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Beltway Politics
Bill could help with replacement of Cape Cod Canal bridges »
Cape Cod Times
A bill has been introduced in Congress that could yield funding to help replace the aging Bourne and Sagamore bridges.…
Business
Boston businesses taking steps to ensure a ‘Starbucks incident’ won’t happen here »
Boston Globe
In closing 8,000 stores for anti-bias training last week, Starbucks aimed to demonstrate that it’s serious about banishing racism and other forms of prejudice from its coffee shops.…
After renovations, grand old Colonial Theatre prepares to open doors »
Boston Globe
When the curtain rises this month at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” will be center stage, but the real star will be the long-shuttered hall itself, which after months of…
Senate Task Force unveils final report on strengthening local retail »
Gazette Net
Competition from e-commerce, lack of technical and financial assistance from the state and demographic changes among shoppers are continuing to impact retailers across Massachusetts.…
Boston will be the hub of the biotech universe starting Monday »
Boston Globe
When more than 16,000 people from 74 countries descend on Boston for the annual Biotechnology Innovation Organization convention…
Civil Rights
Group: Erase ‘Faneuil’ from hall’s name because he was a slave trader »
Boston Herald
Clergy members and other activists are calling on Boston officials to rename Faneuil Hall because a portion of the money used to fund the so-called “Cradle of Liberty” came, ironically, from the p…
Education
Massachusetts gives Holyoke $131,600 grant for early college program for high schoolers »
The Republican
Students can earn up to 12 college credits before they graduate from high school thanks to a $131,600 state grant.…
Pioneer Valley schools look to state for guidance »
The Recorder
Rather than scramble to make large-scale budget cuts, the Pioneer Valley Regional School Committee has sought assistance from lawmakers and state and private agencies.
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Charter School Seniors Ready to Make Their Mark »
Vineyard Gazette
In a class so small everyone is on the same group text, seniors at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School said they’ve formed deep bonds.…
Federal
Rep. Neal Decries Efforts To Discredit Special Counsel Mueller »
WAMC
Western Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal says that there’s a public relations campaign being waged against Special Counsel Robert Mueller. …
Gaming
DraftKings takes 'significant' step toward sports betting with Atlantic City deal »
Boston Business Journal
Boston-based DraftKings Inc. on Friday announced that it will partner with Atlantic City-based Resorts Casino Hotel in its pursuit to get a sports gambling license in New Jersey. It's the first in a l…
Health Care
'Medicaid-for-All' Rapidly Gains Interest in the States »
Governing
More than a dozen states either have or are still considering the idea of letting people buy Medicaid -- regardless of how much money they make.
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Dental therapists may help solve the dental care gap »
The Metro West Daily News
There is a move to increase access to dental care in Massachusetts by licensing dental therapists, a new professional category.…
Human Services
Children’s Advocacy Center lauded at annual breakfast »
The Recorder
Catherine Sykes began by describing what had happened to her daughter by an abusive boyfriend.…
Immigration
Sanctuary state proposal gets new life on Beacon Hill »
Newburyport News
A stalled proposal to make Massachusetts a “sanctuary state” has been revived on Beacon Hill, but its fate is anything but certain.…
Judiciary
Officials hope higher salaries will stem assistant DA turnover »
South Coast Today
Want to retain entry-level employees? Pay them more money. It’s an approach that has improved the state’s overall retention of assistant district attorneys, a historically underpaid job fraught wi…
Advocates demand accountability for state-appointed psychologists »
My Fox Boston
A victims advocate in Massachusetts is demanding a level of accountability for state-appointed psychologists in sex offender cases. …
Judging the judge »
Commonwealth Magazine
A protest last week outside a Salem courthouse featured a refrain made familiar by the scholarly legal eagles who regularly populate the president’s rally, where they apply only the most reasoned co…
Labor
She accused her psychologist of sexual misconduct. The board found her credible, but he still has a license to practice. »
Boston Globe
Lisa Grover needed help. Her marriage of 25 years had suddenly collapsed, and she felt shattered. She turned to Natick psychologist Melvin Rabin, whom she found online. …
Legislative
Massachusetts House approves bill allowing community benefit districts »
Taunton Daily Gazette
House 149-2, approved and sent to the Senate a local option bill allowing a city or town to authorize the creation of community benefit districts which would permit owners of contiguous property in a …
Local Government
Massachusetts House approves bill allowing creation of community benefit districts »
The Herald News
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators and representatives' votes on roll calls from the week of May 28-June 1.…
THE COLUMN: Belvidere may get unwanted neighbor »
Lowell Sun
MOST INTERESTING rumor out of Lowell last week? A $715,000, 7-bedroom home in the city's ritziest neighborhood could become a sober home.…
Wendell Town Meeting to vote on nuclear weapons, state flag »
The Recorder
On Tuesday, Wendell residents will tell the world what they think about nuclear weapons and the state flag.…
City Hall raises an orange flag and praises a red one »
Gloucester Times
Gloucester is a city that’s never shy about letting its true colors come shining through. On Friday, those colors were one color, and that color was orange.…
Springfield mayor lashes out at courts over kidnap suspect’s prior release »
Boston Herald
As police investigate three bodies found at a career criminal’s home, the enraged mayor of Springfield is ripping into the court system, laying blame for letting “animals” such as Stewart Weldon…
Opinion
No more delay: Pass distracted-driving bill »
Boston Globe
THE PUBLIC KNOWS it’s the right thing to do. Distracted driving — texting and dialing — has become epidemic, and most Massachusetts residents agree that it’s time to clamp down with stricter l…
Facing the STEM challenge in education »
Boston Globe
GREATER BOSTON IS putting its global leadership in biotech innovation on display this week as more than 16,000 people from 74 countries descend on the city for the 2018 BIO International Convention. …
Families of Sandy Hook victims could force Alex Jones to admit his outrageous lie »
Boston Globe
FAMILIES OF SIX MORE Sandy Hook victims filed a defamation suit last month against Alex Jones, the nation’s premier conspiracy peddler, with millions of followers on his far-right InfoWars website.…
Keep the lid on state's 'double-dipping' cap »
Lowell Sun
The state Legislature is cooking up another piece of warm "money" pie -- complete with a cherry on top -- for its friends.…
Whose side is Beacon Hill on? Protect the innocent, not criminals »
Boston Herald
How many dead cops will it take — and Bay State citizens who are murdered, raped and kidnapped — before Beacon Hill realizes Massachusetts’ judicial system is broken and needs dire reform?…
Democrats’ silence on Safe Communities Act is a sign of why Baker, GOP forces will prevail »
Cambridge Day
The Massachusetts Democratic Convention just ended in Worcester. I’ve seen not one speech, no social media posts, not a single word over this weekend about Democrats holding their candidates or fell…
Democratic convention a risk for Bill Galvin »
Boston Herald
He’s the longest-serving Democratic state officeholder, first elected when Bill Weld was governor and the World Wide Web barely existed.…
Like it or not, campaign regs changed for the better »
Commonwealth Magazine
LAST JANUARY, the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) proposed revisions to many of their existing campaign finance regulations. While most of the proposed changes were minor…
Region’s power grid is changing dramatically »
Commonwealth Magazine
APRIL 21, 2018 was an historic date for the New England power grid: It was the first time that mid-day peak energy demand from the power grid was lower than typically low overnight demand. The reason …
For hire: CEO of housing and transit »
Commonwealth Magazine
Eastern Mass. has too little housing and too much traffic. Here’s a bold fix.
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In New York–Massachusetts Rivalry, Massachusetts Is Winning »
Reason.com
Our Opinion: State Democratic convention
reflects new blood »
Berkshire Eagle
Politics
Gonzalez would not have filled Pentagon request for border help »
Lowell Sun
Candidate for governor Jay Gonzalez says he would not have complied with a Pentagon request, as Gov. Charlie Baker's administration did, to send a Massachusetts National Guard chopper and a two-person…
Zakim upsets Galvin; Gonzalez cruises »
Commonwealth Magazine
BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR Josh Zakim, making his first run at higher office, earned the upset endorsement of the Democratic Party convention Saturday in Worcester, dealing a significant blow to Secretary …
MA Democrats Rally Behind 'Little Guy' For Gov. Candidate »
Beacon Hill Patch
Pledging to win back the corner office in November on behalf of the "little guys" who fight for their beliefs, Democrat Jay Gonzalez on Saturday accepted his party's endorsement for governor, giving t…
Who’s next? Win puts incumbents on notice »
Boston Herald
Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim’s stunning upset convention win over longtime Secretary of State William Galvin was a warning shot to incumbents everywhere — look out.…
Democrats endorse Gonzalez-Palfrey ticket, back Zakim over Galvin at Worcester convention »
The Metro West Daily News
Democratic State Convention delegates at the DCU Center on Saturday endorsed Jay Gonzalez for governor and Quentin Palfrey for lieutenant governor, and in a rebuff to longtime incumbent William Galvin…
Campaign Notebook: News from the campaign trail »
Gazette Net
Daniel Carey, Easthampton City Councilor and candidate for state representative for the 2nd Hampshire District, will host a campaign event, “Breakfast with the Careys,” at the American Legion in E…
Former Haverhill Mayor Rurak Endorses Matias for Congress: ‘A True Public Servant’ »
WHAV
Haverhill native Juana Matias has the support of former city Mayor James Rurak in her bid for a 3rd Essex District congressional seat.…
Josh Zakim Upsets Bill Galvin for Secretary of State Nod at Massachusetts Democratic Convention »
New Boston Post
Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim, making his first run at higher office, earned the upset endorsement of the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention Saturday, dealing a significant blow to Secretary…
Jay Gonzalez, former Deval Patrick budget chief, wins nomination at 2018 Mass. Democratic convention »
MassLive
Jay Gonzalez, a former aide to ex-Gov. Deval Patrick, won the support of most delegates at the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Convention as the party seeks to re-take the governor's office from Republi…
Massachusetts Democrats vote to endorse statewide candidates »
The Associated Press (AP)
Thousands of Massachusetts Democratic Party activists gathered in Worcester for their annual convention Saturday and in a surprise move endorsed the challenger in the secretary of state race over the …
Gun-rights demonstrators clash with counterprotesters at State House rally »
Boston Globe
A group of gun-rights activists clashed Saturday with counterprotesters who chanted and used noisemakers to try to drown out speakers from the other side during an approximately 90-minute face-off out…
Josh Zakim, in first statewide run, tops Galvin »
Boston Herald
Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim, running for statewide office for the first time, beat out William Galvin, the 24-year incumbent secretary of the commonwealth, in a shock victory to win the Democrati…
GOP's Green wants to bridge the gap with White House »
Lowell Sun
What he will do, if elected, is become the state’s much-needed pipeline to President Donald Trump. The “he” is successful businessman Rick Green, 47, a Republican, who is running for Congress in…
Healey blasts Baker for avoiding 'tough fights' »
Boston Herald
While many Democrats hoped she would challenge Gov. Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey is going for four more years in her current job. On Friday night, her party mates rallied around her bi…
Mass. Democrats want more forceful opposition to Trump »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts Democrats, furious with federal leadership and frustrated with their Republican governor’s unwillingness to challenge it more forcefully, rallied the troops at their nominating convent…
Elizabeth Warren to Massachusetts Democrats: 'I'm just getting started' »
The Republican
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, pledged Friday to "persist" in her efforts to fight for working class Americans and to challenge President Donald Trump and Republicans, as she opened the …
Massachusetts Legislative Races Feature Free Rides, Open Seats »
New England Public Radio
Public Health
How to Calculate What Opioid Overdoses Cost Government »
Governing
New research provides a formula to help cities and counties know what to expect, financially, when drug deaths spike.
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Public Safety
‘Let’s pray for a peaceful summer,’ says Boston police commissioner »
Boston Globe
As police investigated the city’s 23rd homicide of the year, the city’s police commissioner called on those gathered during a memorial service Sunday to pray for an end to the violence.…
Boston police ceremony promises members ‘would never, ever be forgotten’ »
Boston Globe
For families of Boston police members who died in the past year, there was a message in a Sunday morning service dedicated to their memory: Their loved ones’ sacrifices won’t be forgotten.…
Massachusetts State Senate To Vote On 'Red Flag' Bill This Week »
New England Public Radio
Is there a way to take away a person's legally licensed gun, fairly and constitutionally, if their family raises a “red flag”? Massachusetts lawmakers are working on that question.
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‘The Police Aren’t Just Getting You In Trouble. They Actually Care.’ »
Politico
She watched her sister dying, slumped over her kitchen table, unconscious and gasping. When the police and paramedics came, they turned her sister onto the floor and sprayed naloxone up her nose—onc…
Springfield gun buyback yields 120+ weapons »
The Republican
More than 120 firearms were turned into the Hampden District Attorney's Office in a gun buyback day on Saturday.…
State Finance
Tallying budget amendments backed by Hinds »
Berkshire Eagle
The state's $40 billion funding choo-choo lumbered out of the Senate the other day, after a weeklong stop in the House. …
Senate increases mentoring matching grants line item »
Wicked Local Saugus
State Government
Want to Move to Vermont? The State Will Pay You $10,000 to Relocate »
Boston Magazine
It's offering a big incentive to work remotely.
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Taxation
House approves community benefit districts with taxation powers »
Sentinel & Enterprise
House 149-2, approved and sent to the Senate a local option bill allowing a city or town to authorize the creation of community benefit districts which would permit owners of contiguous property in a …
Transportation
The Codcast: Salvucci traces decline of T to Weld administration »
Commonwealth Magazine
Bus-Only Lane Experiment In Roslindale Ends »
WGBH
For the past month, morning commuters riding MBTA buses in Roslindale have enjoyed the luxury of a bus-only lane. That's when parked cars are cleared from the curbside lane to allow buses to travel wi…
Rail link study 'just about done' »
Gloucester Times
Utilities
Massachusetts hoping to be nation's offshore wind power hub »
Boston Herald
The announcement that Massachusetts will work with Rhode Island to bring up to 1,200 megawatts of offshore wind energy to the region marks a milestone in the state's efforts to develop renewable energ…
Retiring more nuclear plants could hurt Mass. climate goals
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Boston Globe
A reality check: Last year, solar panels and wind turbines generated less than 5 percent of the utility-scale electricity generated in Massachusetts. That’s despite consistent state support for rene…
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