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10:00am House Session, Informal Session

10:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

8:00pm Senate & House Committees on Global Warming and Climate Change Screening of 'An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power', AMC Loews Boston Common, 175 Tremont Street, Boston

“That’s what’s so distressing about what’s happening in Washington, they don’t break bread together anymore, they just try to break knees,” Rosenberg said. “We are stewards of the seats we occupy, we don’t own them. Leaving them in good shape to pass to the next person is a fundamental responsibility of the job.”

Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Speaking at the National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual Legislative Summit.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Capuano: Pro-life has place at Dems' table » Boston Herald

Warren says hearing aid bill shows her bipartisanship » Lowell Sun

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Goldberg aide atop cannabis commission? » Boston Globe

Making the case for marijuana sales » Cape Cod Times

State pot advisers eye fed crackdown » Boston Herald

Experts see fed crackdown on marijuana in Mass. as unlikely » Boston Business Journal

Crimes

INHUMANE TRADE: Legislators keep focus on bodyworks shops » Wicked Local Pembroke

Matthew T. Mangino: Not all speech is protected » Wicked Local Hingham

Education

Thousands paying for an education that failed to deliver » Boston Globe

Building new HS is no easy lift » Lowell Sun

Environment

Is wood burning as 'clean' as we think? State environmental policy questioned » The Recorder

Health Care

Alone and untrained, a mother becomes nurse for her daughter with disabilities » Boston Globe

Baker administration takes feedback on MassHealth reforms » Worcester Telegram

Human Services

Listening To Seniors' Needs » Cape News

Local Government

Reasons for Felix G. Arroyo's suspension still unclear » Boston Globe

Fewer Hingham selectmen meetings means big agendas » Wicked Local Hingham

They marched, now they huddle, against Trump » Boston Globe

Registrars appointment has political background » Worcester Telegram

City mulls skipping preliminary election in mayor's race » Gloucester Times

Opinion

Hand: Why does every politician in Massachusetts want to run for president? » The Sun Chronicle

Boston should publicize hidden gems of open space » Boston Globe

Museum's fiscal responsibility is something Washington could learn from » Boston Globe

Trump's Cycle of Lies » Boston Globe

Letter: Fishing needs more help than coal mining » South Coast Today

KIRBY: Lawmakers say 'No Sale' to tax holiday » The Sun Chronicle

Flynn: End of 'Methadone Mile' starts at the Long Island Bridge » Boston Herald

Politics

Mass. pols tout bipartisanship at lawmakers event » Boston Herald

Financial chicanery abounds in mayoral race » The Eagle Tribune

Council candidate Michelle Wu opens Chinatown campaign office » Sampan

With Immigration And Health Care, Baker Walks A Purple Tight Rope » WBUR

Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi to continue annual summer picnic tradition » The Republican

Public Health

Lawyer fights for towns paying toll in opioid epidemic » Cape Cod Times

Can giving inmates access to addiction medication help ease the opioid crisis? » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Fired campus officers allege 'sham hiring' by UML police » Lowell Sun

Federal money will fund addiction treatment at five jails, including Middlesex » Lowell Sun

$500,000 awarded to state prisons for opioid treatment » WCVB

State Government

Changes to Open Meeting Law proposed » The Metro West Daily News

Baker again vacationing in Gloucester » The Salem News

Taxation

Disabled, voluntary firefighters, EMTs may receive tax relief » Lowell Sun

Voters could decide on lower tax rates » Milford Daily News

Transportation

All Mass. Pike lanes in Allston are open, weeks ahead of schedule » Boston Globe

Utilities

MBTA WiFi pole project faces resistance » Lowell Sun

Interior moves closer to decision on Cape Wind » Utility Dive

Should Northern New England Host Massachusetts' Renewable Energy Extension Cord? » Vermont Public Radio

Weekend News

Lawmakers converge on Boston » Boston Herald

State officials seeking candidates for pot board » The Associated Press (AP)

SUNDAY NOTEBOOK: School Committee candidates dropping out left and right » Sentinel & Enterprise

Beacon Hill Roll Call » Worcester Telegram

Gap between Trump and GOP becoming a chasm » Boston Globe

In a Malden classroom, a lesson on immigration » Boston Globe

On transgender troops, Trump misjudges the military » Boston Globe

'A great family tradition' continues as 60th Homecoming parade steps lively » Newburyport News

Protesters picket legislators summit in Boston » Boston Globe

Diehl And Warren Spar Over Townhalls » CBS Boston

Liz Warren brushes off talk of presidential run » Boston Herald

Methuen council seeks advice on recreational pot laws » The Eagle Tribune

Protests Against The Push To Disaggregate Asian-American Data » WBFO

Vincent Files Bill Targeting Fentanyl Dealers » Revere Journal

Geoff Diehl, Local Supporter Of President Trump, Campaigns To Unseat Elizabeth Warren » WAMC

Warren calls Baker detainer bill 'un-American' » Commonwealth Magazine

Rep. Diehl rips Warren for 'grandstanding' in Lowell » Sentinel & Enterprise

Amherst state representative endorses Setti Warren's Democratic gubernatorial bid » The Republican

McGovern vows to fight for elder care program » The Recorder

BPR WEEKEND: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Passes New Bill To Make Hearing Aids Cheaper » WGBH News

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 8/7

10:00am House Session, Informal Session

10:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

8:00pm Senate & House Committees on Global Warming and Climate Change Screening of 'An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power', AMC Loews Boston Common, 175 Tremont Street, Boston

Tuesday - 8/8

No Hearings Scheduled

Wednesday - 8/9

No Hearings Scheduled

Thursday - 8/10

Birthdays: Rep. Tackey Chan, Rep. Steven Ultrino

10:00am Urban Youth Collaborative Program, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm New England Gun Violence Summit, Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building, 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury

5:30pm Nantucket Town Hall with Sen. Ed Markey, Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street, Nantucket

Friday - 8/11

Birthdays: State Senator James Eldridge

No Hearings Scheduled


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