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Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
SEIU Local 509 Lobby Day
Great Hall, State House, Boston
11:00am
House Full Formal Session
House Chamber
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Election Laws: Public Hearing
A-1
6:00pm
Campaign Kickoff for Worcester City Council Candidate Paul DePalo
The Compass Tavern, 90 Harding Street, Worcester,
Quote of the Day
“We're not going to have time to get it done for this budget," Rodrigues told the News Service on Tuesday. "We're just not going to pull taxes out of thin air and increase them. We really need a holistic approach at taxes, at our tax code. There won't be any major changes to the tax code in the budget. We just don't have time.”
Speaking about the introduction of new taxes this year.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Mass. U.S. Reps. Clark And Pressley Introduce Sweeping Sexual Harassment Bill
WBUR
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Warrens earned $906,000 in 2018, paid $231,000 in fed taxes
State House News Service
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Elizabeth Warren is at odds with Richard Neal over a bill banning the government from offering free tax filing
Boston.com
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Nancy Pelosi talks sense to the left
Boston Globe
Business
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Bill Hopes to Save Massachusetts Research Animals From Euthanasia
NBC Boston
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State Street CEO to face Ocasio-Cortez, other banking critics
Boston Business Journal
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In Boston’s stodgiest industries, jeans — jeans! — start to flourish
Boston Business Journal
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Should Boston be worried about the effects of automation? Andrew Yang thinks so.
Boston.com
Cannabis
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Bill aims to crack down on black market marijuana
Boston Globe
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Investigate-and-tax approach outlined to address illicit pot market
State House News Service
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Zoning discussion over East Boston pot shop postponed to July
Boston Globe
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Bay State lawmakers look to combat black market pot
Boston Herald
Civil Rights
Education
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Federal Judge Must Decide Whether Mount Ida College Owes Anything To Its Former Students
WBUR
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Behind the scenes of the sex ed tussle in Worcester
Worcester Mag
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Clark sued again for its handling of sexual misconduct allegations
Commonwealth Magazine
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House education approach: funding first, formula later
State House News Service
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Lawmakers try again after Monaco-led lobbyists help sink Somerville transparency bill
The Tufts Daily
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School district applying for safety grant
South Coast Today
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Representative Katherine Clark takes on Betsy DeVos over ‘racist’ policy change
Boston Globe
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Many unknowns in Braintree school budget proposal
Patriot Ledger
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Former Sun editor appointed to MCC board of trustees
Lowell Sun
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Bill would raise school choice fee
The Salem News
Environment
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Green efforts worth $205K for Dracut
Lowell Sun
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State grant to help Fall River protect Copicut Reservoir
The Herald News
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Over $1 Million awarded to protect drinking water resources
News 22 WWLP.com
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Millennial legislators bond around push for renewables
Worcester Business Journal
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Clean River Project asks Lowell to pony up
Lowell Sun
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Lynn votes to ban single-use plastic bags
Lynn Daily News Item
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Millennials bond over environmental bills
Lowell Sun
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Group seeks boat to skim plastic from river
Newburyport News
Gaming
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Wynn Resorts launches defense of CEO as Mass. regulators weigh license
Boston Business Journal
Health Care
Housing
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As mayors, we need Warren’s housing bill
Commonwealth Magazine
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Seaport condo hits Boston price record
Boston Business Journal
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Mass Attorney General Secures $2 Million From National Mortgage Servicer
Framingham Source
Human Services
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Baker plan for heating aid draws criticism
The Salem News
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A fix for the state’s broken foster care system? Lawmakers pledge action
Boston Globe
Immigration
Judiciary
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Rollins brings welcome change
Commonwealth Magazine
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Spat between Baker and Rollins must lead to real debate on criminal justice reform
Boston Globe
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Bill seeks to hold judges accountable
Lowell Sun
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Justice system programs offer life to young adults
South Coast Today
Labor
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Boston Beer CEO pay balloons to 264 times that of its median employee
Boston Business Journal
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Retail, food industry workers push fairness bill
State House News Service
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Clark, Pressley introduce bill to expand workplace protections for #MeToo cases
Boston Globe
Legislative
Lobbying & Campaign Finance
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Democrats smoking hot over Martha Coakley’s Juul move
Boston Herald
Local Government
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It just got a lot harder to get an Airbnb in Saugus
Lynn Daily News Item
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Hine, Geraghty win contested posts in South Hadley
Gazette Net
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City Council authorizes Mayor's request for Memorandum of Agreement with UMass
Wicked Local Waltham
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City Council seeks opinions on lowering municipal voting age
Wicked Local Somerville
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Provincetown town manager takes state job
Cape Cod Times
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WRA set to begin property acquisitions for Worcester ballpark
Worcester Telegram
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Mieczkowski loses 9th bid for Hadley Select Board, is trounced by write-in candidate for Planning Board seat
Gazette Net
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Seniors lambaste Framingham mayor over Callahan Center plan
The Metro West Daily News
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The mum fund: Tough questions following an audit of a charity meant to help Bostonians in need
Dig Boston
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For Rail Trail Supporters, Another Hurdle Is Cleared
Lynnfield Patch
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Falmouth rejects zoning revisions for treatment centers
Cape Cod Times
Politics
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Derenoncourt enters race for mayor of Brockton
The Enterprise
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The Democratic electorate on Twitter is not the actual democratic electorate
Boston Globe
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Lt. Gov. Polito Raising More in Donations than Gov. Baker
Cape Cod Online
Public Health
Public Safety
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Arlington Officer Will Return To Work After Writing Inflammatory Column
WBUR
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Rachael Rollins needs to leave family out of beef with Charlie Baker
Boston Herald
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Former member of Suffolk DA’s transition team is arrested on domestic violence charges
Boston Globe
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Despite Suffolk DA's Agenda, Boston Police Chief Gross Says He'll Decide For Himself On Arrests
WGBH
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AG Healey: Rollins Is 'Doing What She Promised To Do'
WGBH
State Finance
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House lawmakers disagree with Gov. Baker on drug pricing, taxing opioid manufacturers
Boston Business Journal
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On budget planning, be cautious
Commonwealth Magazine
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Massachusetts House Budget Chops Baker's Taxes, Boosts Local Aid
New England Public Radio
Transportation
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First phase of South Coast Rail to be completed in 2022
WPRI.com
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Great Barrington public transit advisory committee releases proposal calling for added service
the Berkshire edge
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PVTA Will Offer Free Bus Fare To Seniors On Tuesdays Starting In July
New England Public Radio
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Who the hack thinks there’s no pipeline to Massport?
Boston Herald
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Cambridge passes ‘first-of-its-kind’ law to add protected bike lanes when reconstructing roads
Boston Globe
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Lawmakers call for MBTA to freeze fares, citing bridge work
Boston Globe
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Lawmakers ask T to shelve fare hikes during Tobin project
Newburyport News