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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Mass. Department of Environmental Protection Public Hearing, MassDEP Central Regional Office, 8 New Bond Street, Worcester

10:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm Fundraiser for Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

6:00pm Quincy Fundraising Reception for Norfolk County Sheriff Jerry McDermott

6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Lowell City Council Candidate Corey Belanger

6:30pm Spring Reception for Sen. Jason Lewis with Attorney General Maura Healey

“It seems to me that there’s an existential risk, which is that if all this minutiae that we’re debating gets mixed up, then we’re risking something that’s irreparable,”

Senator Eric Lesser

Speaking about legalizing sports wagering and whether that could ruin the fan experience at yesterday's invite-only hearing.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

House Democrats Have More Potent Options Than Impeachment » The Atlantic

The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary » FiveThirtyEight

Which 2020 Candidate Was Mentioned Most On Cable News Last Week? » FiveThirtyEight

With Spotlight On Veterans, Moulton Shares Plan To Boost Mental Health Care » WBUR

Business

Economic development, the slow and steady way » Boston Globe

Massachusetts gas prices dip to average of $2.78 » Worcester Telegram

OpenTable vs. Resy vs. Tock: The restaurant reservation game is expanding. Here’s what that means for customers » Boston Globe

Amazon breaks ground on Boston Seaport office expected to open in 2021 » The Republican

Amazon to open distribution center in North Andover » Fox 25 News

Amazon has 'no concrete plans yet' to further expand into Boston's Seaport » Boston Business Journal

From Carp To Pig-Hide: Bait Shortage Means Change For Lobsters’ Diet » WBUR

Civil Rights

Trump’s war on the transgender community » Boston Globe

The widening gap in abortion laws in this country » Washington Post

How Massachusetts Prisoners (Recently) Lost the Right To Vote » WGBH

Education

Biden unveils education policy plan before teachers union » Boston Globe

Ensuring the success of at-risk students entering college » Boston Globe

Who’s the rich guy helping poor Mount Ida students fight the school’s closing in court? » Boston Globe

New Bedford neighborhood charter bill for Alma II up for House discussion » South Coast Today

William Evans named Easthampton High School’s new principal » Gazette Net

Marty Meehan to blame for UMass Boston financial woes: think tank » Boston Herald

Study: Worcester has 5th highest percentage of homeless students among US cities » Worcester Telegram

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit By Former Mount Ida Students » WBUR

Gov. Charlie Baker to speak at Upper Cape Tech graduation » Wicked Local Wareham

Small colleges in peril or closing » Lowell Sun

Gaming

Mass. lottery sees opening in debate over sports bets » Boston Globe

Gaming officials testify at Statehouse to support sports betting legalization bill » News 22 WWLP.com

How much money would legalized sports betting bring into Massachusetts? » The Republican

Policymakers to draw boundary on college sports betting » Patriot Ledger

Sports betting plan aired again » The Salem News

Officials look into lottery fund distribution » Sentinel & Enterprise

Casinos, DraftKings voice differing views on sports betting » Boston Herald

Wynn Resorts pays $35.5 million fine » State House News Service

Wynn Resorts pays $35 million fine but questions commission’s criticism of CEO Matt Maddox ahead of Encore Boston Harbor opening » The Republican

Casinos, DraftKings make pitch for sports betting » Boston Herald

Wynn board pays $35.5m, brings saga to an end » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. Policymakers To Draw Boundary On College Sports Betting » WBUR

Massachusetts casinos release sports betting wishlist: legal, moderately taxed and reserved for them » MassLive

Health Care

All 5 Skyline nursing homes closed » South Coast Today

Committee advances nursing home, assisted living bills » State House News Service

Baystate Health plans ICU closures at Noble in Westfield, Wing in Palmer, as Massachusetts lawmakers mull making such shutdowns harder » The Republican

Housing

Residents pen letter critical of low-income housing project in Amherst » Gazette Net

Human Services

Boston Children’s Hospital, DCF team up to recruit foster parents » Boston Herald

Workforce woes creating crisis in human services » State House News Service

Common app eyed for health, food benefits » State House News Service

Immigration

Rollins, ICE make nice » Commonwealth Magazine

Judiciary

Mass. high court calls for state-of-the-art storage facility for evidence » Boston Globe

O’Keefe jumps jurisdictions with charges against Rollins » Commonwealth Magazine

Labor

Full-time work eludes thousands in Massachusetts » Wicked Local Danvers

Local Government

Walsh to announce private fund for the Boston Public Library » Boston Globe

Editorial: New ideas for local elections in Northampton, Amherst » Gazette Net

16 apply for Housing Authority director » The Salem News

Boston City Council now domain of dullards » Boston Herald

Worcester City Council thrilled over Memorial Auditorium deal » Worcester Telegram

Mayor: Settlement reached » Lowell Sun

Local towns to get nearly $5 million for infrastructure improvements » Patriot Ledger

Politics

Serafy-Cox announces bid for Ward 3 School Committee seat » Gazette Net

Sudden Springfield Aspirant Surge Ensures Mayoral Preliminary » Western Mass Politics and Insight

What Republicans And Democrats Are Doing In The States Where They Have Total Power » FiveThirtyEight

Public Health

U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling: Drug crisis is ‘No. 1 threat facing the state’ » Boston Herald

A Million Lawsuits Are Coming, And About Time Too » The Valley Patriot

State lawmakers considering ban on advertisements for sugary drinks in schools » News 22 WWLP.com

Public Safety

Sex offender bill targets child predators » Boston Globe

Stand up for victims, not the criminals » Sentinel & Enterprise

Opinion: Andrew Lelling links illegal immigration, drugs and violence » Boston Herald

State Finance

Rep. Fernandes’ Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill Gains Support » Cape Cod Today

State Government

State senator calls out free-spending Mass Cultural Council » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Residents Not Interested In Lowering Voting Age » New England Public Radio

Lt. Gov. Polito visits Plymouth for maritime facility groundbreaking » Wicked Local Plymouth

Should the voting age be lowered to 16? Most Massachusetts residents say no, Western New England University poll finds » The Republican

Transportation

Fingerprints and eyeball scans: a faster way to get through security at Logan » Boston Globe

Holbrook would receive $251k for roads under state bill » Wicked Local Holbrook

Senate adds $250K to budget for Knowledge Corridor » The Recorder

State collects 1,500 comments on Long Island bridge permit » Patriot Ledger

Utilities

Closure of Pilgrim nuclear plant is part of a shifting energy industry » Boston Globe

State regains guarantee on 'middle mile' network » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts Mulls A Change In Renewable Energy Qualification » New England Public Radio

Timeline: The 52-Year History Of The Pilgrim Nuclear Plant » WBUR

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Recipe of the Week

CORNBREAD WITH BUTTER, HONEY, AND SEA SALT

Chef Andy Husbands of The Smoke Shop

Ingredients

for the honey sea salt butter

  • 1 cup salted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup wildflower honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon large flake sea salt, such as Maldon Sea Salt

for the cornbread

  • 2 cups granulated sugar, divided
  • 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups coarse yellow cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon table salt
  • 1 tablespoons baking powder
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 batch Honey Sea Salt Butter, softened

Directions

for the honey sea salt butter

  1. Place the butter, honey and kosher salt in a small stainless steel bowl and mix well with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until fully incorporated.
  2. Fold in the sea salt.

for the cornbread

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180C, or gas mark 4).
  2. Coat a 13 x 9-inch (33 x 23 cm) baking pan with cooking spray and dust with 1 cup (200 g) of granulated sugar.
  3. Sift together the flour, cornmeal, remaining 1 cup (200 g) of sugar, salt and baking powder.
  4. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine the eggs, milks, oil and melted butter. Mix on low for 2 minutes until combined. Turn off the mixer and add the dry ingredients in three batches, whipping on low after each addition until combined.
  5. After all of the dry ingredients have been added, use a rubber spatula to scrape the bottom of the bowl and combine any remaining ingredients into the batter. Whip the batter on medium for 5 minutes.
  6. Pour the batter into the center of the pan and let it spread naturally to the sides of the baking pan. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. It should be lightly golden brown on top.
  7. Place a cooling rack and cool 10 minutes before cutting into 24 pieces. Spread softened Honey Sea Salt Butter over the corn bread pieces and serve warm.


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