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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm World AIDS Day, Great Hall

2:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

4:00pm Mass. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Hearing on Proposed Charter Schools, Westfield State University Loughman Living Room in Scanlon Hall 577 Western Ave. Westfield

6:00pm Consulate General of Japan Emperor's Birthday Reception, Second Floor

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“We set up the Gaming Commission with a loan from the [rainy day] fund and it worked. It could be an option for recreational marijuana as well. Whatever we decide, we expect to be fully reimbursed for the costs from the revenue generated by marijuana sales.”

Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Speaking about borrowing emergency funds to pay for the initial stages of legalized marijuana.

News By Category
Business

Arsenal Mall rebuild to begin soon, under new name » Boston Globe

German consul general visits Fall River to tour Diman — and likes what he sees » The Herald News

'Boston Winter' wonderland to open on redesigned City Hall Plaza » Boston Globe

Boston area to lose 300 Adidas workers in company shakeup » Boston Business Journal

Education

UMass Boston $$$ crunch weighs on campus, university system » State House News Service

UMass operating on tight financial margin » State House News Service

Harvard Pledges To Support Students Here Illegally, But They Worry » WBUR

The ongoing controversy at Hampshire College » WWLP 22

Public School Funding At A Loss, In Oklahoma And Beyond » WBUR

Wait lists growing at vocational technical schools (VIDEO) » Lowell Sun

Guv gets bill affecting hiring, firing powers in schools » State House News Service

Environment

Boston Council Considers Plastic Bag Ban That Could Lead To New State Law » WGBH News

Health Care

Cambridge biotech's cancer therapy trial has promising results » Boston Globe

Trump poised to dump Affordable Care Act » Commonwealth Magazine

Account for fatal flaws of Bedford VA » Sentinel & Enterprise

Housing

Castro visits Boston to announce smoke-free public housing rule » State House News Service

Report: 'Alarming growth of housing insecurity' in Boston area » Dorchester Reporter

U.S. Imposes Nationwide Ban On Smoking In All Public Housing » WBUR

HUD boss visits Boston to announce smoke-free public housing rule » The Berkshire Eagle

Insurance

Middlesex sheriff testifies in D.C. on importance of health insurance for inmates returning to society » Lowell Sun

Judiciary

Middlesex DA Launches Pilot To Get Drug Defendants Into Addiction Treatment » WBUR

Supreme Court knocks down Aquinnah land dispute » Cape Cod Times

Legislative

Rules accord struck on Beacon Hill between House, Senate leaders » Worcester Telegram

Vote certification may delay pot legalization » Nashoba Publishing

Senators plan two-day health care trip to Minneapolis » State House News Service

Frost commended for support of drinking water quality research » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Local Government

Longtime Lynn city clerk says enough is enough » Boston Globe

Background checks may be needed for names put on Worcester park benches » Worcester Telegram

Boston's Christmas Tree Tradition Rooted In A Canadian Thank You » WBUR

Mayor, police chief skeptical of 'sanctuary city' proposal » The Salem News

Quincy hires former prosecutor to lead anti-drug efforts » Patriot Ledger

Marion in legal battle to protect ID of benefactor » South Coast Today

Springfield mayor, Hampshire College president delay talks on American flag controversy » The Republican

Opinion

His aides can't seem to rein him in now » Boston Globe

For cord cutters, AT&T's new virtual cable service an unlikely solution » Boston Globe

Reassured by effort to uphold the truth » Boston Globe

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN: Natural gas projects prioritize profit over safety » Patriot Ledger

Voter fraud? Well, let's have that recount » Boston Globe

Lawrence Lessig: No More “Loophole Presidents” » WGBH News

Politics

Worcester forum seeks to ease post-election anxiety » Worcester Telegram

Boston's Champion Council Woman » TIME

The price of sanctuary » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Safety

Pump The Brakes: Boston Is Reducing Its Speed Limit » WBUR

Great Barrington Police Department earns state accreditation; first in Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Pembroke selectman's bill would move Halloween to Saturday » The Enterprise

State Government

Treasurer Deb Goldberg On Marijuana Legalization » WBUR

Councilors concerned about possible delay in certifying ballot results » State House News Service

State pension fund paid private equity firms $1.5b over 5 years » Boston Globe

Borrow from state's rainy day fund to regulate pot use? » WCVB

Guv's closed health session appears legal under open meeting law exemption » State House News Service

Health data agency on track for 30 percent staff reduction » State House News Service

Transportation

Walsh: 25 mph limit to save lives » Boston Herald

Boston is set to lower its speed limit in Jan. » Boston Globe

Utilities

West Roxbury pipeline to open, despite protests » Boston Globe

Piped: Chinatown break highlights age-old issue » Boston Herald

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