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10:00am 2017 Disability Summit, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House

6:00pm Rep. Tom Calter's 60th Birthday Bash

6:00pm State Senate Candidate Sue Chalifoux Zephir Campaign Kickoff

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6:00pm Rep. Tom Calter's 60th Birthday Bash

6:00pm State Senate Candidate Sue Chalifoux Zephir Campaign Kickoff

“Our job is to get Amazon excited about Massachusetts, and one of the exciting things about Massachusetts is the diversity of assets we have here,” Ash said. “The diversity includes sites. It includes talent. It includes ecosystems. And so it would be presumptuous of us to assume that we could predict what Jeff Bezos and his team at Amazon wants in a particular site.”

Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash

Speaking about Massachusetts being the location of Amazon's second headquarters.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump and Democrats are doing deals, and Washington can't figure it out » Boston Globe

Business

Weymouth condo building under construction is the latest to be hit by blaze » Boston Globe

In the Berkshires, locals struggle as tourism booms » Boston Globe

Rotman's chairman chosen for state retail task force » Worcester Business Journal

Illness forces Ferrell-Jones to resign as head of Boston's YWCA » Boston Globe

$50 million donation is Boston Foundation's biggest ever » Boston Globe

Bandwagon grows for Amazon » Boston Herald

Working together critical for Mass. » Lowell Sun

20 People Now Own As Much Wealth as Half of All Americans » The Nation

Zanni: Methuen May Offer Its Own Amazon HQ Proposal » WHAV

In bid for Amazon HQ, there's more to Mass. than Boston » Boston Globe

Despite gains in Massachusetts, poverty still a reality for 686,000 residents » The Salem News

Cybersecurity growth center to coordinate jobs training, business development in Massachusetts » StateScoop

These new firms are putting a kinder, gentler face on venture capital » Boston Business Journal

Springfield City Council candidate Jesse Lederman: Why not Springfield for Amazon's second headquarters? » MassLive

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Massachusetts Pot Commissioners Reveal Whether They've Used The Drug » The Fix

P'town voters reject zoning change for pot dispensaries » Cape Cod Times

Mayor, Council Move to Ban Pot Shops » Everett Independent

Hudson officials say no to pot moratorium » The Metro West Daily News

Civil Rights

No fly zone: City Hall refuses to raise Christian flag » Boston Herald

Education

Former MCLA President Mary Grant to head Edward M. Kennedy Institute » Berkshire Eagle

UMass Building Authority: Limiting legislation 'detriment to students, families' » Dorchester Reporter

Charter school lands in controversy again — this time over music » Boston Globe

Harvard Kennedy School rescinds invite for Chelsea Manning to serve as visiting fellow » Boston Globe

Environment

Cleared by State, Eversource Moves Ahead on Herbicide Spraying » Vineyard Gazette

Health Care

Among Democrats, support growing for single-payer health care » The Republican

Advocates protest Gov. Charlie Baker's proposed cut to MassHealth transportation benefit » The Republican

Warren, Capito push for partial fill prescription option » Boston Globe

Joe Kennedy Supports Single-Payer, But Only In Theory » WGBH News

Housing

Reverse mortgage has advantages for some seniors » Houston Chronicle

Immigration

Greenfield to consider protecting students from ICE agents » The Republican

Ending DACA Puts Hundreds of Everett Residents in Unknown Situation » Everett Independent

Legislative

Sen. Barrett's bill likely to face legal challenge » Wicked Local Lincoln

Cyr Appointed to Senate Task Force on Strengthening State Local Retail » Cape Cod Online

Local Government

Chairman Scolds Commissioner During County Meeting » Cape News

Veterans of "forgotten war" honored in Weymouth » Wicked Local Weymouth

Attleboro mayor dominates in campaign spending » The Sun Chronicle

MAYORS OF THE NORTH SHORE STATE CASE FOR REGION'S NEEDS » Lynn Daily News Item

New Bedford city councilors push for harbor dredging funding » South Coast Today

Bike-sharing program rolled out in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Methuen employee accused of stealing 7 artifacts worth tens of thousands of dollars from city vault » The Republican

Tyngsboro official indicted on larceny, money-laundering charges » Lowell Sun

Opinion

A path forward for the Democrats: A New American Dream » Boston Globe

Will President Trump's base tolerate a pivot on DACA? » Boston Globe

Addressing access at the T was a key Grabauskas achievement » Boston Globe

Carr: Loser RINOs still win jobs from governor » Boston Herald

Editorial: Another spending rush » Boston Herald

Viewpoint: ?Racial equity should be a year-round priority for Boston's business community » Boston Business Journal

Viewpoint: Franchise law reform includes competing brewery bills » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: Don't let differing agendas muddy the Amazon headquarters pitch » Boston Business Journal

Politics

Democratic gubernatorial candidates to debate in East Longmeadow Saturday » The Republican

Diehl's Senate Campaign Gathering Signatures For Sales Tax Ballot Question » The Associated Press (AP)

Maura Healey to talk to New Hampshire Democrats » Boston Globe

Jackson stumps for votes at Columbia-Savin Hill civic » Dorchester Reporter

McGee Bests Kennedy in Preliminary Election » Lynn Journal

Public Health

The Infrastructure of the Opioid Epidemic » CityLab

New Bedford Clergy And Police Fight Opioid Epidemic One Person At A Time » WBUR

Public Safety

MPD promotes 2 officers, hires 2 others » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Walsh, BPD assailed over camera program » Boston Herald

State should fund restoration pilot program » The Salem News

State Finance

House rebuffs Baker, restores $275M in cuts gov made » Lowell Sun

House rebuffs Baker, insists on $275 million in spending » The Republican

State Government

State agency sets aside $200,000 to help chase Amazon » Boston Globe

Cyber attackers fueling insecurity » Newburyport News

Greeting the governor, the Wildcats way » Eagle Tribune

Taxation

Ex-Patrick lawyer set to defend millionaires' tax in court case » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

Somerville GLX Funding Bill Receives Key Endorsement » Framingham Patch

Boston-Springfield rail gets support from all 3 Democrats running for governor » The Republican

Massachusetts spends $1.3 million on fuel efficiency upgrades to state vehicles » The Republican

Coupler cited in MBTA rail car disconnection » Boston Herald

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