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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am DMH Southeast Area Citizens Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm New England Board of Higher Education Awards, Great Hall

1:00pm AKA Day at the Capitol, Nurses Hall

6:00pm St. Joseph's Day Celebration for Sen. Joe Boncore

6:00pm St. Joseph's Day Celebration for Sen. Joe Boncore

Birthdays: Rep. Thomas Stanley, State Senator Paul Feeney
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“What you’ll find is that Boston has the highest per capita number of hate crimes, and that, ironically, is a good thing,” Levin said. “It shows Boston is doing a good job of identifying and responding to these crimes.”

Brian Levin, Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University

On Boston being a top target for LGBT hate acts
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump, Ryan lack House votes for 'do-or-die' health care bill » Boston Globe

Keating looks to exempt returning H-2B workers » Cape Cod Times

Trump campaign chief linked to Putin interests » South Coast Today

Groups rally for safe communities at Indivisible Somerville rally » Wicked Local Somerville

Business

Baby, you can't drive my car » Commonwealth Magazine

First applicant for BYOB misses hearing » Boston Herald

Proposed regulations irk lobstermen » Boston Herald

Federal legislators weigh in on planned drop of WWLP from cable lineup » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts Cannabis Advocates Speak Up Against Legislators' Proposed Recreational Law Changes » Merry Jane

Civil Rights

LGBT community top target for hate acts in Boston » Boston Globe

ACLU says ending mandatory minimum drug sentences would address racial inequalities » Metro

Crimes

Victims Of Outbreak Tied To Framingham Pharmacy React To Mixed Verdict » WBUR

Education

College financial aid packages usually aren't gifts » Boston Globe

In noisy rally, hundreds of Boston teachers demand new contract » Boston Globe

For Low-Income Students, Public Colleges Are The Ivy League For Economic Mobility » WBUR

Against opposition, BPS passes $1 billion budget » Boston Herald

The Rebooted MCAS Exam Rekindles The Debate Around Testing » WBUR

Environment

Working group hears plenty of pros, cons on rattlesnake colony » Gazette Net

Health Care

In Final Hours, GOP Leaders Scramble For Votes On Bill To Gut 'Obamacare' » WBUR

Former White House Drug Czar To Lead Addiction Medicine Center In Boston » WBUR

GOP health bill on the brink hours from House showdown vote » Sentinel & Enterprise

Housing

Boston To Shutter 2 Transitional Housing Programs For Men In Recovery » WBUR

Human Services

Social workers, students rally at Faneuil Hall to tout bills » Sentinel & Enterprise

Legislature adds $10.8 million to DDS Turning 22 program » Martha's Vineyard Times

Judiciary

Lawyer's judgeship hearing postponed a week » Gloucester Times

Williams picked as trial court administrator » State House News Service

Baker announces new court picks » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Judge allows suits against state ban on recording private conversations to continue » Universal Hub

Labor

Massachusetts jobless rate rose slightly in February » Boston Business Journal

Legislative

Stan Rosenberg vows no more delays in implementation of marijuana law » Boston Herald

Local Government

Sandwich Planners Vote To Block Recreational Pot Sales For Now » Cape News

Stockbridge takes up effort aimed at 'trust policy' to ease immigrants' fears » Berkshire Eagle

Worcester councilors question allowing noncitizens on city boards » Worcester Telegram

Springfield mayor talks education, jobs, environment and budget with aide to President Donald Trump » The Republican

Correia wants FROED removed from Redevelopment Authority role » Herald News

Opinion

Health bill isn't reform; it's a tax cut for the wealthy » Boston Globe

A tight labor market is a terrible thing to waste » Boston Globe

Lives taken, lives unseen » Boston Globe

Gelzinis: Meeting terror with calm resolve » Boston Herald

Our Opinion: Familiar Berkshire cable fight to be fought once more » Berkshire Eagle

Wage theft cannot be business as usual » Boston Globe

Romney's health care legacy under attack, just like Obama's » Boston Globe

44 years later, Vietnam vets still reviled » Cape Cod Times

Clive McFarlane: Elected officials sign name to values » Worcester Telegram

Baker needs to be aggressive opposing GOP health care bill » Boston Globe

An Act of Malice » US News and World Report

Letter: Threatened grant program of value to community » Berkshire Eagle

Moran: A leader in pursuit of two ideas that can bring positive change » Herald News

Editorial: Reforms derailed » Boston Herald

ViewPoint: In Massachusetts, a resounding yes for zero-emission vehicles » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: League helps aspiring politicians find their voice » The Recorder

Make cities 'great'? Trump's budget says otherwise » Dorchester Reporter

Politics

The kids are far right » Boston Globe

Tito Jackson challenging Commissioner Evans a calculated gamble » Boston Herald

Upcoming caucuses help shape Dems' future » My South End

St. Patrick's Day Breakfast sees historically large turnout » Boston Irish Reporter

Public Health

DPH seeks permission to continue collecting opioid data » The Salem News

State Finance

Massachusetts lawmakers continue to work to balance the budget » WWLP 22

House and Senate pass $144M spending bill with more to come » State House News Service

DOR: State could collect $172 million annually in marijuana tax revenue » Sentinel & Enterprise

Rosenberg: Health funding cuts may leave 'nothing' for other state priorities » The Recorder

State Government

State leaders battling over legal-pot oversight » Worcester Business Journal

Baker, Polito, Healey pay state for political trips » Boston Globe

Taxation

Mass. High Court Rules In Tax Dispute Involving Catholic Shrine » WBUR

Transportation

Governor moving forward with Middleboro rail plan first » South Coast Today

State changes gears on Middleborough commuter rail plan » Boston Globe

Baker pushes 2-track S. Coast rail approach » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker backs off commuter rail cut » Commonwealth Magazine

Ride-Hailing Service Focused On Women — And Safety — Launches In Boston » WBUR

Taunton's state senator looking into litigation to block South Coast Rail route swap » Taunton Daily Gazette

EDITORIAL: Baker's fix for T deficit hits political yellow light » Sentinel & Enterprise

South Coast rail's first phase carries 2024 completion date » State House News Service

South Coast Rail construction to start in 2019 under Middleborough plan » Herald News

Road $$$ bill being prepped for ride through House » State House News Service

MBTA overstating its budget woes, critics say » Boston Globe

MBTA commuter rail to New Bedford, Fall River slated to arrive by 2024 » The Republican

Utilities

Lawmakers in Pilgrim zone urge NRC to shut nuke plant down » Wicked Local Weymouth

Massachusetts 'middle mile' internet provider may halt project over money woes » Berkshire Eagle

MassBroadband123 operator files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; blames state technology agency » The Republican

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