POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook Return to normal on BEACON HILL — The POT conundrum — NARAL backs KERRIGAN
01/09/2018 07:04 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski ( ldezenski@politico.com ; @LaurenDezenski) with Rebecca Morin ( rmorin@politico.com ; @RebeccaMorin_) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Temperatures above freezing with a high of 40 in Boston, though gusty winds are expected. NEW YEAR, NEW BIG THREE - After an unsettled December, a Monday gathering marked the return to Beacon Hill's regularly scheduled programming: The weekly leadership meeting, bringing together the Big Three to discuss their priorities. It was the first leadership meeting of 2018 for the Governor, the Senate President, and the House Speaker - and it was the first ever for Harriette Chandler . Chandler has been acting Senate President for just over a month since scandal rocked the Senate and pushed out Senate President Stan Rosenberg while a Senate Ethics Investigation looks into any improprieties committed by Rosenberg. Rosenberg's husband Bryon Hefner is also subject of...