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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Realtor Day on the Hill, Grand Staircase

9:30am Mass. Retail Lumber Association Lobby Day, 80 City Square, Charlestown

9:30am Flag Day Ceremony, Nurses Hall

10:45am Renewable Energy Rally, State House steps

11:00am House Committee on Ethics, Task Force on Integrity in State and Local Government

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Oversight Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, Executive Session

1:00pm Constitutional Convention, Constitutional Convention

1:30pm MBTA Retirement Fund Presentation, Hearing Room 437

6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Lynn School Committee Candidate Michael Satterwhite

6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for State Senate Candidate Paul Feeney

6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Lynn School Committee Candidate Michael Satterwhite

6:00pm Campaign Kickoff for State Senate Candidate Paul Feeney

Birthdays: Rep. Jennifer Armini

“Here’s a guy who can’t distinguish what’s important and what’s not and doesn’t know when to stop,”

Representative Randy Hunt

Speaking about Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald Beaty Jr. who is considering running for Hunt's seat.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Congressman, others shot during softball game near D.C. » Boston Globe

Sessions' non-answers did nothing to dispel questions » Boston Globe

Democratic Lawmakers Sue Trump, Handing The President Another Legal Challenge » WBUR

Business

Hey, Fed. Are you sure we need a rate increase? » Boston Globe

State official calls new business park at Whaling City Golf Course 'a no-brainer' » South Coast Today

Cannabis & Psychedelics

House to vote on bill that more than doubles pot tax » Boston Herald

Baker declines to back House proposal to hike pot tax rate to 28% » Boston Herald

A 28 percent tax on marijuana? That's the plan under the latest bill » Boston Globe

Marijuana bill seeks higher taxes, more control for city, town officials » WCVB

Read the Massachusetts House's plan to overhaul the state's legal marijuana law » The Republican

Massachusetts Lawmakers Debate Advertising Restrictions on Cannabis Businesses » The Marijuana Times

Higher tax rate, new opt-out method in pot law rewrite, State House sources say » Wicked Local Georgetown

Proposed Changes To Mass. Pot Law Would Bump Tax To 28 Percent » WBUR

Lawmakers Prepare Overhaul Of Recreational Marijuana Bill » CBS Boston

Sen. Jehlen gives pot bill harsh reception » Wicked Local Medford

Massachusetts Lawmakers to Vote on Changes to Voter-Backed Cannabis Law » Ganjapreneur

Editorial: Rewriting pot law » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Bill Would Double Cannabis Tax, Globe Reports » Leafly

Legislators propose higher tax, sweeping changes to marijuana law » Boston Business Journal

Education

Wheelock College is selling buildings and examining its programs » Boston Globe

Lawmakers cite need for better civics lessons » The Salem News

Boston schools revamp programs to tackle summer learning slide » Boston Globe

Saugus School Committee united in opposition to bill that would prohibit Native American mascots/logos in schools » Wicked Local Saugus

In Boston, An Effort To Turn Summer School Into Something Students Won't Want To Miss » WBUR

Healey, Democratic attorneys general defend student loan protections » Boston Globe

Drew Faust, Harvard president, to step down next year » Boston Globe

Teachers, parents and students to speak at State House briefing against harmful school 'turnaround' policies » Sampan

UMass President sees at least "slight" increase in student charges » State House News Service

Environment

;Sierra Club Director Rains On Charlie Baker's Climate Change Parade » New Boston Post

Bottle deposits on nips billed as antidote to litter » The Herald News

Union of Concerned Scientists: States Enact Clean Energy Plans as White House Pulls out of Paris Climate Agreement » PR Newswire

Gaming

Mammoth Wynn Boston Harbor resort taking shape » Boston Globe

Health Care

Two state digital health innovation labs awarded $250,000 » WWLP 22 News

Human Services

Lauren Baker unveils child welfare initiative » Boston Herald

Advocates call for tighter security at Bridgwater State Hospital » South Coast Today

Immigration

Pulitzer-Prize winner Vargas speaks on immigration, Trump in Needham » Wicked Local Needham

Legislators probe costs of Safe Communities Act » Bay State Banner

Labor

Should Massachusetts have paid family and medical leave? » WWLP 22 News

Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurses set strike date » The Republican

Family leave question colored by ballot threat, growing support » Lowell Sun

Legislative

Ethics task force concludes without recommending legislation » State House News Service

Local Government

Millbury bylaw restricting drug treatment clinics is rejected as discriminatory » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Hardwick Town Meeting to decide whether to keep bylaw banning nuclear weapons in town » The Republican

Pittsfield: Hinds' Day of Service to support Habitat » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion

Trump vs. Comey: Who's telling the truth? » Boston Globe

AG Jeff Sessions stonewalls the Senate » Boston Globe

Behind closed doors, the right deal gets made on a skyscraper » Boston Globe

'Donald Trump' is now an epithet » Boston Globe

Columnist Johanna Neumann: Gov. Baker must speed up action on clean energy » Gazette Net

EDITORIAL: Slicing film tax credit could be real horror show » Sentinel & Enterprise

Amherst should know citizenship still counts (Viewpoint) » The Republican

Don't target the tourism budget » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: The mascot controversy - A source of pride or cultural misappropriation? » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Politics

Political Notes: Parking squabble sparks GOP clash » Cape Cod Times

Democratic candidates for governor pressure Baker on income surtax » Lowell Sun

Charlie Baker's high-dollar Cape Cod summer plans take shape » Boston Globe

Public Health

Bipartisan backing for bill establishing 'ice bucket challenge' week » Gloucester Times

Governor Baker reviews progress two years into opioid fight » WCVB

Public Safety

Bill Would Give Judges More Power to Hold OUI Suspects » NECN

Road safety bill goes beyond protecting bicyclists » Berkshire Eagle

Charlie Baker bill aims to sideline repeat drunken-driving suspects » Boston Herald

State Finance

Mass. bond rating drops » The Daily News of Newburyport

State Government

Should maple syrup be the state's official sweetener? » The Greenfield Recorder

Taxation

MTF Blasts Proposed 'Millionaire's Tax' » WAMC

State Rep. proposes tax credits for investments in rural jobs » WWLP 22 News

Nonprofits balk at lawmakers' call for property tax payments » The Salem News

Will 'millionaires' tax?' appear on 2018 ballot? We'll find out Wednesday » Boston Globe

Nonprofits defend against bid to force property tax payments » Gloucester Times

Legislature advances income surtax to 2018 ballot » State House News Service

Transportation

Wilmington board backs bridge plan » Wicked Local Tewksbury

1,500 blazing railroad ties extinguished in Northfield » The Republican

Council approves improvement near Weymouth Herring Run » Wicked Local Weymouth

Utilities

Massachusetts Bills Create New Opportunities for Microgrids, Non-Wires Alternatives » Microgrid Knowledge

Pilgrim watchdog group to head to Statehouse on Wednesday » Cape Cod Times

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Recipe of the Week

Makes 6 to 8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 5 thick bacon slices, chopped
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt, plus extra to taste
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 medium-size 'Yukon Gold' potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/3 cup cream
  • 1-3/4 cups milk
  • 1-3/4-2 pounds white fish, such as hake or pollock, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • Garnishes: minced fresh chives, chopped bacon

Directions

In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp and browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove all but 3 tablespoons fat from pot. Remove half the bacon with a slotted spoon, leaving the remaining bacon in pot.

Reduce heat to medium-low, and add onion, salt, and pepper. Cook until onion pieces are golden, 12 to 15 minutes.

Add flour and stir.

Add water, whisking as you go; the flour will dissolve and the mixture will thicken a bit.

Add potatoes and cream, increase heat to medium, cover pot, and simmer until potatoes are barely tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

Reduce heat to low and add milk.

Add fish and cook until opaque, about 5 minutes.

Serve fish chowder sprinkled with chives and remaining bacon. 



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