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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation Public Hearing, Via Webex

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on WGBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbhnews.org

7:30pm WGBH & The Boston Globe present The State of Race: COVID-19, wgbh.org; free and open to the public

“If we need to work through these extraordinary circumstances to address these important issues after July 31, we will,” Spilka said. “But we should be able to complete most of this work in the timeframe we are given — and the public shouldn’t have to wait any longer.”

Senate President Karen Spilka

As the legislature enters the typical end-of-session bottleneck, Spilka explains that an extended session through August is possible.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Howie Carr: Alt-left media still cling to their Big (Russia) Lie » Boston Herald

Congress: Please don’t force the states to fend for themselves » Boston Globe

Opinion: Enough is enough. There’s a better path forward for America » Boston Globe

The Rise and Fall of Joe Kennedy’s Star-Studded Broadway Fundraiser » Boston Magazine

Elizabeth Warren's new role: Key Joe Biden policy adviser » The Associated Press (AP)

Business

Eateries showing mixed results amid pandemic » Berkshire Eagle

New To-Go Cocktail Law Is a Great First Step in Saving Mass. Bars, Owners Say » NBC Boston

Could COVID-19 split apart the cluster of innovators that gives Boston an edge? » Boston Globe

Small-business stimulus and second PPP loan at stake as Congress braces for 'all-out sprint' » Boston Business Journal

Walmart to close on Thanksgiving, offer bonuses » Boston Globe

Boston's tech talent 'brain drain' is acute as millennial growth lags, report shows » Boston Business Journal

State Street, Eastern to give at least $10M to execs’ antiracism fund » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Cannabis regulators could broaden medical-marijuana supply chain » Boston Business Journal

Education

MIAA pushes start of fall sports to Sept. 14 » Boston Herald

Amherst Town Council wants changes to UMass return-to-school plan » Gazette Net

More than 15,000 people sign petition for return of youth sports despite coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Bishop Feehan in Attleboro aims to announce reopening plans by August » The Sun Chronicle

Principals soften tone on Boston schools superintendent but don’t disavow critiques » Boston Globe

What happens when a student or staffer gets sick at school this fall? » Boston Globe

First-year international students won’t be allowed on Harvard campus this fall » Boston Herald

Massachusetts education board releases detailed coronavirus protocols for potential student, staff exposure » Boston Herald

Fear and trepidation as teachers contemplate returning to class » Commonwealth Magazine

International college freshmen may be barred after all » Commonwealth Magazine

Colleges Spent Months Planning For Fall, But A COVID-19 Surge Is Changing Everything » NEPM

Community Colleges Ready to Aid Economic Recovery » State House News Service

Lawmakers working to approve education funding to help with safe return » News 22 WWLP.com

Gaming

Lottery sales show surprising strength » Commonwealth Magazine

Sox Exec: Sports Betting Could Help State, Team » State House News Service

Gaming Commission Poised to Promote Wells to Director » State House News Service

Health Care

Experts: ICU Need More Likely for COVID-19 Patients with Obesity » State House News Service

Aging-in-place initiatives another lifeline for our elderly » Boston Herald

Sen. John Velis hopes probe of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 disaster will help future generations of veterans » The Republican

House bill aims to commit Mass. to telehealth » Berkshire Eagle

Housing

Pandemic forced innovation to safeguard the homeless » News 22 WWLP.com

Pause on Evictions, Foreclosures Extended Two Months to Oct. 17 » Sentinel & Enterprise

Baker Extends Mass. Eviction Moratorium for 60 Days » Banker & Tradesman

Baker extends eviction and foreclosure moratorium » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. residents worried about eviction or foreclosure get some breathing room » Boston Globe

Baker Shakes Up Eviction, Foreclosure Debate Dynamics » State House News Service

Somerville Ban On Evictions In Effect 'Indefinitely' » Brookline Patch

Human Services

Charlie Baker announces new round of grants to fight food insecurity amid coronavirus » Boston Herald

Immigration

Trump targets those in US illegally from reapportionment » Worcester Telegram

Trump Seeks to Squeeze Immigrants Out of Apportionment » State House News Service

Judiciary

Anderson confirmed as state's newest Probate and Family Court judge » Daily Times Chronicle

Woburn Council President Appointed Probate And Family Court Judge » Brookline Patch

Labor

No Double Dipping For Back Wages, Mass. High Court Says » Law 360

Legislative

Nine Issues to Watch Over The Next Nine Days » State House News Service

Local Government

Somerville Licensing Commission Extends Outdoor Dining Hours » Brookline Patch

Walsh rips Trump administration for sending federal agents to respond to protests in Portland, Ore. » Boston Globe

It’s a coverup in Menemsha » Martha's Vineyard Times

Politics

Opinion: It’s time for the MA GOP to dump Ron Kaufman » Sentinel & Enterprise

Milford Woman Wants To Challenge Ryan Fattman For Senate Seat » Brookline Patch

Black Republican ‘horrified and absolutely terrified’ after Boston activist’s vulgar video attacks her interracial relationship » Boston Herald

Vice President Pence to fund-raise on Nantucket » Boston Herald

Public Health

Donald Trump asks Americans to wear masks, says coronavirus pandemic will ‘get worse before it gets better’ » Boston Herald

Free COVID-19 test sites open in Lowell under state initiative » Lowell Sun

COVID-19 cases in Western Mass. holding steady » Western Mass News

Harvard epidemiologist says robust COVID data on race, ethnicity crucial to solve inequities » Boston Herald

US signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses » Boston Herald

Trump resumes coronavirus briefings, concedes things will ‘probably get worse’ » Boston Globe

Former CDC chief: Most states fail to report data that’s key to controlling the pandemic » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker, Vice President Pence to meet on Nantucket this weekend to discuss COVID-19 response » WCVB

Are Coronavirus Cases in Young People Rising in Massachusetts? » NBC Boston

Mass. COVID-19 Positive Rate Down Two Months Into Reopening » State House News Service

Public Safety

Marty Walsh says proposed qualified immunity cuts ‘slippery slope’ » Boston Herald

Editorial: Prevent drunk driving first offenders from taking the wheel drunk » Boston Globe

Opinion: Ex-prosecutors flag issues in House policing bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Chiefs Feel Left Out of Fast-Moving Policing Debate » State House News Service

House Wrangles Amendments to Policing Reform Bill » State House News Service

State Finance

Massachusetts Lottery earns 3rd largest profit in history despite coronavirus shutdown » MassLive

Taxation

Institute: State Taxes to Rebound from Depressed Base » State House News Service

Regulators aim to keep taxes from out-of-state telecommuters » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

Western Mass. senators get $225M for region’s rail into transit bill » Gazette Net

MRTA pays $300K to settle MassHealth billing claims » Sentinel & Enterprise

T control board to remain largely intact » Commonwealth Magazine

Utilities

Healey reluctantly rejects Brookline bylaw » Commonwealth Magazine

Bernhardt eager for offshore wind ‘that works’ » Commonwealth Magazine

State Continues to Advance Solar Progress with Incentive Program Updates » Revere Journal

AG rejects Brookline’s ban on oil, gas pipes in new buildings » Boston Globe

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Recipe of the Week

Switchel

Yankee Magazine

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup molasses
  • 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 cups water or seltzer

Directions

Instructions

Add all the ingredients to a pitcher and stir until combined. Chill. Serve over ice.

Additional Notes:

If you use sparkling water (as we did), make sure to mix the molasses, ginger, and lemon juice together first, and then pour in the sparkling water. Otherwise, the carbonation may cause the pitcher to overflow.

This recipe can be easily adapted to your own tastes by, for instance, changing the amount of sweetener, swapping out the lemon juice for cider vinegar, or experimenting with other citrus juices.

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