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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Division of Banks Public Hearing, Via webcast

12:00pm Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

6:00pm Drug Price & Health Care Issues - A Discussion with Sens. Will Brownsberger and Cindy Friedman, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87407304372

7:00pm St. Patrick's Day Campaign Kickoff for Rep. Shawn Dooley for State Senate

Must-Reads

Baker unveils new bill to expand primary care and mental health treatment » Boston Globe

Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano mulling timing, scope of leadership appointments » MassLive

Attorney General Maura Healey visits Baystate Medical Center in Springfield to talk health care workforce, mental health and access to care » MassLive

Liquor license ballot question has layers of controversy » Commonwealth Magazine

Joel McAuliffe, Sen. Eric Lesser’s deputy chief of staff, leaving as he weighs run for open Massachusetts House seat, ally says » MassLive

Harvard’s big plans in Allston face growing pushback from the neighbors » Boston Globe

Advocates allege discriminatory practices at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center » WBUR

Insurers say they oppose Mass General Brigham’s expansion » Boston Globe

NY: New York mayor’s crime plans reinforce ‘worst parts of NYPD’, say experts » The Guardian

NY: Power Industry Quietly Pushes New York to Endorse Non-Renewable Energy » New York Focus

NJ: Lawmakers weigh changes to bail reform, citing uptick in gun violence » New Jersey Monitor

OH: Ohio's Republican Governor Just Made It Even Easier to Carry a Concealed Gun » Vanity Fair

GA: GOP’s favored law-and-order bill for 2022 moves to Ga. House » Georgia Recorder

FL: UF gets $3M for political think tank in Florida’s 2022-23 budget » POLITICO Pro

FL: Ron DeSantis vs. Disney Is the Strongest Signal Yet He Plans to Run in 2024 — Regardless of What Trump Does » National Review

AL: Alabama is moving closer to forcing teachers to out trans kids to their parents while making medical care a felony » Raw Story

CA: Karen Bass is running for mayor as a progressive. But some L.A. leftists are frustrated » Los Angeles Times

Asians in America reach new level of duality » Axios

The polarization in today’s Congress has roots that go back decades » Pew Research Center

Eric Trump: Putin Was Pants-Pissingly Terrified of My Dad, O.K.? » Vanity Fair

K Street firms starting to tap private equity, even go public » Roll Call

"We must stop looking at the MBTA and commuter rail solely as a way to get people into jobs in Boston. We must envision a European-style rail system where commerce and tourism are reciprocal between cities and they’re all linked through a convenient and affordable transit system."

Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan

Brockton is undergoing a renaissance, thanks in part to the pandemic and remote workers escaping the city. Sullivan wants transit equity for all of Massachusetts.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

John Kerry says ‘transparency and accountability’ to thee, foreign countries, but not for me » Boston Herald

Editorial: U.S., West must double down on Putin » Boston Herald

Editorial: The Iran nuclear deal was working. Restoring it is the right course. » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren’s anti-crypto crusade splits the left » Politico

Business

As the Fed starts to hike interest rates, Americans should brace for some pain » Boston Globe

Education

Boston to allow Shaw School to add fourth grade, but long-term plans remain unclear » Boston Globe

Cape schools see decline in COVID-19 rate even after Massachusetts lifts mask mandate » Cape Cod Times

Students Teetering On Edge Of School Meal “Cliff,” Advocates Warn » State House News Service

Stars Aligning For Early Education Improvements » State House News Service

Environment

Boston plans to replace historic gas lamps with LEDs in effort to reduce carbon emissions » Boston Globe

Gaming

State hits the billion dollar mark in gaming revenue » Boston Herald

MGM Springfield reports $19.9 million take in February; state casino taxes collected since 2018 top $1B » MassLive

Health Care

Veterans hospitals, clinics to be shuttered, shifted in consolidation plan » Boston Globe

Beth Israel Lahey Health plans to acquire NH hospital » Boston Business Journal

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center faces standoff with advocates claiming shoddy care » WGBH

Gov. Charlie Baker files new health care legislation to expand treatment access, prioritize mental health services » MassLive

Gov. Baker: Bill Would Expand Mental Health Care Services » NBC Boston

Lynn VA is at risk of closing » Lynn Daily News Item

Group Seeks Probe Of East Boston Health Center » State House News Service

Immigrant patients allege discriminatory treatment at East Boston health center » Boston Globe

Housing

Baker: No New Applicants for Federal COVID Rental Aid » Banker & Tradesman

Human Services

DYS claims of abuse audit prove errors in managing reports » News 22 WWLP.com

Labor

This tool lets employers compare wages, benefits to competitors » Boston Globe

Local Government

Neighbors push back on Northampton planners’ approval of infill development » Gazette Net

Everett city councilor criticized for sharing racist meme » Boston Globe

Rutland debates gravel road improvements » The Landmark

Politics

Howie Carr: Is Monica Cannon-Grant still the Globe’s woman of the year? » Boston Herald

‘It’s a very specific kind of pain’: One year after the Atlanta spa shootings, Asian American women look back — and ahead » Boston Globe

Liss-Riordan wins SEIU Local 888 endorsement in AG race » Dorchester Reporter

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant indicted on fraud, conspiracy charges » Boston Herald

Founder of Violence in Boston and husband charged with fraud in federal indictment » Boston Globe

Attorney General Maura Healey meets with Springfield community » News 22 WWLP.com

Harrington running for Massachusetts House in newly-configured 7th Hampden District » WAMC

Massachusetts Building Trades Council officially endorses AG Maura Healey for Governor » News 22 WWLP.com

With Healey in the lead, spring conventions could be ‘make or break’ for gubernatorial candidates » WGBH

Public Health

Massachusetts reports 502 daily coronavirus cases, the lowest single-day count since the summer » Boston Herald

State to close COVID testing sites in Amherst, Holyoke » Gazette Net

Pfizer and BioNTech to seek authorization of second coronavirus booster shot for people 65 and older » Boston Globe

Massachusetts suicide prevention group launches text line designed for young people » Boston Herald

How $526 million in opioid settlements will be distributed in Massachusetts » WBUR

For kids with COVID-19, everyday life can be a struggle » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Former Boston police clerk gets 3 months for OT fraud » Boston Herald

State Government

Seal, Motto Commission Discussing Third Deadline Extension » State House News Service

Taxation

With gas tax cut off the table, Beacon Hill mulls other options » WBUR

Transportation

Local officials growing frustrated with ‘inadequate’ Chapter 90 funding for roads » Lowell Sun

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Recipe of the Week

Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Darina Allen — 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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