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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Mass. Department of Revenue Public Hearing, Via WebEx

10:00am Commission on Ocean Acidification, Online Only

11:00am The Boston Globe: Boston And Race: Where Do We Go From Here?, Zoom Webinar

1:00pm House Committee on COVID-19 Economic Response and Recovery Efforts, Oversight Hearing

"We see just with what's happening out in the community with all of these videos, but this is happening in our jails and prisons as well. This isn't a different animal, it's the same animal in a different setting,"

Elizabeth Matos, executive director of Prisoners Legal Services of Massachusetts

Speaking about assaults by correction officers in prisons as the Senate plans to take up a lengthy bill on policing and racial equity on Thursday.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Markey, Kennedy Make Their Pitch To Suffolk County Inmates » WBUR

What 9 GOP Campaign Consultants Really Think About Republicans’ Chances in November » Rolling Stone

Markey, Kennedy visit jail, address criminal justice concerns » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: Trump, heading to New Hampshire, needs campaign shake-up » Boston Herald

Another Trump rally is being targeted by fake signups driven by Twitter and TikTok ― this time in New Hampshire » Boston Globe

Business

We need clarity on masks, chain retailers tell governors » Boston Globe

Small business program scrutinized for loans to big firms » Boston Globe

Drive-in theater returns to Yarmouth as part of entertainment complex » Cape Cod Times

Fall River gyms and health clubs reopen, dealing with state COVID-19 restrictions » The Herald News

Without new films to run, local movie theaters remain in the dark » Patriot Ledger

Why some Boston law and CPA firms took big PPP loans, but others didn't » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

State seeks help: What to do with 619,000 unsellable marijuana vapes? » Boston Globe

Civil Rights

Opinion: A ‘wartime president’ wages a race war » Boston Globe

Sen. Cindy Friedman responds to Woburn Pride flag incident » Wicked Local Woburn

Education

Rising Seniors Will Be Only MIT Undergrad Class Invited to Campus for Fall Semester » NECN

Harvard, MIT Sue Trump Admin. Over Visa Rule For Foreign Students » NECN

Universities slam Trump administration rules barring international students » Boston Globe

At the high-ranked Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, a troubling pattern on issues of race » Boston Globe

Early childhood education and care professionals say coronavirus reveals need for more public funding, systemic overhauls » The Republican

Harvard, MIT sue over ICE policy to expel foreign students amid online learning » Boston Herald

New ICE Policy Rattles Mass. Higher Ed Landscape » State House News Service

Frontier alumni call for reform in race education » Gazette Net

Charlie Baker, campus leaders slam ICE for ‘premature’ decision to expel foreign students if colleges move online » Boston Herald

MIT Will Welcome Seniors Back To Campus This Fall » WBUR

‘I feel disappointed and blindsided’: Boston Public Schools moves forward with new exam school test, despite calls to suspend it » Boston Globe

MIT announces only seniors will return to campus this fall » Boston Globe

UMass pledges ‘resolute’ support to foreign remote-learners facing possible deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement » The Republican

Harvard, MIT sue to block Trump move to bar foreign students from US if classes are online » Boston Globe

New ICE Policy Rattles Massachusetts Higher Ed Landscape » New England Public Radio

Suit Seeks to Block Fed Policy on International Students » State House News Service

Environment

Despite fears of EEE-carrying mosquitoes, aerial spraying poses greater danger, environmentalists say » Boston Globe

Is that a great white shark’s fin? Or something else? Here’s how to tell the difference » Boston Globe

Gaming

Plainridge Park Casino Reopens Wednesday » NECN

Casino Patrons Return to Temperature and ID Checks » State House News Service

Health Care

Opinion: Heroes don’t deserve layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts » Commonwealth Magazine

Moderna calls disagreements with government over COVID-19 vaccine ‘productive dialogue' » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issues rules for entering courthouses ahead of July 13 reopening date » The Republican

Labor

Jobs report shows economy’s suffering whiplash » Boston Globe

Massachusetts recovers $158 million after getting 58,000 fake unemployment claims in nationwide scam during coronavirus pandemic » The Republican

Lobbying

PR and lobbying firm O’Neill merges with D.C. firm » Boston Business Journal

Local Government

Stoneham To Receive $470K+ In Chapter 90 Funding » Brookline Patch

Walsh: Boston asked for extra week before Phase 3 » WHDH

Methuen mayor says 45 layoffs coming » The Eagle Tribune

Former town accountant accused of stealing more than $729,000 from Uxbridge, Monterey and Millville » The Republican

DOCTOR DESCRIBES TRIUMPHS, TERROR OF COVID STRUGGLE IN CHELSEA » Dig Boston

Politics

Barbara Ackermann, first woman to serve as Cambridge mayor, dies at 95 » Boston Globe

Biggest Mass. teachers union backs Mermell for Kennedy seat » WPRI.com

Markey, Kennedy Take Campaigns Into Boston Jail » State House News Service

Elizabeth Warren tiptoes into Markey-Kennedy primary fight » Boston Globe

Public Health

'Positive trends' continue for coronavirus data in Massachusetts » The Herald News

A Plymouth nutrition club owner is suing Gov. Charlie Baker over his mask mandate » Boston.com

Bill To Address Racial Inequalities in Maternal Health Passes Mass House of Representatives » Framingham Source

New virus threat: Baker warns of active EEE season » Berkshire Eagle

A second virus, EEE, confronts Massachusetts as officials warn of ‘active’ summer » Boston Herald

Boston could be the first city that ‘truly recovers’ from coronavirus, Marty Walsh says » Boston Herald

EEE Detected in Mosquitoes Earlier Than Anticipated In Massachusetts » New England Public Radio

After 9/11, officials ordered a lengthy investigation. State lawmakers want the same for the pandemic response » Boston Globe

Coronavirus data trends positively in Massachusetts while other states’ ICUs are at capacity » Boston Herald

Baker announces new free coronavirus testing in 8 hard-hit Mass. communities » Boston Globe

Eight Mass. Communities Targeted for COVID-19 Testing Blitz » State House News Service

Public Safety

To Keep Bad Cops Off Streets, States Consider Police Licensing » Bloomberg Law

Mayor Walsh, Police Commissioner Gross condemn recent violence in Boston » Boston Globe

Armored Vehicles Can Stop Bullets But Not Scrutiny In 'Defund Police' Debate » WBUR

Senate proposes new limits on use of force » Wicked Local Eastham

Butler retirement could trigger civil service debate » The Salem News

State Government

Mass. House advances Department of Children and Families accountability bill » WHDH

Daughter: Gov. Baker reaching out to families of late Soldiers' Home vets » Western Mass News

What to Know About the New Voting Options in Mass. » NBC Boston

Howie Carr: Our uncommon wealth of hysteria: Come on Charlie Baker, ease up on the panic » Boston Herald

‘A challenging area:' Baker administration acknowledges hurdles associated with reopening plan that restricts youth football, basketball, soccer from competing in games » The Republican

Galvin waiting for funding to mail ballot applications » The Metro West Daily News

MA residents now have additional voting options for fall elections » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts Secretary of State says he still needs funding to make mail-in voting happen » WCVB

Transportation

Cape Cod bridges to be replaced, but first officials need to figure out how to pay for it » Boston Herald

Ceremony Finalizes Change In Ownership For Replacement Canal Bridges » The Bourne News

State, Feds Reach Agreement on Cape Bridges Plan » State House News Service

Passenger Traffic Increasing at Barnstable Municipal Airport » Cape Cod Online

MassDOT, Army Corps Take Next Step in Bridge Replacements » Cape Cod Online

Utilities

$1.7B Massachusetts IT Bill Includes Cell Service Funding » GovTech

Mass. becomes dirty word in Maine referendum fight » Commonwealth Magazine

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Recipe of the Week

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups (245 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons cold milk

Directions

Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer, paddle together the flour, sugar, and salt to mix, 10 to 15 seconds. Cut the butter into about 12 pieces and add it to the flour. Paddle slowly until the flour is no longer bright white and holds together when you clump it, and there are still pecan-size lumps of butter throughout, 60 to 90 seconds. Whisk together the yolks and milk in a small bowl and add all at once to the flour-butter mix. Paddle very briefly, just until it barely comes together, about 20 to 30 seconds. It will look really shaggy and more like a mess than a dough.

Dump the dough out onto the table and gather it into a tight mound. Using the palm of your hand, smear the dough, starting at the top of the mound and sliding your palm down the sides of the mound along the work surface, until most of the butter chunks are smeared into the dough and the whole thing comes together. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and press it down to make a flattened disk. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before using. The dough may be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days (wrap it in another layer of plastic if you plan to store it for more than a day) and for up to 4 weeks in the freezer.

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