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9:00am Generation Citizen Civics Day, Second Floor

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

73 Affordable Apartments Preserved in Worcester » MassDevelopment

Whip Clark to GOP: “Stop This Health Care Crisis You Created Before It’s Too Late” » Office of Whip Katherine Clark

Massachusetts Woman Charged with Threatening to Kill Federal Agents » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Senate Votes to Expand Menstrual Product Access and Require Ingredient Labels » Mass. Senate

Governor Healey Appoints MBTA General Manager Phil Eng as Interim Transportation Secretary » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

AG Campbell Seeks To Intervene To Ensure Transparency Of DOJ Settlement Of HPE/Juniper Networks Merger » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Governor Healey, Colonel Noble Announce Results of Recent Enforcement Efforts to Deter Illegal Street Takeovers » Mass. Office of Grants and Research

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $400,000 in Grants to Support Family Caregivers » Mass. Executive Office of Aging & Independence

We Did It — Tibbits-Nutt Is Out » Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

Cyanobacteria Bloom in Charles River Reduced–Head of the Charles Course Not Under Advisory » Charles River Watershed Association

Legal Advocates Ask Supreme Court to End Home Equity Seizures in Tax Foreclosures After Major Court Victory in Massachusetts, Legal Advocates Bring Home Equity Theft Battle to the Supreme Court » Pioneer Institute

Healey-Driscoll Administration Presents 42nd Annual Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery to Members of Law Enforcement » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Governor Healey Establishes Competitiveness Council to Grow Economy, Strengthen Business Climate » Mass. Executive Office of Economic Development

Board of Early Education and Care Approves New Funding Formula to Strengthen Child Care in Massachusetts » Mass. Department of Early Education and Care

MassDOT Announces Reprocurement for Service Plazas Contract » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump’s Firing of 500 U.S. Department of Education Staff » Mass. Executive Office of Education

AG's Office Secures Over $583,000 from Westwood-Based Security Company for Violating Workers' Rights » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, Fair Labor Division

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Redesigned Solar Incentive Program to Advance Solar Energy in Massachusetts » Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Veolia renews partnership with Holyoke, Massachusetts to modernize wastewater operations with Hubgrade technology » Veolia

McGovern Introduces New Bill to Improve School Meals and Expand Nutrition Options for Kids » Office of Congressman Jim McGovern


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