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                           Beltway Politics 
               
                              
                  Mitt Romney wins GOP primary for Senate in Utah »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Massachusetts lawmakers denounce Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Donald Trump's 'travel ban' »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                                        Business 
               
                              
                  Despite possible lawsuits, Don Chiofaro is pushing ahead with harborfront skyscraper »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Vineyard Wind ‘likely’ to add Brayton Point to staging locations
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                  General Electric to shrink again with cuts »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Amesbury board approves Atlantic Sports Center plan »
                  Newburyport News
                  
                                   
                              
                  Berkshire Museum plans to sell 9 more works, bringing total to 22 »
                  The Berkshire Eagle
                  
                                   
                              
                  Westport slaughterhouse will soon be up and running »
                  
                  
                                   
                              
                  L.L. Bean opening new Massachusetts store in 2019 »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                                        Cannabis & Psychedelics 
               
                              
                  Mass. will train some marijuana workers, entrepreneurs »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Healey decision sparks debate over marijuana industry rollout »
                  The Berkshire Eagle
                  
                                   
                              
                  Marijuana use is legal. So why can employers fire people for using off-hours? »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Retail marijuana not happening July 1, lab snag is latest hurdle »
                  State House News Service
                  
                                   
                              
                  How Mass. Plans To Create Equity In Its Marijuana Industry »
                  WBUR
                  
                                   
                              
                  10 apply for 5 retail pot licenses in Lowell »
                  Lowell Sun
                  
                                   
                              
                  Palmer Planning Board proposes recreational marijuana bylaws, votes to end sales moratorium »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                              
                  Cannabis regulators seek vendors to advance social equity program »
                  State House News Service
                  
                                   
                              
                  'Cannabis premium': If you want to bank marijuana money, it'll cost you  »
                  Boston Business Journal
                  
                                   
                                        Civil Rights 
               
                              
                  Massachusetts House bans 'conversion therapy' for gay youth »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                                        Crimes 
               
                              
                  Lawyers' groups say Gov. Charlie Baker's child rapist bill is costly and unnecessary »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                                        Education 
               
                              
                  Free-speech advocates drop suit as UMass rescinds rally policy »
                  Gazette Net
                  
                                   
                              
                  Debt Relief? Former For-Profit College Students Are Still Waiting »
                  WGBH
                  
                                   
                              
                  School superintendent looks back on her 25-year career in Falmouth »
                  Wicked Local Falmouth
                  
                                   
                                        Environment 
               
                              
                  House of Representatives approves $3 billion environmental bond bill »
                  Shrewsbury Post
                  
                                   
                              
                  Trump approves federal disaster aid to Mass. for March 2 and 3 nor’easter »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Cape Cod Included in FEMA Disaster Declaration »
                  Cape Cod Online
                  
                                   
                              
                  Federal disaster funding approved for March 2 storm »
                  
                  
                                   
                                        Gaming 
               
                              
                  Massachusetts Gets Serious about Online Gaming »
                  
                  
                                   
                              
                  Plainridge, gaming commission give rosy view of state's first casino on its third anniversary »
                  The Sun Chronicle
                  
                                   
                                        Health Care 
               
                              
                  Baker still hoping for bipartisan push on health care costs »
                  State House News Service
                  
                                   
                                        Housing 
               
                              
                  Gateway North will lead to a transformed neighborhood in Lynn »
                  Lynn Daily News Item
                  
                                   
                                        Human Services 
               
                              
                  Can Homelessness Programs Make Money -- and Should They?
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                  Governing
                  
                                   
                                        Immigration 
               
                              
                  'Cruel and unlawful': AG Maura Healey joins lawsuit over Trump administration's family separation policy at US-Mexico border »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                              
                  90-year-old Ethel Kennedy joins hunger strike against immigration policies »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                                        Insurance 
               
                              
                  Partners HealthCare shifting 100,000 employees, families to company-owned insurer »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                                        Judiciary 
               
                              
                  Lawmakers want outside review of Feeley rulings »
                  
                  
                                   
                              
                  California Abortion Ruling Puts Other States' Laws in Doubt »
                  Governing
                  
                                   
                              
                  Baker's child rapist bill gets public hearing »
                  The Salem News
                  
                                   
                              
                  Vet asks judge to invoke Valor Act, divert domestic cruelty, domestic abuse charges »
                  South Coast Today
                  
                                   
                              
                  Public defenders slam Baker bill on serial sex offenders as costly »
                  Boston Herald
                  
                                   
                                        Labor 
               
                              
                  Coalition will drop $15 minimum wage ballot question »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                              
                  Advocates won’t pursue minimum wage referendum if Baker signs ‘grand bargain’ »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Baker cites need to "respect" grand bargain bill »
                  Lowell Sun
                  
                                   
                              
                  Workers Are Planning a Massive Picket at 7 Marriott Hotels this Week »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Baker has questions on 'grand bargain' awaiting signature »
                  Sentinel & Enterprise
                  
                                   
                              
                  Supreme Court ruling seen as blow to Massachusetts unions »
                  Boston Business Journal
                  
                                   
                              
                  Mass. businesses get another break on workers' comp. rate »
                  Boston Business Journal
                  
                                   
                                        Legislative 
               
                              
                  Talks on housing, opioid bills encourage Baker »
                  Sentinel & Enterprise
                  
                                   
                              
                  Voter registration, conversion therapy on House's agenda »
                  Lowell Sun
                  
                                   
                                        Local Government 
               
                              
                  Effort to put Community Preservation Act on Worcester ballot meets resistance »
                  Worcester Telegram
                  
                                   
                              
                  State eyes improvements to Northern Strand Community Trail in Saugus »
                  Wicked Local Saugus
                  
                                   
                              
                  Brownsberger helping Belmont land Community Path money from state »
                  Wicked Local Belmont
                  
                                   
                              
                  City council set to vote on proposed raises today »
                  Boston Herald
                  
                                   
                              
                  Worcester City Council defeats measure to put Community Preservation Act on fall ballot »
                  Worcester Telegram
                  
                                   
                              
                  Millbury looks to collect more from handicapped parking fines, add spaces »
                  Worcester Telegram
                  
                                   
                                        Opinion 
               
                              
                  Civility can wait; the fight for democracy cannot »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Mark Sanford’s loss is a victory for Trumpism »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  On immigration, Trump is roiling his base. Don’t take the bait. »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Dear Reader: Boston Stood Up
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                  Dig Boston
                  
                                   
                              
                  How the game is played: Whatever the PawSox decision, Worcester emerges as a winner »
                  Worcester Telegram
                  
                                   
                              
                  Letter: Applauding Baker's progress on climate change, resiliency »
                  Worcester Telegram
                  
                                   
                              
                  Our View: Local leaders need to move deliberately in marijuana approval process »
                  South Coast Today
                  
                                   
                              
                  Father shouldn’t pay for alleged sins of son »
                  Boston Herald
                  
                                   
                              
                  Public deserves the facts »
                  Boston Herald
                  
                                   
                              
                  Rep. Day On Wrong Side Of State Bond Bill »
                  Brookline Patch
                  
                                   
                              
                  Editorial: Unfair dealings from state police »
                  Boston Herald
                  
                                   
                              
                  Clive McFarlane: Trump policy turns up the heat on asylum seekers »
                  Worcester Telegram
                  
                                   
                              
                  To a greener future »
                  Cape Cod Times
                  
                                   
                                        Politics 
               
                              
                  Sen. Eldridge Endorses Sen. L’Italien for Congress: ‘She’s a Fighter’ »
                  WHAV
                  
                                   
                              
                  Union endorses state rep hopeful »
                  Wicked Local Chelmsford
                  
                                   
                              
                  Peter Lucas: For Democrats, upset of Charlie Baker would lead to paradise »
                  Lowell Sun
                  
                                   
                              
                  SENATE debate watch — LESSER’s OBAMA meeting — BAKER and the GRAND BARGAIN’s tax increase »
                  Politico
                  
                                   
                              
                  Ranked Choice Voting: As Goes Maine, So Goes Bill Galvin »
                  WGBH
                  
                                   
                              
                  Inmates quiz candidates for Boston's next top prosecutor »
                  State House News Service
                  
                                   
                              
                  Popular Republicans: The New England Enigma »
                  National Review
                  
                                   
                                        Public Safety 
               
                              
                  Police captain pay numbers are unprecedented and should be fixed, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                              
                  Parole board still slow to release inmates 8 years after ex-convict killed officer, critics say »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Three Mass. state troopers arrested in overtime fraud probe »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                              
                  Hinds, Farley-Bouvier Look to Feds For Help With Police Station »
                  iBerkshires
                  
                                   
                              
                  Hours after being arrested at their homes, Mass. State Police troopers accused of theft appear handcuffed in court »
                  MassLive
                  
                                   
                                        State Government 
               
                              
                  Supports ranked choice voting »
                  Amherst Bulletin
                  
                                   
                              
                  Governor: Claims against son will get independent review »
                  The Recorder
                  
                                   
                              
                  Lack of transparency adding to Charlie Baker's woes »
                  Boston Herald
                  
                                   
                              
                  Woman says A.J. Baker groped her on flight, police say; Baker says he was asleep »
                  Boston Globe
                  
                                   
                                        Transportation 
               
                              
                  Constituent of state Sen. Spilka inspires Gender X bill »
                  The Metro West Daily News
                  
                                   
                              
                  Green Line extension groundbreaking signals monumental project on its way »
                  Curbed Boston
                  
                                   
                              
                  Baker, Walsh at odds on T funding »
                  Commonwealth Magazine
                  
                                   
                              
                  Newton agrees to test autonomous vehicles »
                  Wicked Local Newton
                  
                                   
                              
                  WRTA ridership decline is worst in the US »
                  Worcester Telegram
                  
                                   
                              
                  Green Line Extension receives $225 million federal grant »
                  Transportation Today
                  
                                   
                                                              
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