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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Immigrants' Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

“I’m sorry, I followed Pence’s history on LBGTQ Americans and I don’t think that is a decent position,”

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Responding to Joe Biden's characterization of Vice President Mike Pence as a "decent guy".

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Susan Collins claims she crosses the aisle, but it’s obvious where she sits » Boston Globe

Seth Moulton Says He’s Thinking of Running for President in 2020 » Boston Magazine

Business

Rents soar as health companies bloom » Boston Globe

Startups focusing on aging have a home in new Kendall Square incubator » Boston Globe

When siting its facilities, Amazon drives an unusually hard bargain » Boston Globe

Hancock makes new play for socially conscious investors » Boston Business Journal

States With the Strongest Job Growth in 2018 » Governing

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Barney Frank joins local marijuana business » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Winning design announced for monument to Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King » Boston Globe

Here Is The Winning Design For The MLK And Coretta Scott King Memorial On Boston Common » WBUR

Education

Boston city councilor renews push for 13th optional year of school » Boston Globe

Increasing diversity is a challenge at Harvard graduate schools » Boston Globe

UMass President Marty Meehan to give annual ‘State of the University’ address » Boston.com

New formula could deliver teachers, pipeline in the works » Worcester Telegram

A real case of irony at MCC meeting » Lowell Sun

UMass Boston faculty voice concerns about Mt. Ida development » Boston Herald

Massachusetts needs a student loan bill of rights » Boston Globe

Environment

Consensus lacking on strategies to prevent Cape shark attacks » Boston Globe

State eyes shift in climate change funds » Boston Globe

Gaming

Loans to Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe halted » Cape Cod Times

Health Care

For emergency departments, incredible crowding can be normal » Boston Globe

Housing

Baker: Lack of new housing threatens booming economy » Worcester Telegram

Gov. Charlie Baker’s bill key step to ease housing crisis » Boston Herald

Housing crisis leaves seniors feeling stuck in Massachusetts » The Herald News

Judiciary

Massachusetts juries OK with death sentence » Boston Herald

Justice reformers set sights on life sentences » Metro West

Labor

Massachusetts union membership increased in 2018 » Worcester Business Journal

Legislative

BEACON HILL ROLL CALL: $135M supplemental budget sent to Senate » Taunton Gazette

Children and Families joint committee sets hearing » Metro West

DiDomenico Honored as Head Start Champion » Chelsea Record

AARP Massachusetts 2019 legislative priorities » Fifty Plus Advocate

Lobbying

Beacon Hill lobbying hierarchy changing a bit » Commonwealth Magazine

Local Government

McBride won't seek re-election » Wicked Local Norwell

Rebuilding access to former nuke site could cost Rowe $800,000 » The Recorder

Opinion

Jim Hand: Warren shows substance on issues such as day care » The Sun Chronicle

Politics

Your black friend doesn’t make you woke » Boston Globe

The Democrats decide to lead with their losers » Boston Globe

Time to put pragmatism before politics » Lowell Sun

Questions raised about source of late funds that helped carry Rep. Lori Trahan to victory » Boston Globe

Making presidential primaries relevant again to Mass. voters » Commonwealth Magazine

Report: Baker got re-election boost from super PAC spending » Boston.com

Public Health

State commission recommends piloting supervised injection sites for illicit drug users » The Republican

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Baker makes own call on injection sites » Wicked Local Ashland

Here’s what happened in the five other states that tried to ban youth tackle football » Boston.com

OUR VIEW: Safe injection sites ignore the real problem » The Metro West Daily News

Opioid-maker Purdue Pharma seeks to have Massachusetts lawsuit thrown out » STAT News

Purdue Pharma says opioid lawsuit by Mass. attorney general amounts to ‘oversimplified scapegoating’ » Washington Post

Commission: Drug consumption sites should be part of comprehensive strategy » The Herald News

State Finance

As Massachusetts Revenues Trail Expectations, The Budget Trimming Commences » New England Public Radio

Haggerty Supports Supplemental Budget Priorities » Patch

Baker’s $42.7B spending plan to be heard by lawmakers » The Associated Press (AP)

State Government

Political savvy could be key for Massport CEO job » Boston Globe

Maine’s state-bird debate is ruffling some feathers » Boston Globe

Editorial: John Pranckevicius worthy of Massport's top job » Worcester Telegram

Transportation

The bottom line is: We’re all investors in our transportation system » Boston Globe

Middleboro rail route is close to 100 percent design » South Coast Today

Berkshire Flyer group `ready to take the leap' from vision to reality » Berkshire Eagle

AriZona Iced Tea and an Argument Against Raising MBTA Fares » Boston Magazine

Utilities

Massachusetts to Maine Governor Janet Mills: Thank you » Boston Globe

Three takes on natural gas » Commonwealth Magazine

State regulators to review compressor station findings » Patriot Ledger

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 3/4

10:00am Immigrants' Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Tuesday - 3/5

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

10:00am Department of Unemployment Assistance Public Hearing, Minihan Hall, Sixth Floor, Charles F. Hurley Building, 19 Staniford Street, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Joint Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

11:30am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

2:00pm Office of Campaign & Political Finance Public Hearing, One Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Boston

5:30pm Birthday Celebration for Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins

Wednesday - 3/6

7:30am State House News Forum: The Future of Offshore Wind with the Environmental League of Mass., MCLE New England, 10 Winter Street, Boston

9:00am Mass. Developmental Disabilities Council Annual Legislative Reception, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

1:00pm Board of Registration in Dentistry Public Hearing, Room 417 A/B, 239 Causeway Street, Boston

Thursday - 3/7

Birthdays: Rep. Chynah Tyler

9:00am Mass. NAHRO Annual Legislative Information Day, Great Hall & Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Friday - 3/8

9:00am Greater Boston Legal Services Client/Staff Lobby Event for Civil Legal Aid, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

2:00pm Department of Public Health Public Hearing, Public Health Council Room, 2nd Floor, Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, Boston

5:00pm Rep. Dan Ryan's April Fundraising Reception

6:00pm Sen. Sal DiDomenico's Annual St. Patrick's Day Party


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