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Today on Beacon Hill

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

Today's Graphic

“I don’t care what party you are, or who you are, ripping kids away from their parents & putting them in a detention center is wrong. I will stand up for these kids for as long as I am alive on this earth because this is the most inhumane thing we have ever done as a country."

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Speaking about families being separated on the U.S. and Mexico border.

News By Category
Business

Berkshire Museum schools trustees on conflict, will rebid major project » Berkshire Eagle

Parking lot fees are expected to rise in Revere. Lot owners say they will have to shut down. » Lynn Daily News Item

Berkshire Innovation Center groundbreaking expected after Labor Day » Berkshire Eagle

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Cannabis insiders size up market buildout in Massachusetts » State House News Service

Education

Lawmakers consider new civics requirements for students » Boston Globe

Once completed, North Shore Community College’s greenhouse will support food service career pathways » Lynn Daily News Item

Quincy College to slash budget, keep faculty » Patriot Ledger

Environment

CLF plans suit to overturn new zoning that allows skyscrapers on harbor’s edge » Boston Globe

The gull next door: Some Gloucester residents can’t stand all the seabirds » Boston Globe

House Environmental Bond Bill Includes Funding for Mid, Lower Cape » Cape Cod Online

A towering battle » Commonwealth Magazine

Health Care

House agrees to new assessments of community hospitals » MassLive

Mass. House Lawmakers Approve $337 Million In New Assessments To Help Community Hospitals » WBUR

Massachusetts House passes health care bill to help community hospitals » MassLive

Gawande Will Lead Boston-Based Health Co. Formed By Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase » WBUR

Immigration

Activists flood State House in Boston to protest family separations » Boston Globe

Family separations spur huge rally on Beacon Hill » MassLive

Mass. immigrant families in jeopardy as Temporary Protection Status nears end » Fox 25 News

Protesters Demand Action on Immigration from State House » Boston Globe

Hundreds Protest ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy At State House » CBS Boston

Evacuees from Puerto Rico finding community in Fall River » Herald News

Outraged over a Crisis at the Border, Protesters Rally at the State House » Boston Globe

Insurance

Massachusetts, New York attorneys general sue President Donald Trump over association health plans » MassLive

Judiciary

Court should intervene in convicted child rapist Wayne Chapman's case, Attorney General Maura Healey says » MassLive

Maura Healey joins in legal plea: ‘Give victims a voice’ » Boston Herald

Lovely bill seeks tougher rules on reporting abuse » The Salem News

Labor

‘Grand bargain’ $15 minimum wage bill passed by Legislature » Valley Advocate

Mass. AG Maura Healey fines owners of Longmeadow Subway $77K for wage theft, child labor law violations » MassLive

$15 minimum wage, mandatory paid leave remain rare » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Legislature passes 'grand bargain' on minimum wage, family leave, sales tax » MassLive

Spilka: Breakthrough imminent on paid leave » Lowell Sun

'Grand bargain' could be state law by Wednesday night » Boston Business Journal

Lawmakers approve minimum wage hike, sales tax holiday bill » WCVB

Lawmakers approve family leave, sales tax, $15 minimum wage » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Legislature reaches 'grand bargain' on $15 minimum wage, sales tax holiday, paid leave » Wicked Local Weymouth

Minimum wage bargain reached » Boston Herald

Massachusetts is on the verge of eliminating time-and-a-half pay » The Republican

Coalition undecided between ballot and compromise on minimum wage » State House News Service

Lawmakers hold line on sales tax, OK $15 minimum wage, family leave » Gazette Net

Massachusetts Legislature Passes Bill for $15 Minimum Wage » Boston Globe

Legislative

Accuser who is suing Hefner and Rosenberg will have his identity kept private, for now » Boston Globe

Stanley Rosenberg Is Being Sued for His Alleged Role in Bryon Hefner’s Behavior » Boston Globe

Local Government

O’Connor amendments would prohibit Weymouth compressor station » Wicked Local Hingham

Longtime Advocate for New Bedford’s Children Honored at State House » WBSM

3 Councilors walk out of Holyoke meeting to protest non-discussion about treatment of female councilor » The Republican

Opinion

Why I’m supporting Democrats in 2018 » Boston Globe

What I learned at the shooting range » Boston Globe

Need a blue wave? Twisting and shouting won’t work » Boston Globe

Our View: Salve for hospitals still just half a remedy » The Eagle Tribune

President Trump’s misstep could be costly for GOP friends and foes » Boston Herald

Baker bill brings much-needed reform to sex-offender law » Boston Globe

Our view: Salve for hospitals still just half a remedy » The Salem News

Do the right thing on immigration » Commonwealth Magazine

Politics

Mass. Women's Political Caucus launches Central Mass. unit » Worcester Telegram

Baker endorses Tedeschi in congressional race » Cape Cod Times

Dems try to tie Governor Baker to President Trump’s border plan » Boston Herald

Franklin County courthouse officials endorse Comerford in race for Rosenberg's Senate seat » The Republican

In Massachusetts' First Congressional District, A Powerful Dem Faces A Primary Challenge » WGBH

Patriots star power fuels DA debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Health

Former doctors with offices in Brockton, Holbrook named in AG's opiods lawsuit » The Enterprise

Compressor station health assessment gets underway Thursday » Wicked Local Braintree

Public Safety

AG calls for investigation of Bristol County House of Correction » South Coast Today

AG wants investigation of Bristol sheriff » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police leader says Troopergate reforms going 'smoothly' » Boston Herald

A trail of controversies for Sheriff Hodgson » Boston Globe

Firefighters plan to picket Attleboro mayor's house » The Sun Chronicle

Entire Shutesbury Fire Department vows to quit unless town agrees to pay increase for Chief Walter Tibbetts » The Republican

State Finance

Baker files $5B bill to keep government running in July » Lowell Sun

State Government

State Senate pushing gender X debate to June 28 » Gloucester Times

James Otis, Jr., Enrages Colonial Governor » Mass Moments

Registry of Deeds marks 225th birthday » Patriot Ledger

Transportation

Next bus in 3, 2, 1 . . . 20 minutes?! » Boston Globe

Boston driverless car company will expand testing citywide » Boston Globe

Braintree State Delegation Call For Reversal Of MBTA Parking Hike » Wicked Local Weymouth

Steamship Authority Board Selects Top Choice for Independent Review » Cape Cod Online

Boston gives green light to self-driving car startup » Boston Business Journal

Seattle consulting firm hired for Steamship Authority review » Cape Cod Times

Red-Blue pedestrian link stirs debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston residents worry dirt bikes will return with warmer weather » Boston Globe

Worcester To Join Cities Allowing Autonomous Vehicle Testing » Framingham Patch

Utilities

O'Connor amendments would prohibit Weymouth compressor station » Wicked Local Weymouth

State officials seek supplemental report Vineyard Wind project » Cape Cod Times

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