NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is announcing his choices for three key administration jobs Friday, naming Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to head the CIA and former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn as his national security adviser.
All three have been fierce critics of President Barack Obama's handling of terrorism and national security, and their selection likely signals a sharp shift in U.S. policy. In tapping Sessions and Flynn, Trump is also rewarding a pair of loyalists who were among his most ardent supporters during the presidential campaign.
STATE HOUSE – With 28 days until it becomes legal to grow marijuana in Massachusetts, some in the medical marijuana industry are growing concerned about the slow launch of a new industry without a regulatory scheme in place.
Nicholas Vita, chief executive officer of Columbia Care, which holds three medical marijuana licenses in Massachusetts, raised concerns this week over the quality and oversight of unregulated home-grown marijuana and potential safety hazards posed by a surge in the use of special indoor lighting used to grow marijuana.
