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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am Environment Massachusetts Environmental Champion Award Presentation, Long Wharf, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Here to Stay Rally, School Street & Washington Street, Boston

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: State Senator Jake Oliveira

FY 2018 BUDGET STATUS - NCSL
Forty-six states begin fiscal year (FY) 2018 on July 1, 2017. New York's fiscal year begins on April 1, Texas begins its fiscal year on September 1 and Alabama and Michigan begin on October 1. As of July 5, 42 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia have enacted budgets for FY 2018. Three of those states enacted a biennial budget during the 2016 legislative session. The budgets in Michigan and Pennsylvania have passed the legislature and are on the Governors' desks.

"The mischief makers are once again at work. The Senate has not and will not link the budget and marijuana negotiations. Period. The Senate is fully committed to continuing negotiations on both the budget and marijuana legislation simultaneously."

Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Speaking about the delayed marijuana and budget bill stuck in conference committee.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Ed Markey says latest missile test shows North Korea's commitment to 'provoking and threatening' US » MassLive

After Afghan trip, Elizabeth Warren calls for broader strategy » Boston Globe

Meet the Next President Kennedy » Town & Country

Business

Follow the red-brick road » Boston Globe

Grocery shopping, the Amazon way » Boston Globe

Advocates see a chance to raise Mass. alcohol tax » Boston Globe

South Boston developer proposes boutique hotel near Broadway T station » Boston Business Journal

Smith & Wesson acquires Idaho company specializing in firearm suppressors » MassLive

Cannabis & Psychedelics

House Speaker DeLeo Asks For Halt To Pot Negotiations Until State Budget Is Worked Out » WBUR

Mass. budget, marijuana bills appear intertwined in larger bargaining » The Recorder

Constitutional

Lawsuit challenging voter cutoff rule being heard in court » Boston Herald

Education

Stacks Of Books, But Short On Cash: New England's Public Libraries Face Funding Troubles » WBUR

Tuition calculator helps soften the sticker shock » Boston Globe

Adjunct faculty call for pay equality » Bay State Banner

Some single-gender Catholic schools are flourishing while others struggle » Boston Globe

LOOK bill would expand options for teaching English language learners » Bay State Banner

Healey and other attorneys general sue Betsy DeVos over student loan rules » Boston Globe

18 States Sue Betsy DeVos Over Student Loan Protections » New York Times

Baker-Polito Administration Supports Clean Energy Education with $960,000 in STEM Learning Grants Blog Energy Technology Matters » Lexology

Environment

Youth Brigade Aims To Close Tree Canopy Gap In East Boston » WBUR

The circus is coming to town » The Eagle Tribune

Conn. Looks To Build Bee Resilience, One Queen At A Time » WBUR

Health Care

In Massachusetts, annual health care costs surpassed $10,500 per person, an analysis of new data shows » MassLive

Massachusetts care still expensive » Boston Herald

State lawmakers considering bills to make health care more accessible » WWLP 22

Housing

Over $6 million spent on Airbnb listings in Boston, Cape Cod over Fourth of July weekend » MassLive

Human Services

A South End mural makes a big impact » Boston Globe

Immigration

Cambridge welcomes refugees, but few are resettled there » Boston Globe

Legislative

Pot talks on hold as Legislature eyes budget deal » Boston Herald

DeLeo suspends pot negotiations until budget plan is approved » Boston Globe

Blowing past deadlines, Massachusetts lawmakers still at odds over state budget, marijuana law rewrite » MassLive

Mass. budget, marijuana bills entwined in larger bargaining » South Coast Today

Local Government

New tobacco rules in Easthampton headed for public hearing » MassLive

More than 50 enter Framingham election » The Metro West Daily News

Mansfield selectmen honor Timilty » The Sun Chronicle

State Senate passes Onset Bay Center lease legislation for Wareham » Wareham Week

Opinion

Supporting students is still a priority » Boston Globe

Christie feels the heat from the beach - and health care politics » Boston Globe

EDITORIAL: Message sent on hate crimes » Wicked Local Marblehead

Editorial: State politicians need to pick up the pace » Wicked Local Bedford

MBTA Pensions: A Ticking Time Bomb » WGBH News

Border towns need help competing with N.H. » The Lowell Sun

Politics

Tito Jackson flush with volunteers if not cash in City Hall bid » Boston Herald

Alliance Strategies Group Retained to Defeat Elizabeth Warren » Benzinga

Political Happy Hour: July 5, 2017 » Boston Globe

Public Health

Mumps outbreak in Latino communities prompts alert » MassLive

Lowell opioid workers hit the streets, saving lives » The Lowell Sun

State Finance

State's revenue up $16M in FY 2017 » WWLP 22

Still no state budget one week into new fiscal year » WWLP 22

House speaker says to pause weed bill to focus on overdue state budget » Metro

State Government

Gun rights advocate Ronald Amidon named Massachusetts fish & game commissioner » MassLive

Challenge to state voting law under way » Boston Herald

Taxation

Axing sales tax holiday draws mixed reviews from Taunton businesses » Wicked Local Raynham

Transportation

East St. Bridge reconstruction approved » Hometown Weekly

Boston-Springfield Rail Study Request Gains Support » WAMC

Uncertain future for proposed Danvers RMV location » Wicked Local

Massachusetts highway chief stepping down after health scare » Boston Herald

Utilities

Look out, your town may switch you to a 'greener' energy plan » Boston Globe

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