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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Healthy Start Awards, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

9:30am The Health Benefits of Carbon Pricing in Mass. Presentation, The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Allston, Brighton & Fenway Community Fundraiser for Mayor Marty Walsh

6:00pm Allston, Brighton & Fenway Community Fundraiser for Mayor Marty Walsh

Today's Graphic

"Twelve hundred and fifteen amendments? That's a lot of amendments to work through, but congratulations to them. They did yeoman's work in short order,"

Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Speaking about the House breezing through their budget debate.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

John Kerry is switching islands » Boston Globe

With dispute over health payments defused, spending bill is on track » Boston Globe

Trump's plan cuts tax rates across board » Boston Globe

White House Touts 'Historic' 28 Laws Signed By Trump, But What Are They? » WBUR

Trump Administration Proposes 'Massive' Tax Overhaul And Tax Cut Plan » WBUR

Trump Tells Canada And Mexico He Will Renegotiate, Not Withdraw From NAFTA » WBUR

Questions Linger About Trump's Foreign Business Ties And The Emoluments Clause » WBUR

Trump says US won't leave NAFTA _ for now » Sentinel & Enterprise

Why Trump tax cut may not deliver the boost White House says » Sentinel & Enterprise

Business

Boston councilors back Winthrop Sq. skyscraper proposal » Boston Globe

Local businesses bring their concerns to Massachusetts lawmakers » WWLP 22

Mass. Securities Cop Blasts 'Choice Act' » Barron's

Mobile targeting: A 'secret weapon' for good or ill? Blog Sweepstakes Law » Lexology

Santander ranks last locally in consumer survey for 5th straight year » Boston Business Journal

UMass Supports an H-1B Loophole for Foreign Entrepreneurs » BostInno

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Medical marijuana sales growing north of Boston » Boston Globe

Medical marijuana tax comes before Dennis voters » Cape Cod Times

Civil Rights

Fattman Announces the Municipal ADA Improvement Grant Program » Bellingham Bulletin

Crimes

Statewide sex trafficking sting operation ends » Cape Cod Times

29 arrested statewide, 13 locally, in sex sting operation » WWLP 22

Education

Boston chamber joins education group » State House News Service

Creating inclusive schools for LGBTQ students » Boston Globe

Panel to look at state mandates on schools » Eagle Tribune

Berkshire Public Schools Struggle To Finalize Budgets, Lack Of State Aid » WAMC

BPS revamp aims to aid grades 1, 2 » Boston Herald

Panel to look at state school mandates » Newburyport News

Environment

A plastic bag ban could be coming to Springfield soon » The Republican

In wake of failed Quabbin rattlesnake plan, MassWildlife directed to 'develop a statewide approach' to save species » The Republican

Neponset allies alarmed by Baker's push for pollution monitoring » Dorchester Reporter

When it comes to litter, let's be like Mike (Dukakis) » Boston Globe

Federal

Moulton to host town hall meeting in North Andover May 6 » The Salem News

Gaming

Opponents of casino on Martha's Vineyard file appeal » Boston Globe

Health Care

Brigham and Women's offers buyouts to 1,600 workers » Boston Globe

Partners, Brigham pay $10M to settle research fraud probe » Boston Business Journal

Immigration

Immigrants, refugees too afraid to seek critical help from food pantries, domestic violence resources » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Lawmakers call for more aggressive criminal justice reform » Worcester Business Journal

Labor

On-the-job deaths hit 10-year high » Boston Globe

Local Government

Cambridge Bans City Employees From Flying United Airlines » New Boston Post

Shadow vs $: It's the wrong debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Walsh running for mayor barring comet, nuclear war » Wicked Local Framingham

Boston City Council OKs Winthrop Square Tower Plan, Despite Shadow Concerns » WBUR

City Hall Notebook: Journalist's appointment to advisory board is questioned » Worcester Telegram

Opinion

Richard North Patterson: Tax cuts are GOP's weapon of choice in class warfare » Boston Globe

Letter: End refugee crisis by welcoming stranger » The Berkshire Eagle

Trump's FCC can save the Internet — by doing nothing » Boston Globe

Massachusetts House of Representatives:  A Farce in Two Acts » New Boston Post

Does it matter if Hernandez was gay? » Commonwealth Magazine

Some New England Jews, Wary Of U.S. Politics, Reclaim German Citizenship » WBUR

Federal Judge Was Right To Slap Down Trump For Punishing 'Sanctuary Cities' » WBUR

Scott Brown's long-awaited win » Boston Globe

Editorial: A spending record » Boston Herald

Politics

Plymouth County Sheriff looking to succeed deMacedo on Republican State Committee » Wicked Local Plymouth

Jacobs family, owner of TD Garden and Bruins, gives $13,000 to Walsh » Boston Globe

Davis ready to step into the ring for GOP in state senate race » The Sun Chronicle

Public Health

City receives $20K opioid grant to fund educational programs » The Metro West Daily News

Federal grant will let Massachusetts expand Springfield opioid addiction program » The Republican

Public Safety

Attleboro area police officers attend cyber crimes conference in Boston » The Sun Chronicle

Boston police put out word: Buying sex can cost you big » Boston Herald

Boston sees slow progress on race in police stops » Christian Science Monitor

On 3-1 vote, Georgetown selectmen back letter to NRC » Newburyport News

Healey Hosts 6th Annual National Cyber Crime Conference » Banker & Tradesman

State Finance

House Backs $40B State Budget, Senate Up Next » CBS Boston

Trump retreat on arts money compounded by state House budget cuts, council says » Gloucester Times

State Government

Advocates hail challenge to Baker on public records » Commonwealth Magazine

Amherst to sign Community Compact agreement with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito Thursday » The Republican

Transportation

Fairmount Line ridership has tripled since 2012, study finds » Boston Globe

'Vast majority' of drivers on Uber/Lyft will do a 'great job,' Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Utilities

Eversource customers criticize proposed rate hike » The Recorder

Legislators take stand against gas moratorium » The Recorder

Boston Tech Community Worries About Plans To Chip Away At Net Neutrality Regulations » WBUR

High-speed internet push gains traction, hits speed bump » Cape Cod Times

Support earmark to improve Cape Internet service » Cape Cod Times

Fight against compressor station continues in Rehoboth » The Sun Chronicle

Area legislators prod state regulators to act quickly on Berkshire Gas moratorium » The Republican

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