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“That’s the thing about Representative Cabral — he couldn’t answer the questions, and he basically filed a bill out of ignorance, not knowing anything, and that usually happens — especially in this case — because he wanted to fit a political agenda,”

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson

Speaking about the bill passed yesterday in the House which bans corrections inmates from working across state lines.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

With Trump away, D.C. unclenches, just a bit » Boston Globe

Clark chastises DeVos on school discrimination » Boston Globe

Is Alan Dershowitz defending Trump? Not quite, he says » Boston Globe

Mnuchin Tells Democrats No Go on Border Tax in Private Meeting » Bloomberg Politics

Katherine Clark grills Betsy DeVos: 'I am shocked' » The Washington Post

Warren pushes for records from Trump appointee with ties to for-profit college » Boston Globe

Business

How other countries are trying to censor the Internet » Boston Globe

Plans to redevelop Widett Circle could collide with need to park trains » Boston Globe

MAR Sets Date For Realtor Day On Beacon Hill » Banker & Tradesman

Boston is thriving - and that's a problem for millennials » Boston Business Journal

Mass. Senate votes to restore funding to state small-business program » Boston Business Journal

Education

Attorney General Investigates School Amid Racial Tensions » US News and World Report

State Rep. Jim Miceli Hosts Third Graders At State House » Marlborough Patch

Biotech Academy to graduate first class » Gloucester Times

'We did it together,' says outgoing Salem State University president » Wicked Local Manchester

Investment needed in all levels of education » Leominster Champion

Environment

Nuclear Decommissioning Panel Holds First Meeting Wednesday » WCAI

Legislation looks to commit state to climate change agreement » Martha's Vineyard Times

Savannah, Boston seaports beat competitors in Trump budget » Boston Globe

Gaming

Appeals court passes on Vineyard tribe's gaming hall » Boston Herald

Health Care

CBO report details effects of health bill » Boston Globe

10 key points from the CBO report on Obamacare repeal » Politico

Columnist Solomon Goldstein-Rose: Eliminate inequality in state revenue system » Amherst Bulletin

$1M NARH endowment shifts to Berkshire Health Systems in bankruptcy case » Berkshire Eagle

Human Services

25 Investigates: Gov. Baker says state may need to change daycare oversight » My Fox Boston

Immigration

Basic rights addressed at second immigration forum » Martha's Vineyard Times

Petition against 'Sanctuary' ordinance survives » The Salem News

ICE spokesman slams Tito Jackson's Sanctuary School Act as 'policy for a non-issue' » Boston Herald

Insurance

Mass. health insurers say they'll hike rates 'substantially' if Trump cuts subsidies » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

Veterans court program celebrates its first graduate » Eagle Tribune

Legislative

Hodgson Mexican wall plan dealt blow by House » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. House passes bill restricting inmate labor; stalls ICE cooperation bill » The Herald News

Local Government

Charlemont: Yes on budget, no on resolution » The Recorder

ABCD North End / West End Neighborhood Service Center Trip to Rockport » North End Waterfront

Truro edges closer to taking over state land » Cape Cod Times

Opinion

Wiping out Net neutrality helps only big telecom firms » Boston Globe

Boston needs to figure out how to share the roads » Boston Globe

Trump's budget doesn't forget the taxpayer » The Sentinel & Enterprise

Politics

Mayor Warren in New Bedford to outline plans for governor campaign » South Coast Today

John Kerry to Harvard grads: 'This is not a normal time' » Boston Globe

Baker: I like Tom — but I'm with Judy » Lynn Daily News Item

Warren candidacy could connect in a blue state » Lynn Daily News Item

Public Safety

House blocks Hodgson push to use inmates to build wall » South Coast Today

What does a guy have to do to get a jaywalking ticket in this town? » Boston Globe

Can Massachusetts Prisoners Work on the Wall? House Democrats Say... » New Boston Post

Citing Molly Bish case, officials push for added resources when kids go missing » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

17 years later, Bish family hosts final Missing Children's Day event » My Fox Boston

Bristol sheriff speaks at anti-sanctuary cities meeting » Boston Herald

Repair and retreat planned for Herring Cove Beach parking lot » Cape Cod Times

Police set to hit Boston crime 'hot spots' to thwart gun violence » Boston Herald

Hodgson Fires Back At Beacon Hill Dems Over Out-Of-State Prisoner Work Ban » New Boston Post

Residents resist Frederickson Farm's liquor license » The Valley Breeze

State Finance

Reps add $45M in spending despite budget difficulties » Lowell Sun

Senate rejects tax cuts, pads budget with spending » Eagle Tribune

Senate seeks to cut Mass. film tax credit » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Taxation

Lowell to ask LGH about payment-in-lieu-of-taxes » Lowell Sun

Transportation

Flight delays rise as Logan Airport rebuilds a runway » Boston Globe

Senate has approved study of NYC to Pittsfield train service » WWLP 22

MBTA general manager Shortsleeve to step down » Boston Globe

T Fiscal Control Board Member Steve Poftak Named New Interim MBTA GM » WBUR

Utilities

Seven more rural hilltowns win state broadband grants » The Republican

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