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Today on Beacon Hill

8:30am The Role of Health Care in the 2016 Election and Expectations for the Trump Administration, Omni Parker House, 60 School Street

12:00pm 1199 SEIU / Fight for $15 Rally, Great Hall

12:00pm State Library Author Talk with J.L. Bell, State Library, Room 341

2:00pm Mass. Gold Star Family Tree Dedication, Memorial Hall

5:00pm Rep. Dan Ryan's Downtown Fundraising Reception

5:00pm State House Christmas Tree Lighting, Second Floor

5:00pm Rep. Dan Ryan's Downtown Fundraising Reception

"There are so many things on the plate of the President of the United States. My expectation at this point is that he’s going to worry about the things presidents worry about, and when it comes to something like the Green Line Extension, the big issue on the federal government’s mind is going to be, ‘is this a $2 billion project, or not?’”

Governor Charlie Baker

Commenting on federal funding for Massachusetts projects under a Trump administration.

News By Category
Business

Uber, Lyft drivers to face background checks sooner than expected » Boston Globe

Banking on the pot industry » Commonwealth Magazine

State touts ride-hail driver checks as new division takes shape » State House News Service

Liquor license cap reform may have local impact » The Enterprise

Massachusetts regulator William Galvin charges broker with high-pressure sales tactics that harmed elderly » Investment News

Galvin claims software developer defrauded investors in trading scheme » Investment News

Education

Lynn addition kicks off NSCC growth plan » Lynn Daily News Item

Public and community colleges to ask for $40M » Worcester Business Journal

A game changer for improving literacy? The Reading Institute leader says yes, this plan can help » The Berkshire Eagle

Board of Ed floats change in educator evaluations » State House News Service

Environment

Crystal Lake dredging to begin » The Salem News

Business in the Arctic focus of UMD maritime conference » South Coast Today

Second year of deer hunting in Blue Hills Reservation starts Tuesday » My Fox Boston

Grants to local conservation districts will help with emergency planning, erosion control » The Recorder

Senator Gives Nod To Local Water Quality Initiatives » Cape News

Federal

Trump Could Revoke DACA, Satisfying Some And Worrying Others » WBUR

Health Care

Trump Chooses Rep. Tom Price, An Obamacare Foe, To Run HHS » WBUR

What happens in Massachusetts if Obamacare is repealed? » MassLive

ON HEALTH CARE, MASS. URGED TO PREPARE, BUT FOR WHAT? » State House News Service

On health care, Mass. urged to prepare, but for what? » State House News Service

Housing

Boston's luxury housing boom slows down » Boston Globe

New Bedford approves 20-cent property tax hike » South Coast Today

Human Services

Top Massachusetts politicians join Goodwill clients to give thanks together » MassLive

Labor

Minimum wage workers to rally outside State House » WWLP 22

WORKERS PLAN TO SEEK STATEWIDE $15 AN HOUR MINIMUM WAGE » State House News Service

Grant funds middle management training for local employers » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. workers to seek $15 an hour minimum wage » Wicked Local Plymouth

Legislative

Pay Raises Are Coming to the State House » Boston Magazine

Quietly, informally, Massachusetts lawmakers continue work » Boston Herald

Retirement party slated for Springfield state Rep. Ben Swan to include House Speaker Robert DeLeo among well-wishers » MassLive

Senator among three dozen arrested at wage protest » The Republican

Local Government

City Clerk capping 45-year career » Lynn Daily News Item

A perfect storm blew Forest away » Cape Cod Times

Authorization For Needle Exchange In Pittsfield Could Come Next Week » iBerkshires

Dudley establishes panel to work out local controls for legalized marijuana » Worcester Telegram

Spencer residents urge selectmen to say no to marijuana dispensary » Worcester Telegram

Westport residents call for health board resignations » South Coast Today

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Using pot luck to nab impaired motorists » Sentinel & Enterprise

Editorial: Notes of concern over election aftermath » Gazette Net

Massachusetts is irrelevant? Fuggedaboudit » Boston Globe

In Trump times, cities must lead on climate change » Boston Globe

Trump camp's chilling tone is carrying into the White House » Boston Globe

New Mass. pot law needs minor fixes, not big delays » Boston Globe

Editorial: Voicing notes of concern, caution » The Recorder

It's time for this state to drop its liberal establishment agenda » Lowell Sun

Peter Lucas: Don't expect Trump to extend Mass. a green line » Sentinel & Enterprise

Trump's revenge on Romney » Boston Globe

Politics

Maura Healey: Lawyers, guns and money » Boston Herald

Local leaders of color encouraged by AG group on racial justice » telegram.com

Chabot: Fake Setti Warren tweets give preview of gov race's tone » Boston Herald

N.H. AG's Office Asks For Resources To Investigate Voter Fraud After Trump's Unsubstantiated Claims » WBUR

Baker says he's spoken to Trump » The Berkshire Eagle

Dem Party chief sails into new role (VIDEO) » Sentinel & Enterprise

Public Health

Dangerous toys highlighted in new report » The Enterprise

MassPIRG releases list of dangerous toys for the holidays (VIDEO) » Lowell Sun

Public Safety

Firefighters from across state to receive Medal of Valor » Boston Globe

State Government

Healey sues district attorneys who withheld records » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG Maura Healey asks for dismissal of Remington gun suit » MassLive

Mass. AG sues Plymouth County DA for refusal to release records » The Enterprise

Haunted by a word, a family battles medical examiner's office » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker: Massachusetts to remain a 'global community' under President Donald Trump » MassLive

City Councilor Penny Ricketts named to brownfields advisory group » The Recorder

Polito keynotes chambers' Checkpoint 2016 » The Reminder

Charlie Baker says he's spoken to President-elect Donald Trump » Boston.com

Baker aide attends T board executive session » Commonwealth Magazine

Basile Heading to Private Sector » East Boston Times

New Massachusetts task force will review state ethics laws » MassLive

Attorneys for gun retailers rip AG Healey's “cavalier” treatment of federal court rules » New Boston Post

AG Healey threatens to sue Trump » Taunton Gazette

Transportation

The traffic nightmare in Danvers » Boston Globe

All aboard for the Cape? Not yet » Boston Globe

MBTA failed to collect nearly $2M in overdue bills, many a decade old: Audit » Metro

Red Line To Shut Down This Weekend As The MBTA Prepares For Winter » WGBH News

T preparing to privatize call center » Commonwealth Magazine

Manchester man to map roads for driverless cars » The Salem News

State-Approved Background Checks For Uber And Lyft Drivers To Start In January » WBUR

DOT takes South Coast Rail off MBTA's hands, assumes oversight » South Coast Today

Utilities

NRC team dives into Pilgrim inspection » Cape Cod Times

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