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Beltway Politics
European vote provides lessons for US »
Boston Globe
Voters all over Europe go to the polls this week in what is usually a sleepy little contest to choose members of the European Parliament — and that’s part of the problem. While much of Europe doze…
Gun violence prevention advocate eyes 6th District seat »
The Salem News
Topsfield Democrat and gun violence prevention advocate Angus McQuilken is the latest to announce he's exploring a run for Congress in the 6th District. …
Rep. Neal Leads Effort As U.S. House Passes Bill To Help Workers With Retirement Savings »
WBUR
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to promote retirement security by making it easier for small businesses and other companies to offer retirement plans.…
Business
PawSox owners hope to lure biotechs to Worcester »
Boston Globe
The Pawtucket Red Sox executive is vetting possible tenants for an office building that would overlook left field at Polar Park, his team’s future home in Worcester. But Rea is also looking ahead to…
Darrell Byers gets back to his Bay State roots »
Boston Business Journal
When Darrell Byers was running his filtration business in the 1990s, he could have used some advice from Interise, the small-business counseling group.…
Mergers continue to disrupt the employee benefits sector »
Boston Business Journal
This year’s list of the BBJ's Largest Employee Benefits Companies includes three newcomers, offset by three firms on the 2018 list that have since been acquired.…
Years after bitter breakup, Boston lawyers to square off in court »
Boston Business Journal
The trial, set to begin next week, touches on issues of succession at law firms, compensation for "non-equity" partners, and the data that attorneys can bring with them when they leave a firm.…
Second Chance U.: Teaching entrepreneurship to those with a criminal past »
Boston Business Journal
At the age of 18, Canton resident Marrk Harris moved to Orlando to go to film school. But rather than serving as a springboard for a career in Hollywood, Harris ended up serving three years in prison …
Making a great economy even greater »
Lowell Sun
Even in Massachusetts, with its enviable 2.9% jobless rate, there's still room for economic improvement.…
Cannabis
Cannabis Control Commission approves first sale of a marijuana company »
The Republican
The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday approved the state’s first acquisition of a marijuana company.…
Civil Rights
On a class trip to MFA, an unexpected lesson about racism »
Boston Globe
What Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy students endured last week at the Museum of Fine Arts was not, as museum officials call it, “a range of challenging and unacceptable experiences that made them…
Racism at the MFA is not an isolated event. It’s a microcosm of life in America »
Boston Globe
The galleries were painted with black and brown people at the Museum of Fine Arts two weeks ago on a Friday night.…
Racism allegations put MFA in the spotlight »
Boston Globe
The Museum of Fine Arts found itself under siege Thursday as educators, politicians, and civil-rights activists assailed the renowned institution over reports that minority students from a Dorchester …
Senator Lewis Responds To Misinformation About The ROE Act »
Winchester Patch
ROE Act will ensure access to safe and affordable reproductive health care for all women in Massachusetts.
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Right to choose safe in Massachusetts, Baker says »
Gazette Net
Acknowledging a "tremendous amount of anxiety" over abortion rights around the country, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday that a woman's right to choose is safe in Massachusetts, even if he remains ske…
Education
Mass. teachers part of national movement
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The Bay State Banner
Rally draws on nationwide ‘Red For Ed’ demonstrations
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$1.5M dedicated for civics education »
Sentinel & Enterprise
Six months after the governor signed a law implementing new statewide civics education requirements, the Senate moved Wednesday to dedicate $1.5 million in next year's budget to help implement the new…
Our view: An investment in civics »
The Salem News
Six months ago, Charlie Baker and the state Legislature agreed on a plan to reintroduce civics education to Bay State schools in an aggressive fashion. Earlier this week, lawmakers took a major step t…
New Bedford charter school expansion bill blocked in the house »
State House News Service
A bill state education officials want to see passed by the end of the month to execute a deal between New Bedford and a charter school in that city hit a speed bump Thursday in the House of Representa…
Barnstable Intermediate School earns national careers grant »
The Barnstable Patriot
Barnstable Intermediate School is one of seven Massachusetts schools recently awarded a grant from the American Student Assistance (ASA).…
BPS memo called for ‘right-sizing’ Boston’s schools »
The Bay State Banner
When Boston Public Schools moved to close the West Roxbury Education Complex last year, students and teachers from the Urban Science Academy and West Roxbury Academy, the two schools making up the WRE…
Senate says no to boost in minimum education aid »
The Salem News
The state Senate on Wednesday rejected a budget amendment that would have increased the minimum education aid every district receives from $30 per pupil to $100 per pupil on a 7-32 vote Wednesday.…
Weymouth says funding schools top priority »
Wicked Local Weymouth
Mayor Robert Hedlund said his administration is committed to funding the schools and town departments, despite the slow rate of incoming tax revenues during the past two years.…
Senate bumps up transportation aid for regional schools »
State House News Service
The Senate voted Thursday to add another $2 million in spending on regional school transportation reimbursement to its fiscal year 2020 budget document, an area of education funding where lawmakers fr…
New Bedford neighborhood charter bill blocked in House; Rep. Cabral says he does not ‘support the legislation as it is written’ »
South Coast Today
A bill state education officials want to see passed by the end of the month to execute a deal between New Bedford and a charter school hit a speed bump Thursday in the House of Representatives and cou…
Medford facing $1 mil net reduction in state education aid »
State House News Service
Beacon Hill leaders are touting big increases in K-12 education spending but the math is not working out for Medford Mayor Stephanie Burke.…
Environment
Lawmakers: Compressor case erased public confidence in regulators »
Patriot Ledger
Lawmakers are urging a state regulator to overturn the air-quality permit issued for a proposed natural gas compressor station in Weymouth due to what they see as incomplete air testing, a delayed dis…
Viewpoint: Green New Deal would pay dividends »
Boston Business Journal
If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. Would you rather have a Green New Deal? Many executives are saying no. They want to be at the table and want a market-based solution on the menu. Fo…
As Summer Begins, Specter Of Shark Attacks Looms Over Cape Cod »
WBUR
On a recent Saturday, about two dozen people enjoyed the sun on Newcomb Hollow Beach — the scene of last year's fatal shark attack on the Cape.…
Gaming
John Henry, owner of Red Sox and the Globe, considered buying Everett casino »
Boston Globe
It was one of the biggest deals in memory that didn’t happen: Wynn Resorts this month discussed selling the Encore Boston Harbor hotel and casino to MGM Resorts, though talks broke off without an ag…
Aquinnah Tribe struggles with Vineyard vision »
Boston Globe
A few miles from the historic brick lighthouse and russet clay cliffs sloping into the sea, Aquinnah’s latest attraction could rise: 250 video slot machines inside a 10,000-square-foot aluminum-fram…
Neighbors sound off on Encore’s late booze vote »
Boston Herald
The threat of drunk gamblers leaving Encore Boston Harbor at 4 a.m. and the lack of public transportation were among the concerns raised by neighbors who worry about the casino’s late drinking hours…
MGM Springfield fined $100G for multiple underage violations »
Boston Herald
MGM Springfield was slapped with a $100,000 fine by state gambling regulators Thursday for “repeated noncompliance” in keeping underage visitors from gambling or drinking alcohol on the casino flo…
Health Care
Mass. General to acquire Exeter, N.H., hospital »
Boston Globe
Massachusetts General Hospital officials said Thursday that they have finalized plans to acquire a community health system in Exeter, N.H., in the latest move by the Boston hospital and its parent com…
Lawmakers call for increased access to continuous care for kids with medically complex needs »
Wicked Local Arlington
On May 14, Sen. Cindy Friedman, D-Arlington, Woburn resident Angela Ortiz, Rep. Rich Haggerty, D-Woburn, Rep. Sean Garballey, D-Arlington, and Kris Newman of the Mass Developmental Disabilities Counci…
Human Services
Senate passes amendment to create common application for MassHealth, food stamps »
MassLive
The Massachusetts Senate is renewing its push to develop a common application where low-income individuals can apply for food stamps at the same time they apply for public health insurance.
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Immigration
Can ICE target undocumented immigrants for arrest in Massachusetts courts? Federal judge hears the first arguments in case brought by DAs »
The Republican
A Boston federal court judge heard the first arguments Thursday in a case that will decide whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can target and arrest undocumented immigrants who sho…
Judiciary
Suspended Newton judge declined plea deal that would have meant no criminal charges »
Boston Globe
Suspended Newton Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph turned down a deal that would have allowed her to avoid prosecution — and possibly preserve her career — if she admitted that she illegally helped an…
Protecting children is a proper priority »
Boston Herald
There is no better example of Massachusetts’ inability to protect children than the case of child rapist Wayne Chapman, a monster who is on the verge of enjoying life as a free man. The state had de…
Massachusetts High Court Says Poor Evidence Storage Endangers Fairness Of Justice System »
WGBH
Massachusetts' highest court has said that problems with the storage of DNA and other kinds of crime evidence could threaten the integrity of the state's criminal justice system by making it harder to…
Trial delayed for child rapist Wayne Chapman »
Boston Herald
The trial of convicted child rapist Wayne Chapman, who faces lewdness charges after allegedly exposing himself in front of nurses at MCI-Shirley state prison last year, has been delayed, officials sai…
Labor
Editorial: Don’t write off those with a criminal past »
Boston Business Journal
In Massachusetts’ tight labor market, many businesses are largely ignoring a pool of tens of thousands of potential workers who are highly motivated and eager to find gainful employment.…
AG: Eversource's New Payroll System Underpaid Workers by $828,000 »
Cape Cod Today
Eversource Energy Service Company will pay $250,000 for a violation of the Massachusetts wage and hour laws that impacted 3,000 Massachusetts workers, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.…
US House passes bill to aid workers saving for retirement; Rep. Richard Neal praises vote »
The Republican
The U.S. House of Representatives’ passage on Thursday of a bill that intends to increase the ability of people to save for retirement was praised by U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal as a way of averting a…
Local Government
Pacheco announces budget amendment to provide $10,000 to Marion Council on Aging »
Wicked Local Mattapoisett
State Sen. Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton, has announced that the Massachusetts Senate authorized $130,000 in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget for the Councils on Aging in his district, including $10,000 for t…
City eyes scooter rollout »
The Salem News
Nevermind more sharable bikes. A fresh fleet of electric scooters could soon be buzzing through the streets of Salem.…
Candidates who want to replace Josh Zakim discuss issues, themselves »
Universal Hub
Candidates running for the District 8 (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Mission Hill, Bay Village, Fenway) met for a forum on Tuesday. …
Easthampton Mayor LaChapelle proposes $47 million city budget »
Gazette Net
The city's nearly $47 million proposed budget for next fiscal year reflects a 13 percent jump from the current year, as officials prepared to make the first bond payment for construction of a new scho…
Clarksburg town administrator resigns after contract dispute with Select Board »
Berkshire Eagle
Town Administrator Carl McKinney has resigned over a contract dispute with the town's Select Board.…
Politics
Trahan disclosure shines light on finances »
The Eagle Tribune
A newly filed personal financial disclosure by U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan suggests she had more than enough revenue and assets to secure sizable loans to her campaign last year, but watchdog groups that fi…
Conservative group to push redistricting reform in Massachusetts »
Boston Herald
A national conservative group focused on government reform says it wants to take on gerrymandering in deeply blue Massachusetts.…
Brookline Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordon On Why She Wants To Take On Sen. Ed Markey In 2020 »
WBUR
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey has served in Congress for more than 35 years, but one Brookline labor lawyer has decided that this term should be his last.…
As Nominating Window Closes, Women Rise to Consider Sarno Challenge »
Western Mass Politics and Insight
In the twilight of the signature gathering-phase of Springfield’s election, two women have stepped forward to consider a challenge to Mayor Domenic Sarno. On Thursday, Linda Matys O’Connell, an ad…
Public Safety
Massachusetts launches public awareness campaign about healthy relationships for teens »
The Republican
Massachusetts is launching a new public awareness campaign focused on healthy relationship between teenagers.
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State Finance
The Only 2 States That Can't Afford a Recession »
Governing
Most states have improved their finances since the last one.
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Collins’s budget priorities center on UMass, DCR projects »
Dorchester Reporter
The Massachusetts State Senate is assembling its annual budget this week, considering more than 1,110 amendments to the $42.7 billion bill that made it through the upper chamber this month. Among the …
State Government
Gov. Charlie Baker orders flags to half-staff to honor Navy sailor Meaghan Burns, a Western Massachusetts native »
The Republican
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff on Monday in honor of Navy sailor Meaghan Burns, a native of Western Massachusetts.…
Former chief medical examiner being phased out »
Boston Globe
The state’s chief medical examiner is phasing out her predecessor, Dr. Henry Nields, from his role as a part-time contractor — a move that has surprised staff in an office that’s struggled to qu…
Transportation
Study of east-west rail connecting North Adams, Greenfield and Boston passes Massachusetts Senate »
MassLive
As state Sen. Jo Comerford campaigned to represent Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester in the Massachusetts legislature last year, the issue of transportation connecting the state kept arising among vot…
Baker, Raimondo pledge to discuss Boston to Providence high-speed rail »
WPRI.com
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said he will talk with Governor Gina Raimondo about connecting Providence and Boston with high-speed rail service. …
VTA strike averted »
Martha's Vineyard Times
A strike by Vineyard Transit Authority bus drivers has been averted — for now.…
Seaplanes in Boston Harbor on track to start soon, despite safety concerns »
Boston Herald
Seaplanes are set to splash down in Boston Harbor soon, despite concerns from local officials about noise and maritime safety.…
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