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Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am Press Conference on the Community Immunity Act, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

9:30am Mass. Community College Student Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

"Lord give me the strength to not take the bait but hold this man accountable for every single thing he says and does."

Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Responding to President Trump's tweet in which he compared the impeachment investigation to a "lynching".

News By Category
Beltway Politics

How Centrist Democrats Botched the 2020 Primary » New York Magazine

Trump does not have a ‘problematic’ view of people of color. He’s a racist » Boston Globe

Mitt Romney, thy name is… Pierre Delecto » Boston Herald

‘Sheriff Joe’ is back in court. The impeachment inquiry should pay attention » Boston Globe

Senator Warren needs some serious policy repairs » Boston Globe

The Wall Streeters who actually like Elizabeth Warren » Vox

Business

Letter to the Editor: Ban the use of exotic animals in traveling shows » Wicked Local Waltham

Joseph Abboud Manufacturing among Massachusetts Manufacturer of the Year honorees » South Coast Today

Drugmaker Alkermes cuts 160 jobs in effort to lower expenses » Boston Business Journal

iRobot shares fall to three-year low as CEO cites China tariffs » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Starting in November, medical marijuana patients in Mass. will no longer have to pay annual fees » Boston Globe

Mass. Bill Would Let Marijuana Growers Use Organic Pesticides » New England Public Radio

Education

BSU names State Sen. deMacedo as director of regional partnerships » Wicked Local Bridgewater

Sen. deMacedo Prepares for New Position with BSU » Cape Cod Online

State oversight critical in education bill » Commonwealth Magazine

House unveils education bill — minus controversial Senate amendment » Commonwealth Magazine

Are Liberal Arts Colleges Doomed? » Washington Post

Triton chairwoman continues to seek state funding » Newburyport News

House Set to Consider K-12 Education Funding Bill » State House News Service

Ed $$$ Projections Being Held While House Debates Bill » State House News Service

Environment

New EPA chief in New England barred from many decisions because of conflicts » Boston Globe

Boston dwellers to dog owners: Urine trouble » Boston Herald

Rockport developer ordered to stop illegally altering protected wetlands in Pigeon Cove Harbor » Wicked Local Gloucester

House Approves $3.2 Million For Tornado Disaster Relief » The Cape Cod Chronicle

Syringe pick-ups number in the thousands in Lowell » Lowell Sun

Gaming

Competitor enters R.I. lottery battle but governor says no dice » Boston Globe

Town, developers pitch $300 million slots complex in Wareham » Taunton Gazette

Team Pitches $300 Mil Slots Complex in Wareham » State House News Service

Health Care

For patients, Biogen news is an infusion of hope on Alzheimer’s » Boston Globe

In the span of 16 hours, two giant biotech developments » Boston Globe

Mass. residents overburdened by health costs » Commonwealth Magazine

State senators developing their own health care legislation » Boston Business Journal

Health Care Reform, From Baker's Bill To The Economics Of 'Medicare For All' » WBUR

Housing

Weymouth looking for private partner to help fix up public housing » Patriot Ledger

Boston housing chief: ‘Thousands’ of former Airbnbs to hit rental market in December » Boston Herald

Got $400,000? That's the Median Home Sale Price This Year » State House News Service

Judiciary

Families want to end prison phone call charges » Commonwealth Magazine

In wake of SJC ruling on Lawrence cop, Blodgett urges fix » The Eagle Tribune

Essex DA calls on Legislature to act to keep sexual ‘predators’ in jail » Boston Herald

Friedman advocates for 'treatment, not imprisonment' bill » Brookline Patch

Governor Baker Nominates Attorney Joseph P. Harrington Jr. as Associate Justice of the Fall River District Court » Cape Cod Today

Legislative

DeLeo, 34 House reps refuse to share spending records » Boston Herald

College Closure, OCPF Bills on Senate's Radar » State House News Service

Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus held listening session for local residents » News 22 WWLP.com

Local Government

Raynham town employee charged with altering payroll, stealing $4k of vacation » The Enterprise

Boston's At-Large Council Candidates Take Aim At Opioid And Housing Crises During Debate » WBUR

'Human error' to blame for missing absentee ballots ahead of Fall River election » The Herald News

More home businesses will require special permits in Athol » Athol Daily News

Politics

Muratore Passing On Senate Race To Focus on Re-election » State House News Service

Race and politics mingle in Hyde Park » The Bay State Banner

Eight candidates for four at-large council seats lay out their platforms » Boston Globe

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno: ‘It just didn’t dawn on me’ that on-duty firefighters didn’t belong at political fundraiser » The Republican

Is It Time for Charlie Baker to Leave the Republican Party? » Boston Magazine

Revere Mayoral challenger Dan Rizzo sees flaws in Amazon facility » Lynn Daily News Item

Most Mass. Voters Favor Trump Impeachment And Removal » WBUR

Newton Candidate Profile: Bridget Ray-Canada, School Committee » Newton Patch

Voter Guide: Contested Mayoral Races In Six Western Mass. Cities » New England Public Radio

Public Health

New child-immunization standards, enforcement proposed on Beacon Hill » Fox 25 News

Baker appeals judge’s ruling on vaping sales ban » Boston Globe

DeLeo: Action on vaping bill possible before Legislature breaks » The Herald News

Battle over banning youth tackle football in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Attleboro area police will accept vaping devices Saturday » The Sun Chronicle

Quincy council opposes opioid deal » Patriot Ledger

Newburyport schools battle against teen vaping trend » Wicked Local Newburyport

DeLeo: Action on Vaping Bill Possible Before Legislature Breaks » State House News Service

As Vaping Devices Have Evolved, So Have Potential Hazards, Researchers Say » WBUR

Those left behind: Opioids and the epidemic of loss » Gazette Net

The Vaping Overreaction » The Atlantic

Plaintiffs Also Appeal Vape Sales Ban Ruling » State House News Service

Shaken baby syndrome no ‘controversy’ at all » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Trooper, officer awarded for heroic actions in 2018 stabbing incident » The Recorder

Arbitrator says Bourne firefighter was justly terminated » Cape Cod Times

District Attorney Rachael Rollins: 'Not Helpful' That Boston Police Didn't Wear Body Cameras At 'Straight Pride' » WGBH

State Government

Polito to visit GMGI for STEM Week » Gloucester Times

A rough report card for Gov. Charlie Baker » Sentinel & Enterprise

Transportation

State installs cable barrier on dangerous stretch of I-195 » Turn to 10

Emerson College professor struck and killed by train in Beverly » Boston Globe

Letter to the editor: Rep. Hawkins' idea for public transport is best yet » The Sun Chronicle

We’ve been on T apology road before » Boston Herald

Cities eye higher fees on Uber, Lyft rides » Commonwealth Magazine

What’s the plan? » Commonwealth Magazine

Ayanna Pressley on making the MBTA free, congestion pricing, and shifting the paradigm of transportation policy » Boston.com

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Recipe of the Week

Makes 12 Servings

Ingredients

For the cakes:

Ingredients

  • 2 cups apple cider
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Pinch of powdered cloves
  • Pinch of powdered ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup buttermilk

Directions

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment. Set aside.

Pour the apple cider into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid has reduced to ½ cup, approximately 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.

Continue to mix on low speed while alternately adding the cider, buttermilk, and flour mixture. Stop to scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.

Spoon about 1/4 cup of batter roughly 3 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets (a small ice cream scoop works well here). Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the tops are puffed and a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the cakes comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

For the topping:

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix together all the topping ingredients except for the melted butter. Brush the tops of the cakes with butter and roll in the sugar mixture until coated. Set the cakes aside.

For the filling:

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 cups Marshmallow Fluff
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider
  • 1 teaspoon powdered ginger

Instructions

In a large bowl, blend together all of the filling ingredients until smooth.

Spread the flat side of half the cakes with filling. Top with the remaining cakes to form a sandwich, then wrap individually in plastic wrap until ready to serve.



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