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11:00am House Session, Informal Session

“Operators driving a car should not be holding a phone to text, check social media or email,” Baker said moments after signing the bill. “When a driver on an electronic device hits something or someone, that’s not an accident, it’s a crash that was avoidable.”

Governor Charlie Baker

Speaking about the hands free bill which will go into effect on February 23rd, 2020.

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Beltway Politics

Deval Patrick's eensy-weensy campaign » Politico

Did New Hampshire Fall Out of Love With Bernie Sanders? » New York Times

Half of New Hampshire voters won’t consider Deval Patrick, Suffolk/Globe poll shows » Boston Globe

In N.H., it’s Deval Patrick vs. time » Boston Globe

Michael Bloomberg and Deval Patrick could be a formidable 2020 team » Boston Herald

Suffolk/Globe poll finds Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, Biden in tight race in N.H. » Boston Globe

Bill Weld, the face of Trump resistance » Boston Globe

Warren wobbly in face of confrontation » Boston Herald

Countdown is on with just 11 weeks to New Hampshire primary » Boston Herald

Dem 2020 primary casts long shadow over battle for Senate » Politico

'The hubris is unbelievable': Dems seethe over Bloomberg GOP donations » Politico

Business

All 218 names fans suggested for the Worcester Red Sox » boston.com

Charles Schwab To Buy TD Ameritrade, Creating Brokerage Behemoth » WBUR

Cumberland Farms’s ballot question to expand alcohol sales faces legal fight — from the packies » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

A way to right a drug war wrong » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

EXCERPT: EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT MARIA BALDWIN » Dig Boston

Crimes

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

Education

City on a Hill Charter School to close New Bedford campus and lay off staff at its Roxbury sites » Boston Globe

Moody's: New college disclosure law could be positive for higher ed industry » Boston Business Journal

Baker Signs Ambitious Education Law That Will Send Billions Of Dollars To Mass. Public Schools » WBUR

Environment

Climate activists not satisfied with Beacon Hill » Sentinel & Enterprise

The State Wants To Turn Cranberry Bogs Into Wetlands. It's Gritty Work » WBUR

Cities Should Invest Now to Reduce Climate Change Depreciation » Governing

Developer withdraws Framingham tax break request citing roiling political environment » The Metro West Daily News

Logan’s environmental plan gets OK, as environmentalists hammer ‘flaws’ » Boston Herald

Housing

Four things the state must do to ease the housing crisis » Boston Globe

October was extremely hot — for Mass. home sale prices » Boston Globe

Human Services

STATE WIRE: MASS SEES MAJOR CUTS TO LOW-INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE » Dig Boston

Judiciary

State pushes back on Michelle Carter Supreme Court petition » Boston Herald

Legislative

Sabadosa meets with constituents on the bus » Gazette Net

Local Government

Amherst to convene ‘State of the Town Address’ with speeches from municipal and state leaders » The Republican

Is Walsh preparing to go ‘bold’ on transportation? » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Health

Boston bans mint, menthol tobacco products from corner stores » Boston Herald

Bill banning flame retardants returns to Mass. Statehouse » Berkshire Eagle

Rate of growth in Mass. opioid deaths slows » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. opioid overdose deaths decline over the first nine months of 2019, but fentanyl presence ‘at an all-time high,’ health officials say » The Republican

Rate of growth in Mass. opioid deaths slows » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Safety

Massachusetts becomes 16th state to ban hand-held cellphone use while driving » The Republican

Coast Guard ends search for three missing fishermen from capsized boat off Martha’s Vineyard » Boston Globe

Attorneys named in death penalty appeal trial for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev » Boston Globe

Transportation

Governor Baker Signs Hands-Free Bill » WBSM

How the new law banning cell phone use while driving in Massachusetts affects you » Boston Globe

New law restricts cellphone use while driving » Commonwealth Magazine

Auditing firm hands over RMV records to Legislature » Boston Globe

Baker signs bill to ban hand-held cell phones while driving » Boston Herald

Attleboro area lawmakers mostly drive to work despite traffic congestion » The Sun Chronicle

Utilities

Massachusetts economy could take a hit if neighbors bail out of regional gas plan » Boston Herald

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Still Rising, U.N. Report Says » WBUR

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