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Today on Beacon Hill

7:00pm State Sen. Candidate Mike Armano Campaign Kickoff

9:00am Girl Scouts Day on the Hill, Great Hall, State House, Boston

9:00am MSA Lobby Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Alex Bezanson with Congressman Stephen Lynch

6:00pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Alex Bezanson with Congressman Stephen Lynch

7:00pm Mid-Cape Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

7:00pm Mid-Cape Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

7:00pm State Sen. Candidate Mike Armano Campaign Kickoff

Birthdays: State Senator Jason Lewis

House Ways & Means Budget Proposal for Early Education and Care
Jeffrey Sánchez - Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means

“If we’re serious about getting people into recovery and treatment, the first step is keeping them alive,”

State Representative Andy X. Vargas

Pushing for adoption of his budget amendment that seeks to help cut the costs of Narcan for local municipalities.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Someone Named Charlie Baker Started a PAC Called “Blaze It for Jill Stein” » Boston Magazine

Business

The Andover Shop, a Harvard Square salon for jazz artists and literati, is up for sale » Boston Globe

Poll: Many Bostonians aren’t breathlessly following the race to land Amazon’s HQ2 » Boston Globe

Budweiser parent absolved of pay-to-play charge in Mass. » Boston Globe

Bertucci’s was a brick oven juggernaut, but its fire has dimmed with bankruptcy filing » Boston Globe

Report: Boston and DC top sites for Amazon's HQ2 » Boston Herald

Fate of Fall River waterfront waits on offshore wind decision » The Herald News

Cannabis & Psychedelics

800 marijuana businesses interested in priority review for Massachusetts recreational licenses » The Republican

For 4th time, Ipswich Pharmaceuticals again pitches pot facility in Becket » State House News Service

Fast-track pot licensing process continues to worry patients » State House News Service

Civil Rights

IBA forum pays homage to 50 years since its founding » Bay State Banner

Crimes

For Months, A Boston Federal Courtroom Has Been Spotlighting MS-13's Brutal Violence » WBUR

Education

You got into college. Congratulations! Here’s the bill » Boston Globe

Students give up vacation day to lobby for school funding » Lowell Sun

Mount Ida College executives received pay increases as deficit widened » MassLive

Mount Ida deal was 'done behind our backs, in our own backyard,' UMass Boston union rep says at campus rally » Boston Business Journal

Millbury School District aims at cutting teachers, junior varsity sports » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Wellesley alumna and students promote prevention of sexual assault in Massachusetts » The Wellesley News

Massachusetts May Face Legal Battle Over Student Loan Bill of Rights » The Student Loan Report

UMass Boston Students, Faculty Want UMass Amherst To Drop Mount Ida Acquisition » WBUR

Degrees of separation: How the wealthiest colleges in Mass. discount the cost of a diploma » Boston Business Journal

Environment

Report: RGGI program fuels local economies » Lowell Sun

AG Maura Healey wins lawsuit to investigate ExxonMobil » The Daily Free Press

Swampscott proposes a ban on plastic bags » Lynn Daily News Item

Gaming

Wynn Resorts adds 3 women to board » Commonwealth Magazine

MGM Resorts a 'good fit for Boston,' analyst tells investors, of Wynn Boston Harbor » The Republican

Judiciary

Governor signs criminal justice reforms into law » Bay State Banner

Lobbying

How Tony Podesta, a Washington Power Broker, Lost It All » The Wall Street Journal

Local Government

Budgets Advance to Town Meeting Warrant » The Wanderer

Methuen Rail Trail project off and running » Eagle Tribune

Group advocating for 170 rural towns in Massachusetts to host Shelburne Falls open house » MassLive

Lawyers advise Amherst Town Meeting to skip gun-noise bylaw, but says nuclear resolution is OK » The Republican

Opinion

Smearing Robert Mueller » The New York Times

Barbara Bush: Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and CEO » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: Honoring Representative Cariddi » Berkshire Eagle

The attack on Net neutrality threatens an essential service » Boston Globe

Boston students’ path to college, careers has been unpaved for too long » Boston Globe

Our View: Shore up naloxone program » Gloucester Times

Editorial: Needed reform for criminal justice laws » Gazette Net

A welcome turn away from tough-on-crime era » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Legislators again fail to cap sick time for state workers » Boston Business Journal

Reforms urgent as state police scandal deepens (Editorial) » The Republican

Politics

'No conclusive evidence of crime' in probe of politically connected Thornton Law Firm, Essex DA Jonathan Blodgett says » MassLive

After AG Healey Punts On Thornton Law Dem Donor Probe, Essex DA Declines To Pursue Criminal Charges » New Boston Post

Leominster man eyes rep. seat » Sentinel & Enterprise

Most Dems in new 3rd District poll undecided » Lowell Sun

GOP's Geoff Diehl Comes Out Swinging Against Sen. Warren » newsmax

Don't Get Mad, Get Elected: The Rise of the Revenge Candidate » Governing

Public Health

Narcan Fund dries up for first responders in Taunton and elsewhere » Wicked Local Raynham

State Narcan fund for first responders depleted » South Coast Today

Public Safety

Two lives. Nothing in common. Then a fatal encounter on Cape Cod » Boston Globe

State Police official faces theft charges » Boston Globe

State police payroll chief charged » Boston Herald

Vargas, Campbell Push to Replenish State Narcan Fund, Bring Life-Saving Drug to Merrimack Valley » WHAV

Good News in Massachusetts for Fans of Stun Guns » Boston Magazine

Massachusetts court strikes down ban on stun guns » Western Mass News

Mass. State Police payroll director Denise Ezekiel on unpaid leave amid allegations she stole funds from department » The Republican

Allegation against Mass. State Police payroll director show agency is 'cleaning up its own house,' Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Stun Gun Ban Violates Second Amendment, Rules Massachusetts High Court » Governing

State Police Payroll Director Charged With Larceny » WBUR

After allegation against Mass. State Police payroll director, Democratic Party chief calls for independent probe » The Republican

State police scandals 'belong to me,' Gov. Baker says » The Herald News

State Finance

Local pet projects included in budget » The Salem News

State Government

Lt. Gov. Polito will visit the Island » Martha's Vineyard Times

Taxation

Cyr moves airbnb tax through State House » The Inquirer and Mirror

Transportation

State Senate announces town approved for $425K for road projects » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Berkshire bus service threatened by state talk of trimmed budgets » Berkshire Record

Crumbling bridge adds to infrastructure woes » Boston Herald

Out-of-state drivers owe Massachusetts $15M in unpaid tolls » Boston Herald

Utilities

Massachusetts officials to detail $4 million in grants to 36 cities and towns for more efficient water treatment plants » MassLive

Andrews Farm in Boxford facing water crisis » Wicked Local Middleton

Fishermen air concerns about Vineyard Wind » Martha's Vineyard Times

Advocates seek more momentum for Massachusetts offshore wind » Energy News Network

Storm outages still rankle; utility faces tough questioning » The Sun Chronicle

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