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“It’s not been run,” said Holmes. “That’s my objection. It’s really been a dictatorship from the time I’ve gotten there.”

Representative Russell Holmes

When asked about how the House has been run and his thoughts on leadership.

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Beltway Politics

Five questions about Elizabeth Warren’s campaign, answered by Globe political reporters » Boston Globe

Business

Newbury Street parking, apt to fetch millions, offers rare development opportunity » Boston Globe

New Law Gives Massachusetts Residents More Tools To Protect Credit Information » WAMC

For many companies, the US shutdown permits no progress » Boston Globe

Biz confidence dims amidst market volatility, government shutdown » Gloucester Times

Former politician to lead business-funded education group » Boston Business Journal

Holden broker associate installed as 2019 President of the Realtor Association of Central Mass. » The Landmark

4 New England Shaw's Stores Closing » NECN

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Georgia marijuana company agrees to buy New England Treatment Access » Boston Globe

Decision on Charlton cannabis plan delayed until March » Worcester Telegram

Pittsfield marijuana retailer greets politicians ahead of Tuesday rollout » Berkshire Eagle

How Lucrative Should Marijuana Sales Be For Massachusetts Cities And Towns? » New England Public Radio

Education

Councilor wants hearing on letting older students stay in school » Boston Globe

Lynn’s schools may have been underfunded by $47.1M » Lynn Daily News Item

Getting to yes on new education funding » Commonwealth Magazine

Trump Administration Decision Puts Tribal School In Limbo » WBUR

Worcester schools change proposal for sex education » Worcester Telegram

Riley proposes novel solution to charter school battle » Commonwealth Magazine

Lowell leaders vow to act on bullying » Boston Herald

Hampshire College, facing financial pressure, considers merger » Boston Globe

New law promotes personal finance education in schools » State House News Service

New Bedford school deal stirs up debate over charters » State House News Service

Environment

Mashpee officials to learn more about new water protection fund » Cape Cod Times

Gaming

Guv set to announce Gaming Commission chair » State House News Service

Attorney Cathy Judd-Stein appointed chairwoman of Massachusetts Gaming Commission » MassLive

Veteran government attorney Judd-Stein to chair Gaming Commission » State House News Service

Health Care

Massachusetts will ask Medicaid patients about quality of care » Boston Globe

Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River to be part of new generic medicine effort » The Herald News

Housing

$9.2 million tax-exempt bond boosts Springfield YMCA housing renovation project » MassLive

Housing crisis highlighted as Marty Walsh nears State of the City address » Boston Herald

Immigration

City Council overrides mayor’s veto of order to make Springfield a ‘welcoming community’ to all immigrants » MassLive

Labor

Former Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services Worker Indicted on Allegations of OT Abuse » NECN

Massachusetts’s New Requirements for Calculating Tipped Employees’ Wages » National Law Review

Legislative

Robinson’s transparency pledge a necessity for Legisature » The Metro West Daily News

New delegation to hold 2019 listening sessions » Gazette Net

Nguyen, DiZoglio sign on to bold climate change endeavor » Wicked Local North Andover

Local Government

‘I truly want to make Boston better,’ Walsh says ahead of annual speech » Boston Globe

Political Notes: Cape, Islands towns recoup early voting expenses » Cape Cod Times

Amherst HR director Radway steps down, highlights diversity in workforce » Gazette Net

Take My Council, Please: So Comes Great Responsibility » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Hudson Fire Department awarded $7K in fire education grants » Wicked Local

'Ticket tax' making 15-year return in Salem » Salem News

Opinion

Making a mountain out of a border wall » Boston Globe

Mass. film tax credits are drawing scrutiny » Boston Globe

Reader Asks Lewis To Change His Position On Abortion » Stoneham Patch

We all get sick. It shouldn’t be harder for poor people to have access to urgent care centers » Boston Globe

Warren can’t do her job while running for presidency » Milford Daily News

Rethinking a very unacceptable roadway » Commonwealth Magazine

State should consider alternatives to rail trail terminus » Cape Cod Times

Politics

Gov. Charlie Baker on US government shutdown: ‘My pox is on all the houses down there’ » MassLive

Baker: Shutdown shouldn't be so hard to solve » Worcester Telegram

Public Health

Report: Americans Are Now More Likely To Die Of An Opioid Overdose Than On The Road » WGBH

Public Safety

Bull Heaney reminds us not what a Boston firefighter should look like but what they should be like » Boston Globe

Northampton Police Department details six years of ammunition purchases » Gazette Net

SJC upholds right of police to arrest suspect for drugged driving based on observations » Boston Globe

State Government

Gov. Charlie Baker Exploring Ways to Offer Benefits to Federal Workers » NECN

State employee bilked state for $42,500 in overtime pay, Attorney General Maura Healey says » MassLive

Governor Appoints Founding Partner of Pyramid Hotel Group to MassPort Board of Directors » Framingham Source

DiZoglio wants state to pay Coast Guard members » The Eagle Tribune

Lawmakers push to pay Mass. Coast Guard members amid shutdown » The Patriot Ledger

State Auditor's review finds room for improvement at Berkshire District Attorney's Office » Berkshire Eagle

Transportation

Rollout of new Orange Line cars delayed until spring » State House News Service

No snags so far, 320 working on Green Line extension » State House News Service

New Orange Line cars to be delayed » Commonwealth Magazine

T notes: Keolis posts best on-time month » Commonwealth Magazine

Report on speeding explores death rates, attitudes » State House News Service

Utilities

Baker: My hands were tied on compressor station » Commonwealth Magazine

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