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Thursday, October 26th, 2017

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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

11:00am Farm to School Awareness Day, Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am North South Rail Link Working Group Meeting, Room 428, State House

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:30am Korea Day 2017, Great Hall, State House

4:00pm State of the Judiciary Address, John Adams Courthouse, One Pemberton Square, Boston

5:30pm North End Reception for Boston City Council Candidate Lydia Edwards

5:30pm Women's Leadership Forum hosted by Women's Suffrage Celebration Coalition of Mass., Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester

5:30pm North End Reception for Boston City Council Candidate Lydia Edwards

6:00pm Fall Reception for Rep. Adrian Madaro

6:00pm Salem Councilor At-Large Candidate Forum, Salem Academy Charter School, 45 Congress Street, Salem

6:00pm Fall Reception for Rep. Adrian Madaro

6:30pm Oktoberfest Reception for Rep. Shawn Dooley

7:00pm Open House: Income Inequality and the Wealth & Income Divide with Rep. Jay Kaufman, Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington

Must-Reads

US ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown faced complaints over 'cultural misunderstanding' » stuff

On fed health care front, Sanchez monitoring "three things" » State House News Service

Baker again turns to trust fund, this time to offset fed subsidy cut » State House News Service

Chris Coons: Why Jeff Flake's Exit Should Scare Democrats » The New York Times

Beacon Hill health bill pits large hospitals against small ones » Boston Globe

Five women accuse journalist and 'Game Change' co-author Mark Halperin of sexual harassment » CNN Money

'People magazine saga,' 'Twitter dispute': Corker's and Flake's GOP colleagues suggest they're drama queens » The Washington Post

Advocates cheer criminal justice bill — and slam DAs for opposing much of it » Boston Globe

Across Massachusetts, outsider female candidates are taking aim at the political gender gap » Boston Globe

Political Typology Reveals Deep Fissures on the Right and Left » Pew Research Center

Washington Post: Busting the myths of the gender pay gap

"The median salary for women working full-time is about 80 percent of men’s. That gap, put in other terms, means women are working for free 10 weeks a year."

"I went to an Ivy League college. I was a nice student. I did very well. I'm a very intelligent person. You know, the fact is, I think, I really believe, I think the press creates a different image of Donald Trump than the real person."
President Donald Trump
Speaking about media coverage.