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Massachusetts
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Today on Beacon Hill
9:00am
China Day Reception
Great Hall, State House, Boston
10:00am
Cannabis Control Commission Public Hearing
Western New England University School of Law, Moot Court Room, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
1:00pm
Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Public Hearing
Leverett Saltonstall Building, 100 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor, Conference Room B, Boston
6:00pm
A Public Meeting with Rep. Joe McGonagle
Parlin Library, 410 Broadway, Everett
6:00pm
Fundraiser for Sen. Julian Cyr with Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Rep. Sarah Peake
Truro Vineyards & South Hollow Spirits, 11 Shore Road, North Truro,
6:00pm
Campaign Kickoff for Weymouth Town Council Candidate Pascale Burga
Cathay Center Restaurant, 203 Bridge Street, North Weymouth,
6:00pm
Campaign Kickoff for Framingham City Council Candidate Mario Alvarez
10 Seminole Avenue, Framingham,
6:00pm
Campaign Kickoff for Brockton City Council Candidate Kevin Borges
George's, 228 Belmont Street, Brockton,
6:00pm
Campaign Kickoff for Methuen City Council Candidate Mike Simard
The Irish Cottage, 17 Branch Street, Methuen,
6:00pm
Campaign Kickoff for Brockton School Committee Candidate Tony Rodrigues
Cape Cod Cafe, 979 Main Street, Brockton,
6:30pm
Campaign Kickoff for Everett City Council Candidate Stephanie Martins
Eight/Ten Grille, 8 Norwood Street, Everett,
7:00pm
Campaign Kickoff for Pittsfield City Council Candidate Patrick Kavey
101 Dan Fox Drive, Pittsfield,
Quote of the Day
“You can see I am getting old, but there is one thing that I have found improves with age and that is the pleasure of being able to say, ‘I told you so,’” Frank told the commission at a public hearing on proposed industry regulations. “And it does not require pills before, during, or after you do it.”
Testifying before the Cannabis Control Commission
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Elizabeth Warren ripped again over tweet criticizing cops
Boston Herald
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Trump is coming to New Hampshire, where voters feel more strongly than ever about him
Boston Globe
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Joe Kennedy: This moment isn’t about my grandfather Robert Kennedy’s legacy. It is about our own.
Washington Post
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Trump has work to do in N.H. to drum up support, strategists and activists say
Boston Herald
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With liberal agenda, Warren seeks to win over moderates
Boston Globe
Business
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Micro hotels are the next big thing in Boston
Boston Globe
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Madoff whistleblower accuses GE of fraud, sending stock down
Boston Business Journal
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AG Announces Over $1 Million in Grant Funding for Local Consumer Advocacy Programs
Cape Cod Today
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Government Purchasers Could Do Far More to Help Minority-Owned Businesses
Governing
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Under new local exec, HSBC aims for Boston’s global businesses
Boston Business Journal
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Five things we just learned about WeWork
Boston Globe
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Could Facebook become an independent state?
Boston Globe
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Worcester mayor bashes GateHouse after longtime columnist cut
Boston Business Journal
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Guest columnist Tom Gardner: Local newspapers in the ‘twilight zone’ — will they last?
Gazette Net
Cannabis & Psychedelics
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Marijuana delivery cams stir privacy, safety debate
State House News Service
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Barney Frank, author of 1972 marijuana bill, tells CCC: “I told you so”
Boston Globe
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Third pot shop seeks agreement with Belchertown
Gazette Net
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Your marijuana delivery is here — now smile for the body cam
Boston Globe
Education
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Legislature should look to private donations to fund UMass
Commonwealth Magazine
Environment
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Letter: State's rivers must be protected
Gloucester Times
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2°C: BEYOND THE LIMIT
Washington Post
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Peabody's Big Y ditches plastic bags
The Salem News
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What’s The Cost Of Destroying A Species?
WBUR
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'The planet is running a fever'; Sen. Ed Markey in New Bedford in call for Green New Deal
South Coast Today
Gaming
Health Care
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Insurers Harvard Pilgrim And Tufts Health Plan Say They'll Merge
WBUR
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Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts to pursue merger
Commonwealth Magazine
Human Services
Immigration
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Protesters outside R.I. detention center nearly hit by pickup truck
Boston Globe
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Temporary Protected Status immigrants rally outside federal courthouse
Boston Globe
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Healey Among AGs Suing Trump Administration Over 'Public Charge' Immigration Rule
WBUR
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The racist intent of Trump’s new immigration rule
Boston Globe
Insurance
Labor
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Qdoba cited for more than 1,000 child labor law violations in Mass.
Boston Business Journal
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Massachusetts continues funding marine industry workforce development
Boating Industry
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Unions prod lawmakers to override Baker veto
The Andover Townsman
Local Government
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Town moves to abolish Sewer Commission
Athol Daily News
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Mashpee weighs wastewater management options
Cape Cod Times
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Coalition challenges Tubman House sale
The Bay State Banner
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Somerville Mayor Plans To Open A Supervised Consumption Site Next Year
WBUR
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A Fall River City Council Meeting Flew Off the Rails After Mayor Jasiel Correia Showed Up Uninvited
Boston Magazine
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The teens who discovered TD Garden failed to host local sports fund-raisers? They won’t get their ice rink, after all
Boston Globe
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City council approves grant
The Reminder
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Selectmen notebook
The Sun Chronicle
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Greyhound Friends gets new license in Hopkinton. But opponents aren't backing down.
The Metro West Daily News
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Lowell Council backs additional voting option
Lowell Sun
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Egleston Square: A City Divided in Life and Death
the Scope
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End in sight for Amherst Groff Park spray park project — and summer
Gazette Net
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Provincetown officials rethink online discussion page
Cape Cod Times
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Great Barrington official allegedly stole over $100K from town coffers
Berkshire Eagle
Politics
Public Health
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Mass. beaches get tough water quality grade
Commonwealth Magazine
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State Finds Unsafe Levels of Fecal Bacteria at Over 200 Beaches
WBSM
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Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Are Slowing The Flow Of Pills — But Progress Is Slow
WBUR
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In Opening a Safe Injection Site, Somerville Would Call Feds’ Bluff
Boston Magazine
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Activist warns Somerville against creating its ‘own Methadone Mile’
Boston Herald
Public Safety
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Council probes city’s anti-violence funding
The Bay State Banner
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Four Mass. State Police troopers who had suspensions overturned by Civil Service Commission in March still remain suspended as decision is appealed
The Republican
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I-Team: Startling Number Of House-Arrestees Escape GPS Ankle Bracelets
CBS Boston
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Governor's new campaign highlights impaired driving
Western Mass News
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As public skepticism of police increases, departments are changing their approach to recruitment
Boston Globe
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Worcester police to be deposed in assault weapons case
Worcester Telegram
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Marijuana most common drug found in drivers involved in fatal Massachusetts crashes
Boston Herald
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'This should shock us'
The Andover Townsman
State Government
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Hopkinton resident appointed to MGCC board
Wicked Local Hopkinton
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State needs to catch up on racial and gender equity
Boston Globe
Taxation
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Shoppers get reprieve from sales tax this weekend
The Salem News
Transportation
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That ‘new car smell’: Here are the new Orange Line trains
Boston Globe
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Can we get there from here? Here's what business leaders say about the transportation crisis
Boston Business Journal
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Expanded rail service for Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Greenfield may begin Aug. 30; test trains running overnight this week
The Republican
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Massachusetts RMV creating unit to focus on interstate communication following deadly New Hampshire crash
The Republican
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RMV has suspended 869 more driver’s licenses, pushing total to more than 2,400
Boston Globe
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State will study traffic, speed along Route 1 through Wrentham, police chief says
The Sun Chronicle
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Boston’s new Orange Line trains: First Springfield-built MBTA cars take off at Medford’s Wellington Station
The Republican
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Officials unite to divide Rte. 1 in Wrentham
Wicked Local Plainville
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This Is a New One: Police Say a Man Sprayed Bear Repellent on the Red Line
Boston Magazine
Utilities
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Lack of Pilgrim emergency funding worries legislators
Cape Cod Times
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Utility: Appliance replacement complete in Merrimack Valley
State House News Service
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Feds’ delay puts crucial tax credit in jeopardy for Vineyard Wind
Boston Globe
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These Providence 5G cellphone speeds are almost too hot to handle
Boston Globe