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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, 100 Hancock Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, Quincy

12:00pm Ask the Commissioner with Boston Police Commissioner William Gross on 89.7 Boston Public Radio, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston

1:00pm Mass. Division of Medical Assistance Public Hearing, 100 Hancock Street, 1st Floor Conference Room, Quincy

Bill filing deadline

Birthdays: Rep. Peter Capano

“You can’t have the superiors and the friends of the people who are both the victim and the accused party making these decisions,” Sabadosa said. “You need someone who has no bias, no prior relationships.”

Representative Lindsay Sabadosa

On her bill requiring an independent committee to investigate sexual harassment after the Rep. McMurtry allegations.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Elizabeth Warren headed to Puerto Rico next week » Boston Globe

Murphy, legislative leaders reach deal on $15 minimum wage bill » Politico Massachusetts

Business

A beer taproom is coming to Boston Public Market » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers take another swing at patent trolls » Boston Globe

Cape Cod Culinary Incubator to Receive $10K in Urban Agenda Program Grants » Cape Cod Today

AG joins multi-state settlement over data breach » Berkshire Eagle

Ahead of Bristol Myers purchase, Celgene partners with Boston cancer startup » Boston Business Journal

Your city street may soon turn into a grocery aisle » Boston Globe

The Mass. hotel industry continues to make room » Boston Business Journal

State Street to lay off 1,500 in turn toward automation » Boston Business Journal

Rep. Randy Hunt to File Truth in Advertising Internet Access Bill » Cape Cod Today

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Pot board pressed to investigate Framingham testing site » Boston Herald

R.I. governor to propose marijuana legalization as neighboring states launch programs: ‘Like it or not, it’s here’ » Boston Globe

Education

A second chance on the other side of the world » Boston Globe

Boston schools review policy banishing overage students » Boston Globe

Experimental colleges once were the future. Now, what is their future? » Boston Globe

Proposed bill filed by Sen. Comerford aims to address higher ed funding gap » Gazette Net

LGBTQ Lit: Two decades ago, an ARHS teacher pioneered a life-changing class. Today, it’s as relevant as ever » Gazette Net

Belchertown vice principal taking job in South Hadley » Gazette Net

ALICE training ongoing in Falmouth schools » Wicked Local Falmouth

Environment

AG Healey Endorses Version of ‘Green New Deal’ — 100 Percent ‘Renewable’ Energy » New Boston Post

Protesters rally at state forest » The Recorder

Gaming

Charlie Baker all in on sports betting in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Legal sports betting may be coming to Massachusetts » The Daily News of Newburyport

Baker to file bill authorizing pro sports betting » Commonwealth Magazine

Health Care

Rent Or Insulin? The Rising Cost Of Diabetes Meds Forces Patients Into Difficult Choices » WGBH

Lawmakers push repeal of health care fees » Gloucester Times

Human Services

Bill aims to help bullied, PTSD victims » Lowell Sun

Western Mass. Lawmakers Ask Gov. Baker To Help In Wake Of Federal Shutdown » New England Public Radio

Immigration

In Massachusetts, Eduardo Samaniego was a celebrated immigration rights activist; in Georgia, he’s an inmate » Boston Globe

Insurance

GIC plans listening sessions on plan changes » State House News Service

Legislative

DeLeo defends handling of ‘inappropriate conduct’ claims » Boston Globe

State Rep. Paul McMurtry denies sexual misconduct allegations » WHDH

House opens investigation into allegation against Dedham state rep » The Salem News

After groping alleged at lawmaker orientation, Sabadosa files anti-harassment bill » Gazette Net

Local Government

Lakeville residents voice flood concerns to Middleboro selectman » South Coast Today

Westport Cultural Council grants totaling $4,869 announced » The Herald News

Many vacancies exist on Salisbury boards » The Daily News of Newburyport

School, sewer, housing trends seen as lifting Fall River » The Herald News

‘Wintertime, that’s what we do’: Area DPWs are ready for the big storm » Gazette Net

Housing project, trail endorsed for Amherst CDBG funds » Gazette Net

Walsh announces $28 million Boston Common renovation plan » Boston Globe

Opinion

Women in Massachusetts march forward » Boston Globe

Union chief: Grid workers did not break » Commonwealth Magazine

Our roads are barely suitable for bikes, let alone bike lanes » Boston Globe

Jack Bogle: A painful thorn in Boston’s side » Boston Globe

Why Trump lies, and why you should care » Boston Globe

Editorial: Mass. government still scorns public records laws » Boston Business Journal

Letter: Press Baker to release Clarksburg school funds » Berkshire Eagle

Viewpoint: Keep our doors open for international students » Boston Business Journal

Worcesteria: Irony is hard » Worcester Mag

Guest column: ‘There are as many reasons to march as there are women marching’ » Gazette Net

Bravo to local legislators pushing for increased school funding » The Recorder

Politics

Former Beacon Hill lawmaker Jim Lyons elected Mass. GOP chairman » Boston Globe

Public Health

Top lawmakers turn out for sexual health lobby day » State House News Service

Opioid marketing contributed to overdose epidemic, Boston Medical Center report says » Boston Business Journal

Taxation

Mass. lawmakers officially revive ‘millionaires tax’ proposal » Boston Business Journal

Baker seeks transfer tax hike to protect properties » State House News Service

Transportation

Town eyes ValleyBike Share expansion » Gazette Net

Utilities

Rep. Will Crocker Among Lawmakers Seeking to Shore Up Heating Assistance » Cape Cod Today

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

SB2137 - An Act relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices

HB228 - An Act relative to clarifying homeowners right to perform electrical work

HB743 - An Act to reduce packaging waste

HB771 - An Act reducing plastic bag pollution

HB3765 - An Act of leadership by the state of Massachusetts to reduce single use plastics

SB519 - An Act for a competitive economy through safer alternatives to toxic chemicals

HB2881 - An Act promoting the proper disposal of miniatures

HB745 - An Act reducing paper and packaging waste in the Commonwealth

SB1102 - An Act relative to the scheduling of employees

SB908 - An Act to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth from drunk drivers

House Actions This Week: 3245

Senate Actions This Week: 1862


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