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Massachusetts

Health care giants, led by Blue Cross Blue Shield, helped keep top Massachusetts politicians’ campaigns flush

Boston Globe

National

Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear

The Associated Press (AP)

Today on Beacon Hill

10:30am

LIHEAP State Plan Public Hearing

Via Zoom
10:30am

Mass. Manufactured Homes Commission Meeting

Via Zoom and in-person - Chicopee City Hall, 274 Front Street, Chicopee
11:00am

Joint Committee on Transportation: Committee Hearing

State House, A-1 & Virtual
1:00pm

Joint Committee on Education: Committee Hearing

State House, B-2 and Virtual
1:00pm

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities: Committee Hearing

State House, A-1 & Virtual
1:00pm

Joint Committee on Election Laws: Committee Hearing

State House, B-1 & Virtual
1:00pm

"Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio

89.7 FM or gbhnews.org
2:00pm

Embodied Carbon Intergovernmental Coordinating Council Public Hearing

Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington

Quote of the Day

“... Local, state, and federal authorities teamed up to bust the brothel network that operated out of high-end apartment and condo buildings in December 2023. In March, Toner, a lawyer, former teacher, and labor leader, was named as one of 28 men who frequented the brothel and allegedly paid for sex. Prosecutors said they brought charges against the 28 men (out of 2,800) who had the most communications via phone calls and text messages with the brothel. For Toner, that was 432 calls and texts. Police said Toner paid for sex at least 13 times between February and September 2023.”
Tonya Alanez, Boston Globe
Cambridge city Councilor Paul Toner, who is facing criminal charges for his alleged involvement as a frequent customer of a brothel ring that operated in Cambridge and Watertown, announced on social media Monday he will not seek reelection in November.

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