The Massachusetts legislature passed the state’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget this week, coming in at a total of $43.1 billion in funding. Additions to this year’s budget include funding for K-12 education, the state’s higher education system, and substance abuse treatment programs.
News, Top Story
Sorkin Receives $1,000 for Further Psychological Evaluation, Next Hearing Delayed Until August
New documents in the pending criminal case against Michael Sorkin, CSOM ’21, revealed that Sorkin was granted $1,000 by the Newton District Court on June 21 to cover expenditures related to generating further psychological reports. Sorkin continues to pursue a defense strategy that suggests he had a lack of criminal responsibility—more commonly known as an insanity plea—at the time of his alleged crimes last December.
News, Off Campus, Top Story
Warren and Sanders First Two Presidential Candidates to Propose Student Debt Relief
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders became the second Democratic presidential candidate to release a plan to address the student debt crisis on Monday—Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren released her own plan in late April.
Metro, Featured Story, Boston
Former BC Trustee Connors Helps Buttigieg Raise $1 Million in Boston
Boston campaigns for Pete Buttigieg raise $1 million with the help of Jack Connors Jr., BC ’63.
News, Top Story
Brendan Rockett, MCAS ’21, Dies in Hometown of Fall River
A graveside memorial service will take place on July 2 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Fall River, according to Joy Moore’s letter.
Metro, Top Story, Politics
State Legislators Considering Codifying Legal Abortion in Massachusetts
If passed, the bill would make abortion legal in Mass. regardless of whether or not the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision is overturned in the coming years.
Featured Story, The T, Boston, Metro
Report: After Two Derailments in One Week, MBTA Issues Persist
One of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Association (MBTA) Red Line trains was derailed Tuesday morning at the JFK/UMass station, according to multiple outlets. This is the second derailment of the week and the fifth of 2019, according to MBTA data analyzed by The Boston Globe. Only one rider suffered an injury.
Metro, Top Story, Politics
Report: Pemberton, BC ’89, Considering Challenging Markey, BC ’68, for Senate Seat
Steve Pemberton, BC ’89, Hon. ’15, is “considering” challenging incumbent Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, BC ’68, J.D. ’72, for Markey’s seat in Congress’s most prestigious chamber, according to a Boston Globe report.
Opinions, Column
Words Aren’t Enough to Fight BC’s Battles
Outgoing news editor Jack Goldman considers whether or not Boston College’s community has failed itself by shirking responsibility for larger issues plaguing the community.
Opinions, Column
A Sort-of Goodbye to The Heights and a Sort-of Deep Dive Into Nic Cage’s Wikipedia Page
News Editor Jack Goldman says goodbye to the newspaper…in a way? He probably should not have been allowed to do this.
