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“I can't speak to the state police budget piece," Baker said. "I'm not a big believer, at the end of the day, that the right way to solve a number of problems is to so-called 'defund the police.' I do believe in more accountability and transparency. And … we'll be filing legislation on that next week that we’ve been working with the Black and Latino Caucus on for quite a while.”
Commenting on whether he would shift the state police overtime budget in the same way Mayor Walsh has committed to doing so.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Opinion: Media ups the ante on negative coverage of Trump
Boston Herald
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Markey lets it rip in ‘Massachusetts family fight’
Politico
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Trump’s halting walk down ramp raises new health questions
Boston Globe
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Democrats split on ‘defund police’ movement
Boston Herald
Business
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New PPP law may have made it more about protecting businesses than saving jobs
Boston Business Journal
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Longtime GE Aviation CEO to retire; successor named
Boston Business Journal
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Shutting down research labs happened fast, but ramping back up will be a long process
Milford Daily News
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Cape Ann hotels, inns reopen in Phase 2
Gloucester Times
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Coronavirus shutdown could lead to 20% of state restaurants never reopening, Massachusetts Restaurant Association says
MassLive
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Many businesses closed by COVID are not coming back
Commonwealth Magazine
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Boston businesses confront hard questions around racial inequity
Boston Globe
Cannabis
Civil Rights
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Thousands March In Boston For Black Transgender Lives
WBUR
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Protests, vigils continue across the region Sunday
Boston Globe
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Boston prays for peace, justice in wake of police killing of George Floyd
Boston Herald
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As social justice movement grows, Chinatown takes stock
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Don’t confuse moral bankruptcy with racism
Boston Herald
Education
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Pittsfield leaders issue urgent appeal for school funding
Berkshire Eagle
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Pittsfield teachers union to rally Monday
Berkshire Eagle
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Brockton Public Schools layoffs include art, music, health, technical and academic teachers
The Enterprise
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Worcester schools to set up 3,500 internet hotspots for families during summer
Worcester Telegram
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In Lawrence, Shift To Remote Learning Could Deepen Existing Inequalities
WBUR
Gaming
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Menu Of Safety Protocols Considered For A Reopening Of Massachusetts Casinos
New England Public Radio
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Trading sportsbooks for brokerages, bored bettors wager on stocks
Boston Globe
Health Care
Housing
Human Services
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Bags of rice handed out to residents in Laotian, Hmong communities
Sentinel & Enterprise
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Opinion: Extended State Foster Care Is A Necessity During COVID-19
Law 360
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Opinion: A monthly check would provide economic relief during the coronavirus crisis
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Universal Basic Income comes with a mammoth price tag
Boston Globe
Judiciary
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Opinion: It’s time to raise the age
Commonwealth Magazine
Labor
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‘More federal support is absolutely essential’; Massachusetts officials expect more help for the state’s unemployed
The Republican
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WBUR union reaches first contract agreement with station
Boston Globe
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Layoffs could be ‘tip of the iceberg’ for hard-hit hotel industry
Boston Herald
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UMass survey finds state’s essential workers ‘stressed, unsafe, and insecure’
Gazette Net
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Sen. Markey calls for more hotel worker protections following mass layoffs
WCVB
Legislative
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Tran outlines work done in difficult times
Worcester Telegram
Local Government
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State suggests municipalities convene town meetings outdoors
The Republican
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City officials resist calls to defund police
Worcester Telegram
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Tear down statue of Lincoln towering over kneeling slave, petition says
Boston Globe
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Pressure Is Rising to Cut Police Budgets, but the Mayor Isn’t Completely on Board
Boston Magazine
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Sandwich, Mashpee, Wellfleet Residents Gather for Annual Town Meeting, Election
Cape Cod Online
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COVID Brings Springfield Dark Times, but Not Fiscal End Times…Yet
Western Mass Politics and Insight
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Boston’s New Budget No Longer Built on Local Aid Bump
State House News Service
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North End group says Columbus coming back
Boston Herald
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Cape & Islands Legislative delegation Unveils #CountCapeCod
The Barnstable Patriot
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Brookline Town Election Turnout: Less Than 18 Percent
Brookline Patch
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Coronavirus takes $65M bite out of Boston revenues
Boston Herald
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Marshfield: Town Receives Over $1 Million from CARES Act Funds
95.9 WATD
Politics
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Kennedy: Politics, Virus Spread May Influence Stimulus
State House News Service
Public Health
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Failed septic systems spike during coronavirus pandemic
The Metro West Daily News
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Mass. reports 87 new coronavirus cases, 23 new deaths as key metrics continue to fall
Boston Globe
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Thousands of Demonstrators Urged to Get Tested This Week
State House News Service
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Mass. reports 208 new coronavirus cases, 48 additional deaths
Boston Globe
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Aubri Esters, an advocate for safe drug use on the streets, dies at 35
Boston Globe
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Law takes effect to collect vital health data
Your Arlington
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Contact Tracing Apps Aren't Going to Solve the Pandemic
Governing
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Guest columnist CDH CEO Joanne Marqusee: Channel outrage, grief into real change
Gazette Net
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Massachusetts reports 46 new coronavirus deaths, 392 new cases as Gov. Charlie Baker declares healthcare system is ‘out of surge’
The Republican
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How a scrappy team of school nurses hunted the coronavirus in Revere
Boston Globe
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A century later, another epidemic’s victims are remembered and reburied
Boston Globe
Public Safety
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Black People Made Up 70 Percent Of Boston Police Stops, Department Data Show
WGBH
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Police, protesters finding common ground
Commonwealth Magazine
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Opinion: A Chokehold By Another Name Still Kills
WGBH
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Beacon Hill leaders plan to overhaul law enforcement policies
The Eagle Tribune
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh Banning Police Chokeholds
CBS Boston
State Government
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Holyoke Soldiers’ Home retired superintendent rallying support for expansion, renovation
The Republican
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“Positive Progress” Ahead of Decision on More Openings
State House News Service
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Sluggish census response may harm Cape Cod region
Cape Cod Times
Transportation
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As the economy recovers, that same old problem is resurfacing — Boston traffic
Boston Globe
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Opinion: Let’s move on to flattening commute into Boston
Commonwealth Magazine
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Report: MBTA Careening Toward Another Fiscal Crisis
State House News Service
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Pandemic Leads to a Bicycle Boom, and Shortage, Around World
NECN
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Coronavirus derails MBTA finances, report says deficit to hit $400 million by FY22
Boston Herald
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Taxpayers Foundation: T facing existential crisis
Commonwealth Magazine