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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am DECA Day on the Hill, Grand Staircase, State House

9:30am Pension Reserve Investment Management Board Meeting, 84 State Street, 2nd Floor, Boston

10:00am Single Payer Lobby Day, State House, Boston

10:00am Mass. Clean Energy Center Board of Directors Meeting, 63 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, Boston

10:30am Cannabis Control Commission Meeting, 19 Staniford Street, 6th Floor, Boston

11:00am Article 97 Celebration, Great Hall, State House

11:00am World Diabetes Day, Nurses Hall, State House

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

11:30am Rally on Health Care Legislation, Grand Staircase, State House

12:00pm House Session, Full Formal Session

12:30pm Performance Recognition Program Reception & Ceremony, Second Floor & Gardner Auditorium, State House

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

2:00pm Mass. Department of Environmental Protection Regulatory Hearing, One Winter Street, 2nd Floor, Boston

6:00pm Fundraiser for Congressional Exploratory Committee for Sen. Barbara L'Italien

6:00pm Fundraiser for Congressional Exploratory Committee for Sen. Barbara L'Italien

7:00pm Democratic State Committee Meeting, Somerville High School, 81 Highland Avenue

"This legislation addresses our criminal justice system from the earliest point at which an individual first makes contact with our criminal system, sometimes as children, up until the time an individual re-enters society after incarceration,"

Representative Claire Cronin

Speaking about the criminal justice bill scheduled for debate today in the House of Representatives.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Moulton To Ryan: Hold Hearing On Bump Stock Ban Bill » CBS Boston

'Nothing about it felt right': More than 50 people describe sexual harassment on Capitol Hill » CNN

Business

This ex-Fidelity worker won at the Supreme Court. Now a Boston jury will decide if she is a true whistle-blower » Boston Globe

General Electric plans job cuts, slash in quarterly dividend » Boston Globe

Why your mental map of the US economy is probably wrong » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers to seek $45 million influx for broadband work » Berkshire Eagle

Cape fishermen reap benefits of monitoring program » Cape Cod Times

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Medical pot plans get green light in Peabody » The Salem News

On pot, just say yes and no » Commonwealth Magazine

Crimes

Lawmakers tackle sweeping bill on crime, punishment » South Coast Today

Mass. Legislature Poised To Allow Expungement Of Some Juvenile Criminal Records » WBUR

Jaywalking while texting may soon net heavy fines » WCVB

Mass. state legislature considering texting-and-jaywalking bill » 7 NEWS

FBI Report: Mass. Had Highest Rate Of Reported Hate Crimes In 2016 » WBUR

Education

Berklee president: 11 faculty members have been terminated in 13 years for sex assault, harassment » Boston Globe

Worcester schools to seek city's help with projected $1.6M budget gap » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Audit cites lack of oversight at Salem State » The Salem News

Environment

Massachusetts carbon tax bills are a mixed bag » R Street

A tree grows in Lynn Common » Lynn Daily News Item

Health Care

Bill calls for coverage of heart, brain screenings for kids » The Salem News

L'Italien Champions Fixes to State Healthcare Law; Senate Approves » WHAV

Baker-Polito Administration secures additional year of flexibility to maintain health insurance market stability for small businesses » Sampan

Human Services

The Only Federal Agency Dedicated to Homelessness Is At Risk of Extinction » Governing

Judiciary

House to vote on bill that could eliminate many mandatory minimum sentences » Boston Globe

House passes bill giving inmates early release options » Sentinel & Enterprise

Medway's Eustis sworn in as judge » Milford Daily News

Justice debate will dictate punishment for deadly drug distributors » WWLP 22

Local Government

Kenney out as Fall River planner » The Herald News

Brookline's public relations war over school site escalates » Boston Globe

Claim: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe $425M in debt, services cut » Cape Cod Times

New Bedford's State Pier just got a lot cooler » South Coast Today

Opinion

Mitt Romney bets on another sure thing » Boston Globe

Columnist Caty Simon: Spend money on treatment, not cameras » Gazette Net

The GOP tax cut is daylight robbery » Boston Globe

Trump's unlimited nuclear power poses security risk » Boston Globe

Igor Greenwald: Black eye for civil liberties in state » Berkshire Eagle

Editorial: Wiretap law needs fix » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Liz Warren, Donald Trump could bite Charlie Baker in 2018 » Boston Herald

Carr: Hack jobs are never on level » Boston Herald

Perhaps the Tide Has Turned » Business West

Peter Lucas: A rigged Democrat political system? Ask a beneficiary, Elizabeth Warren » Lowell Sun

Politics

PUBLIC OFFICIALS of the YEAR » Governing

Attorney General Maura Healey discusses importance of political engagement » The Daily Collegian

Former ambassador Rufus Gifford to run for Tsongas seat » Boston Herald

Chalifoux Zephir gets campaign boost from Warren (VIDEO) » Lowell Sun

As challengers line up, Warren says 'we're ready' for 2018 » Lowell Sun

Baker piles on Attleboro's mayor-elect » The Sun Chronicle

Public Health

Healey speaks with students dealing with substance abuse disorders in Springfield » WWLP 22

Mass. Opioid Overdose Deaths Are Down 10 Percent So Far This Year » WBUR

Amherst Becomes 4th Jurisdiction in Massachusetts to Endorse Medical Aid in Dying » PR Newswire

Public Safety

Retiring Col. Richard McKeon may collect $188G pension » Boston Herald

Chelsea police make terminally ill toddler's dream come true » Boston Globe

Gun lobby wants to blunt attorney general's powers » Newburyport News

Another State Trooper Sues, Alleging Conspiracy Regarding Altered Arrest Report of Massachusetts Judge's Daughter » New Boston Post

Massachusetts State Police Col. Richard McKeon could receive as much as $188K pension » The Republican

New report: Opioid overdose deaths down 10 percent » The Eagle Tribune

Panel would examine how criminal justice system affects Massachusetts women » The Republican

Police: 'If it's not in the report, it didn't happen' » The Salem News

Taxation

Tax plan: What's the impact in the Berkshires? » Berkshire Eagle

Transportation

Legislators hear bill pushing for increased access to IDs for homeless » The Daily Free Press

Fairmount or Foxborough Line? An urban-suburban transit debate » Boston Globe

Massachusetts considers hiring debt collection firm to chase toll scofflaws from other states » The Republican

T oversight board at impasse on alcohol policy » Commonwealth Magazine

Fixing this crumbling I-90 viaduct in Boston is likely to cost $1 billion » The Republican

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