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Today on Beacon Hill

3:00pm #EdEquityTalks: School Funding Amidst COVID-19 hosted by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Via Zoom

5:00pm Department of Early Education & Care Public Hearing, Via Zoom

“Support that market that we’re trying to create here in the U.S. There are companies all over the U.S. that are trying to provide product for the protection of U.S. citizens, but that can’t happen if we continue to buy product from China. We need to get our act together.”

Rep. Stephen Lynch

Urging state and local governments, schools and businesses to use federal COVID-19 relief to buy PPE produced in the US, making the case that reliance on China represents a "gap in our security".

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: Romney’s courage is given its due » Boston Globe

FL: Matt Gaetz Is Said to Face Justice Dept. Inquiry Over Sex With an Underage Girl » New York Times

Keller @ Large: Biden Has Work Ahead Selling Price Tag Of Infrastructure Plan » CBS Boston

Editorial: Website boosts Trump link with supporters » Boston Herald

D.C. is obsessed with the filibuster. But Biden has already hinted at what will happen with it » Boston Globe

Biden to pay for infrastructure plan with 15 years of corporate taxes » Boston Globe

Business

McGovern Foundation merges with Silicon Valley nonprofit to bring tech to philanthropy sector » Boston Globe

New group seeks to boost Mass. fintech industry » Boston Business Journal

Attorney General Maura Healey sues four companies over asbestos work at former Springfield YMCA » The Republican

‘No Required Human Interaction’: Checkout Free Stores Open At TD Garden » CBS Boston

How eight fancy Boston condos figure into a fight over the Saudi throne » Boston Globe

A $1 billion company at home above a dollar store » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Opinion: Marijuana edibles and the risk to children » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Biden announces actions to combat anti-Asian attacks » Boston Globe

Hate Crimes Bill Awaits Assignment Amid Pressure to Pass It » State House News Service

Education

US Education Secretary to Visit Boston as School Pool Testing Shows Low Transmission » NBC Boston

Malden Students Will Return To Classroom After State Denies Waiver Request » CBS Boston

Duxbury football anti-Semitism shows need for mandatory Holocaust education, antihate groups say » Boston Globe

Senator’s bill a step toward compensating collegiate athletes » Lowell Sun

Duxbury school officials respond to lawsuit alleging rape that resulted in fatal overdose » Boston Herald

Sex Ed Advocates Take Efforts Into Second Decade » State House News Service

Colleges plan for tightly regulated commencements, but more normal fall classes » The Republican

Environment

Massachusetts new climate change bill 'worth waiting for' » Cape Cod Times

Atlantic White Shark Conservancy looking at Cape sharks’ predatory behaviors, identifying high-risk periods » Boston Herald

Gaming

DraftKings acquires the sports-betting media firm VSiN » Boston Globe

Health Care

A woman, surrounded by friends and family, issues a heartbreaking, life-or-death plea to a big drug firm » Boston Globe

Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine 100% Effective In Kids Ages 12 To 15 » CBS Boston

Lawmakers to miss approval deadline for Holyoke Soldiers’ Home revitalization project » News 22 WWLP.com

Pfizer-BioNTech says its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in protecting teens ages 12 to 15 » Boston Globe

Massachusetts health care providers can now be paid more than $45 per COVID-19 shot » Boston Globe

South Shore Health says it will stay independent after months-long search » Boston Business Journal

Housing

How eight fancy Boston condos figure into a fight over the Saudi throne » Boston Globe

After call to help grouping of formerly homeless comes evidence of how elusive solutions can be » Cambridge Day

Gov. Baker to Make Housing Announcement in Quincy » NBC Boston

Human Services

FL: Debate brews in Florida about parental consent over sex ed » AP News

Report: Fall River Schools, DCF Could Have Done More To Prevent Teen’s Death » CBS Boston

Child advocate cites ‘failure’ by DCF in Fall River teen’s death » Boston Herald

Mass. Child Advocate identifies multi-system failure prior to death of Fall River teen with special needs » WHDH

Report: Abused Teen’s Death Followed Safety Net Failures » State House News Service

Judiciary

Biden announces diverse first slate of judicial nominees » Boston Globe

Northampton City Council wants to decriminalize psychedelic plants » Gazette Net

Brown Confirmed for Westborough District Court » State House News Service

Labor

Recent College Grads Search For Jobs Amid Pandemic, Start Virtually » CBS Boston

Local Government

What Chelsea will do with additional stimulus funds » Fox 25 News

Politics

Jeffrey Turco wins 19th Suffolk special election to fill DeLeo’s seat » Boston Herald

Conservative Democrat Jeff Turco Easily Wins State Rep Seat in Winthrop and Revere » New Boston Post

Judge denies bid by senator, wife to block officials from referring probe into them to state prosecutors » Boston Globe

Judge rules against Fattmans in campaign finance case » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston mayoral candidates find new ways to reach an audience amid a pandemic » Boston Globe

Ed Markey thanks ‘Gov. Bacon’ for helping land Hynes coronavirus vaccine pork » Boston Herald

Women’s History Month: A look at women in government » Lynn Daily News Item

Kim Janey Faces Challenges And Opportunities As 'Acting' Mayor In Boston » WBUR

Public Health

CDC Director Walensky stresses ‘hope,’ not ‘doom,’ after touring Hynes Convention Center » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker tours FEMA COVID-19 vaccination site with CDC director » News 22 WWLP.com

Baker addresses rising COVID-19 cases on Cape Cod: ‘We’re paying a lot of attention to it’ » Boston Globe

CDC adds Type 1 diabetes to priority list for coronavirus vaccination; condition under consideration in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Baker: Feds sent more than 380,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mass. this week » WHDH

Short Term Predictions for Boston’s New Normal » Boston Magazine

Howie Carr: CDC director’s ‘impending doom’ tour comes to Boston » Boston Herald

Can hallucinogenic mushrooms treat depression? New Mass. General center to study psychedelics’ potential » Boston Globe

'I'd Be Really Cautious At This Time': Epidemiologist On COVID Uptick And Easter Week » WBUR

Baker, Walensky Urge Vigilance as COVID-19 Cases Rise » State House News Service

Wishing Springfield a Not-Quite-Happy Coronaversary » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Mass. will get 100,000 doses of one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week » Boston Globe

‘We’re still reliant on China’ for COVID protective gear; Rep. Stephen Lynch urges state, local governments to bolster American PPE market » The Republican

Berkshire reps concerned by vaccine supply » News 22 WWLP.com

1,683 confirmed cases, 18 deaths, and 73,642 vaccinations. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Former Boston police captain who oversaw evidence warehouse arrested for alleged overtime fraud » Boston Globe

Editorial: Cutting low-level offenders a break really works » Boston Globe

Police Dash Cams, Body Cams Remain The Exception In Massachusetts » WBUR

Policing Commission Appointees Due Out by Thursday » State House News Service

State Finance

White House official stresses flexibility in spending federal money » Commonwealth Magazine

State Government

Our View: Time to rein in the governor's power » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. AG Pays Law Firms $1M To Defend Ex-Prosecutors In Drug Lab Scandal » WBUR

Rescue Act Spending Guardrails Not Going Up Until May » State House News Service

Taxation

Biden decides to shelve Warren’s wealth tax » Politico

State commission reports after deep dive into tax breaks » Worcester Business Journal

Transportation

Leaders call on MBTA to pick up pace on updates for commuter rail lines » Wicked Local

Utilities

Classes on offshore wind may become an option for New Bedford High School students » South Coast Today

Lawyers clash over $1B transmission lines to bring Canadian hydropower to N.E. grid » Boston Herald

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Recipe of the Week

Hot-Cross Buns

New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

1 package active dry yeast

1 cup warm milk

5 tablespoons butter, softened

½ cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon ground cloves

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

3 ½ cups, approximately, all-purpose flour

¾ cup dried currants

3 tablespoons milk mixed with 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 tablespoon cold milk (optional)

1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar (optional)

½ teaspoon lemon juice (optional)

Directions

Mix the yeast with 4 tablespoons of the warm milk in a small bowl and set aside about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, cream 4 tablespoons of the butter and brown sugar and beat in the eggs. When yeast mixture becomes frothy, stir it in, along with the spices, salt and remaining warm milk. Beat in the flour a cup at a time until a soft ball of dough can be gathered together. Dough can be mixed by machine if desired.

Place dough on a floured work surface and lightly knead in the currants, adding more flour as necessary to keep dough from sticking. Kneading should take no more than a few minutes.

Using some of the remaining butter, grease a bowl. Place the dough in the bowl and turn to butter all sides. Cover and set aside to rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.

Butter two baking sheets with the remaining butter.

Punch the dough down, divide it in half, then divide each piece in half again. Divide each portion of dough into six equal pieces and shape each into a ball.

Place balls of dough on baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between them. Set aside, covered lightly with waxed paper, to rise until they have doubled in size, 45 minutes to an hour.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Carefully slash a cross into the top of each bun, using a very sharp razor blade and cutting through the skin of the dough at least one-quarter inch deep. Or snip a small cross in the top with sharp scissors. Try not to compress the bun as you cut.

Bake buns about 20 minutes, until they are lightly browned. Just before they come out of the oven, bring milk and sugar mixture to a boil. As soon as buns are done, brush them with milk and sugar glaze.

Allow the buns to cool for 30 minutes, then serve while still warm.

If desired, or if you have not cut the cross into the tops of the buns, the cross can be applied with icing. The buns must be completely cooled before the icing is applied. Mix the confectioners' sugar with the cold milk and lemon juice and, using the handle of a spoon or a chopstick, spread the icing to form a cross on top or to fill the cross-shaped cut.



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