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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Hampden Sheriff Nick Cocchi's 2018 Golf Tournament

9:00am Hampden Sheriff Nick Cocchi's 2018 Golf Tournament

10:00am Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs & Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Franklin Regional Council of Governments, 12 Olive Street, Suite 2, Greenfield

12:30pm Girl Scout Gold Award Celebration, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

“If all lives matter, we need more solutions that not only make our middle-class families feel safer but that will actually decrease the number of shattering calls too many parents receive in our commonwealth,”

Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz

Speaking about the Red Flag Gun Safety bill which passed in the Senate yesterday.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

'Cryin' Chuck' might just get the last laugh » Politico

John Kerry accuses Trump of ‘misleading’ Americans on Paris climate accord » Boston Globe

Business

Life sciences bill sent to the governor » Boston Globe

State seeks to spread influence of biotech beyond Boston » The Sun Chronicle

French drugmaker relocates HQ to Cambridge, adds 250 jobs here » Boston Globe

For smaller companies, a presence at BIO conference is a big deal » Boston Globe

Outward facing: Corporate affinity groups focus on clients, not just employees » Boston Business Journal

Judge urges Globe, Sargent find common ground » Commonwealth Magazine

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Hanson Selectmen to give voters say on cannabis » Whitman Hanson Express

Civil Rights

Needham panel calls for voter support of transgender anti-discrimination law » Wicked Local Needham

Education

Should the Legislature adopt the bill aimed at modernizing sex education in Massachusetts? » Boston Globe

‘Absurdity and horror’: School uses nursery rhyme to teach kindergarten about lockdowns » Boston Globe

Environment

Worcester Awarded $100K Grant for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment » Go Local Worcester

Federal

The Army wants someplace to plot its future. Maybe Boston » Boston Globe

Western Massachusetts hurricane evacuees press lawmakers for action, long-term housing help » MassLive

Gaming

Former employee files harassment suit against Wynn Resorts » Boston Globe

Health Care

DeLeo aiming to bring health care bill to floor this month » Sentinel & Enterprise

Trump finally pulls plug on Obamacare » Commonwealth Magazine

Housing

Baker envisions signing of housing production bill » Milford Daily News

Judiciary

Lawmakers renew calls for judge's impeachment » The Salem News

Gov taps nominees; panel OKs Bagdoian » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Removing Judge Timothy Feeley would set 'dangerous precedent of bowing to an uninformed mob,' Mass. lawyer groups say » MassLive

Labor

Labor coalition says grand bargain talks on ballot questions at a standstill » MassLive

Legislative

Negotiations on $15 minimum wage, other proposals, stall » Boston Globe

Local Government

Melrose Rotary Club Gets Special Visit » Milford Patch

After years of asking, New Bedford finally receives funding to begin Phase V dredging » South Coast Today

Fall River School Department's $106.85M budget clears Finance Committee, moves on to full council » The Herald News

Plainville gets a state grant for green energy » The Sun Chronicle

Westborough Cultural Council announces 2018 grant recipients » Community Advocate

Medford Says Goodbye To Superintendent Roy Belson » Marlborough Patch

Boston and other smart cities run better, but they should be even smarter, report says » Boston Globe

Scituate to redesign marina docks using state grant » Patriot Ledger

Pittsfield to Demo Columbus Ave. Garage, Hopes for Replacement » iBerkshires

Hanover-Hanson bridge named after former State Rep. Mann » Wicked Local Hanover

Opinion

Letter: Release bill to protect bees for a vote by the legislature » Worcester Telegram

Graham: Judges must be held accountable to public » Boston Herald

Editorial: Sex offenders need full scrutiny » Boston Herald

Trump memo on nukes signals threat to Cape » Cape Cod Times

Honoring the Boston legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King » Boston Globe

Mayors can get around the feds in going green » Boston Globe

Global addiction to social media is ruining democracy » Boston Globe

Benton: Rare rebuke for Salem judge » The Salem News

Our View: Dartmouth leads SouthCoast with smart bylaw on shopping bags » South Coast Today

Editorial: Investment required to keep Mass. at the global forefront of biotech » Boston Business Journal

Welcome to the Age of Impeachment (Editorial) » MassLive

HINGHAM COMMENTARY: Supporting Weymouth in compressor fight » Wicked Local Weymouth

Politics

Campaign Notebook: Kline gets endorsement, Domb calls out governor » Gazette Net

Praise from Democrats is making Baker harder to hit » Boston Globe

US Senate candidate Geoff Diehl unveils plan to tackle drug addiction » MassLive

State rep forum highlights similarities and differences among candidates » Jamaica Plain Gazette

For Bob Massie, a hard climb ahead » Boston Globe

Littlefield withdraws from 3rd District congressional race » The Eagle Tribune

Public Health

Drug treatment for drug addiction » Commonwealth Magazine

Shrewsbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center unveils new therapy gym » Community Advocate

Suicide rates rise sharply across the US, new report shows » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Senate passes ‘extreme risk’ gun bill » Commonwealth Magazine

‘Red flag’ bill clears Senate hurdle » Boston Herald

Hands-free advocate: Beacon Hill is not taking this issue seriously » My Fox Boston

Massachusetts Senate passes 'red flag' gun bill » MassLive

State Finance

Facing July 1 deadline, negotiators embark on state budget talks » Sentinel & Enterprise

The Week in Public Finance: For an Increasing Number of Governments, One Credit Rating Is Plenty » Governing

State Government

Gov. Charlie Baker to visit Springfield Museums Saturday » MassLive

Lt. Governor Karyn Polito visits South Shore, tours ongoing coastal resiliency projects » Sampan

Transportation

Some transportation decisions put off until after election » Commonwealth Magazine

'Glory' joins Hingham Commuter Boat fleet with fanfare » Wicked Local Norwell

Krause: “Stop making excuses for why things can’t get done.” » Lynn Daily News Item

North South Rail Link scores a Beacon Hill win » Boston Globe

Winchester Commuter Rail station is falling apart, but MBTA funding is still up in the air » Wicked Local Winchester

Utilities

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey plans legislation to shift Berkshires from FCC's Albany cable market to Springfield » MassLive

Berkshire Lawmakers, Residents Upset Over Cable Changes » New England Public Radio

Markey plans to file federal legislation in Spectrum station dust-up » Berkshire Eagle

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