DAILY STATE HOUSE SCHEDULE - THURSDAY, FEB. 9, 2012
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GOV. DEVAL PATRICK 

8:30.....Visits a net-zero energy house and discusses his clean energy and green jobs agenda.....37 Montclair Road, Waban, Newton

DAILY EVENTS 

8:30.....Senate President Therese Murray appears on WATD 95.9 FM for her bi-monthly interview with the station.....WATD 95.9 FM

9:00.....The Supreme Judicial Court hears six cases in oral argument.....John Adams Courthouse, Courtroom One, Second Floor, Pemberton Square, Boston

10:00.....Attorney General Martha Coakley travels to Washington D.C. where she is the guest newsmaker at a National Press Club event titled, “The Affordable Care Act: Constitutional or Not?”   Coakley plans to defend the constitutionality of the federal Affordable Care Act and discuss why results of a 2006 Massachusetts health care law “demonstrate that Congress had a constitutional basis to enact health care reform including an individual mandate,” according to Coakley’s office.  Countering Coakley will be Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.....National Press Club, Zenger Room, 529 14^th Street NW, Washington D.C.

10:00.....The MassDevelopment Board meets.....160 Federal St., Boston

11:00.....A legislative briefing is planned on Citizens United v. FEC.  Participants include Ben Clements, board member of Free Speech for People; Jeff Clements, co-founder of Free Speech for People, and Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts.....Room 437

11:15.....The bimonthly meeting of the Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials is scheduled.  Treasurer Steven Grossman plans to offer remarks.....Doubletree, Milford

1:00.....Lt Gov. Timothy Murray plans to speak at the monthly meeting of the Medford Chamber of Commerce.....Medford Post 1012 VFW, 114 Mystic Ave., Medford

1:30.....The Massachusetts Senior Action Council hosts a discussion in Springfield about how to advocate for public programs during hard economic times.....Mason Square Branch Library, 765 State St., Springfield

2:00.....The Department of Public Utilities holds a hearing on a petition Massachusetts electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company for approval of a smart grid pilot program.....One South Station, 5^th Floor, Hearing Room C, Boston

6:00.....Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Edward Lambert speaks at The Esplanade 2020 Unveiled, a public presentation about proposed changes to the Esplanade. Hosted by the Esplanade Association, the presentation will be moderated by Ted Landmark, the President of Boston Architectural College.....Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston

7:00.....The Massachusetts Department of Transportation holds a public hearing on the proposed Fore River Bridge Replacement project in Weymouth-Quincy.....Adams Middle School, 89 Middle St., East Weymouth

8:00.....Appears on Nightside host Dan Rea.....WBZ AM-1030

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