Sign up to receive the day's curated top stories, legislative schedule, press releases, and other daily features every morning in your inbox!

MassInsider
Jump To...
Go to our Job Board
MassInsider introduces our free Job Board.
Please contact jobs@instatrac.com to post open positions.
Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Sickle Cell Anemia Round Table, Nurses Hall, State House

10:00am Clerks Day on the Hill, Great Hall, State House

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

12:00pm Governor's Council Meeting, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

1:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing
Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

​Massachusetts tweaks Florida and Texas with pro-LGBTQ billboards » Raw Story

State education commissioner blasts BPS for lack of progress on state improvement plan » Boston Globe

Rep. mixes it up with ‘former government official’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Encore casino pushing its luck on union contract as strike deadline looms » Boston Globe

DiZoglio Seeks More Leeway For MBTA Audits » State House News Service

In 'historic' moment, MCI-Framingham prisoners testify live at moratorium hearing » WGBH

As demand for COVID shots wanes, biotech superstar Moderna seeks its next success » Boston Globe

Town-by-town: The state of same-sex households in Mass. » Boston Globe

Healey's sex ed curriculum proposal, explained » WBUR

What to expect at the NAACP Convention in Boston » Axios

Teacher Shortage Prompts State To Adjust Licensing Rules » State House News Service

THE OTHER 49

NH: In N.H., DeSantis needs a beachhead. Trump wants a tidal wave. » Boston Globe

VT: Vermont town to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections, after legislature overrode veto » Boston.com

CT: Connecticut’s new data privacy law takes effect July 1. What you need to know. » Hartford Courant

CT: CT abortion provider sees sharp increase in out-of-state clients » Hartford Courant

NY: NYC Has Left People With Long COVID Behind » Hell Gate NYC

NJ: Online gaming reauthorization bill goes from 10 years to two » POLITICO Pro

NJ: AG investigating ‘shakedown’ claims tied to power broker George Norcross’ Camden waterfront developments, sources say » The Philadelphia Inquirer

NJ: GOP lawmakers open-minded to medical psilocybin » POLITICO Pro

PA: Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law is upheld again, as court rules against Republican challenge » AP News

OH: Statehouse faces deadline to preempt abortion rights amendment » Axios

IL: Smoky Air From Canadian Wildfires Blankets Midwestern Skies » New York Times

FL: DeSantis wants to keep migrant workers out, but businesses say Florida needs them » Miami Herald

FL: No Labels’ signature-gathering firm has ties to Ron DeSantis » Politico

FL: Florida attorney general contends pot amendment will mislead voters » POLITICO Pro

TX: Texas sets new power use record as dangerous heat sweeps southern U.S. » Axios

CO: Denver considers issuing COVID checks » Axios

NATIONAL

The US Supreme Court is coming for workplace diversity initiatives next » Quartz

Care Denied: The Dirty Secret Behind Medicare Advantage » The Lever

Supreme Court rejects novel legislative theory but leaves a door open for 2024 election challenges » AP News

Republicans Are Taking an Antiabortion Victory Lap. They Should Think Twice About That » Vanity Fair

Trump open to returning to Twitter — at some point » Axios

Retirement talk surrounding Thomas, Alito raises stakes for 2024 election » The Hill

Trump explores messing with the first GOP debate » NBC News

“Some who are no longer in government but still have a microphone, so to speak, have expressed the view that the problem is money and resources to be provided to the MBTA,” Straus said early on in the hearing. “My own view is that these things do take money but money alone may not be the answer.”

Rep. William Straus, co-chair of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee

Straus on Monday took aim at “a former government official” who believes the best way to solve the MBTA’s problems is to give the transit authority more money.
News By Category
Beltway Politics

Opinion: Hunter Biden does not belong at a White House state dinner » Boston Globe

Supreme Court puts First Amendment limits on laws banning online threats » Boston Globe

Business

Truck from Conn. company hired by MassDOT displayed Confederate flag in Fitchburg » NBC Boston

Confederate flag mounted on truck hired by MassDOT on Route 2 in Fitchburg » MassLive

Amazon will soon launch a new delivery network, driven by local businesses, in Boston » Boston Globe

'We've been draining cash': Profits weren't taking off at New Bedford's Airport Grille » South Coast Today

Cape Cod company continues to help Oceangate’s Titan recovery mission » MassLive

Lt. Governor Driscoll discusses future of Mass. with business leaders at Elms College » Western Mass News

Reyes: Business is Growing in Lawrence and Methuen » The Valley Patriot

Vantage lays off employees weeks after announcing it was up for sale » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren to Janet Yellen: You’re wrong on bank mergers » Politico

Civil Rights

Here’s what to expect at the NAACP convention in Boston, the first in four decades » Boston Globe

Education

Interim superintendent in Easthampton officially on board, inks $157K deal » Gazette Net

Stalemate: Teachers And School File For Mediation Over New Contract » Nantucket Current

Different trajectories and inequity in Boston Schools » Boston Globe

‘Blindsided’: State slams BPS over O’Bryant plans » Boston Herald

One year into school improvement plan, state official grades Boston’s progress 'incomplete' » WBUR

State education board approves changes to educator licensure regulations » Boston Globe

Former social worker charged over allegations she attended BPS high schools as adult » Boston Globe

State Opens Summer-Long Comment Period On Sex Ed » State House News Service

Environment

‘Sharks suffer from a bad reputation’: Researchers look at peoples’ perceptions of sharks in new study » Boston Herald

Fall River buys the farm: Why the city is preserving historic acreage for a nature center » The Herald News

Federal

More than $200 billion in COVID aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says » Boston Globe

Health Care

Gonorrhea shot gets FDA fast track as resistant cases multiply » Boston Globe

Housing

Can social housing help solve the Mass. housing crisis? » WGBH

Human Services

Editorial: Supportive housing at Shattuck site in Franklin Park offers a practical alternative to Long Island » Boston Globe

Labor

Mass. cutting maximum length for unemployment benefits to 26 weeks » Boston Globe

Teacher negotiations break down: Mediation next » The Inquirer and Mirror

Local Government

'Epitome of divisiveness': City councilor blasts Chamber letter on encampment sweeps » Worcester Telegram

Cambridge School Committee will lose Fantini, who says he has decided against 21st campaign » Cambridge Day

Councilor Ricardo Arroyo admits to ethics violation, pays penalty in connection with representing his brother » Boston Globe

Pittsfield City Council meeting errupts in chaos as Councilor Charles Kronick issues charter objections over year-end bills » Berkshire Eagle

Ethics panel fines Ricardo Arroyo in conflict of interest case » WBUR

Council budget cuts target fixed costs; ‘How does that make any sense?’ asks mayor » The New Bedford Light

Opinion: Wu, Boston councilors wage budget battle over vision for the city » Boston Globe

Politics

Candidates in Agawam begin race for open mayoral seat » MassLive

McGovern backs constitutional amendment to strip big money from elections » Gazette Net

Public Safety

Prison Moratorium Supporters Start Over Again » State House News Service

Reproductive Rights

Abortion restrictions may be pushing new doctors to train in more liberal states » Boston Globe

State Government

In historic speech to Irish Senate, Healey lauds LGBTQ+ rights as bond between countries » WGBH

Bracken Tapped For Top Lottery Leadership Post » State House News Service

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey address Irish Senate on first overseas trip » WAMC

Gov. Healey puts up pro-LGBTQ billboards in Florida and Texas » MassLive

Healey, in address to Irish leaders, says ‘threads of the same fabric’ bind Massachusetts and Ireland » Boston Globe

Healey Reflects On Irish Roots In Dublin Address » State House News Service

Taxation

Coalition urges lawmakers to reject tax relief for wealthy » The Eagle Tribune

Crosswinds swirling in tax relief talks » News 22 WWLP.com

House wants fresh numbers on Senate tax relief plan » News 22 WWLP.com

Transportation

Eng mum on cause of slow zones, timetable for elimination » Commonwealth Magazine

Short circuit blamed for 2022 passenger death at Broadway Station » Commonwealth Magazine

NTSB Cites Short Circuit In Fatal Train Incident » State House News Service

Short circuit at fault in dragging death of Red Line passenger last year, NTSB finds » Boston Globe

Lawmakers Press MBTA About Service, Inspections, Oversight » State House News Service

2027 Targeted For Beverly Temporary Hall-Whitaker Bridge: MassDOT » Beverly Patch

MBTA Red Line dragging death caused by ‘short circuit’ in train door » Boston Herald

Job Board
Access Specialist - Mass. Office on Disability
Looking for jobs? Check out our Job Board
Hiring? Email us at jobs@instatrac.com
Recipe of the Week

Classic Pasta Salad With Mozzarella, Avocado and Basil

Melissa Clark — New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

FOR THE DRESSING:

3 tablespoons minced shallot or red onion

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

½ teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more to taste

¼ teaspoon black pepper

⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling

FOR THE SALAD:

Fine sea salt, as needed

1 pound short pasta, such as campanelle, fusilli or farfalle

1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and diced

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

½ cup sliced cucumber

1 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into bite-size cubes

¼ cup shaved Parmesan

¼ cup thinly sliced fresh basil

Directions

To prepare the dressing, in a large bowl, whisk together shallot, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Let sit for 5 minutes, then whisk in oil. Taste and add more salt and-or lemon juice if needed.

Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until it is just al dente, usually a minute less than the package instructions. Drain well. While still warm, add the pasta to the bowl with the dressing and toss well. Let pasta cool, soaking up the dressing.

In a medium bowl, gently toss together avocado, lemon juice and a pinch of salt.

Just before serving, add tomato, cucumber, mozzarella and Parmesan to the bowl with the pasta and toss well. Gently fold in avocado and basil.

Drizzle with olive oil, cracked black pepper and salt to taste before serving.

45 Bromfield Street, 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
About Us
Privacy Policy
Connect With Us
Phone: (617) 292-1800

You have received this message because you are signed up for MassInsider. Click here to unsubscribe. Email us at info@instatrac.com. We appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

Copyright © 2024 Instatrac, Inc. All Rights Reserved.