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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Public Hearing

11:00am House Committee on Post Audit & Oversight, Oversight Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Summer Fundraiser for Springfield City Council Candidate LaMar Cook

5:00pm West Roxbury Meet & Greet Fundraiser for Boston City Council Candidate Jeff Ross

7:00pm Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

"Nearly 20 women have told us the president is a sexual predator. I believe them. Now there’s allegedly a video that proves what we already know. What will it take for an impeachment proceeding to begin?"

Congressman Seth Moulton

Speaking about new accusations of sexual assault against President Trump.

News By Category
Business

Massachusetts Bill Aims To Address Decline Of Local Journalism » New England Public Radio

An emergency loan program to help with unexpected expenses » Boston Globe

Neighborhood group, developers close to agreement on 15-acre Union Square project » Boston Globe

Somerville's new 'diversity catalog' highlights minority and women-owned businesses » Boston Business Journal

Proposal aims to establish commission and protect local journalists » News 22 WWLP.com

Could A $10,000 Tax Credit Get Businesses To Stop Photoshopping Their Models? » WGBH

Wayfair Employees Are Having a Town Hall to Discuss Next Actions » Boston Magazine

Boston's wealth management industry balances past and future » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Hemp industry backs Braintree rep's CBD bill » The Enterprise

After hemp CBD ban, regulators are pulling products off shelves » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Guest column Lynn M. Morgan: Standing squarely for reproductive justice » Gazette Net

Differences over Hub desegregation still an issue » The Bay State Banner

Mass. ACLU sues state over use of driver's license photos in law enforcement » Boston Business Journal

Education

New superintendent open to replacing entrance test for exam schools » Boston Globe

Citing 'Unwelcome Sexual Conduct,' Harvard Suspends A Star Economist » WBUR

Environment

Local towns awarded grant funds to fight climate change » The Reminder

Beacon Hill Hacks Shouldn’t Tackle Climate Change [OPINION] » WBSM

Boston faces major challenge as sea levels rise » Boston Herald

Want To Donate To U.N.? Bill Calls for Climate-Change Option on Massachusetts Tax Returns » New Boston Post

Health Care

Carol Owen: Baystate’s plan for mental health facilities would harm patients » Gazette Net

Human Services

Ombudsman eyed to succeed Rosie D. case court monitor » State House News Service

Immigration

Vigil protesting migrant detention planned Friday in Salem » The Salem News

Immigrants rights group calls for Joe Biden to apologize for Obama-era deportations » Boston Herald

Labor

Bill nearing finish line on Beacon Hill would soften blow of high court’s ruling on union dues » Boston Globe

Local Government

Board prepares to name redevelopment authority » South Coast Today

Boston mulls Election Day holiday » Boston Herald

City rethinking plastic straw ban » Gloucester Times

Residents want rent control for Attleboro mobile home parks » The Sun Chronicle

Selectman wants ride-share bikes out of Saugus » Lynn Daily News Item

Public Safety

With an officer indicted, Fall River Police Department under review for accreditation » South Coast Today

Visits to Mass. prisoners fall sharply under new rules » Boston Globe

Falmouth seeks disability retirement for 2 officers shot » Cape Cod Times

Bill would limit public access to police video in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

On Reading's Haverhill Street, Road Rage Of A Different Kind » Brookline Patch

Boston EMT stabbed, rescued by colleagues » Boston Herald

Is there a double standard in how the Boston Police Department disciplines cops? » The Bay State Banner

‘Isn’t this your Sergeant posting inappropriate pictures on Facebook;' Massachusetts police officer under investigation for crime scene selfie » The Republican

$5,000 reward offered for info about Northampton bike path fires » Gazette Net

State Government

Charlie Baker’s plan to curb drug prices strains his relationship with biotechs » Boston Globe

Taxation

Coincidence? Meals tax revenue rose in Northampton, Easthampton after pot stores opened » Gazette Net

Transportation

Baker proposes new ride-hailing regs » Commonwealth Magazine

Application to destroy RMV records withdrawn » Boston Herald

T cautious on biz-funded management initiative » Commonwealth Magazine

Red Line boardings at Kendall Square T stop to double by 2040, new report says » Boston Herald

Gov. Charlie Baker proposes tougher penalties for Uber drivers who stalk passengers, violate safety rules » The Republican

ACLU Sues MassDOT For Details On Its Driver's License Database And Face Surveillance Uses » WBUR

Baker Bill Aims To Collect More Data From Ride-Hailing Companies » WBUR

Confessions of a Red Line defector » Boston Globe

Lawmakers set hearing on RMV scandal » Gloucester Times

Utilities

Feds throw up uncertainty for Vineyard Wind project » South Coast Today

Unsettling news for Vineyard Wind » Commonwealth Magazine

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

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

HB3941 - An Act relative to GreenWorks

HB1 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

HB3801 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

HB3800 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

HB3958 - Text of a further amendment (offered by 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

SB3 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

HB3854 - An Act relative to collective bargaining dues

SB2235 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2020

SB179 - An Act further regulating business practices between motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and distributors

House Actions This Week: 291

Senate Actions This Week: 27


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