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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

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

5:00pm Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing: Draft 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan, MassDEP Southeast Office, 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville

6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for State Sen. Candidate Jay McMahon

"My grave concern, however, lies in the fact that there seems to be a complete disregard towards the legislative process,"

Representative Smitty Pignatelli

Speaking about the Senate skipping the joint committee process to put a bill banning single use plastic bags to a vote on Wednesday.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Deval Patrick evokes RFK in ability to find common ground » Boston Herald

Donald Trump: I might testify in ‘phony Impeachment Witch Hunt’ » Boston Herald

Deval Patrick is more qualified than any other Dem candidate for president » Lowell Sun

Analysis: Deval Patrick's 2020 entry revives debate over 'electability' » Berkshire Eagle

Deval Patrick takes a step into the scrum » Boston Globe

Trump is hijacking the impeachment hearings » Boston Herald

Deval Patrick not ‘crazy’ about Super PAC money, but won’t swear off it as he plays ‘catch up’ in presidential race » The Republican

Majority of young voters want Trump impeached, removed from office, poll finds » USA Today

Business

Hannaford surpasses $1M in donations from reusable shopping bag sales » Athol Daily News

Related Beal plans over 1M square feet of housing, office and lab space next to Gillette » Boston Business Journal

Boston LGBTQ advocate welcomes Chick-fil-A after policy change » Boston Herald

Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce opposes small-business tax exemption » Worcester Telegram

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Proposal in Brookline would force town pot shops to be appointment-only until 2022 » Boston Globe

Walsh, Janey cut deal on marijuana licensing in Boston » Boston Globe

Cape Cod towns forgo grand jury appearances in retail pot probe » Cape Cod Times

Crimes

Berkshire lawmakers support bill that would criminalize suicide coercion » Berkshire Eagle

Education

Home Depot’s Blank gives $50m for Babson leadership school » Boston Globe

Environment

Preserving nature on 50 percent of the planet could affect more than a billion people, research finds » Boston Globe

Regional Carbon Pricing Approach Could Fracture » State House News Service

Proposed plastic bag ban would charge customers for using paper bags » WCVB

Regional carbon pricing approach could fracture » The Herald News

Senate renews push for single-use plastic bag ban » Gazette Net

Health Care

Children’s wellness bill moves forward, but excludes commission on pediatric mental health » The Republican

Deal reached to improve health care access for children » South Coast Today

Reporting requirement on DCF foster care reforms stripped from children’s wellness bill » The Republican

Human Services

Creating cross-cultural bonds in Lynn » Boston Globe

Local Government

TOWN MEETING: Kingston voters oppose proposed marijuana tax as funding source » Wicked Local Kingston

Dracut approves fire station funding, nixes marijuana shop » Lowell Sun

Celebrating activism and community, past and future, in Hyde Park » Boston Globe

Mayor Sarno’s communications director placed on paid administrative leave following arrest » News 22 WWLP.com

Political Notes: New Barnstable Town Council sworn in » Cape Cod Times

Northampton Senior Center members sound off, director responds » Gazette Net

AG could overrule if Right to Farm bylaw change passes in Westport » The Herald News

Ware Town Meeting fails to draw enough residents to vote on regional dog pound » The Republican

Mazzeo alleges unauthorized access to ballots in recount filings » Berkshire Eagle

Mayor’s spokeswoman Marian Sullivan tried to FaceTime MGM Springfield president at 3 a.m. while detained for vandalizing casino restaurant, cars » The Republican

Ex-Attleboro mayor, current Mansfield town manager Kevin Dumas charged with driving drunk on Cape » The Sun Chronicle

As Marty Walsh prepares to go to Northern Ireland, he knows Boston can play a role on the world stage » Boston Globe

Swampscott Town Meeting talks finances, sends fire chief off in style » Lynn Daily News Item

Politics

Governor Baker to Support Rep. Tim Whelan at Yarmouth Fundraiser » Cape Cod Today

Our view: The imbalance in local and state politics » The Salem News

Write-in candidate got more votes than Fall River's indicted mayor » The Herald News

Public Health

Retailers: Flavor Ban Hands Market To "Criminals and Gangs" » State House News Service

Trump backing off banning vaping flavors popular with teens » Boston Globe

California sues e-cigarette maker Juul over ads, youth sales » Boston Herald

Vaping Trend Among Kids To Be Discussed In Waltham » Brookline Patch

Public Safety

Lynn Police behavioral health unit propelled by $150K state allocation » Lynn Daily News Item

Sen. Friedman testifies on bill relating to child death » Wicked Local Arlington

Neighbors say they warned city before Seaport pedestrian death » Boston Herald

State Government

Baker-Polito Administration announces cybersecurity awareness grant program awards » Wicked Local Easton

Taxation

100 years on, gas taxes need reform » Boston Globe

Transportation

State Legislation Aims to Hold RMV Licenses for Outstanding Civil Fines » WCAI

Drivers On Brink Of Being Told To Put Down Their Phones » State House News Service

Compromise hand-held cellphone driving ban filed » South Coast Today

New Orange Line train becomes latest MBTA derailment » Boston Herald

After it languished for years, lawmakers look set to pass ban on cell phone use while driving » Boston Globe

As New York Cracks Down On Fare Evasion, Another City Weighs Free Transit » HUFFPOST

House and Senate Settle On Traffic Stop Race Data, Move Cell Phone Ban To A Vote » WGBH

State officials defend temporary roadway in Charles River » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts highway exits to be renumbered by January 2022 » Boston Globe

Anderson: No revenue shortage for transportation » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA will "be there" for riders this winter, Baker assures » South Coast Today

T notes: Commuter rail on-time performance takes dive » Commonwealth Magazine

T launches PR offensive on repair work » Commonwealth Magazine

Hands-Free Driving Bill Finally Upon Massachusetts Motorists » Brookline Patch

Utilities

Offshore Energy Companies Recommend Turbine Grid » State House News Service

National Grid pushes to clear cut 'hazard' trees » The Eagle Tribune

Quincy, Weymouth get grants for solar projects » Patriot Ledger

For state Rep. Mark, patience will be reward for removal of broadband, cell service 'obstacles' » Berkshire Eagle

5 offshore wind firms agree to standard configuration » Commonwealth Magazine

Washington, D.C., Showcases the Architecture of Pumping Water » Governing

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