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10:00am Mass. School Building Authority Board Meeting, 40 Broad Street, Suite 500

6:30pm Rep. Sean Garballey's State Senate Campaign Kickoff

6:30pm Rep. Sean Garballey's State Senate Campaign Kickoff

“Everybody agrees the Affordable Care Act ought to be fixed, but we should not just take a (meat) cleaver to it.”

Governor Charlie Baker

Speaking about the GOP health care bill which recently passed in the House.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump says Comey firing 'my decision' » Boston Globe

Donald Trump fine with investigation, says James Comey was a 'showboat' » Boston Herald

Trump orders voter fraud commission after lodging charges over the 2016 election that he won » Los Angeles Times

Business

Newbury Street's future may be a matter of tastes » Boston Globe

Uber doesn't want Massachusetts to limit driver hours » Boston Globe

Kaspersky Lab gets thumbs down » Boston Globe

Fast 50: Mass. firms ride tectonic technology shifts to rapid growth » Boston Business Journal

Environmental entrepreneur is rock solid in Lowell » Boston Business Journal

Mass. Economic Growth Slightly Outpaced The Nation's In 2016 » WBUR

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Kingston seeks marijuana moratorium » Wicked Local Kingston

Charlton voters to decide on ban on marijuana businesses » Worcester Telegram

Domestic Relations

How Underage Marriage Puts Girls At Risk » WGBH

Education

Black Malden charter students punished for braided hair » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker Names Northern Essex' Glenn to STEM Post » WHAV

Bridgewater State graduates over 300 with advanced degrees » Wicked Local Carver

Inversant's Charlie Desmond applies lessons from the pool hall to higher ed » Boston Business Journal

Environment

Drought in Massachusetts has ended » Boston Globe

White House puts advisory panel for Cape preserve on hold » Boston Globe

Land Trust pushes for preservation »

Dredging set to begin at Marshfield's Green Harbor » Wicked Local Marshfield

Sprucing up the city: Brockton pushes free trees » The Enterprise

Health Care

Kids shouldn't have to navigate maze to get mental health care » Boston Globe

Human Services

State awards $6M to Western Massachusetts domestic violence service providers » MassLive

Pregnant Workers' Rights Bill On Glide Path After House Passage » Banker & Tradesman

Judiciary

Parkway politicians hear pitch for criminal justice reform bills »

Labor

Massachusetts nurses may take staffing demands to voters in 2018 » MassLive

Pregnant workers' rights bill set to pass in Massachusetts »

Keolis workers sound off on commuter rail contractor » State House News Service

Local Government

Harwich voters face 16 ballot questions » Cape Cod Times

Amherst Town Meeting votes for impeachment process of President Donald Trump » MassLive

Norwell: State Legislators Talk Beacon Hill at Community Forum » 95.9 WATD

Opinion

Trump can't script his own ending » Boston Globe

Team Trump's cover story falls apart » Boston Globe

BRISTOL: Sorry Trumpites, but Joe Kennedy III is a rising star » The Sun Chronicle

Benton: Showing courage in Salem » The Salem News

Editor: Support for Hopkinton candidates » The Metro West Daily News

Editorial: Lesson in accountability » Boston Herald

ViewPoint: Women entrepreneurs gain, hurdles remain » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: Addiction opposition misplaced » Boston Business Journal

ViewPoint: Looming labor shortages? » Boston Business Journal

Politics

GOP to host senate candidate » The Sun Chronicle

Public Health

Gov. Baker tapped by Trump for opioid crisis commission »

Mass. health officials release quarterly report on opioid OD deaths » Sampan

Cape overdose deaths continue to climb » Cape Cod Times

Public Safety

Mayor Walsh Said Boston Is The Safest City. The Numbers Suggest Otherwise. » WGBH

State Government

Mass. reactions to Comey firing mixed » Worcester Business Journal

Statehouse gets nearly $39M for upgrades, repairs » Worcester Telegram

Baker Asks Lawmakers to OK Borrowing for Capital Projects »

Transportation

North Shore gets money for road repairs » Lynn Daily News Item

Lynn to Receive $1.5 Million for Local Road Repairs » Lynn Journal

MassDOT utilizing new devices to increase safety in work zones » Sampan

Free rides on the Fairmount Line now through May 21 » Dorchester Reporter

State to pour $39 mil into Boston tunnel network system » State House News Service

Utilities

Supply chain would provide tailwind to offshore energy » South Coast Today

The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

House Actions This Week: 370

Senate Actions This Week: 72

Press Releases

Water Authority Board Tables Vote on Proposal to Dump Sewage in Charles River Forever » Charles River Watershed Association

Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Federal Energy Regulator to Prevent Data Centers from Dramatically Hiking Energy Costs for American Families » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty and Sentenced to Time Served for Illegal Reentry » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division Alleges Townsend Fire Chief Gary Shepherd Violated Conflict of Interest Law » State Ethics Commission

AG Campbell Defends Temporary Protected Status For Haitian And Venezuelan Immigrants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

MSA Hosts 2025 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association

Healey-Driscoll Administration Certifies Nine New Climate Leader Communities, Will Award $3.7 Million in Grants » Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Green Communities Division

Healey-Driscoll Administration Holding Regional Anti-Hunger Task Force Listening Sessions » Mass. Executive Office of Education

A Victory for Massachusetts Transit Workers: S.2531 Passes the Senate » Carmen's Local 589

PeoplesBank Authorizes an Additional $100,000 to Address Food Insecurity » Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce

United in Gratitude: Join us in Fighting Hunger this Thanksgiving » United Way of Mass. Bay and Merrimack Valley

Chamber Foundation & City Awake Announce 2025 TOYL Honorees » Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Warren, Duckworth, Dingell, Simon Lead Democrats in Pressing Labor Secretary to Explain Elimination of Key Protections, Programs for Workers with Disabilities » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Mass Audubon statement on proposed bill to rollback 2030 climate mandate » Mass Audubon

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $4 Million in Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants » Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Governor Healey Appoints Gina K. Kwon as Secretary of Public Safety and Security » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Governor Healey Celebrates Massachusetts Women and Girls in Trades » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Comprehensive Updates to Residential Program Regulations for First Time in 30 Years to Improve Support for Children and Staff » Mass. Department of Early Education and Care

Massachusetts Receives Perfect Score Three Years in a Row from Federal Pipeline Safety Agency » Mass. Department of Public Utilities


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