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Beltway Politics
Elizabeth Warren is finding her voice on foreign policy »
Boston Globe
Senator Elizabeth Warren, wrapping up her first fact-finding mission to Afghanistan Tuesday, denounced President Trump for over-relying on a military fix and failing to outline an effective overall st…
Warren to hold town hall–style forum July 15 »
Martha's Vineyard Times
.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is coming to Martha's Vineyard Saturday, July 15, at 10:30 am at the invitation of the Martha's Vineyard Social Justice Leadership Foundation, according to an email from Arni…
Atkins: Core U.S. values at play in voter commission fight »
Boston Herald
WASHINGTON — As the nation celebrates the Declaration of Independence, a growing number of states have cited core American principles — the right to vote, the right to privacy and protection from …
Business
A day later, taxi drivers regroup and reflect on disastrous crash »
Boston Globe
Lahcen Ezaghdani was partway through his shift Monday when he stopped at the Logan Airport taxi pool to wait for his next fare. As he and many drivers often do, he paused for a few minutes of that tim…
Uber is dealt a fresh blow in European legal case »
Boston Globe
Uber suffered a blow to its expansion plans in Europe on Tuesday after a senior adviser to the region's highest court said that the ride-hailing service should have to abide by tough rules governing t…
Drought over for Mass. biotech IPOs »
Boston Globe
The drought in Massachusetts biotech IPOs is over. But there's a caveat.…
Pappalardo to continue work promoting fisheries »
South Coast Today
John Pappalardo is a seasoned veteran of fishery management who cites the importance of achieving both the near-term goals that directly benefit area fishermen and solving the big picture problems tha…
Dorchester waterfront proposal revised »
Boston Herald
Four new buildings with housing, a small hotel, restaurant and boathouse would be constructed on a waterfront section of Dorchester's Port Norfolk peninsula under revised project plans submitted for B…
Berkshire Life Sciences Industry Wants To See State Funding »
WAMC
Cannabis
What's that smell in the air? In Boston, marijuana »
Boston Globe
Bonnie Sashin smelled it wafting on State Street. Cathy Kleinbart gets a daily whiff on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Asya Partan encountered it while waiting to cross the BU Bridge. “A couple of gu…
Civil Rights
The gap between black and white infant mortality is creeping up again, leaving researchers puzzled »
STAT News
The gap in infant mortality between black and white babies in the U.S. had been steadily closing for nearly a decade, but appears to be widening, researchers said Monday in a new study.…
Boston neighborhoods by birth nation »
Levanthal Map Center
In this unique word-map the size of the words in each neighborhood expresses the proportion of foreign-born residents in that area. For example, the large “Vietnam” in Dorchester indicates the rel…
Crimes
Hay files bill that would make 'hides' punishable »
Sentinel & Enterprise
BOSTON -- Crafting hidden compartments in cars, boats or airplanes to conceal guns, drugs or drug money would be a crime punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of two years, under a bill that has …
Education
Hogan hailed a hero as 'Father' of UML »
Lowell Sun
All across UMass Lowell's campus, buildings are named for different leaders and donors.…
Free meals at all Salem schools next year »
Salem News
All of the city's public schools will offer free breakfast and lunch to students next year, a practice that has not, so far, been embraced elsewhere in the region.…
Environment
Fledgling Berkshire Communities Green Network seeks to rally 'green communities' »
Berkshire Eagle
Gone are the days when Berkshire towns struggled alone toward sustainability. A new group, Berkshire Communities Green Network, hopes to unify sustainability efforts across municipalities. …
United Church of Christ speaks out on climate change »
Boston Globe
The biennial national gathering of the United Church of Christ approved an emergency resolution on climate change Monday, denouncing President Trump's plans to withdraw the United States from the Pari…
Health Care
Hospital care would not suffer under nurses' strike, Tufts says »
Boston Globe
Every day, Tufts Medical Center has patients waiting for new hearts. At the critical moment when a donor becomes available, a team of care providers launches into action to carry out a complex, life-s…
Advocates call for public vetting of MassHealth reforms »
Worcester Business Journal
Human Services
A life-changing summer for every Boston kid »
Boston Globe
For Dorchester parent Roberto Cardoso, the pressure to find a summer camp for Lianna, his 8-year-old daughter and only child, never goes away. He's already worried about what she'll be doing in the su…
Immigration
Walsh calls on Congress to figure out immigration »
Boston Herald
Mayor Martin J. Walsh praised the important role that immigrants play in American society and challenged Congress to work toward comprehensive immigration reform during the city's annual Fourth of Jul…
Legislative
Long weekend failed to produce budget, pot deals »
The Lowell Sun
Long weekend failed to produce budget, marijuana deals »
Gloucester Times
Local Government
Self-described 'low-income' candidate Rachel Branch vies for North Adams mayor »
Berkshire Eagle
Rachel Branch plans to run for mayor, but you'll never see a lawn sign with her name on it.
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Amid recall effort, Southampton Select Board member abruptly quits »
Gazette Net
Facing an effort by some residents to boot her off the Select Board for absenteeism, Shannon Cutler lashed out at her Select Board colleagues in a tersely worded resignation letter submitted to the to…
Spilka: Let's dedicate ourselves to helping one another »
Wicked Local Wakefield
As we approach the Fourth of July holiday – one of my favorite days of the year, as it is also my wedding anniversary – I have spent some time reflecting on why government and public service is so…
Boston District 7 candidates face off in debate over city issues
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Bay State Banner
Opinion
Time To Make Fireworks Legal Again »
New Boston Post
The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.—I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festiva…
Breaking free of fashion's constraints »
Boston Globe
It's the Fourth of July, a day to contemplate the sublime human quest for freedom, from the Magna Carta to the Bill of Rights to...…
Donald Trump isn't normal; neither is America »
Boston Globe
“THIS IS not normal.” Anyone who spends time on social media or cable news has certainly heard or read that phrase. Of course, it refers to the deteriorating presidency of Donald Trump: his predaw…
Economic inequality goes well beyond the bank account »
Boston Globe
If President Trump's plan to cut individual and corporate taxes is enacted, it would accelerate the rise of income inequality in America. …
Globe's poll omission leaves Asian-Americans invisible and unheard »
Boston Globe
Asian-Americans don't expect much coverage in the mainstream media, but recent Globe stories from its poll on politics and race relations left me scratching my head.…
Editorial: No day at the beach »
Boston Herald
The fact that fiscal 2018 has begun and Massachusetts doesn't have a budget in place is regrettable. But the fact that there is a temporary spending plan, that there has been no government shutdown, t…
Here's how not to lead: Look at Chris Christie and Paul LePage »
Boston Globe
They say the best way to do a job is fearlessly, but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appears hell bent on testing the limits of that maxim.…
Save the sales tax holiday »
Boston Globe
THE SALES TAX disparity between in-store and online retailers is one of the worst aspects of our tax code. It creates an uneven playing field for brick-and-mortar stores, who lose millions in sales to…
Mega booze store out for self »
Commonwealth Magazine
MASSACHUSETTS LAWS AND regulations governing the sale of alcohol are partially based on the idea of maximizing carefully considered controls and oversight to help reduce negative impacts associated w…
Even in crisis, UMass Boston can't shake its habit of political hiring »
Boston Globe
I thought the University of Massachusetts Boston had fallen on hard times, but apparently that depends on whose times we are discussing.…
Politics
Bay State Republicans not expecting Trump blowback from voters in local elections »
Boston Herald
Plymouth Fireworks Got Off Without A Hatch One Year After Malfunction
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Republicans running for office in Massachusetts are unlikely to take heat ove…
Dykes steps up for Indivisible Northern Essex »
Newburyport News
Part of a nationwide movement dedicated to challenging President Donald Trump's agenda, Indivisible Northern Essex founders Rosalin Acosta and Ed Lynch stepped down after Acosta was named the state's …
US Rep. Richard Neal celebrates July 4 in Chesterfield; congressman has been criticized for not spending time in the hilltowns »
Mass Live
U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal sent Independence Day greetings Tuesday from the Chesterfield Fourth of July parade.…
Is City Councilor Nadeem Mazen planning to challenge Rep. Capuano? »
Wicked Local Cambridge
Public Safety
Protecting our children »
Newburyport News
There is a bill being evaluated in the House of Representatives and sponsored by several legislators. Rep. Brad Hill is one of these from Essex County.…
State Finance
Happy New Fiscal Year... But Still No Budget »
New Boston Post
While it lacks the flair of the situation in New Jersey, Massachusetts is still without a state budget three days into its new fiscal year.…
Massachusetts Lawmakers Look To Close Budget Gap »
WAMC
Legislators will return to the Massachusetts State House after the holiday to try to pass a final state budget. …
Mass. remains without state budget »
The Valley Dispatch
While it lacks the flair of the situation in New Jersey, Massachusetts is still without a state budget three days into its new fiscal year.…
Mass. among half dozen states without budget in place »
State House News Service
Overdue budget's revenue base a "moving target," conferee says »
State House News Service
State Government
Trial begins in ACLU suit challenging Massachusetts deadlines for voter registration »
Mass Live
A trial in a civil lawsuit that challenges the legality of Massachusetts to set a voter registration deadline prior to elections is scheduled to begin Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court.…
Bill would change voter registration from opt-in to opt-out »
Gazette Net
A bill making its way through the state Legislature would create an automatic voter registration system in the state, changing the current opt-in format to an opt-out system.…
Should Massachusetts offer same-day voter registration? »
WWLP 22
Taxation
Short-term rentals should be taxed »
Newburyport News
Massachusetts is facing a serious revenue problem, something many residents of the state can relate to as we continue through a period of stagnant wages and a sluggish state economy.…
Plans for short-term rentals face opposition »
Gloucester Times
Transportation
MBTA hits pause on commuter rail WiFi plan »
Boston Globe
The MBTA hit pause on a plan to improve wireless Internet service on Greater Boston's commuter rail trains Friday amid opposition from several nearby communities.…
Rail trail links Dennis and Yarmouth »
Wicked Local Yarmouth
Gov. Charlie Baker and a delegation of Cape state legislators and officials appeared over the crest of the new Cape Cod Rail Trail Bridge over Route 134 in Dennis and walked down the steep incline to …
Mass. highway administrator is stepping down »
Boston Globe
Tinlin resignation leaves new bosses in place at highway, MBTA »
State House News Service
Arup USA chosen to conduct rail link feasibility study »
State House News Service
Utilities
Massachusetts sets 200MWh energy storage procurement target »
Energy Storage News
Expected since the beginning of this year, Massachusetts has confirmed that it will implement an “aspirational” 200MWh energy storage procurement target for electric distribution companies.…
Weekend News
Baker hits Trump for 'inexcusable' comments on MSNBC's Brzezinski »
Boston Globe
Governor Charlie Baker on Friday joined the chorus of condemnation against President Trump's broadsides against the co-hosts of “Morning Joe,” in which the president took to Twitter to accuse Mika…
Mass. lawmakers consider a new tool against 'patent trolls' »
Boston Globe
The demands can come out of nowhere, warning companies that their products violate a patent developed by someone else. You could settle, the notices say, or you could fight us in court — a move that…
State Representative Ponders Challenge To Senator Warren »
CBS Boston
State Representative Geoff Diehl's supporters were on the campaign trail in Braintree Saturday, working to drum-up support for a possible U. S. Senate run next year.…
Anti-Elizabeth Warren super PAC aims to 'Deal Her Out' »
CNN
There's a new super PAC on the scene and it's already got its eyes set on the 2020 race -- specifically making sure Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren never makes it there.…
Decoding Baker's Mass. Medicaid changes »
Boston Globe
Reforming MassHealth, the state's giant Medicaid program, is about as exciting as it sounds — which is probably why the state Legislature wanted no part of such a thankless slog earlier this year. …
Tufts Medical, nurses hope to avoid strike with upcoming negotiating session »
Boston Business Journal
?A federal mediator is bringing Tufts Medical Center and its union nurses back to the negotiating table on Friday to try to avoid a one-day strike of its 1,200 nurses and subsequent four-day lockout.…
Seth Moulton: rebel with a cause of yet-to-be-determined change »
Boston Globe
SETH MOULTON wrote a sugary letter to Nancy Pelosi, thanking the House minority leader for getting him an intern and a coveted assignment on the House Armed Services Committee.…
MBTA control board calls for 30-day monopole review »
The Eagle Tribune
Andover residents don't need Wi-Fi, monopoles or any other device to make their voices heard.…
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