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Massachusetts: It’s different here

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 […]

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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. […]

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“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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]