at controlling the price of prescription medicines by requiring drug makers to disclose the cost of their research, marketing, and manufact…
General Electric, Celtics to announce sponsorship deal »
Boston Business Journal
Boston-based General Electric is expected to announce a deal Wednesday morning with the Boston Celtics that will have the team sporting GE logos on their jerseys, according to reports.…
Judge: Boston cab group failed to prove law harmed members »
Boston Herald
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed a new state law put a group of Boston taxi owners at a competitive disadvantage with ride-hailing services.…
Recreational weed in Massachusetts: Changes could be coming »
The Metro West Daily News
Seven Massachusetts tech companies raised $110M this week »
Boston Business Journal
Crimes
Feds Find $20 Million Hidden Under A Mattress In Massachusetts »
WBUR
It might have been the first place they looked.
When federal authorities raided an apartment in Westborough, Mass., earlier this month, they found money hidden under the mattress — approximate…
Education
Banning Native American Symbols for High School Teams? New Bill Takes Fight to Beacon Hill »
NECN
Should Native American nicknames and symbols be used at public schools? A Massachusetts lawmaker has introduced a bill that takes the fight to Beacon Hill.…
State's public colleges see rise in hunger, homelessness »
Boston Globe
The state's colleges and universities are reporting that hunger and homelessness among students have increased over the past year, an alarming new disclosure that makes clear that many low-income stud…
Charlie Baker says he wants to aid struggling schools »
The Associated Press (AP)
Gov. Charlie Baker said he wants to improve education in the state's lower performing districts by allowing more local flexibility and encouraging the state takeover of struggling schools when needed.…
On The Docket For 2017: A Fight Over Funding For Mass. Public Schools »
WBUR
As Gov. Charlie Baker readies his budget for the fiscal year ahead, a school funding fight is already brewing on Beacon Hill.…
In State of the State, Gov. Baker says he wants to aid struggling schools »
Berkshire Eagle
Gov. Charlie Baker said he wants to improve education in the state's lower-performing districts by allowing more local flexibility and encouraging the state takeover of struggling schools when needed.…
Environment
Enviros hope judge will reject eminent domain deal for pipeline through Otis State Forest »
The Republican
Federal
Trump Expected To Order Building Of U.S.-Mexico Wall On Wednesday »
WBUR
President Trump says he'll take up immigration on his third full day in office, promising in a tweet, "Among many other things, we will build the wall" along the U.S. border with Mexico. The plan is e…
Health Care
HPC joins growing group of boards that stream meetings »
State House News Service
The Health Policy Commission is the latest state agency to begin livestreaming its meetings, joining a small but growing group of panels that make themselves more accessible by regularly broadcasting …
Insurance
Massachusetts Governor to Pitch Health-Insurance Penalty for Employers »
The Wall Street Journal
The first state in the nation to require residents to carry health insurance is grappling with escalating Medicaid rolls, but a fix floated by Massachusetts' Republican governor is drawing pushback fr…
Judiciary
Gun Owners File Suit Challenging State's Assault Weapons Ban »
WBUR
A gun rights group, along with individual gun owners and retailers, is challenging the state's 1998 assault weapon ban in federal court, arguing the law unconstitutionally infringes on the right to be…
Healey vows vigorous defense as firearm owners target Mass. assault weapons law »
Berkshire Eagle
A gun rights group, along with individual gun owners and retailers, is challenging the state's 1998 assault weapon ban in federal court, arguing the law unconstitutionally infringes on the right to be…
Bump Calls on Office of Court Interpreter Services to Improve Payment Processes »
The Valley Patriot
Boston lawmakers, advocates continue pushing for criminal justice reform
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Labor
Worcester unemployment increased in December, declined in 2016 »
Worcester Business Journal
Unemployment in Worcester grew from 2.8 percent in November to 3 percent in December while declining nearly two points from December 2015 when the rate was 4.6 percent, according to data from the Exec…
Legislative
Local lawmakers attend the State of the Commonwealth address »
WWLP 22 News
For the State of the Commonwealth address, Governor Charlie Baker said he planned to reflect on his accomplishments over the past year and his ability to work collaboratively with the Legislature on b…
WMass reps praise Gov. Charlie Baker's speech for talk of opioids, broadband, homelessness »
Mass Live
Western Massachusetts representatives praised Gov. Charlie Baker for his focus on Springfield schools, the opioid crisis, broadband internet and homelessness in his State of the Commonwealth address T…
Lawmakers say proposed pay hikes are fair »
Gloucester Times
Most North Shore lawmakers say proposed legislative pay raises — some of them hefty increases for leadership positions — are only fair, and overdue salary adjustments that have been post…
Cost of Mass. lawmakers raising their own pay could hit $18 million »
The Republican
Top Massachusetts lawmakers voting to raise their own pay could cost the state up to $18 million.…
House to debate sticky issue of pay hikes for politicians »
Boston Herald
A bill calling for up to $18 million in annual pay raises for Massachusetts legislators, statewide elected officials and judges is expected to come up for a vote in the House of Representatives.…
Speaker DeLeo defends 50 percent pay hike as 'long overdue' »
Boston Herald
Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo today defended a move to hike his pay by 50 percent and that of dozens of other legislators as "long overdue," as he and the Legislature prepare to move quickly to pu…
Senate lays out schedule for regional town halls »
State House News Service
The Massachusetts Senate is packing its bags and again hitting the road, embarking on a series of trips to each Senate district to hear from constituents and community leaders.…
Heroux files legislation to block Rehoboth gas compression station »
The Sun Chronicle
State Rep. Paul Heroux has filed five bills aimed at making it more difficult, if not impossible, for Spectra Energy to build a natural gas compressor station in Rehoboth, near the Attleboro and Seeko…
Mass House approves expansive pay raise bill »
Boston Herald
Baker casts shade on pay raises, but Dems may have veto-proof majority »
State House News Service
Local Government
Helping dollars make sense in Lynn »
Lynn Daily News Item
City officials entered into a community compact with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Tuesday, a program designed to strengthen the partnership between local and state government.…
Town may stop Mary Jane from moving in »
Tewksbury Town Crier
Now that the marijuana ballot question has passed, communities have to decide how to handle the potential influx of pot shops. Fortunately, they have options that include imposing a moratorium or opti…
Winchester Board of Selectmen consider retail pot moratorium »
Wicked Local Winchester
Board of Selectmen Chairman Lance Grenzeback asked town counsel Anderson & Kreiger, Jan. 23, to review the temporary moratorium on retail marijuana establishments approved for West Bridgewater last we…
City helps restore cuts to child meals program »
Wicked Local Cambridge
City officials took action Monday to ensure nearly 500 children in Cambridge continue receiving the much-needed weekend meals they receive through the Cambridge Weekend Backpack emergency food program…
Boston Considers Launching Municipal ID Program »
WBUR
Boston officials are considering developing a municipal identification program.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says city-issued IDs would give residents who might not have a license — like immigrant…
Marty Walsh's cop cousin drives to high places »
Boston Herald
Mayor Martin J. Walsh is defending his Boston cop cousin's promotion to a top command post from her prior job as his driver — a move that is drawing fire from watchdogs.…
Former Pittsfield mayoral candidate arrested after disruption at council meeting »
Berkshire Eagle
Former mayoral candidate Craig Gaetani was arrested Tuesday after disrupting the City Council meeting at City Hall.…
Attorney General finds Shirley selectmen violated open meeting law »
Nashoba Publishing
Selectmen violated the Open Meeting Law during two sessions during the summer, according to a finding released less than two weeks before a recall election.
The Massachusetts Attorney General's offic…
Hyde Park state rep faces dogged battle over abandoned, decaying rec center in Stony Brook Reservation
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Universal Hub
For 40 minutes, puzzled newcomers at a meeting of the Dog Park Association of Southwest Boston tonight couldn't figure why DCR had abruptly abandoned work with the group to turn the decaying nine-acre…
Opinion
In Trump's war, the enemy is the truth »
Boston Globe
OPTIMISTS WHO HOPED Donald Trump would have a come-to-Jesus moment with the truth when he became president have gotten a rude awakening. …
Protectionism won't make American great again. If anyone should know that, Trump should »
Boston Globe
DONALD TRUMP RAN for office as an unabashed protectionist — it is one of the few political positions on which he never wavered — and hostility to free trade was a central message of his …
Trump is an extreme narcissist, and it only gets worse from here »
Boston Globe
IN THE 100 HOURS since Donald Trump took the oath of office, the worst predictions about his presidency are already coming true. …
Our view: Stopping the endless water and sewer breaks »
Gloucester Times
In January of 2016, the city of Salem started the year with a water break on Route 1A in South Salem, cutting off water to nearby homes and prompting the YMCA to open its showers to local residents.…
Long-due reforms, and funding, finally coming to Bridgewater State Hospital »
Boston Globe
REFORM OF the notorious Bridgewater State Hospital is long overdue, and one of the brightest spots in Governor Charlie Baker's State of the State address on Tuesday was a plan, and the funding, for ch…
Carr: 'Tall Deval' falls short in fighting hacks' pay hikes »
Boston Herald
He was too scared of his own shadow to even mention the hacks' scheme to vote themselves a $40,000 pay raise this afternoon.…
Editorial: Veto raises »
Boston Herald
Gov. Charlie Baker went heavy on bipartisanship and teamwork in his State of the Commonwealth address last night and there's a lot to be said for that. …
Editorial: Let the comity continue »
Boston Herald
Gov. Charlie Baker long ago earned his reputation as the anti-Trump of the Republican Party. Last night in his State of the Commonwealth address he solidified that reputation, thanking the overwhelmin…
Keller @ Large: Baker Should Be Trump's Role Model »
CBS Boston
Hey President Trump – we know he didn't vote for you, but right now, Gov. Charlie Baker is your best friend. Or at least, he ought to be your role model.…
Letter: Selective writing undercuts reliability of facts »
South Coast Today
Thomas Kiley, natural gas association president, wrote a pro-natural-gas-pipeline article that didn't wrestle with relevant facts. He emphasized that during the 1990s, Conservation Law Foundation, wit…
Massachusetts Governor Hiking Taxes To Rescue Failed Health Reform »
Forbes
Baker must join fight against Trump's excesses »
Dorchester Reporter
School mascot legislation should be intercepted »
The Sentinel & Enterprise
Judge Charlie Baker on results, not rallies »
Boston Globe
CHARLIE BAKER is being true to Charlie Baker — and to Massachusetts.…
Politics
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh isn't ruling out a future gubernatorial run »
Boston.com
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh had previously ruled out running against Gov. Charlie Baker in 2018 (which would of put an abrupt end to the Democrat's so-called bromance with the Republican governor).…
Democrats Try To Find A Future Post-Obama With Fault Lines Along Economics, Race »
WBUR
David Betras realized Hillary Clinton's odds of winning the presidency were in peril — back in March of last year.
Betras, the chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party, lives in an are…
Demonstrators rally against President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees in Springfield »
The Republican
About 70 demonstrators chanted and waved signs outside the Springfield offices of Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey on Tuesday, thanking both Democratic legislators for speaking against President D…
Public Health
Hinds, Mark Re-File Bill Aimed To Help Volunteer Ambulance Services »
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Public Safety
Sherborn's state rep wants to close gun loophole »
The Herald News
House Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Chairman David P. Linsky, D-Natick, recently announced the release of a report highlighting the need to require universal background checks for all private …
State Finance
Baker plan aimed at boosting state's savings account »
Boston Globe
In an effort to boost the state's emergency savings account ahead of what could be tumultuous economic times, Governor Charlie Baker on Wednesday will propose automatically placing money in the rainy …
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker voices opposition to broad-based tax increase »
Mass Live
The day before he plans to unveil his version of the state budget, Gov. Charlie Baker said he would oppose "broad-based" tax increases on Massachusetts residents.…
Baker submits $40.5 billion budget, seeks to charge out-of-state online retailers »
Boston Herald
Baker calls for $4K business tax credit »
Worcester Business Journal
Baker budget includes $300m from new fee on businesses »
Boston Globe
State Government
Baker stresses bipartisan compromise, incremental change in State of the Commonwealth »
Boston Globe
Standing before a sea of Democrats, Republican Governor Charlie Baker used his annual State of the Commonwealth speech Tuesday night to make the case that his brand of incremental change and bipartisa…
Emphasizing Bipartisanship, Gov. Baker Cites Government's 'Powerful Obligation' »
WBUR
Offering a contrast to the division that has surrounded Washington politics and the start of President Donald Trump's administration, Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday night extended his hand to the Democ…
Charlie Baker tries to walk partisan balance beam »
Boston Globe
Bipartisanship is mandatory for Republican governors looking to accomplish much of anything in this state. The are too many Democrats on Beacon Hill for legislative arithmetic to suggest otherwise.…
Fish councilor hopes for reappointment »
Gloucester Times
Elizabeth “Libby†Etrie had a pretty well-formed idea of what awaited her when she was appointed in 2014 to her first term on the New England Fishery Management Council.…
Gov. Charlie Baker revives plan to cap sick time accruals by state employees »
The Republican
Gov. Charlie Baker will announce Wednesday that he is reintroducing a proposal to cap earned sick time for public employees.…
Gov. Charlie Baker to seek state takeover of T retirement fund »
Boston Herald
The state's pension system could take over management of the long-troubled MBTA retirement fund under a plan Gov. Charlie Baker will announce today as part of his budget proposal.…
Do your job »
Commonwealth Magazine
As local pundits press Gov. Charlie Baker to take a stronger stand against President Trump, it's worth remembering what Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots always say as the big game approache…
Baker: Compromise is sign of strength »
Commonwealth Magazine
Mr. Speaker. Mr. President. Members of the House and Senate. Distinguished elected officials and honored guests. And fellow Citizens. About 750 days ago, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and I stood r…
Pay package includes raise for Suffolk register of deeds »
Boston Globe
Hidden deep in the huge pay hike package that Beacon Hill leaders are jamming through the Legislature for themselves are a slew of salary increases for court clerks and assistant clerks — and e…
Charlie Baker embraces bipartisanship, not Trump »
Boston Herald
Gov. Charlie Baker last night drew a sharp distinction between himself and President Trump — and Beacon and Capitol hills — asking the state's largely Democratic lawmakers to keeping wor…
Baker states his case »
Lynn Daily News Item
As partisan battles rage nationwide in the wake of President Donald Trump's inauguration, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker emphasized compromise in his State of the State speech Tuesday.…
Senate going on the road again »
Commonwealth Magazine
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE IS GOING on the road again this year, holding nine so-called Commonwealth Conversations around the state with a special …
Taxpayers group flags cost concern over pay hike proposal »
State House News Service
The cost of pay increases for state legislators and other public officials expected to clear the House and Senate this week could add to the state's longstanding fiscal woes, causing concern for a pol…
Baker Praised For 'Bipartisan Spirit' In State Of The State Speech, But Critics Seek Bolder Vision »
WBUR
As a popular governor, Charlie Baker received generally good reviews for his State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday night.
But some political observers say the speech lacked a bold vision for the …
Taxpayer group: Lawmaker pay hike adds to fiscal challenges »
The Sentinel & Enterprise
The cost of pay increases for state legislators and other public officials expected to clear the House and Senate this week could add to the state's longstanding fiscal woes, causing concern for a pol…
Healey Joins 16 Other AGs To Defend CFPB »
Banker & Tradesman
AG vows strong defense as gun owners sue to end assault weapons ban »
Boston Globe
Taxation
"There's no Democrat or Republican," top Dem rep says post-State of State »
State House News Service
Offering a contrast to the division that has surrounded Washington politics, Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday night extended his hand to the Democrats who control the Legislature and asked for their help…
Baker to file budget plan, repeats pledge to oppose taxes »
The Sentinel & Enterprise
As Republican Gov. Charlie Baker prepares to take the wraps off his latest state budget proposal, he's again promising to fight any broad-based tax increases on Massachusetts residents.
The spending …
Transportation
Trump team aims to prioritize MBTA Green Line extension »
Boston Business Journal
The much-delayed MBTA Green Line extension is one of 50 infrastructure projects that President Trump's transition team has identified as a priority, according to a document obtained by the Kansas City…
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