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Beltway Politics
Adriana Cohen: Trump Doctrine on display with ISIS hit »
Boston Herald
The president’s elimination of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi isn’t just a major national security victory heard ’round the world — it’s a glimpse into the Trump Doctrine — a new foreign…
Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Tlaib have endorsed Bernie Sanders. Rep. Ayanna Pressley has not. »
Vox
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib are backing Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, potentially giving his campaign a burst of new energy.…
Business
State: Ban Costing Mass. Vaping Stores Up To $8M In Sales »
WBUR
The Baker administration projects that a three-month ban on retail nicotine and marijuana vaping products has the potential to cost private businesses $7 million to $8 million in sales.…
Did Amazon just ghost Braintree officials? »
Boston Globe
The e-commerce giant is backing out of plans for a “last-mile” distribution center in the South Shore town, said Mayor Joseph Sullivan, even as it pushes ahead with plans for an even-larger such c…
Millennium Partners proposes changes to $1.3B Winthrop Center project »
Boston Business Journal
Millennium Partners is pitching several changes to the $1.3 billion Winthrop Center towers in downtown Boston ahead of filing for a building permit.…
Ahead of GE's earnings, investors are watching the power unit, Boeing and the next CFO »
Boston Business Journal
General Electric Co. is set to report its third-quarter earnings early Wednesday morning, with investors hoping to see more signs of progress in the company’s troubled power division.…
Cannabis
On campus, marijuana is moving from the dorm room to the classroom »
Boston Business Journal
At least five schools in Massachusetts offer or are rolling out classes or certificate programs for students who want to work in the state’s burgeoning cannabis industry.…
Black entrepreneur, once affected by 'drug war,' seeks to open Brockton pot shop »
The Enterprise
A Brockton man who says he was “actually affected” by the criminalization of pot is trying to open a retail marijuana store the city.…
Civil Rights
Expert: Michelle Carter, Inyoung You cases ‘weaken’ First Amendment »
Boston Herald
The state’s second high-profile prosecution of a woman accused of encouraging a boyfriend to commit suicide via text messages is seen as “weakening” the First Amendment, a top free speech advoca…
Healey, Pressley, and Others Urge Support for Abortion Rights Bill in Video Campaign »
Boston Magazine
In an effort to fight back against the barriers women face to safe and legal abortions in the Commonwealth, some of the state’s most prominent women officials are raising their voices.…
EDITORIAL: Massachusetts abortion law is essential to protect reproductive rights »
The Daily Free Press
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu and Lydia Edwards joined forces to support a bill that would loosen restrictions…
Women leaders join new campaign to codify abortion rights in state law »
Boston Globe
Tapping the appeal of some of Boston’s most popular elected women, reproductive rights advocates are launching a social media campaign Monday to try to jump-start action on an abortion-rights bill t…
Crimes
Former BC Student Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Suicide Death Of Boyfriend »
WBUR
A former Boston College student has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the suicide death of her boyfriend.…
Lawmakers consider massage parlor regulations to stop human trafficking »
News 22 WWLP.com
Whether it’s through Reiki or Yoga, many people seek pain relief in unconventional ways, but a new proposal on Beacon Hill could prevent those services from being offered in the Commonwealth.…
Education
Massachusetts House passes Student Opportunity Act »
Wicked Local Arlington
On Oct. 23, Rep. Sean Garballey, D-Arlington, and Rep. David Rogers, D-Cambridge, joined colleagues from the House of Representatives in unanimously passing a historic piece of legislation: the Studen…
Mount Wachusett students visit State House »
Sentinel & Enterprise
Last week 11 Mount Wachusett Community College students traveled to the State House to participate in Community College Student Advocacy Day where students urged lawmakers to increase support for the …
Ed Commissioner Would "Love" Oversight Role »
State House News Service
The state's K-12 education commissioner would "love to be able to have some oversight" afforded to his office under a recently passed school funding reform bill, he said Tuesday as lawmakers prepare t…
Environment
Environmental forum scheduled for Tuesday in Attleboro »
The Sun Chronicle
State Rep. Jim Hawkins is sponsoring a hearing on the environment Tuesday night at Murray Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 North Main St.…
Federal judge requires fishing areas off Nantucket closed to protect right whales »
Boston Globe
In a ruling that could create greater protections for North Atlantic right whales, a federal judge ruled Monday that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act and other…
The New England Aquarium Wants To Monitor Whales From Space »
WBUR
The New England Aquarium and Cambridge-based engineering company Draper have some big news: They’re working on technology that will allow them to monitor whales with satellites in space.…
Federal
Could the 2020 Census Help Bridge the Digital Divide? »
Governing
As government agencies and nonprofit groups help prepare communities for the nation’s first high-tech Census, digital inclusion advocates see a chance to bridge digital divides that span well past n…
Gaming
Massachusetts study raises concerns gambling addiction among working-class Asian immigrants »
The Republican
A study released last week raises concerns about the lack of multilingual entertainment and culturally sensitive counseling in Chinatown, suggesting it leaves certain working-class Asian immigrants vu…
Health Care
Urgent Care Centers A Growing Alternative To The Emergency Room On Cape Cod »
WGBH
When Theresa Barr woke up with a bad cough one morning recently, she and her husband Kenneth went directly to an urgent care — something they couldn’t have done ten years ago, before urgent cares …
Racist Data Decreases Health-Care Quality »
Governing
An algorithm set up to analyze health-care needs in patients “was incorrectly steering some black patients away.” The error was rooted in faulty assumptions that black and white patients are treat…
Housing
Rent Control Push Fueled by Painful Housing Pinch »
State House News Service
Fed up with high housing costs and the lack of action on Beacon Hill, activists and lawmakers rallied Tuesday in support of legislation that would re-enable rent control despite a cool reception from …
Human Services
Stop & Shop and Lynn school team up to end student hunger with food pantry »
Lynn Daily News Item
A Stop & Shop-funded food pantry at Washington S.T.E.M. Elementary School is aimed at eliminating hunger among its students.…
AG gets inside look at Veterans Transition House work »
South Coast Today
James Reid, executive director of the Veterans Transition House gave Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey a tour of one of the future transitional housing properties being constructed and renov…
Immigration
Over 33,000 immigrants waiting for day in Boston’s immigration court »
Commonwealth Magazine
FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS of New England immigrants, the long wait time for a day before an immigration judge has gone from bad to worse.…
Judiciary
Experts say manslaughter case against former BC student may be stronger than Michelle Carter case »
Boston Globe
The criminal case brought against a former Boston College student accused of driving her boyfriend to kill himself bears similarities to the Michelle Carter saga, but there are key differences that co…
Bill would make it easier for people to visit loved ones in prison »
Gazette Net
Nia Reid-Patterson had tears in her eyes explaining why her 8-year-old son no longer wants to visit his father in jail.…
Labor
Dedham teacher strike part of a developing pattern nationwide »
Boston Globe
When striking teachers in Dedham ratified a new contract on Monday afternoon, they joined a nationwide movement of educators agitating for better pay and improved working conditions, from West Virgini…
Legislative
DeLeo, longest serving speaker, says he’ll seek another term in the top post »
Boston Globe
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo said Monday he will seek reelection to his seat in 2020 and an unprecedented seventh term as the chamber’s leader, moves that would all but ensure the Democrat adds to …
DeLeo to seek yet another term as speaker »
Commonwealth Magazine
News comes as powerful House leader claims chairs can vote how they want…
Local Government
Shrewsbury re-dedicates Civil War monument to commemorate 150th anniversary »
Community Advocate
On Oct. 26, a beautiful Saturday morning, members of the community including residents and elected officials gathered on the Town Common to re-dedicate the Civil War Monument to commemorate its 150th …
NB council wants halt on new opioid treatment spots »
South Coast Today
City councilors have been quick to take steps to prevent addiction treatment centers from opening in residential neighborhoods, following a proposal from CleanSlate Centers to open one on Brigham Stre…
Braintree mayor seeks to protect town forest from development »
Patriot Ledger
Mayor Joseph Sullivan is asking the town council to approve transferring control of the 126-acre town forest to the conservation commission.…
Mayor vetoes ordinance seeking compensation from CVS »
The Recorder
After Mayor William Martin issued a veto Monday, the City Council will once again take up an ordinance requesting compensation from CVS Health Corp. for its role in the opioid crisis in Greenfield.…
Bid to regulate art sales in Provincetown finds little support »
Cape Cod Times
A gallery owner’s call for more protections to preserve the community’s art scene met pushback last week from artists and fellow gallery owners.…
Town planners OK mixed-use project for East Amherst village center »
Gazette Net
After informing a developer about concerns that there would be insufficient parking on site, town planners have approved a mixed-use project that will bring 57 one-bedroom apartments and some new comm…
Politics
Local elections hinge on housing this fall »
Boston Globe
From Medford to Newton, Revere to Braintree, upcoming local elections could partially hinge on housing and development issues. Several of the 15 mayors who last fall together pledged to permit 185,000…
Falmouth Selectman Susan Moran to run for state Senate »
Cape Cod Times
Although state Sen. Viriato “Vinny” deMacedo has yet to formally resign, candidates are starting to come forward for his soon-to-be-vacated Plymouth & Barnstable District seat, including one from …
Markey wins endorsement of Lynn delegation »
Lynn Daily News Item
One day after U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III tried to convince local Democrats to join their campaign for the Senate, Lynn’s delegation is backing the incumbent senator.…
Political Notes: Crocker's death unsettles Precinct 5 race »
Cape Cod Times
The recent death of Barnstable Town Council President James Crocker Jr. has cast a pall over the race for the Precinct 5 seat.…
Ayanna Pressley endorses Jesse Mermell, Lori Trahan for Congress »
Boston Herald
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley is rolling out endorsements in several congressional races — and is lending support to longtime friend Jesse Mermell in her bid for U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III’s 4th Dis…
Cashman: Republican alleges political tricks in City Council’s 8th district »
Boston Herald
The Republican in the District 8 City Council race is calling out her Democratic opponent with a fake news accusation — but the Dem insists it’s all a misunderstanding.…
4 vie for 3 seats on Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School Committee »
Berkshire Eagle
There are four candidates running for three openings on the McCann Technical High School governing committee. Each term is for four years. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. The following are profiles o…
North Adams Mayoral Challenger Runs On Principle Against First-Term Incumbent »
New England Public Radio
Mayor Tom Bernard in North Adams, Massachusetts, is running for re-election for the first time since taking office in 2018. He's opposed by Rachel Branch, who sits on a vocational school committee. An…
Sen. Ed Markey nabs endorsements from Quincy, Lynn delegations »
The Republican
Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts picked up a host of endorsements in his re-election bid on Monday, including the delegations of both Quincy and Lynn.…
Falmouth selectman enters state Senate race »
Cape Cod Times
Falmouth Selectman Susan Moran on Monday became the first candidate from the Cape to enter the race for the state Senate seat being vacated by Viriato "Vinny" deMacedo.…
Newcomers vie for a seat as City Council race heats up »
Boston Globe
She’s a City Council candidate you probably haven’t heard of, a single mother of four handing out political flyers at the Roche Bros. in West Roxbury, or at the train stop in Maverick Square.…
Public Health
City Of Boston Awarded $4.3 Million To Aid Lead Paint Abatement In Low-Income Homes »
Brookline Patch
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that the City of Boston has received $4.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to further reduce the risk of childho…
Inclusion of Menthol Seen As Key to Successful Flavored Tobacco Ban »
State House News Service
As it becomes increasingly likely that the Legislature will seek to put some guardrails on vaping in the coming month, public health advocates on Monday called on lawmakers to ban flavors, including m…
Gov. Charlie Baker files vaping ban regulations with Secretary of State »
The Republican
Gov. Charlie Baker has filed regulations with the Secretary of State to keep his ban on vaping products in place, after a Superior Court judge ordered him to make regulatory changes.…
State Finance
Late Budget Means Half a Mil in Forgone Interest »
State House News Service
The Massachusetts Legislature was the last in the nation to enact an annual budget this year and now their drawn-out deliberations over last year's state budget are about to cost the taxpayers real mo…
State Government
Governor’s office gives ‘the runaround to people who can’t run’ »
Boston Globe
Around the same time Governor Charlie Baker was delivering a speech about the need for age-friendly, accessible housing, a small band of residents in wheelchairs gathered at the entrance to his State …
Taxation
Senate Group's Tax Ideas May Be Revenue Neutral »
State House News Service
A group of legislators and policy advocates put together by Senate leadership to explore ways to modernize the state's tax code is looking into the possibility of taxing digital goods and services lik…
Transportation
Foxboro legislator's bill would change seat belt law »
The Sun Chronicle
Two bills authorizing police to pull over and ticket drivers if anyone in the car is not wearing a seat belt have reignited a long debate over traffic safety vs. government interference.…
Frustration Builds Over Planning Of Allston I-90 Project »
State House News Service
Members of a task force convened by the Department of Transportation to offer feedback on a major road and rail project in Allston complained Monday that they had not been kept in the loop during the …
T notes: Payroll finally getting back to 2015 levels »
Commonwealth Magazine
MIT paying $22m for new Kendall T entrance…
House leaders talk transpo taxes »
Commonwealth Magazine
Chamber likely to take up bill in November…
TransitMatters: Our plan for regional rail »
Commonwealth Magazine
A roadmap of short and long-term initiatives for state officials…
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