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9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Mathew Muratore, State Senator Michael Barrett

“As the right was being whittled away in the states, federal voices were still focused on protecting Roe,” said Timmaraju, who was named to her post last year. "It would be malpractice not to investigate what happened.”

Mini Timmaraju, president of NARAL/Pro-Choice America

Badly stung by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, the abortion rights movement finds itself splintered, demoralized and faced with a startling landscape in which the procedure may be outlawed in half the country.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

John Cornyn says 'Now do Plessy vs Ferguson/Brown vs Board of Education' » Raw Story

Business

Sales are off, costs are soaring. For some small-business owners, the recession has already arrived » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Bud’s Goods settles allegation of $33K tip theft » Worcester Business Journal

Civil Rights

When the Supreme Court Takes Away a Long-Held Constitutional Right » The New Yorker

Massachusetts Catholic leaders respond to the overturning of Roe v. Wade » Boston.com

Education

School bathroom closures statewide drive rising tensions, pushback » Boston Globe

OPINION: Once again, Boston misses out on its first Hispanic school superintendent » Boston Globe

NAACP Boston President Tanisha Sullivan urges Boston School Committee to ‘halt’ superintendent search process » Boston Herald

DESE Will Seek Intervention, But Not Receivership, in Boston Schools » State House News Service

Environment

Adams drops requirement for garbage disposals in new housing, hoping to reduce the cost of construction and the cost to the environment » Berkshire Eagle

Human Services

7 Reasons Why Abortion Is a Race Equity and Health Justice Issue » Medium

Roe decision as severe as advocates feared » Boston Globe

We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse » The New Yorker

California steps into the post-Roe future » Politico

Mass. governor, rare pro-choice Republican, signs order to protect health care providers who provide abortion services to out-of-state residents » Boston Globe

'We will be a beacon' for abortion access: Thousands in Boston rally for reproductive rights » WGBH

'A dark day': Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade sparks protests on Cape Cod » Cape Cod Times

Fear and celebration: Pro- and anti-abortion advocates in Mass. react to Supreme Court ruling » WGBH

A day after landmark abortion ruling, raw emotions on display in Boston » Boston Globe

Senator Elizabeth Warren calls on Biden to use federal lands to protect abortion access » Boston Globe

Baker signs abortion executive order » Commonwealth Magazine

Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights » WBUR

Immigration

Group says Maura Healey deliberately slowing ballot drive to overturn licenses law » Boston Herald

Local Government

School is out and summer is here. But in Boston, many public pools are closed » Boston Globe

With upcoming leadership transition, what’s next in the effort to diversify the Boston Fire Department? » Boston Globe

Politics

Trump privately called a Roe v. Wade reversal ‘bad’ for his party » Boston Globe

Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her. » New York Times

Biden confronts a bombshell that could define his presidency » Washington Post

The Column: Chris Doughty shunned from Lowell GOP rally » Lowell Sun

OTR: State Rep. Tami Gouveia makes her case for lieutenant governor » WCVB

Public Health

Abortion Pills Take the Spotlight as States Impose Abortion Bans » New York Times

Experts expect subvariants to cause ‘substantial’ summer cases of COVID-19 » Boston Globe

House approves Trahan bill to require opioid training » The Eagle Tribune

Public Safety

OPINION: Even after the Supreme Court’s decision, Massachusetts gun laws may be safe — for now » Boston Globe

State report calls for new women’s prison as prison construction ban advances on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Wu now interviewing police commissioner finalists » WGBH

Gun laws in Massachusetts unchanged following Supreme Court ruling – for now » Boston Herald

State Finance

Muni Officials Urge State Not To Sit On ARPA Funds » State House News Service

Taxation

Gas tax holiday good politics, not policy » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

Full T service resumes on Orange, Green lines » Boston Business Journal

MBTA resumes full service on Green, Orange lines after repairs made beneath Government Center Garage » Boston Globe

T resumes Green, Orange Line service after Government Center Garage work » Boston Herald

Utilities

Report cites lack of progress fixing gas leaks » Newburyport News

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 6/27

Birthdays: Rep. Mathew Muratore, State Senator Michael Barrett

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

Tuesday - 6/28

8:30am The State of Massachusetts Health Care hosted by MASSterlist, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Wednesday - 6/29

Birthdays: State Senator Liz Miranda

9:30am Governor's Council Meeting, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm The School Series: STEMatch Middle School Tech Career Days hosted by the Mass. High Tech Council, Via Zoom

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Thursday - 6/30

7:30am Race, Equity & Business: The Wealth Gap – Creating Change hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Ritz-Carlton, 10 Avery Street, Boston, MA 02111

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

3:00pm Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Friday - 7/1

Birthdays: State Senator Ryan Fattman

10:30am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Division of Medical Assistance Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submit via email or mail


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