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Beltway Politics
Michael Goldman: Is it just me ... »
Lowell Sun
Is it just me or did the public call by Secretary of Defense James Mattis for the U.S. military to be "ready" regarding President Donald Trump's final North Korea decision send shivers down your spine…
Trump and McConnell try to project unity on GOP agenda »
Boston Globe
President Trump and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell sought to project unity Monday amid heightening tensions between the president and Senate Republicans that have complicated the legislative a…
Seth Moulton is Focused on 2018, But What's Next? »
National Journal
Seth Moulton's mind is on the midterms. But if he wants to explore beyond that, he's got the right Rolodex.…
Trump's Army pick has lavished Congress with campaign cash »
Boston Globe
When Raytheon's top lobbyist faces senators for his confirmation to become secretary of the Army, the hearing may answer a crucial question: How much good will does half a million dollars buy in Congr…
Business
Ipswich clam company wins both chowder awards »
Wicked Local Ipswich
Ipswich Clambake, 196 High St., took both the people's choice and the judges' award for best chowder at the 22nd annual Ipswich Lions Club chowderfest Saturday.…
Vertex pledges $500 million for charitable efforts over 10 years »
Boston Globe
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is taking a big step toward bolstering its standing in Boston's civic circles and addressing a local talent shortage by committing to spend $500 million on charitable efforts, i…
Mass. Small Business Owner At Trump's Order Signing Flabbergasted By Public Reaction »
WBUR
A western Massachusetts business owner faces a boycott of his stores after attending an event with President Trump last week. But he says he's being unfairly targeted.…
Mass. biopharma jobs, investments rose substantially in 2016 »
State House News Service
Civil Rights
15 attorneys general oppose Trump's transgender military ban »
Boston.com
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is leading a group of 15 Democratic attorneys general in opposing President Donald Trump's administration's plan to bar transgender individuals from openly …
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey files court brief opposing President Donald Trump's transgender military ban »
MassLive
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a group of 15 attorneys general in filing a court brief on Monday opposing President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving openly in the U.S.…
Lowell elections bias suit heading to court »
Lowell Sun
A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday on the city's request that he dismiss a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming that Lowell's election system discriminates against minorities.…
Crimes
Millions of women say 'Me too' about sexual harassment »
Boston Globe
One woman recalled a man in a park jamming his hand down her pants when she was 16. Another said she was accosted by her resident adviser in college. Still another said her boss told her he would give…
No bail for Robert Barre, accused of triggering City Hall lockdown, vandalizing Holyoke High School buildings »
MassLive
A city man arrested on vandalism and gun charges Friday after he allegedly tagged buildings at Holyoke High School and triggered a lockdown at City Hall was ordered held without right to bail at his a…
Education
Belmont resident appointed to state education board »
Wicked Local Belmont
Belmont resident Amanda Fernandez, CEO and co-founder of Latinos for Education, was appointed to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Gov. Charlie Baker announced.…
The sky's the limit: Bristol Aggie building 'drone airport' »
Herald News
Bristol County Agricultural High School students will be getting a head start in the evolving 21st century agricultural industry with the addition of an agricultural drone center by the end of the yea…
Environment
APCC Testifies in Opposition to Water Regulation Change »
Cape Cod Online
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod has provided testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature opposing a proposed bill regarding the Environmental Protection Agency.…
Sen. Ross backs legislation to protect state's critical species »
Wicked Local Franklin
State Sen. Richard Ross, R-Wrentham, is co-sponsoring legislation to protect the critical role of pollination. The state's Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture recently he…
Gaming
Plainridge banked $14.9 million in September »
The Sun Chronicle
Plainridge Park Casino had another good month in September, bouncing back from a slight dip in revenue the month before.…
Health Care
Genetics research is booming. So why are there so few doctors who specialize in the field? »
STAT News
Research grounded in genetics is booming: Therapies are in the works to treat a number of rare, inherited disorders, from blindness to nerve disease. But there's a shortage of doctors trained to diagn…
Human Services
Ashland unveils veteran-only parking signs »
The Metro West Daily News
Immigration
Immigrant At Center Of Landmark SJC Ruling Is Arrested »
WBUR
The man at the center of a landmark Massachusetts court decision on immigration detention has been charged with unarmed robbery and assault and battery.…
Insurance
Breed discrimination unfairly driving up homeowner's rates, lawmakers told »
State House News Service
Judiciary
State Sen. Mike Barrett calls for reform to prison 'fine time' »
Wicked Local Waltham
Yes, Yahoo can give dead man's family members access to his email account, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court says »
MassLive
Yahoo can provide a dead man's family members with access to the man's email account.…
Labor
Union: Privatization effort 'failed' »
Boston Herald
The union representing the MBTA's bus mechanics is claiming the transit agency has received just one bid in its pursuit to outsource some of its bus maintenance operations — a sign, it claims, that …
Legislative
Mass. Asian-American Caucus More Active Than Ever »
South Coast Today
October will be a productive month for the Massachusetts Asian-American Caucus, working on legislation to “ensure we're being counted,” while also sharing themed cultural days at the Statehouse.…
Three candidates seek to fill Timilty's seat in special election Tuesday »
Wicked Local Mansfield
Three candidates are vying to fill James Timilty's senate seat in a special election Tuesday, Oct. 17. Timilty, a Democrat, represented the Bristol Norfolk district. He stepped down this spring to tak…
Local Government
Margaret Farmer Endorses Lydia Edwards for City Council »
North End Waterfront
East Boston resident and former candidate for Boston City Council Margaret Farmer endorsed Lydia Edwards for Boston city councilor.…
Milford selectmen appoint Water Commissioners »
Wicked Local Milford
MILFORD – Moving swiftly toward finalizing the purchase of the Milford Water Company by the end of the year, selectmen voted unanimously Monday to appoint the town's first three water commissioners.…
Winchester residents urged to build cross-cultural bridges at forum »
Wicked Local Winchester
On Tuesday Oct. 10, the Winchester Multicultural Network organized a panel of experts to host a dialogue with citizens concerned about the ongoing national rise of discriminatory and intolerant acts. …
CITY ELECTION 2017: Taunton School Committee candidates talk about the state of the district »
Taunton Gazette
With the Nov. 7 city-wide election just three weeks away, we thought we'd give voters a chance to get to know the candidates a little better. All 10 Taunton School Committee candidates took part in th…
Mayor Sarno, Unify Against Bullying tag-team in fight against bullies »
MassLive
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno is no stranger to using the bully pulpit that comes with his office, and on Monday he used it to speak out against bullying.…
Grafton voters keep town clerk, Planning Board elected »
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Voters at fall town meeting Monday made it clear they wanted to keep a direct hand in choosing their town clerk and Planning Board.…
Marijuana
Mashpee voters approve recreational pot moratorium »
Cape Cod Times
The debate over recreational marijuana sales in Mashpee will continue for at least another 15 months.…
Pot commission assembling budget based on 40-person staff »
State House News Service
Opinion
Somebody throw this poor guy a bone »
Boston Globe
As mea culpas go, Dave Ratner's was a doozy. “I was duped,” he said. “I am an idiot.”…
Even after Equifax and Wells Fargo, GOP sides with big financial institutions »
Boston Globe
The Equifax data breach and the Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal have given America a peek into business practices at some of America's biggest financial institutions. In both companies, a related pr…
Boston is primed for Amazon »
Boston Globe
Amazon is offering one city a winning lottery ticket. The home selected for its second headquarters campus can expect a concentration of tens of thousands of men and women with talent, education, and …
Lindsay N. Sabadosa: Urges support of ACCESS bill in Legislature »
Gazette Net
On Oct. 3, before a State House committee of eight men and only two women, business, insurance and advocacy groups testified unanimously in favor of the so-called ACCESS bill.…
Dave Ratner: I was duped by the White House. I do not support Trump's executive order on health care (Letters) »
MassLive
As a longtime small business owner, nothing is more important to me than supporting local businesses, their employees and our community.…
Editorial: The Arroyo legacy »
Boston Herald
A report commissioned by the Massachusetts Trial Court reveals both ugliness and incompetence in the office of the register of Suffolk Probate and Family Court, thus serving as a 68-page reminder that…
LETTER: Sees Holaday as important to city's future »
Newburyport News
To understand how important it is to re-elect Mayor Holaday, we must remember what this city was like before she held office and how unfortunate it would be to go back.…
Our view: Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance should come clean »
Gloucester Times
Months after voting themselves a pay raise, Statehouse Democrats are still getting slammed with criticism. And rightfully so given the state's difficult financial straits, which only look to get more …
Not such a 'nothingburger' after all »
Boston Globe
Governor Charlie Baker may find himself choking on a “nothingburger” as revelations have come to light about the massive flood of dark money into last fall's pro-charter-school ballot campaign.…
Viewpoint: Mass.-Israel relationship is strong in cybersecurity, but competition is growing »
Boston Business Journal
One Reason for Fatherlessness, Family Breakdowns, Mayhem, and Social Injustice »
State House News Service
Politics
Dan Koh, the former chief of staff of Marty Walsh, has a lot of high-profile donors from the world of sports and business »
Boston.com
Dan Koh turned more than a few heads earlier this month when he announced he raised $755,000 in just the first month of his congressional campaign. Following Sunday's federal filing deadline, we have …
Koh piles up campaign donations from outside district »
Gloucester Times
Democrat Dan Koh is leading the money race among those seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas — but most of his campaign cash is coming from outside the district he wants to represent.…
Gov. Baker endorses Toohey in advance of special election »
Eagle Tribune
While Toohey — who ran unopposed in the Republican primary on Oct. 10 and will face City Councilor Andy Vargas in the Nov. 7 general election — has been touting his relationship with the Baker Adm…
Haverhill Democrats to hold unity rally »
Eagle Tribune
The Democratic City Committee will hold a unity rally Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at the Barking Dog Ale House on Washington Street.
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Lowell City Council candidates weigh in on city's effort to combat opiate crisis »
Lowell Sun
During the first six months of 2017, the number of fatal overdoses decreased nearly 50 percent compared to the same six months last year. …
Political Notes: Flores considers run for Senate »
Cape Cod Times
Barnstable Town Councilor John Flores may have his sights set on a higher office.…
Koh's cash poured in from sources outside Congressional district »
State House News Service
When a candidate for Congress raises over $800,000 in his first month of campaigning, it gets rivals' attention. But when that same candidate later discloses that 95 percent of contributions came from…
Public Health
Gov. Charlie Baker heading to Washington to speak on opioid epidemic »
MassLive
Gov. Charlie Baker is traveling to Washington, D.C. on Monday to speak at a panel discussion on the opioid epidemic in the U.S.…
Keller @ Large: 60 Minutes Investigation Into US Opioid Crisis »
CBS Boston
“The drug companies, frankly, are getting away with murder,” said President Donald Trump yesterday. And while the president talking about soaring drug prices, on Sunday night a joint 60 Minutes/Wa…
Public Safety
House takes first step to ban bump stocks »
Daily Times Chronicle
BOSTON - Representative Michael S. Day joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass an amendment to the 2017 Supplemental Budget that would ban the sale, purchase, or ow…
Greenfield Fire Chief deployed to assist Puerto Rico hurricane response »
WWLP 22
Koutoujian elected state sheriffs' association president »
Your Arlington
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian has been elected by his peers to serve as president of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association.…
Sheriff Peter Koutoujian Elected President Of The Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association »
Peabody Patch
From the Middlesex Sheriff's Office: Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian has been elected by his peers to serve as president of the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association (MSA).…
Terror cells, gangs not covered by wiretap law, guv's lawyer says »
State House News Service
The state's wiretap law will turn 50 next year, and top law enforcement officials on Monday pressed lawmakers for an update they said would help it catch up with evolutions in both crime and technolog…
Baker bill would update Massachusetts wiretap law »
WWLP 22
Under current wiretap law in Massachusetts, police can only use electronic surveillance for investigations into “organized crime.”…
Eldridge, Hogan vote to ban 'bump stocks' »
Wicked Local Lancaster
Taxation
'Millionaires' tax' would make Mass. an outlier in capital gains tax, says group »
Boston Business Journal
Massachusetts now rates in the middle of the pack on capital gains taxes, but the proposal would change that for the worse, according to the Pioneer Institute.…
Transportation
MBTA awards rail car contract »
Worcester Business Journal
MBTA set to start live-streaming oversight panel's meetings on Oct. 23 »
MassLive
The panel tasked with overseeing the troubled MBTA is scheduled to start streaming its regular meetings on the Internet.…
Time to put pedal to the metal »
Commonwealth Magazine
WE GENERALLY THINK of Eversource, National Grid, and other utilities as the providers of the electricity we need to keep the lights on. That they are, but over the next 20 years they will also increas…
Massachusetts transportation officials admit vehicle inspection stations could have used more help after troubled launch »
MassLive
Massachusetts transportation officials admitted inspection stations could have used more help before the vehicle check program saw an update on Oct. 1.…
South Coast Rail permits sought for Fall River tracks »
Herald News
Utilities
Massachusetts AG reviewing report on Eversource, Avangrid constraining pipelines »
Utility Dive
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