Beltway Politics
Trump blames Democrats, 'a few Republicans' for health bill failure »
Boston Globe
President Trump on Monday said Republicans should just repeal the nation's current health care law and work on a new plan that starts from a “clean slate. 
Health care bill collapses amid GOP defections »
Boston Globe
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday abandoned efforts to pass a broad Republican-only replacement of Obamacare, saying late Monday he will instead seek a vote on a simple repeal — …
Tim Kaine back in Boston for fundraiser »
Boston Globe
Hours before he was named Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's running mate last year, US Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia was on Beacon Street, telling donors he did not know if he would be…
Kennedy for Prez? Joe K says it's "furthest thing from my mind" »
State House News Service
The Kennedy surname conjures up images of the White House and is synonymous with the American presidency for many people, especially in Massachusetts.…
Trump says he, GOP are 'not going to own' Obamacare »
Boston Globe
Business
Deval Patrick revels in role developing Bain's social impact fund »
Boston Globe
Deval Patrick now has $390 million to spend on his next act, investing in companies that provide a social benefit in addition to financial returns.…
Uber app now allows tipping in Massachusetts and nationwide »
The Republican
Riders can now tip Uber drivers from within the company's ride sharing app, in a shift for a company that had long sought to distance itself from tipping culture.…
Here Are the Local Companies Featured at Trump's “Made in America†Thing »
Boston Magazine
Set aside your concerns about our new president for a minute—and ignore the obvious hypocrisy of Trump the businessman, who has never shied away from making his luxury goods in Asian factories,…
Lease for $590M Fenway Center project approved »
Boston Herald
Developer John Rosenthal's long-stalled Fenway Center project over the Massachusetts Turnpike is closer to a start date under a two-phase construction plan that will now begin with two mixed-use build…
Long-delayed Fenway Center project moves ahead »
Boston Globe
The long-delayed Fenway Center development over the Massachusetts Turnpike is now closer than ever to launching construction, thanks to a plan to do the easy part first.…
Boston Globe CEO steps down after less than seven months »
Boston Business Journal
Civil Rights
Boston will put up 50 posters on how to address Islamophobia »
Boston Globe
Seeking to bolster its reputation of being inclusive, the city of Boston will post 50 signs aimed at diffusing Islamophobia.…
Education
Small private schools are struggling, but Merrimack has found its footing »
Boston Globe
Across the country, from New Hampshire to Kentucky to California, small private colleges are struggling. They're merging with neighbors, cutting programs and staff, and offering steep tuition discount…
University of Massachusetts raises tuition and fees 3% »
Milford Daily News
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition and fees by an average of 3 percent for in-state undergraduates on Monday -- a move that will cost the average Massachusetts…
'Huge' milestone: New Bedford school district released from state monitoring »
South Coast Today
The New Bedford school district has been released from state monitoring.…
Environment
Governor orders review of compressor plan in Weymouth »
Wicked Local Braintree
Enbridge's plan to construct a natural gas compressor station in the Fore River basin will have to undergo a public safety review, an air quality elevation and a flood risk assessment by state agencie…
Remembering Dana, the town that gave way to the Quabbin »
Telegram News
To call Dana a ghost town would be a bit of an exaggeration. Ghost towns have buildings and graveyards, and Dana has neither, though grown-in cellar holes and a few remnants of walkways and monuments …
Gaming
Massachusetts casinos will be able to serve alcohol until 4 am »
The Republican
Casinos in Massachusetts will be able to serve alcohol until 4 a.m., giving gambling facilities an extra two hours to offer up booze.…
Health Care
Baker gives Legislature summer assignment: MassHealth reform »
The Recorder
Gov. Charlie Baker gave the Legislature a new deadline on Monday, calling on them to approve by mid-September a $350 million package of new employer health care assessments and MassHealth reforms requ…
More States Considering Single-Payer »
Insurancenewsnet.com
Judiciary
Suppressor Legalization Legislation to be Heard by Committee »
Ron Paul Forums
On Tuesday, July 18, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to consider both H.763 and H.789.…
Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey seek input on Mass. federal judge vacancies »
Boston Globe
Governor's Councillor Mary Hurley to hold public hearings for 2 Western Mass. judicial nominees »
The Republican
Labor
For some, the path of retirement takes a detour to a ferry parking lot »
Boston Globe
Retirement leads people to many places: foreign countries, the golf course, the couch. For a number of retirees on Cape Cod, the golden years have led to a much more unconventional place: the Hy-Line …
MBTA workers rally against proposed privatization of jobs »
The Patriot Ledger
About 100 people gathered at the MBTA bus maintenance facility in Quincy Monday morning to rally against the potential privatization of some jobs at the transit agency.…
MBTA workers launch anti-privatization blitz »
Lowell Sun
Frustrated by what they view as a bid by Gov. Charlie Baker to target the jobs of blue-collar workers, MBTA bus maintenance workers on Monday launched a public awareness campaign and pledged to bring …
Central Mass. groups receive funding for teen jobs »
Telegram News
Legislative
Lawmaker says he was demoted after commenting on speaker's succession »
Boston Globe
Amid a broader shake-up on Beacon Hill, state Representative Russell E. Holmes was demoted from a leadership position, he says, because of comments he made to the Globe last week about who might be th…
New Ways & Means chairman 'hopes to do more' »
Gloucester Times
After Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled his fiscal 2018 budget in January, Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez offered a quick assessment.…
McGee helps bring in state aid money »
Lynn Daily News Item
State Sen. Thomas McGee said he worked with fellow Lynn legislative delegation members to include money in the state budget for projects including algae cleanup on local beaches and anti-addiction sup…
Russell Holmes: 'Not a surprise' to be stripped of leadership post »
Boston Herald
Quincy rep, Tackey Chan, is House's first Asian-American chairman »
The Patriot Ledger
Local Government
Weymouth turns page to replace library »
Wicked Local Weymouth
The effort to replace Tufts Library got a $12 million provisional grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Thursday, and the town must have a financial plan in place by Jan. 12 to …
Quincy rep, Tackey Chan, is House's first Asian-American chairman »
Wicked Local Quincy
Rep. Tackey Chan of Quincy said his appointment on Monday as House chairman of the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee is “an exciting opportunity. 
Attleboro mayor kicks off campaign for an eighth term »
The Sun Chronicle
ATTLEBORO — When Mayor Kevin Dumas first took office the city had $7,333 to its name and was on the verge of declaring bankruptcy, he told supporters Monday.…
Marty Walsh has a confession to make »
Boston Globe
Marijuana
How Mass. localities voted on marijuana is now important under proposed changes to law »
Boston Globe
The revised pot law unveiled by state legislators today gives both voters and officials ways to limit marijuana establishments at the local level.…
Pot taxes could hit 20 percent under compromise bill »
Boston Herald
More than two weeks after blowing their self-imposed deadline to create a marijuana bill, state representatives and senators reached a compromise that would tax pot by as much as 20 percent.…
SJC rules Mass. companies can't fire workers just because they use medical marijuana »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts companies cannot fire employees who have a prescription for medical marijuana simply because they use the drug, the state's highest court ruled Monday, rejecting employers' arguments tha…
Marijuana in Massachusetts: Lawmakers agree to rewrite of voter-approved pot law, propose taxes up to 20 percent »
The Republican
Taxes on marijuana could reach up to 20 percent, under a marijuana law rewrite Massachusetts lawmakers announced Monday.…
A 20 percent tax rate on Mass. marijuana would be among lowest in the country, Gov. Charlie Baker says »
The Republican
A proposed tax rate of 20 percent on recreational marijuana in Massachusetts would be among the lowest in the US, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday.…
Marijuana deal calls for up to 20 percent tax on pot sales »
Boston Herald
State House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement Monday on a revamped version of Massachusetts' voter-approved marijuana law that would allow retail pot sales to be taxed at a maximum 20 percen…
Marijuana deal raises tax rate, alters pot shop ban rules »
Wicked Local Randolph
Almost three weeks later than they had hoped, lawmakers on Monday struck an accord on marijuana policy that would tax retail pot sales at a maximum rate of 20 percent and paves the way for those sales…
Here Are The Details Of The Compromise Marijuana Bill »
WBUR
More than eight months after adult recreational use marijuana was approved by Massachusetts voters, a group of state lawmakers has reached a compromise bill making changes to the law, setting the stag…
Treasurer has "no idea" if pot shops can open by July 2018 »
Lowell Sun
Marijuana bill calls for key appointments to be made quickly »
State House News Service
Massachusetts Lawmakers Reveal Changes to Voter-Approved Legalization »
The Marijuana Times
Compromise for marijuana bill »
Boston Herald
Opinion
China is eating Trump's lunch »
Boston Globe
China's global aspirations should be no surprise. …
Elizabeth Warren vs. a 'hateful' president »
Boston Globe
Holding his daughter Lucy, who can't see or talk, Bill Engler stood up near the end of a town hall meeting hosted by Senator Elizabeth Warren and called out President Trump for once mocking a disabled…
Sanchez Possesses the All-Important Trait of a Ways & Means Chair »
JD Supra
This past Thursday, July 13, Haverhill's Brian Dempsey surprised most everybody in the Massachusetts legislature -- and everyone who follows the workings of the legislature -- when word got out that h…
Make voting more secure through AVR »
Lowell Sun
As a longtime voter in Massachusetts, I recognize that our democracy works best when everyone's voice is heard. We should be making it as easy as possible for people to register and vote. That's why …
Boycotts are an essential form of democratic protest – don't ban them »
Boston Globe
Editorial: Pols zone out on pot »
Boston Herald
We won't quibble too much with the new tax rate for marijuana retail sales agreed to in the compromise pot legislation, released yesterday. The bill imposes a 17 percent tax, with another 3 percent lo…
EDITORIAL: More table talk from Senate President »
Sentinel & Enterprise
How many times have Massachusetts residents heard these words from state legislative leaders: "The governor's proposal represents some creative thinking; however, in order to accomplish meaningful ref…
Columnists Stanley Rosenberg and James Welch:Â Fixing health care in Massachusetts »
Gazette Net
Massachusetts has consistently been a national leader in improving health care access and working to address high health care costs.
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Politics
Years after charges, Tim Cahill looks to reclaim public image »
The Patriot Ledger
Six years after a failed gubernatorial campaign and the fallout from a public corruption charge, Tim Cahill is back in a high-profile position in the city where he got his start as a businessman and p…
Ex-Lawrence mayor Lantigua determined to win City Hall comeback bid »
Boston Herald
Willie Lantigua's campaign headquarters has been shuttered, but the former Lawrence mayor is pounding the pavement in a determined bid to win back his old seat.…
Akamai CEO warns of cybersecurity threat in 2018 midterm elections »
Boston Herald
Public Health
What A Mumps Outbreak In East Boston Says About Public Health In The Age Of Trump »
WGBH News
In the great illegal-immigration debate, one argument for lenience comes from law-enforcement officials who say undocumented immigrants are more likely to work with police if they're not afraid of dep…
Trio of overdoses trigger Lawrence hazmat probe »
Eagle Tribune
The discovery of three men who had allegedly overdosed on illicit drugs — two of them fatally — touched off an intense hazardous materials investigation in a Garden Street two-family hom…
Public Safety
Incident prompts tighter school gun proposal »
The Salem News
When school officials found a loaded rifle in the trunk of a student's car in the Masconomet Regional High School parking lot last December, police thought for sure they had an arrestable offense on t…
State Finance
Massachusetts budget: Did $3 million Baystate Health appropriation survive Gov. Charlie Baker's veto pen? »
The Republican
Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday vetoed $3 million local lawmakers earmarked for Baystate Health. The $3 million included $2 million toward a new Springfield medical school that is a partnership between B…
Baker signs 2018 budget, but vetoes $320m in spending »
Boston Globe
Governor Charlie Baker on Monday signed a $39.43 billion budget but urged lawmakers to revisit his proposals to rein in the growth of state health care spending as part of a new fee on businesses.…
Here is what's in the $39.4 billion Massachusetts state budget Gov. Charlie Baker signed »
The Republican
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday signed a $39.4 billion budget, trimming $320 million from what State House lawmakers sent to him.…
Baker Signs $39.4B State Budget »
WAMC
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed a $39.4 billion state budget. It comes more than two weeks after the start of the fiscal year.…
Baker signs $40B budget without health fee, vetoes $320M »
Capital Gazette
More than two weeks into the state's new fiscal year, Baker signed into law the remainder of the roughly $40 billion spending package. Massachusetts was one of the last U.S. states to have a budget in…
Gov. Baker Cuts Haverhill Projects When Signing $39.4 B Budget »
WHAV
Gov. Charlie Baker signed the state's $39.4 billion budget into law Monday, but not before cutting $320 million from it, including a number of local projects.…
Governor Baker signs $39.4 billion state budget
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WWLP 22
The state is now running on a nearly $40 billion budget for this fiscal year after a couple weeks of delays. Although the budget doesn't raise taxes, it cuts spending in several areas, including healt…
State Government
Charlie Baker defends state fraud-spotting efforts »
Boston Herald
Gov. Charlie Baker is defending the state's ability to detect identity fraud after he was slammed by a police officer for blowing off a training system that some 700 cops and government officials …
Lepore stepping into new role under Baker shakeup »
State House News Service
Baker's 71% approval rating tops all governors in new poll »
The Patriot Ledger
Transportation
Citizen meetings and protests pay off: MassDOT commits to repairing Gerena School in Springfield's North End »
The Republican
After years of community meetings, protests outside Gerena School and promises about repairs to the school in Springfield's North End, the project is finally getting funding.…
PVTA bus service loses out in state budget »
The Republican
The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority bus service, which already plans to vote Tuesday on service cuts, got more bad news in the state budget Monday afternoon.…
Brockton RMV gets a makeover, and nearly doubles in size »
The Enterprise
Utilities
Can you hear me now? In downtown Stockbridge, answer is finally 'yes' »
Berkshire Eagle
It's on and strong. After three years of stop and start struggle, the eagerly awaited new cell tower to plug Verizon Wireless signal gaps in the downtown area and along Route 7 south to Monument Mount…
New ad against compressor station puts Baker in hot seat »
Wicked Local Hingham
Compressor station opponents are demanding Gov Charlie Baker speak out against Enbridge Inc's proposed North Weymouth facility in a 30-second TV infomercial that is airing on New England Cable News, M…
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Mass. Lawmakers Reach Deal On Recreational Marijuana Law
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20 percent pot tax rate among lowest in US, Gov. Charlie Baker says
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