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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Nonprofit Awareness Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Public Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

6:00pm Boston Pride Political Forum on Activism & Advocacy, Boston Pride, 12 Channel Street, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Kevin Honan, Auditor Diana DiZoglio, State Senator Adam Gomez

“I’ve been frustrated by how little Governor Baker has accomplished, but I’ve been more frustrated by how little he has even tried.”

Gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez

Speaking about Governor Baker's political vision.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Housing Secretary Ben Carson Clarifies Comment That Poverty Is A 'State of Mind' » WBUR

Trump Vows Protection From 'Vile Enemy' » WBUR

The Senate's 4 Big Problems With Health Care » WBUR

Business

A major issue for some Boston food trucks? Hand-washing » Boston Globe

Is the Boston Globe seeing a 'Trump bump' in subscriptions? » Boston Business Journal

Senate President Gets Feel For Berkshires' Economic Future » iBerkshires

Domestic Relations

Children's Advocacy Center holds annual Hope and Healing Breakfast » The Recorder

Education

Good news, for some families, about saving for college » The Eagle Tribune

Gloucester JROTC team visits Statehouse » Gloucester Times

Bill banning Native American mascot names at public schools to be discussed » MassLive

Environment

$300,000 LEADs to a cleaner Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

Governors Face Pressure to Distance Themselves from Trump on Climate » Scientific American

Cape Officials Question A Withdrawal From Climate Agreement » Cape News

Judiciary

Oops: Supreme Court mistakenly threatens to disbar Mass. Bar Association leader » Boston Globe

Labor

Report highlights a labor issue for the Berkshires - and it's not a lack of jobs » The Berkshire Eagle

Legislative

Lawmakers mull later school openings, time zone change » The Berkshire Eagle

Senators bemoan lack of cash for state's ailing, shuttered visitor centers as summer nears » The Salem News

MOORE NAMED ACTING CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE » State House News Service

Local Government

Mansfield mini-park construction to start soon » The Sun Chronicle

Eyes on Beacon Hill as Lowell High vote nears » Lowell Sun

THE COLUMN: Tempers rise over health board vote » Lowell Sun

Opinion

Carr: Baker a broken record of disappointment » Boston Herald

After-school programs are a lifeline for kids and parents » Boston Globe

Who are you calling crazy? » Boston Globe

Editorial: The 'rebel' alliance » Boston Herald

Editorial: Sparsity aid concept would greatly benefit rural schools » The Recorder

Politics

Keller @ Large: Mass. GOP Chair Kirsten Hughes Talks Gov. Baker, Trump » CBS Boston

More Taxes, More Free Services, Less Trump, Say Democratic Candidates » New Boston Post

Who can beat Gov. Charlie Baker?: Candidates make their cases at the Massachusetts Democratic Convention in Worcester » MassLive

Mass. Democrats Criticize Trump At State Convention » WBUR

Mass. Democrats Adopt More Progressive Platform At State Convention » WBUR

FACING PROGRESSIVE PUSH, DeLEO SAYS DEMS ARE INCLUSIVE » State House News Service

Public Safety

Local residents praise police for fight against drug crime » WWLP 22

State, city leaders share concern but not fear for Boston » Boston Herald

Drone bill seeks to bring order to 'wild west' » Newburyport News

State Finance

State conservation grants given in Western Mass. » The Recorder

BUDGET TALKS BEGIN, CONFEREES AWAIT WORD ON SOFTENING REVENUES » State House News Service

Taxation

Online sales tax plan faces challenge » Newburyport News

Baker: Income surtax already spent "six ways to Sunday" » Lowell Sun

Senior citizen tax breaks considered » Lowell Sun

DeLEO SEES GOOD CHANCE OF INCOME SURTAX VOTE NEXT WEEK » State House News Service

Utilities

Sound testing for Plymouth turbines underway » Cape Cod Times

Boston security firm hired for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. surveillance in Otis State Forest » The Berkshire Eagle

Weekend News

Booze, the other innovation economy » Boston Globe

Senator Collins must lay claim to courage » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Democrats tout 'energy in grass roots' » Boston Herald

State Democrats turn attention to Trump, not Baker, at convention » Boston Globe

Deval Patrick creates a buzz in the beekeeping world » Boston Globe

Boston police remember the year's lost officers » Boston Globe

US Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Massachusetts Democrats: President Donald Trump is afraid of you » MassLive

US Rep. Jim McGovern calls President Donald Trump 'embarrassment' at Massachusetts Democratic Convention » MassLive

SouthCoast politicians discuss 'hot topics' at chamber luncheon » South Coast Today

Rep. Cabral honored by emerging Southeast Asian country » South Coast Today

School opening later? Massachusetts lawmakers mull push by citizens » WCVB

Baker: State is 'aggressively working to exceed' Paris Agreement goals » Worcester Telegram

Hernandez suicide inspires bill to uphold convictions » Metro

Mass. Democrats take on Baker, Trump at issues convention » Patriot Ledger

New Plymouth Pilgrims owner seeks local support » Boston Herald

Mass. house bill banning conversion therapy for children to be presented Tuesday » My Fox Boston

On Beacon Hill: What does it all mean? » Worcester Sun

Hingham to hold forum on housing bill currently before state senate » Wicked Local Cohasset

Mass. bill would end dismissal of convictions when defendants die » NBC 10 News

The promise of a Cape Cod Water Protection Trust » The Inquirer and Mirror

Marlborough One Of Few Schools To Get $240k Grant From Skills Capital » Milton Patch

In Hudson, a school district piles problems on a 12-year-old's shoulders » Boston Globe

Editorial: Community chest » Boston Herald

Trump Supporters And Counter-Protesters Collide In Portland, Ore. » WBUR

Pols & Politics: Bill aims to put skids on state-funded detention » Boston Herald

HAND: Taxpayers getting antsy over high school numbers » The Sun Chronicle

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 6/5

Birthdays: Rep. Kevin Honan, Auditor Diana DiZoglio, State Senator Adam Gomez

9:00am Nonprofit Awareness Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Public Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

6:00pm Boston Pride Political Forum on Activism & Advocacy, Boston Pride, 12 Channel Street, Boston

Tuesday - 6/6

9:00am Annual Heritage Day of Portugal, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports, Room 222

11:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

12:00pm Common Cause Massachusetts: Building a More Perfect Democracy Lunch, Boston Park Plaza

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Public Hearing

3:00pm 100th Anniversary of Mass. Constitutional Convention, Nurses Hall

6:00pm Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo's Annual Birthday Reception

6:00pm Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo's Annual Birthday Reception

Wednesday - 6/7

Birthdays: Rep. Aaron Michlewitz

9:00am Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Awards, Great Hall

9:00am Drunk Driving Prevention Awareness, Nurses Hall

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am MassCann/NORML Rally, State House steps

6:00pm Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

6:00pm Fenway Health Young Leaders Council Healthcare Advocacy Event with Attorney General Maura Healey, Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street, Boston

6:00pm Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

Thursday - 6/8

9:00am Walmart State House Day 2017, Great Hall

9:00am Prostate Cancer Awareness Day, Grand Staircase

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Public Hearing

5:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Boston City Council Candidate Rufus Faulk

5:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Boston City Council Candidate Rufus Faulk

5:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Lynn City Council Candidate Taso Nikolakopoulos

5:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Lynn City Council Candidate Taso Nikolakopoulos

Friday - 6/9

10:00am Thrive After 55 Wellness Fair presented by Sen. Eric Lesser, Western New England University - Rivers Auditorium, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

6:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Taunton City Council Candidate Barry Sanders

6:30pm Jay Gonzalez for Governor House Party

6:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Taunton City Council Candidate Barry Sanders

6:30pm Jay Gonzalez for Governor House Party


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