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Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
18th Annual Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month Opening Ceremony
Great Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
Department of Unemployment Assistance Public Hearing
Minihan Hall, 6th Floor, Charles F. Hurley Building, 19 Staniford Street, Boston
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Gardner Auditorium
12:00pm
Joint Committee on Public Service: Public Hearing
A-1
Quote of the Day
“I get the hype,” Wolf said. “I think there’s an incredible amount of excitement around Beto. A lot of people have comparisons around him and a Robert Kennedy or a Barack Obama. And the [Democratic] Party likes young, ambitious and aspirational.”
Speaking about Beto O'Rourke and his presidential possibilities.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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Will $40bn of asset sales be enough to fix GE?
Boston Business Journal
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Robots, Hydroponics, 'Hands In The Dirt': A Look At Who — Or What — Will Feed Us In The Future
WBUR
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Was Amazon's HQ2 Search a Waste of Time for Cities?
Governing
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Program offers free training for veterans by business owners who are veterans
The Sun Chronicle
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Special permit in hand, Lee’s Eagle Mill developer is on a roll
the Berkshire edge
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Opioids toll on business is real
Lowell Sun
Cannabis
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Pot shops ready to roll next week
Boston Herald
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Northampton marijuana dispensary prepares for crowds on day one
Boston Business Journal
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Area residents express optimism and caution ahead of Tuesday’s recreational marijuana sales
Gazette Net
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The lamp is lit
Commonwealth Magazine
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It’s Finally Happening: Pot Shops Cleared to Open in Massachusetts
Boston Magazine
Civil Rights
Education
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Hopkinton preps for new civics curriculum
The Metro West Daily News
Environment
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Plymouth clean-ups turn up 500 nips
Wicked Local Plymouth
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Compressor opponent questions lack of outreach
Wicked Local Weymouth
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Pollution plagues the mighty Merrimack when rain is heavy
Boston Globe
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$25,000 grant to help fund Hoosic River Revival
The Berkshire Eagle
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This dam problem needs to be fixed, cities say
Boston Globe
Health Care
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During Obamacare Enrollment in the Trump Era, States Face Greater Challenges
Governing
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Massachusetts must do a better job hyping its digital health care smarts
Boston Globe
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Rest homes in Mass. keep closing as financial pressures mount
Boston Globe
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Gov. Baker looking to cut prescription drug costs, make them more affordable
WWLP 22
Housing
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Tackling homelessness ‘one bite at a time’
Gazette Net
Human Services
Labor
Legislative
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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Spilka gives foot injury the boot
The Metro West Daily News
Local Government
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Springfield City Council Prepares to Test Its Strength
Western Mass Politics and Insight
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Councillor Rotondo Requests Information about City Correspondences with State
Revere Journal
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Hoey may head to Lowell DPW job
Lowell Sun
Politics
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Seeking info on governor’s second term? Baker scrubs campaign website day after reelection
Boston Globe
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Controversial politics, early voting fueled turnout in Massachusetts elections
The Herald News
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Republicans are green with envy over Somerville’s ActBlue
Boston Globe
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Massachusetts still very blue, but moderates hold clout
Boston Herald
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For GOP, is the lesson be more like Charlie?
Commonwealth Magazine
Public Health
State Government
Taxation
Transportation
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Three groups vow to hold MBTA accountable
The Metro West Daily News
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Fast, cheap, and sometimes out of control: Is Boston ready for electric scooters?
Boston Globe
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For the Woods Hole ‘tender,’ it’s always bridge season
Boston Globe
Utilities
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Pols putting pressure on National Grid
Commonwealth Magazine