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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

“We don’t have a king in this country. We didn’t want a king, so we have a Constitution and we elect a president. The states, the colonies, formed the federal government. The federal government did not form the states.”

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Responding to President Trump's claim that he has total power to open the country back up.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Elizabeth Warren endorses Joe Biden for president » Boston Globe

No defense for extremists » Boston Globe

'Accelerate the endgame’: Behind Obama’s role in wrapping up the Democratic primary race » Boston Globe

Obama endorsement all about appeasing Bernie fans » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Confessions of Sleepy Joe Biden and his media enablers » Boston Herald

Business

IBM Offers COBOL Help for Government to Deal with Crisis » GovTech

Aquarium, zoo, and museums appeal for federal aid » Commonwealth Magazine

Waltham startup TScan signs $30m deal with Swiss drug giant Novartis » Boston Globe

Gun shops sue state over coronavirus closures » Worcester Telegram

AG Healey to debt collectors: COVID-19 stimulus payments are off limits » Sentinel & Enterprise

Hospitality industry looks to government for help through crisis » Boston Globe

Ever done business with a cannabis company? You might not qualify for PPP » Boston Business Journal

Here’s how to avoid being scammed during the coronavirus crisis » Boston Globe

IMF sees ‘Great Lockdown’ recession as worst since depression » Boston Globe

Editorial: Resilient artists to get needed boost » Gazette Net

Report: VC fundraising has ‘rocky period’ ahead, despite strong Q1 » Boston Business Journal

GE, Fidelity, other Boston-area execs join Trump economic task forces » Boston Business Journal

Here’s how much airports in Mass. received in federal relief funds » Boston Business Journal

Boston mayor considers 'slow ramp-up' for construction » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Pot Advocates Want Mass. AG To Address Shop Closures » Law 360

Education

Scenes From Lockdown: UMass Students Describe Their New Reality In Isolation » New England Public Radio

State audit: Mount Wachusett college foundation spending checks out » Worcester Telegram

Education update: How student learning has changed » Martha's Vineyard Times

Environment

EPA won’t tighten pollution rule despite evidence of link between soot, COVID-19 » Boston Globe

GUEST COLUMN: A green energy economy saves lives » Wicked Local Mansfield

Federal

In unprecedented move, Treasury orders Trump’s name printed on stimulus checks » Washington Post

Murray, Fattman decry news that feds took personal protective equipment ordered by Milford » Milford Daily News

Why Are Rich Americans Getting $1.7 Million Stimulus Checks? » Forbes

Trump, governors at odds on authority over coronavirus recovery path » Boston Globe

Congress delays return to Washington until at least May 4 » Boston Globe

OPINION: Trump move to hold China, World Health Organization accountable long overdue » Boston Herald

Trump casts interstate coronavirus pact as ‘mutiny’ » Boston Herald

Keller @ Large: Trump’s Threat Against Rebellious Governors » CBS Boston

Health Care

Primary Care Offices Struggle To Stay Solvent During Pandemic » New England Public Radio

Two-thirds of Mass. nursing homes are dealing with coronavirus » Boston Business Journal

Field Hospitals Going Up in Lowell, Dartmouth » State House News Service

Ayanna Pressley urges Charlie Baker to rescind guidelines for potentially rationing COVID-19 care » Boston.com

Southcoast Health prepares for surge, partners with UMass field hospital » Turn to 10

Baker boosts staffing, supplies for nursing homes to fight COVID-19 » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Boston coronavirus rental assistance program draws thousands of applications » Boston Herald

Human Services

Boston Homeless Advocates Say Asymptomatic Virus Spread Shows 'Urgent' Need For Universal Testing » WBUR

Doing antiviolence work in a time of social distancing » Boston Globe

Judiciary

With Legislature stalled, Mass. high court to tackle coronavirus ballot issue » MSN

Rachael Rollins slams high court’s decision to free accused murderer amid coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Labor

Cambridge City Council Requests New Public Health Protections for Grocery Store Workers » The Harvard Crimson

Amid coronavirus pandemic, state’s nursing home workers will get extra pay » Boston Globe

Coronavirus unemployment: Gig workers, independent contractors feel the pinch with applications yet to open » Boston Herald

Local organization pushing double pay for nursing home workers » Western Mass News

State paying medical workers some respect » Sentinel & Enterprise

Legislative

Area lawmakers are keeping open lines of communication » Gazette Net

Local Government

Selectmen firmly support taxpayer relief in Burlington » Daily Times Chronicle

Special Town Meeting postponed » South Coast Today

Ashland seeks delay on Town Meeting, election » Milford Daily News

At first virtual meeting, Pittsfield City Council allocates $300,000 for coronavirus spending » Berkshire Eagle

Politics

In pandemic, Kennedy, Markey push messages online » Gazette Net

Public Health

How to get better COVID-19 infection data without universal testing » Boston Globe

Brockton has had 1,206 coronavirus cases; state total climbs to 28,163 » The Enterprise

Coronavirus reminds us the true meaning of #BostonStrong » Boston Herald

Reversing social distancing could spell major coronavirus resurgence, Harvard prof says » Boston Herald

Harvard president and wife, both recovered from coronavirus, boost scientists’ effort with blood donations » Boston Globe

At Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea, 8 residents now dead who tested positive for COVID-19 » Boston Globe

Baker urges patience, collaboration in virus response » Cape Cod Times

“Our People Are Suffering’: State Steps In As Coronavirus Cases Rise In Chelsea » CBS Boston

The key to rebounding from coronavirus may lie with antibody tests. But caveats abound. » Boston Globe

Baker: “We Are In The Surge” » State House News Service

Bill Requires Daily Virus Reports From Long-Term Care » State House News Service

Death Toll From Virus Hits 84 in Boston » State House News Service

Public Safety

Boston police mourn ‘hero’ officer who died from coronavirus » Boston Herald

‘It’s always there’: For a Chelsea cop, coronavirus is omnipresent » Boston Globe

Domestic disturbance cases on the rise » Martha's Vineyard Times

29-year veteran of Boston Police Department dies after contracting coronavirus » Boston Globe

Baker Mum On Whether State Troopers Sent To NYC To Protect Medical Supply Shipment » WBUR

State Finance

“Sobering” Estimates Mean Budgeting With Billions Less » WGBH

Virus Leaves Economists Uncertain About Its Final Toll » State House News Service

Coronavirus-induced Massachusetts budget crisis could cause ‘human suffering’ without federal bail out » Boston Herald

Experts predict plummeting state revenues will put Mass. in dire straits » Boston Globe

Crisis Puts Pressure on Treasury to Maintain Cash Flow » State House News Service

State Government

Virus notes: Trump slams state mutineers » Commonwealth Magazine

Arlington delegation supports bill to waive school testing requirements, help vulnerable residents » Wicked Local Arlington

Governor Baker begins coordinating how to reopen society despite COVID-19 peak in Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR -- Bills will ensure election fairness in coronavirus crisis » Wicked Local Westford

Transportation

T board ponders 2-year extension for Keolis » Commonwealth Magazine

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Recipe of the Week

Dutch baby

Boston Globe

Makes 2-4 Servings

Ingredients

2/3 cup milk

2/3 cup flour (or 1/2 cup gluten-free flour mix)

1 tablespoon sugar

1 pinch salt

1 pinch nutmeg (optional)

1 pinch cinnamon (optional)

3 eggs

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Directions

1. Place an 8- or 10-inch cast-iron skillet on a middle rack in the oven. Set the oven to 450 degrees.

2. In a blender, combine the milk, flour, sugar, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon (if using), and eggs. Blend until uniform, about 30 seconds.

3. When the oven comes to temperature, carefully remove the hot pan from the oven and coat it with 1 tablespoon of the butter. Pour in the batter and return the pan immediately to the oven.

4. Bake undisturbed for 15 minutes.

5. Remove from the oven, place on a trivet, and put the remaining 2 tablespoons butter on top to melt.



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