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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am MRVP Cookie Day, Grand Staircase

9:00am African Caribbean American Coalition Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Joseph McKenna

"I encourage the Administration to begin moving forward once again with assisting refugees. We do not need to abandon our humanitarian commitment to refugees in order to address the security threats raised by illegal immigration."

Governor Charlie Baker

Commenting on President Trump's immigration policy.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Gillibrand: “We are watching democracy being enlivened” » The Alt

John McCain has emerged as a leading Republican dissenter » Boston Globe

White House is defiant after travel ban ruling » Boston Globe

With Trump's Travel Ban Blocked, Visa-Holders, Refugees Scramble to Board Flights » WBUR

Former Top Security Officials Criticize Trump's 'Ill-Conceived' Ban In Court Filing » WBUR

Court Denies DOJ Request For Stay; Trump Immigration Order Remains Suspended » WBUR

Business

Craft brewer's too popular for an industrial park, landlord says » Boston Globe

Vertex battles the Irish government over the cost of a cystic fibrosis drug » STAT News

U.S. Companies Uncertain Of NAFTA Trading Under Trump Administration » WBUR

Amazon is still on a hiring binge in Massachusetts » Boston Business Journal

Education

Why Students Need To Learn About Dissent As A Patriotic Act » WBUR

Environment

Beverly considers impact of sea level rise » The Salem News

Forest pipeline opponents hang tough » Berkshire Eagle

Pipeline foes plan 'funeral' for Otis State Forest » The Republican

Federal

People affected by travel ban advised to get on flights immediately » Boston Globe

Health Care

Nick Littlefield, 74; helped Kennedy shape health care legislation » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker taking steps on health care amid national health care debate » WCVB

Baker touts state's Health Connector » The Valley Dispatch

Housing

Housing Not A Priority, According To Pols – But Polls Find Otherwise » Banker & Tradesman

Human Services

Baker boosts funding for young disabled adults » Gloucester Times

Judiciary

SJC to hear arguments in dispute over SORB chair firing » Salem News

Legislative

On Beacon Hill: Trump and DeLeo, political soulmates — who knew? » State House News Service

O'Connor Ives sponsors resolution condemning Trump order on immigration » Newburyport News

State lawmakers to get big pay raises, despite heavy criticism » WWLP 22

DeLeo shows interest in blocking use of inmates on Trump's wall project » State House News Service

Local Government

Now that North Adams, Clarksburg are Green Communities, how to use the grants? » Berkshire Eagle

Trump refugee travel ban spurs Greater Lowell groups to action » Nashoba Publishing

Opinion

Ask Neil Gorsuch about Merrick Garland » Boston Globe

Donald Trump's case against the NEA has nothing to do with budgets » Boston Globe

Donald Trump's dangerous China illusions » Boston Globe

Offering a new way forward for urban schools » Boston Globe

Chabot: Dems swing and miss on Donald Trump » Boston Herald

Robichaud: Crybaby Democrats learning turnabout is fair play » Boston Herald

Editorial: Pay hike repercussions » Boston Herald

Lawmakers crossed the line in raising their pay » Boston Globe

Jack Spillane: South Coasters stuck waiting for that train that never comes » South Coast Today

Carr: Governor parties with fattened hacks » Boston Herald

Politics

It's getting awkward for Ayanna Pressley in the mayoral race » Boston Globe

Public Health

Protect girls from genital mutilation » Cape Cod Times

State Finance

A First: Governor's Budget Includes Education Funds For Base Children - Editorial » Cape News

State Government

Rewriting state regs -- minus the fury » Lowell Sun

Stipends on steroids » Commonwealth Magazine

GOP lawmakers must decide whether to accept raise they rejected » Berkshire Eagle

Sanctuary effort spreads to more communities » Boston Globe

Also up on Beacon Hill » The Sun Chronicle

Pay-raise override vote drew lots of attention on the hill » Lowell Sun

Deval Patrick argues for immunity from defamation claim » Boston Globe

Maura Healey joins 15 other AGs calling for blocking travel ban » Milford Daily News

Taxation

Mass. drops its online tax-filing system, turns to commercial services » Boston Globe

Transportation

Pols & Politics: No cheap ride to fight MBTA privatization » Boston Herald

Idling trains irk neighbors of Andover station » The Eagle Tribune

MBTA weeding out obstructed bus stops » State House News Service

Utilities

Eagle Eye Team Report: Broadband expansion languishes in Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Inside the broadband meltdown: WiredWest retools after losing faceoff with MBI » Berkshire Eagle

State Report Finds Massachusetts Municpalities Face Big Expense For Water, Sewer Repairs » WAMC

Weekend News

Suffolk probate register is suspended » Boston Globe

Most SouthCoast legislators defend pay raise; some not talking » South Coast Today

AG reviewing Boston judge's ruling in travel ban lawsuit » NBC 10 News

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 2/6

Birthdays: Rep. Joseph McKenna

9:00am MRVP Cookie Day, Grand Staircase

9:00am African Caribbean American Coalition Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Tuesday - 2/7

Birthdays: Rep. Alyson Sullivan-Almeida

9:00am St. Francis House Advocacy Day, Nurses Hall

9:00am Women's Bar Association Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall

Wednesday - 2/8

Birthdays: Governor Maura Healey

9:00am Department of Mental Health Metro Boston Area Citizens Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall

10:00am Informational Session with Coleman Nee, CEO of Triangle Inc., Room 222

10:00am Cookie Day in support of the Mass. Rental Voucher Program, Grand Staircase

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

6:00pm NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts' 2017 'Men for Choice' awards honoring U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy and former Sen. Dan Wolf

6:00pm NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts' 2017 'Men for Choice' awards honoring U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy and former Sen. Dan Wolf

Thursday - 2/9

No Hearings Scheduled

Friday - 2/10

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session


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