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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Meeting, MassMutual Center, Springfield

10:00am Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Public Hearing

10:30am End Child Marriage Lobbying Day, Nurses Hall, State House

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Public Hearing

5:30pm Reception for Attorney General Maura Healey

5:30pm Reception for Sen. President Stan Rosenberg

5:30pm Reception for Attorney General Maura Healey

5:30pm Reception for Sen. President Stan Rosenberg

6:30pm Allston & Brighton Meet and Greet with Boston City Council President Michelle Wu, Devlin's Restaurant, 332 Washington Street, Brighton

Today's Graphic

"We shouldn't repeat the mistakes of the past," Polito said. "But we should think short-term how to continue to modernize, update, upgrade and fix the system - transit, rail, buses, roads, bridges - so that it works for the people who live here, work here and want to be here."

Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito

Speaking about the needs of the Massachusetts transportation infastructure.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey seek immediate congressional help for Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands hurricane recovery efforts » The Republican

Michelle Obama: Trump's female voters 'voted against their own voice' » Boston Herald

EPA's Pruitt took charter, military flights that cost taxpayers more than $58,000 » Washington Post

Business

J.D. Byrider is latest target in subprime auto loan probes » The Enterprise

Forrester aims to revamp the online ratings » Boston Globe

Stanley Rosenberg proposes extending 'HQ2' across state » Boston Herald

What Bezos knows about Boston » Boston Globe

Legislation would alter Dover Amendment » The Reminder

Feds to Crack Down on Payday Lenders and the Debt Trap They Set » Governing

Incentive cap may crimp recruiting » Boston Herald

Blackstone Valley considers regional Amazon bid » Worcester Telegram

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Pot destined for Mashpee starting to flower in Plymouth » Cape Cod Times

Town Meeting firmly backs recreational pot sale prohibition bylaws » Daily Times Chronicle

Education

Ban the Press, Ban the Public » News Advance

Holyoke Schools Prepare For Influx Of Puerto Rican Families After Hurricane Maria » WBUR

Charter school calls black student's hair styled after Odell Beckham Jr. 'distracting' » The Republican

Environment

Massachusetts tops energy efficiency rankings » The Republican

Housing

The Hamilton Company begins construction on housing » Wicked Local Allston-Brighton

Human Services

Veterans group honors woman for 70 years of service » Gloucester Times

Judiciary

Springfield attorney nominated as administrative judge for state Department of Industrial Accidents » The Republican

Criminal justice bill expected in Senate within two weeks » State House News Service

Committee poll could set branches on path toward justice reform » State House News Service

Labor

BMC asks federal court to block nurses strike » Berkshire Eagle

Lawmakers collaborate with education and business communities on workforce development » WWLP 22

Legislative

Springfield state Rep. Jose Tosado selects Marvenia Shubrick as new legislative aide » The Republican

Local Government

15 women make ballot in Framingham » Milford Daily News

Holden selectmen interview candidates for school board vacancy » Worcester Telegram

Worcester gets $65K recycling grant » Worcester Telegram

Opinion

Boston's voting turnout is a turnoff » Boston Globe

How Massachusetts can fight foreign influence in our elections » Boston Globe

Once an awkward loner, RFK found his footing on the playing field » Boston Globe

Jeff Sessions' anti-immigrant obsession » Boston Globe

Suzanne Farrington: Home health aide backs 'End of Life Options Act' » Gazette Net

Editorial: Sex offender setback » Boston Herald

Baystate Health deserves full support from state (Editorial) » The Republican

Politics

Menino became unstoppable thanks to Boston's minority neighborhoods. Can Walsh do the same? » Boston Globe

Watchdogs urge tightening of union campaign limits » The Eagle Tribune

Advocates try to prevent foreign meddling in Massachusetts elections » The Republican

City council candidate didn't realize man staying in her Springfield home was a fugitive accused of raping child » The Republican

6 in running to replace former Sen. Jennifer Flanagan » Worcester Telegram

Tito Jackson Aims To Be Boston's First Black Mayor » WBUR

No charges to be filed against activist in sign flap » The Salem News

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Tito Jackson to face off in two debates before election » The Republican

Public Health

Government seeks $73m for victims of 2012 meningitis outbreak » Boston Globe

Cheap, fast test for Zika and dengue could cost just $1 » STAT News

Panel on women's rights in prisons comes to UMass » The Daily Collegian

A Refuge Or A 'Warehouse'? Boston Opens A Day Center For Drug Users » WBUR

Public Safety

Mass. has lost track of nearly 1,800 sex offenders, audit says » Boston Globe

Auditor Suzanne Bump finds 1,700+ sex offenders unaccounted for across Massachusetts » The Republican

Massachusetts Registry Lacks Info On 1,700 Sex Offenders » WBUR

State Finance

House lawmakers vote to override Baker budget vetoes » WWLP 22

State Government

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker offers help to Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello in wake of Hurricane Maria » The Republican

Charlie Baker: Suit against Amazon is 'routine' » Boston Herald

Gov. Baker Addresses Merrimack Valley Chamber in Haverhill Next Week » WHAV

The Surmountable Barriers to Measuring Performance in Government » Governing

Charlie Baker: Massachusetts welcomes Puerto Ricans hurricane victims » Boston Herald

In Lee, Polito Touts State Funding For Small Town Infrastructure Improvements » WAMC

Taxation

Gov. Charlie Baker mixed on President Trump's tax proposal » The Republican

Transportation

Bids for extending the Green Line are due Thursday » Boston Globe

First step for Berkshire Flyer rail prospects: Measuring potential passengers » Berkshire Eagle

Panel reimagines passenger rail service — once again — between New York and the Berkshires » the Berkshire edge

Middleboro board irked by MassDOT's lack of communication » The Enterprise

See where Boston hands out the most parking tickets » Boston Business Journal

Additional transpo revenue "not an issue" in short term, Pollack says » State House News Service

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