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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am Care Not Chaos Press Conference, Grand Staircase

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

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"The time has come really for us to pass some legislation on this issue,” “If we require seat belts in our own cars then I think it’s time we require seat belts on school buses.”

Representative Antonio Cabral

Speaking about adding seat belts to school buses after one was involved in a crash on Wednesday.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Senate ready to start taking apart Affordable Care Act » Boston Globe

Racism, Muslim ban claims 'damnably false' according to Jeff Sessions » Boston Herald

Rep. Kennedy urges Senate to nix Trump attorney general pick » Boston Herald

Defiant, Trump denounces intelligence leaks as fake » Boston Globe

Brown doesn't get nod for VA post » Boston Globe

Ewwww! » Commonwealth Magazine

Senate Takes First Step To Repeal Obamacare — So What's Next? » WBUR

U.S. Ethics Official: Trump's Divestiture Is Hard, Pricey And Essential » WBUR

In Confirmation Hearing, Trump's Pick For Secretary Of State Takes Tough Line On Russia » WBUR

Black Lawmakers Say Sessions Unfit To Be Attorney General » WBUR

Donald Trump's News Conference: Full Transcript and Video » New York Times

Business

Gift to Boston Foundation could top $28 million » Boston Globe

Do Alexa and other such devices mean the end of privacy? » Boston Globe

Stadium plan for Point draws legislators' ire, calls for inclusion » Dorchester Reporter

Legislature considers trimming back pot plant limit » WCVB

How Much Change Can Harvard Square Handle? » WGBH News

Shire fined $350M in 'largest False Claims Act' case of its kind » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Group advocates greater inclusion for Hub Latinos » Bay State Banner

Mayor Walsh says illegal immigrant defense fund a 'slippery slope' » Boston Herald

Education

Westfield State University selects AG Maura Healey as commencement speaker » The Republican

GCC sets up classes in Amherst » The Recorder

AG Healey says sex assault education should extend to elementary, middle schools » The Salem News

Bill would boost aid to schools with needed formula revamp » Bay State Banner

Environment

Judge Rules Exxon Mobil Must Give Documents To AG Healey In Climate Change Case » WBUR

Salem is taking on climate change » Commonwealth Magazine

Smartphone tool helps environmentalists pursue cleaner Housatonic River » The Berkshire Eagle

Health Care

Naturopaths get their own licensing board in Mass. » Boston Globe

Island health care leaders contemplate a post–Affordable Care Act world » Martha's Vineyard Times

Mass. health care costs moderating » Commonwealth Magazine

MassHealth enrollment surges, adding to pressure on state budget » Lowell Sun

More than $80 million in fraud recovered from Massachusetts Medicaid program last year » The Republican

In letter, Charlie Baker urges Congress to save key element of health care law » Boston Herald

Judiciary

Adams lawyer approaches the bench as he's tapped by Baker for district judge seat » The Berkshire Eagle

Hampden County Superior Courthouse renamed for Roderick Ireland, first African-American on Mass. Supreme Judicial Court » The Republican

Legislative

Now Beacon Hill may mess with time » Commonwealth Magazine

Longmeadow state Sen. Eric Lesser invites residents to take part in a state government seminar » The Republican

What may fit the bill in 2017 » Wicked Local Sharon

Lawmakers Blast UMass For Allegedly Leaving Community Out Of Kraft Soccer Stadium Dealings » WGBH News

Tips on holding 2 elected seats simultaneously offered to state Rep. Bud Williams of Springfield by Rep. Aaron Vega of Holyoke » The Republican

Walsh's Beacon Hill Agenda To Include Housing Reform » Banker & Tradesman

Key issues for this year's State Senate session: housing, services, drug abuse » Dorchester Reporter

Local Government

Councilors attack delays to Central Square revitalization » Wicked Local Cambridge

South Hadley adopts law to fingerprint ice cream vendors » WWLP 22

Norwell advised to wait until Legislature has acted on marijuana » Wicked Local Melrose

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Let's talk about guns » Wicked Local Boxford

On inauguration day, have faith in the political system » Andover Townsman

Obama's speech is out of touch with reality » Boston Globe

Obama's missed opportunity » Boston Globe

Trump shouldn't meddle with the 'One China' policy » Boston Globe

Our view: Legislators' special status separates them from the people » The Salem News

Don't paint supporters of public education with this negative broad brush » The Washington Post

Editorial: Details of legal pot still need to be fine tuned » The Recorder

Mike Moran: Sheriff Hodgson unveils a new trick » The Herald News

Officials should publicly call for nuke shutdown » Cape Cod Times

Were state leaders right to delay by six months the start of recreational marijuana sales? » Boston Globe

Baker's budget moves remind us of Mike Pence » My South End

Politics

Locals set for Grand Old Trump party » Lynn Daily News Item

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson Is Running For Mayor » WBUR

Tito Jackson launches campaign against Boston Mayor Marty Walsh » The Republican

Jackson looking to buck precedent with mayoral run » Politico Massachusetts

9,000 Mass. Women Sign Up To March On Washington » WGBH News

Public Safety

Sheriff Coppinger ready to plug budget hole » Lynn Daily News Item

Grants help police make difference in kids' lives » Eagle Tribune

The ins and outs of the school defibrillator bill » The Herald News

Crash sparks fresh call for seat belts on buses » WCVB

Hampden DA declines to prosecute Agawam cops fired for use-of-force incident » The Republican

State Finance

Baker's budget will tax short-term online rentals like hotel rooms » WWLP 22 News

Baker revives Airbnb rental tax proposal » Boston Globe

State Government

Court: Exxon Mobil Must Give Documents to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey » NBC Boston

Maura Healey can gas up Exxon Mobil probe » Boston Herald

Early Winter Sunset 'A Drag'? Panel Considers Keeping Mass. On Daylight Saving Time Year-Round » WBUR

Study commission eyeing time change shift should have recommendations ready by spring » Eagle Tribune

Norfolk area rep named to panel on state's ethics law » The Sun Chronicle

Voting Reforms Would Catch New York Up To Neighboring States » WAMC

Transportation

Tough Choices: The Efforts of Five To Fix the MBTA » Harvard Political Review

State says Mass. Pike toll is project ahead of schedule » Worcester Telegram

Massport's Conley Container Terminal Continues Trend of Record-Setting Growth » American Journal of Transportation

Utilities

State grant for regional wastewater, stormwater management to benefit Agawam, West Springfield » The Republican

9 security violations found at Pilgrim » Cape Cod Times

Spectra, Weymouth officials look to improve safety at metering station » The Patriot Ledger

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