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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm ELM Wednesday Webinars with U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern, MA State Rep. Tom Golden, and Quincy City Councilor Nina Liang, Webinar

Birthdays: Rep. Jay Livingstone, Rep. Mike Connolly

“Yes, America is burning. But that’s how forests grow,”

Attorney General Maura Healey

Suggesting the intense protests sweeping the nation may yield long-term benefits.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Joe Biden ventures out of basement, slams Trump » Boston Herald

Opinion: Biden and Trump show their colors » Boston Globe

Editorial: Stand down, Mr. President » Boston Globe

Business

Restaurant relief bill moves forward on Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Restaurant relief bill, including cocktails to-go, on move on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Thanks, but no thanks. Are small businesses losing interest in SBA PPP loans? » Boston Business Journal

Why Wall Street has bounced back and Main Street hasn’t » Boston Globe

Their goal: making you feel safe again » Boston Globe

Mass. Business Confidence Edges Up After Dismal March, April » WBUR

AG Healey urges business leaders to seize ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ to address racial inequity » Boston Globe

Daycare Centers, Summer Camps Prepare To Reopen After Coronavirus Shutdown » CBS Boston

Temperature Checks And No Sharing: Here's What Child Care Could Look Like When It Reopens » New England Public Radio

Raytheon bosses get merger windfall amid furloughs, pay cuts » Boston Globe

Lawyer begs Mass. attorney general for criminal case against wedding videographer » Worcester Telegram

Cape Cod restaurant owners relieved by looser restrictions » Cape Cod Times

'We're in danger': Comedy theaters face curtain call » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

3 Boston pot shops broken into Monday morning » Boston Herald

Security footage shows looting of Boston’s first recreational marijuana shop » Boston.com

Civil Rights

Boston, Brockton protests over George Floyd’s death extend into the night » Boston Herald

Thousands in Boston protested peacefully to denounce killings of Black Americans » Boston Globe

Warren: White Americans “Must Be Anti-Racists” » State House News Service

‘This Is The Tipping Point’: Ayanna Pressley Introduces ‘Precise’ Resolution Against Police Brutality » CBS Boston

Nation’s streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful » Boston Globe

With a Country on Edge, Peaceful Protesters Jam Five Corners for Student-Led Rally » Vineyard Gazette

More than 1,000 march at Holyoke protest against racism, police brutality following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis » The Republican

‘I have wounds that I’ll never lose.’ The state’s top political leaders of color press for change across all levels of government » Boston Globe

Thousands Gather In Dorchester’s Franklin Park For Somber, Peaceful Protest » WGBH

Elizabeth Warren appears at protests in Washington, D.C. » Boston Globe

In Massive Show Of Solidarity, Vigil Attendees Gather At Franklin Park To Protest Police Brutality » WBUR

Education

Boston schools superintendent weighs options for reopening in September » Boston Herald

Time to write some emails? Brookline parents, school officials speak on recent educator layoffs » Wicked Local Brookline

East Longmeadow preschool to close summer program » Western Mass News

South County schools get creative about graduations in pandemic era » the Berkshire edge

Environment

Massachusetts city’s residents ‘need to be listened to’ on pollution concerns » Energy News Network

Federal

With plans to reopen their offices, EPA workers fear they’re being used as political pawns » Boston Globe

Rep. Pressley calls Pres. Trump 'an inciter of violence' » WCVB

Opinion: I Cannot Remain Silent » The Atlantic

Health Care

With diligence and luck, some nursing homes have kept the virus out » Boston Globe

Brockton Hospital erects field unit to prepare for ‘second wave’ of coronavirus » The Enterprise

Housing

Marty Walsh adding $5M to Boston coronavirus rental relief fund » Boston Herald

Boston is pumping another $5M into its relief fund for renters » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Berkshire DA to go before state's top court; due process rights in a pandemic at issue » Berkshire Eagle

State’s highest court refuses to release prisoners due to coronavirus » Boston Globe

SJC Returns Decarceration Case to Superior Court » State House News Service

SJC refuses to order release of convicted prisoners » Commonwealth Magazine

Legislative

State legislators call for change in federal, state, and local policies » News 22 WWLP.com

Local Government

Boston City Councilor’s emotional story of police brutality: ‘Cop once pointed gun at my head’ » Boston Herald

Falmouth to close part of Main Street for dining » Cape Cod Times

Construction projects in Westborough resume » Community Advocate

Worcester is geared up to issue outdoor dining permits, as soon as state allows » Worcester Telegram

Lynn City Hall begins road to reopening » Lynn Daily News Item

Auburn takes annual town meeting to the gridiron » Worcester Telegram

Politics

Healey: ‘America is burning. But that’s how forests grow’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Curfews, pandemic test voters in primaries held amid unrest » Boston Globe

Another test for the state’s struggling GOP » Commonwealth Magazine

Democrat Carol Doherty Flips Taunton State Rep Seat » New Boston Post

Public Health

‘I’ve gotten a couple of dirty looks’: When the coronavirus pandemic and spring allergy season align » Boston Globe

Mass. reports 358 new coronavirus cases, 50 new deaths as officials continue reporting both confirmed and probable cases » Boston Globe

Tobacco ban’s ban’s timely health benefits » Lowell Sun

As Protests Continue, Health Officials Advise Activists: Keep Masks On » Boston Magazine

DPH Changes COVID-19 Reporting; Child Care, Camp Criteria Released » iBerkshires

Public Safety

Howie Carr: Rogues’ gallery of looters and losers » Boston Herald

Ayanna Pressley calls George Floyd killing ‘tipping point’ » Boston Herald

Local district attorneys denounce murder of George Floyd » Gazette Net

Guest columnist Brian Zayatz: A call for drastic reductions in Northampton’s police budget » Gazette Net

Tensions escalate in Brockton; fireworks thrown at police, tear gas deployed » The Enterprise

Angry at Worcester police handling of unrest, Clark University says it will no longer hire city officers for details » Worcester Telegram

Salem police captain suspended for inappropriate tweet » Boston Herald

Mass. Pols Push Back on Trump’s Military Threat » State House News Service

State Government

Opinion: Legal action needed to save Mass. from elitist leaders » Boston Herald

Opinion: We must act now to protect the primary election » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. House Panel Strips Postage Costs From Mail-In Bill » WBUR

Mass. National Guard Suspends Soldier For 'Inflammatory,' 'Divisive' Comments About George Floyd Protests » WBUR

Charlie Baker releases new details about the next phases of Massachusetts’s reopening plan » Boston.com

Transportation

Gov. Charlie Baker Tours MBTA Blue Line Work » Revere Journal

Utilities

Weymouth: Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station Circulates On-Line Petition » 95.9 WATD

Energy Company Settles Claims of Unlawful Operation of Oil Terminals in Quincy and Everett Without Required Air Permits » Everett Independent

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Recipe of the Week

Ingredients

TO P P I N G
4 TBSP melted butter
½ C light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 20-ounce can of pineapple rings in juice,
drained
maraschino cherries


C A K E
3 TBSP butter, room temperature
¾ C granulated sugar
zest from half a lemon
1 egg, room temperature
½ TSP salt
1 ¾
TSP
baking powder
1 TSP vanilla extract
1 ⅓ C all-purpose flour
½ C milk, room temperature

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9" round cake pan or deep pie dish.

T O P P I N G

1 Mix the melted butter with the brown sugar, and distribute the mixture across the
bottom of the prepared pan.
2 Place the pineapple rings on top of the brown sugar mixture, so that they're close
together but not overlapping. Place a cherry in the center of each ring.

C A K E
1 Beat the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, then the salt, baking
powder, and vanilla.
2 Add a third of the flour, mixing at medium speed, followed by half of the milk,
followed by another third of the flour. Mix in the rest of the milk, followed by the rest of
the flour, until just combined.
3 Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it so it reaches the edges of the
pan.
4 Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center
comes out clean.
5 After the cake has been out of the oven for exactly 3 minutes, place a serving plate
on top of the cake pan, and invert the cake onto the plate. After 30 seconds, lift the pan off. If anything pieces of pineapple have stuck to the pan, just reposition them onto the cake.

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