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Today on Beacon Hill

4:00pm Discussion on Zoning Changes with Sen. Will Brownsberger, Via Zoom

"I think all of us will be breathing a collective sigh of relief. Of course, the devil's in the details here," said Massachusetts State Sen. Eric Lesser. "What we need from the governor, what we need from the administration, is clarity and consistency about the guidelines. People will be patient if they know there's a plan."

Senator Eric Lesser

Gov. Baker this morning released the vaccine plan schedule for all remaining groups in Massachusetts. All Massachusetts residents age 16+ will be eligible by April 19th.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump urges everyone to get vaccinated, says he’s still mulling a 2024 run » Boston Herald

Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms the claims made by his accusers » Boston Globe

Traditions on hold, justices near a year of phone arguments » Boston Globe

Biden to mark St. Patrick’s Day, praise Good Friday accord » Boston Globe

Opinion: As Republicans normalize political violence, the Jan. 6 insurrection goes on » Boston Globe

Russian interference in 2020 included influencing Trump associates, report says » Boston Globe

Opinion: Can conspiracists be rescued from the rabbit hole? » Boston Globe

Business

Worcester Hopes Cultural Base Will Fuel City » State House News Service

What’s up with those blocked-off stairs in downtown Boston? An answer, one year later » Boston Globe

Maura Healey slams Oxycontin owner Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan: ‘It’s an insult’ » Boston Herald

Berkshire Museum art-sale story hits symposium circuit. Critics were denied place on panel » Berkshire Eagle

Restaurant Commission Exploring Tip Sharing, Credit Card Fees » State House News Service

Civil Rights

As Equality Act is debated in D.C., gender equality-focused bills collect support at State House » Gazette Net

Education

UMass President Marty Meehan proposes in-state tuition freeze ‘to lessen burden’ on students and families during COVID-19 » The Republican

Meehan urges second straight UMass tuition freeze » Gazette Net

Riley says feds won’t let Massachusetts skip MCAS » Commonwealth Magazine

Ronald Mariano hints Charlie Baker’s ‘aggressive’ return to school plan could ‘slip into May’ » Boston Herald

School enrollment expectations create budgeting wildcard » News 22 WWLP.com

Learning models stir debate over state, local control for Massachusetts K-12 schools » The Republican

Environment

Climate bill clears Senate again after last week’s delay » Lowell Sun

Cost Concerns Echoing as Climate Bill Advances » State House News Service

Health Care

Holyoke Soldiers’ Home advocates urge state lawmakers to move swiftly or lose fed momentum » The Republican

Advocates urge passage of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home rebuild bill two weeks before deadline, but some question cost » Boston Herald

Moderna begins testing its COVID vaccine in babies, young children » Boston Globe

Holyoke Home Bill Gets Hearing Two Weeks Before Deadline » State House News Service

Timeline of Holyoke Soldiers’ Home bill questioned due to ‘extraordinary circumstances’ » WHDH

Human Services

Essex County Community Foundation Receives Money to Help with COVID-19 Hardships » WHAV

Clark Aims to Build Child Care Into Infrastructure Debate » State House News Service

Immigration

Homeland Security chief defends US handling of border surge » Boston Globe

Labor

Senate Panel Expands Tax Break for Low-Income Workers » State House News Service

Lynn’s Matt Reddy calls new national firefighter’s union head a ‘leader for the ages’ » Lynn Daily News Item

State Rep Xiarhos Supports Financial Relief Bill For Small Businesses and Workers » Cape Cod Online

Local Government

Morse to step down as Holyoke mayor next week » Gazette Net

Briefings: Here’s the Story of a Complex Holyoke Succession Petition » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Easthampton Mayor: $35K Community Compact grants to increase city’s financial transparency and operations » The Republican

Worcester City Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson asks colleagues to join her in support of striking St. Vincent nurses » Worcester Telegram

Politics

Howie Carr: Charlie Baker’s plunging poll numbers unmasked » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker’s sinking approval rating could hurt his third-term chances — and Karyn Polito’s ambitions » Boston Herald

Poll: Baker’s Approval Rating Sinks To 52% » WBUR

Baker's approval rating falls to 52%, UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll finds » WCVB

Charlie Baker’s charmed political life has hit a snag » Boston Globe

Candidates line up for Mayoral run » Lynn Daily News Item

Public Health

Massachusetts to announce coronavirus vaccine schedule for everybody Wednesday morning » Boston Herald

Housebound Massachusetts residents have coronavirus vaccine delivered to them » Boston Herald

Massachusetts is getting another modest increase in vaccine supply, including some unexpected Johnson & Johnson doses » Boston.com

Baker to release vaccine timeline for everyone on Wednesday » Boston Business Journal

As other states start vaccinating the general public, Massachusetts will announce its schedule for everyone » Boston Globe

1,018 confirmed cases, 16 deaths, and 75,184 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker to Reveal Complete Schedule of Mass. Vaccine Rollout Wednesday » NBC Boston

Pivots and reversals mark Governor Baker’s vaccine rollout » Boston Globe

Nearly 1M Vaccinated as Mass. Prepares to Move into Phase 4 Reopening » NBC Boston

Governor Baker visits mass vaccination site in Boston, provides COVID-19 update » News 22 WWLP.com

In Chelsea, original epicenter of state’s COVID outbreak, demonstrators protest federal aid distribution » Boston Globe

Massachusetts vaccination schedule: Here’s when people can expect to get their shots, Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Public Safety

Westcomm regional police, fire dispatch will move to Chicopee building that housed strip club, disgraced college » The Republican

Roughly 30% of Massachusetts State Police force weren’t vaccinated for COVID at department-run sites » The Republican

Springfield, Massachusetts State Police team up to put brakes on dirt-bike scofflaws; 17 arrested, 20 off-road vehicles seized » The Republican

Editorial: Boston police overtime still out of control » Boston Globe

Rep’s bill adjusts penalties to match range of hate crimes » Lowell Sun

State Government

New bill would cover Mass. towns' costs for providing early and mail-in voting » Cape Cod Times

Massachusetts vote-by-mail provisions extended through June as lawmakers mull permanent changes » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts mail-in voting extended through June 30, secretary of state says » WCVB

Transportation

New trains out of service as MBTA investigates Orange Line derailment » Boston Herald

Utilities

Mass. seeks input on use of gas explosions settlement money » The Associated Press (AP)

Baker-Polito administration awards $3 million to public water suppliers » News 22 WWLP.com

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Recipe of the Week

Traditional Irish Soda Bread

New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

450 grams all-purpose flour (about 3 1/2 cups)

3 grams fine sea salt (about 1/2 teaspoon)

4 grams baking soda (about 3/4 teaspoon)

1 ½ cups buttermilk, more as needed

Directions

Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk. Using your hand, mix in the flour from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft but not wet and sticky.

Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface. Wash and dry your hands. Knead the dough lightly for a few seconds, then pat the dough into a round about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place it on a buttered baking sheet and using a sharp knife, cut a deep cross in the center of the dough reaching out all the way to the sides.

Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees, and continue to bake until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the bread sounds hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes longer. Serve warm.



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