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Today on Beacon Hill

12:00pm Network Disaggregation: Changes in the Communications Industry & The Opportunities Ahead hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via webcast

12:00pm Gov. Charlie Baker on GBH's Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan, 89.7 FM or gbh.org/news

2:00pm Graduated Income Tax: A Barrier to Economic Growth hosted by the Pioneer Institute & Mass. High Tech Council, Via Zoom

4:30pm Special Event: Tim Ryan, US Chairman & Senior Partner, PwC hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

Birthdays: Rep. Michael Finn, State Senator Edward Kennedy

"(I)nstead of asking why we have so many mass shootings, I would ask: Why is the United States’ rate of firearm injury and death increasing across the board? ... The real answer is that we have utterly failed to take on gun deaths as a health problem. We continue to think that we can ban all guns (we can’t) or stigmatize gun owners (that doesn’t work) or improve mental health care (important, but not the full solution) or arm everyone (as an ER doc, I will tell you what a bad idea this is). We cannot talk about gun deaths only when there are mass shootings, and forget about it every other day of the year when there are too many people dying because of guns."

Megan Ranney, emergency physician and professor at Brown University

On the issue of gun violence in America and calling to address gun violence as a public health problem.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Biden calls for assault weapons ban as he mourns lives lost in Colorado, Georgia » Boston Globe

Democrats refuse to back nominees until Biden taps more Asian Americans » Boston Globe

Democrats campaigned hard on gun control. Will they follow through? » Boston Globe

Cruz accuses Democrats of playing ‘political theater’ for proposing gun safety measures ‘every time there’s a shooting’ » Boston Globe

Markey Sees “Big Big” Infrastructure Bill in Works » State House News Service

Business

‘We don’t know how long people can hang on’: New fund launches to help Chinatown restaurants, residents » Boston Globe

Boston’s convention industry is anxious for signs of life as other parts of the economy reopen » Boston Globe

Fed chair, treasury secretary’s message to Congress: Recovery has a long way to go » Boston Globe

Boston reverses course, grants Fenway street vendors Opening Day OK » Boston Herald

Refunds on the way for wrongfully charged Boston Sports Club members, AG says » WCVB

SJC: Facebook must help AG Healey with privacy investigation tied to Cambridge Analytica disclosure » Boston Globe

‘So many ups and downs’: Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey visits Worcester’s Main South to understand struggles of businesses in neighborhood » The Republican

Massachusetts court reverses order requiring Facebook to disclose app records in privacy probe » Reuters

Civil Rights

Anti-Defamation League seeks investigation into Duxbury High football team for use of Holocaust-related terms on field » Boston Globe

Education

Lottery system won’t solve lack of tech school slots » Lowell Sun

State approves requests from 58 school districts to delay full-time reopening. Petitions from Boston, other towns still pending » Boston Globe

Few vote in town election as teachers protest at polls » The Eagle Tribune

Environment

Springfield City Council enlists Conservation Law Foundation in fight against Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant » The Republican

Salisbury makes plans for Piscataqua River sand » Newburyport News

Federal

Walsh sworn in as labor secretary by Vice President Harris » Boston Globe

Dr. Vivek Murthy, newly confirmed surgeon general, to focus on COVID-19, opioids » Boston Globe

Gaming

Disgraced former chairman of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Cedric Cromwell, accused in casino bribery scheme, charged with filing false tax returns » The Republican

Health Care

Pandemic experience informs health care workers’ agenda » News 22 WWLP.com

Boston Scientific to pay $2.8 million to Massachuetts in multi-state settlement over surgical mesh devices » Boston Globe

Housing

Grant helps tenants facing eviction attend court hearings virtually » The Eagle Tribune

Braintree firm reaches settlement with state on housing discrimination claims » Patriot Ledger

March 2020 Emails Show Contentious Discussion Between Pittsfield’s Elected Officials On Unhoused » WAMC

Human Services

Lawmakers seek to create 'universal' child care » The Salem News

Immigration

Opinion: Border ‘crisis’ misses the big picture » Boston Globe

Labor

Attorney General Maura Healey to visit striking St. Vincent Hospital nurses » WCVB

Union vote nears at Mass MoCA; museum pledges not to oppose campaign » Berkshire Eagle

Terminated Marriott Copley Place workers push for bill to get back jobs lost to pandemic » Boston Herald

Local Government

Holyoke Dialed “M” For a Morse Mayoralty: Did He Deliver? » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Kim Janey says Boston ‘not going back to normal — we are going better’ on first day as acting mayor » Boston Herald

Lowell Mayor apologizes, says wife paid police protesters’ bail » Lowell Sun

On her first day as acting mayor, Kim Janey visits Charlestown school where she was bused » Boston Globe

Boston Public Library receives one of its largest-ever private grants to digitize historic collection » Boston Business Journal

Politics

From Dorchester to D.C.: Marty Walsh’s departure is a ‘bittersweet’ experience for him » Boston Globe

Pandemic takes a political toll on Massachusetts governor » The Associated Press (AP)

Writer to run for at-large council seat in Northampton » Gazette Net

Howie Carr: Karyn Polito’s summer shack a $1.8M global-warming wonder » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker, Massachusetts lawmakers clash on coronavirus vaccine rollout » Boston Herald

Seven Ways To Tell If Kim Janey Will Be A Woke Mayor of Boston » New Boston Post

She Experienced Busing in Boston. Now She’s the City’s First Black Mayor. » New York Times

Public Health

‘We’re living in two different worlds’: Baker defends vaccine rollout amid criticism at legislative panel » Boston Globe

Baker Defends Vaccine Strategy, Use Of Large Sites In Oversight Hearing » WBUR

Stark racial disparities in Massachusetts coronavirus vaccination rates in hard-hit majority-minority cities » Boston Herald

1,476 confirmed cases, 20 deaths, and 64,239 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass. » Boston Globe

Baker Defends Decision to Sidestep Local Disaster Planning for COVID Vaccines » State House News Service

Gov. Baker Defends Vaccine Strategy Against Criticism From Lawmakers » NBC Boston

Pandemic breeds mental health challenges, particularly for youngsters » Gazette Net

Health experts increase warnings about spread of COVID-19 variants » WCVB

Local physicians blast Baker’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, rally for equity outside State House » Boston.com

Next vaccine milestone? Three million doses » News 22 WWLP.com

‘Herd Immunity’ Will Be Reached When Massachusetts Fully Vaccinates 4.1 Million People, Baker Says » CBS Boston

Some Mass. COVID trends going in wrong direction » WCVB

Massachusetts planned to set aside 20 percent of vaccine doses for hard-hit communities. What happened? » Boston.com

New COVID cases in Massachusetts rose for two weeks in a row as hospitalizations level out » The Republican

Baker Hesitant to Mandate Vaccines in Public Sector » State House News Service

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker touts vaccination improvement, does not currently support vaccine mandates for public employees » The Republican

Baker defends vaccine rollout, says state applied for FEMA sponsored mass vaccination site » WPRI.com

Public Safety

Alleging state troopers are being cheated out of overtime pay, labor union sues » Boston Globe

Editorial: ;A new window for gun reform » Boston Globe

Letters: When it comes to gun violence, the issue is clear » Boston Globe

Massachusetts proves that we don’t have to live with mass shootings » Boston Globe

We need more than thoughts, prayers, and gestures. We need gun reform » Boston Globe

Massachusetts State Police accused of miscalculating troopers’ and sergeants’ overtime payments in State Police Association of Massachusetts lawsuit » The Republican

Somerville police officers to wear body cameras » Boston Herald

Northampton police review panel calls for new community care department » Gazette Net

Charlie Baker backs Massachusetts’s strict gun laws as a national model » Boston.com

State Government

Massachusetts HHS Secretary Marylou Sudders blames ‘insufficient’ testing by online vendor for COVID booking site crash » The Republican

Taxation

Expert Warns Against Setting Tax Rate in Constitution » State House News Service

Transportation

After Boston kidnapping, a push for fingerprint background checks for Massachusetts rideshares » Boston Herald

$97K State Grant Aids Beverly Commuter Rail Station Bus Service » Beverly Patch

MWRTA Receives $400,000 Grant For Sunday Service To Golden Triangle in Natick & Framingham » Framingham Source

SRTA gets nearly $500K grant to extend Fall River, New Bedford services » The Herald News

Should we still call it ‘commuter’ rail? » Commonwealth Magazine

Wrong-way crashes a growing problem in Mass. » WHDH

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Recipe of the Week

Ingredients

2 tablespoons (30g) unsalted butter

1 small (6-ounce; 170g) yellow onion, finely chopped

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

8-ounce (225g) piece of prosciutto cotto, cut into 1/4-inch dice (see note)

2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary leaves

2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme leaves

1/4 cup (60ml) dry white wine

1 1/2 cups (355ml) heavy cream

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

1 1/2 cups (8 ounces; 225g) frozen peas, thawed (see note)

12 ounces (340g) dried penne rigate

2 ounces (55g) finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

Directions

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, season lightly with salt, and cook until softened but not brown, about 6 minutes. Stir in prosciutto cotto, rosemary, thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook until prosciutto cotto is warmed through and herbs are fragrant, about 4 minutes.

Add wine and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Add cream and nutmeg, bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low to keep sauce warm, or turn off heat while pasta cooks if your stove isn't capable of cooking below a simmer.

Meanwhile, in a pot of salted water, cook pasta until just shy of al dente (about 2 minutes less than the package directs). Using a spider skimmer, transfer pasta to sauce, along with 1/2 cup (120ml) pasta cooking water. Alternatively, drain pasta using a colander or fine-mesh strainer, making sure to reserve at least 1 cup (240ml) pasta cooking water.

Increase heat to high and cook, stirring and tossing rapidly, until pasta is al dente and sauce is thickened so that it coats noodles and just pools around edges of the pan, about 2 minutes; add more pasta cooking water in 1/4-cup (60ml) increments as needed to achieve desired consistency.

Remove from heat, add peas and grated cheese, and stir rapidly to incorporate and heat peas through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

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