A member of the InstaTrac family of services
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Did someone send this to you? Subscribe here.

Must-Reads

Massachusetts

Those charged with murder can no longer cite infidelity as provocation to kill, Supreme Judicial Court rules

Boston Globe

National

America turns against immigration

Axios

Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am

UNCF Governor's Breakfast

Grand Staircase, State House
10:00am

Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing

Via Zoom
10:00am

Mass. Cultural Council Grant Celebration

Grand Staircase, State House
5:00pm

Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing

Via Zoom
5:30pm

UMass Boston Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Distinguished Public Service Fellows Welcome Reception

UMass Boston Campus Center, Alumni Lounge (2nd Floor), 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston
5:30pm

Ellen Story Commission on Postpartum Depression

Virtual Hearing

Quote of the Day

“We conclude that the exception in the Commonwealth to the mere words rule for sudden oral revelations of infidelity has run its course. The exception rests upon a shaky, misogynistic foundation and has no place in our modern jurisprudence,” Gaziano wrote. “Going forward, we no longer will recognize that an oral discovery of infidelity satisfies the objective element of something that would provoke a reasonable person to kill his or her spouse.”
Justice Frank M. Gaziano
The state’s high court shed centuries of misogynistic reasoning Monday, declaring a man can no longer avoid a murder conviction by saying he killed a woman because she told him she had been unfaithful.

News by Category

Beltway Politics

Business

Education

Environment

Gaming

Health Care

Housing

Human Services

Judiciary

Labor

Local Government

Public Health

Public Safety

Reproductive Rights

State Finance

State Government

Transportation

Utilities

Press Releases