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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm Taco Night Fundraiser for Springfield City Council Candidate Victor Davila

"I don't understand why anybody goes to all the trouble of running for president of the United States, just to talk about what we really can't do and shouldn't fight for."

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Posing the question to the other Democratic candidates during last night's debate on CNN.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Warren lands endorsement of Representative Katherine Clark and others » Boston Globe

Scorecard: Grading the candidates after the Democratic debate » Boston Globe

A clash of pragmatism against ideological purity dominates Democratic debate » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren cuts through the ‘yada, yada, yada’ — but can she beat Trump? » Boston Globe

This 11-Year-Old Journalist Asked Elizabeth Warren Some Hard-Hitting Questions » Boston Magazine

Sanders And Warren Stand Together: Takeaways From Tuesday's Democratic Debate » New England Public Radio

Business

Student housing developer buys Davis Square building that houses The Burren » Boston Globe

Cape businesses get post-tornado boost » Cape Cod Times

Fed puts its credibility on the line with plan to cut rates while US economy is still healthy » Boston Globe

$1 million emergency loan fund for Cape Cod businesses after tornadoes » Fox 25 News

Alexandria planning Necco Street life-science campus near GE HQ » Boston Business Journal

GE on hunt for new CFO as Miller steps down » Boston Business Journal

Trump Hears Local Fishing Concerns [OPINION] » WBSM

Uber's Quick Win Bid Is 'A Farce,' Boston Cab Cos. Say » Law 360

Archdiocese of Boston hires fundraising firm » Boston Herald

Trader Joe’s coming this fall to Boston's Fort Point » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Host agreements seen as impeding marijuana sector’s growth » Boston Globe

Legislative committee hears bills on marijuana social consumption, host community agreements » MassLive

As lawmakers dawdle, pot revenue shrinks » Sentinel & Enterprise

Education

Bill could send additional funding to schools in Gateway cities » The Enterprise

UMass trustees to set tuition rates on Friday » Berkshire Eagle

Governor Names Arlington Resident To MassBay Board of Trustees » Framingham Source

Grant? Loan? Uniform sheet would demystify college costs » South Coast Today

Frustrated education activists stage "beach party" » State House News Service

Environment

House unanimously passes $1.3 billion for community climate resiliency projects » Wicked Local

Environment Massachusetts honors Pittsfield for microgrid exploration » Berkshire Eagle

Harwich Tornado Damage Estimated At $3.2 Million 31 July 2019 » The Cape Cod Chronicle

Salem Joins Mass Clean Energy » Brookline Patch

Boston Sweats Through Its Hottest July On Record » WBUR

Massachusetts House of Representatives approves air monitoring station near Weymouth compressor » Wicked Local Weymouth

Lynn residents voice concerns about King’s Beach to LWSC » Lynn Daily News Item

At Cape planning summit, future is climate change » Cape Cod Times

Gaming

Former MGM slot tech indicted on alleged $22G theft from casino » Boston Herald

Legislature again takes horse racing down to the wire » State House News Service

Mass. AG: Slot Machine Technician Stole $22K From MGM Springfield » New England Public Radio

Health Care

Medicaid Work Requirements Struck Down in a 3rd State » Governing

Housing

Cape senator appeals for help with seasonal housing » State House News Service

Three-story apartment building proposed again in Easthampton » Gazette Net

Human Services

90,000 People In Massachusetts Could Lose Access To Food Stamps Under Trump Proposal » WGBH

Judiciary

Law inspired by Michelle Carter case could clarify gray area » Boston Globe

'Conrad's Law' major step in anti-bully battle » Sentinel & Enterprise

After Agency Reforms, Breathalyzer Tests Can Again Be Used In Mass. Courts » WBUR

Labor

As key Walsh aide testifies in corruption trial, clarity remains elusive » Boston Globe

Legislative

Friedman backs health-care access, unions, child-marriage ban » Your Arlington

Pro-journalism state senator defends Beacon Hill’s secrecy » Boston Herald

State filings detail lawmakers’ financial interests, possible conflicts » Gazette Net

Local Government

2020 State Budget Includes More Than $22.7 Million For Brookline » Brookline Patch

North Attleboro confronted with a $290,000 budget hole » The Sun Chronicle

Union members were furious at Boston Calling, official testifies at extortion trial » Boston Globe

Lottery will determine order of candidate names in Fall River mayoral election » The Herald News

Baker Joins Arrigo, City Officials at Opening Ceremonies » Revere Journal

Politics

Your racist uncle was never funny » Boston Globe

Public Health

Massachusetts State Budget Could Include $300,000 for Families with Substance-Exposed Infants » Cape Cod Online

Public Safety

Do Americans favor capital punishment? That depends on whether murder rates rise or fall » Boston Globe

Deaths in police custody underscore dangers for people arrested with drug issues » Boston Globe

Clive McFarlane: Public records exemption provision at odds with need for police body cams » Worcester Telegram

Westhampton fire chief to step down; town searching for replacement » Gazette Net

Special detail officers help improve business climate in downtown Framingham » The Metro West Daily News

State Finance

Gov. Baker approves FY20 budget and New Bedford scores big time » South Coast Today

Mass. Gov. Baker OKs Overdue Budget As Interim Spending Power Runs Out » New England Public Radio

State Government

Our view: No place for secret agreements » The Salem News

Baker can run… and so he does » Boston Herald

Taxation

Baker amendment would put meals tax holiday on ice » State House News Service

Transportation

RMV knowingly created backlog, ex-registrar tells lawmakers » Boston Globe

Traffic at Logan is about to get worse, and Massport wants you to know it » Boston Globe

MassDOT auditor raised concerns months before NH crash that left 7 motorcycle riders dead » MassLive

Is Baker’s $18 billion bond bill a game changer for commuters? » Boston Globe

Lawsuit accuses for-profit colleges of deceptive practices » Worcester Telegram

Testimony Shows Disarray Within RMV Over Driver Violations » WGBH

Lawmakers’ requests not met for RMV hearing » Boston Herald

Overgrown grass a dangerous issue on highways » News 22 WWLP.com

Too Hot For The T? Here Are Some Of The Ads The MBTA Rejected » WBUR

Gov. Baker meeting with Army Corps: Bridges to Cape Cod need to be replaced » Berkshire Eagle

Numerous warnings about ignored RMV notices » Commonwealth Magazine

SF airport ride-hailing experiment called ‘hot mess’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Testimony Shows Disarray Within Mass. RMV Over Driver Violations » New England Public Radio

Mass. alone among states without OUI interlock law » State House News Service

Utilities

NiSource settles Massachusetts gas explosion claims for $143M » Utility Dive

Solarize Mass Plus offers solar incentives to North Adams, Williamstown residents » Berkshire Eagle

Edgartown to defend rejection of Vineyard Wind cabling » State House News Service

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Recipe of the Week

New England Clam Dip

Yankee Magazine

Ingredients

  • 1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 7-ounce can minced clams
  • 1/2 pint (1 cup) sour cream
  • 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons onion juice (see Note)
  • 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

Drain the clams, reserving some of the liquid, and mash into the softened cream cheese. Add the remaining ingredients and blend well.

If a thinner dip is required, use 1 or 2 tablespoons of the reserved clam liquid to thin the mixture. For a thicker dip, omit the sour cream and use 2 packages of cream cheese instead of just one.

Serve with sturdy potato chips. 

Additional Notes:

Onion juice is easily produced by grating an onion, then straining the pulp to free the onion juice.

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