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Today on Beacon Hill

7:30am Mass. State Police Spring Awards Ceremony, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

9:00am Unsung Heroine Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am Pollinator Week Event, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

5:00pm House Party for State Sen. Candidate Chelsea Kline

5:00pm House Party for State Sen. Candidate Chelsea Kline

5:30pm State Rep. Candidate Joe Truschelli Campaign Kickoff

5:30pm State Rep. Candidate Joe Truschelli Campaign Kickoff

6:00pm State Auditor Candidate Helen Brady Campaign Kickoff

6:00pm State Auditor Candidate Helen Brady Campaign Kickoff

6:30pm Meet & Greet with Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Massie

6:30pm Meet & Greet with Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Massie

7:00pm Progressive Mass Summer Soiree & Awards honoring Rep. Mary Keefe, Jonathan Cohn & Rev. Jim Mitulski

7:00pm Progressive Mass Summer Soiree & Awards honoring Rep. Mary Keefe, Jonathan Cohn & Rev. Jim Mitulski

Birthdays: State Senator Sal DiDomenico, State Senator Mark Montigny

“[If asked], I would politely decline,” Clark said in an interview Tuesday with Boston Public Radio. “It’s not because I don’t think he did some good things in his presidency, and continues to, but I think that this issue in this time, we’d need to hear more of an apology.”

Representative Katherine Clark

On accepting campaign help from Bill Clinton.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

The politics of payback » Commonwealth Magazine

Business

Massachusetts health bill helps community hospitals at expense of insurers, expert says » Boston Business Journal

FDA retreats: Maple syrup may not need an ‘added sugars’ label, after all » Boston Globe

Speaker of the House DeLeo Offering Keynote Address at Friday’s MV Chamber Luncheon » WHAV

Citibank to pay $100M to settle fraud allegations » Berkshire Eagle

GE is dropped from Dow Jones industrial average » Boston Globe

Spilka: Breakthrough may be imminent on paid leave » The Metro West Daily News

Cannabis & Psychedelics

The first recreational marijuana license in Mass. could be granted Thursday » Boston Globe

Education

Charter committee mulls abolishing school board » The Eagle Tribune

As Charter Schools Narrow Achievement Gaps, Some Rethink Strict Discipline » WBUR

WBUR Poll: Most Mass. Voters Would Pay Higher Taxes To Support Local Schools » WBUR

Environment

Lawmakers adopt $1M proposal to fix Swampscott Fish House » Wicked Local

The state is set to spend bucks on the regions beaches » Lynn Daily News Item

New technology tracks Connecticut River nitrogen pollution in Massachusetts » The Republican

Health Care

Lawmakers demand secret VA nursing home data be released after report » Boston Globe

Business group urges Legislature to lower health care costs » Boston Herald

Warren town hall hears about health care, taxes, splitting families » The Local News

Billionaire trio forms health care firm to be based in Boston » Boston Herald

New Bezos, Buffett, and Dimon health care company will be based in Boston, run by Dr. Atul Gawande » Boston Globe

Housing

Why are millennials living at home? Housing costs and student debt, for starters » Boston Globe

Immigration

Area politicians decry family separation policy » Gazette Net

Immigrant groups to protest separation of migrant families » Boston Herald

How to Protest the Family Separation Policy in Boston » Boston Globe

Walsh Calls Trump ‘An Embarrassment’ Over Child Separation Policy At Border » CBS Local

Hundreds rally at Massachusetts Statehouse against Trump family separation immigration policy » The Republican

Labor

Mass. workers would benefit greatly from grand bargain » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker still hoping for 'grand bargain' on ballot questions » The Republican

Massachusetts Legislature reaches 'grand bargain' on $15 minimum wage, sales tax holiday, paid leave » The Republican

'Grand bargain' could be state law by tonight » The Metro West Daily News

Legislative

Alleged sexual assault victim files suit against Hefner and Rosenberg » Boston Globe

Accuser says Stanley Rosenberg conspired in estranged husband's alleged sex assault » Boston Herald

Lawsuit: Ex-Senate president Stan Rosenberg understood risk posed by spouse Bryon Hefner » MassLive

Work of late Hampshire County Representative Peter Kocot honored » News 22 WWLP.com

Lawsuit: Rosenberg Knew Estranged Husband Posed Risk » NECN

Lawmakers start voting on deal to avert ballot questions » State House News Service

Local Government

Orange votes to support changing the state flag, keeping plastic bags » MassLive

Barnstable looks to change two polling places » The Barnstable Patriot

Around 1K Western Mass. residents visit Sen. Eric Lesser's second annual 'Thrive After 55 Wellness Fair' in Springfield » MassLive

Unpaid taxes pile up in North Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: How do we report threats of any kind under SCA? » Sentinel & Enterprise

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Higgins is trying to convey rights on illegals » Sentinel & Enterprise

Trump voters must protest his border outrage » Boston Globe

Wails of children is the sound of zero tolerance » Boston Globe

The nation’s historical amnesia » Boston Globe

Editorial: Fair Share Amendment offered no fair choice - SJC decision was on the money » Worcester Telegram

Striking down the ‘millionaires tax,’ the SJC cleans up Maura Healey’s mess » Boston Globe

Letter: State can do better for long-term care workers » Concord Monitor

Cranberry diplomacy » Cape Cod Times

Bustitutions aren’t the only option during shutdowns » Commonwealth Magazine

Yawkey Way renaming only sanitizes history » Commonwealth Magazine

Clive McFarlane: Baker's stand against Trump policy is too little too late » Worcester Telegram

Politics

Fresh off Democratic endorsement, Secretary of State challenger Josh Zakim visits Northampton » Valley Advocate

Campaign Notebook: Debate over Trump child-separation policy at border reverberates in Bay State races » Worcester Telegram

Secretary of State William Galvin debates Boston Councilor Josh Zakim in Swampscott » Wicked Local Topsfield

Northampton children learn organic gardening skills thanks to late Rep. Peter Kocot » The Republican

Another state legislator backs colleague in 3rd District contest » Lowell Sun

Another state legislator backs colleague in 3rd District contest » Lowell Sun

Sen. Eldridge Endorses Barbara L'Italien For Congress » Beacon Hill Patch

Senator Jason Lewis Endorsed by Mass Alliance » Reading Patch

'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert skewers Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Scott Lively » The Republican

Public Health

Boston taps law firm to sue pharma companies over opioid epidemic » Metro.us

Public Safety

Police Misconduct Is Increasingly a Financial Issue » Governing

Bristol County Sheriff Accused In Lawsuit Of Illegally Imprisoning Immigrant » WBUR

Boston police seeks input before enacting drone policies » Boston Herald

Taxation

Reaction to SJC's tax ruling runs gamut from » Lowell Sun

Relief and dismay as court strikes down millionaire's tax ballot question » The Republican

Massachusetts senator revives push for "millionaire tax" » Boston Herald

Transportation

It Could Cost $21.5 Billon to Connect North and South Stations » Boston Magazine

MBTA repairman charged with stealing $80,000 from agency’s fare box system » Boston Globe

Utilities

State Senate approves new clean energy bill » News 22 WWLP.com

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Recipe of the Week

RHUBARB JAM

Chef Jason Bond

Ingredients

  • 1 pound rhubarb, cut into 1/4 inch pieces or batons
  • 1 pound sugar
  • 2 pieces star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 6 cardamon pods
  • 2 ounces candied ginger, sliced

Directions

  1. Mix all and allow to sit overnight to macerate.
  2. The second day, scrape into a heavy pan. Make sure it is large enough for the mixture to bubble up without spilling over.
  3. Cook on high heat, stirring just until sugar is dissolved. Allow to cook to 224 degrees Fahrenheit.
  4. Remove from heat. Ladle into jars. Refrigerate.

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