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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Library Legislative Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

6:00pm Fundraiser for Sen. Barbara L'Italien for Congress

6:00pm NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts: Elected for Choice 2018 honoring Sen. Harriette Chandler, Rep. Patricia Haddad and Rep. John Scibak, Scholars, 25 School Street, Boston

6:00pm Fundraiser for Sen. Barbara L'Italien for Congress

Special Election for Sen. Thomas McGee's seat

State Primary for Special Election for Rep. Paul Heroux's seat

“They’re just going to keep getting hit anytime there’s a big storm. That means we’re going to need some different answers,” Baker said of areas along the coast. “We have a lot of work to do on this one.”

Governor Charlie Baker

Speaking about ways to protect Massachusetts from future storms.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

New Training Available for Hill Staffers Who Witness Sexual Harassment » Roll Call

Rep. Joe Kennedy To Parkland Students: 'Keep Fighting' » WGBH News

Business

Done with running a company? Not quite: Tech meets insurance » Boston Globe

Will Somerville's Union Square become the next Kendall? Developers think so » Boston Globe

Millbury septic company accused of illegally dumping waste, not paying sewer plant fees » Worcester Telegram

MetroWest Daily News building sold for $9.3M to biotech » Worcester Business Journal

Senate task force hears North Shore retailers' concerns » The Salem News

Senate task force hears retailers' concerns » Gloucester Times

New Balance's revenue hits $4.5B as global ambitions grow » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Gov. Charlie Baker seeks medical, recreational marijuana law changes » Berkshire Eagle

State pot panel wraps up regulations » The Valley Dispatch

Education

UMass president calls for greater affordability for students » Boston Globe

In a new book, Chessy Prout says culture at St. Paul's School allowed sexual assault » Boston Globe

UMass President Marty Meehan stresses college affordability in State of UMass address » MassLive

UMass eyes online revenues to help affordability » Boston Business Journal

Senators hope to create regional school commission » Gloucester Times

As Costs Climb At Public Colleges, State Leaders Weigh Fixes — But Students Demand More » WBUR

Students push for lawmakers to increase higher education funding » WWLP 22 News

Tensions mount over Lowell school budget » Lowell Sun

Environment

Baker surveys storm damage in Gloucester » Newburyport News

After huge storm, coastal areas face concerns » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker wants 'different answers' on coastal flooding » Boston Herald

Leaders recognize need to protect coast from devastating storm surges » State House News Service

Health Care

State health officials endorse Beth Israel-Lahey merger » Boston Globe

Housing

Boston might require developers to set aside more low-income units » Boston Globe

Would Right of First Refusal alleviate Cambridge's housing crisis? » Wicked Local Cambridge

Immigration

With DACA deadline passed, local undocumented immigrants demanding action » Valley Advocate

Judiciary

Annie Dookhan drug defendants ask state to reimburse their court fees and fines; Mass. could owe millions » MassLive

Merits of voter registration limit argued before high court » Sentinel & Enterprise

Labor

Springfield Works gets state funding to expand programs to help job seekers » MassLive

Law could limit bosses' snooping on Facebook » Newburyport News

Legislative

Rep. Miceli Back To Work For Tewksbury, Wilmington » Worcester Patch

Fueled by doughnuts, talks begin on earmark-filled bond bills » State House News Service

Donoghue helping to spearhead state export panel » Lowell Sun

Local Government

Councilors prepare case for Hale debt relief » Eagle Tribune

Nor'easter puts Nahant in a state of emergency » Lynn Daily News Item

Lowell anti-panhandling campaign stalls » Lowell Sun

Medford City Council asks for better broadcast equipment » Medford Patch

Springfield Women's Commission set to honor Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Denise Hurst and Kateri Walsh » MassLive

AG's office rules Southfield Redevelopment Authority violated Open Meeting Law » Patriot Ledger

Taking charge of economic growth: Pittsfield's new business development manager hits the ground running » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion

Mikey Henry, the Pope of Beacon Hill, has got his groove back » Boston Globe

A path forward for experimental drug treatments » Boston Globe

Hope Hicks not taken seriously, but could face serious trouble » Boston Globe

Trump's misbegotten trade war » Boston Globe

State should fund fresh-veggies budget » The Andover Townsman

Our Opinion: 'An obnoxious idea,'and a promising one » Berkshire Eagle

Letters to the Editor: gun laws, Devotion School and Babcock Street » Wicked Local Brookline

Politics

Millionaire tax exposes partisan divide among Attleboro state rep candidates » The Sun Chronicle

Push for Automatic Voter Registration In Mass. Continues Despite Loss of Key Proponent » New England Public Radio

Storm can't stop Attleboro's special primary election today » The Sun Chronicle

O'Donnell announces candidacy for Kocot's seat » Gazette Net

Swampscott, Marblehead voters to cast ballots in special state senate election Tuesday » The Salem News

Hopedale's Biagetti launches second bid for state Rep. » Wicked Local Mendon

Lawrence's Dan Rivera Says Bill Galvin Told Him, "I Made You Mayor" » Boston Magazine

MassGOP calls state elections chief 'unhinged' after report of angry phone call with Lawrence mayor » MassLive

Lawrence mayor raps William Galvin » Boston Herald

Diana Szynal, Kocot's district director, to run for his seat » Gazette Net

Jackie Katz challenges Richard Ross for state Senate » Wicked Local Needham

Finegold to run for state senator » Eagle Tribune

Galvin to Rivera: 'I made you mayor' » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Safety

Multi-state gun safety group blasted » Lowell Sun

Attorneys warn that trooper scandal could lead to convictions being tossed » Boston Herald

State Government

Marshfield, Scituate storm damage gets Lt. Gov. Polito's attention » Patriot Ledger

Massachusetts conservation department pays $1.6 million for retaliating against clerk who filed sexual harassment complaint » MassLive

Charlie Baker said he will seek federal aid for last week's storm » Boston Globe

Canton, Randolph legal advisor starts 10th term on state commission » Wicked Local Randolph

Transportation

MBTA officials eye parking lot revenue » Boston Herald

MBTA officials recommend no fare increase in 2018 » MassLive

After on-time ride, Gonzalez says T riders 'frustrated' » The Salem News

Fares, Fees, Retirement Incentives: MBTA Officials Keep 'Options Open' To Balance Budget » WBUR

MBTA chief opposes raising fares before July 2019, but board members won't commit to that » Boston Globe

T'S GM urges no fare hikes in January » Commonwealth Magazine

T notes: Paratransit costs run $16m over budget » Commonwealth Magazine

Utilities

67,000 without power in Mass. three days after storm » Boston Globe

Water leak forces Pilgrim shutdown ahead of Wednesday's nor'easter » State House News Service

Berkshire summit plots transition to 100 percent renewable energy » the Berkshire edge

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