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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the Capitol, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Attorney General Maura Healey on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

“I hear from constituents who limited the number of children in their family because they can’t afford additional children,” Humason said, speaking from the Senate floor after the vote. “I think it’s unfair to ask the constituents back home to pay for a benefit for others that they don’t get themselves.”

Senator Don Humason

Speaking about the bill to lift the cap on benefits for children born once a family is receiving welfare.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Democrats’ number one question, post-Mueller: What if Trump wins again? » Boston Globe

Mueller report key to halting theft of 2020 election » Boston Globe

Bill Weld says he would continue his practice of inclusiveness as president » WMUR

Rep. Joseph Kennedy III leads House condemnation of President Trump’s transgender military ban » The Republican

Business

Robotic farming: It looks to be a growth industry » Boston Globe

Despite high-profile closures, largest robotics companies in Mass. saw growth last year » Boston Business Journal

State grants Westover industrial park funds to expand facilities » News 22 WWLP.com

An Uber and Lyft fee that’s supposed to help taxi drivers has only funded consultants » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Women dress in gowns, chains to protest child marriage » Lowell Sun

Jim Lyons blasts bills expanding abortion access » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Senate passes conversion therapy ban, over Republicans’ constitutional concerns » MassLive

Crimes

Beverly couple accused of running ‘profitable’ Salem brothel indicted on human trafficking, money laundering charges » The Republican

Environment

Company fined $175K for dumping in Salisbury wetlands » Newburyport News

N.H. company fined $175k for illegal dumping in Salisbury » Boston Globe

Guest Op-ed: Local Aid for Climate Change » Lynn Journal

Taxpayers are asked to support falcons, fight pigeon poop » The Salem News

Op Ed - It's Time to End Coyote Killing Contests » Cape Cod Today

Baker makes few changes in offshore wind RFP » Commonwealth Magazine

Cape Cod group fundraises for shark buoy pilot » Cape Cod Times

Gaming

MGM host referred "top-tier player" for problem gaming help » State House News Service

MGM Springfield to assist in $55M restoration of Elm Street block for apartments at Court Square » The Republican

Health Care

Mass. hospitals say the push to reduce readmission rates is bad for patients » Boston Business Journal

Senate sends $8 million family planning bill to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk » The Republican

Surprise medical bills: The doctor is not in your insurance plan » Boston Globe

Bed sores, smeared faces, helplessness: New reports paint dismal picture of care at VA nursing homes » Boston Globe

CareWell Urgent Care Will Pay $2 Million to Resolve Allegation of False Medical Claims » Cape Cod Today

Housing

Viewpoint: Affordability, congestion can be solved with smart, bold policies » Boston Business Journal

We the People: Eldridge promotes affordable housing; Trahan funds shortages » Harvard Press

Should Massachusetts bring back rent control? » Curbed Boston

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito visits Easthampton to discuss housing choice legislation » News 22 WWLP.com

Rent Control Bill About Giving Communities Options, Sponsor Says » WBUR

AG Secures $2 Million in Restitution for 20,000 Mass. Homeowners » Cape Cod Today

Human Services

9 young people overdosed last year while under DCF’s watch » Boston Globe

Beacon Hill lawmakers pass gay conversion therapy ban » Boston Globe

Haggerty Pitches In With Meals On Wheels » Brookline Patch

Bakers visit child development center » The Eagle Tribune

Immigration

‘Chilling effect;’ ICE made more than 100 arrests at Massachusetts courthouses in the past year » The Republican

Howie Carr: Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins wrong on blocking ICE from courthouses » Boston Herald

Labor

Boston has biggest tech wage gap between men and women, report finds » Boston Globe

Legislative

Three months in, Domb sticking to campaign promises » Gazette Net

Senate launches sexual harassment climate survey » State House News Service

Local Government

'I love New Bedford': Jon Mitchell gives State of City Address » South Coast Today

Town spending plans will bankrupt residents » Cape Cod Times

Peabody council rejects car wash proposal at Northshore Mall » Lynn Daily News Item

Brockton mayor: State of the City is 'under construction' » The Enterprise

Brookline Moves To Avoid Paying Firefighter Whose Racial Discrimination Claim Was Upheld » WGBH

Pittsfield Mayor Tyer, 'an optimistic champion,' announces bid for 2nd term » Berkshire Eagle

Is Boston too noisy? One city councilor wants to talk about it. » Boston.com

Public Health

Advocates want ban on flavored tobacco and vaping products » Boston Globe

Letter: Fluoride policy outdated » Gloucester Times

Sober Home To Move Forward In Dorchester, Despite Residents' Concerns » WBUR

Public Safety

State suspends $72k annual pension for ex-trooper in OT fraud scandal » Boston Globe

4 troopers suspended in OT scandal win their jobs back » Boston Globe

Springfield police indictments: Video evidence missed by local investigators was obtained by attorney general » The Republican

Heroes in crisis » The Salem News

Trooper’s pension suspended by state retirement board » Boston Herald

Changes to prison visit rules hailed by black, Latino lawmakers » Dorchester Reporter

Hampden DA Anthony Gulluni’s decision not to charge Springfield cops before indictments was a ‘dereliction of duties,’ council president Justin Hurst says » The Republican

State Government

State House recognizes ‘great significance’ of Vietnam veterans » Boston Herald

Lottery tapping into new IT system April 14 » State House News Service

A.G. Maura Healey to Visit Cape Cod Saturday » Cape Cod Online

Taxation

Editorial: Income gap fuels push for penalty tax plans » Boston Business Journal

Fair, comprehensive tax reform is the right path forward » Boston Globe

Mass. Tax Agency Urges Nix Of Retailers’ Retroactivity Claim » Law 360

Transportation

Editorial: North Shore commuters face one-two punch » Wicked Local Hamilton

Spilka calls for gender X bill’s passage » Commonwealth Magazine

Debate (again) on hand-free cellphones, but will it become law? » WCVB

Lawmakers hear support and concern for road safety bills » Commonwealth Magazine

In Mass., Seatbelt Use Rate Is Among Lowest In Nation, Pollack Says » WBUR

Transportation officials review new driving, license laws for MA residents » News 22 WWLP.com

Earlier start could boost Gender X ID bill » State House News Service

Marty Walsh Promises to Fix Parking Ticket Errors » Boston Magazine

Top NTSB official lobbies Massachusetts lawmakers to pass Gov. Charlie Baker’s hands-free cellphone bill » The Republican

Utilities

Round 2 begins for the state’s offshore wind contest » Boston Globe

Grant will buy backup generator at treatment plant » The Eagle Tribune

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

HB3638 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB3506 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB3633 - Text of a further amendment (Mr. Michlewitz of Boston) to the Senate amendment of the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB1 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

HB140 - An Act relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors

SB7 - An Act relative to improving safety on the roads of the Commonwealth

HB3152 - An Act relative to automobile technology

SB2187 - The committee on Rules to whom was referred the House Bill relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors (House, No. 140),-- reports, that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2187 (also based on Senate, No. 70).

SB2181 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB771 - An Act reducing plastic bag pollution

House Actions This Week: 121

Senate Actions This Week: 12


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