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9:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

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

10:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

“If these derailments and other safety problems were strictly an investment issue, that’s something the administration should tell us,” he said. “But I don’t think this is a question just about resources. If there was oversight in place, a lot of these issues could have been prevented. If we can’t provide basic safety, then we’re failing our constituents.”

State Senator Paul Feeney

Speaking about the MBTA and their knowledge of unsafe infrastructure.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Another Comey making prosecutorial calls on Clintons? Bad idea! » Boston Herald

Jill Biden says American people know her husband isn’t racist » Boston Globe

'A Culture That Is Corrupt': Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Joe Kennedy Describe Visit To Migrant Detention Centers » WGBH

Nancy Pelosi can’t swat away the revolution » Boston Globe

Do most voters even know who Bill Weld is? » Boston Globe

Business

Millennium Partners affiliate proposes huge Seaport 'innovation campus' » Boston Business Journal

Hearing on tariffs, lobster industry industry will wait until September » Boston Business Journal

Hogan Lovells scoops up two Boston life sciences lawyers » Boston Business Journal

Chinese scientists facing greater scrutiny by United States » Boston Globe

The Mayflower II is coming to Boston in 2020. Here’s what we know so far. » Boston.com

Mayflower Sails 2020 to bring history alive » Boston Herald

N.E. Center for Investigative Reporting to merge with WGBH » Boston Business Journal

Chesapeake Bay Candle operations moving to Yankee Candle plant in Whately » Gazette Net

Hearing about tarrifs' effects on Massachusetts lobster industry put on hold » Wicked Local Hingham

Merrimack Valley Officials to Give Update on Businesses Impacted by Explosions » NBC Boston

‘Stay in Boston,’ DA Rollins urges law students of color » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Quincy readies deal for recreational marijuana sales in city » Patriot Ledger

Weed Taxes Roll Into Massachusetts » WBUR

Hemp industry backing CBD products legislation » State House News Service

Education

Vt. town says yes to novel school merger; Clarksburg up next » Berkshire Eagle

Guest column Nancy Grossman: Where do charters fit in ed funding debate? » Gazette Net

In 'Confidential' Process, Hampshire Bringing Presidential Finalists To Campus » New England Public Radio

Massachusetts Takes Steps To Protect Student Borrowers » New England Public Radio

Harvard fires fencing coach over Needham house sale » Boston Globe

Environment

MetroWest lawmakers team up to combat climate change, focus on large buildings » Wicked Local

The case for a World Carbon Bank » Boston Globe

Sharks on the Cape: Just how scared should we be? » Boston Globe

State lawmakers consider ways to fight climate change » News 22 WWLP.com

Fed up House leader wants air monitoring near Fore River » State House News Service

Health Care

Watertown biotech Lyndra teams up with Gilead in $15m deal to treat HIV » Boston Globe

Gilead pays Watertown startup Lyndra $123M to develop longer-lasting HIV pill » Boston Business Journal

Housing

State to use $86M from GE Fort Point HQ sale for middle-income housing » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

Unruh upheaval could intimidate other victims » Boston Herald

Lawyers For Michelle Carter Urge Supreme Court To Take Up Texting-Suicide Appeal » WBUR

Labor

Malden supermarket cited for wage violations, retaliation » Wicked Local Malden

Get on the right side of history, US Soccer: Equal pay for the women’s team — now » Boston Globe

Mass. educators ask SCOTUS to hear union case » State House News Service

AG Healey Funds Summer Jobs for Young People Across the State » Cape Cod Today

Local Government

Rockland sex scandal suit to go to trial » Boston Herald

'He loved Brockton' -- tributes pour in for Mayor Bill Carpenter » The Enterprise

In federal lawsuit, Hingham man blames town for son's death » Patriot Ledger

Hampshire Council of Governments winds down; fate of historic courthouse remains unclear » The Republican

'Government has to stay open': City Council to pick fill-in for Brockton mayor » The Enterprise

Hadley seeks poet laureate » Gazette Net

Hadley bond rating upgraded to highest level » Gazette Net

Politics

Coogan leads in campaign funding for Fall River mayoral race » The Herald News

Salem City Councilor Will Run Against Moulton » Brookline Patch

‘Mad as hell’: Springfield politicians urge residents to participate in 2020 census amid wrangling over citizenship question » The Republican

Public Health

Hampshire HOPE forum to discuss Section 35 commitment » Gazette Net

Disclosure bill targets chemicals in children's products » State House News Service

Public Safety

Five days, 17 shootings in Boston » Boston Globe

Bomb Threat Closes Martha's Vineyard Airport » WBUR

State Finance

A state budget doesn't seem urgent to Mass. lawmakers » Lowell Sun

EDITORIAL: Pension liabilities may soon derail state, local budgets » Newburyport News

Conferee sees budget deal as "pretty close" » State House News Service

State Government

Big Government Fails at the Basics [OPINION] » WBSM

Transportation

Red Line riders frustrated after major delay: ‘Just horrible’ » Boston Herald

Martha’s Vineyard Airport closed as police investigate bomb threat, reports » Boston Herald

Baker backs firing of former MBTA safety chief officer » Boston Herald

Amid a scandal at the RMV, Beacon Hill lawmakers plan hearing » Boston Globe

Baker stands by firing of former MBTA safety chief who alleged retaliation » Boston Globe

Attorney: MBTA safety chief fired after raising 'critical' issues » Taunton Gazette

Lawmakers planning oversight hearing on RMV woes » The Herald News

Western Mass. Lawmakers Express Skepticism Toward Increased MBTA Funding » New England Public Radio

Group aims to keep Cape Cod Canal bridges in spotlight » Cape Cod Times

Attorney: T Safety Chief Fired After Raising 'Critical' Issues » WBUR

Lawmakers planning RMV oversight hearing this month » Commonwealth Magazine

Consider the benefit of water transit » Commonwealth Magazine

Former MBTA Official Says He Was Fired for Raising Safety Concerns » Boston Magazine

After deadly New Hampshire crash, Legislature to hold oversight hearing on RMV failure to process out-of-state driver violations » The Republican

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