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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Realtor Day on Beacon Hill, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am Department of Environmental Protection, MassDEP Headquarters, One Winter Street, Second Floor Conference Room, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Convention

4:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Braintree Mayoral Candidate Sean Powers with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito

"Wherever you grow up in Massachusetts, you have a right to an education, you have a free education. We're really looking to make healthcare a right along that same sort of model,"

Senator Jamie Edlridge

Advocating for single-payer healthcare in Massachusetts

News By Category
Beltway Politics

On the campaign trail in Iowa, Biden and Trump take aim at each other » Boston Globe

Biden calls Trump an ‘existential threat to America’ in Iowa speech » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren sounds very open to ranked choice voting » Boston.com

Democratic Presidential Debates Could Reignite Warren-Biden Bankruptcy Fight » NPR

Most Mass. voters don’t like Trump. But nearly half don’t support impeachment, poll finds » Boston Globe

The Kamikaze Candidate: Inside Seth Moulton’s Bid for the White House » Boston Magazine

Business

Woburn's Cummings Foundation Makes $10 Million In Grants » Brookline Patch

Harvard taps Berkeley to redevelop Allston's long-vacant Boston Tech Center » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Effort to ban outdoor pot farms in Cheshire shot down at town meeting » Berkshire Eagle

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce adds his name to cannabis industry with ‘The Truth CBD Remedies’ » The Republican

Civil Rights

Federal prison agrees to provide methadone to inmate from Mass. » Boston Globe

Education

Gov. Charlie Baker ties education funding to accountability during Springfield visit » The Republican

Keller @ Large: Lawmakers Near Agreement On Education Funding, But Not Without Backlash » CBS Boston

Quincy school officials won't comment on 'activity' that led to resignations » Patriot Ledger

Environment

Charlie Baker pressed to halt Weymouth compressor station » Boston Herald

Gaming

Robocall highlights alleged misdeeds by Mashpee tribal leaders » Cape Cod Times

Housing

A zoning fix won’t fix anything » Boston Globe

Human Services

Foxborough senator participates in fundraiser »

Mass. finally repeals welfare family cap » The Metro West Daily News

Session focuses on needs of aging LGBT community » Cape Cod Times

Resource fair: Tackling homelessness through networking » Gazette Net

Labor

Former employee says discrimination allegations at Brockton bakery not surprising » The Enterprise

Legislative

BCAC presents Community Hero Award to state Sen. Adam Hinds » Berkshire Eagle

Local Government

Lynn City Council OKs $368M budget » Lynn Daily News Item

Suhoski reelected co-secretary at annual Small Town Administrators meeting » Athol Daily News

Easthampton’s Owen Zaret seeks second term on City Council » Gazette Net

'State of the Town' is change in Marblehead » Wicked Local Marblehead

Former Hudson Fire Chief pleads not guilty to misusing town credit card » The Metro West Daily News

Design A Canopy, Plant Trees, Make A Move? What To Do With A Turtle Sculpture 'Burning' Its Tiny Climbers » WBUR

Regal Cinemas ownership claim emerges in Westboro » Worcester Telegram

Politics

Markey will run on his record, but will that be enough? » Boston Globe

Venezuelans call for free and fair elections in first-ever briefing at the Massachusetts State House » Sampan

Charlie Baker fits this state to a T » Boston Herald

Public Health

Anti-vaxxers: religious liberty vs. public health » Boston Globe

Mobile needle exchange to serve Upper Cape » Cape Cod Times

New Bedford sues over opioids; Gomes says council wanted it last year » South Coast Today

‘We are not letting you steal our children’: Mass. Rep. Marjorie Decker calls out e-cigarette makers » MassLive

Legislators hear call for help with Cape's drug crisis » Cape Cod Times

Boston doctors seek different approach to gun violence » Commonwealth Magazine

Public Safety

Joint Base Cape Cod backs premier first responder training facility » The Barnstable Patriot

Shaquille Brown case underscores need for reentry services » Boston Globe

Restorative Ruckus » Dig Boston

Lynnfield firefighter accused of walking into convenience store naked to retire next month » Lynn Daily News Item

State Government

At Cambridge City Hall, a push for the redesign of Mass. state flag » Boston Globe

Taxation

Soaking the rich will soak us all » Boston Herald

Movie industry pushes to make Massachusetts film tax credit permanent » The Republican

Film tax credit supporters have eyes on sunset » State House News Service

Transportation

Second derailment in days sends T into chaos » Boston Globe

Trade war and immigration don’t mix » Boston Globe

Red Line to partially shut down at 11 a.m. for repairs » Boston Globe

MBTA seeks third-party probe after Red Line derailment » Boston Herald

Train station expansion nearly finished in Northampton, parking management changes in works » Gazette Net

Second Derailment In 4 Days Turns Heat Up On MBTA » WGBH

A showdown, again, over film tax credits » The Eagle Tribune

Boston chamber head calls transit issues a ‘crisis’ in wake of MBTA derailments » Boston Business Journal

T still investigating Red Line derailment » Commonwealth Magazine

New York City-to-Berkshires Amtrak pilot could start in 2020, thanks to funding » Curbed Boston

Some Red Line Service Suspended Again, A Day After Train Derails » WBUR

Utilities

NRC says fuel removed from Pilgrim reactor » Wicked Local Plymouth

Questions raised over how to bring wind energy to shore » State House News Service

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Recipe of the Week

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, plus more for baking sheets
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved into 1 teaspoon hot water
  • 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon table salt
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
  • 12 ounces (2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat your oven to 375°.

Cream the butter and sugars. Add the beaten eggs. Add the baking soda dissolved in hot water.

Sift together the flour and salt and add to the butter mixture. Then stir in the nuts, chocolate chips, and vanilla.

Chill the dough [Editors’ note: We usually skip this step].

Drop by the tablespoonful onto lightly greased cookie sheets and bake until browned at the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. 



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