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Massachusetts

Editorial: House’s $6.5 billion housing bill goes big on new development

Boston Globe

National

Economy added 272,000 jobs in May, surging past expectations

Washington Post

Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am

Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity: Committee Hearing

Written Testimony Only
9:00am

Joint Committee on Public Service: Committee Hearing

Written Testimony Only

Birthday: Rep. Aaron Michlewitz

Quote of the Day

“Almost every federal prosecutor — myself included — will at one point prosecute a case involving the unlawful purchase or possession of a firearm. Along with immigration and drug cases, gun charges are the bread and butter of federal prosecutors, for better or worse. “These cases almost always result in convictions, but they usually end in plea deals, not jury verdicts. The statutes in this area are both broad and punitive, and the elements of the offenses are relatively easy to prove. As a result, there are very few credible lines of defense at trial, and the logic of a guilty plea — which ensures at least some time off of the ultimate sentence — tends to be inescapable.”
Ankush Khardori, POLITICO Magazine
Hunter Biden was indicted on three felony gun charges in September after a proposed plea deal with federal prosecutors unraveled.

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