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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am (Re)Building Boston’s Early Education and Care Sector hosted by the Boston Foundation, Edgerley Center for Civic Leadership, The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, 3rd Floor, Boston

1:00pm Behavioral Health Advisory Commission, Virtual Hearing

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Healey looking for massive wind energy development bids » Boston Herald

Moran, MacGregor win special elections for state representatives for two Boston-area seats » Boston Globe

How could Hollywood writers' strike impact Massachusetts' economy? » WCVB

Special Charter Review Committee takes on recall rules, won't recommend making it harder » The Herald News

Hospitals and aid groups press state for improved ‘front door’ to emergency shelter » Boston Globe

Parents file lawsuit alleging civil rights violations after children were taken from Waltham home without warrant » Boston Globe

New report finds Boston falls short on meeting early childhood education needs » WGBH

Sheffield voters ban 5G cell towers, approve $11.9 million operating budgets for town and schools and $40k to hire a smell expert » Berkshire Eagle

Frank Bellotti, the best governor Massachusetts never had, is 100 years old » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

VT: Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law » AP News

CT: Connecticut Republicans release budget proposal with total tax relief of $1.16B – and retroactively » Hartford Courant

CT: Murphy proposes $1B plan to combat fentanyl coming into U.S. » Hartford Courant

NY: Panel: Change liquor laws, but no wine in supermarkets » Albany Times Union

NJ: Fusion voting lawsuit will continue after appellate division denies request for dismissal » New Jersey Globe

PA: Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban safe injection sites » AP News

OH: Plan to restrict constitutional access in Ohio delayed again » AP News

IL: Chicago reaches a breaking point with Texas' migrant busing » Axios

IL: "ComEd Four" found guilty in federal bribery trial » Axios

MN: State senator makes shirtless vote during Zoom meeting » AP News

FL: Florida just ranked as the top state for education, amid DeSantis battles on curriculum, books, and college leadership » Business Insider

FL: Pharmacy bill pushed by Gov. DeSantis passes Legislature without opposition » Florida Politics

CO: Tensions rise as Colorado legislative session nears end » Axios

UT: Utah says porn sites must verify users are adults. Here’s how one of the biggest sites responded » Deseret News

MT: Judge rejects Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr’s bid to overturn removal from House floor » The Hill

CA: Oakland Teachers Are Officially Striking Again. Could San Francisco Be Next? » The San Francisco Standard

NATIONAL

Clarence Thomas’s ethics are not the Supreme Court’s only problem » Washington Post

GOP’s best pals in debt talks: Manchin and Sinema » Politico

6 Takeaways as Senate Democrats Target Clarence Thomas and Legitimacy of Supreme Court » The Daily Signal

Races for governor in several states have ties to Capitol Hill » Roll Call

Could 2024 be the year a third-party candidate finally breaks through? » The Hill

"A group of Trump guys surrounded an Antifa kid and started pounding the living s**t out of him. It was three against one, at least. Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight. Yet suddenly I found myself rooting for the mob against the man, hoping they’d hit him harder, kill him. I really wanted them to hurt the kid. I could taste it."

Tucker Carlson

A text message sent by Tucker Carlson that set off a panic at the highest levels of Fox showed its most popular host sharing his private, inflammatory views about violence and race and ultimately led to his firing.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump dominates presidential polls after arrest as DeSantis slips amid Disney row » Boston Herald

Overhaul of Supreme Court ethics runs into GOP opposition » Boston Globe

Business

Boston isn’t the most expensive place to live, but it’s pretty close » Boston Globe

Another big project planned for South Boston warehouse district » Boston Globe

Table Talk Pies office building sold; new plan calls for adding 3 stories » Worcester Telegram

Citizens' failed bid for First Republic would have doubled the Providence bank's size » WBUR

Opinion: Blame Republicans if your retirement accounts tumble » Boston Globe

‘Everyone is like a zombie.’ What it’s like in Bed Bath & Beyond right now. » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Four Boston school students ate pot edibles, taken to hospital » Boston Herald

Bourne town meeting rejects retail pot sales again - by single vote. Here's what happened. » Cape Cod Times

Education

Former Easthampton schools chair believes Open Meeting Law violated in ‘ladies’ dispute » MassLive

Panel urged to curb 'toxic' youth sports culture » The Eagle Tribune

Amherst voters speak: 82% say ‘yes’ to funding new elementary school » Gazette Net

Cambridge Matignon School to close in June after 75 years, officials say » Boston Globe

Worcester Cultural Academy Public Charter School gets $2M boost from public district » Worcester Telegram

Environment

Boston's air quality keeps getting better » Axios

CPA voted down in Danvers again » Salem News

69 acre natural area in Princeton avoids development thanks to Mass Audubon and DCR » Worcester Telegram

Healey’s Big Offshore Wind Foray Lands In Choppy Waters » State House News Service

Gaming

Attleboro area mom-and-pop stores oppose measure to create online lottery sales » The Sun Chronicle

Health Care

Open enrollment for state workers' health insurance looms despite Harvard Pilgrim hack » Boston Business Journal

Here’s how your Mass. state legislators would like to improve your health care » MassLive

Community Healthlink workers demand probe into suspension of drug recovery programs » Worcester Telegram

Telehealth Coverage Debate Still Unfolding in Mass. Legislature » NBC Boston

Housing

New developer of Table Talk building nearly quadruples apartment proposal » Worcester Business Journal

Human Services

Veterans Affairs inks agreement with Holyoke Veterans’ Home for funding » MassLive

Cambridge will start giving low-income families $500 cash monthly » WBUR

Cambridge guaranteed-income program is first to accept all with no lottery » The Center Square

Cambridge to provide $500 cash payments to families facing poverty for 18 months » Boston Herald

Report: Boston's child care capacity remains below pre-pandemic levels » WBUR

Judiciary

Being high on crack not grounds for new trial after Peabody double-murder: SJC » Boston Herald

Labor

Needed: An overhaul of how workers are trained and educated » Boston Globe

Public workers cite job dangers in push for retirement changes » News 22 WWLP.com

Legislative

Oliveira, Gomez host legislative briefing in Springfield » The Reminder

Local Government

Pedestrian-friendly 'Open Streets' expanding to new Boston neighborhoods » WCVB

New Bedford State Reps Caution Mayor Over Draft Lawsuit » WBSM

Housing specialist rejected in Wellfleet. Here's what else happened at Monday's election. » Cape Cod Times

District 3 field taking shape as signature-gathering begins » Dorchester Reporter

City councilors and staff admonished that ‘comments are not to be posted’ on Globe stories using shared account » Boston Globe

Which Leicester employees earned the most in 2022? Here are the top salaries » Worcester Telegram

Boyd, Harsch, Hogeland vie for two seats on Select Board » The Williams Record

Politics

Happy birthday Frank Bellotti! » Boston Herald

Democratic victor in 9th Suffolk House primary a shoo-in » Boston Herald

Public Health

Zero COVID patients reported at Tufts Medical Center for the first time since March 2020: ‘Tears in my eyes’ » Boston Herald

AG: Online Lotto Guardrails Necessary to Avoid “Public Health Crisis” » State House News Service

Lawmakers push back on DPH plan to end mask mandate in health care settings in MA » Fox 25 News

Public Safety

‘A stranger to nobody’: Michael Gross, 60, a firefighter and community pillar, would do anything for anybody » Gazette Net

State Government

'She encouraged women everywhere.' Cape Cod 7th grader honored for essay at State House » WCAI

Taxation

‘This is unjust and wrong’: State program slashes elite golf clubs’ property taxes » Boston Globe

Transportation

New Bedford has ‘unwavering’ support for South Coast Rail, but wants better deal for land, attorney says » Boston Globe

New Bedford says MBTA is shortchanging the city » Commonwealth Magazine

Video: Corroded utility box falls, strikes woman at MBTA Red Line station » Boston Herald

Box that hit woman at Red Line Harvard Station part of defunct biological agent detection system, MBTA says » WCVB

T: Machine that fell on Red Line passenger was last used in 2013 » WBUR

Video shows equipment falling on woman at Harvard MBTA station » Boston Globe

Utilities

Representative John Barrett looks to expand broadband access across western Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

Healey administration aims to ‘go big’ on offshore wind, seeking to generate 25 percent of state’s electricity » Boston Globe

Healey looking for massive wind energy development bids » Boston Herald

Healey playing catch-up with latest offshore wind procurement » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts aims to double the amount of offshore wind in its pipeline. Here's what comes next » WBUR

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Recipe of the Week

Spicy Sichuan Noodles

Ken Hom, Adapted by Florence Fabricant — New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns

½ pound ground pork

3 tablespoons dark soy sauce

Salt to taste

1 cup peanut oil

3 tablespoons chopped garlic

2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger

5 tablespoons finely chopped scallions

2 tablespoons sesame paste or smooth peanut butter

2 tablespoons chili oil

1 cup chicken stock

12 ounces fresh or dry Chinese egg noodles (or spaghetti noodles)

Directions

Heat a wok or heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the peppercorns and stir-fry for about 5 minutes until they brown slightly and start to smoke. Remove them from the heat and allow them to cool, then grind them. Set aside.

Combine the pork, 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce and 1 teaspoon of the salt and mix well. Heat a wok or skillet, add the oil and when the oil is hot, deep-fry the pork, stirring it with a spatula to break up the pieces. When the pork is crispy, about four minutes, remove it with a slotted spoon and drain it on paper towels.

Pour off all but two tablespoons of the oil. Put a pot containing 3 to 4 quarts of water on the stove and bring to a boil.

Reheat the wok with the remaining oil and stir-fry the garlic, ginger and scallions for 30 seconds, then add the sesame paste, the remaining soy sauce and salt, the chili oil and chicken stock. Simmer for four minutes. Return the pork to the pan and stir.

Cook the noodles in the boiling water two minutes if they are fresh, five minutes if they are dried (if using spaghetti, cook according to package directions). Drain in a colander. Transfer them to a serving bowl or individual bowls. Ladle on the sauce and top with the fried pork mixture. Sprinkle with the ground Sichuan peppercorns and serve.



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