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Today on Beacon Hill

7:15am North Shore Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast with Sec. Jay Ash, Four Points By Sheraton Wakefield, 1 Audubon Road, Wakefield

9:00am Financial Planning Seminar, Great Hall, State House

9:00am Massachusetts Health Connector Board of Directors Meeting, One Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

3:00pm Senate Committee on Post Audit & Oversight, Oversight Hearing

6:00pm Boston Mayor and City Council Candidates Forum, English High, 144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain

6:30pm Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner, DiBurro's, 887 Boston Road, Haverhill

9:00pm Optimizing Recovery Event, Nurses Hall, State House

Birthdays: Rep. Sarah Peake, Rep. Alice Peisch

“At best, you were incompetent, and at worst, you were complicit,” Warren told him. “Either way, you should be fired.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Speaking to Wells Fargo’s chief executive Timothy J. Sloan on Tuesday.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Supreme Court takes up first test in partisan gerrymandering claims » Boston Globe

U.S. Rep Seth Moulton protests moment of silence in wake of Las Vegas shooting » Wicked Local Marblehead

Oral Arguments In Gerrymandering Case Reveal The Quagmire Faced By The Supreme Court » Forbes

Elizabeth Warren demands that a second Wells Fargo CEO be fired » Boston Herald

Six things Trump probably shouldn't have said about Puerto Rico while in Puerto Rico » Boston Globe

Business

Record 'pay-to-play' fine on beer distributor upheld by Mass. judge » Boston Globe

Massachusetts helps draft legislation to better protect consumers from data breaches » Legal Newsline

Rising Mass. biz confidence may soar higher with tax reform » State House News Service

Amazon in Enfield? Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts issues letter supporting Connecticut HQ » The Republican

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Marijuana commission hammering out budget, revenue forecasts » State House News Service

Civil Rights

Boston's Only Confederate Memorial Will Move Out Of Public View » WBUR

Blacks in Worcester envision better paths to equality » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Education

Baker promotes 'runway to college' for 200 LHS students » Eagle Tribune

Senate committee to hold hearing on T bus repair privatization » Newburyport News

Bill seeks to outline stricter curriculum for sex education » Wicked Local Danvers

Environment

Cohasset receives recycling grant » Wicked Local Cohasset

Inbox [Oct. 4]: News and notes from National Grid, Holy Name and WPI, Sen. Chandler, Research Bureau, AdCare, Anna Maria, UniBank » State House News Service

Pesticide targeted in bid to preserve dwindling bee colonies » State House News Service

Renewable energy fans flex lobbying muscles in Massachusetts » The Associated Press (AP)

Health Care

Mylan pays Mass. $12M for EpiPen rebate dispute » Boston Business Journal

Lahey Health to lay off dozens as operating losses mount » Boston Business Journal

Lawmakers push to secure birth control coverage in Massachusetts » WWLP 22 News

Lowell health center frets funding deadline » Lowell Sun

Sturdy closes Attleboro High health clinic » The Sun Chronicle

Housing

Barnstable offers home loans to stabilize neighborhoods » Cape Cod Times

Council could vote to give tenants protections against eviction » Boston Globe

Human Services

For this CEO, each 'little wanderer' deserves a clean slate » Boston Globe

Insurance

Federal uncertainty may mean health insurance rate hikes of nearly 30% in Mass » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

Mass. High Court Hears Arguments Against Drug-Free Probation Requirement » New England Public Radio

SJC considering fairness of mandatory drug-free probation » WWLP 22 News

Labor

Lawmakers act behind scenes to bring BMC, union together » Berkshire Eagle

Debate over tip jar access returns to Beacon Hill » State House News Service

Legislative

Local ties spur lawmakers to keep up pressure on Puerto Rico relief » State House News Service

Local Government

Ware, Warren receive state grants to install LED streetlights » The Republican

Ward issues dominate Salem candidate forum » The Salem News

Marshfield: Selectmen Approve New Town Administrator's Contract » 95.9 WATD

St. Fleur takes seat on city's Zoning Board » Dorchester Reporter

Dighton inks compact with state aimed at preserving town's rural character » Taunton Gazette

New LED streetlights brighten up Burlington » Wicked Local Burlington

Billerica selectman gets police escort from meeting » Lowell Sun

Opinion

Mapping our transportation future » Boston Globe

Make gun safety a state fight, too » Boston Globe

Editorial: Time out on tax hike » Boston Herald

State seeks to protect students from unscrupulous for-profit schools » Boston Globe

Mass. Medical Board Escalates Retaliation Against Patients Opposed to Medicare Fraud » The Valley Patriot

Shelto: Funding for CHIP is critical » The Metro West Daily News

The gun lobby is alive and well in blue Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Voters of color must flex political muscle » Bay State Banner

Politics

Democratic governor hopefuls show solidarity in Dighton forum » Taunton Gazette

WBUR Poll: Walsh Has Big Lead Over Jackson; Housing Is Voters' Top Concern » WBUR

Sandy Tennant is raising money for a US Senate candidate. Remember him? » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh maintains massive lead over challenger Tito Jackson, new WBUR/MassINC poll shows » The Republican

GOP Senate Hopeful Pours $3M Into Campaign to Defeat Warren » U.S. News and World Report

Public Health

Healey: Gun violence becomes America's public health crisis » The Salem News

Cape Cod Breast Cancer Research Advocates Head to Beacon Hill to Lobby Lawmakers » Cape Cod Online

South Shore mayors discuss opioid epidemic » Patriot Ledger

Public Safety

State Suicide Rate Continues To Increase, Latest Mass. Data Show » WBUR

How Berkshire County officials stay prepared for mass casualty events » Berkshire Eagle

Local emergency management officials say region is prepared for mass shootings » Cape Cod Times

Vegas gunman had device that lets guns fire like automatic » Patriot Ledger

Marty Walsh, detectives agree to pay hike » Boston Herald

Easthampton Police celebrate national 'coffee with a cop' day » The Republican

State Government

Attorney General Healey speaking in Walpole » Hometown Weekly

Bid for Amazon HQ occupies state economic chief's time » The Salem News

Maura Healey To Speak In Newton » Stoneham Patch

Gov. Charlie Baker to reveal manufacturing grants at UMass » The Republican

Taxation

Coalition sues to block tax » Boston Herald

Business groups work to derail income tax » Sentinel & Enterprise

Transportation

Gulliver named Mass. highway administrator » Boston Globe

I-Team: Gov. Baker Responds To Complaints About New Vehicle Inspection System » CBS Boston

Holyoke, Ware awarded MassDOT industrial freight grants » WWLP 22

Utilities

Nuclear Regulatory Commission responds to Seabrook safety activist's concerns » Wicked Local Ipswich

ACEEE: Massachusetts tops energy efficiency scorecard for 7th consecutive year » Utility Dive

Solar industry turns up heat on Mass. Legislature » Boston Globe

ENGIE North America Announces Largest Utility-Scale Energy Storage Installation in Massachusetts » Digital Journal

Low-income families left in dark by solar law, advocates say » State House News Service

Regulations Force Boston Churches to Cut Back Solar Plan » WGBH

State's largest utility-scale energy storage system to be installed on Mt. Tom » WWLP 22

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Recipe of the Week

Ingredients

  • 1 15- oz. can pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 c. apple cider
  • 1/3 c. light brown sugar
  • 1/4 c. maple syrup
  • 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • Pinch salt

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has thickened, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.
  2. Spread pumpkin butter on toast, dollop over pancakes or serve with apples for dipping.

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