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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness & Management, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

"I mean, the State Committee at the end of the day, needs to make decisions about the state party apparatus," Baker said. "That's their role. That's their responsibility. But I'm not surprised that a number of folks who have been loyal, generous donors and supporters to the party, have raised serious concerns about some of the things that have been coming out of the State Committee and I hope they address them."

Governor Charlie Baker

Reflecting on fractures within the party he leads, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that he is "not surprised" that historically loyal donors are having second thoughts about giving to the GOP.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: The art and artifice of Hunter Biden » Boston Globe

GOP representative blasts members of his party who compare COVID-19 vaccines to Nazism as ‘clown politicians’ » Boston Globe

An ‘apoplectic’ reaction to election results, Kavanaugh pilloried: Revelations from several new books about the Trump administration » Boston Globe

Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block restrictive voting law plead with Congress to act » Boston Globe

Business

Downtown Salem A Model For Tourism Revival As Pandemic Wanes » Salem Patch

Inflation jumped 5.4% in June, the biggest rise since 2008 » Boston Globe

'I'm Not Happy': A.G. Healey Talks Victories And Disappointments In The Sackler Settlement » WGBH

'Safe and secure': On tour of leased Berkshire farms, agriculture chief touts efforts on food supply » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion: In praise of downtowns, Main Streets » Commonwealth Magazine

Civil Rights

Lawsuit targets Texas abortion law deputizing citizens to enforce six-week ban » Boston Globe

Gun laws barring sales to people under 21 are unconstitutional, appeals court rules » Boston Globe

Education

Catholic group calls Boston College vaccine mandate ‘appalling’ » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Boston College now ‘Woke U’ over vaccines » Boston Herald

Cornel West releases ‘candid’ resignation letter to Harvard dean » Boston Globe

Cornel West Has Announced He's Leaving Harvard And Says The School Has Lost Its Way » NPR

UMass basketball players are 1st in state to receive sponsorships as NCAA enacts NIL » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. lawmakers push bills allowing college athlete endorsement deals » Boston Business Journal

‘I don’t want the police involved in my kids’ education’: A fight brews over video surveillance of students in Western Mass. » Boston Globe

Environment

Baker to mark release of $6.5M for Greylock Glen rec center with visit to Adams » Berkshire Eagle

Editorial: Beach bacteria dirt » Lowell Sun

Health Care

Supporters Hope Patient Stories Propel Step Therapy Bill » State House News Service

Legislature publishes plan to tackle health inequities » Boston Business Journal

Housing

Opinion: Legislature must act to address home ownership gap » Boston Globe

Opinion: Rent control is not the answer for Boston » Commonwealth Magazine

Human Services

Lawmakers aim to end childhood hunger with new, free breakfast and lunch program » News 22 WWLP.com

Charlie Baker touts growth of ‘Summer Nights’ program to engage at-risk youth » Boston Herald

Immigration

High Court Ruling Gives Immigrants Facing Deportation Hope » WBUR

Insurance

‘This is unprecedented’: Several private insurers won’t cover Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Massachusetts prosecutor tied to Sonja Farak drug lab scandal ‘actively misled others’: Report » Boston Herald

Supreme Court sets date for arguments on death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev » WCVB

Suffolk County District Attorney Rollins Asks For Hinton Drug Cases To Go To SJC For 'Systemic Remedy' » West Roxbury Patch

Labor

Baker Pushes Housing And Training Spending As 'Future of Work' Report Predicts Big Shifts » WGBH

Boston and Cambridge could see major changes as some workers never return, McKinsey report says » Boston Globe

Massachusetts could see 25% of workers displaced over next decade by post-COVID economy, Gov. Charlie Baker’s future of work study suggests » MassLive

Why Is The Mass. Unemployment Rate Twice As High As N.H.'s? » WBUR

Public Employees Press Right-to-Strike Legislation » State House News Service

More Flexibility Needed For Childcare As Hybrid Work Continues, State Report Says » CBS Boston

Local Government

Council rejects building moratorium in Amherst » Gazette Net

Mountain Street’s proposed widening draws concerns at Williamsburg forum » Gazette Net

Lowell City Council may seek voting consent decree change to allow two polling locations per district » Lowell Sun

Brayton Point propels Souza to powerful seat in Somerset » Turn to 10

“If I have to narrow it down to one word, my characterization of this community…is generosity,” says Consul Pires at farewell gathering » The Herald News

With fireworks, Revere Beach marks 125 years as nation’s first public beach » Boston Globe

Revere Beach celebrates 125 years » Lynn Daily News Item

Politics

Sciarra leads pack in campaign donations in Northampton mayor’s race » Gazette Net

Charlie Baker ‘not surprised’ by escalating antics of MassGOP » Boston Herald

Sullivan’s fundraising ahead of mayoral field in Holyoke » Gazette Net

Public Health

Tennessee halts all vaccine outreach efforts to children and teens, report says » Boston Globe

Massachusetts breakthrough coronavirus cases: 71 fully vaccinated people have died, 268 hospitalizations » Boston Herald

Lawmakers take aim at Massachusetts vaccine exemptions brought into focus by coronavirus pandemic » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports zero new coronavirus deaths for second time in less than a week » Boston Herald

Public Safety

Boston changes up lawyers in Dennis White case » Boston Herald

Police chief: Gun violence surge in Pittsfield tracked national trend; federal help hard to find » Berkshire Eagle

State Government

How should Massachusetts spend ARPA funds? Lawmakers schedule 2 public hearings in July on where federal aid should go » MassLive

Baker to Decide Fate of Voting District Bill » Cape Cod Online

Baker unsure about state ownership of Brayton Point land » Commonwealth Magazine

Taxation

Editorial: A rare opportunity to curb corporate tax evasion » Boston Globe

Transportation

Second east-west passenger rail study gets cranking, this time across 'northern tier' » Berkshire Eagle

‘Everyone Just Looked Miserable': Rideshare Costs From Logan Are Sky-High » NBC Boston

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Recipe of the Week

Best Gazpacho

New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

About 2 pounds ripe red tomatoes, cored and roughly cut into chunks

1 Italian frying (cubanelle) pepper or another long, light green pepper, such as Anaheim, cored, seeded and roughly cut into chunks

1 cucumber, about 8 inches long, peeled and roughly cut into chunks

1 small mild onion (white or red), peeled and roughly cut into chunks

1 clove garlic

2 teaspoons sherry vinegar, more to taste

Salt

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, more to taste, plus more for drizzling

 

Directions

Combine tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, onion and garlic in a blender or, if using a hand blender, in a deep bowl. (If necessary, work in batches.) Blend at high speed until very smooth, at least 2 minutes, pausing occasionally to scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula.

With the motor running, add the vinegar and 2 teaspoons salt. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil. The mixture will turn bright orange or dark pink and become smooth and emulsified, like a salad dressing. If it still seems watery, drizzle in more olive oil until texture is creamy.

Strain the mixture through a strainer or a food mill, pushing all the liquid through with a spatula or the back of a ladle. Discard the solids. Transfer to a large pitcher (preferably glass) and chill until very cold, at least 6 hours or overnight.

Before serving, adjust the seasonings with salt and vinegar. If soup is very thick, stir in a few tablespoons ice water. Serve in glasses, over ice if desired, or in a bowl. A few drops of olive oil on top are a nice touch.



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