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01/23/2018 07:09 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) and Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ; @BrentGriffiths) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.  Heavy rain and patchy, dense fog in Boston today with a high of 60 (!) THE STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE PRETTY BIPARTISAN - Look for themes of bipartisanship in Gov. Charlie Baker's election-year State of the Commonwealth speech he's set to deliver tonight. Baker plans to outline successes related to the state's budget, the opioid epidemic, and clean energy  -  all cross-party issues sure to further Baker's credentials as a non-partisan dealmaker, and sure to remind Massachusetts voters just why Baker's approval rating is so high. He'll also apply pressure on the legislature to act on recently rolled-out bills from his administration on housing choice that would create 135,000 new units by 2025, as well as opioid legislation that builds on the wide-...

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