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Massachusetts biotechs that went public in 2018
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The good news is that there is apparently one adult. The bad news is that it is Mitch McConnell. And the worse news is that even he is too afflicted with some fading traces of a sense of responsibility to have real influence on Trump.

Barney Frank

On President Trump and the government shutdown.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Black Voters, a Force in Democratic Politics, Are Ready to Make Themselves Heard » New York Times

Business

MIT AgeLab hosts Governor Baker, winners of In Good Company Challenge » Mit News

After 40 years, the Back Bay restaurant L’Espalier is closing » Boston Globe

Women-led luggage startup Away opens in Seaport District » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

State's pot rollout should gather steam » The Gardner News

Hampshire County marijuana pacts vary » Gazette Net

Eugene McCain wanted to open a slots parlor in Revere. Now it’s pot shops in Western Mass. » Boston Globe

Pot company payments to cities, towns raise regulatory questions » Gazette Net

Medical pot oversight moves from DPH to commission » Boston Business Journal

With recreational pot shops open in Mass., here’s what the cannabis commission wants you to know » Boston Globe

Pot board to roll out rules on cafes, door-to-door delivery in new year » Boston Herald

Worcester School Committee seeks review of marijuana discipline » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Bill would keep workers from being fired for private pot use » News 22 WWLP.com

Environment

Beach, dune, marsh issues persist » Wicked Local Sandwich

Hingham designated a green community by state » Patriot Ledger

Federal

Vineyard Coasties will go unpaid » Martha's Vineyard Times

Human Services

Providing more food security goal for Lesser next year » Gazette Net

Labor

As ball drops, minimum-wage workers in NYC will see pay rise » Boston Globe

AG Healey Advises Public About 2019 Minimum Wage Increase » Cape Cod Today

Legislative

Legislators outline priorities for selectmen » The Eagle Tribune

A look back at legislation enacted in the 2017-2018 session » Sentinel & Enterprise

Massachusetts lawmakers are getting a pay bump of nearly 6 percent » MassLive

Local Government

AG: Wayland School Committee, selectmen violate state Open Meeting Law » The Metro West Daily News

Fall River mayor says he won’t resign, setting up recall election » Boston Globe

State Rep. Aaron Vega, Sen. Don Humason update Holyoke City Council on Beacon Hill work affecting Paper City » The Republican

EDITORIAL -- Chelmsford looks back on 2018 » Wicked Local Chelmsford

Year in review: History making storms shaped Marshfield’s year » Patriot Ledger

After ammo flap, Northampton city councilors seek conversation with mayor, police chief » MassLive

Where are Brockton’s newest residents from? Your best guess is Boston » The Enterprise

McCarthy running again in busy District 5; it’s likely to be ‘my last, my last role,’ he says » Dorchester Reporter

Opinion

Thank the far right for the government shutdown » Boston Globe

Protecting our waters » Cape Cod Times

Be careful who you’re marching behind at the next Women’s March » Boston Globe

It doesn’t matter whether Spacey’s alleged victim was straight or gay » Boston Globe

Columnist Claire Morenon: How the local food system has changed in 25 years » Gazette Net

The Grinch, the wall, and the high cost of Trump’s ineffective border policy » Boston Globe

Our view: Time for law banning handheld devices » The Salem News

Media mulls horse to back for 2020: Biden or Warren? » Boston Herald

Time to end food insecurity among Mass. children » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Health

Woman might be city's 14th OD death » Gloucester Times

Rep. O’Day pushes opioid tax bill in an ongoing fight against crisis in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Weymouth mulls raising tobacco-buying age to 21 » Patriot Ledger

Public Safety

7 Hampshire, Franklin County towns win fire safety grants » Gazette Net

State Police colonel named leader of the year by Harvard University Institute » MassLive

Line of duty officer deaths up 12 percent in U.S. during 2018 » State House News Service

Taxation

Short-term rental tax garners mixed Cape & Islands response » Cape Cod Times

The Millionaire’s Tax Debate Is Coming Back in 2019 » Boston Globe

Utilities

In wake of disaster, Senate passes gas safety bill » Lowell Sun

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