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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am 18th Annual Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month Opening Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Unemployment Assistance Public Hearing, Minihan Hall, 6th Floor, Charles F. Hurley Building, 19 Staniford Street, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

“I get the hype,” Wolf said. “I think there’s an incredible amount of excitement around Beto. A lot of people have comparisons around him and a Robert Kennedy or a Barack Obama. And the [Democratic] Party likes young, ambitious and aspirational.”

Robert Wolf, an investment banker who helped raise Wall Street money for Obama in 2008 and 2012.

Speaking about Beto O'Rourke and his presidential possibilities.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

The 2020 Democratic primary in N.H. could have a New England flavor » Boston Globe

Trahan backing Pelosi for speaker » Lowell Sun

'We Can't Afford to Not Take Action': Leaders Discuss Economic Impact of Opioid Crisis » NECN

Business

Program offers free training for veterans by business owners who are veterans » The Sun Chronicle

Special permit in hand, Lee’s Eagle Mill developer is on a roll » the Berkshire edge

Opioids toll on business is real » Lowell Sun

Will $40bn of asset sales be enough to fix GE? » Boston Business Journal

Robots, Hydroponics, 'Hands In The Dirt': A Look At Who — Or What — Will Feed Us In The Future » WBUR

Was Amazon's HQ2 Search a Waste of Time for Cities? » Governing

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Meet the first legal recreational marijuana customers in Massachusetts: a pair of veterans » Boston Globe

Pot shops ready to roll next week » Boston Herald

Northampton marijuana dispensary prepares for crowds on day one » Boston Business Journal

Area residents express optimism and caution ahead of Tuesday’s recreational marijuana sales » Gazette Net

The lamp is lit » Commonwealth Magazine

It’s Finally Happening: Pot Shops Cleared to Open in Massachusetts » Boston Magazine

The First Two Legal Marijuana Customers in Mass. Have Been Picked » Boston Magazine

Civil Rights

Boston’s transgender community gathers to remember Rita Hester » Boston Globe

Boston Archdiocese to address social justice with new ministry » Boston Globe

Education

Hopkinton preps for new civics curriculum » The Metro West Daily News

Environment

Compressor opponent questions lack of outreach » Wicked Local Weymouth

Pollution plagues the mighty Merrimack when rain is heavy » Boston Globe

$25,000 grant to help fund Hoosic River Revival » Berkshire Eagle

This dam problem needs to be fixed, cities say » Boston Globe

Plymouth clean-ups turn up 500 nips » Wicked Local Plymouth

Health Care

Massachusetts must do a better job hyping its digital health care smarts » Boston Globe

Rest homes in Mass. keep closing as financial pressures mount » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker looking to cut prescription drug costs, make them more affordable » News 22 WWLP.com

During Obamacare Enrollment in the Trump Era, States Face Greater Challenges » Governing

Housing

Tackling homelessness ‘one bite at a time’ » Gazette Net

Human Services

Boston nonprofits distribute thousands of Thanksgiving meals to those in need » Boston Globe

United Way volunteers give out 7,000 meals to eastern Mass. families » Patriot Ledger

Labor

Boston hotel strike over » Boston Herald

At Plimoth Plantation, not all employees are thankful » Boston Globe

Marriott And Workers Union Reach Tentative Agreement After 6-And-A-Half-Week Strike » WBUR

Legislative

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Spilka gives foot injury the boot » The Metro West Daily News

Local Government

Hoey may head to Lowell DPW job » Lowell Sun

Councillor Rotondo Requests Information about City Correspondences with State » Revere Journal

Springfield City Council Prepares to Test Its Strength » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Opinion

Mass. should mandate federal safety board recommendations and end gas moratorium » Boston Globe

Don’t run, Senator Warren, don’t run » Boston Globe

Opinion: It’s time to preserve community preservation » The Herald News

Ruth Bass: When $53 million seems sufficient, and Mr. Shuffleton is nearby » Berkshire Eagle

Getting to better health care at lower cost » Commonwealth Magazine

Pot legalization exposes generation gap in local government » Commonwealth Magazine

Politics, not law, guiding Healey on Exxon suit » Commonwealth Magazine

Let’s encourage offshore wind competition » Commonwealth Magazine

Tackling transgender health disparities » Commonwealth Magazine

Politics

Republicans are green with envy over Somerville’s ActBlue » Boston Globe

Massachusetts still very blue, but moderates hold clout » Boston Herald

For GOP, is the lesson be more like Charlie? » Commonwealth Magazine

Seeking info on governor’s second term? Baker scrubs campaign website day after reelection » Boston Globe

Controversial politics, early voting fueled turnout in Massachusetts elections » The Herald News

Public Health

Baker calls state’s opioid crisis is ‘a relentless foe’ » Boston Globe

State Government

Once the pay hike’s top critic, Baker will take $100,000 in new compensation in 2019 » Boston Globe

OTR: AG Maura Healey talks Trump administration » WCVB

Taxation

Beacon Hill Roll Call examines House members' votes on tax proposals » The Herald News

Transportation

Three groups vow to hold MBTA accountable » The Metro West Daily News

Fast, cheap, and sometimes out of control: Is Boston ready for electric scooters? » Boston Globe

For the Woods Hole ‘tender,’ it’s always bridge season » Boston Globe

Utilities

Pols putting pressure on National Grid » Commonwealth Magazine

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The Week Ahead

Monday - 11/19

9:00am 18th Annual Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month Opening Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Unemployment Assistance Public Hearing, Minihan Hall, 6th Floor, Charles F. Hurley Building, 19 Staniford Street, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

Tuesday - 11/20

9:00am MIRA Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon - Our Shared Table, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

Wednesday - 11/21

Birthdays: Rep. David Muradian, State Senator Susan Moran

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Thursday - 11/22

Birthdays: Rep. Kristin Kassner

No Hearings Scheduled

Friday - 11/23

No Hearings Scheduled


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