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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am DMH Southeast Area Citizens Legislative Breakfast, Great Hall, State House

9:00am Brain Injury Association of Mass. Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase, State House

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm State Library February Author Talk: Rosalyn D. Elder, State Library, State House

1:00pm Cannabis Control Commission Public Hearing, One Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Boston

Birthdays: Governor Maura Healey
Proposed boardwalk along the Charles River in Allston.
WalkBoston and Charles River Conservancy

“Senator Warren is certainly persistent,” Kingston said in his prepared statement. “Warren persists in focusing on her presidential ambitions rather than fighting every day to represent hard-working Massachusetts families.”

Businessman and Senate hopeful John Kingston

Speaking about Elizabeth Warren in his quest to unseat her.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Senate budget deal would add hundreds of billions in federal spending » Boston Globe

Sen. Warren neutral – for the moment – on Capuano v. Pressley » Dorchester Reporter

Watch: Elizabeth Warren slams Attorney General Jeff Sessions' record 1 year after being silenced on Senate floor » Mass Live

Business

AG and Berkshire Museum collaborating for resolution » Berkshire Record

Foundations call on developers to build the next Boston Landing » Boston Business Journal

Approvals expected for first phase of Suffolk Downs redevelopment » Boston Globe

Athenahealth taps former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as chairman » Boston Business Journal

Suffolk Downs, potential Amazon HQ2 site, races toward city approval » Boston Business Journal

Eight groups vie for prime space in the Seaport » Boston Herald

Information on suicide prevention arrives with checks for Agri-Mark's dairy farmers; milk prices expected to keep dropping » Mass Live

MassMutual to add 1,500 jobs in Springfield, build new Boston campus in $300M investment in Massachusetts » Mass Live

Peace, love and profits: Local firms go all in on socially conscious investing » Boston Business Journal

Gov. Baker talks of legislation tailored for Amazon » Worcester Telegram

MassMutual plans $240M Boston office building with room for 1,000 workers » Boston Business Journal

Attracting tech giant could require Amazon bill, Baker says » State House News Service

Springfield's mayor reacts to MassMutual's expansion plans » Western Mass News

Cannabis & Psychedelics

'Artisanal' marijuana shop proposing to mix weed with chocolate in Holyoke » Mass Live

CCC should narrow focus to retail market, Baker admin says » State House News Service

Massachusetts retail marijuana shops need to be in place in July, pot cafes not so much, Gov. Charlie Baker says » Mass Live

Baker's comment on Cannabis Control Commission triggers backlash » Salem News

City Council turns down proposed ordinance on marijuana » The Reminder

Civil Rights

New exhibit documents the long road to justice for African-Americans in Boston » Boston Globe

News Briefs: Legislature to consider 'An Act to Strengthen Civil Rights'; Lenox Dems to caucus » the Berkshire edge

Education

Boston public schools agree to recognize sickle cell disease as disability » Boston Globe

Boston public schools ask for modest increase in spending » Boston Globe

Charlie Epstein Appointed to HCC Board of Trustees » Business West

Freetown-Lakeville School Committee presents revised budget » South Coast Today

Environment

Agriculture Summit Sunday at Mohawk » The Recorder

Mass Green Summit highlights progress, challenges facing environmental activists » The Huntington News

Dog leash regs for MassWildlife land spark debate » Worcester Telegram

Dunkin' Donuts Is Finally Ditching Foam Cups » Boston Magazine

Federal

ATF agent's case highlights treatment of women within the agency » Boston Globe

Gaming

Despite Wynn's ouster, state gaming panel's probe will go on » Boston Globe

Wynn resigns, company plans to go ahead with Everett casino » Taunton Gazette

State gaming regulator: Wynn suitability review 'aggressively' continues » Milford Daily News

Rape crisis center says Wynn Boston Harbor shouldn't keep casino mogul's name » Mass Live

Housing

Puerto Rican evacuees in Massachusetts risk losing housing benefits » The Republican

Selectmen Make Commitment To 'Attainable' Housing » The Cape Cod Chronicle

Judiciary

Yahoo asks Supreme Court to overturn Mass. court ruling on estate rights to dead's emails » Boston Herald

Labor

Massachusetts lost more than 20% of its solar jobs last year » Boston Globe

JetBlue contract workers at Logan Airport go on picket line » Boston Globe

Legislative

Tarr, others eyeing bids for Senate presidency » The Salem News

Dems: Stan Rosenberg will not return to Senate presidency this year » Boston Herald

Chandler remains in top Senate post Tarr, others make clear their interest in presidency » Gloucester Times

Senate Ethics Committee continues Stan Rosenberg investigation; no time frame set » Mass Live

Acting Senate President Chandler wants to remain in post » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts Senate Democrats meet behind closed doors as leadership in turmoil » Mass Live

Bombshell report, political maneuvering shake up race for Massachusetts Senate presidency » Mass Live

Senate keeps Chandler in top post through 2018 » Eagle Tribune

Healey Says Hefner Criminal Probe 'Ongoing' » WBUR

Stan Rosenberg dodges questions about scandal » Boston Herald

Chandler remains in top Senate post » Newburyport News

Massachusetts Senate: Chandler in charge for 2018 » Berkshire Eagle

Rosenberg: "I'm here to vote for Senator Chandler" » State House News Service

Local Government

$100K restored for Andover's Historic Mill District » Andover Townsman

Hudson officials ask state money to be released for rotary project » The Metro West Daily News

Koch, citing abortion, is no longer a Democrat » Patriot Ledger

Overlay district would encourage preservation of farms through agritourism » Harvard Press

City councilor says 'SMILF' degrades South Boston women, wants ads removed » Boston Globe

North Attleboro gets $115K from sale of Hernandez home » The Sun Chronicle

Framingham considers changing 'derogatory' street names » The Metro West Daily News

Opinion

The muck and mud in Washington — how voters see it » Boston Globe

Why is it that the 'inside male' is always the most qualified? » Boston Globe

It matters who the DA is » Boston Globe

Editorial: Senate gets new start » Boston Herald

Politics

Crighton cruises through senate primary » Wicked Local Marblehead

Crighton Wins, But You Probably Already Knew That » Lynnfield Patch

Gaming Commission's Wynn probe should be expanded to include 2014 campaign donations, Democrats running for governor say » Mass Live

Republican Marie Angelides challenging Hampden Register of Deeds Donald Ashe » Mass Live

Tito Jackson has announced his next move » Boston Globe

Northeastern professor on Trump: 'I wouldn't mind seeing him dead' » Boston.com

Dracut Rep. Garry draws possibly primary challenge » State House News Service

Lakeville Rep. Orrall considering run for state treasurer » State House News Service

The group behind Question 2 (yes, from 2016) has been shuttered » Boston Globe

Public Health

Bill Would Allow Doctors To Involuntarily Commit Patients To Treatment Center » CBS Boston

Arlington's Senator Friedman Raises Awareness For Women » Salem Patch

Public Safety

Curbing youth, gang violence » Eagle Tribune

Former State Police Col. Richard McKeon says federal lawsuits in Alli Bibaud case contain 'scurrilous allegations' » Mass Live

State Government

After backlash, panel seeks to collect data on all ethnic groups, not just Asian-Americans » Boston Globe

Data disaggregation moves forward, major step toward equity by improving statewide data collection » Sampan

Gov. Charlie Baker Addresses Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Breakfast » NBC Boston

Unfilled Jobs Take Toll on Governments Across the Country » Governing

Taxation

State lawmakers urge caution as tax collections surge » Worcester Telegram

Transportation

The MBTA wants digital billboards outside some stations. Not everyone is OK with it » Boston Globe

Longfellow Bridge will reopen in May, Governor Baker says » Boston Globe

The Longfellow Bridge Will Reopen in May » Boston Magazine

South Coast Rail filing offers new details on Fall River stop, ridership numbers » The Herald News

Utilities

DPU looks to make utilities share savings from tax lax » Lowell Sun

Expand access to natural gas supplies, new coalition says » State House News Service

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