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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery Ceremony, House Chamber & Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Division of Medical Assistance Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

12:00pm Mass. Commission Against Discrimination Public Hearing, Cape Cod Community College, Lecture Hall, 2240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable

Birthdays: Rep. William Galvin

“It is getting to the point where him having this title this long is surprising and interesting on its own,” said Steve Koczela, “When you consider the metric ton of the bad headlines during the period of the polls, it is sort of amazing that they haven’t impacted his numbers at all.”

Steve Koczela, a Boston-based pollster and president of The MassINC Polling Group

Speaking about Governor Baker retaining his spot as the nation's most popular governor.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump still better option than Dems » Boston Herald

The Great Trumpkin’s equine envy » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren can’t delete truth of fabled past » Boston Herald

Biden Appears To Have The Most New Max Donors From Mass. » WBUR

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says in interview he fears ‘erosion of truth’ but defends allowing politicians to lie in ads » Washington Post

Our Kurdish allies are being slaughtered. The worst may be yet to come » Boston Globe

Sen. Mitt Romney raises a troubling theory about Trump and Turkey » Washington Post

Elizabeth Warren raised 5 times as much money from Big Tech as Joe Biden did » Vox

Biden unveils 51 endorsements by supporters in neighboring Massachusetts » WMUR

Business

Revere gets its Amazon after all » Boston Globe

After death of Beulah the elephant at Big E, Massachusetts lawmakers consider ban on traveling animal shows » The Republican

Bee-to-bee business: Honey-making startup spreads sustainability buzz » Boston Business Journal

Boston grant pilot program will help support childcare entrepreneurs » Boston.com

Henry showed interest in Wynn property » Commonwealth Magazine

Harvard plans to shutter its downtown Boston club » Boston Business Journal

New Bill Carries Out Baker's Boston Convention Plans » State House News Service

Cannabis & Psychedelics

State lifts suspension on marijuana company Nova Farms » Boston Business Journal

Crimes

Two retired state troopers face charges for allegedly illegal arrangements with gun dealers » Boston Globe

Education

SouthCoast schools add new security systems against shooters » South Coast Today

Paul Reville On MTA Pressure: 'I See This As A Step Backward' » WGBH

Berklee President Roger H. Brown To Step Down In 2021 » WBUR

Education Justice Alliance Launched by RTA » Revere Journal

Environment

Honey Dew, Dunkin’ toss out Styrofoam cups, but is it enough to save the planet? » Boston Globe

Public challenges Wheelabrator Saugus emission control plan » Wicked Local Saugus

Health Care

AG says price transparency isn’t helping consumers save on health care costs » Boston Globe

Children's health bills headed for reconciliation » Worcester Telegram

Brigham strengthens RI ties after failed acquisition » Boston Business Journal

Baker introduces new health care bill, proposing sweeping changes » Boston Globe

AG Maura Healey: Common ways of controlling health care costs are ineffective » The Republican

Here's a rundown of Gov. Baker's newest health care bill » Boston Business Journal

Human Services

23 YMCAs Partner With DCF To Recruit Foster Families For Children » Brookline Patch

A ‘Boss Lady’ and a new approach to fighting sex trafficking » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers push for legislation to create new state IDs for homeless individuals through RMV » The Republican

Massachusetts Senate passes bill to create registry of caregivers who abuse people with disabilities » The Republican

Judiciary

SJC justice criticizes state’s handling of drug-lab case » Boston Globe

Labor

No overtime pay reprieve for retailers from Beacon Hill, for now » Boston Business Journal

Local Government

State Helping Towns Bulk Up Cyber Defenses » State House News Service

Arlington awarded $38,500 for recycling program » Wicked Local Arlington

Campbell Secures $150K to Fund New Haverhill Health Center, Mill Brook Park Memorial Upgrades » WHAV

Hadley officials accept bid for North Hadley Village Hall » Gazette Net

Acting Mayor Cliff Ponte fires Hildegar Camara from Bristol County Training Consortium » The Herald News

Marcony Almeida-Barros Announces Re-Election Campaign, School Committee, Ward 5 » Everett Independent

Politics

Battenfeld: PAC man Markey pledges one thing, collects another » Boston Herald

Clock may be ticking on probe into 2016 mailer backing R.I. House speaker » Boston Globe

Sixth candidate announces for Kennedy's congressional seat » The Sun Chronicle

A man named Nobody, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in N.H., now says he is running for governor » Boston Globe

Environmental Advocates Support Kenzie Bok for Boston City Council » Beacon Hill Times

Poll: Baker Is Nation’s Most Popular Governor; RI’s Raimondo Is Most Unpopular » CBS Boston

Northampton council candidates court future voters » Gazette Net

Teflon Charlie: Baker sky-high popularity holds amid RMV scandal, T troubles » Boston Globe

At-large frontrunner Wu says the people are ready to be involved » Dorchester Reporter

I’m enthusiastically endorsing Joe Kennedy III » Jamaica Plain Gazette

Public Health

BU doc to testify at hearing on Massachusetts vaping ban » Boston Herald

Ehrlich announces $5M in funds for water de-leading projects » Lynn Daily News Item

Vaping: Natick and UMass Medical School join forces to tackle addiction » Wicked Local Ashland

Northampton health board proposes limiting tobacco sales to smoke shops » Gazette Net

Sides square off at vaping hearing » WCVB

Public Safety

Former Mass. State Police troopers Paul Wosny, Michael Wilmot accused of taking free guns from vendor and weapons from the state police armory » The Republican

Boston Police Worked 9,000 Overtime Hours At The ‘Straight Pride’ Parade. Zero Minutes Were Captured By Body Cameras » WBUR

State Finance

Mass. House OKs Decoupling From Fed. Expense Limits » Law 360

Taxation

A caution on hiking ‘regressive’ gas tax » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

Future of Transportation Caucus is bridge to all communities » Boston Globe

Army Corps considers turning bridges over to state » Cape Cod Times

Control of Cape Cod bridges may be handed off to MassDOT, Army Corps officials say » The Republican

Utilities

Over 100,000 households in Massachusetts remain without power Thursday night following nor’easter » The Republican

Power Outages Persist For Thousands Of Mostly Coastal Mass. Customers » WBUR

About 107,000 In Mass. Still Without Power Thursday Evening » WGBH

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

HB4127 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

SB2368 - An Act relative to children’s health and wellness

HB4067 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB4012 - An Act relative to children's health and wellness

HB4128 - Amendment order for HB4127, An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB1614 - An Act relative to workplace safety

HB4125 - An Act relative to workplace safety

SB2037 - An Act relative to transportation governance

HB4002 - An Act authorizing and accelerating transportation investment

SB861 - An Act to protect electronic privacy

House Actions This Week: 412

Senate Actions This Week: 127


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