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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Early Education Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase

9:00am Mass. Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall

9:30am Mass. Teachers Association Legislative Briefing, Room 428

10:30am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Informational Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

12:00pm MA Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs Legislative Luncheon, Great Hall

1:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

"When you give the authority to the administration, it lets them flex and move as time goes on with the budget, as opposed to us making a decision one time in a fiscal year budget and then all of a sudden having to go back and revisit it in the following year,"

Rep. Todd Smola

Speaking about giving the Baker administration flexibility to address the budget.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

As a House Race Tightens in Kansas, Republicans See a Possible Warning Sign » New York Times

Hatch: Sorry, Romney, Trump Is 'All Over Me' To Run For Reelection In 2018 » Talking Points Memo

Tillerson: Russia must choose between Assad and the US » Sentinel & Enterprise

Steve Lynch's balancing act » Commonwealth Magazine

Maine's Susan Collins Weighing 2018 Gubernatorial Bid » Roll Call

Business

Attorney general settles with reverse mortgage broker accused of misleading elderly » Boston Globe

New Bedford Worries About What Happens To 'The Codfather's' Fishing Permits » WBUR

Biz leaders rip state health care tax » Boston Herald

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Medical marijuana dispensaries coming soon to Davis Square and East Somerville » Wicked Local Somerville

Holyoke's mayor isn't afraid of pot » Commonwealth Magazine

Education

State agency awards $6M in grants to Merrimack Valley schools » Eagle Tribune

Support growing for bill that would update school funding formula » Sentinel & Enterprise

Voc-tech tension » Commonwealth Magazine

Changing Your Math 'Mindset' Can Boost Your Math Performance » WBUR

Here's The Fine Print On The Country's Biggest-Ever Free College Plan » WBUR

Massachusetts lawmakers making education funding a top priority » WWLP 22

Gov. Baker Wants An Explanation For UMass Boston's $30 Million Deficit » WGBH

Motley backers warn UMass ouster looks like 'smear campaign' » Boston Herald

UMass Lowell recognizes former Sen. Panagiotakos for his contribution to cutting-edge technology » Lowell Sun

Lawmakers say state formula miscalculates education costs by $1 billion » The Enterprise

Jackson says UMass prez should reject Motley's resignation » Boston Herald

Environment

Special Legislation Could Make Exception for Buildings Casting Shadows on Boston Common » NECN

Gaming

Wynn shipping contaminated soil around nation » Commonwealth Magazine

Esports: More than a game » Commonwealth Magazine

Appeals court decision boosts Wampanoag's plan for casino on Martha's Vineyard » Boston Herald

Health Care

House budget enables Baker to pursue employer assessment » Lowell Sun

Death of a cancer lab » Commonwealth Magazine

Lawmakers back Medicaid changes to boost nursing home wages » Lowell Sun

Red states dodge a Medicaid bullet » Commonwealth Magazine

Housing

The view from $10m up » Commonwealth Magazine

Human Services

Autism advocates want more state investment » WWLP 22

Running away from homelessness » Commonwealth Magazine

Insurance

United Life Insurance to pay $2.8 million in settlement with Massachusetts » Legal Newsline

Judiciary

Judge overturns South Boston man's 1981 murder conviction » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker proposes poor defendants do community service instead of serving 'fine time' in Massachusetts » The Republican

Amendment would put check on lengthy judicial terms » State House News Service

4,000 'Dookhan' cases face dismissal » Gloucester Times

Lobbying

K Street Offers Five Tips for Tax Overhaul » Roll Call

Local Government

Westport town report implicated town officials, MSPCA for lax oversight of tenant farm » South Coast Today

Amherst Charter Commission considering what would be largest council in United States » The Republican

Mayor seeks transfers to fund water-sewer improvements » Newburyport News

Opinion

Trump's destructive meddling in the Bowe Bergdahl case » Boston Globe

ICA plan for East Boston lifts the whole city » Boston Globe

A company that plays by the rules and is paying for it » Boston Globe

Kudos to Charlie Baker for Wanting Michael Ricciuti on Superior Court » JDSupra

Editorial: Health in the House » Boston Herald

BEVERLY JOHNSTON, Marshfield: Raid warning was justified » Patriot Ledger

Your View: Legislation is best answer to sheriff's rhetoric » South Coast Today

Bending the Medicaid cost curve » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Scrap the pledge talk » Boston Herald

'Fine time' reduction is a fine idea (Editorial) » The Republican

Politics

Poll shows Charlie Baker is the most popular governor in America. Again. » Boston Globe

Baker's approval rating best in nation » Lowell Sun

Spring 2017 Issue » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Health

Massachusetts is moving closer to opening a safe injection site for drug users » Boston.com

Public Safety

Mass. ride-hailing checks have other states weighing more thorough driver reviews » Boston Globe

State Finance

House unveils $40.3 billion state budget » Boston Globe

State Government

Frayed community preservation partnership in danger of collapsing » State House News Service

Transportation

Green Line Extension Start Date Eyed for 2018 » Somerville Patch

T unveils controversial, last-minute cost-saving proposals » Commonwealth Magazine

T estimates GLX operating deficit at $23m a year » Commonwealth Magazine

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Set To Be Replaced This Summer » WBUR

MBTA to Offer All-Day Marathon Monday Commuter Rail Pass » Boston Magazine

MBTA weighs cost cutting ahead of Thursday meeting » State House News Service

The road less traveled » Commonwealth Magazine

T considering ways to close $50M deficit » Worcester Business Journal

Utilities

Residents, businesses, officials decry Eversource rate hike at Department of Public Utilities hearing » Berkshire Eagle

Large Public Hearing Turnout Opposes Eversource Rate Increase » iBerkshires

Political Notes: Barnstable councilor named to nuclear advisory panel » Cape Cod Times

Mass. AG Calls For DPU To Reject Eversource Request » WAMC

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