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Today on Beacon Hill

6:35am Congressman Jim McGovern on 89.7 WGBH News with Jim Mathieu, WGBH Studios, 1 Guest Street, Brighton

9:30am Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, MassDEP Central Office, 8 New Bond Street, Worcester

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Ronald Mariano

Mayflower Wind Picked For 800-Megawatt Project Off Of Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard

via WBUR


“I’m not sure if I’m ready to say I’d die on the job or anything.”

House Speaker Robert DeLeo

When asked if he was ever going to retire, after announcing he plans to seek re-election in 2020.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

The naked truth about Trump is in the transcript » Boston Globe

Warren blasts N.H. Republicans for new state voting law » Boston Globe

Mass. Delegation Helps Approve Impeachment Resolution » State House News Service

Business

Boston convenience store owners rally against proposed menthol regulations » Boston Herald

The Mass. economy shrinks, the nation’s expands, and the Fed cuts rates » Boston Globe

Bodyworks bill could limit health care options » Gazette Net

GE plans to move into its permanent Boston HQ by year's end » Boston Business Journal

Worcester funeral director Peter Stefan, known for burying the poor, has license suspended by the state, citing ‘imminent danger’ » The Republican

Central Mass. has received $1.7B in NIH funding since 2010 » Worcester Business Journal

Wayfair stock plunges after wider-than-expected Q3 net loss » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Dan Adams: Medical Marijuana Patients Feel 'Frozen Out' By Baker's Vape Ban » WGBH

Crimes

Massachusetts gets $1.5 million federal grant to address human trafficking » The Republican

Education

Boston public schools lose ground on national exam » Boston Globe

Big boost on campus: Massachusetts could offer a match for donations to UMass, public universities, community colleges » The Republican

Mass. kids still at the top in nationwide tests, scores show » Boston Globe

Attorney General Maura Healey Brings Sandy Hook Promise Program To Massachusetts » WGBH

Environment

In Attleboro, lawmakers say Legislature working on climate change grants for cities, towns » The Sun Chronicle

Letter: Climate change worth looking at both sides » Wicked Local Newton

'Squam dredging to begin in 2 weeks » Gloucester Times

Health Care

New MS drug from Biogen and Alkermes wins approval » Boston Globe

Dicerna ropes in Roche on gene-silencing deal worth up to $1.67B » Boston Business Journal

Partners HealthCare puts $80M into two new startup investment funds » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts General Hospital oversaw trial that led to the first death from a fecal transplant, a new paper shows » STAT News

Housing

Anti-Development Towns Stall Housing Production Bill » Banker & Tradesman

Brewster secures affordable housing grant » Cape Cod Times

State needs to stay out of return to rent control regulations » Boston Herald

Lack of affordable housing gentrifying Chinatown, housing advocates fear » Boston Herald

SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants endorses right to a lawyer for tenants and landlords in eviction cases » The Republican

Human Services

Work begins on Marshfield’s new veteran housing » Wicked Local Marshfield

Foster children, parents push for outside review of DCF cases » The Republican

Immigration

Pressley, immigration services chief tangle at hearing » Commonwealth Magazine

Labor

Coolidge and FDR were right about government workers and unions » Boston Globe

Legislative

Nation needs more like Cyr who'll resist money and power » Cape Cod Times

Local Government

Hoye bids farewell, expects to resign as Taunton's mayor in next couple of weeks » Taunton Gazette

Holyoke City Clerk again calls for replacing aging ballot machines » The Republican

City Of Salem May Relocate Portrait Of President Andrew Jackson » WGBH

Federal judge cancels one pre-trial conference, sets another for Fall River mayor » The Herald News

Politics

2 more Cape candidates enter state Senate race » Cape Cod Times

Salem Common hot topic in Ward 2 council race » The Salem News

Massachusetts Has a Congressional Problem » Splice

In District 5, the race for City Council is a microcosm of the divide over establishment politics » Boston Globe

Rep. Soter Hosts Gov. Baker And Announces Run For Re-Election In 2020 » Bellingham Bulletin

Out-of-town real-estate representatives give to Boston at-large council candidates » Boston Herald

Twitter’s political ad ban is just another reason to boycott the biased platform » Boston Herald

Police: Quincy mayoral candidate threw eggs at neighbor's home » Wicked Local

Mitchell on defense after NAACP asks whether campaign racist » South Coast Today

Amherst School Committee candidates make their cases » Gazette Net

Holyoke at-large council race draws mix of hopefuls » Gazette Net

Public Health

State Health Secretary: A Second Person Has Died In Massachusetts From Vaping-Related Illness » WGBH

'It's not fixing the problem': Users say vape ban is feeding the black market » Fox 25 News

Judge Rejects Latest Challenge To State’s Vaping Ban » CBS Boston

The second person who died from vaping lung illness in Mass. also vaped nicotine, officials say » The Republican

Judge Douglas Wilkins upholds Baker administration’s emergency regulations on vape ban » The Republican

Hearing on vape ban planned by DPH for Nov. 22 » Boston Herald

Massachusetts targets flavored e-cigs » The Eagle Tribune

A 2nd Mass. Woman Has Died Of Vaping-Related Illness, Health Officials Say » WBUR

Public Safety

Baker should set higher standards for police professionalism » The Bay State Banner

SJC rules Boston police hair test unreliable » Commonwealth Magazine

Budget amendment to provide $200K for new police station » Leominster Champion

State’s high court says man who tested positive for cocaine wrongly denied Boston police job » Boston Herald

State Finance

Judge rules Massachusetts Lottery can suspend high-frequency winners » WCVB

Taxation

Businesses Group Realizes the Obvious: A Gas Tax Would Ease the Transit Crisis » Boston Magazine

Coalition Urges Members to Back Biz Tax Measures » State House News Service

Transportation

Families Plead For Hands-Free Driving Bill Resolution As Holidays Approach » CBS Boston

Massport Unveils New Ride App Area in Central Garage » East Boston Times-Free Press

RMV’s Merit Rating Board considers onboarding more staff for backlog » Boston Herald

Business groups at forefront of Massachusetts transportation funding debate » The Republican

The Boston area’s biggest missed transit infrastructure opportunities, explained » Curbed Boston

Utilities

Massachusetts Selects 2nd Planned Offshore Wind Project » CBS Boston

Mayflower Wind wins Massachusetts’ second offshore wind contract » The Republican

Mass. picks lowest-price offshore wind option » Commonwealth Magazine

Harvard Says Solar’s the Solution Ohio Didn’t Know It Needed » Governing

Muni Officials See Gap in Solar Power Access » State House News Service

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The Week In Review

Most read bills of the week:

SB2378 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

SB2386 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB4132 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB4154 - An Act financing the general governmental infrastructure of the Commonwealth

SB2387 - An Act to support improved financial stability in higher education

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

HB4145 - An Act relative to educational opportunity for students

HB4134 - An Act to improve health care by investing in VALUE

HB4099 - An Act to support improved financial stability in higher education

SB459 - An Act protecting the natural resources of the Commonwealth

House Actions This Week: 398

Senate Actions This Week: 121


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