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Beltway Politics
After Syria Gas Attack, World Awaits What Kind of Leader Trump Will Be »
WBUR
President Trump issued a remarkable statement following a Syrian gas attack U.S. officials say was leveled by that country's leader against his own people.
Some 40 words of the short, 78-word stateme…
Business
Still struggling, Staples is reportedly exploring a sale »
Boston Globe
Will private investors, who helped Staples Inc. get off the ground three decades ago, step in to keep the struggling office-supply retailer from crashing?…
Education
We need debt-free college in MA »
Commonwealth Magazine
SPRING IS UPON US – and across Massachusetts, tens of thousands of students are preparing to graduate and collect their diplomas. In too many cases, the excitement of a new chapter is burdened …
Environment
Dwindling cod population in Mass. is no fluke »
Boston Globe
A WOODEN CARVING known as the “sacred cod†has hung in the Massachusetts State House for centuries, a testament to the historic fishing industry — and its unnatural hold on the stat…
Federal
LGBT Employees Protected By Federal Civil Rights Act, Appeals Court Rules »
WBUR
Teacher Kimberly Hively alleged Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend, Ind., denied her a full-time job because she is a lesbian. On Tuesday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said such discriminati…
Health Care
Under Agreement, Firm Won't Target Digital Ads Around Mass. Health Clinics »
WBUR
If you visit a coffee shop, you might start to see advertisements for coffee as you browse the internet. The technology behind that is called "geofencing" — it allows advertisers to target ads …
Audit Questions Payments By MassHealth For Mental Health Care »
WAMC
Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne Bump released an audit Monday that flagged problems with how the state's health insurance program for the poor paid claims for behavioral health services. The peop…
Human Services
Investments mark state's efforts to stop child abuse »
Worcester Telegram
Advocates painted ending child abuse in Massachusetts as an achievable goal on Monday, citing successes of a coaching program for first-time parents under age 21.…
Immigration
What role should Mass. play in immigration enforcement? »
Boston Globe
Several justices on Massachusetts' highest court seemed to agree Tuesday that local law enforcement officers cannot detain immigrants wanted by federal authorities solely for immigration violations, s…
Divide on Sanctuary Cities Roils Massachusetts »
Courthouse News Service
As sanctuary cities spread across Massachusetts, the threatened loss of federal funding has caused pressure to mount for lawmakers considering a bill that would take the movement statewide.…
SJC hears case on holding immigrant detainees »
Commonwealth Magazine
STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS have the “inherent†authority to arrest and hold immigrants scheduled for deportation, a Department of Justice attorney argued in court on Tuesday.
The Sup…
McGovern: Fed attorney schooled by SJC on immigration case »
Boston Herald
A Justice Department attorney stood alone yesterday in front of a skeptical Supreme Judicial Court and — overmatched and outgunned — fought a losing battle in the name of immigration enf…
Safe communities act may force Beacon Hill to weigh in on immigration »
State House News Service
Judiciary
Court strips Tommy Finneran of his state pension
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Universal Hub
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that former House Speaker Thomas Finneran of Mattapan forfeited his right to a state pension when he pled guilty in 2007 to lying in federal court about his role…
Labor
Lawmakers consider bill requiring accommodations for pregnant workers »
The Republican
When Lisa Newman of Northampton got pregnant, she had been working in information technology at a Western Massachusetts college for five months.…
Massachusetts wage gap is costing women $10,000 a year »
WWLP 22
In honor of National Equal Pay Day, Congress on Tuesday reintroduced the “Paycheck Fairness Act,†a bill that helps women sue employers who don't pay them fairly.…
Legislative
Malia: My Legislative Priorities »
Jamaica Plain News
Over the last three months, so many of you have written, called, and emailed to express what bills need support this legislative session. …
Sen. Donnelly leaves legacy as 'a fighter' for those without a voice »
Wicked Local Cambridge
Colleagues and friends will forever remember Sen. Ken Donnelly as a gifted and passionate politician, a loving family man, an extremely kind person, and of course, a whiz in the kitchen who could make…
Local Government
Local representatives support Senate Bill 1452 »
Wicked Local Franklin
State Sen. Richard Ross, R-Wrentham; state Rep. David Linsky, D-Natick; and state Rep. Shawn Dooley, R-Norfolk, testified before the Joint Committee on Public Service hearing in support of Senate Bill…
City officials growing impatient on idling Bradford trains »
Eagle Tribune
But that's how long residents in Bradford's Wood School neighborhood have waited for relief from the early morning noise and stench of idling commuter trains operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transpor…
Framingham Could Get $1.9M For Infrastructure »
Stoneham Patch
Framingham could receive nearly $1.9 million toward fixing potholes, repairing bridges, and other infrastructure issues.…
Cambridge City Council votes to urge Trump's impeachment »
Wicked Local Cambridge
City councilors decided they're not willing to wait until the end of President Donald Trump's first term to see him leave office.…
On bridge replacement, city forced to play dangerous waiting game »
Eagle Tribune
It's a matter of public safety. So said the City Council Tuesday night about needed repairs to a bridge on Interstate 495 that has seen dangerous potholes open up twice in the last year.…
Longmeadow railroad crossing blocked, for now »
WWLP 22
The town of Longmeadow has debated for decades what to do with the railroad crossing on Tina Lane. …
Marijuana
Medical marijuana in disarray amid pot uncertainty »
Boston Globe
Marshfield Selectman Jim Fitzgerald is a firm believer in the medical benefits of marijuana. His mother used it when she suffered from liver cancer in the 1970s to manage the side effects of chemother…
EAST COAST CANNABIS
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Dope Magazine
With now 28 states and the Washington D.C. supporting legalization of medical and/or recreational marijuana, there should be an earnest sense of wrapping up loose ends on the east coast.
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Jostling continues over marijuana industry oversight structure »
Berkshire Eagle
Uncertainty around the final structure of a new state body that will regulate the legal marijuana industry has not kept people from applying to serve on it, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg said Tuesday.…
Lawmakers Favor a Reset on the New Pot Rules Panel »
Boston Magazine
Stoking concerns that pot shops will open even later than they were supposed to, state lawmakers seem poised to hit reset on regulating the new legal marijuana industry.…
Opinion
Trump is torn between GOP moderates and the hard right »
Boston Globe
CAN DONALD Trump make himself less of an ass?…
A hint that it's budget season: fund-raisers galore »
Boston Globe
One of the best ways to ascertain whether the Massachusetts House of Representatives is about to release its new state operating budget, which will come in around $40 billion, is whether its budget ch…
In Boston, less racism is still racism »
Boston Globe
IN A SCENE from “Arrested Development,†a character discovers a brown paper bag in his refrigerator with a written warning: “DEAD DOVE Do Not Eat. 
Don't nuke the filibuster — restore it »
Boston Globe
AS SENATE Democrats filibuster the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans are preparing the “nuclear option†that would allow confirmation by majority vote. …
Editorial: A dose of reform »
Boston Herald
With each eye-popping payout to a retiring state employee the powers-that-be make an attempt to limit future damage. But the new rules never seem to apply broadly enough. That ought to change.…
DAVID FRIM, Bridgewater: Michelle DuBois should step down »
The Enterprise
State representatives' duties may include spending time assisting constituents, studying state issues, voting on proposed laws and running for election. Nowhere do I read that an elected state represe…
Grandstanding by a serial blowhard »
The Sun Chronicle
Sheriff Thomas B. Hodgson, who never misses an opportunity to promote himself as the toughest lawman in the room, has done it again.…
Politics
Attack on DiMasi was irresponsible »
Commonwealth Magazine
THERE ARE SOME THINGS I KNOW with certainty. One of them is that former House speaker Sal DiMasi was a consistent and principled progressive. Whether he was fighting for health care reform enabling …
Setti Warren calls for 'people's pledge' in 2018 race for governor »
Boston.com
There are now two Warrens in Massachusetts calling for a 2018 “people's pledge. 
Whitman rep takes step toward U.S. Senate candidacy »
State House News Service
Public Health
Massachusetts Medical Society Trustees Ask Members To Support Safe Injection Facilities For Drug Users »
WBUR
At the end of April, physicians who set policy for the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) will vote on a recommendation that the group advocate for a supervised injection facility (SIF) pilot program…
Public Safety
Gun activists in 20 states to press for “extreme risk†order bills »
WWLP 22
Massachusetts is among 20 states where lawmakers and activists plan to push for passage of bills empowering families and law enforcement to seek judicial approval of extreme risk protective orders, wh…
State Government
Rosenberg: 'We are no longer rolling in dough' »
Commonwealth Magazine
AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY, we have much to celebrate as a business community, as a city, as a Commonwealth.
U.S. News and World Report ranks us as the best overall state. CNBC ranks us first in educati…
Going nuclear »
Commonwealth Magazine
In the arcane rules of the US Senate, the nuclear option is a parliamentary procedure that allows the body to override a rule or precedent by a majority vote. In simple terms, it typically takes 60 vo…
Maritime economy outpacing other sectors »
Gloucester Times
According to the findings, the maritime economy saw robust growth in employment (up 18.2 percent) and gross state product (up 48 percent) from 2005 to 2015 — each significantly higher than tota…
State rep. edges toward run against Warren »
Sentinel & Enterprise
Massachusetts state Rep. Geoff Diehl is edging closer toward formally launching a 2018 challenge to incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
The Republican plans to announce Wednesday that h…
Ethics commission forms subgroup to look at law »
State House News Service
Transportation
Senate mulls multi-year local road repair bill »
Lowell Sun
Senate leaders are considering a multi-year local road and bridge repair financing bill that would give cities and towns the certainty around funding that they have been craving, and Gov. Charlie Bake…
Thousands of Uber, Lyft drivers fail new background checks »
Boston Globe
Feds agree with Green Line Ext. cost estimate »
Commonwealth Magazine
THE GREEN LINE EXTENSION moved closer to reality on Tuesday, as the Federal Transit Administration said it agreed with the MBTA's $2.289 billion cost estimate for the project and state officials came …
Green Line Extension Gets Green Light from Feds »
Stoneham Patch
The Green Line Extension will move forward after the Federal Transit Administration approved the new cost estimate for the revised project, according to the Boston Globe.
The MBTA had to submit a new…
Local road $$$ bill detoured into conference committee »
State House News Service
Utilities
Natural gas shouldn't be the boogie man »
Commonwealth Magazine
IT'S IRONIC THAT SEVERAL DAYS after Emily Norton's op-ed in CommonWealth (“Kill the Northeast pipeline“), the Department of …
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Yesterday's Late-Breaking News
Feds OK Green Line extension costs, securing project's future »
Boston Globe
Ads targeting women in health clinics won't run in Mass. under AG settlement »
Boston Globe
Editorial: Small bridge program a huge relief »
The Recorder
Gov. Baker cracks $5M fundraising mark for first time »
The Washington Times
Services announced for late state Sen. Kenneth Donnelly »
Lowell Sun
Higher Ed Commissioner Santiago to Speak at BCC Commencement »
iBerkshires
After immigration raid controversy, candidate pops up to oust Brockton's rep DuBois »
The Enterprise
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