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Today on Beacon Hill

12:00pm Mass. Book Awards, Great Hall & Nurses Hall

4:00pm Mass. Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Hearing on Proposed Charter Schools, Sturbridge Town Hall Veterans Memorial Hall 308 Main St. Sturbridge

5:30pm Reception for Sen. James Timilty with Senate President Stan Rosenberg

5:30pm Winter Fundraiser for Rep. James O'Day

5:30pm Reception for Sen. James Timilty with Senate President Stan Rosenberg

5:30pm Winter Fundraiser for Rep. James O'Day

Birthdays: State Senator Cindy Friedman

"For me to talk about new taxes or no new taxes right now is a little bit premature and should wait until we see exactly what that revenue number is going to be and where it stands relative to putting our budget together."

House Speaker Robert DeLeo

Speaking about the fiscal 2018 budget after the annual consensus revenue hearing held by Ways and Means.

News By Category
Business

Activists call for equal opportunity in Mass. cannabis industry » Metro

Want loyal employees? 'Do the right thing,' InkHouse CEO says » The Boston Globe

Amazon launches a grocery story and nixes the checkout line » The Boston Globe

Chris Kimball pushes back at America's Test Kitchen, claims he was forced out » The Boston Globe

Will NBC Boston reach over-the-air viewers? » The Boston Globe

Martha Coakley is named partner at Foley Hoag » Boston Business Journal

Carrier hikes prices after agreeing to keep jobs in Indiana » The Boston Globe

Mass. business confidence hits highest level in more than a year » State House News Service

Civil Rights

Rep. Katherine Clark, Religious Leaders, Talk About Embracing Diversity » Milton Patch

Boston students' protest raises rights question » Boston Herald

For High Schoolers Brought To U.S. Illegally, Planning The Future Is Trickier Than Ever » WBUR

Education

Salem State meets $25 million fundraising goal » The Salem News

Citing 'tremendous' impact, Pittsfield Public Schools sparks conversation on school choice » Berkshire Eagle

Worcester panel to look at later high school start times » Worcester Telegram

UMass law gets full accreditation » State House News Service

Environment

Opponents of the Blue Hills deer hunt deliver signatures to Gov. Charlie Baker » MassLive

Health Care

Obamacare architect details why Republican replacement won't work » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Mayor Walsh to push new tenant protections » The Boston Globe

Foreclosures up nearly 50% since October » State House News Service

Walsh Files Petition Aimed At Helping Tenants Facing Eviction And Gathering Housing Data » WBUR

Insurance

Blue Cross Blue Shield to receive $40M more under Obamacare program » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

Cape and Islands District Attorney Named in Public Records Lawsuit » Martha's Vineyard Gazette

SJC law and order streaming live today » Boston Herald

Senior justices happily give shirt off their back to 'Junior J.' » Boston Herald

Attorney General Maura Healey's office sends note to Dudley on Muslim cemetery conflict » The Republican

Labor

Report: The pay gap between men and women in the Bay State is shrinking » Boston Business Journal

Legislative

Senate leader confirms parts of pot law may be delayed » The Boston Globe

Marijuana law delay eyed by legislative leaders » State House News Service

3 Things To Watch For That Could Delay Or Alter The Marijuana Law » WBUR

Mass. police recognize deMacedo as its Legislator of the Year » Wicked Local Pembroke

Local Government

AG's office cautions Dudley against town-wide vote in cemetery dispute » The Boston Globe

Billerica Town Meeting to vote on moratorium on recreational marijuana » Lowell Sun

'Hate-free zone' resolution facing Holyoke City Council vote » MassLive

Petition seeks vote on making Worcester a sanctuary city » Worcester Mag

Another tax hike coming for Quincy homeowners » Patriot Ledger

City starts search for two replacements » Lynn Daily News Item

Boston mayor: 5-cent store bag fees make no sense » Boston Herald

Quincy OKs tax break for local company » Patriot Ledger

Brockton mayor reimburses city for personal purchases » The Enterprise

Councilors support purchase of carnival site by eminent domain » The Salem News

Boston Police Plan To Buy Social Media Monitoring Software Draws Criticism » WBUR

Opinion

China is a psychological problem » The Boston Globe

Our view: Finally, tough questions asked on Essex Sports Center deal » Gloucester Times

Editorial: Elizabeth Warren walks away » Boston Herald

Donald Trump's mistaken microeconomics » The Boston Globe

John Seven: Toxic rhetoric underscores need to push back » Berkshire Eagle

Politics

Hundreds of students walk out of Boston schools, colleges » The Boston Globe

Students take anger over Trump to Baker's office » State House News Service

Local Dems brace for Age of Trump » Cape Cod Times

From Whispers Of Anti-Semitism To The Interests Of Israel, Boston Jews React To Trump's Win » WBUR

Maura Healey offering Arlington liberals action plan for Trump presidency » Wicked Local Arlington

Public Safety

Advocates protest BPD spying tech » Boston Herald

A nuclear reminder » Commonwealth Magazine

Trial postponed for retired Springfield Police Det. Kevin Burnham, accused of stealing over $385K from evidence room » The Republican

State Finance

Tax hikes not rules out as budget process begins for fiscal 2018 » State House News Service

Tax revenue forecasts all over map » Commonwealth Magazine

Tax hikes not ruled out as budget process begins » The Associated Press (AP)

Economists say uncertainty over Donald Trump, Brexit vote could affect Massachusetts budget » The Republican

Slow revenue growth shapes Mass. budget talks » Berkshire Eagle

Speaker Robert DeLeo will not rule out new taxes in 2018 Massachusetts budget » MassLive

Tax hikes not ruled out as budget process begins » Sentinel & Enterprise

State tax revenues in fiscal 2018 will grow by less than 3 percent » Nashoba Publishing

State Government

Gov. Baker says Massachusetts is prepared for winter weather » WWLP 22 News

STATE HOUSE ROUNDUP: Rivals let bygones be bygones » Wicked Local Wareham

Bills on which legislators and Baker agreed » Sentinel & Enterprise

T officials want janitor contracts cleaned up » Commonwealth Magazine

Fed judge rules AG Healey must appear in Texas for Exxon deposition » Boston Herald

State pension fund director's pay bumped to $430,000 » State House News Service

Taxation

Officials: Massachusetts won't reap pot taxes in next year » WCVB

Transportation

Boston's traffic fatality reduction plan needs more $$$, coalition says » State House News Service

T officials blast cleaning companies for cost-cutting » Boston Globe

Lyft offering a ride to the T » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA Janitors Dissatisfied with New, Cost-Saving Contract » WGBH News

Keolis GM sees challenges, opportunities ahead for rail service » State House News Service

Utilities

Power line to link Canada, New England gets key US permit » The Washington Post

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