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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

6:00pm Fundraiser for State Sen. Candidate Pavel Payano

6:00pm Fundraiser for State Sen. Candidate Pavel Payano

7:00pm Meet & Greet with State Sen. Candidate Erin Calvo-Bacci

7:00pm Meet & Greet with State Sen. Candidate Erin Calvo-Bacci

“Purdue engaged in a multi-billion-dollar enterprise to mislead us about their drugs,” Healey said at a press conference Tuesday. “Purdue pushed prescribers to prescribe higher doses…without regard for the increases to addiction, overdose and death.”

Attorney General Maura Healey

Explaining the lawsuit she has filed against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

News By Category
Business

World Cup coming to U.S.; Gillette Stadium could host games » Boston Business Journal

Some say Braintree traffic would go from bad to worse if Amazon opens shipping center » Boston Globe

Catching up with the LA Olympics, and wondering what could have been in Boston » Boston Globe

Chinese biopharma company will build $60 million plant in Worcester » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker cites MassMutual expansion, job creation in Springfield economic development speech » The Republican

Student loan debt relief company barred from Mass. operations » Patriot Ledger

Boston Is In A Building Boom — And Wants More Diverse Construction Workers » WBUR

US Rep. Richard Neal says trade disputes with Canada could hurt Massachusetts' economy » MassLive

Despite booming economy, poverty persists on South Shore » Patriot Ledger

No decision yet on sale of additional Berkshire Museum artworks » Berkshire Eagle

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Marty Walsh opts out of mayors’ marijuana coalition » Boston Globe

Recreational pot applications lag on Cape, Islands » Cape Cod Times

Civil Rights

House Democrats take second look at discrimination bill » The Metro West Daily News

Education

Harvard goes on attack to defend its admissions policies » Boston Globe

UMass Dartmouth enters pact with Portugal » Herald News

Environment

Three Westfield area firms must pay $55K to settle illegal dumping allegations » The Republican

Health Care

More than $450M in industry fees eyed by House to help community hospitals » News 22 WWLP.com

Rep. Roy: Bill addresses healthcare's growing cost » Milford Daily News

Housing

New buyers bidding for Riverview Towers » Herald News

For Many Year-Round Nantucket Renters, Housing Is Getting Harder (And Harder) To Find » WGBH

Housing court may be available on Island » Martha's Vineyard Times

Gov. Charlie Baker expected at groundbreaking for North Amherst housing project » MassLive

Insurance

In a sudden departure, Harvard Pilgrim CEO resigns amid questions about his behavior » Boston Globe

Harvard Pilgrim CEO Eric Schultz Has Resigned Over Inappropriate Behavior » Boston Magazine

Labor

Tipped workers make case for higher sub-minimum wage » Lowell Sun

Tipped workers make case for wage boost » South Coast Today

Legislative

Clerk magistrate denies assault complaint against Rep. Mom » Lowell Sun

Rosenberg files pension paperwork, names husband Bryon Hefner as beneficiary upon his death » Gazette Net

Ex-Senate president’s husband could someday get state pension » Boston Globe

Former Sen. President Stan Rosenberg files pension paperwork, still listed as ‘married’ » News Boston

Bryon Hefner Could Receive a Hefty State Pension upon Stan Rosenberg’s Death » Boston Magazine

Prosecutors want records on Hefner witnesses who spoke to Senate investigators » Boston Globe

Local Government

Airbnb rules face Boston City Council ‘fireworks’ » Boston Herald

Milford seeks to beautify downtown with state money » Milford Daily News

Lynn and Nahant plan beach events thanks to $11,000 in grants » Lynn Daily News Item

DiDomenico Delivers for Everett in FY19 Budget » Everett Independent

Former Lowell roads king had special deal following retirement » Lowell Sun

River Center dream coming true in Westport » Herald News

Fired Hingham DPW worker sues town, selectman » Patriot Ledger

Sen. Markey confirms Plymouth will receive $13.5 million for dredging » Wicked Local Plymouth

Grant allows Gosnold to buy boat pump-out unit » Cape Cod Times

Senator Lewis Secures Funding for Stoneham Firefighting Equipment » Stoneham Patch

City Council passes tough rules that limit Airbnb rentals » Boston Globe

Opinion

Monday’s downtown traffic jam was part of a national antipoverty campaign » Boston Globe

The Supreme Court aids and abets voter suppression » Boston Globe

Trump nailed the stagecraft in Singapore, but where’s the substance? » Boston Globe

A propaganda win for Kim Jong Un » Boston Globe

Clouds over Mass. solar industry » Commonwealth Magazine

Our Opinion: PILOT fund fairness for county hill towns » Berkshire Eagle

Editorial: State must approve ‘red flag’ gun law » Gazette Net

Our view: Make voter registration easier » Gloucester Times

Our View: Make voter registration easier » The Eagle Tribune

EDITORIAL: Make voter registration easier » Newburyport News

Pamela Schwartz: Explains support for Senate candidate Jo Comerford » Gazette Net

Immigrant Families In Mass. Shouldn't Have To Live In Fear Of The Police » WBUR

By challenging Big Pharma on opioids, AG speaks as voice for people (Editorial) » MassLive

Editorial: We need a better fix-it plan for the T » Boston Business Journal

Politics

Congressional candidate Peter Tedeschi visits New Bedford » South Coast Today

Teachers union backs Gonzalez in gubernatorial race » Boston Globe

Ryan Endorses Carvalho for District Attorney » Charlestown Bridge

Walsh officially endorses Zakim over Bill Galvin for secretary of state » Boston Globe

Inside look at hotspots with in the 2018 legislative elections » The Enterprise

Turnover in the Air: Hotspots in Massachusetts 2018 Elections » New Boston Post

Ayanna Pressley backs ban on citizenship census query » Boston Herald

Everett Teen Nominates Sen Warren at State Democratic Convention » Everett Independent

Michitson Endorses Koh for Congress, Praises ‘Great Ideas’ to Spur Local Economy » WHAV

VIDEO: Feeney Announces Her Candidacy For Framingham State Representative » Framingham Source

Public Health

Healey sues opioid-maker, executives, citing 'deceptive scheme' » Berkshire Eagle

Hoye backs Healey's lawsuit against Purdue Pharma for opioid epidemic » Taunton Gazette

AG sues opioid maker in deaths » Boston Herald

Public Safety

Corruption-riddled state police overtime program remains obscured as MassDOT continues to flout public records law » The Republican

State Government

Maine Tests a New Way of Voting, and Opts to Keep It » Governing

Phishing theft of $93G at clean energy agency went unreported for months » Boston Herald

Voter registration reform urged for Bay State » Boston Herald

Transportation

Region’s rail service set for boost » Gazette Net

T expects smooth commute after Tuesday's Green Line failure » Fox 25 News

Commute test for MBTA after nightmare on Tuesday » WCVB

New Train Service Planned For Pioneer Valley, And A Study For East-West Rail » New England Public Radio

Latest Green Line meltdown highlights hidden problems for MBTA » Boston Globe

Northampton mayor sees busy train station getting busier with planned north-south Knowledge Corridor service expansion » The Republican

MBTA to Test Late-Night Bus Service » East Boston Times

State Officials Launch Passenger Rail Expansion Efforts » iBerkshires

Eight firms make bids to do ferry study » Martha's Vineyard Times

A Replica of the New Red Line Trains Will Be on Display This Summer » Boston Magazine

Green Line Service Suspended on All Four Branches Tuesday Morning » Boston Magazine

North, South, East, West: More rail coming to Springfield » Valley Advocate

Utilities

Massachusetts’s Clean Energy Economy: What the Legislature Needs to Do Now » Union of Concerned Scientists

Senators offer 68 amendments to clean energy bill » Gloucester Times

No 7th inning stretch needed, just clean energy home runs » Commonwealth Magazine

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Recipe of the Week

SMASH N’ DASH

Bartender Jay Giordano

Ingredients

1½ ounce bourbon

¼ ounce Yellow Chartreuse

½ ounce ginger syrup (to make syrup: peel and slice one small ginger branch. In a small saucepan over low heat, heat ginger slices, 1 cup demerara sugar and one cup water, just until sugar melts)

½ ounce lemon juice

½ ounce grapefruit juice

4-6 mint leaves

1 piece candied ginger, to garnish. (Optional)

Directions

1. Muddle the mint leaves in a cocktail shaker or pint glass. Transfer to a highball glass.

2. Add crushed ice.

3. Build in a highball glass, pouring bourbon, Yellow Chartreuse, ginger syrup, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, in that order.

4. Garnish with candied ginger.

 



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