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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Formal Session

11:30am 2022 Middle Market Leaders hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Boston Park Plaza, 50 Park Plaza, Boston

1:00pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

1:00pm Joint Committee on Election Laws, Public Hearing

3:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

Birthdays: State Senator Julian Cyr
Must-Reads

NY: In an election year, Hochul proposes big spending hikes, tax breaks » Buffalo News

Lyft makes largest one-time political donation in Massachusetts history, fueling gig worker ballot fight » Boston Globe

Municipalities wrangle with how to keep rapid tests in residents’ hands without excluding undocumented immigrants » WGBH

A Not-Insignificant Number of Trump Supporters Think JFK Jr. Is Alive, Going to Run on the 2024 Ticket » Vanity Fair

FL: DeSantis shakes up Florida redistricting as veto concerns grow » Politico

The Filibuster Is Corporate America’s Kill Switch » The Daily Poster

RI: R.I. Congressman James Langevin won’t seek reelection » Boston Globe

Bernie Sanders says Democrats are failing: ‘The party has turned its back on the working class’ » The Guardian

White House simultaneously negotiating executive orders on policing amid voting rights push » The Grio

Abortion fight in states picks up as legislative sessions begin » Roll Call

Neil Gorsuch Reportedly Refuses To Wear Mask In Supreme Court, Forcing Others To Call In » HUFFPOST

Massachusetts Legislature moving $55 million COVID bill » Boston Globe

FL: Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past » Boston Globe

NJ: What’s the future for green energy in Murphy’s second term? » NJ Spotlight News

Spice company ignites furious uproar after calling Republicans a 'bunch of racists' who want to 'shoot a Black person' » Raw Story

NH: N.H. governor questions Mass. court’s handling of Harmony Montgomery case » Boston Globe

Opinion: Maura Healey will soon be in the governor’s race » Boston Globe

How Omicron ruined new mayors’ honeymoons » Politico

"I said: 'Mr. President, I'm a prosecutor, I examine the facts. 'There are no facts to support what you’re saying.' And he said, 'I didn't lose.' And I said, 'You know how I know you lost? … Joe Biden's sleeping in your bed.' "

Chris Christie

Speaking in Sarasota at the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall lecture series, Chris Christie told Donald Trump to "Get over it."
News By Category
Beltway Politics

‘American democracy is under attack’: Warren urges support for voting rights legislation, rails against filibuster » Boston Globe

DeSantis Betting That Republicans Want a Stupider Version of Trump » The New Yorker

Business

After a boom year, SPACs may be going bust in startup land » Boston Globe

We thought we’d be past this by now. We were wrong. Support your local restaurants. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts bill would mandate notifications before leased vehicles are repossessed » WCVB

Cannabis & Psychedelics

A new cannabis cultivation company plans to bring at least 60 new jobs to Pittsfield » Berkshire Eagle

Civil Rights

Keller @ Large: Voter Rights Debate Isn’t Just On The National Level, It’s Happening In Massachusetts » CBS Boston

Boston appears headed for Supreme Court loss over refusal to fly a Christian flag » NBC News

Democracy’s other threat: Book bans and purges » Boston Globe

Education

Tensions rise as Mass. changes school COVID measures for ‘current state of pandemic’ » Boston Globe

State’s at-home tests changing schools’ COVID surveillance » Gazette Net

Mass. relaxes contact tracing in schools that offer rapid tests to students and staff » Boston Globe

Colleges start spring semester with new Covid protocols » Boston Business Journal

Springfield officials celebrate progress for DeBerry-Swan School » The Reminder

At-Home Tests Mark Shift In School COVID-19 Surveillance » State House News Service

‘This is a different phase.’ It may be time for a reset on kids, school, and COVID. » Boston Globe

Attleboro area schools offered at-home virus test kits from state » The Sun Chronicle

Framingham principal who went on leave in March may still be on payroll. What we don't know » The Metro West Daily News

Environment

All around Massachusetts, cities and towns want to go fossil fuel free. Here’s why they can’t. » Boston Globe

Gaming

MGM Springfield reports higher gambling take in December » MassLive

Health Care

A look inside a community hospital in Concord during the omicron surge » WBUR

Housing

2021 set records in Boston’s housing market. What now? » Boston Globe

Immigration

Harvard immigration clinic sues for records on ICE detention » AP News

Judiciary

Why Massachusetts has a ‘culture of caution’ on clemency and commutations » WGBH

Labor

Pandemic’s Length Adds Layer To Future of Work Commission » State House News Service

Regional Organizations Discuss Bill Concerning Ride Share Workers » Cape Cod Online

Legislative

House releases $55m bill for COVID testing, school masks » Commonwealth Magazine

Local Government

Northampton health officials end vaccine passport debate » Gazette Net

Chicopee City Councilor Delmarina López details journey to her new position » The Reminder

Wu touts smooth vaccine mandate rollout, says protests at home reflect 'fragile state of democracy' » WGBH

Politics

Attleboro area political notebook: Salem mayor running for lieutenant governor; Auchincloss challenger off to fast fundraising start » The Sun Chronicle

Local NAACP president running for Mass. secretary of state » Boston Globe

Hodgson draws challengers for fall election » Dartmouth Week

Protestors depart from Michelle Wu’s house — and end up at Ed Flynn’s » Boston Herald

Agawam City Councilor To Announce Run For Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor As Geoff Diehl’s Running Mate, Sources Say » New Boston Post

Cruz formally launches rep campaign, Dominguez joins race » Salem News

Public Health

Communities continue contact tracing, without state support » Gazette Net

Boston Doctors: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Cut in Half By New Reporting Guidelines » NBC Boston

Editorial: Biden shouldn’t give up on vaccine mandates » Boston Globe

Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week » Boston Globe

Boosters roll out unevenly, as worker shortages hamper outreach » Boston Globe

Governor Baker to deploy National Guard to assist with COVID testing efforts » News 22 WWLP.com

‘Straight up and then straight down’: Data shows Mass. has passed omicron peak » WHDH

Public Safety

Researchers find jailhouse opioid treatment cut recidivism » Gazette Net

Rachael Rollins, FBI special agent meet with Massachusetts Jewish community after synagogue hostage crisis, security trainings highlighted » Boston Herald

Brookline’s policing blues » Boston Globe

Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission gets $5M in ARPA funding » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts created a commission to study qualified immunity. Reform advocates aren’t happy with the result. » Boston.com

Transportation

Making riders tap their CharlieCard to leave could reduce expected fare evasion surge, new analysis finds » Boston Globe

Online Driver’s Ed May Survive As Pandemic Reform » State House News Service

Atlanta transit CEO, former MBTA official Jeffrey Parker has died by suicide » Boston Business Journal

State to get $1.12B fed funds to fix bridges » The Eagle Tribune

Emirates Airlines suspends flights to Boston Logan because of 5G mobile ‘operational concerns’ » Boston Herald

Utilities

AT&T and Verizon will change their 5G plans after airlines warn of flight chaos » Boston Globe

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Recipe of the Week

Sheet-Pan Chicken With Sweet Potatoes and Fennel

Yewande Komolafe — New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

2 ½ to 3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (about 10 to 12 ounces each)

½ cup olive oil

 Kosher salt

2 medium sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 1/4 pounds)

1 small fennel bulb, cut into 1-inch wedges, fronds chopped and reserved

¼ cup white wine vinegar

1 lemon, zested, plus 2 tablespoons juice

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 garlic clove, grated

1 ½ teaspoons black pepper, plus more to taste

1 cup crumbled or grated pecorino cheese

¼ cup parsley, leaves and tender stems

4 cups leafy greens, such as baby spinach or torn kale (optional)

Directions

Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, toss chicken with 2 tablespoons oil. Season with salt and arrange on a large rimmed baking sheet, skin-side up.

In the same bowl, toss potatoes and fennel with 2 tablespoons oil. Season with salt and arrange in an even layer around the chicken.

Roast until chicken and potatoes are a deep golden brown and fennel is starting to caramelize at the edges, about 35 to 45 minutes.

As chicken cooks, combine vinegar, lemon zest and juice, mustard, garlic and 1 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in remaining 1/4 cup olive oil in a thin stream and stir in pecorino. Season with salt and pepper.

Transfer the chicken to a cutting board to rest. Toss the fennel fronds and parsley with the roasted vegetables.

To serve, cut the chicken off the bone and slice. Divide chicken and vegetables among plates. Serve with a handful of leafy greens if you like, and spoon the pecorino vinaigrette over everything.

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