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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

11:00am Drinking Water Awards Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

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

12:00pm 1199SEIU Lobby Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

5:00pm Rep. Will Crocker Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

5:00pm Rep. Will Crocker Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

6:00pm Meet & Greet with Plymouth County District Attorney Candidate John Bradley

6:00pm Meet & Greet with Plymouth County District Attorney Candidate John Bradley

"I tend not to comment on specific legislation until it actually works its way through the process," Baker said. "But conceptually ... if there are ways to make our gun laws better, and there were a bunch of police chiefs here last week saying I have authority but I think this process might be a better one, then those are things we should look at."

Governor Charlie Baker

Speaking about new legislation that would allow family members petition a judge to temporarily take away someone's gun.
News By Category
Business

Smith & Wollensky to close Back Bay location » Boston Globe

Hedge fund critical of athenahealth’s performance offers to buy it out for $6.5b » Boston Globe

Airbnb Is Calling App Users in Boston to Rally Support » Boston Magazine

'It was a huge rip-off;' Attendees demanding refunds for 2018 Boston TacoFest » The Republican

Air Force’s New Software Lab in Boston Aims for High Speed » BostInno

What’s Digital First going to do next? » Commonwealth Magazine

No recommendations, but Senate report will highlight retail challenges » State House News Service

Education

Mass. high court rules colleges have legal duty to prevent students from committing suicide » Boston Globe

Healey moves to take temporary control of Roxbury Community College fund-raising foundation » Boston Globe

MIT Not Responsible For Student's Suicide, Mass. High Court Rules » WBUR

Editorial: Parents must feed their kids » Boston Herald

Wrentham student recognized for letter to author » Wicked Local Franklin

Environment

SBA to offer disaster loans to businesses, residents » The Metro West Daily News

Proposed statewide carbon fees, warming climate topics of Westfield State talk Tuesday » The Republican

Dukes County gets no aid after March storm » Martha's Vineyard Times

Massachusetts joins coalition opposing EPA over greenhouse gas emission limits for cars, trucks » Legal Newsline

Gaming

Massachusetts Gaming Commission determines Steve Wynn no longer controls or influences Wynn Resorts » MassLive

Suitability review continues, but panel rules on Wynn's status » State House News Service

Gaming Commission: Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts divorced » Commonwealth Magazine

Health Care

Self-Induced Abortions Shouldn't Be A Crime, Mass. Medical Society Says » WBUR

Partners, Harvard Pilgrim weighing potential merger » Healthcare Dive

Housing

SJC to consider whether Massachusetts policy on hotels and homeless shelters accommodates disabilities » MassLive

Boston had a plan to tackle evictions. The state just killed it under its tough home rule process » Boston Globe

Welfare motels for homeless families? Mass. high court to weigh in » Boston Globe

Human Services

Welfare cash withdrawn at strip clubs, cruise ship, casinos » My Fox Boston

IGI fresh food program is a senior favorite » Martha's Vineyard Times

Immigration

Massachusetts congressmen blast federal decision ending protection for Hondurans as 'cruel,' 'un-American' » MassLive

Immigrants frustrated with Beacon Hill, not just DC » Sentinel & Enterprise

Immigrants frustrated with state lawmakers, not just those on Capitol Hill » WCVB

Judiciary

Juvenile court investigators stymied by low pay » Boston Globe

Massachusetts SJC considers fining attorney general's office for misconduct in Sonja Farak drug lab case » The Republican

Labor

New Bedford man charged with labor trafficking » South Coast Today

Offshore wind developer, unions partner on workforce training initiative » Boston Business Journal

Legislative

Senator Crighton Named Co-Chair Of ASOST Coordinating Council » Somerville Patch

Stanley Rosenberg’s downfall hurts his region’s political clout » Boston Globe

Political Notes: Whelan honored by correctional officers » Cape Cod Times

Rosenberg resigns amid ethics scandal » Lowell Sun

Mayor's bid to reopen competition for Rosenberg seat fizzles » Lowell Sun

No extension for candidates running for Rosenberg's vacant Senate seat » News 22 WWLP.com

Local Government

Rep. Peisch Holds Office Hours In Weston » Somerville Patch

Bourne voters OK senior care overlay district » Cape Cod Times

Opinion

Mashpee Wampanoag deserve a pathway to a reservation » Boston Globe

Welcome to America, where morality is judged along partisan lines » Boston Globe

The myth behind Robert Kennedy » Boston Globe

Letter: Pushing for conversion to 100% clean energy by 2050 » Worcester Telegram

Politics

As Ryan O'Donnell mounts write-in campaign for Stan Rosenberg's Senate seat, others consider similar moves » MassLive

Republican challenges Speliotis for House seat » The Salem News

Mass. State Senate Race Gets Write-In Candidate » New England Public Radio

O’Donnell, Connor launch write-in campaigns for state Senate » The Recorder

Northampton City Council president Ryan O'Donnell launches bid for state Senate seat vacated by Stan Rosenberg » The Republican

Comity club » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Health

Tens of thousands likely to get tick-borne disease in Mass. this year » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers to consider raising age to purchase tobacco products to 21 » MassLive

Attorney General Maura Healey visits Middleborough High School to talk to students about opioid abuse, underage drinking and vaping » South Coast Today

Public Safety

Charlie Baker MIA on death penalty for cop killers » Boston Herald

I-Team: Boston Taxpayers Shell Out Millions For Workers Paid To Stay Home While Under Investigation » CBS Boston

Off-duty Massachusetts State Police trooper arrested for drunken driving » MassLive

'Red flag' bill moves forward on the Hill » Gloucester Daily Times

State Government

Broken promise spurs Rosenberg downfall » Milford Daily News

How secure are Massachusetts voting systems? » The Sun Chronicle

States With the Top GDP Growth » Governing

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey backs New York AG Eric Schneiderman's decision to resign » The Republican

In proclamation, Baker keeps Easton's Greene in mind » Wicked Local Easton

Maura Healey Is "Deeply Troubled" by Allegations against Eric Schneiderman, Her Former Ally » Boston Magazine

Taxation

Sales tax cut not on the radars of legislative leaders » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

A $3.5 billion idea: Boost Green Line capacity with new, longer trolley cars » Boston Globe

Newton Mayor Asks MBTA To Update 3 Stations » Somerville Patch

Legislators secure funds for road repair » Wicked Local Wakefield

T planning $3.5b Green Line train of future » Commonwealth Magazine

T notes: TransitMatters raises concerns on Newton proposal » Commonwealth Magazine

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