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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Children's Vision Advocacy Day, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House

3:00pm APWU Local 100 Day of Action, Corner of Summer Street & Dorchester Avenue, Boston

5:30pm LGBTQ for Marty Walsh Fundraiser

5:30pm Charlestown Reception for Boston City Council Candidate Lydia Edwards

5:30pm LGBTQ for Marty Walsh Fundraiser

5:30pm Charlestown Reception for Boston City Council Candidate Lydia Edwards

6:00pm Worcester Councilor at-Large Candidate Forum, Worcester Youth Center, 326 Chandler Street, Worcester

7:00pm Greater Lowell League of Women Voters Board Meeting, Dracut Police Department, 110 Loon Hill Road, Dracut

7:00pm Charlestown District 1 Candidates Debate, MGH Institute of Health Professions, 36 First Avenue, Boston

7:30pm 3rd Congressional District Candidate Forum, Sargent Memorial Library, 427 Massachusetts Avenue, Boxborough

10:30pm House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. William Galvin

“The residents of our congressional district deserve someone representing them in congress who will be in a position to stand up to the Trump administration,” said L’Italien in a statement. “In what appears to be an attempt to buy this seat, Dan Koh has compromised his position and has shown he is willing to accept donations regardless of the source.”

Senator Barbara L’Italien

Speaking about the donation gift to democratic congressional candidate Daniel A. Koh from Jared Kushner.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Koh piles up campaign donations from outside district » Newburyport News

Business

Worcester to offer $500 million in incentives to lure Amazon » Boston Globe

Amazon will get more than one bid from Mass. Will that hurt or help? » Boston Globe

Diman gets $500,000 to support emerging technologies » Herald News

Breed discrimination unfairly drives up insurance rates, lawmakers told » Newburyport News

Worcester proposes Route 20 sites for Amazon's coveted HQ2 » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

New tests bring worse scores for Mass. students » Boston Globe

These 7 teams have ideas about how to expand Boston's convention center » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

'Full-fledged' pot industry won't be running by 2018, commission head says » WCVB

Marshfield voters reject ban on pot sales in town » Patriot Ledger

Future of retail marijuana in Braintree remains questionable » Wicked Local Braintree

Dennis voters again reject recreational pot sales » Cape Cod Times

Sullivan submits recreational marijuana ban to Braintree council » Patriot Ledger

Education

Baker tours Marlborough High early college program » The Metro West Daily News

Three Attleboro area schools get training grants » The Sun Chronicle

Brain Injury Commission proposes better safety regulations for student athletes » My Fox Boston

Franklin County Technical School wins grant to upgrade welding and metal fabrication program » Mass Live

Students' Scores Fall In First Year Of 'MCAS 2.0' » WBUR

Fighting Words — And Billboards: How New England Universities Battle For Students » WBUR

Gaming

Watching the games people play » Commonwealth Magazine

Wynn casino rising beside Mystic River » Boston Globe

Health Care

Senators unveil far-reaching health legislation » State House News Service

Senate unveils health care package to save $114M by 2020 » Boston Business Journal

Hospital readmissions, drug costs, telemedicine all addressed in Massachusetts Senate health care costs bill » Mass Live

State senators unwrap sweeping health care reform package » Ledger-Enquirer

Massachusetts Senate Bill Targets Health Care Spending » WAMC

MassBio Teams Up with Powering Precision Health 2017 » Markets Insider

State dems hope 'buy-in' Medicaid model for U.S. » Boston Herald

Bill to lower health care costs calls for more scrutiny of drug makers » Boston Globe

State Senators Unveil Far-Reaching Mass. Health Care Legislation » WBUR

Opioid prescription check tool being widely utilized by Massachusetts physicians, others » Mass Live

Baker: Opioid prescription monitoring tools helps drive down scripts by 28% » Worcester Business Journal

Greenfield joins class-action lawsuit against 3 pharmaceutical distributors over opioid crisis » Mass Live

Housing

First refusal bill pitched as way to empower tenants » State House News Service

First Refusal Bill Pitched As Way To Empower Tenants » WBUR

Norfolk County register reports real estate slowdown for third quarter » Wicked Local Cohasset

Human Services

Marshfield COA recognizes volunteers during annual luncheon » Wicked Local Marshfield

Immigration

Students still uneasy, despite travel-ban ruling » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG Healey Sues Trump Administration Again, Seeks Detention and Deportation Records of Illegal Aliens » State House News Service

Judiciary

Students help advance forensic science reform in Massachusetts » Harvard Law Today

State legislators produce sweeping criminal justice reform bill » Bay State Banner

Western Massachusetts court-connected dispute resolution programs honored » Mass Live

Gov. Charlie Baker nominates Robert Santaniello, Jennifer Tyne to WMass district courts » Mass Live

Labor

Berkshire Medical Center raps nurses union over erroneous news release » Berkshire Eagle

Legislative

Democrat Paul Feeney wins state Senate special election » NBC 10 News

Frustrated House budget chief annoyed by Senate's tactics » State House News Service

Local Government

Melrose exchange students visit State House » Wicked Local Melrose

DiNardo pushes for Route 1 improvements to help Saugus » Wicked Local Saugus

Up to $7 million in grants earmarked for Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

Open Meeting Law complaint in Concord filed with AG's office » Wicked Local Concord

Lowell firearms licensing policy under fire at Council meeting » Lowell Sun

Opinion

In these perilous times, middle of the road is no way to navigate » Boston Globe

LETTER: Urging support for birth control coverage » Newburyport News

The #MeToo campaign needs to continue beyond the social media firestorm » Boston Globe

Toxic masculinity is killing us » Boston Globe

Editorial: Updating wiretap law » Boston Herald

Carr: Latest violence by illegal immigrant on judges' hands » Boston Herald

GUEST COLUMN: Elect an arts champion to the state Senate » Sentinel & Enterprise

When The Train Breaks Down, Sending Angry Tweets Won't Help - But Voting Will » WBUR

Silverglate: How Robert Mueller Tried To Entrap Me » WGBH

Gelzinis: Rufus Faulk beat the odds of street kids » Boston Herald

Politics

Toohey Opens State Rep. Campaign HQ; Wins Formal Backing by Baker » WHAV

Steven Kerrigan jumps into Dem race for Tsongas' seat » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Geoff Diehl war chest leads GOP pack » Boston Herald

Bernie Sanders is coming to Somerville on Monday » Boston Globe

Kerrigan officially joining 3rd Congressional District race » Lowell Sun

Event to discuss 'fixing U.S. democracy' » Wicked Local Woburn

GOP hopeful for AG touts gun owners' rights » Boston Herald

Lawmaker calls on Koh to return donation from Jared Kushner's brother » Boston Globe

Westford's Ryan running for Congress » Lowell Sun

Positive campaigning powers Feeney to Senate » The Sun Chronicle

McGovern breaks down the Democratic Party's future at Amherst College event » Gazette Net

Governor Baker stumps in Walpole » Hometown Weekly

Public Health

Hearings Focus on Concussions in Mass. Schools » NECN

Terminally ill man talks on 'death with dignity' » The Recorder

UMass Medical School shares $7.5M HIV grant » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The Opioid Crisis: A local, state and national issue » The Suffolk Journal

Public Safety

Mass. bump stock ban proposals to get hearing at State House » Boston Globe

Some domestic violence victims face added hurdles » South Coast Today

Massachusetts police officers asked to leave Puerto Rico after arranging separate humanitarian mission » Mass Live

'Everywhere I go, all I smell is pot now,' Boston Police Commissioner William Evans says » Mass Live

Bill Evans Defends The Police Department's Purchase Of Drones » WGBH

Domestic Abuse in Massachusetts: In seeking escape, victims face hurdles » Berkshire Eagle

Police chiefs upset over snafu in Puerto Rico » Gazette Net

Mass. Senate holds public hearing on bump stock ban, but no one shows up » Mass Live

State Government

As Outcry Over Sexual Harassment Grows, Focus Shifts to State Legislatures » Governing

Treasurer Deb Goldberg holds women's 'economic empowerment' workshops in Springfield, Worcester » Mass Live

Taxation

Amazon, Baker administration on friendlier terms in tax dispute » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

Bay State driver deaths on rise » Boston Herald

State Sen. Lesser Urges Support For East-West Rail Study Ahead Of Public Hearing » New England Public Radio

Handicapped parking fraud could bring steep fines » Salem News

Driverless cars may be antidote for Boston's bad traffic, report says » Boston Globe

Logan to launch nonstop flights to Brazil next year » Boston Business Journal

Malloy Calls For Boston-Springfield Rail Connection To Hartford Line » WAMC

Utilities

Report: Natural Gas Companies Artificially Constrained Supply, Costing New Englanders Billions » WBUR

Connecticut regulators open investigation on Eversource, Avangrid pipeline practices » Utility Dive

State grossly undercounted utility poles for town-owned fiber network, Charlemont officials tell Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito » Mass Live

Report: New England paying more than necessary for its electricity » The Recorder

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Recipe of the Week

Makes 6 Servings

Ingredients

2 pounds razor clams, scrubbed (or substitute littleneck or manila clams)

Salt and pepper, to taste

1 pound spaghetti

8 ounces salt pork or pancetta, cut into ¼-inch cubes

1 onion, halved and thinly sliced

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 egg

4 egg yolks

¾ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

½ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

Directions

1. Fill a medium saucepan with ½ inch of water and bring to a boil. Add the clams, cover, and steam for about 8 minutes or until the shells open.

2. Remove from the heat and use a slotted spoon to remove the clams, reserving the liquid in the pot. Discard any clams that do not open. Remove the clams from their shells and coarsely chop the meat (pieces should be about the size of a nickel). Set aside. Strain the clam liquid through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl.

3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the strained clam liquid. Add the spaghetti and cook about 9 minutes or until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water.

4. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the salt pork and saute for about 10 minutes or until the fat has rendered and the pieces of salt pork are browned and crisp. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and let drain on a plate lined with paper towels; leave the fat in the pan.

5. Add the onion and garlic to the pan and saute for 5 minutes or until the onion is soft. Add the chopped clams and saute for 2 minutes more, then add the spaghetti and toss until the spaghetti is warmed through and the mixture is well combined.

6. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, egg yolks, cheese, and nutmeg. Remove the spaghetti from the heat and carefully drizzle in the egg mixture, tossing the noodles as you go to prevent the egg from scrambling, until fully incorporated. Add a splash of the reserved pasta cooking water and toss until the pasta looks silky. Season with salt and a generous amount of pepper, then stir in the butter and parsley. Transfer to a platter or individual bowls and serve warm.

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