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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am 2019 Leading by Example Awards Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm LGBT Aging Commission, Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston Street, 10th Floor, Boston, MA 02215

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

5:00pm Holiday Fundraiser with Rep. Michelle DuBois

5:00pm Holiday Gathering with Barnstable County Register of Probate Anastasia Welsh Perrino

“In almost every area we examined, deficiencies in policies, application of safety standards or industry best practices, and accountability were apparent,”

MBTA Safety Review Panel

The safety of the MBTA, which was detailed in a 69-page report released Monday.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Weld: Trump Has Committed Impeachable Offenses 'Way Worse Than Nixon' » WGBH

There’s a better path for Democrats, GOP to forge together » Boston Globe

Who’s the boss? Nancy Pelosi » Boston Globe

Constitution, not Trump, at the core of American democracy » Boston Herald

Pelosi Hails Neal as “Maestro” of USMCA Trade Deal » State House News Service

Business

How Sports Impacts The Lives Of Girls And Women Long After Their Playing Days Are Done » WGBH

Report To Mass. AG Tallies Up Berkshire Museum Art Sale » New England Public Radio

Back Bay business group souring on Hynes sale » Boston Business Journal

Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey join the fight to save Minor League Baseball » Boston Globe

Inflation is no longer a scourge. Thank Paul Volcker » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Massachusetts medical marijuana customers are buying cheap, good weed — in Maine » The Republican

Springfield zoning change clears the way for marijuana cultivation at Eastfield Mall » The Republican

Civil Rights

Supreme Court won’t review abortion law challenged by doctors who say it violates their right to free speech » Boston Globe

Education

$1.8M granted to 20 Massachusetts school districts for ‘teacher diversification’ » The Republican

Hundreds of scholars protest Harvard’s decision to deny tenure to Latinx studies professor » Boston Globe

SEN. JASON LEWIS: Successful school funding reform » Wicked Local Winchester

Former South Hadley High School principal named district’s acting superintendent » Gazette Net

Hatfield picks former superintendent to lead search for new one » Gazette Net

NSCC program would match homeless students with housing in Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

College Closures Grabbed Headlines, but Unaffordability Crushed Students in the 2010s » Boston Magazine

Now in control of Providence schools, R.I. education commissioner learns running a district is no easy task » Boston Globe

Environment

Neighbors want more asbestos testing at compressor site » Patriot Ledger

Activists stormed the State House demanding Charlie Baker take ‘transformational steps to stop the climate crisis now.’ » Boston.com

Local officials urge towns to join Mosquito Control District » The Recorder

Shirley Leung On The 'Transportation & Climate Initiative' » WGBH

Health Care

Atrius Health reaching back to its managed roots » Commonwealth Magazine

Connector Weighs Increase in Consumer Deductibles » State House News Service

Human Services

Child Care of the Berkshires Ready for Next Renovation Step » iBerkshires

Immigration

Walsh, Zakim submit changes to immigrant Trust Act » Commonwealth Magazine

Refugee resettlements and principle over politics (Guest viewpoint) » The Republican

Labor

Mass. biotech and technology companies are scrambling to fill open jobs » Boston Globe

Report: Colleges aren’t doing enough to prepare students for Mass. life-sciences jobs » Boston Globe

Report: Tech Is A Boon For Boston, But Not For Everyone » WBUR

Local Government

Holyoke neighborhood will get a $6.56 million facelift, Gov. Charlie Baker announces » The Republican

Politics

Progressive Democrat Nichole Mossalam to challenge Paul Donato for state rep seat in Malden, Medford » Wicked Local Medford

Boston activist wins City Council race by a single vote after recount » Boston Globe

By one vote, Mejia declared winner of Boston City Council race » Boston Herald

Bourne Selectman Seeking State Senate Vacancy » Cape Cod Online

Public Health

Lawmakers want to toughen HIV testing rules » The Salem News

53 from Mass. who were prescribed OxyContin died of overdose this year » Boston Globe

Tougher HIV test rules sought » Gloucester Times

Purdue’s OxyContin Leaving Trail of Overdose Deaths, AGs Say » State House News Service

Massachusetts Vaping Ban To End, With New Restrictions In Place » New England Public Radio

Cambridge Rindge students say vaping still big part of culture despite ban, deaths » Wicked Local Cambridge

Public Safety

‘There’s no question at all that Christopher Roy is a hero;’ fallen Worcester firefighter remembered 1 year after Lowell Street blaze » The Republican

Political Notes: MADD names Whelan legislator of the year » Cape Cod Times

Taxation

Mass. Lawmakers Searching For New Revenue Are Eyeing Increases To The Gas Tax » New England Public Radio

Compromise plan may give Boston a 2 percent tax on larger real estate sales » Boston Globe

Cape Cod towns struggle to calculate short-term rental tax revenue » Cape Cod Times

Transportation

MBTA Hitting Reset on Automated Fare System Rollout » State House News Service

Telecommuting tax break may have limited impact » The Enterprise

Orange Line passengers say woes are nothing new » Boston Globe

MBTA Examining Locomotive Failures, Orange Line Problems » State House News Service

Report says safety’s off-track at T » Boston Herald

MBTA’s new fare system will be years late, and cost a lot more money » Boston Globe

T stands not for MBTA, but for ‘troubled,’ or ‘tardy,’ or . . . » Boston Globe

Hudson bridge needs to be repaired or replaced » The Metro West Daily News

Frank DePaola, former ‘exceptional’ MBTA general manager dies » Boston Herald

Transportation watchers call for change following T safety report » Boston Herald

Panel blasts ‘deficiencies’ throughout safety culture at MBTA » Boston Herald

MBTA safety report finds deficiencies 'in almost every area’ of system » The Republican

Frank DePaola, engineer who led MBTA and state highway division, dies after cancer battle » Boston Business Journal

The MBTA’s Leadership Is “Defeated, Helpless and in Some Cases Hopeless” » Boston Magazine

MBTA’s new fare system will be years late, and cost a lot more money » Boston Globe

Markey, Warren back replacement of Cape Cod Canal bridges » Cape Cod Times

Boston will test new curbside rules in 2020 to deal with congestion » Boston Globe

T changes course on fare system upgrade » Commonwealth Magazine

Bridges in 'critical condition' » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

MBTA Bus System Performance Ripped as “Awful” » State House News Service

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