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Today on Beacon Hill

10:30am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Executive Session

11:30am Senate Committee on Ethics, Public Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

1:30pm House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Public Hearing

5:00pm State House Tree Lighting & Holiday Open House, Doric Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

Special Election for Sen. Jennifer Flanagan's seat

"This investigation needs to take as long as it takes and it needs to go where the facts take it," said Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester. "And so for us to impose any arbitrary limitations tonight would be a mistake."

Senator Bruce Tarr

Speaking about the investigation of Senate President Stan Rosenberg.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Warren questions Conway's role in curbing opioid epidemic » The Hill

'A stain on the GOP.' Mitt Romney takes a lonely stand against Roy Moore » Boston Herald

Business

Berkshire Museum pushes for speedy appeal, citing 'precarious condition' » The Berkshire Eagle

GE plans minor tweaks to future Boston HQ campus » Boston Business Journal

Two paths revealed for Suffolk Downs » Boston Herald

State weighs ban on commercial striped bass fishing » The Salem News

COMMERCIAL STRIPED BASS FISHERY BAN PROPOSED » The Fisherman

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Bill Provides $2.7 Million for Massachusetts Pot Regulators » US News and World Report

Danvers bans recreational pot shops » The Salem News

Crimes

Should laws loosen on sex trade to protect those forced into prostitution? » Lowell Sun

Education

Director of Madison Park high school in Boston is placed on leave » Boston Globe

Graduate students would pay a price under GOP tax plan » Boston Globe

Norfolk rep requests audit of Boston Public Schools » The Sun Chronicle

UMass investigated 21 grad student complaints about sexual misconduct against faculty » Gazette Net

After 30 years, a beloved UMass Boston janitor losing his job » Boston Globe

Environment

Surge of Carbon Pricing Proposals Coming in the New Year » Technology Review

Gaming

Bay State casinos eye ruling on sports books » Boston Herald

Health Care

Could CVS become the Genius Bar of health care? » Boston Globe

Housing

14 area cities and towns pledge to push for new housing development » Boston Globe

Human Services

Veteran injured in service fights for caregiver benefits » Boston Globe

Trial to begin for 3 Bridgewater guards in 2009 patient death » Patriot Ledger

Judiciary

Massachusetts SJC to hear arguments on Maura Healey's Exxon Mobil investigation » The Republican

Exxon climate-change probe goes to Massachusetts top court » NASDAQ

SJC to hear arguments on dog searches of state prison visitors » The Republican

Labor

Former state labor secretary named to panel on leader pay » Boston Herald

Family Leave, Wage Question Supporters to File Signatures » Capecod.com

Retail chief sees wage, paid leave efforts as bid to drive turnout » Boston Business Journal

Legislative

Harriette Chandler says she'll be named acting Senate president » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, Suffolk DA ready to investigate sexual misconduct allegations against Bryon Hefner » The Republican

Political Notes: Cyr, deMacedo respond to Senate upheaval » Cape Cod Times

Massachusetts senators set in motion ethics probe into allegations against Stan Rosenberg's spouse » The Republican

Battenfeld: Lawmakers flub process » Boston Herald

Amid leadership crisis, Harriette Chandler to serve as Mass. Senate president » Boston Globe

Senate President Rosenberg Stepping Down (For Now — Refresh For Updates) Worcester's Chandler is IN! » New Boston Post

Rosenberg gives up leadership post while Senate investigates allegations against his spouse » The Recorder

Majority Leader to Replace Mass. Senate President Amid Investigation » NBC Washington

Stan Rosenberg was right to take leave of absence, Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr says » The Republican

Harriette Chandler takes top post while Stanley Rosenberg on temp leave » Boston Herald

Top Democrat steps aside during misconduct probe of husband » The Washington Post

UPDATED: Rosenberg agrees to relinquish presidency while investigation unfolds » The Recorder

Chandler Elected President, Investigation Launched In Day Of Senate Upheaval » WBUR

Harriette Chandler to serve as acting Mass. Senate President » Boston.com

Acting president elected in Mass. Senate as Rosenberg steps aside amid probe into husband's conduct » The Berkshire Eagle

AG, DA prepared to open criminal probe into Rosenberg's husband » Boston Herald

State Senate must change course quickly » Sentinel & Enterprise

Cyr Says He Supports Investigation of Former Senate President » Capecod.com

Local officials say support for Rosenberg still strong » Sentinel & Enterprise

Local Government

Bond bill breathes hope into Franklin County capital projects » The Recorder

Get elected in Holyoke get elected only in Holyoke: Council considers rule change » The Republican

2 Former Boston Officials Plead Not Guilty to Amended Charges » NBC Boston

Worcester spent $10.7K on its pitch for Amazon HQ2 » telegram.com

Judge: Extortion case changes must be explained » Boston Herald

A Tale of Two Recoveries a Decade Since the Recession » Governing

Opinion

Cruelly, irrationally, US would let valuable Dreamers slip away » Boston Globe

A modest step on guns, threatened by House GOP » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Lawmakers flub Sen. prez process » Boston Herald

Editorial: No easy way out » Boston Herald

Carr: 'Hands' Hefner could net $2M from sugar daddy's benefits » Boston Herald

How Anthony Scaramucci tried to shut down criticism at Tufts » Boston Globe

Rosenberg and his Senate can't decide what's right and wrong » Boston Globe

Public Health

Rehab facilities ordered to enforce long-ignored law » Cape Cod Times

Camera Used by Chief Medical Examiner's Office Missing » NECN

Public Safety

Billerica jail still houses pre-trial detainees despite state vow to find other location » Lowell Sun

State Government

Gov. Baker: Rosenberg was right to step aside » WCVB

Healey pushing for climate change documents from ExxonMobil » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker says he supports PawSox move to Worcester » Boston.com

Without primary date, Mass. stands alone among states » State House News Service

Transportation

MBTA Chief Puts A Bullseye On Bus Service » WGBH News

T's director of parking leaves authority » Commonwealth Magazine

Utilities

Massachusetts approves Eversource rate increase to help boost EV, storage investment » Utility Dive

Trump casts a long shadow on the solar industry » Boston Globe

I-Team: After Consumers Struggle To Get Mass Save Rebates, Utilities Promise Improvements » CBS Boston

Eversource Energy acquires Acquarion water company with customers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire » The Republican

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