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12:30am
House Committee on Post Audit & Oversight: Public Hearing
Chair John Mahoney's Office, Statehouse Room 146
11:00am
Senate Full Formal Session
Senate Chamber
11:00am
House Full Formal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
3:00pm
MassVision2050: Cybersecurity hosted by the Mass. High Tech Council
Via Zoom
Quote of the Day
“The problem with repealing an 18 cents gas tax is it feeds into a far right narrative that the problem is government, not Big Oil gouging consumers. Let’s pass @SenWhitehouse & my windfall profits tax instead to tax huge oil profits & put money back into the pockets of Americans.”
President Biden urged Congress on Wednesday to suspend the federal gas tax of 18.3 cents per gallon for three months, marking the latest White House effort to contend with high inflation.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
Business
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The stock market has tumbled quickly, and longtime savers are at a loss
Boston Globe
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OPINION: Suspending the gas tax is a gimmick
Boston Globe
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Startup Elucid hopes that AI can help cardiologists prevent heart attacks
Boston Globe
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Japanese drug giant Takeda will move into 16-story building planned for Kendall Square
Boston Globe
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Juul soon to be ordered off the market by FDA, report says
Boston Globe
Education
Environment
Gaming
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Leominster group pursuing fourth casino region
Commonwealth Magazine
Housing
Human Services
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A winter count found fewer people living on Boston streets
Boston Globe
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Grants that sustained state’s childcare industry set to expire
Commonwealth Magazine
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Boston homelessness continues downward trend
Boston Herald
Judiciary
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SJC agrees to hear moot DiMasi case
Commonwealth Magazine
Labor
Politics
Public Health
Public Safety
State Government
Taxation
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Mass. legislative leaders respond to Biden’s call to suspend state gas tax: No way!
Boston Globe
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Mass. high court rules ‘millionaires tax’ question was written ‘fairly.’ It goes before voters in November.
Boston Globe
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Biden pushes Congress for a three-month gas tax holiday
Boston Globe
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‘It’s time to act and cut taxes,’ Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says as he fights for gas tax holiday
MassLive
Transportation
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OPINION: What’s really going on at the factory that’s building the T’s new subway cars?
Boston Globe
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Rail experts say Orange Line battery ‘failure’ was likely a battery explosion; no answer from T
Boston Globe
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‘A series of often tragic events’: MBTA safety oversight hearings to take a broad look at management, spending decisions, lawmakers say
MassLive
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Will there be a passenger rail from North Adams to Boston? State presented updates to its ongoing study
Berkshire Eagle
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Berkshire Flyer Is First Direct Rail Connection to NYC in 51 Years
iBerkshires