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Today on Beacon Hill

7:30am Operation ABLE 40th Anniversary Celebration with Sen. Ed Markey, TBA

10:00am Governor's Council Meeting, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

11:30am Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Conference Committee, Virtual Hearing

6:00pm UMass Boston Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Fireside Chat: Embrace Challenges, Act Fiercely and Keep Moving!, Via Zoom

6:30pm Progressive Mass Book Discussion: The Politics of Massachusetts Exceptionalism, Via Zoom

Must-Reads

Omnibus DCF bill still in the works » Commonwealth Magazine

Enough with Trumpism: Mass. Dems rally to Healey in governor's race » Politico

MTF Chief: Tax Package Needs To Be About Growth, Not Just Relief » State House News Service

Time is running out on key East-West Rail development as Gov. Charlie Baker hopes Mass. doesn’t lose out on federal funds » MassLive

Housing is in short supply. Here’s why that matters. » WGBH

‘The numbers just continue to rise’: Patients awaiting psychiatric treatment crowd emergency rooms » Boston Globe

Push on at Massachusetts state house for Boston’s real-estate transfer fee » Boston Herald

Transit Ambassadors complain about working conditions » Commonwealth Magazine

Short-staffed and strapped for cash, state parks struggle to handle surge of warm-weather crowds » Boston Globe

Wu pushes state lawmakers on transfer tax; real estate groups push back » Boston Globe

UT: As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’ » New York Times

CA: Voters in San Francisco topple the city’s progressive district attorney, Chesa Boudin. » New York Times

CA: California is about to experience a political earthquake. Here's why » CNN

CA: S.F. DA recalled, L.A.’s Caruso advances as Democrats tested on crime » Washington Post

What We Still Need to Learn About the January 6th Insurrection » The New Yorker

The Pandemic Crushed Teachers. After Uvalde, They Wonder ‘What More?’ » New York Times

America’s Epidemic of Violence Against Health Care Workers » The New Republic

Big Oil Is Suing Countries To Block Climate Action » The Lever

Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional plea for action on guns » CNN

Raytheon relocating headquarters from Waltham to just outside DC » Boston Globe

SD: South Dakota’s Noem, Thune repel GOP challenges from right » Boston Globe

"I can't tell you how sorry I am that state government let you down," he said. "There's no other way to put it. State government let you down because we didn't have the vision or the knowledge to understand what was actually going on day to day to day."

Governor Charlie Baker

During a roundtable with victims and survivors, Baker prioritizes passage of his bill that would make it easier for police and the courts to detain defendants deemed a risk to the community in his final year in office.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: The Jan. 6 hearings are must-see TV. Will America tune in? » Boston Globe

Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress: ‘What are you doing?’ » Boston Globe

Graham: Inflation, illegal immigration, crime – are Democrats doomed? » Boston Herald

Jan. 6 hearings give Democrats a chance to recast midterm message » Boston Globe

Business

Raytheon to move global headquarters from Waltham to Virginia » Boston Herald

Gas station owner’s patience runs dry in downtown Amherst » Gazette Net

New unicorn company to 'get aggressive' on M&A deals with $100M » Boston Business Journal

A big building. Over the Pike. For the first time in a long time. » Boston Globe

Around the Garden, good times return after a difficult two years » Boston Globe

Raytheon to relocate HQ to Virginia this year » Boston Business Journal

A timeline of Raytheon in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

As Raytheon relocates headquarters from Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker says company has programs that ‘would be really hard to move’ » MassLive

Controversial Saudi-backed golf tour coming to Massachusetts this summer » WGBH

A deck over 'dead space': Samuels' Pike project hits major milestone » Boston Business Journal

Gas prices in Massachusetts climb to new record high $5.02 a gallon » CBS News

Mass. leaders say Biden's boost of solar, clean tech production will help economy, environment » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

The decision to have an abortion changed their lives » Boston Globe

Education

Boston school placed in ‘safe mode’ in connection with mask mandate » Boston Herald

Boston parents ask federal appeals court to overturn exam school admission decision and let their children attend » Boston Globe

Editorial: Free school meals: Yes, we can do that » Boston Globe

Health Care

Healey charges Mass. labs and others with defrauding state using urine samples » Boston.com

Prices for new brand-name prescription drugs spike: Brigham and Women’s Hospital research » Boston Herald

French healthcare giant Sanofi opens Cambridge Crossing campus » Boston Herald

Haverhill Lab and its Methuen Owner Face Charges Related to $2 Million MassHealth Fraud » WHAV

Several New England laboratories charged in kickback schemes » Boston Business Journal

Cyberattack on a Mass.-based medical imaging company may have affected millions » Boston Globe

Human Services

Tragedies fuel call to update to child protection laws » The Eagle Tribune

Following Harmony Montgomery, past cases of neglect, this child welfare bill is being pitched as attempt to make improvements to the system » MassLive

Our View: Lawmakers must act fast on hunger bills » Gloucester Times

Warren: Millions of parents want to work but can't afford child care. Congress must act. » USA Today

Judiciary

SJC orders new trial in 1984 Dorchester felony-murder conviction but avoids ruling on broad retroactive review of similar cases » Boston Globe

Labor

At abortion crossroads, Healey appeals to employers » News 22 WWLP.com

Gas prices may encourage people to work remotely longer » CBS News

Legislative

Howie Carr: Massachusetts lawmakers determined today … to ignore you! » Boston Herald

Local Government

Great Barrington says yes to Airbnb rules that cap rental days at 150 » Berkshire Eagle

As City Council debates budget, proposed property tax increase doesn’t sit well with residents » Lowell Sun

Cambridge City Council selects first Asian American city manager » Boston Globe

Politics

Following Democratic convention win, Healey promises to tackle affordability, housing » Boston Globe

Monson Select Board candidate Lindsey Esser removed from ballot over past campaign finance violation » MassLive

Carpenters Union Endorses Holliston's Arena-DeRosa For State Rep » Holliston Patch

Attorney general race in Massachusetts gets testy » Boston Herald

Public Health

More than 80 million COVID vaccine doses have been wasted, Massachusetts virus cases drop 24% » Boston Herald

Massachusetts prepares for the 988 suicide prevention hotline: ‘It’s about helping more people and decreasing the stigma’ » Boston Herald

Many children who contracted COVID-19 during pandemic did not develop antibodies to ward off Omicron, study says » Boston Globe

CDC says COVID-19 subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 now account for more than 7 percent of New England cases » Boston Globe

Massachusetts-based researchers find 'mortality gap' between Democratic, Republican counties » WCVB

Public Safety

Amherst’s community responders agency staffed up » Gazette Net

Mass. gun laws ‘help save lives.’ Sen. Ed Markey is, again, asking for the rest of the U.S. to follow suit. » Boston.com

Faced with new state police training requirements, some auxiliary units disband » WBUR

Opinion: Dispelling gun-law disinformation and deflections » Boston Globe

State Finance

Branches May Be Colluding On Spending Priorities » State House News Service

Taxation

Boston’s push to tax high-end property sales gets mixed reception on Beacon Hill » WGBH

Transportation

As electric vehicles grow in popularity, charging infrastructure needs to keep pace » Boston Herald

Senators blast Baker administration over broken EV chargers on Mass. Pike » Boston Globe

State plans $56M replacement of three Montague bridges » The Recorder

Officials taking actions after Massachusetts sees 22% increase in roadway fatalities despite less traffic » Fall River Reporter

Straus on Big Changes Coming to SouthCoast Transportation » WBSM

Worcester drivers bad? They're worst in Mass. City ranks first in at-fault violations » Worcester Telegram

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Recipe of the Week

Chicken Empanadas

Food Wishes — Chef John

Ingredients

For the Filling:

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 yellow onion, diced

½ cup diced poblano pepper

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 ½ teaspoons ground dried chipotle pepper

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano

1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

3 cups diced cooked chicken

2 tablespoons dried currants

2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chile peppers 

⅓ cup water

¾ cup grated pepper Jack cheese (Optional)

1 large egg, beaten

2 teaspoons water

For the Dough:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon white sugar

12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter

1 large egg, beaten

⅓ cup cold water, or as needed

Directions

Pour olive oil into a saucepan; add onion, poblano, garlic, salt, pepper, chipotle, cumin, oregano, cayenne, and cooked chicken, pressing down as you go. Add currants.

Place saucepan over high heat; cook until onions begin to soften slightly, about 3 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes with green chiles. Pour in 1/3 cup water and mix to combine.

Bring mixture to a simmer; reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquids are cooked down, 30 to 45 minutes.

Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Chill thoroughly before use, 1 to 2 hours.

While filling simmers, combine flour, salt, and sugar for dough in a bowl with your hand. Grate in cold butter, pausing as needed to combine. Drizzle in beaten egg and water. Mix with a fork until it starts to form a shaggy dough.

Use your hands to squeeze mixture into a lump of dough; transfer to a work surface and knead into a ball of dough, 10 to 15 seconds.

Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, up to overnight.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Unwrap chilled dough and transfer to a lightly floured work surface. Use a bench scraper to divide into 8 equal pieces.

Roll each dough piece into an 8-inch circle.

Drain any excess juice from filling. Top each dough circle with a rounded 1/2-cup measure of the chicken mixture. Sprinkle some pepper Jack cheese over top.

Brush edges of each dough circle with a small amount of water to dampen; fold over and seal with fingertips, making sure to not trap in any pockets of air. Crimp using your fingertips or a fork.

Combine beaten egg and 2 teaspoons water for egg wash. Transfer empanadas to the prepared baking sheet and brush over egg wash. Sprinkle with cayenne.

Bake in the center of the preheated oven until browned and crispy on the edges, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for about 5 minutes before serving.



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