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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Build with Strength Massachusetts, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Governor's Council Meeting, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am Medicare for All Briefing with Sen. Jamie Eldridge, State House, Room 222 and virtual

1:00pm Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, Virtual Hearing
Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Lawyers spar over Healey’s plan to limit emergency shelter capacity as judge weighs appeal » Boston Herald

With New Clemency Guidelines, Healey Takes Aim At 'Unfairness' in Justice System » State House News Service

Centuries after witch trials, Mass. group seeks to clear nearly 200 names » Washington Post

Over student and teacher objections, Everett School Committee places embattled superintendent on leave » Boston Globe

9 Mass. college presidents made $1 million or more last year » Boston Business Journal

White supremacists stepping up activities in Massachusetts » The New Bedford Light

Mass. lawmakers target health care costs » Axios

Nine members of BPS’s English Learners task force resign in protest of district inclusion plan » Boston Globe

Wu-aligned unions funnel cash into super PAC backing Boston council candidate » Commonwealth Beacon

THE OTHER 49

ME: Sports gambling opens in Maine on Friday after months of planning » WBUR

NY: 3 global cities have had congestion pricing for decades. How's it going? » Gothamist

NJ: Transgender students: How controversy over NJ school policy is taking a toll » NJSPOTLIGHT

PA: Pennsylvanians Are About to Decide Who Will Oversee the 2024 Elections » Bolts

PA: Tenant advocates and Pa. lawmakers want to seal eviction records, which can be barriers to future housing » The Philadelphia Inquirer

PA: The Election Reform That Could Help Republicans in a Swing State » The Atlantic

MI: Trump Sues Michigan’s Top Election Official To Make Sure He’s On The 2024 Ballot » HUFFPOST

VA: Virginia admits thousands of voters wrongly purged days before election » The Guardian

NC: The GOP voter suppression jamboree comes to North Carolina » Public Notice

FL: Florida joins conservative states severing ties with national library group » Politico

MS: After “Glimmer of a Moment,” Mississippi Once Again Shuts Out Aspiring Voters » Bolts

MO: Missouri Appeals Court Rules Against Ballot Language That Described 'Dangerous' Abortions » HUFFPOST

TX: Powerful Granger not running again for Congress, sources say » Fort Worth Report

NATIONAL

How Nikki Haley is overtaking FL’s Ron DeSantis as the alternative to Trump for GOP voters » Florida Phoenix

Ron DeSantis Swears He Doesn’t Wear Lifts—Experts Say He’s Most Definitely Adding Extra Inches on the Sly » Vanity Fair

Gina Raimondo is the secret MVP of Biden’s sweeping new executive order » Washington Post

Largest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception » AP News

Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education » Washington Post

Consumers are the losers in the UAW deals with Ford, GM, and Stellantis, an auto expert argues » Quartz

The Man Who Brought You Sarah Palin Has a New Candidate: Dean Phillips » Rolling Stone

Trump’s Allies Want a New Style of Lawyer if He Returns to Power » New York Times

Inside the race for Mike Johnson’s old job » Washington Post

How The GOP’s Israel Bill Could Help Hamas » The Lever

Matthew Perry and the Loneliness of Addiction » New York Times

“We are spending like drunken sailors,” Druckenmiller said Wednesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Don’t forget pre-Covid ... the federal government was 20% of GDP in spending. Now it’s 25% of GDP. ... My father told me ‘if you’re in a hole, stop digging Stan.’”

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller

Druckenmiller said the federal government has been spending recklessly and failed to issue debt at low rates in past years, mistakes that will ultimately lead to some tough choices in the future like cutting Social Security.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: Joe Biden has a Democratic challenger; he should debate him » Boston Globe

Biden’s Minnesota trip serves as a show of political force against primary challenger Dean Phillips » Boston Globe

Vander Plaats: Next president must have moral courage » Boston Herald

Opinion: Most Americans are tuning out the news » Boston Globe

Business

Editorial: Banking on Galvin’s legislation to protect elderly scam targets » Sentinel & Enterprise

For Panera and Au Bon Pain co-founder Ron Shaich, a third act comes naturally » Boston Globe

Building guardrails or preventing innovation? Biden’s AI plan tries to split the gap. » Boston Globe

Like clockwork, it’s time to debate daylight saving time again » Boston Globe

Another downtown office building sells at a sizable loss » Boston Globe

Readers say renaming Faneuil Hall would ‘whitewash history’ » Boston.com

Can a shellfishing license go to a company? Proposals spark controversy on Cape Cod. » WGBH

Civil Rights

White House will develop an anti-Islamophobia strategy but faces skepticism from Muslim Americans » Boston Globe

Healey Weighs In On Fed Plans Targeting Hate Speech » State House News Service

Domestic Relations

SDM Pitched As Needed Alternative to Guardianship » State House News Service

Education

After Harvard professor reportedly discriminated against Israeli students, school celebrates prof for civil rights work » Boston Herald

At court date for UMass protesters of Israel war, advocates lament silenced voices » MassLive

Everett superintendent placed on leave during tense school committee vote » WBUR

Everett superintendent placed on leave during tense school committee vote » WBUR

Eight members of BPS task force resign over inclusive education changes » Boston Herald

Ray Mariano: Worcester school officials live in merry old Land of Oz » Worcester Telegram

Maine shooting victim was graduate of Beverly School for Deaf, Essex Tech » Newburyport News

Environment

DCR Working to Catch Up on Multilingual Beach Sign Rollout » State House News Service

Save King’s Beach leader grills local, state leaders in hearing » Lynn Daily News Item

Gaming

MGM Springfield to pay $6.8M in wage settlement with attorney general » The Reminder

Health Care

Mental health measures discussed at Statehouse; changes include special forensic unit » Worcester Telegram

Patients with sickle cell disease urge FDA to greenlight landmark gene-editing treatment » Boston Globe

Involuntary commitments can be a vital lifeline for mental health, but patients’ rights must be considered » Boston Globe

Housing

Worcester opens 'micro units' housing for people experiencing chronic homelessness » WBUR

Reckoning with Boston's towers of wealth » Boston Globe

State housing chief says 13,000 households could enter emergency shelter if the state found enough units » Boston Herald

Editorial: Migrant surge on collision course with housing crisis » Boston Herald

Worcester Housing Authority opens facility designed for unhoused and low-income residents » Worcester Telegram

Human Services

Mariano urges Healey to issue executive order on shelter crisis » Commonwealth Magazine

Healey files emergency shelter system regulations hours before court hearing » Boston Herald

Massachusetts emergency migrant shelters nearly full, families soon to be put on waitlist » CBS News

Emergency Shelter Cap Rules Filed Amid Escalating Tensions » State House News Service

As families face impending state shelter system cap, Healey says ‘my heart aches’ » MassLive

Judge Expected To Rule Wednesday On Shelter Order » State House News Service

Massachusetts defends waitlist for state's emergency shelter system » CBS News

As Boston police prepare to remove 'Mass. and Cass' encampment, some wonder what comes next » WBUR

Immigration

Budget Chief Finding "No Easy Answers" On Migrant Shelter » State House News Service

Activists ‘absolutely concerned’ families could be in the street under Mass. shelter cap » MassLive

Judiciary

Editorial: Governor Healey adds equity, fairness to her clemency priorities » Boston Globe

Healey reveals new Mass. clemency guidelines targeting ‘systemic bias' in criminal justice » NBC Boston

Gov. Healey announces overhaul of executive clemency guidelines » WBUR

Governor adds focus on systemic racism to pardon process » Boston Herald

3 things to know about Gov. Maura Healey's new guidelines for pardons » WBUR

Gov. Healey announces overhaul of executive clemency guidelines » WBUR

Healey, promising more compassion, overhauls state’s guidelines for pardons, commutations » Boston Globe

Local Government

Saugus’ future could be on the ballot in charter race » Item Live

Haverhill wins $4M grant to support $160M downtown redevelopment » The Eagle Tribune

Politics

Ambrose: The meaning of celebrating evil in America » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Elect someone to yell ‘Stop thief!’ » Boston Herald

Public Health

Report about Maine gunman raises question: Does hearing loss play a role in psychosis? » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper selected to become Nantucket chief » MassLive

Worcester State officials detail security enhancements after fatal shooting » Worcester Telegram

Protesters of Israel defense contractor’s Cambridge location arrested; 2 charged with assault of police officer » Boston Herald

Holyoke mayor announces $1M public safety plan in wake of Oct. 4 shooting » Gazette Net

Boston continues intensive effort to clear Mass. and Cass homeless encampments » Boston Globe

Boston Police to begin enforcing Mass and Cass tent ban on Wednesday » Boston Herald

St. Anthony Shrine jumps in to Mass and Cass mess » Boston Herald

Transportation

Why has the Rourke Bridge in Lowell not been replaced? » CBS News

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Recipe of the Week

Cranberry-Pear Crumble Bars

Yossy Arefi — New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

FOR THE FILLING:

1 pound/454 grams pears (2 large), ripe but firm

2 cups/200 grams fresh cranberries

½ cup/101 grams granulated sugar

2 tablespoons orange juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon finely grated orange zest

½ teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger

FOR THE CRUST AND CRUMBLE:

2 cups/256 grams all-purpose flour

1 cup/220 grams light brown sugar, packed

1 cup/112 grams almond flour

1 cup/99 grams rolled oats

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup/227 grams unsalted butter, melted and cooled

½ teaspoon almond extract

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper.

Prepare filling: Peel, core and chop the pears into ½-inch pieces. You should have about 2½ cups of chopped pears. Add pears, cranberries, sugar and orange juice to a heavy-bottomed skillet or saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until pears soften, cranberries burst, and juices are thickened and jammy, 7 to 10 minutes. Add vanilla, orange zest and fresh ginger and stir to combine. Remove from heat and let cool while you prepare the crust.

Prepare crust and crumble: In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, almond flour, oats and salt. Stir to combine. Add butter and almond extract, and stir until crumbs are well moistened.

Reserve about 2½ cups/360 grams of the mixture for the topping. Pour remaining crumbs into prepared dish and press them into an even layer. Bake the crust until golden, 10 to 15 minutes.

Spoon filling (it’s O.K. if it’s still warm) evenly over the hot crust, top with reserved crumbs, and return pan to oven. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let the bars cool slightly before cutting and serving.

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