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"If House Democrats are ultimately successful in November, 2018 might be remembered as the 'Year of the Angry College-Educated Female' — a reversal of the 1994 GOP revolution's 'Year of the Angry White Male.'"

David Wasserman

Speaking about a female political revolution in 2018.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Mitt Romney wins GOP primary for Senate in Utah » Boston Globe

Massachusetts lawmakers denounce Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Donald Trump's 'travel ban' » The Republican

Business

Despite possible lawsuits, Don Chiofaro is pushing ahead with harborfront skyscraper » Boston Globe

Vineyard Wind ‘likely’ to add Brayton Point to staging locations » Herald News

General Electric to shrink again with cuts » Boston Globe

Amesbury board approves Atlantic Sports Center plan » Newburyport News

Berkshire Museum plans to sell 9 more works, bringing total to 22 » Berkshire Eagle

Westport slaughterhouse will soon be up and running » Herald News

L.L. Bean opening new Massachusetts store in 2019 » The Republican

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Mass. will train some marijuana workers, entrepreneurs » Boston Globe

Healey decision sparks debate over marijuana industry rollout » Berkshire Eagle

Marijuana use is legal. So why can employers fire people for using off-hours? » Boston Globe

Retail marijuana not happening July 1, lab snag is latest hurdle » State House News Service

How Mass. Plans To Create Equity In Its Marijuana Industry » WBUR

10 apply for 5 retail pot licenses in Lowell » Lowell Sun

Palmer Planning Board proposes recreational marijuana bylaws, votes to end sales moratorium » The Republican

Cannabis regulators seek vendors to advance social equity program » State House News Service

'Cannabis premium': If you want to bank marijuana money, it'll cost you » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Massachusetts House bans 'conversion therapy' for gay youth » The Republican

Crimes

Lawyers' groups say Gov. Charlie Baker's child rapist bill is costly and unnecessary » The Republican

Education

Free-speech advocates drop suit as UMass rescinds rally policy » Gazette Net

Debt Relief? Former For-Profit College Students Are Still Waiting » WGBH

School superintendent looks back on her 25-year career in Falmouth » Wicked Local Falmouth

Environment

House of Representatives approves $3 billion environmental bond bill » Shrewsbury Post

Trump approves federal disaster aid to Mass. for March 2 and 3 nor’easter » Boston Globe

Cape Cod Included in FEMA Disaster Declaration » Cape Cod Online

Federal disaster funding approved for March 2 storm » Wicked Local Mashpee

Gaming

Massachusetts Gets Serious about Online Gaming » Legal US Poker Sites

Plainridge, gaming commission give rosy view of state's first casino on its third anniversary » The Sun Chronicle

Health Care

Baker still hoping for bipartisan push on health care costs » State House News Service

Housing

Gateway North will lead to a transformed neighborhood in Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

Human Services

Can Homelessness Programs Make Money -- and Should They? » Governing

Immigration

'Cruel and unlawful': AG Maura Healey joins lawsuit over Trump administration's family separation policy at US-Mexico border » The Republican

90-year-old Ethel Kennedy joins hunger strike against immigration policies » Boston Globe

Insurance

Partners HealthCare shifting 100,000 employees, families to company-owned insurer » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Lawmakers want outside review of Feeley rulings » Andover Townsman

California Abortion Ruling Puts Other States' Laws in Doubt » Governing

Baker's child rapist bill gets public hearing » The Salem News

Vet asks judge to invoke Valor Act, divert domestic cruelty, domestic abuse charges » South Coast Today

Public defenders slam Baker bill on serial sex offenders as costly » Boston Herald

Labor

Coalition will drop $15 minimum wage ballot question » The Republican

Advocates won’t pursue minimum wage referendum if Baker signs ‘grand bargain’ » Boston Globe

Baker cites need to "respect" grand bargain bill » Lowell Sun

Workers Are Planning a Massive Picket at 7 Marriott Hotels this Week » Boston Globe

Baker has questions on 'grand bargain' awaiting signature » Sentinel & Enterprise

Supreme Court ruling seen as blow to Massachusetts unions » Boston Business Journal

Mass. businesses get another break on workers' comp. rate » Boston Business Journal

Legislative

Talks on housing, opioid bills encourage Baker » Sentinel & Enterprise

Voter registration, conversion therapy on House's agenda » Lowell Sun

Local Government

Effort to put Community Preservation Act on Worcester ballot meets resistance » Worcester Telegram

State eyes improvements to Northern Strand Community Trail in Saugus » Wicked Local Saugus

Brownsberger helping Belmont land Community Path money from state » Wicked Local Belmont

City council set to vote on proposed raises today » Boston Herald

Worcester City Council defeats measure to put Community Preservation Act on fall ballot » Worcester Telegram

Millbury looks to collect more from handicapped parking fines, add spaces » Worcester Telegram

Opinion

Civility can wait; the fight for democracy cannot » Boston Globe

Mark Sanford’s loss is a victory for Trumpism » Boston Globe

On immigration, Trump is roiling his base. Don’t take the bait. » Boston Globe

Dear Reader: Boston Stood Up » Dig Boston

How the game is played: Whatever the PawSox decision, Worcester emerges as a winner » Worcester Telegram

Letter: Applauding Baker's progress on climate change, resiliency » Worcester Telegram

Our View: Local leaders need to move deliberately in marijuana approval process » South Coast Today

Father shouldn’t pay for alleged sins of son » Boston Herald

Public deserves the facts » Boston Herald

Rep. Day On Wrong Side Of State Bond Bill » Andover Patch

Editorial: Unfair dealings from state police » Boston Herald

Clive McFarlane: Trump policy turns up the heat on asylum seekers » Worcester Telegram

To a greener future » Cape Cod Times

Politics

Sen. Eldridge Endorses Sen. L’Italien for Congress: ‘She’s a Fighter’ » WHAV

Union endorses state rep hopeful » Wicked Local Chelmsford

Peter Lucas: For Democrats, upset of Charlie Baker would lead to paradise » Lowell Sun

SENATE debate watch — LESSER’s OBAMA meeting — BAKER and the GRAND BARGAIN’s tax increase » Politico

Ranked Choice Voting: As Goes Maine, So Goes Bill Galvin » WGBH

Inmates quiz candidates for Boston's next top prosecutor » State House News Service

Popular Republicans: The New England Enigma » National Review

Public Safety

Police captain pay numbers are unprecedented and should be fixed, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Parole board still slow to release inmates 8 years after ex-convict killed officer, critics say » Boston Globe

Three Mass. state troopers arrested in overtime fraud probe » Boston Globe

Hinds, Farley-Bouvier Look to Feds For Help With Police Station » iBerkshires

Hours after being arrested at their homes, Mass. State Police troopers accused of theft appear handcuffed in court » The Republican

State Government

Supports ranked choice voting » Amherst Bulletin

Governor: Claims against son will get independent review » The Recorder

Lack of transparency adding to Charlie Baker's woes » Boston Herald

Woman says A.J. Baker groped her on flight, police say; Baker says he was asleep » Boston Globe

Transportation

Constituent of state Sen. Spilka inspires Gender X bill » The Metro West Daily News

Green Line extension groundbreaking signals monumental project on its way » Curbed Boston

Baker, Walsh at odds on T funding » Commonwealth Magazine

Newton agrees to test autonomous vehicles » Wicked Local Newton

WRTA ridership decline is worst in the US » Worcester Telegram

Green Line Extension receives $225 million federal grant » Transportation Today

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Recipe of the Week

GRILLED NEW SHELL LOBSTER WITH THAI BASIL GREMOLATA

Chef Karen Akunowicz of Myers and Chang

Ingredients

  • 2 live Maine new-shell lobster
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup fresh Thai basil leaves, finely minced
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon shallot, finely minced
  • 1 medium garlic clove, finely minced
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons black Chinkiang vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Turn your grill to high heat and make sure the grates are nice and clean. Remove the claws and tail. Split the tails in half and set them on a sheet tray. Season them with olive oil and kosher salt, and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the basil, olive oil, ginger, shallot, garlic, lemon zest, vinegar, salt and pepper and whisk well. Store in an airtight container if you don’t use it all.
  3. Place the claws on the grill in their shell, flipping occasionally for 10 minutes. Using your tongs, place the tails meat side down on the grill for 1 minute. Flip them over and place them shell side down on the grill for two to three minutes. Remove from the shell and smother the insides with the Thai basil gremolata.
  4. Have a lobster cracker ready for the claws (careful, they are hot) and dip in gremolata once you remove from the shell.


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