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“I certainly wouldn’t support rewriting law retroactively. I would never agree to rewrite retroactively in the other direction either,” Baker told reporters yesterday. “That’s not the way it’s supposed to work. Most people know the laws and they’re expected to abide by them.”

Governor Charlie Baker

Speaking about freeing inmates serving time for marijuana convictions.

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Beltway Politics

Muted Response From Health Lobby as Affordable Care Act Faces Repeal » New York Times

What Sen. Jeff Sessions Will Hear At His AG Confirmation Hearing » WBUR

What can the Mass. delegation do? » Commonwealth Magazine

Business

L.L. Bean pleads: Don't boycott us over Trump donation » Boston Globe

Pharmacist's greed led to 25 deaths, prosecutors say » Boston Globe

New Balance steps into the fit tech world with $300 smartwatch » Boston Globe

Marijuana dispensaries hit by hack of sales system » Boston Globe

Mom-and-pop economic development » Commonwealth Magazine

Got robots? » Commonwealth Magazine

Civil Rights

A call to action » Commonwealth Magazine

Crimes

Speaker Robert DeLeo takes case-by-case approach to mandatory minimum sentences » The Republican

Education

Confirmation Hearing For Betsy DeVos, Trump's Education Pick, Delayed A Week » WBUR

These Mass. colleges produce the highest-earning students » Boston Business Journal

Rural schools caught in`death spiral' » Commonwealth Magazine

Charter group flags concern over Trump education chief pick » State House News Service

Environment

Speaking At MIT, Secretary Of State John Kerry Urges Action On Climate Change » WBUR

The hardy kiwi: scourge or savior for farmers? » Boston Globe

Beetle infestation to claim another 300 trees in Worcester » Telegram News

Kerry touts Mass clean energy as he urges innovators to act on climate change » Politico

Health Care

GOP growing hesitant on Obamacare repeal without replacement plan, could extend deadline » The Republican

Mass. Planned Parenthood Estimates Federal Defunding Would Cut $2 Million A Year In Payments » WBUR

Opioid death toll again hits triple digits in Worcester County » Telegram News

Housing

Home wreckers » Commonwealth Magazine

Judiciary

After Teenage Mistakes, Pardons Give Second Chances To Ex-Offenders » WBUR

DeLeo: Mandatory minimum laws should be evaluated individually » State House News Service

Legislative

STATE HOUSE NEWS: Gov. Baker agrees to first wave of bills from lame duck sessions » Wicked Local Melrose

Rosenberg urges early action on short-term rental taxes » State House News Service

State Rep. Bud Williams will also keep Springfield City Council seat, pull salaries from both jobs » The Republican

Pot plant limit could be trimmed by legislature » State House News Service

Local Government

The challenge for Marty Walsh » Commonwealth Magazine

Ex-boss of indicted Marty Walsh aide joins FinCom » Boston Herald

Framingham's city proposal on its way to voters » The Metro West Daily News

Lopes elected to lead New Bedford City Council » South Coast Today

Take My Council, Please: A City Learns Its CPAs » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Opinion

Some questions for Jeff Sessions » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren — a liberal lioness with sharp claws » Boston Globe

Boston Police cracking more murder cases » Boston Globe

Editorial: More pot madness » Boston Herald

When dying is a choice » Boston Globe

Politics

Political humor can be fun – and healthy » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Safety

Healey cracks down on more gun sales » Commonwealth Magazine

Cops increasingly denying requests to hold illegals » Boston Herald

Baker to sign school defibrillator bill » State House News Service

After refusal by Healey, gun rights group files appeal for public records » Lowell Sun

Inmates at Shirley prison used makeshift weapons to wreak havoc » Boston Globe

Gun Parlor agrees to pay $35K after Attorney General Maura Healey discovers illegal gun sales » The Republican

State Government

Governor Fix-It's fix-it man » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker signs bill restoring pension benefits for retired Pittsfield bus drivers » Berkshire Eagle

Gun group appeal seeks more records from Attorney General » State House News Service

Once a refugee, she welcomes newcomers at an uncertain time » Boston Globe

Has hiring freeze thawed? Admin not saying yes, or no » State House News Service

Taxation

Across Greater Lowell, property owners writing bigger tax checks » Lowell Sun

Dump the millionaire tax » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

T privatizes warehouse operations » Commonwealth Magazine

No rush in replacing T's general manager » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA Board OKs Privatization Of Warehousing And Parts-Delivery Operations » WBUR

Massachusetts considers adopting parking incentives, charging rules for electric cars » The Republican

Is there room for nostalgia at the T? » Commonwealth Magazine

MBTA poised to dip into deficiency fund to pay down debt » State House News Service

Utilities

Unitil to present pilot program, could raise customers' bills » Nashoba Publishing

Grid in the balance » Commonwealth Magazine

Renewables not cheap » Commonwealth Magazine

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