Happening Today 7:30 a.m. | Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Mike Kennealy gives the keynote during a breakfast at Woodman’s in Essex hosted by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. 9 a.m. | Supreme Judicial Court meets to hear several cases, including three challenging questions currently on track to appear before voters on November’s […]
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Still not a sure bet
Happening Today 10 a.m. | Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan hosts a virtual Opioid Task Force meeting. 12:15 p.m. | Gov. Charlie Baker delivers remarks at the Age-Friendly Institute’s Revolutionize Conference at the Boston Seaport Hotel. 1 p.m. | U.S. Sen. Ed Markey hosts a climate summit featuring remarks from White House National Climate Advisor […]
The Great Green Debate
Happening Today 10 a.m. | MBTA Board of Directors meets with action possible on a preliminary fiscal year 2023 budget. 10:30 a.m. | Gov. Charlie Baker receives his second COVID-19 booster shot and holds a media availability. 11 a.m. | Senate meets in a formal session with debate anticipated on legislation to legalize sports betting. […]
“Historic” Train Summit
Happening Today 10 a.m. | Attorney General Maura Healey testifies before U.S. House Committee on Oversight & Reform on her office’s investigation into McKinsey & Company. 11 a.m. | House resumes its debate on the state’s fiscal year 2023 budget 11 a.m. | Gov. Charlie Baker and other administration officials join students from Kennedy Elementary […]
Telling the voters what it does
Keller at Large Keller: The Race To Be Number Two There has been shortage of scoffing at the crowded field running for lieutenant governor – a job with zero legal responsibility and only as much power as the governor allows. But in this week’s column for MASSterList, Jon Keller makes the case for why it […]
Translating popularity to policy
Happening Today 8 a.m. | Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Doughty is scheduled for an interview on Merrimack Valley radio station WCAP-AM 980 10 a.m | UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy will be joined by faculty and staff to announce plans to “transition the entire flagship campus to renewable energy,” according to the school. 3:30 a.m. […]
Future of downtowns getting the spotlight
Happening Today 10 a.m. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology holds its first Climate Grand Challenges showcase event, featuring a “fireside chat” with Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry. The former U.S. senator talks with MIT President Rafael Reif about climate issues. 11 a.m. | MassWildlife invites the public to help stock trout during school vacation week […]
Masks now optional on MBTA
Happening Today 10 a.m. | Governor’s Council interviews Lawrence City Attorney Raquel Ruano, who is Gov. Charlie Baker’s pick to fill a vacancy on the District Court bench. 10:30 a.m. | Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance holds Zoom press conference with farmers to discuss the impact the proposed income surtax on millionaires would have on family farms. 10:30 […]
Verdict delayed on Baker “dangerousness” bill
Keller at Large Keller: Goodbye N.H. primary, and good riddance Jon Keller doesn’t mince words in his latest for MASSterList, dissecting the DNC’s decision to potentially shakeup the early presidential nominating calendar. “Goodbye, Iowa and New Hampshire. Hello, end of an error.” Read Online Happening Today All day | It’s Tax Day in Massachusetts. 10 […]
But who have you sued lately?
Happening Today 9 a.m. | Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks at the 247th annual Patriots’ Day parade. 9:02 a.m. | The 126th running of the Boston Marathon gets underway with the men’s wheelchair division first on the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Boston. 11:30 a.m. | Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu are […]