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11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Admiral's Hall, Mass. Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay

“If we are going to truly fix the way we fund public education in Massachusetts . . . if we’re going to make sure that every child regardless of her ZIP code has access to a great public school, we have to pay for it,”

Senator Jason Lewis

Speaking about overhauling the states education funding formula.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Bill Weld’s time is now » Boston Globe

Covington Catholic student may not have set out to become an avatar for Trumpism, but he sure is now » Boston Globe

The dos and don’ts for the women running for president » Boston Globe

In N.H., Elizabeth Warren stresses her modest upbringing » Boston Globe

Business

General Electric sells biopharma unit for $21 billion » Boston Herald

Adams Big Y closing: No shuttle to other grocery stores lined up yet » Berkshire Eagle

Springfield fire in popular Student Prince and Fort Restaurant prompts calls from governor, lt. governor, mayor » The Republican

In $21B deal, GE to sell life sciences business to Culp’s old firm » Boston Business Journal

Port of Boston needs (regulatory) attention » Commonwealth Magazine

The Student Prince is open for normal business hours following weekend fire in Springfield » The Republican

Fishing group votes to accept Vineyard Wind mitigation » State House News Service

Crimes

Sex traffickers rely on the vulnerable and ‘keep reselling people’ » Boston Globe

How to Fight Sex Trafficking » Politico

Education

Is former Sun editor headed to MCC board? » Lowell Sun

School busing is hard. Lowell eyes algorithm for help » Lowell Sun

To fix public education funding, ‘we have to pay for it,’ says new Senate education chair » Boston Globe

State orders action on Lowell school heat issues » Lowell Sun

State wants more authority to fix underperforming schools » Metro West

At Summit On Campus Sexual Violence, Ayanna Pressley Vows To Push For 'Survivor Justice Agenda' » WBUR

Emails Show Hampshire Considered UMass A Potential Partner In November » WBUR

Environment

As snow falls and melts, climate change on radar » Sentinel & Enterprise

MassDEP grant awarded to companies in Taunton and Raynham » Taunton Gazette

DeLeo proposes $1b in municipal climate investments » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. Officials: Be on the Lookout for the Evil Spotted Lanternfly » Boston Magazine

Federal

Good policy, bad policymaking, and the fight over the 2020 census » Boston Globe

Gaming

Sports’ great gamble: Betting is big business » Boston Herald

Tribe moves ahead with casino construction » Martha's Vineyard Times

Tribe: Martha's Vineyard Gambling Hall Construction To Begin » WBUR

Has MGM Springfield made good on its promises to city, state? » The Republican

Health Care

Partners is like a shark – always on the move » Commonwealth Magazine

New Partners HealthCare CEO thrives on helping other women succeed » Boston Globe

Lawmakers: State needs to track stolen pills » Salem News

Cost of drugs in the US is an outrage » Commonwealth Magazine

Hospitals spend record $25M to defeat nurse patient ratio ballot question » Boston Business Journal

Housing

With crumbling foundations, Western Mass. homeowners confront pyrrhotite in concrete » MassLive

Baker plotting new run at housing production bill » The Salem News

Human Services

Local homeless shelters call on state for more funding » Lowell Sun

Judiciary

Howie Carr: Who are we to judge? (Psst … they’re awful) » Boston Herald

Labor

Unionized Stop & Shop workers vote to authorize a strike » Boston Globe

Democrats seek union protections » The Salem News

Shoppers react to potential Stop & Shop strike » The Milford Daily News

Stop & Shop workers give union authority to call strike » Boston Business Journal

Stop and Shop workers authorize strike » Wicked Local

Legislative

Meet Three Of Massachusetts' Newest State Legislators » WGBH

BEACON HILL ROLL CALL: Proposal to prohibit tax hikes from being considered at informal sessions rejected » The Herald News

Pacheco appointed to chair of Global Warming & Climate Change Committee » Wicked Local Wareham

Mindy Domb: This is what democracy looks like » Amherst Bulletin

Local Government

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: It's show time for Ashland's Fetherston » The Metro West Daily News

Politics

Baker in no hurry to back 'mentor' Weld » The Associated Press (AP)

City Council wants four-year terms? Galvin has another idea » Boston Globe

Op-Ed My First Few Weeks as State Representative » Jamaica Plain Gazette

Cape legislative delegation to Ronald Beaty: ‘Enough is enough’ » Cape Cod Times

Launching a long shot » Gloucester Times

Gov. Charlie Baker gets a shout-out from VP Mike Pence » The Republican

Public Health

EDITORIAL: State needs better monitoring of missing pills » Newburyport News

Jails get grant for medication-assisted treatment » Gazette Net

Public Safety

Boston police officers were highest paid city employees in 2018 » Boston Herald

Beacon Hill Weighs Banning Youth Tackle Football » WBGH

Six extreme risk orders issued in first six months of ERPO law » State House News Service

State Government

Commonwealth Names News MEMA Director » Cape Cod Online

Transportation

The fare increase is a fair way to improve the MBTA » Boston Globe

With traffic so bad, is it really the time to raise T fares? » Boston Globe

Letter: Share your 'rail vision' with the state » The Metro West Daily News

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 2/25

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Admiral's Hall, Mass. Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay

Tuesday - 2/26

No Hearings Scheduled

Wednesday - 2/27

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Annisquam River Station, 30 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester

Thursday - 2/28

Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Blais, Rep. Carol Doherty

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm House Session, Informal Session

2:30pm Criminal Justice Task Force on Juvenile Age, Room 428, State House, Boston

Friday - 3/1

No Hearings Scheduled


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