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Beltway Politics
Elizabeth Warren is not alone as she prepares for 2020 »
Boston Globe
During a campaign-style tour of the West late last month, Senator Elizabeth Warren did not announce that she was running for president. But in private events and public speeches, her message about 202…
Warren Is Preparing for 2020. So Are Biden, Booker, Harris and Sanders. »
New York Times
During a campaign-style tour of the West late last month, Senator Elizabeth Warren did not announce she was running for president. But in private events and public speeches, her message about 2020 was…
Business
Free coffee — with a catch — is coming to Massachusetts »
Boston Globe
Welcome to Shiru Cafe. Keep your cash. The coffee is free, as long as you are a university student and drink your beverage in-house.…
Why one Boston home security startup caught on and another didn’t »
Boston Globe
This is a tale of two startups: One was founded in a garden-level Beacon Hill apartment, the other at various Au Bon Pain and Panera restaurants in the western ’burbs. One had a Harvard Business Sch…
Analog Devices expansion will bring 450 jobs »
Lowell Sun
Analog Devices broke ground Wednesday for its 147,000 square-foot expansion, marking the first step to creating a global headquarters in Wilmington.
An additional 450 employees will be able to work at…
Sal Lupoli's next big thing »
Eagle Tribune
One of the region's top developers is about to propose his next big thing: a 20-story apartment building, a 70-room hotel, a parking garage with an athletic field on top and a row of restaurants and r…
Raytheon looks to hire 500 in Andover »
Boston Business Journal
Defense contractor Raytheon Co. is looking to hire up to 500 employees at its Andover manufacturing campus as it heads toward mass production of a new type of radar system for the U.S. Navy.…
Gloucester fishermen ‘desperate’ for federal bill to ease catch limits »
Boston Herald
A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week is being cheered by fishermen in Gloucester who are hoping for a lifeline for the struggling industry.…
Civil Rights
Ballot battle over transgender law gets underway »
Eagle Tribune
Supporters and opponents of a law banning discrimination against transgender individuals in public spaces are digging in for a fight ahead of the November elections, the outcome of which could be a te…
Joe Kennedy III, Ed Markey look to ban gay, trans 'panic' defenses in federal court »
MassLive
Arguing that a person's sexual orientation or gender identity should not be used as an excuse for violence, members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation announced legislation Friday to ban the u…
Domestic Relations
Vineyard Men Stand Tall Against Domestic Violence
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Vineyard Gazette
Island men stood tall on the Beach Road sea wall in Vineyard Haven Saturday morning for the seventh annual demonstration against domestic violence.…
Education
Laura Perille walked unusual path to interim superintendent »
Boston Globe
Laura Perille, the newly appointed interim superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, has what many educators consider to be a highly unorthodox resume for the leader of a major urban system: She ha…
UMass students will see an average tuition increase of $351 this year »
MassLive
University of Massachusetts trustees voted Friday to increase tuition for in-state undergraduate students by 2.5 percent -- an average of $351 per student -- saying the hike for the upcoming academic …
Worcester may seek private funds to sustain middle school sports »
Worcester Telegram
The district’s new middle school sports program debuting this coming school year is starting to take shape over the summer break.…
Environment
Senate Bond Bill Includes Funding to Help Barnstable’s Blish Point »
Cape Cod Online
Magic, vibe of the Boston Harbor Islands linger »
Boston Globe
Susan Kane still remembers when she was first smitten by the Boston Harbor Islands. It was summer 1995. She was the resident caretaker of Bumpkin Island, living in a small stone cottage with no electr…
State Senate authorizes $2 billion to combat climate change »
The Patriot Ledger
Legislation that will allocate $6 million to seawall upgrades in Duxbury, Hull, Marshfield and Scituate passed the State Senate Thursday night.…
Climate activist groups blast Mass. House energy bill for 'paltry' renewable standard »
MassLive
Climate activists are lashing out at leaders of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, saying a clean energy bill passed Thursday night doesn't go far enough.…
Federal
Austin beats out Boston as new home of Army Futures Command »
Boston Business Journal
Austin, Texas will be the new home of the U.S. Army Futures Command, the Army announced on Friday, with the Texas capital beating out a handful of other finalist cities including Boston.…
Gaming
Brockton mayor calls for (casino) land resolution from Interior secretary »
The Enterprise
The mayor of Brockton sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urging the federal government to issue a final decision about land-in-trust status for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Taunton,…
Housing
Clarence Fanto: Still trying for long-term regulations about short-term rentals »
Berkshire Eagle
It will take more than a pocketful of miracles to resolve the so-called Airbnb issue, which has been simultaneously challenging lawmakers at the Statehouse, in Boston, Salem and other cities, and here…
Housing crisis buckles Lower Cape »
Cape Cod Times
The Lower Cape Outreach Council has seen a more than 20 percent increase in emergency assistance spending in the first five months of this year over 2017, leaving officials to wonder whether they will…
Insurance
Harvard study: Obamacare caused many in Mass. to lose employer insurance »
Boston Business Journal
Judiciary
Sargent settles into role as Clinton judge »
Worcester Telegram
There is no doubt about it. Dennis Sargent is proud to be a Clintonian. He was born here, raised here and raised his family here. Now, he is the first justice of the Clinton District Court.…
Defendants Can Be Jailed for Relapsing During Drug Treatment, Court Rules »
New York Times
Labor
Work is getting better, especially for women »
Boston Globe
Nasty, brutish, and long. That’s what a day’s work used to feel like for many Americans, whether it involved hours in the fields or monotonous repetition on unregulated assembly lines.…
Teachers Unions Scramble to Save Themselves After Supreme Court’s Blow »
New York Times
The team of teachers pulled up to the school custodian’s house on a steamy summer day hoping to close the deal. They had been there twice with no luck, and Marsel Kovaci was proving to be a hard sel…
Legislative
Mass. House approves bill aimed at combating opioid problem »
Taunton Gazette
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators and representatives’ votes on roll calls from the week of July 9-13.…
State budget deal 'closer by the hour' »
Milford Daily News
With the state budget now 12 days late, Senate Ways and Means Chairwoman Karen Spilka said Thursday afternoon that negotiators are getting "closer by the hour" to striking a deal, and that policy diff…
Lots to do and little time left for lawmakers »
Boston Herald
Massachusetts lawmakers have a little more than two weeks to complete work on numerous bills, some of which were filed at the Statehouse a year or more ago.…
Budgetless Dem leaders head to meeting with Baker »
State House News Service
Local Government
Around Amherst: Former Amherst Select Board member remembered »
Amherst Bulletin
A former Amherst Select Board member and teacher at Pelham Elementary School is being remembered by friends and acquaintances for her significant contributions to both communities over the past 40 yea…
State Rep. Alice Hanlon Peisch holding office hours in Wellesley »
The Wellesley Report
State Representative Alice Hanlon Peisch announced today that she will be holding office hours in Wellesley on Monday, July 16, 2018 at the following at the following time and location:…
Lynn, Peabody each awarded nearly $400,000 to work toward ‘Complete Streets’ »
Lynn Daily News Item
Lynn and Peabody were each awarded nearly $400,000 in state funding through the Baker-Polito administration’s Complete Streets Funding Program, which is aimed at making streets safe for all forms of…
Officials deeply concerned about borrowing $10M »
Eagle Tribune
Elected city officials are hitting back against a proposal to borrow up to $10 million to correct a budget deficit, despite warnings from the state that those funds could be necessary in the near futu…
Attleboro's Ward 1 polling place may be moved outside the ward »
The Sun Chronicle
The Ward 1 polling place for voters may soon be on the move as the state has given city election commissioners permission to locate polls outside their wards if necessary.…
Former Springfield Mayor Michael Albano gives up $57,378 city pension during new state job »
MassLive
Former Springfield Mayor Michael J. Albano, who took a $101,000-a-year state job in May, has given up his annual city pension of $57,378.60, according to city records.…
Milton, Braintree win "Complete Street" grants »
The Patriot Ledger
Milton and Braintree are among the 22 municipalities who will share in $6.4 million in state “Complete Streets” grants.…
Lawrence Mayor threatens to sue AG over allegations about drugs, immigrants »
Eagle Tribune
Mayor Daniel Rivera on Friday threatened to sue to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for libel following comments Sessions made in New Hampshire on Thursday suggesting Lawrence harbors drug dealers.…
Worcester task force calls for $4M to $6M capital investment to end chronic homelessness »
Worcester Telegram
A task force looking into the community’s needs and resources to address adult chronic homelessness estimates that a $4 million to $6 million capital investment is required to create permanent housi…
Northampton City Council backs lowering voting age to 16 in municipal elections »
Gazette Net
The Northampton City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution in support of lowering the voting age to 16 in municipal elections.…
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Quincy Mayor Koch battle over Long Island Bridge »
Boston Herald
The mayors of Quincy and Boston won’t budge in the battle over the Long Island Bridge and residents are getting caught in the crossfire.…
Opinion
Women share their abortion stories and stand up for their rights »
Boston Globe
It’s rich when you think about it. The ethically challenged misogynist in chief hopes to make millions of women guilty of a crime.…
Op-ed: Why we are endorsing Rollings for DA »
Jamaica Plain Gazette
After finally passing a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill this past Spring, the next step in the fight against mass incarceration is to ensure these reforms are implemented by electing a prog…
Putin meeting caps disastrous Europe trip »
Boston Globe
President Trump’s trip to Europe has featured one embarrassment and misstep after the other, and inflicted yet more damage on longstanding relationships that have kept the West safe for decades.…
Citizenship question doesn’t belong on census form »
Commonwealth Magazine
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES sensibly requires that we “count the whole number of persons in each state” every 10 years. The results of the census are used to determine representation in …
Vote yes for Mass. transgender rights »
Boston Globe
Two years ago this month, we made history in Massachusetts. After a lengthy push, a measure my colleagues and I shepherded through both chambers of the legislature reached the desk of Governor Charlie…
Charter school funding formula is broken »
Commonwealth Magazine
ONE DOESN’T HAVE to choose sides in the long debate over charter schools in order to raise legitimate questions about the approach being taken in Massachusetts.…
The truth about Lawrence »
Boston Globe
On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions was in Concord, N.H., touting a federal plan to get tougher on fentanyl dealers in cities hit hardest by the opiate abuse crisis. But he couldn’t resist s…
Opioid City so bad, even truth sounds like slander »
Boston Herald
First things first, Mayor Daniel Rivera — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not libel your lovely city of Lawrence. Libel is when it’s written down. Sessions gave a speech. That would be sla…
Our Opinion: Clearing pathway to get to the polls »
Berkshire Eagle
Like any collection of mere mortals, the Massachusetts Legislature has its flaws. Nevertheless, our lawmakers have proved themselves capable of rising to the occasion and producing legislation that is…
Howie Carr: Rampant corruption the norm in FBI »
Boston Herald
People tend to forget, or maybe never knew, just how corrupt the famous but incompetent Federal Bureau of Investigation has always been. This current scandal is just business as usual for the agency t…
Legislature is juggling two budgets at once (Editorial) »
MassLive
The Massachusetts Legislature is trying to put together a budget for fiscal 2019 and wrap up fiscal 2018 business at the same time.…
National Grid explains its lockout »
Commonwealth Magazine
AT NATIONAL GRID, we’ve always taken pride in our ability to negotiate fair, multiyear labor contracts with our unions and to provide robust compensation packages to our employees, who provide impor…
As I See It: Helping people with mental health conditions to live out their FULL lives »
Worcester Telegram
Politics
Jan Cellucci keeps Paul Cellucci’s memory alive by fighting his killer, ALS »
Boston Globe
The simple blue book — a slender volume marbled with wisdom — was always within arm’s reach.…
Candidate Koh opening Fitchburg office »
Sentinel & Enterprise
Dan Koh, candidate for Congress in Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District, on Wednesday announced the opening of a campaign office in Fitchburg.…
The Next Big Democratic Primary Showdown »
WBUR
The night Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won a Democratic congressional primary in New York, Ayanna Pressley, a Boston city council member who is also challenging a 10-term Democratic House incumbent, tweet…
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Senate Candidate Lindstrom Coming To Framingham »
Framingham Source
Maria Robinson, a write-in candidate for state representative in the 6th Middlesex district, is holding a meet-and-greet on July 31 from 6-7:30 p.m.
Wine and light refreshments will be served at this …
Deval Patrick steps into Texas House race »
Politico
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will return to the campaign trail this weekend, stumping in Texas in one of the most competitive House races in the country.…
State needs U.S. senator with an opioid plan like mine »
Lowell Sun
There is no other word than "crisis" to describe the misery, the loss, and the deaths that are overwhelming our families due to the drug epidemic plaguing our communities. The very word "opioid" now s…
MA Election Season Heating Up As Flurry Of Action Takes Place »
Brookline Patch
It must be July of an election year on Beacon Hill. The tell-tale signs were all there. Seersucker and tan suits? Check. (Sorry, Obama. We tolerate that here.)…
At least one Democrat slow to toe party line in guv's race »
The Metro West Daily News
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll’s interview with WBZ’s Jon Keller last weekend underlines the challenges that Democrats face in trying to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Charlie Baker this fall.…
Public Health
Despite Narcan, opioid overdoses still ‘horrific’ in Massachusetts »
The Metro West Daily News
Massachusetts study: Post-partum women at risk for opioid overdoses »
MassLive
Women, after they give birth, are vulnerable. They face the stresses of a new baby, they may have post-partum depression, and they lose access to the intensive medical care they received during pregna…
Public Safety
Officer Michael Chesna's death a reminder to 'respect and honor' law enforcement, Gov. Charlie Baker says »
MassLive
For some State Police, it’s a posting in paradise »
Boston Globe
Amid sun-kissed cobblestone streets, cool island breezes, and multimillion-dollar homes sits a wood-shingled State Police barracks that features lush hydrangeas and a fenced-in backyard, and offers fr…
‘He was totally engulfed in flames’: Witnesses recount blaze that injured two Everett firefighters »
Boston Globe
Scott Dalrymple and Joshua Doyon from Ladder 2 were the first Everett firefighters to run into a burning, three-family home on Morris Street, where a woman was trapped on the second floor on Friday at…
Community mourns loss of Weymouth officer killed Sunday »
The Patriot Ledger
Route 18 near Park Avenue was a sea of blue and white sirens Sunday afternoon. Lining the streets were more than 50 police cruisers and motorcycles, their drivers standing at attention in the street t…
Weymouth shaken after officer, bystander both shot and killed »
Boston Globe
A police officer and a local woman were shot and killed in a quiet residential neighborhood Sunday morning after a 20-year-old man allegedly crashed a car, attacked the officer, stole his gun, and use…
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft stops by Weymouth Police Department after death of Officer Michael Chesna »
MassLive
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was among the people who stopped by the Weymouth Police Department headquarters to offer their condolences.…
Notable officials, including Robert Kraft, pay respects after Weymouth officer killed »
Boston Globe
Elected officials, notable sports figures, and police departments from across the region offered their condolences on Twitter Sunday after a Weymouth police officer was fatally shot earlier in the day…
Grand jury weighing criminal charges in alleged Massachusetts State Police gun trade scheme »
MassLive
A statewide grand jury is considering criminal charges in an alleged scheme involving improper gun sales from the Massachusetts State Police armory, nearly two years after the state Attorney General's…
State Finance
Still no state budget as legislative session winds down »
Boston Herald
School security among items designated for Bay State budget surplus »
Boston Herald
Faced with divvying up millions from a budget windfall thanks in part to federal tax cuts, Gov. Charlie Baker wants to funnel $72 million into school safety and security to answer concerns from local …
Governor Baker proposes using state cash bonanza for school safety measures »
Boston Globe
Governor Charlie Baker proposed Friday plowing $72 million into school safety, harnessing a surge in tax revenue to hand local districts an election-year cash infusion for hiring more mental health sp…
Charlie Baker urges pols to finish delayed budget »
Boston Herald
Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing lawmakers to wrap up the late state budget — now stuck with House and Senate negotiators — and move onto other bills he fears otherwise could get squeezed into the fi…
State Government
‘We’re picking up the pace’ on election security following indictment of Russian agents, Galvin says »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts’ voter logs were not hacked by Russian agents during the 2016 presidential election, though concerns over security are growing in advance of the 2018 midterms, Massachusetts Secretary …
Baker confident Registry could handle automatic voter registration »
Worcester Telegram
Recent changes at the Registry of Motor Vehicles would make it possible for Massachusetts to operate an automatic voter registration system “with a fairly high degree of integrity,” Gov. Charlie B…
Governor makes the Vineyard rounds »
Martha's Vineyard Times
Gov. Charlie Baker visited the rebuilt ramp and docks at Lake Street Landing Saturday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito came to the landing a year earlier and presented Ti…
Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito Visit Islands »
Cape Cod Online
Taxation
Coming soon to a theater near you: State tax incentives? »
Boston Globe
State lawmakers have revived an idea that has been kicking around Beacon Hill for several years: Offer state tax credits to encourage producers to debut Broadway-bound shows in Massachusetts.…
Transportation
Orange to seek more state money for bridge project »
The Recorder
Residents, school bus drivers and town officials are eager to see the East Road bridge reopened. For three years, the closure has severed a route from North Orange to Route 2A and the rest of town.…
Opportunity knocks on safe driving bill »
Lowell Sun
It appears that language tacked on to a bill passed last year by the state Senate has removed the final roadblock to the Legislature's approval of a ban on hand-held cellphone use while driving.…
Utilities
Pilgrim seeks exemption from post-closure emergency plans »
Cape Cod Times
The owner of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is looking to eliminate the 10-mile emergency planning zone around the reactor less than a year after it powers down for the final time, shrinking the radius…
Are we doing enough on clean energy? »
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