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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am Polish Heritage Month Celebration, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Public Hearing

3:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

6:00pm National Coming Out Day Celebration with Sen. Julian Cyr

7:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Gloucester City Council Candidate Barry Pett

“Nobody wants to be the zebra that strays from the pack and gets gobbled up by the lion,” a former senior administration official said. “They have to hold hands and jump simultaneously … Then Trump is immediately no longer president and the power he can exert over them and the punishment he can inflict is, in the snap of a finger, almost completely erased.”

A former senior administration official

Speaking about the current consensus among Senate Republicans.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Ahead of N.H. primary, new voter residency requirements leads to confusion on campus » Boston Globe

In N.H., Amy Klobuchar says Trump is ‘threatening’ potential whistle-blowers to silence them » Boston Globe

GOP senators, it’s time to stop forfeiting your soul to Donald Trump » Boston Globe

The Democratic primaries and the white privilege of Iowa and N.H. » Boston Globe

Business

Boston Center for the Arts head resigns amid allegations of inappropriate conduct » Boston Globe

A look at the GE execs who have left since Larry Culp’s arrival » Boston Business Journal

Greenway cuts ties with Dorchester nonprofit after 10 years » Boston Globe

Getting real about unicorns: Billion-dollar valuations can be fanciful, but Mass. startups seem more grounded » Boston Globe

Inside Wayfair’s Identity Crisis » Boston Magazine

Fire inspectors pointed to irrelevant state law to threaten bar with shutdown, judges declare » Cambridge Day

Deleo, Polito Visit MassRobotics » Revere Journal

Tour of local businesses stops at New England Peptide in Gardner to highlight the changing face of manufacturing in the region » The Gardner News

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Legalizing Cannabis Is The Answer To Vaping Concerns » Forbes

Marijuana test lab reports no backlog » State House News Service

Baker hosting cannabis-impaired driving talk » Worcester Business Journal

Civil Rights

A grieving man’s grace doesn’t erase justice denied » Boston Globe

Education

Cape schools optimistic about first step in increased state aid » Cape Cod Times

Foreign-student recruiter shuts down, leaving Mass. schools in the lurch » Boston Globe

Gordon College receives $75.5 million gift » Boston Globe

Framingham State Representatives Vote to Increase Transparency and Financial Stability of Massachusetts Higher Education Institutions » Framingham Source

Senate punts charter school issues to working group » News 22 WWLP.com

Mayor Elorza backs Achievement First expansion, but seeks limits on other charter schools » Boston Globe

Gaming

Encore Boston Harbor now has free parking seven days a week » The Republican

Health Care

Harvard doctor among trio of scientists jointly awarded Nobel Prize in medicine » Boston Globe

Pete Buttigieg: My bold plan for affordable prescription drugs » Boston Globe

Housing

The Boston-area housing crunch, distilled in one property » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker Joins With Mayor DeMaria to Call for Passage of Housing Choice Bill » Everett Independent

Dorm developer changes $1b project in the Fenway — to 1,300 regular apartments » Boston Globe

Human Services

Another set of eyes on DCF » Boston Globe

Immigration

Stress and uncertainty are daily burden for Haitians in Boston with temporary protected status while courts weigh program’s future » Boston.com

Labor

Who needs an office? Companies ditch headquarters and connect workers remotely » Boston Globe

Local Government

Councilor Mercier gets “new wheels” » Lowell Sun

City Councilor Michelle Wu calls to abolish the BPDA » Boston Herald

Easthampton City Council passes resolution in support of ROE Act » Gazette Net

Lowell City Council considering protest regulations » Lowell Sun

Framingham: Spicer, City Council tussle over economic development » The Metro West Daily News

Economic development event talks strategy, priorities for North Quabbin region » The Recorder

Montague resident Francia Wisnewski wins Latinx Excellence on the Hill Award » The Recorder

Politics

High-profile Markey-Kennedy primary race yet to build up much steam » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker to Speak at Toohey Council Fundraiser Tuesday at Maria’s » WHAV

2020 Dems make case to college organizers » Gazette Net

What’s better left unsaid in Bellingham? Politics » Boston Globe

Joe Kennedy agrees to a climate change debate — but not the one Ed Markey wants » Boston.com

Brookline Public School Parent Recognized At State House » Brookline Patch

Questions raised about Parallel Products contributions to Mitchell » South Coast Today

Voters will eliminate one candidate from Marlborough mayoral race Tuesday » The Metro West Daily News

Public Health

Cost of aerial spraying for EEE in region approached $3 million » The Herald News

YOU TOLD US: You don't agree with Gov. Charlie Baker’s 4-month vaping ban. » Wicked Local

Public Safety

Progressive Brookline can’t walk from an ugly racist battle. Or won’t » Boston Globe

49 states require or allow this for 1st-time drunken drivers. Massachusetts doesn't. » Patriot Ledger

In New Plan For Melnea Cass And Mass. Ave., Walsh Seeks To Strike A Tricky Balance » WGBH

State Government

Will A New Report Bring Hope For Rural Massachusetts Communities? » New England Public Radio

Taxation

The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You » New York Times

Transportation

Secrets at the RMV: MassDOT hides 53K documents from auditor Charlie Baker hired » Boston Herald

MBTA must rev up hiring to get projects done: report » Boston Herald

New Lowell to Burlington shuttle opens job opportunities » Lowell Sun

Audit: MassDOT board panel shares blame for RMV problems » Commonwealth Magazine

Mayor Domenic Sarno criticizes MBTA for awarding $278M deal to South Korea instead of Springfield-based CRRC MA » The Republican

T control board’s stance on revenues evolving » Commonwealth Magazine

Utilities

Hearing on $143M gas disaster settlement set for Monday » The Eagle Tribune

Rep. Barrett says lifting line fees would speed municipal broadband, but utilities likely to hang tight to this revenue stream » Berkshire Eagle

Baker’s latest solar goal called too small » Commonwealth Magazine

National Grid has fired the employee who, in a Trump hat, confronted a Belmont woman over her bumper stickers » Boston.com

Lawmakers weigh 'nuclear option' for Columbia Gas » Gloucester Times

Estimate for Barnstable wastewater plans tops $1B » Cape Cod Times

Survey finds 292 gas leaks in Weston »

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 10/7

11:00am Polish Heritage Month Celebration, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Education, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Public Hearing

3:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

6:00pm National Coming Out Day Celebration with Sen. Julian Cyr

7:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Gloucester City Council Candidate Barry Pett

Tuesday - 10/8

8:30am 21st Century Municipalities – Challenges & Opportunities Conference, College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Campus Center, 1 College Street, Worcester

9:00am Surgical Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Press Conference on HB3773, Ashburton Park, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

12:30pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on 89.7 FM Boston Public Radio, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

6:30pm Rep. Shawn Dooley's Fabulous Fall Fundraiser

Wednesday - 10/9

11:30am Korea Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Mass. Commission Against Discrimination Public Hearing, Springfield MCAD, Third Floor Conference Room, 436 Dwight Street, Springfield

5:00pm Meet & Greet with Salem City Council Candidate Andy Varela

5:30pm Rally Extravaganza with Gloucester City Council Candidate Peter Cannavo

6:30pm Fall Reception for Weymouth Town Councilor Chris Heffernan

6:30pm Fall Reception for Weymouth City Councilor Chris Heffernan

Thursday - 10/10

11:00am 2019 Seafood Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Mass. Commission Against Discrimination Public Hearing, MCAD Boston Headquarters, One Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Boston

Friday - 10/11

5:30pm Fundraiser for Brockton Mayoral Candidate Robert Sullivan


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