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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Cannabis Control Commission Listening Session, One Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Boston

10:00am Emergency State House Visit for Birth Control Access hosted by Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Mass., State House, Room 222, Boston

10:00am Gaming Commission Meeting, 101 Federal Street, 12th Floor, Boston

11:00am Rally for Criminal Justice Reform, Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:30pm Special Legislative Commission on Behavioral Health Promotion and Upstream Prevention, Room 428

2:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Public Hearing

5:30pm Fundraiser for Lowell School Committee Candidate Dan Shanahan

5:30pm 4th Annual Education Party featuring U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston

5:30pm Fundraiser for Lowell School Committee Candidate Dan Shanahan

Massachusetts Senate Rally on Criminal Justice Reform

“What this has in mind is to make sure that those jobs that are not on the floor or involve any passing of money, that those folks would have that opportunity to get those jobs,” House Speaker Robert DeLeo said before Wednesday’s session. “For instance, whether it be in a parking lot, whether it be in a kitchen, whether it may be in a hotel or whatever it may be.”

House Speaker Robert DeLeo

Speaking about the supplemental budget passed yesterday which includes an exemption for past criminals to be employed at any of the new Massachusetts casinos.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Mass. business owner at Trump health care signing: 'I'm here with history' » Boston Business Journal

Business

CarGurus raises $150M in upsized IPO, will trade on the Nasdaq Thursday » Boston Business Journal

MilliporeSigma unveils new Burlington office, a life sciences 'toy store' » Boston Business Journal

Fishing mogul ordered to forfeit assets valued at $2.3 million » Boston Globe

T-Mobile/Sprint merger: Good for them, probably bad for us » Boston Globe

Massive gift of Dutch art is a coup for MFA » Boston Globe

Boston entrepreneurs, leaders offer advice to would-be founders » Boston Globe

Somerville Amazon bid includes Boston » Boston Herald

Exemption of some criminal records sought for casino jobs » The Recorder

Three Taunton area employers awarded workforce training/hiring grants » Wicked Local Taunton

Bose may expand near New Balance headquarters, sources say » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Cannabis Control Commission Hears from Vineyarders » Vineyard Gazette

Opponents speak out as pot-control panel tours state » Sentinel & Enterprise

Crimes

Burlington driver charged in cop's death had recent blemishes on driving record » Lowell Sun

Education

After hate incident, Salem State students protest university rally » Wicked Local Salem

Quiet push for unified enrollment » Bay State Banner

It's Official: Wheelock College To Merge With Boston University's School Of Education » WBUR

Mount Wachusett, LHS share state grants announced by Baker » Sentinel & Enterprise

Emerson College Considers Global Expansion » Boston Magazine

Northeastern Law tops BU, BC on state bar exam » Boston Business Journal

Interim UMass-Boston chancellor stepping down after school year » State House News Service

Environment

State Announces $500,000 in Funding for Wildlife Habitat Improvement Projects » Cape Cod Online

Massachusetts May Centralize Beaver Population Control » Boston Magazine

Federal

3 Events That Shaped Modern Federalism » Governing

Gaming

MGM Springfield details hiring, training plans with opening less than a year away » The Republican

Some Massachusetts casino employees could be exempted from criminal background check under new proposal » MassLive

Massachusetts Close to Signing New Law that Exempts Casino Staff from Criminal Background Check » Casino Games Pro

MGM Resorts HCC Center for Culinary Arts in Holyoke lands $229K grant from state » MassLive

Gaming chief learning after "horrifying time" in Vegas » State House News Service

Health Care

Navigating ALS: Mass. Advocate Helps Thousands Of 'Friends' With The Debilitating Disease » WBUR

Worcester health agency owner arrested over MassHealth fraud » Worcester Business Journal

Lawmakers press agency to finish review of contraception bill » State House News Service

Human Services

Pay gap creating crisis in human services sector, agencies say » Worcester Business Journal

Springfield, Holyoke designate welcome centers for evacuees arriving from Puerto Rico » The Republican

Cape's low poverty ranking questioned » Cape Cod Times

Bill would crack down on caregivers who abuse the elderly » WCVB

Immigration

Political pulse: What's next for 'dreamers' » The Suffolk Journal

Insurance

Healey would challenge Trump bid for interstate health insurance sales » Gloucester Times

State chooses lower health insurance rate hikes for 2018 » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

Falmouth lawyer nominated as judge » Cape Cod Times

Is this the year Massachusetts will eliminate mandatory minimum sentences? » The Republican

Probate court nominee cites strong family influences » State House News Service

Baker Nominates Falmouth Resident for District Court Judgeship » Cape Cod Online

Middlesex D.A. commends sweeping criminal justice bill at rally » Boston Globe

Legislative

Senators rally for judicial reforms on Beacon Hill » Salem News

Local Government

Sticky situation » Martha's Vineyard Times

“Huzzah!” for North Square Groundbreaking in Boston's North End » North End Waterfront

Southampton board member: I will leave if meetings recorded » Gazette Net

Town saves $3.26 million by refinancing High School » The Reminder

City Hall Notebook: Developer seeks tax credits to revive Worcester Market » Worcester Telegram

Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast another sellout performance » Wicked Local Kingston

How Better Procurement Can Drive Better Outcomes for Cities » Governing

Opinion

Healey's suit against the feds may backfire » Cape Cod Times

One Cambridge Boy Scout troop has long welcomed girls » Boston Globe

Editorial: Divestment dreams » Boston Herald

The IQ test to determine who the moron really is » Boston Globe

After Weinstein, time for some introspection » Boston Globe

Bump stock ban is action, but a distraction » Eagle Tribune

Eminent domain dust-ups » Commonwealth Magazine

Amazon should consider Millbury for new HQ » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Carr: Welcome to Fantasy Island » Boston Herald

Politics

Gov. Charlie Baker already has $6.5M in campaign account » The Associated Press (AP)

First debate in Boston mayoral campaign is contentious » Boston Globe

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Endorsement for Paul Heroux, mayor » The Sun Chronicle

Walsh And Jackson Face Off In Contentious First Mayoral Debate » WBUR

Koh will push Merrimack Valley proposal » Boston Herald

Republican Senate candidate to fund-raise in Washington » Boston Globe

Lantigua declines invitation to debate Rivera » Eagle Tribune

Timilty endorses Feeney for his open Senate seat » The Sun Chronicle

Beverly rep backing Gonzalez for governor » State House News Service

Diehl and super PAC call on Warren to return Affleck $$$ » State House News Service

MassGOP fundraiser attracts governors, candidates » State House News Service

How Elizabeth Warren Became the Soul of the Democratic Party » The New Republic

Special election stage set for 3rd Essex House seat » Eagle Tribune

Former Mass Democratic Party Chairman to Speak to Bourne Democrats » Cape Cod Online

Public Health

AG Healey Warns Providers Against Charging For Opioid Addiction Treatment » Banker & Tradesman

Donald Trump said he would declare the opioid crisis a national emergency two months ago. He still hasn't. » Boston.com

Public Safety

Massachusetts House lawmakers vote 151-3 on bump stock ban » The Republican

Massachusetts' Second Amendment Group Cries Foul Over 'Bump-Fire Stock' Ban » New Boston Post

Police, safety officials push for teeth in seat-belt law » Lowell Sun

House passes gun measure, but turns down money for opiate addiction » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. House bans 'bump stock' gun devices » The Recorder

Mass. House Approves Ban On Bump Stocks » WBUR

Kraft, Healey to address violence with students » The Sun Chronicle

Massachusetts: Gun Control Bill on the Move » NRA-ILA

Fire chief cites city's readiness, says occuptional cancer a major concern » Dorchester Reporter

Rep: Prison staff need anti-shackling law training » South Coast Today

Norfolk lawmaker: Gas detector bill could save lives » The Sun Chronicle

Council calls for city first responders to assist Puerto Rico relief effort » Worcester Mag

AG: Boston cop took bank robbery cash evidence to play the slots » Boston Herald

State Finance

Mass. bonds rated ahead of $818 million issuance » State House News Service

State Government

Gov. Baker In Burlington To Cut Ribbon At Millipore Sigma » Stoneham Patch

Baker: $8.5M In MassWorks Grants To Assist Rural Communities » WAMC

Gov. Baker to follow-up on infrastructure projects in western Mass. » Western Mass News

Lost for more than 70 years, WWII airman Richard M. Horwitz coming home to Massachusetts to be buried » The Republican

Taxation

Will Massachusetts Enact a Carbon Tax? » JDSupra

15 questions about tax reform » Boston Globe

Amazon has a spotty record of tax breaks in Massachusetts » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

Data: MBTA service worst among carriers » Boston Herald

Mandatory School Bus Seat Belts? » WGBH

Lakeville selectmen object to MBTA parking lot project, Middleborough rail option » South Coast Today

Boston's stuck! Beantown rail fleet tops NJ Transit as least reliable » NJ.com

MBTA commuter rail's David Scorey defends performance as federal data shows most mechanical failures in US » MassLive

Gov. Baker tours CRRC plant in Springfield; rail car production begins in February » MassLive

Utilities

Utilities drove up electric prices in peak winter, group contends » Boston Globe

Utilities on both sides of bargaining table » Commonwealth Magazine

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