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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am 1st Biennial Boy Scout Day on the Hill, Great Hall & Grand Staircase

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Black Advisory Commission Launch, Room 157

6:00pm Winter Reception for Sen. Joe Boncore

6:00pm Winter Reception for Sen. Joe Boncore

Birthdays: Rep. Michael Moran

Today's Graphic

"The governor’s proposal to cap commercial insurance payments to providers will create more problems than it solves."

Michael Widmer, Former President of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

On Gov. Baker’s Medicaid Proposal

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Republican Senate ads cast Elizabeth Warren as face of Democratic Party » The Republican

Business

UK was biggest source of foreign tourists to Boston. Now it's China. » Boston Globe

City seeks private partner to rebuild former Bromley-Heath complex » Boston Globe

Uber finds itself 'disrupted' » Commonwealth Magazine

Amazon settles on Back Bay for Boston expansion » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Lawmakers Will Rewrite Recreational Marijuana Law » Merry Jane

Three Bays Preservation: Coloring in between the lines of a blue economy » The Barnstable Patriot

Businesses urge Baker to lead on immigration issues » South Coast Today

Trump's illegal immigration moves could embolden unscrupulous employers » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Trump lifts Obama-era transgender protections » Boston Globe

Federal Rollback Of Transgender Protections Prompts Concern — But No Change — In Mass. » WBUR

Mass. transgender advocates criticize Trump's gender ID policy » Boston Globe

ICE rumors send child through North Shore » Lynn Daily News Item

Immigration concerns: US Sen. Edward Markey calls emergency town hall meeting at Smith College » Berkshire Eagle

Sen. Markey, Rep. Kennedy oppose stepped-up deportations » Berkshire Eagle

Trump rolls back protection for transgender students » Berkshire Eagle

AG Maura Healey, Rep. Joe Kennedy criticize President Donald Trump's rollback of transgender protections » The Republican

Walsh blasts Trump over transgender policy in schools » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says Trump administration sends wrong message with rollback of transgender protections » The Republican

AG Healey, State Leaders Defend Transgender Public Accommodations » WBUR

Students will be 'protected' and 'safe' in Mass., Baker says » Boston Globe

Education

Special education schools make case for funding » Wicked Local

Massachusetts tops in Advanced Placement scores » Boston Globe

State board to step in after UMass scraps kids' shooting program » Boston Herald

Becker College president finalist for UMass-Dartmouth chancellor job » Worcester Telegram

Boston teachers get big-buck bump » Boston Herald

Environment

Baker urged to more sharply reduce carbon emissions across region » Worcester Business Journal

Protesters Leave Dakota Access Pipeline Area; Some Stay And Are Arrested » WBUR

Renewable energy request bears local signatures » Cape Cod Times

Federal

Trump's Plan To Hire 15,000 Border Patrol And ICE Agents Won't Be Easy » WBUR

U.S., Mexico at odds over deportation as top officials meet » Lowell Sun

Health Care

Homeopathic remedies harmed hundreds of babies, families say, as FDA investigated for years » STAT News

Former Bermuda premier defends his ties to Lahey » Boston Globe

Human Services

Questions abound on immigration, resettlement » Worcester Telegram

Judiciary

Trump's Immigration Measures Could Exacerbate Boston Court Backlog » WBUR

Baker Nominates Curran to Serve as Haverhill Judge » WHAV

Central Berkshire District Court judicial nominee coasts through Governor's Council interview » Berkshire Eagle

Justice reform bill would give prisoners route to shorter sentences » MassLive

Legislative

Dot's electeds fare well with new assignments in the Legislature » Dorchester Reoprter

Spilka to remain chairwoman of Senate Ways and Means Committee » Milford Daily News

Local Government

Malden going green » Lynn Daily News Item

Finding left from right on the streets of Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

Moratorium on recreational marijuana retailers sought in Holyoke » The Republican

Seen@ The 2017 West of the River Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast » MassLive

Undocumented immigrants in New Bedford looking over their shoulders » South Coast Today

Officials look at banning pot sales » The Sun Chronicle

Mansfield town counsel reappointed to local government advisory post » The Sun Chronicle

Opinion

Checks and balances can slow Trump » Boston Globe

How wrong was Trump about Sweden? » Boston Globe

Our view: New fentanyl law being put to good use » The Salem News

Editorial: Caution on crime bill » Boston Herald

Moran: Trump's wall, and Hodgson's offer, won't materialize » The Herald News

Politics

Healey talks upcoming elections, direction of country » The Suffolk Journal

Should Scientists March? U.S. Researchers Still Debating Pros And Cons » WBUR

Sen. McCain Makes Unannounced Trip To Syria To Meet With U.S. Forces » WBUR

Trump's Election Drives More Women To Consider Running For Office » WBUR

Lawrence police officer to run for mayor » Eagle Tribune

Healey tries to put murmurs of run for governor to rest » Berkshire Eagle

MetroWest women urge other women: Run for local office » The Metro West Daily News

Charlie Baker's money man gets next to Trump at Mar-a-Lago fund-raiser » Boston Globe

Public Health

Opioid-related deaths are on the rise in Massachusetts » The Daily Free Press

Public Safety

How diverse are the Boston Police Department's specialized units? They won't say » Boston Globe

ACLU Calls On Gov. Baker To End State's Partnership With ICE » WBUR

'Grave concerns' from building inspectors on state reorganization plan » Worcester Business Journal

N.H. Gov. Signs Law Making It Easier To Carry Concealed Guns » WBUR

Sheriff's Department to see two percent increase in state's FY18 budget » The Reminder

State Government

Baker urged to lead on immigration » The Recorder

I-Team: Gov. Baker Reacts To Complaints That Uber & Lyft Background Checks Are Too Stringent » CBS Boston

Gov. Baker planning to launch Black Advisory Commission » The Associated Press (AP)

Gov. Charlie Baker re-establishes Black Advisory Commission » The Republican

Taxation

Senate president: 'Stay tuned' on potential sales tax holiday this summer » Worcester Business Journal

Transportation

MBTA control board is on track » Commonwealth Magazine

UPDATE: Local residents report on airplane noise in Massport meeting » Wicked Local Watertown

Utilities

Utility raises concerns on emission targets » Commonwealth Magazine

Gov. Baker Says Weymouth Compressor Station Decision Is Up To Feds » Framingham Patch

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