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Today on Beacon Hill

8:30am Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden

9:00am Citizens Legislative Seminar, Room 428, State House

10:00am League of Women Voters of Mass. Lobby Day, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Oversight Hearing

10:30am Manufacturer Awards Ceremony, Grand Staircase, State House

10:30am Cannabis Control Commission Meeting, Minihan Meeting Room, Hurley Building, 19 Staniford Street, Boston

10:30am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Oversight Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

1:30pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

5:00pm Cocktail Reception for Lynn School Committee Candidate Elizabeth Gervacio

5:00pm Cocktail Reception for Lynn School Committee Candidate Elizabeth Gervacio

6:00pm Reception for State Sen. Candidate Dean Tran

6:00pm Reception for State Sen. Candidate Dean Tran

6:30pm Milton Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

6:30pm Town Hall with Rep. Mike Connolly, East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross Street, Somerville

6:30pm Milton Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

“Gov. Baker is not only our state’s chief executive, he’s also America’s most popular and strongly bipartisan governor,” said Toohey in a statement. “I am honored to have his endorsement in this race.”

Republican state representative candidate Shaun P. Toohey

Speaking about gaining the endorsement of Governor Baker.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

This isn't the first time Warren spoke about that office incident » Boston Globe

Business

State legislators hear manufacturing can make it in Fall River, but trained employees needed » The Herald News

Fidelity's Abby Johnson has a chance to set a higher standard » Boston Globe

Mayflower II's absence, road work rock tourism in Plymouth » Boston Globe

Seabiscuit and the Beatles: A look at Suffolk Downs' history » Boston Globe

The bidding war for Amazon » Commonwealth Magazine

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Pot is legal on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Transporting it there is not » Boston Globe

Wilmington Town Meeting articles call for marijuana prohibitions » Lowell Sun

Cannabis commissioner weighs in again on his Question 4 vote » State House News Service

Education

Ground broken on new Early Childhood Center » Wicked Local Dedham

'Independent Taxation Authority' for Regional Schools? Massachusetts Auditor Suggests Ways To Provide More Tax Dollars » New Boston Post

Adjuncts help colleges expand their online programs » Boston Globe

Students, newly arrived from Puerto Rico after Maria, start over in Boston schools » Boston Globe

Environment

At Clean Energy Forum in Boston, a search for ways to go green at the local level » Berkshire Eagle

Doctor says natural gas from proposed compressor could ignite » Wicked Local Braintree

Marshfield group advocates banning plastic bags » The Patriot Ledger

State facing criticism on environmental justice policy » Sentinel & Enterprise

Health Care

When paying for drugs with insurance costs more than paying cash: Bill would require pharmacists to let their customers know » The Republican

Massachusetts congressional Democrats blame President Donald Trump for higher state health premiums » The Republican

Hospital pricing causes disputed in Senate health bill » Worcester Business Journal

Housing

Worcester, Middlesex home prices still on the rise » Worcester Business Journal

Human Services

Auditor says DCF skips follow-ups » Boston Herald

Local tapped for national veterans advisory committee » Eagle Tribune

Insurance

Federal agency nixes Mass. request for special fund to stabilize health insurance rates » Boston Globe

Feds reject Baker request to stabilize premiums from Trump-induced upheaval » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

Embattled western Mass. judge faces sex misconduct probe » Boston Globe

Lynn housing court getting eviction notice » Lynn Daily News Item

Massachusetts judge criticized for giving probation in teen's sexual assault case now facing sexual harassment complaint: Report » The Republican

Labor

Violation disclosure could save workers' lives, bill backers testify » State House News Service

Legislative

Before the Massachusetts Legislature breaks this fall, what needs to get done? » The Republican

Baker lowers expectations before recess » Sentinel & Enterprise

Local Government

Swampscott petitions Legislature for 8 more liquor licenses » Wicked Local Swampscott

Concord committee said it did not break state law » Wicked Local Concord

Churchill staying neutral in Attleboro mayor's race » The Sun Chronicle

Northampton City Council backs 'death with dignity' bill » Gazette Net

Lowell city councilor proposes ban of pit bulls after 7-year-old fatally attacked » The Republican

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Brayton Point story part of transition to a low-carbon economy » The Herald News

Mayor Marty Walsh: Making Boston home for all of us » Sampan

PETER LUCAS: Warren's new best buddy -- Mayor Marty Walsh » Sentinel & Enterprise

Scandalous treatment for a Gold Star widow » Boston Globe

How stereotypes divide and conquer women » Boston Globe

NAACP report shows a side of Boston that Amazon isn't seeing » Boston Globe

Politics

Political Notes: Tedeschi launches bid for Congress » Cape Cod Times

Gov. Baker Comes to Haverhill to Raise Money for Toohey Rep. Bid » WHAV

Friedman finds her place as state senator » Lowell Sun

Sen. Bernie Sanders visits Somerville with Our Revolution Somerville/Cambridge candidates » Wicked Local

Ha! Local Comedian Running For Lt. Gov. » Arlington Patch

Gloucester school under fire for Trump tombstone » Boston Herald

In Salem, The Sanctuary For Peace Debate Roils The Mayor's Race » WGBH

Framingham Voters Will Elect First Mayor » WGBH

State seizes $17,604 from Lantigua campaign » Eagle Tribune

Battenfeld: Kennedy Institute unusual spot for GOP's Kingston to announce » Boston Herald

State Police Endorse Toohey for State Rep. in Haverhill » The Valley Patriot

A conversation with gubernatorial candidate Setti Warren in Marblehead » Wicked Local

Public Health

Mass. AG meets with local officials to discuss opioid epidemic in Fall River, surrounding areas » WPRI

David Nielsen: Retired doctor backs End of Life Options Act » Gazette Net

With 41 people dead from opioids in Fall River, AG Healey hears there's work to be done » The Herald News

Public Safety

Auditor Suzanne Bump: Sex offender watchdog needs to 'do its job' » Boston Herald

Debate over pit bulls is reignited after death of boy in Lowell » Boston Globe

Heslam: Playground no longer safe, despite residents' efforts to pick up needles » Boston Herald

Tougher drunken driving laws pushed by Baker, lawmakers » The Salem News

State Finance

On Beacon Hill: The 'Ready for Prime-time Players' » State House News Service

State Government

Baker to announce grants in Quincy today » The Patriot Ledger

New chief medical examiner named for Massachusetts » The Associated Press (AP)

Mindy Hull promoted to chief medical examiner » State House News Service

Transportation

Rep. Day Hosts Upcoming Senior Charlie Card Event » Arlington Patch

Local lawmakers talk ending the isolation in the Berkshires, from transportation to telecommunication » Berkshire Eagle

The Green Line will be getting more green lights at intersections » Boston Globe

Can Beacon Hill fast-track high-speed rail? » Boston Globe

Two Bidders Come Under Green Line Extension Threshold » WGBH

Will Western Mass Ever Get High-Speed Rail? » Valley Advocate

Traffic woes may hurt Boston's Amazon HQ2 pitch » Boston Herald

MBTA ridership on downward trend » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA testing technology to speed flow of buses, trolley » State House News Service

40 supporters of East-West rail board bus from Springfield to State House for hearing » The Republican

Moulton, Mass. business leaders urge bigger study of North South Rail Link » Boston Business Journal

'We are getting left behind:' East-West rail supporters urge state's transportation committee to back study » The Republican

Five-year plan will offer "great forum" for East-West rail, Pollack says » State House News Service

Utilities

New Bedford: the new home of US offshore wind power? » Recharge

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