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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Physical Therapy Day on the Hill, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Developmental Services Public Hearing, McCormack Building, 21st Floor Conference Room, 1 Ashburton Place, Boston

10:00am Massachusetts History Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Attorney General Maura Healey on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

"Some decisions are bigger than politics," she told the crowd. "If Donald Trump can do all he tried to do to impede an investigation into his own wrong-doing and an attack by a foreign government, then it gives license to the next president, and the next president ... to do exactly the same thing."

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump while on the campaign trail in New Hampshire this weekend.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Something Democrats don’t want to talk about: impeachment » Boston Globe

What the Stop & Shop picket line says about 2020 » Boston Globe

In Praise of Bill Weld, a Decent Republican » The New Republic

Russia’s next election hack » Boston Globe

The Last Kennedy » The Atlantic

Sen. Warren Calls On Congress To Initiate Impeach Proceedings Against Trump » WBUR

Brookline attorney files paperwork to explore challenging Markey » Boston Globe

Seth Moulton enters 2020 Democratic field » Boston Globe

He's Running. As Expected, Seth Moulton Jumps In The Crowded Presidential Race » WBUR

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton Joins Democratic Race For President » New England Public Radio

AG Healey: Mueller Report Shows That President Trump 'Obstructed Justice' » WGBH

Business

Why Boston’s Brightest Industry Stars Are Throwing in the Towel » Boston Magazine

For some startups, there’s no buzz needed » Boston Globe

Retailers say they’re getting smoked over black market tobacco » Boston Herald

Right to repair needs a tuneup » Commonwealth Magazine

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Worcester's first retail pot shot shop, Good Chemistry, to open May 1: What to know » Worcester Mag

Marijuana is legal in Massachusetts, but your boss doesn’t have to allow it -- yet » The Republican

Civil Rights

Group vows to challenge therapy ban » The Eagle Tribune

Conversion therapy ban supporters plan Statehouse celebration » South Coast Today

Crimes

How did little Ridhima die? Murder trial pits dueling accounts of shaken baby deaths » Boston Globe

Education

For wealthy people or well-connected, college admissions are easier » Boston Globe

As I See It: Our promise to all children of the Commonwealth » Worcester Telegram

Boston public school superintendent finalists’ public interviews starts Monday » Boston Herald

UMass Boston professors fume about competition from Mount Ida campus » Boston Globe

Huge challenges await Boston’s next schools chief » Boston Globe

Hampshire College At Risk Of Losing Accreditation » WGBH

Study in hand, Stamford, Vt., Clarksburg to discuss interstate schools merger plan » Berkshire Eagle

Northampton teachers, ‘ready for civil disobedience,’ ask for pay increases » The Republican

Initial budget proposal for Brockton schools includes no layoffs » The Enterprise

Environment

New regulations are a matter of life and extinction for right whales » Boston Globe

This Earth Day, let’s put wildlife over waste » Patriot Ledger

More than ever, Earth Day needs to be about the next generation » Commonwealth Magazine

Housing

What the Rise in Renting Means for Cities » Governing

Human Services

Garry lone vote against lifting state welfare cap » Lowell Sun

Representative Day Hosts "Heroes vs. Hacks" Hockey Game » Brookline Patch

Group vows to fight therapy ban » The Salem News

Massachusetts To Receive $61 Million For Local AmeriCorps Programs » WBUR

Immigration

Trump’s immigration policy is toxic » Boston Globe

Mayor Marty Walsh Says His Budget Supports Immigrant Defense Fund » WBUR

Judiciary

When we inflict pain, that can’t be justice » Boston Globe

Following drug lab scandal, ‘Dookhan and Farak defendants’ still waiting on reimbursements » The Republican

Labor

Tentative deal reached between Stop & Shop, striking workers » Boston Globe

Stop & Shop union says it has an agreement to end strike » Boston Business Journal

Easter Agreement Ends 11-Day Stop & Shop Strike » WBUR

Stop & Shop Strike Is Over With Tentative Contract Deal » New England Public Radio

Legislative

How local legislators fared in special interest group ratings » Sentinel & Enterprise

Local Government

After legal battles, apartment project in Amherst nearing approval » Gazette Net

Jarrett announces bid for Ward 5 council seat in Northampton » Gazette Net

Worcester city manager has big building plans for city » Worcester Telegram

Deal-making routine for developers, towns in Mass. » Patriot Ledger

Politics

The Next Mayor of Boston? » The Atlantic

In Massachusetts, outrage is a matter of geography » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Proposal nudges sheriffs into civil asset forfeiture » Commonwealth Magazine

Study calls for regional district for emergency services in Southern Berkshire » Berkshire Eagle

State Finance

Columnist Lindsay Sabadosa: Working to demystify how the state budget takes shape » Gazette Net

House budget holds the line, but for how long? » Boston Globe

It's Budget Week At The Massachusetts House Of Representatives » New England Public Radio

Massachusetts House to consider 1,370 amendments when budget debate begins » The Republican

State Government

In the Rollins-Baker fight, where were the white male Dems? » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

Making tracks: Pace of work on Green Line extension project is picking up » Boston Globe

Cape Air takes to the sea » Cape Cod Times

South Coast Rail to Be Fully Funded Under State Plan » WBSM

South Coast Rail delayed to 2023 as cost rises past $1 billion » WPRI.com

Who cares if your train is on time if you’re not? » Boston Globe

Utilities

Don’t repeal the offshore wind price cap » Commonwealth Magazine

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 4/22

9:00am Physical Therapy Day on the Hill, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Developmental Services Public Hearing, McCormack Building, 21st Floor Conference Room, 1 Ashburton Place, Boston

10:00am Massachusetts History Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Attorney General Maura Healey on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

Tuesday - 4/23

Birthdays: Rep. Brian Ashe

9:00am Taiwan Relations Act Celebration, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

10:00am Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, Public Hearing

10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Occupational Therapy Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:15am Rep. David Robertson Student Luncheon, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Congressman Stephen Lynch on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

1:00pm Department of Agricultural Resources Public Hearing, Conference Rooms C & D, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston

6:30pm Lynn Green New Deal Town Hall with Sen. Ed Markey, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, 100 Brookline Street, Lynn

6:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Boston City Council Candidate Lee Nave, Jr.

7:00pm Congressman Stephen Lynch on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, WGBH 2

Wednesday - 4/24

8:30am Progressive Massachusetts Breaking Barriers Breakfast Fundraiser with Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins

9:00am Boston Children's Hospital 2019 State House Breakfast, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Denim Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

6:30pm Meet the Candidates with Plymouth Republican Town Committee, 1620 Wine Bar, 170 Water Street, Plymouth

Last day to report on proposals for amendments to the Constitution

Thursday - 4/25

Birthdays: Rep. Paul Frost

9:00am Mass. Association of Community Development Corporations Lobby Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Developmental Services Public Hearing, Auburn Public Library, 369 Southbridge Street, Auburn

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

5:00pm Cocktail Reception for Rep. Sheila Harrington with Gov. Charlie Baker

7:00pm Stop the Automatic Gas Tax Hikes Again with Howie Carr

Friday - 4/26

Birthdays: State Senator Paul Mark

9:00am Boston Area Research Initiative Spring Conference, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

11:00am Congressman Richard Neal on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Mayor Marty Walsh on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

1:30pm Special Commission on Local and Regional Public Health, Weiss Conference Center, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, 75 North Drive, Westborough, MA, 01581


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