State House Takeout

Katie Lannan talks about new Senate President Karen Spilka's first speech to the Senate and whether she tipped her hand on any policy priorities; Mike Norton explains the dynamics around the surprise weekend layoff for the Legislature; Matt Murphy talks about how Gov. Charlie Baker has been campaigning for re-election without actually campaigning; Andy Metzger dives into the fresh opposition to legislation that's been sent to the governor's desk at least twice before; and Colin Young updates the status of the legal marijuana rollout.

Matt Murphy recounts the budget accord passed on Beacon Hill 18 days late and the acrimony that followed; Colin Young runs down the 10 active conference committees hashing out compromise bills with less than two weeks to go for formal sessions; Andy Metzger discusses safe injection sites and how the U.S. attorney might have influenced action in the Senate; and Sam Doran, recently back from a trip abroad, explains a couple rules from capitol buildings in the British Isles.

On this week's Takeout, Matt Murphy digs into the two-weeks-old budget stalemate and how one issue thought to be under discussion could be putting one negotiator in a tough spot; Katie Lannan explains the House's action this week on energy legislation and looks ahead to the prospects of an energy bill reaching the governor's desk; Andy Metzger talks about the House's opioid bill and Michael Norton analyzes the state of play in the Legislature for the coming two-plus weeks.

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Colin Young dives into the Massachusetts business confidence index; Katie Lannan says local criminal justice reform advocates could soon take a page from Vermont's book; and Matt Murphy looks at where budget negotiations stand, and what might be holding up those talks.

Colin Young explains why Bay Staters won't be able to buy legal recreational marijuana on July 1; Andy Metzger has details on federal charges against three present and former State Police troopers; Katie Lannan recaps the "red flag" gun bill's journey; and Mike Norton looks ahead to July and what still pends before the Legislature.

After passage of the "grand bargain" deal this week, Mike Norton looks at the initiative petition playbook in Massachusetts; Andy Metzger has a glimpse of the future with some potential projects down the road at the MBTA; Colin Young revisits an eminent domain Supreme Court ruling and how it could affect property in Massachusetts today; and Katie Lannan previews the upcoming Sen. Karen Spilka presidency.

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On this week's Takeout, Colin Young highlights the health care bill expected to be debated in the House next week and its path to the governor's desk; Katie Lannan has a scorecard to help keep track of everything already in conference committee and a refresher on this session's new conference committee rule; Andy Metzger gives an update on the so-called Grand Bargain talks around the minimum wage, sales tax and paid family and medical leave; and Mike Norton talks about housing and land use legislation, one of the governor's priorities between now and the July 31 end of formal sessions.

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Matt Murphy has an update on the backroom talks aimed at finding a compromise on the minimum wage, sales tax, and family leave; Andy Metzger previews the Senate's renewable energy bill coming up next week; Michael Norton covers Framingham's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers; Katie Lannan follows the progress of the Legislature's "red flag" gun bill; and Colin Young recaps some of this week's floor debate on an animal protection bill.

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Katie Lannan and Matt Murphy preview the action to come at the Democratic Party's convention in Worcester; Michael Norton takes a look at the apparent reluctance in the House to establish an early voting period before state primary elections; Colin Young details what Gov. Charlie Baker is looking to do about serial sex offenders like the soon-to-be-released Wayne Chapman; and Andy Metzger explains the House's embrace of novel community benefit districts.

Colin Young presents highlights from a late-night Senate debate on immigration policy; Andy Metzger details a Senate amendment affecting charter schools; Katie Lannan breaks down the animosity between some UMass Boston faculty and the university system brass; and Michael Norton wraps up the week by discussing the state's procurement for offshore wind energy.