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"There are so many questions that have to be answered, and I think that right now for us to be able to expect to do this within the last two months of session...I think it would be very difficult,"

House Speaker Robert DeLeo

Speaking about the House taking up sports betting before the end of the legislative year.

News By Category
Business

Conflicted about McGrory accusations » Commonwealth Magazine

Garelick Farms says it will close its dairy in Lynn » Boston Globe

Necco is sold for $18.8 million at bankruptcy auction » Boston Globe

Globe investigating allegation top editor sent inappropriate text » Boston Globe

Shrewsbury Town Meeting defeats Styrofoam ban » Community Advocate

GE loses $9B in value as CEO talks energy struggles, dividend » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Forbes: Pot Industry Flourishes With 100,000 Jobs, Billions in Tax Revenue » newsmax

Civil Rights

Mass. LGBT population is second-highest in nation, according to new report » Boston Business Journal

Crimes

Danvers, Beverly police departments take part in major opioid bust » Wicked Local

Plainridge worker charged with trying to poison two co-workers » The Sun Chronicle

Education

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh: I won't let UMass Boston go the way of Mount Ida College » The Republican

Thousands of BPS students don’t graduate on time. And it’s a problem » Boston Globe

Worcester schools get $140K state grant to create career pathway program » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

House of Representatives approves a multi-million dollar bond bill to promote the sciences in Massachusetts » Shrewsbury Post

Report rips Boston record with ‘off-track’ high school students » Commonwealth Magazine

Gaming

DeLeo: House folds on sports betting » Milford Daily News

Mass. Gaming Chairman Stephen Crosby endorses legalization and regulation of sports betting » The Republican

Mass. gaming board chair says states should oversee sports bets » Boston Globe

Mass. House Speaker DeLeo: Sports Betting Legislation Unlikely in 2018 » NBC Boston

Thoroughbred racing might return to Great Barrington Fairgrounds » Berkshire Eagle

Health Care

House speaker puts pressure on new health care bill » Worcester Business Journal

Physicians -- not insurers -- know what's best for patients » Lowell Sun

Beth Israel, Lahey announce new name for mega-merger » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Failing Foundations: Massachusetts homeowners with tainted concrete look to state for help » The Republican

House, Senate finalize $1.8 million billion housing bond bill » Lowell Sun

House, Senate finalize $1.8 billion housing bond bill » State House News Service

Immigration

Incoming Boston ICE Chief: Former Head Ordered Officers To Prioritize Arrests At Immigration Interviews » WBUR

ICE in Massachusetts Will Stop Detaining People Trying to Follow the Rules » Boston Magazine

Judiciary

Baker Re-Nominates Hernández As Administrative Judge on the Industrial Accident Board » Framingham Source

Lawmakers back resolution asking Baker to remove judge » Lowell Sun

Defense Lawyers Don't Want Salem Judge Feeley Impeached » Milton Patch

SJC suspends judge without pay for courthouse affair » Boston Herald

Labor

Jury awards black nurse $28 million in hospital retaliation suit » Boston Globe

Baystate Franklin nurses settle contract after a year and a half » The Recorder

Boston private equity firm penalized for failing to pay interns » Boston Business Journal

Legislative

Throwback Thursday: The Caning of Charles Sumner » Boston Magazine

Local Government

Braintree joins opioid lawsuit » Patriot Ledger

Buckland, Colrain, Hawley to receive reimbursements for Tropical Storm Irene damage » News 22 WWLP.com

Economic development on display in Dracut » Lowell Sun

Legislators scold Hampshire Council of Governments for 'entirely false' and 'very misleading' letter » The Republican

Swampscott votes plastic bags out, snow-removal bylaw in » Wicked Local Marblehead

Legislation over Amherst’s town council elections to go before joint committee at Statehouse next week » Gazette Net

Rep. Fernandes shares journey with high schoolers » Martha's Vineyard Times

Italian-Americans urge Pittsfield School Committee to restore Columbus Day » Berkshire Eagle

Framingham to rewrite over-55 housing bylaw » The Metro West Daily News

Opinion

How Trump Gets Into Your Bed » New York Times

What kind of candidate for chancellor would turn up at UMass Boston now? This guy » Boston Globe

Karen Kurczynski: State seal and flag need changes for 21st century » Gazette Net

Drew Gilpin Faust defied and transcended ‘first female’ typecasting » Boston Globe

The state Senate must fully fund the MCAS » Boston Globe

Keller @ Large: Charlie Baker For President Is A Bad Idea » CBS Boston

Our view: Lawmakers should adopt tax holiday before voters do it for them » The Salem News

Politics

1st Franklin candidates debate energy, climate policy » Gazette Net

Dave Murphy, former aide to Ted Kennedy, running for state Senate » The Republican

Capuano hosts event with civil rights leader » The Bay State Banner

As civil rights icon Lewis backs Capuano, Pressley presses change agenda » Dorchester Reporter

'It was really uncomfortable': Chelsea Kline accuses state Senate opponent Dave Murphy of inappropriate comments about her looks » MassLive

Public Health

In the addiction battle, is forced rehab the solution? » MassLive

Public Safety

Police chiefs’ organization backs BPD in Seaport fight » Boston Globe

Massachusetts House passes 'extreme risk' gun confiscation bill » The Republican

Mass. House passes bill to strip guns from people seen as a danger » Boston Globe

Northern Berkshire EMS Debuts at Ambulance Service's 40th Anniversary » iBerkshires

Deja vu: Brockton mayor taps Duarte (again) for police spokesman » The Enterprise

Senate plan targets new danger to firefighters - their own gear » Wicked Local

State Finance

Incidents spur O'Connor Ives to call for Statehouse doctor » Newburyport News

After tense debate, Senate adopts Safe Communities immigration amendment » MassLive

State Senate OKs Funding for Police Training » WCAI

Massachusetts Senate votes to require schools to publish meal debt policies » MassLive

Senate budget includes new education aid for rural Massachusetts schools » MassLive

Transportation

What ever happened to the Mass. cellphone ban for drivers? » Boston Globe

Utilities

Some Mainers question hydro-electricity line for MA » Commonwealth Magazine

New wind projects would deliver enough power for 600K homes » The Washington Post

Two big wind farms to rise off coast of Martha’s Vineyard » Boston Globe

Wind farm project awarded contract » Boston Herald

Turbine will not spin again in Falmouth » Cape Cod Times

Baker makes bold bet on offshore wind » Commonwealth Magazine

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