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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

7:00pm Office Opening and Birthday Party for State Rep. Candidate Tami Gouveia

7:00pm Office Opening and Birthday Party for State Rep. Candidate Tami Gouveia

“We have to look at ourselves in mirror and realize that Trump may be terrible but if we can’t beat him and we are literally in the worst position as a party since the 1920s, which is where we are today, then we have to make reforms ourselves,”

Congressman Seth Moulton

The state of the Democratic party in 2018.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

As Democrats Look Left, A Massachusetts Congressman Doubles Down On Biography » The Huffington Post

Ed Markey heads to border to protest immigration policies » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Mass. recreational marijuana sales could generate $219M in taxes in first two years » Boston Business Journal

South Hadley’s FallsFest won’t take pot money » Gazette Net

Weed May Be Legal in Massachusetts, But Dealers Aren’t Done Yet » New England Public Radio

It's July, But MA Has No Pot Shops Just Yet » Newton Patch

Medical marijuana outfits getting ready to offer recreational pot » Boston Herald

State licenses first retail recreational marijuana dispensary » Boston Business Journal

The marijuana blame game » Commonwealth Magazine

With no Massachusetts retail marijuana stores open by July 1, Gov. Charlie Baker says Cannabis Control Commission doing a 'great job' » MassLive

Civil Rights

The State Abortion Laws That Could Challenge Roe v. Wade » Governing

Crimes

Quick action unlikely in justice system review » Cape Cod Times

Education

Lawrence Bacow promises a more outward-looking Harvard » Boston Globe

MassBay Gets $494,000 Massachusetts Skills Capital Grant » Newton Patch

Bill includes $1M for clean energy tech research at UMass » Gazette Net

Environment

House Environmental Bond Bill could bring potential benefits to Lynn, Marblehead and Swampscott » Lynn Daily News Item

Significant number of the Massachusetts waterways have been contaminated with raw or partially-treated sewage » MassLive

Housing

Despite eviction reprieve, Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees face uncertainty and fear » Boston Globe

Federal judge in Mass. temporarily extends housing program for Hurricane Maria evacuees » Boston Globe

Human Services

Trahan: I'll fight for Armed Services post (VIDEO) » Lowell Sun

Judiciary

Judges under fire on SouthCoast » South Coast Today

Dollars and Sentences: SJC decision drives some judges to set lower bail » South Coast Today

Labor

Grand bargain keeps voters from deciding ballot questions » Boston Herald

Keller @ Large: President Of Mass. AFL-CIO Explains Why He Doesn’t Support ‘Grand Bargain’ » CBS Boston

Baker signs ‘grand bargain’ bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Charlie Baker Just Signed Off on a $15 Minimum Wage » Boston Globe

Ordering up wage hikes » Lowell Sun

Mass. high court to decide whether commission workers deserve OT pay » Boston Business Journal

Land Taking

Massachusetts equal pay law goes into effect: What does it mean for you? » MassLive

Local Government

Analog Devices bid approved by state » Tewksbury Town Crier

Lowell Registry worker gets license to retire » Lowell Sun

BPD Commissioner William Evans Denies Rumors He Plans to Leave » Boston Magazine

Opinion

State Police deserve a clean break from the past » Boston Globe

OK, Don Chiofaro, your tower design had better be good » Boston Globe

Editorial: For cannabis, sales ending ‘prohibition’ coming soon, but marijuana questions still loom » Worcester Telegram

Push Legislature, hospitals to do right thing » Sentinel & Enterprise

EDITORIAL: Cheers for peaceful protests, generous communities » Newburyport News

State Police public-safety protocol cries out for reform » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Worcester County is hack central for Massachusetts Department of Correction » Boston Herald

Letter to the Editor: Hodgson's actions merit a through investigation » Herald News

A letter to Larry Bacow » Commonwealth Magazine

Renaming Faneuil Hall would not erase history » Commonwealth Magazine

Letter: Even in victory on opioid suit, addiction fight continues » Worcester Telegram

Politics

Plethora of candidates raises questions for voters » The Recorder

Lindstrom hits out at Republican opponents in Senate primary » Sentinel & Enterprise

Dedham Republican Committee Chair Backs Diehl » Newton Patch

Political Roundup: Plymouth Democrat Launches Run Against Senator deMacedo » Cape News

Lindstrom touts support of local lawmakers » The Sun Chronicle

Are you there, Massachusetts? It’s me, the primaries » Commonwealth Magazine

Zakim Talks Mass. Secretary Of State Bid, Voting Rights » WAMC

Public Health

Massachusetts communities taking drug makers to court » The Metro West Daily News

Feds Reject Massachusetts' Unprecedented Idea for Lowering Drug Prices » Governing

33 communities get funds for opioid overdose reversal drug » MassLive

Public Safety

Bill Evans, Marty Walsh deny BPD commissioner set to resign » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker calls State Police overtime scandal a 'conspiracy' » MassLive

As State Police overtime probe intensifies, troopers race to lock in pensions and retire » Boston Globe

Mass. Legislature approves red flag bill on guns, sends it to Baker’s desk » Taunton Gazette

Orleans officially unveils its new police station » Wicked Local Orleans

Mass. Legislature approves red flag bill on guns, sends it to Baker's desk » The Herald News

Next move is Baker's on "Red Flag" bill » Sentinel & Enterprise

A running list of the recent scandals embroiling the Massachusetts State Police » Boston.com

Baker: Pensions should be on the line in MSP OT probe » Sentinel & Enterprise

Gov. Charlie Baker: Massachusetts State Police troopers who stole overtime pay should lose pensions » MassLive

State Finance

SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: 'Close margins' joke by Adams gets laughs » Sentinel & Enterprise

State Government

Automatic Voter Registration Bill progress pleases Athol town clerk » Athol Daily News

Massachusetts House of Representatives Passes Automatic Voter Registration Bill » Boston Globe

Mass. 20-Day Voter Registration Deadline Is Constitutional, SJC Rules » WBUR

Taxation

Progressives Logroll Themselves Out of a Pro-Tax Constitutional Amendment … But For How Long? » New Boston Post

Transportation

How a South Boston real estate fight could delay new MBTA Red Line cars » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill to Add Third Gender Option to State IDs » Boston Globe

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 7/2

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

7:00pm Office Opening and Birthday Party for State Rep. Candidate Tami Gouveia

7:00pm Office Opening and Birthday Party for State Rep. Candidate Tami Gouveia

Tuesday - 7/3

Birthdays: Rep. Mark Cusack

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Wednesday - 7/4

No Hearings Scheduled

Thursday - 7/5

Birthdays: Rep. Adam Scanlon

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

7:00pm Meet & Greet with New York Gubernatorial Candidate Cynthia Nixon

7:00pm Meet & Greet with New York Gubernatorial Candidate Cynthia Nixon

Friday - 7/6

Birthdays: State Senator Jake Oliveira

No Hearings Scheduled


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