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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Mass Power Forward Lobby Day, Great Hall

11:00am Veteran's Agents Annual Legislative Luncheon, Grand Staircase & Great Hall

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm Meeting of the Special Commission on Postpartum Depression, Room 428

Governor's FY18 budget due

“We’ve watched gridlock in Washington for years, it’s not new with Mr. Trump, but we [in Massachusetts] have managed over the years to have a really collaborative relationship,”

Senate President Stan Rosenberg

Speaking about the relationship between the two parties in Massachusetts during last night's State of the Commonwealth.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump expected to order US-Mexico border wall Wednesday » Boston Globe

McGovern files amendment to overturn Citizens United case » Gazette Net

President Trump takes aggressive steps on immigration » Boston Globe

Business

Taxi owners lose challenge of law on ride-hailing operations » Boston Globe

Four bills ask Legislature to target high drug prices » Boston Globe

General Electric, Celtics to announce sponsorship deal » Boston Business Journal

Judge: Boston cab group failed to prove law harmed members » Boston Herald

Recreational weed in Massachusetts: Changes could be coming » The Metro West Daily News

Seven Massachusetts tech companies raised $110M this week » Boston Business Journal

Crimes

Feds Find $20 Million Hidden Under A Mattress In Massachusetts » WBUR

Education

Banning Native American Symbols for High School Teams? New Bill Takes Fight to Beacon Hill » NECN

State's public colleges see rise in hunger, homelessness » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker says he wants to aid struggling schools » The Associated Press (AP)

On The Docket For 2017: A Fight Over Funding For Mass. Public Schools » WBUR

In State of the State, Gov. Baker says he wants to aid struggling schools » Berkshire Eagle

Environment

Enviros hope judge will reject eminent domain deal for pipeline through Otis State Forest » The Republican

Federal

Trump Expected To Order Building Of U.S.-Mexico Wall On Wednesday » WBUR

Health Care

HPC joins growing group of boards that stream meetings » State House News Service

Insurance

Massachusetts Governor to Pitch Health-Insurance Penalty for Employers » The Wall Street Journal

Judiciary

Gun Owners File Suit Challenging State's Assault Weapons Ban » WBUR

Healey vows vigorous defense as firearm owners target Mass. assault weapons law » Berkshire Eagle

Bump Calls on Office of Court Interpreter Services to Improve Payment Processes » The Valley Patriot

Boston lawmakers, advocates continue pushing for criminal justice reform » Bay State Banner

Labor

Worcester unemployment increased in December, declined in 2016 » Worcester Business Journal

Legislative

Local lawmakers attend the State of the Commonwealth address » WWLP 22 News

WMass reps praise Gov. Charlie Baker's speech for talk of opioids, broadband, homelessness » Mass Live

Lawmakers say proposed pay hikes are fair » Gloucester Times

Cost of Mass. lawmakers raising their own pay could hit $18 million » The Republican

House to debate sticky issue of pay hikes for politicians » Boston Herald

Speaker DeLeo defends 50 percent pay hike as 'long overdue' » Boston Herald

Senate lays out schedule for regional town halls » State House News Service

Heroux files legislation to block Rehoboth gas compression station » The Sun Chronicle

Mass House approves expansive pay raise bill » Boston Herald

Baker casts shade on pay raises, but Dems may have veto-proof majority » State House News Service

Local Government

Helping dollars make sense in Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

Town may stop Mary Jane from moving in » Tewksbury Town Crier

Winchester Board of Selectmen consider retail pot moratorium » Wicked Local Winchester

City helps restore cuts to child meals program » Wicked Local Cambridge

Boston Considers Launching Municipal ID Program » WBUR

Marty Walsh's cop cousin drives to high places » Boston Herald

Former Pittsfield mayoral candidate arrested after disruption at council meeting » Berkshire Eagle

Attorney General finds Shirley selectmen violated open meeting law » Nashoba Publishing

Hyde Park state rep faces dogged battle over abandoned, decaying rec center in Stony Brook Reservation » Universal Hub

Opinion

In Trump's war, the enemy is the truth » Boston Globe

Protectionism won't make American great again. If anyone should know that, Trump should » Boston Globe

Trump is an extreme narcissist, and it only gets worse from here » Boston Globe

Our view: Stopping the endless water and sewer breaks » Gloucester Times

Long-due reforms, and funding, finally coming to Bridgewater State Hospital » Boston Globe

Carr: 'Tall Deval' falls short in fighting hacks' pay hikes » Boston Herald

Editorial: Veto raises » Boston Herald

Editorial: Let the comity continue » Boston Herald

Keller @ Large: Baker Should Be Trump's Role Model » CBS Boston

Letter: Selective writing undercuts reliability of facts » South Coast Today

Massachusetts Governor Hiking Taxes To Rescue Failed Health Reform » Forbes

Baker must join fight against Trump's excesses » Dorchester Reporter

School mascot legislation should be intercepted » The Sentinel & Enterprise

Judge Charlie Baker on results, not rallies » Boston Globe

Politics

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh isn't ruling out a future gubernatorial run » Boston.com

Democrats Try To Find A Future Post-Obama With Fault Lines Along Economics, Race » WBUR

Demonstrators rally against President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees in Springfield » The Republican

Public Health

Hinds, Mark Re-File Bill Aimed To Help Volunteer Ambulance Services » iBerkshires

Public Safety

Sherborn's state rep wants to close gun loophole » The Herald News

State Finance

Baker plan aimed at boosting state's savings account » Boston Globe

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker voices opposition to broad-based tax increase » Mass Live

Baker submits $40.5 billion budget, seeks to charge out-of-state online retailers » Boston Herald

Baker calls for $4K business tax credit » Worcester Business Journal

Baker budget includes $300m from new fee on businesses » Boston Globe

State Government

Baker stresses bipartisan compromise, incremental change in State of the Commonwealth » Boston Globe

Emphasizing Bipartisanship, Gov. Baker Cites Government's 'Powerful Obligation' » WBUR

Charlie Baker tries to walk partisan balance beam » Boston Globe

Fish councilor hopes for reappointment » Gloucester Times

Gov. Charlie Baker revives plan to cap sick time accruals by state employees » The Republican

Gov. Charlie Baker to seek state takeover of T retirement fund » Boston Herald

Do your job » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker: Compromise is sign of strength » Commonwealth Magazine

Pay package includes raise for Suffolk register of deeds » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker embraces bipartisanship, not Trump » Boston Herald

Baker states his case » Lynn Daily News Item

Senate going on the road again » Commonwealth Magazine

Taxpayers group flags cost concern over pay hike proposal » State House News Service

Baker Praised For 'Bipartisan Spirit' In State Of The State Speech, But Critics Seek Bolder Vision » WBUR

Taxpayer group: Lawmaker pay hike adds to fiscal challenges » The Sentinel & Enterprise

Healey Joins 16 Other AGs To Defend CFPB » Banker & Tradesman

AG vows strong defense as gun owners sue to end assault weapons ban » Boston Globe

Taxation

"There's no Democrat or Republican," top Dem rep says post-State of State » State House News Service

Baker to file budget plan, repeats pledge to oppose taxes » The Sentinel & Enterprise

Transportation

Trump team aims to prioritize MBTA Green Line extension » Boston Business Journal

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Recipe of the Week

Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

Tiffani Faison of Sweet Cheeks in Boston

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 pound butter, cubed, cold
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. 

2. Combine all dry ingredients.

3. Pulse the flour in a food processor with the cold butter until the butter is the size of small pebbles. Mix in the buttermilk and knead lightly.

4. Roll the dough so it is 1-inch high. Cut the dough with a large floured biscuit cutter. Place the pieces 1½ inches apart on a lined sheet tray. Bake for 12 minutes, then rotate the sheet tray and bake for another 12 minutes.

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