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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am American Heart Association Heart on the Hill, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Safe Routes to School Awards, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:30am ROE Act Lobby Day, Room 222, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

5:00pm Re-Election Campaign Kickoff for Worcester City Councilor Matt Wally

5:30pm Sen. Eric Lesser's Annual Spring Reception

5:30pm Dash the Debt Fundraiser for Rep. Christina Minicucci

5:30pm Congressman Jim McGovern's Latino Fiesta

5:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Brockton City Council Candidate Rita Mendes

6:00pm Sen. Patrick O'Connor's Spring Reception

6:30pm ELM Earth Night 2019 with Commonwealth Environmental Leadership Award Winners Congresswoman Katherine Clark & Massport CEO Thomas Glynn, New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston

8:00pm Executive Office for Administration & Finance/Department of Conservation & Recreation Public Hearing, Community Rowing, Harry Parker Boathouse, 20 Nonantum Road, Brighton

Birthdays: State Senator Michael Rodrigues

What Republicans And Democrats Are Doing In The States Where They Have Total Power
via FiveThirtyEight

“It continues to smack of Donald Trump’s party taking root in Massachusetts since Jim Lyons was elected,” he said. “It is disgusting to see the level of rhetoric used by the chairman.”

Gus Bickford, Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair

Responding to Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons' email recruiting candidates to “challenge the radical left Democrats”.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

New England lawmakers reiterate calls for impeachment inquiry after Mueller’s remarks » Boston Globe

Mueller’s report is done and so is Mueller » Boston Globe

The endgame pieces to take down Trump are in the Mueller report » Boston Globe

Seth Moulton may be one of a few candidates who don’t make the first debates. Will it matter? » Boston Globe

Mitch McConnell’s Grand Plan Was Obvious All Along » The Atlantic

Massachusetts congressional delegation divided on pushing for Trump impeachment » Boston Herald

Business

Restoring our faith in business and government » Boston Globe

Newest Boston hotel’s name sounds familiar » Boston Globe

For these biotech workers, love (of music) is the drug » Boston Globe

How the Merrimack Valley won, despite losing Amazon’s HQ2 contest » Boston Globe

Somerville cybersecurity firm Recorded Future to be acquired for $780M » Boston Business Journal

Education

With time short, New Bedford charter bill inches along » Commonwealth Magazine

UMass should be audited for money mess, Pioneer Institute says » Boston Herald

10 Hampshire College trustees resigned in April » Gazette Net

Adjunct faculty describe struggles, seek benefits » Gazette Net

State Budget Includes $9.4 Million For Woburn Schools » Brookline Patch

[Update] Deadline closing in on New Bedford charter bill » South Coast Today

Environment

No law can be effective if it is not enforced » Cape Cod Times

Protecting the planet » The Barnstable Patriot

Tensions rise at Barnstable commissioners meeting about shark attacks » Boston Herald

Pittsfield Leaders Want State To Cap Nip Bottle Pollution » WAMC

Wendell State Forest protesters accuse DCR of “intentional stonewalling” » The Recorder

Federal

How To Think About Mueller’s Statement » FiveThirtyEight

Gaming

Delaware North, chaired by Bruins owner, wants in on professional sports betting » Boston Globe

Delaware North seeks sports betting partnership » Worcester Telegram

Lawmakers warned of online gaming's health, social costs » State House News Service

On gambling, weigh the pro game only » Sentinel & Enterprise

Mass. Policymakers To Draw Boundary On College Sports Betting » WBUR

Health Care

Kennedy health center names new CEO » Worcester Business Journal

Human Services

Workforce Woes Creating Crisis In State's Human Services, Advocates Tell Legislators » WBUR

Judiciary

Progressives Find Political Success, and Pushback, as Prosecutors » Governing

Mass. courts plan to soften courthouse cellphone ban » State House News Service

Legislative

Comerford, Whipps to talk food access, local issues at Quabbin Harvest » The Recorder

Kennedy shows leadership for the arts » Lowell Sun

Sen. Kennedy gives first speech on senate floor »

Local Government

Abandoned Building Committee continues review of unoccupied homes in Athol » Athol Daily News

Lowell settlement scraps city’s current electoral system » Commonwealth Magazine

Mayors Appear Increasingly Concerned About Infrastructure » Governing

State Sen. Eric Lesser to host annual ‘Thrive After 55’ event » The Reminder

A Lawsuit Challenged Lowell's Voting System. 2 Years Later, The City Agreed To Change It » WBUR

Politics

Topsfield's Angus McQuilken considers run in 6th District » Wicked Local

Remembering a fiscal and regulatory conservative » The Barnstable Patriot

Public Safety

Springfield prosecutor Karen A. McCarthy nominated to state Parole Board by Gov. Charlie Baker » The Republican

DA cites North Attleboro child porn case in push for bail reform » The Sun Chronicle

Man whose case spurred effort to expand pre-trial detention in custody » The Salem News

Bill could prevent a suspect's release before dangerousness hearing » Worcester Telegram

State Finance

Sen. Rodrigues to help lead budget conference » South Coast Today

State Government

State watchdog gets third pay raise in three years » Boston Globe

Senate kills proposal calling for more transparency on state-issued credit cards » Boston Herald

Taxation

Biz groups split on millionaire's tax » Sentinel & Enterprise

Transportation

Rep. Ferguson supports bill providing $2.3 million in road and bridge funding for the First Worcester District » The Landmark

State representatives approve funds for local road and bridge projects » News 22 WWLP.com

Springfield launches $4.1M roundabout for ‘notorious’ Six Corners intersection (photos, video) » The Republican

Utilities

Pilgrim Is Closing. So Then What Happens To The Radioactive Waste? » New England Public Radio

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

SB3 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

HB3801 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

HB3819 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB3846 - An Act relative to GreenWorks

HB3702 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB3820 - Amendment order for H3819, "An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects"

HB1173 - An Act improving public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs

SB2227 - An Act relative to child predators

HB410 - An Act relative to healthy youth

HB3800 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

House Actions This Week: 205

Senate Actions This Week: 25


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