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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am JVS Bridges to College Graduation, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:30am Department of Public Health Hearing, Public Health Council Room, 2nd Floor, 250 Washington Street, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Annual Spring Fundraiser for Auditor Suzanne Bump

5:30pm Annual Spring Fundraiser for Auditor Suzanne Bump

6:00pm House Party for State Sen. Candidate Jo Comerford

6:00pm House Party for State Sen. Candidate Jo Comerford

“One of the personnel said we treat these folks like they’re our kids,” Kennedy said. “Yeah, but they’re not your kids, they’re somebody else’s kids and they’re screaming for their parents.”

Representative Joe Kennedy III

Speaking about the tent city facility in Tornillo Texas.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton And His Wife Announce They Are Expecting Their First Child » WBUR

Business

Wayfair, anticipating rapid growth, leases more office space in the Back Bay » Boston Globe

Local access channels getting tuned out » Commonwealth Magazine

State renews law to boost biotechnology sector » Boston Herald

Globe, after extensive review, suspends columnist » Boston Globe

The MidTown Hotel Property Is Going on the Market » Boston Globe

Gazette to outsource design of ads; 4 jobs will be lost » Gazette Net

Gov. Charlie Baker signs $623 million life sciences bill » The Republican

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Cash-only possible for first pot sales in Mass. » Boston Globe

Hard for women to break into legal marijuana business » Boston Herald

Cannabis association convening forum as it seeks to build positive image » State House News Service

Would you smoke a joint in front of your kids? » Boston Globe

Education

Massachusetts teachers push new education funding bill » Boston Herald

Monfredo: House Members Need to Step Up & Support Funding for Education » Go Local Worcester

Taking a community approach to hunger » Cape Cod Times

How Your School District Scored On The MCAS Over The Last 10 Years » WBUR

How The State's 'Grand' Education Bargain Came To Be — And How It Comes Up Short » WBUR

Environment

Rising seas could mean 62,000 Mass. homes will face chronic flooding by 2060, report says » Boston Globe

$2.2 billion bond bill for climate change adaptation passes House » Sentinel & Enterprise

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Linsky amendments could mean environmental money for Natick, Millis » The Metro West Daily News

Rep. Kane Joins House In Approving $3B Environmental Bond Bill » Framingham Patch

Sea Level Rise Could Threaten 90,000 Homes In Mass., Study Finds » WBUR

Funding Authorized for Winter Pond, Middlesex Fells Reservation » Framingham Patch

Health Care

Delta Dental, dentists find common ground on payment rates » Boston Globe

Secret VA nursing-home ratings hid poor quality care from public » Boston Globe

The Limits to Trump's Medicaid Freedom for States » Governing

Housing

'We're Just Hoping For A Miracle': Hurricane Maria Evacuees Brace For End Of Housing Assistance » WBUR

Human Services

Massachusetts Legislators Take on SNAP Program to Try Living on $5 a Day » NECN

Higgins takes a $4.65-per-day lesson in food benefits for needy » Sentinel & Enterprise

Immigration

Joe Kennedy protests Trump’s family-separation policy near ‘tent city’ for children » Boston Globe

Joe Kennedy protests Trump’s family-separation policy » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Gardner retires from Clinton District Court » Worcester Telegram

AG: Embattled Salem judge should not be impeached » Newburyport News

Mass. budget amendment aims to relieve backlog in Worcester juvenile court » Worcester Telegram

State's highest court kills ‘millionaires’ tax’ proposal » Boston Business Journal

Labor

Whittier Street Health Center reverses cuts after Walsh steps in » Boston Business Journal

SJC upholds nurse staffing ballot question » The Republican

AG Healey’s office funds summer jobs » Boston.com

Legislative

Beacon Hill Roll Call » Worcester Telegram

Local Government

New Salem to vote on pot moratorium, state flag resolution » The Recorder

State intervention in Methuen finances likely comes with oversight » Eagle Tribune

Rockland selectman withdraws lawsuit to block release of surveillance footage » Patriot Ledger

Opinion

This summer, there will be no vacation from Trump talk » Boston Globe

Three pieces of ‘employability’ advice for college seniors » Commonwealth Magazine

Telling the wrong story about racial discrimination in education » Boston Globe

How immigration policy has affected one mother and her child » Boston Globe

Modest immigration reforms in Mass. could send a powerful message » Boston Globe

Editorial: Lottery must get with the times and go online » Boston Herald

Are we doomed? » Boston Globe

EDITORIAL: Healey reaches higher in opioid lawsuit » Lowell Sun

Harbor barrier study undermined by assumptions » Commonwealth Magazine

How to solve homelessness » Commonwealth Magazine

Politics

Candidates agree on positive steps in U.S. diplomacy with North Korea » Lowell Sun

Wife of late state Rep. Peter Kocot has endorsed Diana Szynal in race for his former seat » The Republican

Dan Carey endorsed by Rep. John Velis in 2nd Hampshire District race » The Republican

Diehl seeks Warren’s mantle » Wicked Local Tewksbury

'Grand bargain' talks on ballot questions fail to produce deal » Eagle Tribune

Public Health

Springfield considers regulations for vaping in public » The Republican

Public Safety

Sherborn state senator supports 'ERPO' bill » Wicked Local Walpole

State police woes compounded with new lawsuit filed by sergeant » Boston Herald

State Government

A Slow Burn For Both Marijuana Stores And Education Funding In Massachusetts » New England Public Radio

Governor Charlie Baker says Mass. National Guard will not help with patrols on Mexican border » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker Will No Longer Send the National Guard to the Border » Boston Globe

Taxation

An inheritance damaged by delayed taxes » Boston Globe

On Beacon Hill, tense wait for SJC 'millionaire tax' ruling » Worcester Telegram

SJC ruling on ‘millionaires tax’ coming Monday » Boston Globe

Transportation

The Seaport gondola idea isn’t dead yet » Boston Globe

Rail link tunnel will cost at least $12B, state-sponsored study says » Boston Business Journal

Utilities

Pacheco: Putting price on carbon is not a tax » Commonwealth Magazine

Sunday Notebook: Tran sets sights on energy providers » Sentinel & Enterprise

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 6/18

10:00am JVS Bridges to College Graduation, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:30am Department of Public Health Hearing, Public Health Council Room, 2nd Floor, 250 Washington Street, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Annual Spring Fundraiser for Auditor Suzanne Bump

5:30pm Annual Spring Fundraiser for Auditor Suzanne Bump

6:00pm House Party for State Sen. Candidate Jo Comerford

6:00pm House Party for State Sen. Candidate Jo Comerford

Tuesday - 6/19

Birthdays: Rep. Simon Cataldo

9:00am Greater Boston Employer Advisory Board Awards Breakfast, Great Hall, State House, Boston

9:00am Leaders & Achievers Scholarship Ceremony, Grand Staircase & Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Export Development, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

6:00pm Rep. Shaunna O'Connell Re-Election Campaign Kickoff with Sheriff Tom Hodgson

6:00pm Spring Reception for Rep. David DeCoste

6:00pm Rep. Shaunna O'Connell Re-Election Campaign Kickoff with Sheriff Tom Hodgson

6:00pm Spring Reception for Rep. David DeCoste

6:30pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Alex Bezanson

6:30pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Alex Bezanson

7:00pm Fundraiser for State Sen. Candidate Terry Ryan

7:00pm Fundraiser for State Sen. Candidate Terry Ryan

Wednesday - 6/20

Birthdays: State Senator Sal DiDomenico, State Senator Mark Montigny

7:30am Mass. State Police Spring Awards Ceremony, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

9:00am Unsung Heroine Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am Pollinator Week Event, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

5:00pm House Party for State Sen. Candidate Chelsea Kline

5:00pm House Party for State Sen. Candidate Chelsea Kline

5:30pm State Rep. Candidate Joe Truschelli Campaign Kickoff

5:30pm State Rep. Candidate Joe Truschelli Campaign Kickoff

6:00pm State Auditor Candidate Helen Brady Campaign Kickoff

6:00pm State Auditor Candidate Helen Brady Campaign Kickoff

6:30pm Meet & Greet with Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Massie

6:30pm Meet & Greet with Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Massie

7:00pm Progressive Mass Summer Soiree & Awards honoring Rep. Mary Keefe, Jonathan Cohn & Rev. Jim Mitulski

7:00pm Progressive Mass Summer Soiree & Awards honoring Rep. Mary Keefe, Jonathan Cohn & Rev. Jim Mitulski

Thursday - 6/21

9:00am Celebration Honoring Excellence in Teaching, Great Hall, State House, Boston

9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Mass. Gaming Commission, 101 Federal Street, 12th Floor, Boston

10:30am Department of Fish & Game Day, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm State Library Author Talk: Patricia Harris and David Lyon, State Library, State House, Boston

5:00pm Cheryl Coakley-Rivera Announcement for Candidacy of Hampden Register of Deeds

5:00pm Cheryl Coakley-Rivera Announcement for Candidacy of Hampden Register of Deeds

5:30pm 8th Annual Rep. Jim Lyons Summer Campaign Cookout

5:30pm Summer Fundraiser for Rep. Dan Hunt

5:30pm Fundraiser for Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni

5:30pm 8th Annual Rep. Jim Lyons Summer Campaign Cookout

5:30pm Summer Fundraiser for Rep. Dan Hunt

5:30pm Fundraiser for Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni

6:00pm Rep. Susan Williams Gifford Re-Election Campaign Kickoff with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito

6:00pm Rep. Susan Williams Gifford Re-Election Campaign Kickoff with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito

6:30pm Rep. Jim Hawkins Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

6:30pm Rep. Jim Hawkins Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

7:00pm Strawberry Social with State Sen. Candidate Margaret Busse

7:00pm Conversations, Coffee & Cocktails with State Rep. Candidate Rich Haggerty

7:00pm Strawberry Social with State Sen. Candidate Margaret Busse

7:00pm Conversations, Coffee & Cocktails with State Rep. Candidate Rich Haggerty

Friday - 6/22

Birthdays: Rep. Kay Khan, Rep. Tram Nguyen

6:00pm Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate Patriotic Reception

6:00pm Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate Patriotic Reception


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