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Today on Beacon Hill

8:30am Breakfast Fundraiser for Sen. Cindy Friedman with Sen. President Karen Spilka

9:00am Early Education Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Health Policy Commission Annual Benchmark Meeting, Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

3:00pm WGBH News' "Next Stop" with Chris Dempsey, Director of Transportation for Massachusetts, and Sen. Joe Boncore, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston

6:00pm Downtown Reception for Rep. Adrian Madaro

6:00pm The Kickoff to St. Patrick's Day with Rep. Alyson Sullivan and Special Guest Weymouth Mayor Bob Hedlund

6:00pm An Evening in Support of Attorney General Maura Healey

“It’s all on the table,” DeLeo told reporters after his remarks. “Quite frankly, I think we’re at a situation relative to transportation we’re at a critical point. If we’re going to continue to grow our economy here in Massachusetts, transportation has to be one of the major factors that we address.”

House Speaker Robert DeLeo

Speaking about gas tax hikes and ways to fix the state's transportation issues.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Pelosi’s cagey play on impeachment » Boston Globe

Sanders And Warren Appear Headed For A Clash In New Hampshire » WBUR

Inside Biden and Warren's Yearslong Feud » Politico Magazine

US Rep. Seth Moulton wants to abolish the electoral college, Senate filibuster » The Republican

Mass. Democrats pan President Donald Trump’s budget proposal » The Republican

Sen. Warren Joins Calls For U.S. To Ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 Planes » WBUR

Watch How Normal Guy Mitt Romney Blows Out Birthday Candles » Boston Magazine

Business

CambridgeSide mall’s third floor will become office space » Boston Globe

'Impact Investing': Good For The Planet, Good For Profit? » WBUR

DeLeo plans $2 mil effort to promote restaurants » State House News Service

Sen Bruce Tarr champions expanded in-state lobster processing, proposal backed by Senate » Wicked Local North of Boston

Lacrosse team to spend $1.5 million on Quincy stadium » Wicked Local

'Atlas Of Inequality' Shows Income Segregation Around Boston » WBUR

Diplo-curated music festival told to scale back or leave Brockton » The Enterprise

In rare rebuke, Boston commission disapproves Dock Square Garage design » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Pot bills rolling in on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Marijuana entrepreneurs see favorable precedent in Worcester court ruling » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission hears calls for less red tape, lower-cost products » The Republican

Hudson selectmen OK drafting host agreement for marijuana cultivation facility » The Metro West Daily News

Consumers, patients outline marijuana demands at Boston hearing » The Salem News

Civil Rights

Massachusetts House Set To Vote on Conversion Therapy Ban Wednesday » New Boston Post

Lawmakers differ over conversion therapy reporting » State House News Service

Crimes

Don’t equate supporting black women with hating black men » Boston Globe

Education

Parents stopped at nothing to get their kids in ‘side door’ » Boston Globe

Falmouth land could be seized as part of college admission scandal » Boston Business Journal

Dozens arrested, including parents, in nationwide college bribery, cheating scandal » Boston Globe

Local investment executive charged in massive college admissions scheme » Boston Business Journal

Shrewsbury High receives $50K bioscience grant » Worcester Telegram

Blackstone Valley Education Foundation to host forum » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Universal Technical Institute shutters Norwood campus » Boston Business Journal

Feds bust up ‘side door’ route into college » Commonwealth Magazine

Feds: BU, BC, Northeastern Were Sent Fraudulent SAT Scores » Boston Magazine

Local College Admissions Advisers Say Scam Is Not That Surprising » WBUR

Environment

APCC Comments on Eversource 2019 Herbicide Plan for Cape Cod » Cape Cod Today

Health Care

Patient Deaths Cited In Mass. Settlement With 7 Nursing Homes » WBUR

AG announces settlements after allegations that problems at nursing homes led to deaths » Boston Globe

Seven nursing homes, including one in Longmeadow, settle with AG Maura Healey over substandard care » The Republican

Housing

Pine St. pitches permanent housing complex for homeless » Boston Globe

Hearing "fairly soon" on housing bill, Honan says » State House News Service

Human Services

Report: Switch to cashless welfare not feasible » Eagle Tribune

147-8: Mass. House Overwhelmingly Votes To Ban Conversion Therapy For Minors » WBUR

Insurance

Sign-ups surge on Mass. Health Connector » Boston Globe

Baker-Polito Administration announces Health Connector completes successful open enrollment with highest-ever membership, covering 282,000 people with health insurance » Sampan

Judiciary

Cyberattack with ransom demand has disrupted public defenders for weeks » Boston Globe

Gov makes Superior Court nomination » Mass Lawyers Weekly

SJC orders reinstatement of Hernandez murder conviction » State House News Service

Labor

4 fast food chains to end use of 'no-poach' agreements » South Coast Today

Dunkin' will end 'no-poach' policy in settlement with AG Healey » Boston Business Journal

Legislative

House probe of allegations of inappropriate behvior by Rep. Paul McMurtry nearing conclusion » The Patriot Ledger

Local Government

Majority Of Fall River Voters Opt For Recall, But Mayor Still Wins Election » WBUR

Lanesborough Applies For State Funding For Summer Street Sidewalks » iBerkshires

Healy, Feltch accept new positions with the state and federal government » Wicked Local Medford

Takeaways from Monday's Waltham City Council meeting » Wicked Local Waltham

State attorney general's office rules Charlton selectmen violated Open Meeting Law » Worcester Telegram

Gardner School Committee members look to rally support and pride for school system » The Gardner News

North Adams Councilors Postpone Mohawk Theater Decision » iBerkshires

Politics

Fall River recalls its mayor... and then re-elects him » The Herald News

Public Health

Bill to ban tackling in youth football gains ground on Beacon Hill » The Milford Daily News

Suicide prevention leaders urged to keep up messaging » State House News Service

Safe injection sites recommended as part of Cambridge's plan to combat opioids » Wicked Local Cambridge

Public Safety

Bar owners eye safety tactics after abductions » Boston Globe

Massachusetts can do more to fight human trafficking » Boston Globe

Boston police seek collaborative effort with bar owners » Boston Herald

Students interrupt WBUR gun violence event » Commonwealth Magazine

State Government

Our view: Sunshine laws essential to keeping citizens informed » The Salem News

Latinos projected to to make up 15 percent of Mass. population by 2035 » Boston Globe

Taxation

Massachusetts legislators mull gas tax indexing » Boston Herald

Transportation

T notes: DeLeo open to tax hikes » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation forum draws crowd to Lynn YMCA » Lynn Daily News Item

Rep. Robinson Files Legislation To Add Commuter Rail Rider Representation on MBTA Board » Framingham Source

MBTA train fare hike leaves bad taste in Worcester, says state Rep. David LeBoeuf » Worcester Telegram

DeLeo: 'Everything and anything' on table in transportation debate » Herald News

Boncore sees Baker as "biggest challenge" on transpo $$$ » State House News Service

MBTA Fare Hike Could Make Traffic Worse, Transportation Advocate Says » WGBH

Beacon Hill leaders seek conversation on transportation funding » The Republican

Banning hand-held phone use by drivers is long overdue » Lowell Sun

Frustrated MBTA board OKs fare hike » Commonwealth Magazine

T control board wants to discuss new revenues with lawmakers » Commonwealth Magazine

Freshman lawmakers say MBTA board needs rider representation » State House News Service

Toll scofflaws face ramifications at registry » State House News Service

Utilities

NRC approves Seabrook plant’s license extension » Seacoast Online

Six Months After Gas Fires, Lawrence Mayor Says Lack of Accountability Means It Could Happen Again » WGBH

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Recipe of the Week

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lb bottom round beef cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup celery stalks, small diced
  • 2 medium sized yellow onions, small diced
  • 2 jumbo carrots, peeled and medium diced
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 16 ounces Guinness
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups canned tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped
  • 4-6 red bliss potatoes, skin on and medium diced
  • 2 cups low sodium beef broth

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. In Dutch oven pot on stove, put oil, beef, salt, and pepper. Saute on medium high heat to brown. Once browned, turn heat down to medium and add celery, onions, carrots. Saute all until onions are translucent. Sprinkle flour over all, and cook for 1-2 minutes until it becomes a paste with oil that coats all of the beef and veggies.
  2. While stirring with a whisk, slowly add Guinness to deglaze and allow to simmer for 4-6 minutes on low heat. Once the sauce starts to thicken, add molasses, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, thyme, rosemary, potatoes and beef broth. Stir until all is incorporated and place lid on dutch oven.
  3. Place Dutch oven into preheated oven and cook for three hours at 350 until beef is tender. Remove lid and cook for an additional 20 minutes. Add salt and pepper if needed. Serve!


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