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Fix the pot law, but not in a smoke-filled room » Boston Globe

Lobbyist McDonough could face new, stringent probation conditions » Boston Globe

Top execs form new business group to boost Rhode Island » WPRI

Why a skirmish over pot legalization in Massachusetts is making some progressives paranoid » The Washington Post

Three Boston bars absolved in state 'pay-to-play' case » Boston Globe

New studio, new copter, new station: NBC Boston ready to go » Boston Globe

An old brewery's name restored in Jamaica Plain » Boston Globe

Senate prez expects Statehouse battle over marijuana rollout in new year » Boston Herald

Amherst cools on legal marijuana implementation » Amherst Bulletin

DeLeo concurs with Rosenberg's six-month timeline for pot law rewrite » Lowell Sun

While Boston Murders Were Up In 2016, Authorities Tout Drop In Overall Crime » WBUR

City adds MassBay to tuition-free plan for BPS grads from low-income families » Boston Herald

Beyond pills and shots: Pain patients seek other options » Boston Globe

Barriers often short-circuit opioid treatment in Mass. » Worcester Telegram

MassHousing paid settlements to terminated workers » Commonwealth Magazine

Gov. Charlie Baker talks opioid addiction, child abuse during visits to social agencies » Herald News

Gov. Baker praises work of Children's Advocacy Center » South Coast Today

Stoned and driving? High court gets case » The Sun Chronicle

United States: First Circuit Declines To Enjoin Enforcement Of Massachusetts Earned Sick Time Law In Union Settings ? For Now » Mondaq

With New Year, Mass. Minimum Wage Will Rise To $11 An Hour » WBUR

Calling Mass. lawmakers 'arrogant and cowardly,' marijuana activists to protest delay in retail pot shops at 'high' noon » Mass Live

Ringing in the new year with new laws » Boston Globe

Lombardo opposes bill to delay recreational marijuana » Wicked Local Billerica

Legal pot supporters cry foul over bill to delay sales » The Associated Press (AP)

Mass. lawmakers getting 4 percent raise » Boston Globe

Ehrlich lays out 2017 priorities » Wicked Local Marblehead

'I'm tormented': State Rep.-elect Bud Williams still wrestles with decision to keep or give up City Council job » Mass Live

Baker signs off on 4.2 percent bump in legislative base pay » Boston Herald

Flanagan to co-chair Caucus of Women Legislators » Leominster Champion

City's new records chief once OK'd sealing names of police facing OUI charges » Boston Globe

Pittsfield mayor sees potential pot of money in marijuana cultivation » Berkshire Eagle

Benton: Pondering a new year » The Salem News

As I See It: No vote is "wasted" in this system » Worcester Telegram

We the People, 2016 » Boston Globe

The people's will goes to pot on Beacon Hill » Lowell Sun

The people's will goes to pot on Beacon Hill » Sentinel & Enterprise

Chabot: Donald Trump could give councilor a boost » Boston Herald

Gov. Baker to attend Donald Trump's inauguration » Boston Herald

More signs Tito Jackson will take on Marty Walsh » Boston Herald

After not voting in presidential election, Gov. Baker to attend Trump's inauguration » My Fox Boston

Baker: Delaying Pot Deadlines 'Perfectly Appropriate' » WBUR

Essex Count Sheriff-elect announces leadership team » Wicked Local Salem

Charlie Baker signals he'll stall pot shop openings » Boston Herald

Shooting victim's dad praises Healey » The Salem News

Marijuana supporters urge Baker to reject "shameful" delay bill » State House News Service

Pay hike for legislators, less than a week after Christmas » Sentinel & Enterprise

Accountant group pushes tax filing change » Commonwealth Magazine

A new factory in western Mass. could help make the T more reliable » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts Settles Dispute With Kinder Morgan Over Pipeline Proposal » New England Public Radio

State makes deal with Tenn. Gas on pipeline » The Recorder

Tennessee Gas agrees to pay state $640,000 for pipeline easement through Otis State Forest » Mass Live

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MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass