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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, 101 Federal Street, 12th Floor, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Executive Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

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“We have heard directly from MCAD that requests for sexual harassment training are up dramatically,” DeLeo told the House in a speech yesterday, “and they expect an increase in the filing of sexual harassment complaints.”

House Speaker Robert DeLeo

Explaining why he must add more funds to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination for sexual harassment training.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Locals give Trump, Kennedy mixed reviews » Milford Daily News

Business

Helipad proposal irks Roxbury neighbors » Boston Herald

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Springfield councilors favor shorter moratorium on retail recreational marijuana » The Republican

Civil Rights

Decision to bar press from governor's Latino commission meeting angers First Amendment advocates, WMass leaders » The Republican

Sen. Creem makes voice heard on antiquated, anti-choice bills » Wicked Local Newton

Crimes

Hampden County prosecutor says he didn't know spa leasing space in his building was alleged prostitution, sex trafficking hub » The Republican

Mass. Man Found Guilty of Buying Firearms to Kill Attorney General Martha Coakley, Federal Judge » NECN

Education

MIT enlisting hundreds of scientists in effort to make computers think more like people » Boston Globe

UMass Boston finds big fix for budget woes » Boston Globe

Roxbury alternative high school is placed on probation » Boston Globe

Transportation costs create headache for ORR » Sippican Village Soup

Environment

Attorney General Healey Expresses Concern About Weakened Coastal Regulations » Cape Cod Online

In polarized times, clean energy is what unites us » Martha's Vineyard Times

Politics, process playing into carbon pricing debate » State House News Service

Gaming

Gaming panel will review whether Wynn is suitable to keep license » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Don't bet on gaming board's redemption » Boston Herald

Massachusetts casino panel: Wynn settlement was kept from us » The Berkshire Eagle

Steve Wynn's Sexual Misconduct Settlement Was Hidden from Mass. Investigators » Boston Magazine

Gaming Commission could yank Wynn Resorts license » Commonwealth Magazine

A Wynn-lose situation » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts officials should yank Wynn Boston Harbor's gambling license, Democratic candidate for governor Jay Gonzalez says » The Republican

Health Care

Improved Alzheimer's treatment and medical training ordered by House bill » State House News Service

Housing

Affordable housing bill passes House » Martha's Vineyard Times

Housing Justice Advocates Pack State House Hearing on Jim Brooks Act » Banker & Tradesman

Human Services

As Massachusetts joins AARP 'Age-Friendly' network, Dartmouth does its part » South Coast Today

Funding crunch at ABCD » Boston Herald

Immigration

Fall River fires back after taking hits following Kennedy speech » South Coast Today

Congress hopeful calls for limits on Feds » Boston Herald

Insurance

GIC chief takes responsibility for 'havoc' » Milford Daily News

GIC chief takes the fall » Commonwealth Magazine

State agency pulls back health plan consolidation, reinstates three insurers » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

Bill prompted by Hernandez verdict dismissal after suicide » WWLP 22 News

Labor

GE electrical work will be union after all » Boston Globe

Lawmakers working to avoid minimum wage, paid leave ballot question » Worcester Business Journal

Legislative

DeLeo: Time to up harassment probe funding » Boston Herald

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo lays out legislative priorities for new session » MassLive

DeLeo: Time to increase funding for harassment investigations » Boston Herald

Sen. Forry resigns: "it's my turn to truly put" family "first" » Dorchester Reporter

Local Government

Black American Heritage Flag raising event held at Springfield City Hall » WWLP 22 News

Opinion

Trump's voodoo infrastructure plan » Boston Globe

For Tom Brady, outrage is another way to sell the product » Boston Globe

Scot Lehigh: Trump's address was a muddled road to nowhere » Boston Globe

Barring press from Gov. Charlie Baker's Latino Advisory Commission meeting was an outrage (Editorial) » The Republican

Joe Kennedy and Fall River values » The Washington Post

Editorial: Cap higher ed sick time accruals » Boston Business Journal

Politics

Local firefighter unions back Crighton for state senate seat » Lynn Daily News Item

State Rep. Joseph McKenna of Webster to run for re-election » Worcester Telegram

City bigs seen as backing Michael Capuano » Boston Herald

Storming the Castle: Springfield progressive Amatul-Wadud challenges entrenched Congressman Neal » Valley Advocate

America's Most and Least Popular Governors » Morning Consult

Massachusetts Nurses Association endorses L'Italien » Andover Townsman

Public Health

Need for radiation sickness drug a sign of scary times » Boston Globe

Springfield needle exchange public hearing finds no opposition » The Republican

Public Safety

State to take over costs of guarding county's costliest inmate » The Salem News

Possession of bump stocks becomes illegal in Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Police Commissioner Evans Laments 'Turf Battle' Between City And State Police In Seaport » WGBH News

Shirley police lost phone service over unpaid bill » The Lowell Sun

National Guard pay boost clears committee hurdle » WWLP 22 News

State Government

Voter registration bill backers tout legislative majorities » The Daily News of Newburyport

Advocates lobby lawmakers to pass automatic voter registration bill » WWLP 22 News

Tech secretary aims to keep Bay State IT secure » The Salem News

Journalists barred from governor's advisory group session » Boston Herald

Taxation

SJC decision may dictate fate of sales tax cut, Hurst says » Boston Business Journal

3 States Plan to Sue Over New Tax Law. Here's Why They Might Lose. » Governing

Transportation

State DoT to discuss western Mass rail plan » The Greenfield Recorder

Leaders Debate Commuter Rail Extension Into NH » NECN

Utilities

Will the country's first mandatory residential demand charge slow the Massachusetts solar boom? » Utility Dive

The Controversy Behind Massachusetts' $1.6B Hydro Power Transmission Line » GreenTech Media

Politics, process playing in carbon pricing debate » The Valley Dispatch

SJC to hold appeal of canal plant expansion » Cape Cod Times

New solar power fee draws heat on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

New tariff, charge seen as drain on Mass. solar industry » Berkshire Eagle

Solar industry riled by  DPU approval of new infrastructure fee » The Greenfield Recorder

Massachusetts becomes first state commission to approve mandatory demand charges for residential customers » Solar Power World

Cost Saving Cable Alternatives to be Presented to Cape Cod Residents » Cape Cod Online

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