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Beltway Politics
Looking at the Mueller report from a mental health perspective »
Boston Globe
Concerns about Donald Trump’s fitness for the office of president arose during the campaign and continue to this day. But now, in the Mueller report, we have an abundance of new evidence that sheds …
Marie Harf Leaving Fox News to Join Seth Moulton Campaign »
The Daily Beast
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), who became the twentieth presidential candidate to launch a bid for the Democratic nomination last month, has nabbed a top personality from the network’s stable of contribu…
In New High-Power Role, Rep. Neal Uses Lavish Fundraisers To Rake In Elite Dollars »
WBUR
Since the Democrats won back control of the House, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal has become one of the party's most influential members as the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committe…
Business
Cambridge startup Goldfinch Bio gets $109m in deal with Gilead »
Boston Globe
Goldfinch Bio, a Cambridge biotech startup seeking to develop precision medicines for people with kidney disease, will receive at least $109 million in a business deal with the California biopharma gi…
Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins quietly drops intimidation case against wealthy developer »
Boston Globe
She was a young nurse taking on one of Boston’s most powerful developers. Audrey Kenney charged that Arthur Winn, then 78, tried to strangle her as she cared for him in his Brookline mansion in 2017…
Mary Gallagher named state banking commissioner »
State House News Service
Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation Undersecretary Edward Palleschi on Wednesday promoted Mary Gallagher to commissioner of the Division of Banks and also named Cynthia Begin to serve as first de…
Lobbying powerhouse AIM names longtime deputy as new CEO »
Boston Business Journal
The Associated Industries of Massachusetts is promoting its government affairs head, John Regan, to president and CEO, after longtime leader Rick Lord announced last year that he planned to retire.…
Cannabis
Healey among 38 attorneys general to sign letter in support of marijuana banking bill »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is one of more than three dozen attorneys general urging legislators to support a federal marijuana banking bill that would allow banks and other financial …
Maine is finally moving ahead with recreational marijuana — and Mainers will be the first to profit »
Boston Globe
After years of delays, Maine is finally kick-starting the recreational marijuana market called for by voters in 2016. …
Recreational pot sales in Amherst to begin Mother’s Day »
Gazette Net
Mother's Day will mark the first day of recreational marijuana sales at Amherst's lone dispensary. Rise Amherst, which has been providing medical marijuana for the past year at 169 Meadow St., will co…
Marijuana entrepreneurs protest ‘Big Cannabis’ at State House »
Boston Globe
Frustrated marijuana advocates and entrepreneurs rallied against “Big Cannabis” at the State House Wednesday, saying the state has broken its promise to boost smaller pot companies.…
38 Attorneys General Ask Congress To Bring Marijuana Money Into Banking System »
WBUR
The attorneys general of 38 states and territories sent a letter to congressional leaders on Wednesday, urging them: Please, let us bank the money generated by the country's booming cannabis business.…
Crimes
25 Investigates: Renewed push to close legal loophole shielding doctors from the law »
Fox 25 News
Massachusetts doctors accused of sexually assaulting patients are not facing criminal charges. …
Education
Sen. Kennedy hosts education funding forum »
Wicked Local Westford
Sen. Ed Kennedy hosted a presentation by Sen. Jason Lewis, D-Winchester, Chair of the Joint Committee on Education, at Groton Town Hall on April 24.…
Mayors say they’ll sue over education aid if Beacon Hill doesn’t act »
Commonwealth Magazine
LEADERS ON BEACON HILL, who say they are committed this year to revamping the state’s 26-year-old education funding formula, got an extra nudge from a group of municipal leaders who say they’re pr…
City officials threaten lawsuit over education funding if Legislature fails to make progress »
Boston Globe
Officials from three Massachusetts cities struggling with funding and performance gaps in their schools fired off a warning shot to Beacon Hill on Wednesday, saying they will move forward with a poten…
Lawmakers hear from Cape Cod educators on funding »
Cape Cod Times
The charts and data a group of state senators brought to a listening session last week with Cape Cod educators showed school officials what they already experience on a daily basis.…
Hampshire College announces incoming fall class of 15 students »
Gazette Net
Hampshire College's president announced on Wednesday that the school's incoming fall class will consist of 15 students who have recently paid deposits to reserve their place.…
Belchertown schools appoint Brian Cameron next superintendent »
Gazette Net
The Belchertown School Committee voted on Tuesday night to appoint Brian Cameron, the district's current assistant superintendent and director of Student Support Services, as the next superintendent o…
Lawmakers, university leaders concerned over Senate budget proposal »
Gazette Net
University of Massachusetts leaders, higher education advocates and some local lawmakers are expressing concern over a state Senate budget proposal that would place a freeze on tuition and fees withou…
New Boston Public Schools superintendent calls for ‘urgency’ on closing minority achievement gap »
Boston Herald
Incoming School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said closing Boston’s deep minority achievement gap calls for urgency…
Faculty, staff air contract disputes »
The Recorder
Nearly 40 years into a career as a professor at Greenfield Community College, Doug Wilkins sees the state as trying to take more control of the faculty's work.…
Lawsuit Over Education Funding Still On The Table, As Gateway City Leaders Press For More State Aid »
WBUR
City leaders from Worcester, New Bedford and Brockton on Wednesday pressed for more state aid for their schools, while threatening to sue over what they say is inequitable funding.…
Brockton School Committee passes budget with no layoffs »
The Enterprise
The $173.3 million budget maintains all the staff and programs now in Brockton schools, but is not enough to start adding back what was lost in prior years’ cuts.…
Senate budget directs UMass to freeze tuition »
Lowell Sun
Senate budget writers are looking to compel the University of Massachusetts to hold the line on student costs for the coming academic year but, in a move UMass officials blasted as "devastating," did …
Environment
As Legislators Once Again Mull Statewide Plastic Bag Ban, Some Retailers Carry Concerns »
WBUR
When it comes to getting rid of pesky plastic bags, Massachusetts state Rep. Lori Ehrlich hopes the sixth time's the charm.…
Big ideas, little progress on climate change bills »
State House News Service
More than two months after House Speaker Robert DeLeo announced plans for a 10-year, $1 billion state investment to help cities and towns plan for climate change, the speaker has yet to file the legis…
Weymouth compressor foes question Beaton's departure »
Wicked Local Kingston
The Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station (FRRACS) is requesting State Ethics Commission Executive Director David Wilson to investigate the recent departure of Secretary of Energy and En…
Gaming
Democrats pull Mashpee Wampanoag bill after Trump tweets opposition »
Boston Globe
President Trump weighed in against the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s plan to build a $1 billion casino in Taunton on Wednesday, and shortly afterward Democrats pulled a bill from the House floor that wo…
Health Care
Former Red Sox pitcher settles claim with doctor, MGH for $5.1 million »
Boston Globe
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks will receive $5.1 million to settle a claim that he suffered a career-ending spine injury when a surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital operated on his bac…
State: Planned fee hike at Harwich facility 'exploitive' »
Cape Cod Times
State officials are calling foul on an attempt by the Royal at Harwich Village to increase its monthly residence fees by as much as 100 percent as the financially troubled assisted-living facility pre…
Housing
Each town’s fight against new housing adds up to Greater Boston’s shortage »
Boston Globe
Municipalities all over Massachusetts are stopping new multi-unit housing (“Baker steps up the pressure for his housing bill,” Chesto Means Business, April 26). The shortage in the region is the s…
Insurance
Struggling to find doctors in network, Massachusetts advocates push for transparency in insurance provider directories
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MassLive
Parents, therapists and advocates pushed for the passage for legislation that would make insurance companies update their provider directories, a move that supporters say would make a huge difference …
Judiciary
Companies can't rely on bureaucratic delays to protect themselves from suits over shoddily placed utility covers on local roads »
Universal Hub
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that a bicyclist can sue the downtown-Boston steam company for injuries he suffered when an allegedly misaligned utility cover on New Sudbury Street threw him to…
Studying juvenile cutoff age, task force checks out DYS facility »
Commonwealth Magazine
Finds recidivism rates have dropped significantly
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Labor
Impact of Uber, Lyft driver strike unclear »
Commonwealth Magazine
UBER AND LYFT drivers and their supporters did a good job getting the word out to the public about a strike and boycott on Wednesday, but it’s an open question what effect, if any, it had on the bus…
Local Government
Natick School Committee member Lisa Tabenkin resigns »
The Metro West Daily News
School Committee member Lisa Tabenkin resigned with two years left on her term. Her tenure was marked by accomplishments and controversy.…
On city contracts, Boston only talks the talk on diversity »
Boston Globe
Embarrassing is the only word to describe the City of Boston’s record for hiring minority or female contractors.…
Someone Caught Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Taking a Trip to Vegas »
Boston Magazine
Embattled Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia is coming under scrutiny this week after word got out about a recent trip to Nevada that he appears to have forgotten to mention to other officials in the cit…
Elephants, camels banned from Topsfield Fair »
The Salem News
Elephants, camels and other "wild or exotic animals" will no longer be allowed at the Topsfield Fair after residents voted Tuesday night to ban their use in town for public entertainment purposes.…
With No Incumbent, The Race For Allston-Brighton's City Council Seat Is Wide Open »
WGBH
After more than a decade serving as the city councilor from Allston-Brighton, Councilor Mark Ciommo announced last month that he would not run for re-election. Without an incumbent, the residents of A…
Brookline Election Results: Fernandez Wins, Override Fails »
Brookline Patch
Voter turnout on Tuesday was a bit higher than predicted. At the end of the day and an evening rush, 9,802 of the 37,179 registered voters showed up to vote. That's 26.4 percent voter turnout.…
Public Health
In latest policy push, Warren revives plan to tackle opioid crisis »
Boston Globe
Senator Elizabeth Warren is reviving a measure to tackle the opioid crisis as she continues to roll out ambitious policy proposals in her run for president.…
Warren urges Harvard to drop Sackler name from museum over family’s opioid ties »
Boston Globe
US Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called on Harvard University to strip its buildings of the name of the Sackler family, whose company makes the drug OxyContin and face…
RFK, Jr.’s anti-vaccine campaign is reckless and wrong — say three Kennedys »
Commonwealth Magazine
OF ALL THE WRINKLES in the emerging measles crisis and spotlight it has put on families who have caused the outbreak by refusing to vaccinate their children, the most curious has been the leading role…
Sen. Jason Lewis to host vaping Community Conversations »
Wicked Local Wakefield
Sen. Jason Lewis will host a Community Conversations on the teen e-cigarette use, also known as “vaping,” at 6:30 p.m. May 15 at the Americal Civic Center, 467 Main St., Wakefield.
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'Like A Runaway Train': Mass. Schools Invest More Resources To Curb Teen Vaping »
WBUR
If you ask high school students in Massachusetts about electronic-cigarette use, or vaping, they’ll tell you it’s everywhere.
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Quincy Dem plans push to add flavored nicotine ban to budget »
State House News Service
As high rates of e-cigarette use among Massachusetts teens and the prevalence of vaping frighten doctors and advocates, two lawmakers are making it a priority to pass a bill forbidding the sale of fla…
Public Safety
Another school shooting hero, as adults leave children on their own »
Boston Globe
When children of the 1950s ducked and covered under school desks, nuclear warfare was the great fear of the era. Somehow, adults found a way to negotiate their way around that cosmic threat and protec…
Massachusetts State Police troopers and lieutenant coordinated in overtime abuse, prosecutors say »
The Republican
Massachusetts State Troopers and a State Police lieutenant allegedly worked together to perpetrate the overtime abuse scam that has enveloped the department and led to criminal charges against ten off…
'It's an injustice' family says of sentence for texting driver who killed loved one in Worcester »
Worcester Telegram
A city man who admitted to texting before he struck and killed 20-year-old Gabriella V. Lowell in a Grafton Street crosswalk in 2018 was sentenced to four years of probation Wednesday in Central Distr…
Treatment, not jail, for New Bedford police sergeant accused of vandalism »
South Coast Today
A judge ordered a decorated city police officer accused of vandalizing his ex-wife’s minivan into treatment instead of jail after a dangerousness hearing Wednesday.…
State Finance
'Fiscal discipline' in Senate budget pleases some, not all »
The Herald News
The first budget from new Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Michael Rodrigues, a moderate Democrat who has described his politics as "in the boring middle," drew cheers from environmental advoc…
State Government
Governor, mayor plan D.C. trip to make a bipartisan appeal for federal infrastructure dollars »
Boston Globe
Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh take their political bromance to Washington next week. Their ultimate goal: more federal funds sent our way for roads, transit, and other infrastructure.
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Op-Ed by Councilor Michelle Wu: How AAPI women in office inspire me »
sampam
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Today on May 8, AAPI women hold more seats in elected office than ever before, and I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to some of the …
Taxation
Tax Bills Stir Soda, Trucking, Aviation Industries »
WBUR
With tax collections pouring in but Democrats still on the hunt for new revenue, the possibility of repealing tax breaks for specialized industries like aviation or the chance to apply new taxes to un…
Transportation
As e-scooters roll into Massachusetts, serious injuries soar nationwide »
Fox 25 News
Electrical scooters, or e-scooters, have already taken off in Brookline and more programs are likely coming to the area soon. But Boston 25 News uncovered data on soaring emergency room visits, in cit…
Here’s what we know about the ferry between Boston’s waterfront and Encore casino »
Boston Globe
The Alford Street Bridge between Charlestown and Everett will probably be clogged with cars when Encore Boston Harbor at last opens in June. So you might be better off going under it, along the Mystic…
A debate on hold »
The Salem News
Lawmakers are making a renewed push to toughen the state's distracted driving laws by banning the hand-held use of cellphones while driving.…
Councilor has solution to Boston parking woes: Make people with handicap placards pay for metered spaces just like everybody else »
Universal Hub
City Councilor Michael Flaherty (at large) says he has the solution to many of Boston's parking woes: No, not making people pay for residential parking permits, which he opposes with the blinding fury…
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