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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

“I’m incredibly humbled to be nominated for this position by the Speaker,” Sanchez said in a statement. “Having chaired the Committees on Public Health and Health Care Financing, I hope to use this post to protect those in most need off it — like many of my constituents — while protecting our state finances and the Massachusetts economy.”

Representative Jeffrey Sanchez

Commenting on his nomination to chair the House Ways and Means committee.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

US Sens. Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren back effort to require education for opioid prescribers » The Republican

Trump's Opioid Commission Fails To Meet Deadline, Again » The Huffington Post

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Imagine what CBO-style analysis could do for marijuana in Mass. » Boston Globe

Groundbreaking medical pot case allowed to move forward » WCVB

Marijuana in Massachusetts: Lawmakers agree to rewrite of voter-approved pot law, propose taxes up to 20 percent » Mass Live

Lawmakers reveal new deal on state marijuana law » WCVB

Mass. lawmakers unveil proposed overhaul of marijuana law » Boston Globe

Legislature seeks to double tax on recreational marijuana » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Power to seize phone, Net records is a 'sanctioned fishing expedition,' critics say » Boston Globe

Crimes

Proposed Massachusetts law would let cops steal your car if it had a "hidden compartment" » BoingBoing

Education

Baker signs off on Lowell high school » Boston Herald

State Rep. Scibak talks up tuition-free education bill » Boston Herald

Environment

Refuge petition asks governor to back Keating bill » Wicked Local Orleans

Rattlesnake rattles Springfield's South End neighborhood » The Republican

Gaming

Are thoroughbreds a good bet for the state? » Commonwealth Magazine

Health Care

Top 2 officials out at Manchester VA hospital » Boston Globe

State Budget Contains $3 Million For Bay State Health » WAMC

Urgency grows for single-payer health system » Cape Cod Times

Immigration

Chabot: 'ID the Imposter' officer rips Charlie Baker on immigration » Boston Herald

Judiciary

Malden, Medford to receive funding for housing courts » Lynn Daily News Item

Labor

Nurses expected back today » Boston Herald

Dozens of legislators to deliver 'letter of concern' to Tufts CEO » WCVB

Baystate Health, Greenfield nurses head back to the bargaining table next week » The Republican

Mayor Walsh Urges Tufts Medical Center, Nurses To Negotiate » CBS Boston

Legislative

Beacon Hill Roll Call » Telegram News

State Rep. Kate Campanale talks Trump, Dixon, guns and making things happen » Worcester Sun

Sanchez named House Ways & Means chairman » Commonwealth Magazine

Jeffrey Sanchez tapped for top House spot » Boston Herald

Amid House promotions, Holmes calls demotion "petty" » State House News Service

New position for Rep. Benson in State House shake-up » Lowell Sun

DeLeo picks Jamaica Plain Democrat as next budget chief » Boston Globe

Boston Rep. Jeff Sánchez Tapped For House Ways And Means Chairmanship » WBUR

Local Government

Lynnfield library must wait » Lynn Daily News Item

Opinion

From bad to worse on guns » Boston Globe

Carr: Mass. gov a tangled web of bureaucracy » Boston Herald

The country needs help. Send lawyers, press, and bureaucrats » Boston Globe

Editorial: Higher ed gravy train » Boston Herald

Governor, please, no more nonsense » Sentinel & Enterprise

Editorial: Let's get rolling on legalized pot » Telegram News

Editorial: Watchdog needs to bite » Boston Herald

New Education Commissioner Can Return Massachusetts To the Right Path If It's the Right Pick » New Boston Post

Politics

Lantigua evicted from campaign headquarters » The Eagle Tribune

Race for mayor gets easier for DiNatale » Sentinel & Enterprise

These governors won over unlikely voters and have some lessons for Washington » Business Insider

Battenfeld: Lining up against Liz Warren » Boston Herald

Warren headlines town hall event to rally Democratic base » Cape Cod Times

Public Health

As Ticks And Lyme Disease Spread, Prevention Efforts Limited To 'Shoestring » WBUR

Public Safety

His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead » Boston Globe

State Finance

Baker vetoes $320m in budget, pushes MassHealth changes » Boston Globe

State Government

This Week On Beacon Hill: WMass Transit Woes, State Budget Not Finalized, Cost of Tuition » New England Public Radio

Taxation

Massachusetts tax system blocks payments, sends refunds in error » MassLive

Utilities

Falmouth ruling bolsters cause for neighbors of Plymouth turbines » Cape Cod Times

Baker steps up role in vetting Weymouth gas project » Boston Globe

Weekend News

Embattled Mystic Valley Regional Charter School reported wrong data to state » Boston Globe

Welcome the 'truth in death' movement » Boston Globe

Controversial taxes pitched as funding source for free college in Massachusetts » Metro

Freedom's just another name for less coverage and more paperwork » Boston Globe

Trustees group looks to Boston for next project » Boston Globe

Maggie Hassan joins Kid Rock rumble; Geoff Diehl deals anti-Liz Warren hats » Boston Herald

Retailers mull ballot question, wait on tax holiday decision » Lowell Sun

A firing that should have stuck » Boston Globe

At a four-star veterans' hospital: Care gets 'worse and worse' » Boston Globe

Sen. Warren urges town hall crowd to 'join the fight' » Martha's Vineyard Times

Proposal would help cover college costs for in-state students » WWLP 22

Bill would cover cost of one year of college for low-income students in Massachusetts » The Republican

Baker budget review winding down » Berkshire Eagle

Baker Remains Opposed To GOP Health Care Bill » WBUR

Magliocchetti will run for Dempsey's 3rd Essex seat » The Eagle Tribune

Retailers Mull Ballot Question, Wait On Tax Holiday Decision » The Associated Press (AP)

State Rep. Brian Dempsey resigning from State House » WWLP 22

State Budget Funds Office to Increase Employee-Owned Businesses » iBerkshires

Dempsey leaves DeLeo with tough choice » Berkshire Eagle

New park and road opening Monday in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Berkshires debate: Does anti-discrimination bill violate freedom of speech? » Berkshire Eagle

THE COLUMN: Skanska missteps rankle leaders » Lowell Sun

Co-op info office funded » The Recorder

Mass. lawmaker: Free college plans need more study » The Metro West Daily News

Men Can Cook raises $7,000 for Veterans' Association of Bristol County » The Herald News

State budget could be impactful to hilltowns » WWLP 22

This 32-year-old state senator is trying to get patent trolls out of Massachusetts » Tech Crunch

Sen. Rodrigues lends a hand to move Westport River center forward » The Herald News

Mariano: Worcester's all-star political lineup » Worcester Sun

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 7/17

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Tuesday - 7/18

Birthdays: Rep. Paul Schmid

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

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

10:30am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

11:00am ERPO Legislation Lobby Day, Nurses Hall, State House

11:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

12:30pm Sen. Sal DiDomenico Luncheon, Grand Staircase, State House

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

2:00pm Mandela Day Celebration, Great Hall, State House

Wednesday - 7/19

Birthdays: State Senator Walter Timilty

10:00am City Spotlights Leadership Program, Grand Staircase, State House

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

11:00am Promote Prevent Commission, B-2

11:00am House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Oversight Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

3:00pm Boston Mayoral Candidates Live Town Hall Conversations: Tito Jackson, Healey Library, UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard

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

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

Thursday - 7/20

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm 1199SEIU Standout in Protest of Speaker Paul Ryan, 213 Merrimack Street, Lawrence

3:00pm Boston Mayoral Candidates Live Town Hall Conversations: Marty Walsh, Healey Library, UMass Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard

6:00pm Rep. Joan Meschino's Hull Summer Social

6:00pm Climate Action Business Association Panel Discussion: Making Energy Storage Work for our Communities, Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston

6:00pm Rep. Joan Meschino's Hull Summer Social

2017 mid-year campaign finance reports due

Friday - 7/21

Birthdays: Rep. Colleen Garry

No Hearings Scheduled


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