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10:45am 2019 Gubernatorial Inaugural Ceremony, Governor's Office, State House, Boston

11:15am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am House Session, Full Formal Session

7:00pm Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins on Greater Boston with Jim Braude, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

"Whenever that next change happens, whenever it is, we should not be in a position where folks have already been counting their votes and trying to figure those things out. Someone should come to us, stand in front of us, advocate to us to be the speaker or not, and there's a way to do that fairly, not with someone already having some quid pro quo or some things that have happened in advance of that."

Representative Russell Holmes

Advocating for private ballots for the House Speaker election.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Here’s how Elizabeth Warren responded to critics who say she’s too liberal » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren says she’ll donate her salary during shutdown » Boston Globe

Warren talks prez campaign, says "Washington is corrupt" » State House News Service

Berkshire politicos weigh in on Warren's 2020 bid » Berkshire Eagle

Warren hires top Iowa talent » Politico

‘Voters cannot get enough of dogs’: Why you’ll be seeing Elizabeth Warren’s pup more often » Boston Globe

How Elizabeth Warren Could Expand The Democratic Party — And Win » WBUR

Mitt Romney’s latest anti-Trump broadside raises question: What kind of senator is he going to be? » Boston Globe

Business

General Electric’s resolution: to lead again » Boston Globe

Local officials see state’s Airbnb law leveling playing field » The Recorder

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Charlton board rejects huge marijuana cultivation facility » Boston Globe

Education

Officials push for changes to school formula » Sentinel & Enterprise

A round of applause for voc tech » The Eagle Tribune

BPS to boot older students from high school » Boston Globe

Baker to discuss schools, transportation as new term begins » The Associated Press (AP)

AG Secures $11 Million in Debt Relief for Students of For-Profit Education Company » Cape Cod Today

Environment

State starts from zero with clean peak energy standard » Worcester Business Journal

Nahant receives $130,000 Green Community grant » Lynn Daily News Item

Federal

The Federal Shutdown's Impact on States and Localities » Governing

What’s Open and What’s Closed in Boston During the Shutdown » Boston Globe

Gaming

It’s time to end delays on Encore » Boston Globe

Health Care

Maura Healey and 16 other attorneys general appeal Texas Obamacare ruling » Mass Live

Labor

National Grid, union reach tentative agreement to end lockout » Boston Globe

Strict Updates to Massachusetts’ `Ban the Box’ Law » National Law Review

Natl. Grid, steelworkers reach tentative deal » Commonwealth Magazine

Legislative

DeLeo is reelected to sixth term as speaker » Boston Globe

DeLeo Re-Elected Mass. House Speaker For 6th Time » WBUR

Spilka sworn in for first full term as Senate president » Wicked Local Ashland

191st Massachusetts House sworn in, with 25 freshmen lawmakers » Mass Live

Beacon Hill notes: DeLeo cruises to speaker reelection » Commonwealth Magazine

Beacon Hill Lawmakers Kick Off New Legislative Session » WBUR

Local Government

City of Haverhill to Introduce New Website in January » WHAV

Opinion

No one is forcing students to take out loans » Boston Globe

No place for overreach in marijuana crackdowns in the workplace » Boston Globe

Steve Poftak officially takes over the T. Here’s a to-do list. » Boston Globe

The Baker-Sudders “Opioid Law” is on the Wrong Side of History » The Valley Patriot

There’s no telling what cheap shots 2019 might deliver » Boston Globe

Rifts predicted between D-Y and part-, full-time residents » Cape Cod Times

Politics

Mayor Spicer To Speak at Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus in January » Framingham Source

Who will get Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s support in 2020? Sen. Elizabeth Warren met with him Wednesday » Mass Live

Keller @ Large: Expect More Of The Same In Baker’s Second Term » CBS Boston

Public Safety

Rollins sworn in as Suffolk district attorney » Boston Globe

State report cites dearth of sexual predator examiners » Gloucester Times

Rollins takes office with reform agenda » Commonwealth Magazine

State Finance

Budget writers agree on 2.7 percent tax growth » The Patriot Ledger

State Government

How New England Governors' Salaries Compare » New England Public Radio

Beacon Hill gets pay boost as new session begins » Gloucester Times

Members of Massachusetts Legislature Begin New 2-Year Session » NBC Boston

Baker sketches broad agenda in second inaugural address » State House News Service

Transportation

Boston’s new bus-only lanes are an improvement. But who will pay for them? » Boston Globe

T to relaunch $10 weekend commuter rail fare » Commonwealth Magazine

The $10 Weekend Commuter Rail Passes Are Coming Back » Boston Globe

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