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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am STEM: The Opportunity Gap hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

11:00am "Ask the DA" with Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

4:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Public Hearing

Joint Rule 10 deadline - Last day for reports by Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Must-Reads

Report: Much of area’s rental housing out of reach for residents » Gazette Net

Editorial: Righting the state’s criminal justice wrongs » Boston Globe

Companies promise new benefits for drivers under Mass. ballot proposal. Labor advocates see attempt to skirt wage laws » WBUR

Mass. lawmakers back Biden's billionaires’ tax » Newburyport News

At UMass Boston, racial tensions rise during search for new dean » WGBH

Black and Hispanic people are more likely to be denied mortgage loans in Boston » WBUR

Out-of-pocket pregnancy care spending outpaces total costs, state report finds » Boston Business Journal

RI: Massachusetts attorney general drops objection to sale of National Grid's RI business » The Providence Journal

RI: Ohio couple says R.I. congressional candidate Michael Neary followed and menaced them for miles » Boston Globe

NY: James calls on Hochul to lift pause on 'safe staffing' rules for nursing homes » POLITICO Pro

NY: Unvaccinated NYC workers blast Mayor Adams’ ‘hypocritical’ mandate exemption for pro-athletes, performers » New York Daily News

NJ: Integrating schools in a diverse state: As desegregation lawsuit proceeds, what models work? » NJ.com

TN: Tenn. legislation would withhold funds for schools who don’t prove student athletes are cisgender » Boston Globe

FL: Florida sues Biden over mask mandate for public travel » POLITICO Pro

FL: DeSantis says Disney ‘crossed the line’ in calling for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ repeal » Politico

Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok » Washington Post

Cawthorn’s orgies-and-drugs comment stirs trouble within Freedom Caucus » Politico

Elizabeth Warren on Biden’s billionaire tax: ‘I would have gone further’ » Boston Globe

Homeland Security Is Making Plans to Handle a Record Surge of Migrants » New York Times

GOP presses for greater edge on Florida and Ohio congressional maps » Boston Globe

Even AOC Can Read The Writing On The Wall For Democrats In 2022 » The Daily Caller

“The billionaires have an increase in their income that currently escapes taxation. The idea that Jeff Bezos hasn’t gotten something of great value over the past 20 years when his stake in Amazon has gone from zero to hundreds of billions of dollars in value is just plain wrong,” she said. “The question is, how do we want to design our tax laws to ask Bezos to pay taxes at a rate similar to that of a Massachusetts school teacher?”

Elizabeth Warren

Responding to Senator Joe Manchin concerns with Biden's billionaire tax proposal released Monday.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: What gaffe? Of course Putin should not be in power. » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Biden on ‘Ugraine,’ ‘Prussian oil’ and other weekend disasters » Boston Herald

Senator Susan Collins says she’ll back Ketanji Brown Jackson » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Biden pushes back on Putin gaffe, says ‘nobody believes’ he was talking about regime change » Boston Herald

Lowry: So far, Biden’s failing the test on handling economy » Boston Herald

Think Trump is a lock for the 2024 GOP nomination? What happens in this 2022 contest may raise questions about that. » Boston Globe

President Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime » Boston Globe

Rooney: U.S. diplomacy can help resolve ‘root cause’ of Central American migration » Boston Herald

Business

Amid resistance, Wu offers a compromise on North End outdoor dining rules » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu offers ‘hardship exemptions’ to North End outdoor dining fee as restaurant owners continue to fume » Boston Herald

Company overseeing Boston garage demolition has faced lawsuits from other injured workers » WBUR

Owner of firm overseeing Government Center garage demolition has history of OSHA violations » WGBH

Legislative breakfast to discuss small business issues » Sippican Week

Lab developer buys downtown Boston building for $107M » Boston Business Journal

Education

Editorial: Return Boston police to public schools » Boston Herald

Schools get fed money for lunch supply issues » Newburyport News

Harvard drops from top three law schools, ties with MIT among best business schools » Boston Business Journal

Environment

Boston ‘pausing’ plans to take down 54 trees at Malcolm X Park — again » Boston Herald

Health Care

Massachusetts reports pandemic low for intubated coronavirus patients » Boston Herald

Pressley Knocks Insurers In Health Care Debate » State House News Service

Housing

Efforts to ban ‘home equity theft’ in Massachusetts picking up steam » Boston Globe

Charts: How much did housing costs go up in your town? » Boston Globe

Lawsuit challenges statute that denies homeowners profit from foreclosed homes » Commonwealth Magazine

Human Services

Nonprofit Funeral Consumers Alliance celebrating 60 years » Gazette Net

Immigration

Immigration advocate optimistic for key bills this spring » Boston Business Journal

Judiciary

Budd appeals for aid to pull judiciary into digital age » Berkshire Eagle

State’s workplace inspectors refuse Springfield courthouse visit » MassLive

Labor

Report Outlines Post-Pandemic Labor Market Hurdles » State House News Service

Local Government

As Boston weighs a reparations commission, questions of cost and control arise » WGBH

Cambridge City Councilor Assaulted While Being Interviewed About Homeless Problem » CBS Boston

Politics

Waiting for the governor’s race to get going » Commonwealth Magazine

Looking Ahead to the Democratic Gubernatorial Primary » NBC Boston

Labor attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan snags government employee union endorsement in AG campaign » Boston Globe

Councilor Shirley Asack vows to 'get more for Brockton' if voters send her to State House » The Enterprise

Public Health

Boston-area coronavirus wastewater data is on the rise again: ‘I do expect another wave to start soon’ » Boston Herald

How clean is the air in your school or workplace? Hint: Many places are lacking. » Boston Globe

Some doctors question timing of second COVID booster in absence of surge » Boston Globe

State Government

Shipping Contract Hiccup Spells $1 Million Headache for Lottery » State House News Service

Transportation

MBTA reopens Orange Line following partial parking garage collapse » Boston Globe

Orange Line back in service, Green Line on hold after fatal construction accident » Boston Herald

Senate President Karen Spilka tells advocacy groups she looks forward to immigrant driver’s license bill debate » MassLive

More controversy at the Great Barrington airport. Neighbors now question its legality » Berkshire Eagle

Utilities

Healey no longer opposes sale of R.I. utility » Boston Globe

Opponents torch proposed rules for burning wood to create electricity in Mass. » WBUR

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Recipe of the Week

Pasta Primavera

J. Kenji López-Alt — Serious Eats

Ingredients

12 ounces fava beans in their pods, or 4 ounces shucked fava beans (120g shucked beans)

12 ounces English peas in their pods, or 4 ounces shucked peas (120g shucked peas)

Kosher salt

8 ounces (225g) asparagus, woody ends removed, stalks cut on a sharp bias into 1-inch pieces

6 ounces (170g) snap peas, strings removed, cut on a sharp bias into 1/2-inch slices

8 ounces (170g) broccolini, woody ends removed, cut on a sharp bias into 1-inch pieces

4 tablespoons (50g) unsalted butter

2 tablespoons (30ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving

2 whole cloves garlic, lightly smashed with the side of a knife

3 ounces (90g) pine nuts

1 pound (450g) fresh egg pasta, such as fettuccine, penne, or gemelli (see note)

6 ounces (170ml) creme fraiche

2 teaspoons (5g) finely grated zest and 1 teaspoon (5ml) fresh juice from 1 lemon

1/2 ounce minced fresh basil leaves (about 1/2 cup packed leaves; 15g)

1/2 ounce minced fresh parsley leaves (about 1/2 cup packed leaves; 15g)

Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, to taste

Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

If using fava beans and peas in their pods, shuck beans and peas from pods, keeping beans and peas separate. Discard pods. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and prepare an ice bath. Working with one vegetable at a time, blanch favas, peas, asparagus, snap peas, and broccolini in boiling water for 1 minute each, transfer to ice bath to cool, then transfer to a paper towel–lined tray and pat dry. Remove and discard skin from each individual fava bean. Set vegetables aside. Empty pot, refill it with fresh water, season generously with salt, and return to a boil.

Meanwhile, in a 3- to 4-quart saucier or a 12-inch skillet, heat butter, olive oil, garlic, and pine nuts over low heat until gently sizzling. Cook, swirling pan constantly, until pine nuts just start to brown and garlic aroma is very strong. Do not let butter brown; remove it from heat occasionally if it starts to sizzle too rapidly. Discard garlic cloves. Add blanched vegetables to pan and toss to combine. Remove from heat.

When water is boiling, add pasta and cook until just shy of al dente, about 1 minute total for most fresh pasta (see note). Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Transfer pasta to pan with vegetables and add crème fraîche, lemon zest, lemon juice, basil, and parsley. Set over high heat and cook, stirring and tossing constantly and adjusting the consistency as necessary with a few splashes of the starchy pasta water, until liquid reduces to a creamy sauce. The sauce should coat the pasta and leave a creamy trail on the bottom of the pan when you drag a wooden spoon through it.

Off heat, stir in a generous shaving of fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, drizzling with olive oil and sprinkling with freshly ground black pepper and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano at the table.

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