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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Awards, Great Hall

9:00am Drunk Driving Prevention Awareness, Nurses Hall

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am MassCann/NORML Rally, State House steps

6:00pm Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

6:00pm Fenway Health Young Leaders Council Healthcare Advocacy Event with Attorney General Maura Healey, Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street, Boston

6:00pm Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

Birthdays: Rep. Aaron Michlewitz

“People have increasingly been using the ballot as leverage to get the Legislature to do what it should be doing,” he said. “I’d prefer, always, that we do it in the Legislature.”

Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Speaking about his preference to pass bills in the legislature rather than by referendum.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Christopher Wray Is Trump's Nominee To Be The New FBI Director » WBUR

Business

Ringless robocalls a growing problem » Berkshire Eagle

MFA wants to expand its audience, broaden its appeal » Boston Globe

Likely developer of key Winthrop Square site hasn't in past met hiring goals » Boston Globe

Lyft to work with Boston driverless car company » Boston Globe

Lyft Teams Up With Cambridge Startup To Bring Driverless Ride-Hailing To The Roads » WBUR

Boston ranks among top cities for quality of life, new report says » Boston Globe

Report predicts 17% growth in Mass. biotech jobs by 2022 » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Tobacco wholesalers want in on recreational marijuana » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Saugus rallies around the Sachems » Lynn Daily News Item

Crimes

Boston Woman Settles With MBTA In Police Brutality Case » WBUR

Education

Later school starting times might be tough to legislate » Lowell Sun

Advocates push for tuition-recovery fund » Boston Globe

Harvard admission decision prompts debate over free speech » Boston Globe

Springfield Public Schools lauded for serving breakfast to more than 80 percent of students » The Republican

Weymouh school traffic supervisors rerouted to principal's administration » Wicked Local Weymouth

State rep calls Native American mascots bill pending in Massachusetts Legislature 'political correctness run amok' » The Republican

Advocates push for tuition-recovery fund » Boston Globe

State Rep Linda Dean Campbell to Hold Local Forum on Education Legislation » WHAV

Bill would create more flexibility for students learning English » WWLP 22

Environment

Cape Cod beaches see uptick in dead seabirds » The Republican

Fish and river groups to stabilize trout stream bank in Chester on Saturday » The Republican

Gaming

Panel leaning toward umbrella approach to online gaming oversight » Sentinel & Enterprise

Report: Massachusetts Online Gambling Likely To Get Green Light From Special Commission » Online Poker Report

Health Care

Nurses renew fight for hospital profits, CEO pay limits » Sentinel & Enterprise

Nurses push for transparency, limits on hospital CEO pay » Cape Cod Times

Tufts Medical CEO says hospital plans to spend $30M on nurses contract » Boston Business Journal

Optometrist battle puts DeLeo in hot seat » Boston Globe

Human Services

Errors leave Boston veterans shortchanged » Boston Herald

Rep. Haddad: ER wait times show it's time for mental health solutions » The Herald News

Mass. legislators hear testimony on proposed 'conversion therapy' ban » Worcester Telegram

Immigration

House Democrats' bills threaten DOC/ICE pact » Boston Herald

DeLeo tables controversial immigration bill » Boston Herald

Judiciary

SJC ruling could lead to release of drunk driving suspects » The Salem News

Criminal justice reform at risk of “analysis paralysis,” senator warns » WWLP 22

Chang-Díaz Pushes for Justice Reinvestment and Comprehensive Reform » Jamaica Plain News

State hears criminal justice reform advocates » Bay State Banner

Governor nominates Brockton prosecutor, Wellesley lawyer for superior court openings » The Enterprise

Assisted suicide case to move forward after judge rejects dismissal » Worcester Business Journal

Labor

Tufts Medical Center, nurses gird for possible strike » Boston Globe

Mass. will 'absolutely' see $15 minimum wage, Rosenberg predicts » Metro

Senate President Rosenberg sees $15 minimum wage in the works » The Metro West Daily News

Local Government

Beacon Hill bill calls foul on the mascots » Boston Herald

Swampscott Farmers' Market opening day is Sunday » Wicked Local Swampscott

Danvers resident seeks state representative seat for 13th Essex district » Wicked Local Middleton

Political Happy Hour: June 6, 2017 » Boston Globe

Ashland: Amid tumult, Margulies takes reins of health board » Wicked Local Ashland

What we are working on 6/7/2017 (VIDEO) » Lowell Sun

Opinion

Trump is dragging America down » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Kennedy scion could provide a big boost to gov hopefuls » Boston Herald

EDITORIAL: Major drug bust was a lesson worth praising » Lowell Sun

Remembering When Boston TV News Was Shooting For The Moon Instead Of Plumbing The Depths » WBUR

Carr: Anyone else related to Pocahontas? » Boston Herald

Reed: Geriatric Dems stealing spotlight from new faces » Boston Herald

Editorial: Baker makes right move after Paris accord pullout » The Recorder

Our view: Next-gen state cabinet post » Milford Daily News

Politics

Setti Warren unconcerned about party focus on Donald Trump » Boston Herald

Public Health

On mental health front, a battle over who decides what's medically necessary » WWLP 22

Boston leaders skeptical of supervised injection site plan » The Republican

Deadly synthetic opioid turns up in state » The Salem News

Discarded drug needles resurface as issue in Holyoke, Councilor James Leahy says » The Republican

Baker, Essaibi-George seek hearing on 'supervised injection sites' » Dorchester Reporter

Public Safety

Springfield leaders to hold community anti-gun violence meeting in response to shootings » The Republican

State Finance

Massachusetts Tax Revenues Tick Up In May; Shortfall Remains » Banker & Tradesman

State Government

Massachusetts voting system not vulnerable to hacking, officials say » WCVB

Taxation

DeLeo: 'Millionaire's tax' may get vote next week » Lowell Sun

Editorial: Double talk on taxes » Boston Herald

Millionaires tax goes before Legislature next week » The Sun Chronicle

What's up with the millionaires' tax? Baker isn't saying » Boston Globe

Baker's new sales tax plan already has opponents » Boston Globe

Transportation

Concord Select Board can't stop monopoles » Wicked Local Concord

Beverly riders, officials call for added MBTA buses » The Salem News

North Shore commuter rail service disruption plans 'not perfect' » Wicked Local Manchester

Utilities

Hearings on proposed Eversource rate hike to begin Wednesday » The Republican

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Recipe of the Week

Bitter Blueberry Collins

Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli

Ingredients

1½ ounces Berkshire Mountain Ethereal Gin

½ ounce Aperol

¾ ounce lemon juice

½ ounce Blueberry Puree (recipe here)

Soda water, ice cold

Directions

Mount first 4 ingredients in a highball, add ice and shake. Top with soda, and garnish with a lemon wheel.

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