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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Mass. Partnership on Responsible Gambling Press Conference & Briefing, Great Hall, State House, Boston

6:30pm Test fundraiser

7:00pm JP Progressives Holiday Celebration

Birthdays: State Senator Peter Durant

"A record number of women – 46 — will be taking their seats in the 160-member Massachusetts House next month. Along with 11 women in the Senate, that puts the Legislature’s membership at 28.5 percent female. Sure, there are a lot of places where that percentage would be looked upon as pathetic, but here the Old Boys culture dies hard. It has, to date, never produced a female House speaker."

The Boston Globe

On who holds leadership positions in the legislature

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Why Democrats are taking Beto seriously for 2020 » Axios

While Trump mansplained, Pelosi illustrated her case for a ‘woman at the table’ » The Washington Post

Business

The grueling, messy, and lucrative work of lobster processing » Boston Globe

Berkshire makes acquisition, weeks after surprise CEO departure » Boston Business Journal

Mass. businesses report slight bump in confidence, survey says » Boston Business Journal

Friendly's parent buys back restaurant real estate across Massachusetts, but mum on reason » MassLive

Cambridge startup to work with TSA to help recover devices forgetten at the airport » Boston Globe

Has Boston Given Up On God? » Boston Magazine

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Massachusetts marijuana retail shops bring in $7 million so far » The Republican

Third Mass. marijuana store set to open in Salem » Boston Globe

First Eastern Mass. Recreational Marijuana Store Gets OK To Open » WBUR

Education

New England Colleges See Double-Digit Rise in Tuition & Fees » GoLocalProv

Bay Path cybersecurity students attack in order to defend businesses' sensitive data » The Republican

Gov. Baker announces grant for cyber security programs at Bay Path University » WWLP.com

STCC opens the Ira H. Rubenzahl Student Learning Commons » WWLP.com

Lowell School Dept. audit due to be released » Lowell Sun

As education activists press, Peyser says state "trying to do the best we can" » Sentinel & Enterprise

Environment

Becker Pond Dam in Mount Washington to be removed to give trout a fin up » Berkshire Eagle

Environmentalist Questions Harvard’s Investment In Vineyards And Water » WGBH

Ocean health discussed at UN climate talks » Cape Cod Times

Health Care

Employers hope to save millions by reducing unnecessary ER visits » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Housing blues is long-running lament » Commonwealth Magazine

Human Services

State facing $11M cut to heating aid this winter » Berkshire Eagle

Springfield Y staffer threatens to report parents who smell like pot to DCF » Boston Globe

Immigration

Are Boston police working regularly with ICE? » The Bay State Banner

Insurance

Aetna settles with state over ‘ghost networks’ » Boston Globe

Judiciary

SJC upholds human trafficking law designed to target pimps » Boston Globe

Labor

Elizabeth Rowe has sued the BSO. Her case could change how orchestras pay men and women. » The Washington Post

Legislative

Comerford, Spilka focus on inequality on area listening tour » Gazette Net

Rep's departure quiets Beacon Hill's most conservative voice » The Salem News

MassFiscal thanks Dems backing greater transparency » State House News Service

Local Government

Salem DPW headquarters, built in 1950, to get full study » Wicked Local Salem

Councilors push pursuing hybrid election system » Lowell Sun

Government files over 18K pages in Mayor Jasiel Correia case » South Coast Today

Worcester City Council again sides with homeowners on tax rate » Worcester Telegram

Framingham voters approve new $98.3M Fuller Middle School » The Metro West Daily News

Opinion

Needed: more immigrants, less welfare » Boston Globe

Donald Trump’s staff infection » Boston Globe

Another ‘outsider’ fails in a top Boston job » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: Why not turn the Mohawk Trail into a national attraction? » Berkshire Eagle

Our Opinion: Baran case offers lesson that is still current » Berkshire Eagle

More women in the Massachusetts House means there should be more women at the top » Boston Globe

Politics

Plymouth area residents turn out for Town Hall meeting with Sen. Elizabeth Warren » Wicked Local Carver

She’ll always be a Democrat to her core » Boston Globe

Seth Moulton may face a primary challenge as activists take aim » Boston Globe

Public Health

Doctor charged with manslaughter in opioid overdose death » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Lawmakers propose bill to help families of loved ones lost in the line of duty » News 22 WWLP.com

Another state trooper charged in overtime scandal » Boston Globe

State Finance

State budget deliberations begin without look at gambling revenue » Worcester Business Journal

Pension Politics: Should States Be Investing in Controversial Companies? » Governing

State Government

Auditor Bump Asks Municipalities to Report Early Voting Spending by December 18 » Framingham Source

Transportation

The track least traveled » Binj

New MBTA general manager gets high marks from Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, transit advocates » The Republican

Mobility-impaired BRTA users say strike 'making it impossible to be independent' » Berkshire Eagle

Utilities

Whistleblower: Columbia Gas Cut Corners Prior to Explosions » NBC Boston

Legislators signal support for gas oversight following Merrimack Valley disaster » Boston Globe

Agawam farm family protests Tennessee Gas Pipeline land-taking » The Republican

Price of electricity going up in E. Mass. » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts natural gas companies would support greater engineering oversight » The Republican

In Wake Of Gas Disaster, Lawmakers Probe Utility Companies' Safety Plans » WGBH

Massachusetts lawmakers grill natural gas executives on public safety » The Republican

Competing offers on table over regaining access to Springfield TV » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts lawmakers holding hearing on natural gas safety » News Boston

Lawmakers press for details about gas line safety » The Salem News

Gas Executives On Hot Seat At Massachusetts Statehouse » New England Public Radio

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Recipe of the Week

TAZA MUDSLIDE COOKIES

Chef Brian Mercury

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces butter
  • 13 ounces Taza 60% chocolate
  • 1/2 cup cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Taza 70% chocolate chunks

Directions

  1. Melt butter, remove from heat and stir in chocolate to melt.
  1. Combine cake flour, baking powder and salt, sift, set aside in a separate bowl.
  1. Dissolve coffee in water.
  1. Whip eggs, sugar, coffee and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  1. Gently whip egg mixture and chocolate mix together.
  1. Stir in flour mix until just incorporated.
  1. Fold in chocolate chips by hand.
  1. Let firm in fridge for about 1 hour.
  1. Scoop or spoon desired size, bake at 325 - 350 degrees for about 14 - 20 minutes for larger size cookies.


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