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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, MassDEP Headquarters, One Winter Street, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Joseph McGonagle, Jr.

"I can tell you this: As president, I won’t be exchanging love letters with Kim Jong-un."

Senator Kamala Harris

Speaking about President Donald Trump and his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Representative Bill Keating comes out in favor of impeachment inquiry » Boston Globe

Kennedy to get back in public eye next week » Commonwealth Magazine

Would Joe Kennedy run against Ed Markey from the left — or the right? » Boston.com

Dems still trying to undo Obama’s damage to party » Boston Herald

Curley: Grab for Greenland makes sense » Boston Herald

2020 presidential youth movement takes a hit in latest poll » Boston Herald

An open letter to Trump from an American Jewish voter » Boston Globe

Kennedy would have to make a case against Markey, not just for himself » Boston Globe

Poll shows Biden, Warren tied with Trump in Arizona » The Hill

Stop beating up Seth Moulton » Commonwealth Magazine

Politics is all about timing, and it isn’t Seth Moulton’s time » Boston Globe

The Summer of Warren » GQ

Norfolk Republican Shawn Dooley latest to consider a congressional run » The Sun Chronicle

Seth Moulton ends presidential campaign » NBC News

Lynch draws fire for impeachment stand » Wicked Local Allston-Brighton

Mass. U.S. Rep. Moulton Drops Out Of Presidential Race » WBUR

Which Democrats Are Leading the 2020 Presidential Race? » New York Times

Business

Can capitalism be saved by a concept born in Boston? » Boston Globe

Major Phone Companies Promise To Do More To Combat 'Annoying' Robocalls » WBUR

The Fuel Economy Standards Fiasco Is Classic Trump » WBUR

Boston Children’s Museum chief talks Seaport growth, rising sea levels » Boston Business Journal

Has the Last Remaining Tannery Store Finally Closed? » Boston Magazine

Major Telecom Companies Partner with Attorneys General to Combat Robocalls » Cape Cod Today

VIPs descend on Lee as Eagle Mill celebrates funding acquisition » the Berkshire edge

VMware drops $4.8B on Carbon Black and Pivotal, CEO announces plan to fix 'broken' security industry » Boston Business Journal

Amazon plans Holyoke distribution center, with ‘hundreds’ of job openings expected » The Republican

Civil Rights

National Day of Healing 2019 » Boston African American National Historical Site

Crimes

Out of touch Boston City Council needs to find its way » Boston Herald

Education

Kelly Speaks Out on Rise in Chapter 70 State Funding » Revere Journal

MIT president says school received about $800k from Jeffrey Epstein foundations » Boston Globe

McCann Ready to Start New School Year With a Few Changes » iBerkshires

Epstein Foundations Gave MIT $800,000 Over 20 Years » WBUR

Nashoba Tech gets rare early-college designation » Lowell Sun

Leader of MIT’s Media Lab faces calls to quit over Epstein ties » Boston Globe

Environment

State to help Braintree, Sharon upgrade culverts » Patriot Ledger

Markey in Framingham: 'Catastrophic damage' if climate change is ignored » The Metro West Daily News

Health Care

Mayor Walsh says he's open to CVS MinuteClinics in Boston » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts General Hospital notifying 9,900 people of privacy breach involving demographic and genetic information used for research » The Republican

MGH says nearly 10K patient records exposed in privacy breach » Boston Business Journal

Data breaches expose no-teeth regulations » Commonwealth Magazine

Housing

Opinion: Local Affordable housing growth essential to economic growth across Mass. » Taunton Gazette

Human Services

South Cove Manor hosts Secretary of Elder Affairs Elizabeth Chen » Sampan

Immigration

Trump’s move halts virtually all asylum cases in New England » Boston Globe

Local Asylum Seekers Face Longer Wait Times As Boston Immigration Officials Head To Border » WBUR

Democratic senator and top Trump immigration official argue over asylum claims on Twitter » The Hill

Letter shows U.S. asylum officers in Newark, N.J., Boston were reassigned to border cases » NBC News

Sen. Warren Condemns Trump Administration for Suspending Asylum Processing in Boston » GoLocalProv

Insurance

Senate advances bill to provide health insurance to Hampshire Council of Governments retirees » MassLive

Judiciary

Cowboy constables: Massachusetts process servers under fire for aggressive acts » Boston Herald

Lowell constable raid, tasing incident raises alarm » Boston Herald

Sex Offender Registry Defendant Can Pursue DNA Test To Try To Clear Himself, Massachusetts High Court Rules » New Boston Post

The Justice Department Sent Immigration Judges A White Nationalist Blog Post With Anti-Semitic Attacks » BuzzFeedNews

Legislative

Madaro Honored by Piers Park Sailing Center » East Boston Times-Free Press

Gay Boston sportscaster Alex Reimer leaves sports for politics » OutSports

Lobbying

Lobbyist caught up in State Police case is known for her edge on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Local Government

Former Abington town employee pleads guilty to groping charges » The Enterprise

Politics

Tiptoeing through the Trump era » Commonwealth Magazine

Politics is a war of words. And the Republicans are winning » Boston Globe

The dumbing down of ‘wrongful’ conduct » Boston Globe

Springfield Pastor Accused of 'Crackpot Bigotry' Leaves Mass. To Start Bible College » New England Public Radio

John Delaney says he was offered a Guinness when he tried to order iced coffee at a Boston bar » Boston Globe

A Kennedy-Markey Primary? Massachusetts Is Jolted » New York Times

Public Health

Polito talks to teens about domestic, sexual abuse » The Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts has "exact right" habit for EEE, vet says » State House News Service

Boston’s congestion can be hazardous to your health » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Safety

Dana Pullman, former state police union head charged in kickback scheme, receiving $5,200 in monthly pension payments » The Republican

Taxation

Leaning on the Land » Governing

Transportation

Our Opinion: Embattled RMV has its work cut out » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts highways ranked some of the worst in the country » Boston Herald

Worcester flights to Detroit 'doing very well,' MassPort exec says » Worcester Telegram

Baker administration likes data approach in distracted driving draft » Worcester Telegram

Interim chief of Massachusetts RMV’s Merit Rating Board named » Boston Herald

Northampton, railroad officials raise safety awareness ahead of stepped-up train service » Gazette Net

State lawmaker reacts to RMV firing head of Merit Rating Board » Western Mass News

6 Transportation Goals Congress Should Be Thinking About » Governing

Utilities

Attorney General presses feds to wait before approving Pilgrim transfer » Wicked Local Cohasset

Major milestone is reached as power line through Boston Harbor gets charged up » Boston Globe

Second offshore wind bids due Friday, but will anyone bid? » South Coast Today

Cape Legislators Back Pilgrim License Transfer Halt » Cape Cod Online

Regulators approve nuclear plant transfer over guv, AG protests » State House News Service

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

SB2441 - An Act relative to ethics in organ transplants

HB4083 - An Act relative to DCF legislative reporting reform

SB1893 - An Act relative to protecting the taxpayers of the Commonwealth

HB3687 - An Act financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth

HB4062 - An Act changing the name of the board of selectmen in the town of Lexington to the select board

HB4012 - An Act relative to children's health and wellness

HB4002 - An Act authorizing and accelerating transportation investment

HB1943 - An Act establishing a special commission to study the integration of support groups into our healthcare system

SB1885 - An Act relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

HD4410 - An Act relative to dry needling

House Actions This Week: 46

Senate Actions This Week: 7


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