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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Committee Hearing

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

Birthdays: Rep. Joseph McGonagle, Jr.

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Healey, Spilka say they expect tax cuts before the end of the year » Boston Herald

Boston used to have 24-hour train service. Will all-night MBTA service ever exist? » WGBH

Gov. Maura Healey's veto of community action funding called 'a slap in the face' » Berkshire Eagle

Rent control supporters are divided over 2024 ballot campaign push » Boston Globe

Influential Collective Seeks To Derail MCAS Question » State House News Service

Everett grid ‘insurance’ cost $536m over first 13 months » Commonwealth Magazine

Springfield Police Department wants hundreds of records removed from discipline database » Boston Herald

Mass. Planned Parenthood union reaches first tentative agreement » WGBH

US to allow partial enforcement of Mass. right-to-repair law » Boston Globe

Boston ranked one of America's safest cities » Axios

Crowded race to replace Sen. Gobi, lone Democrat challenged by 3 Republicans, libertarian » Worcester Telegram

THE OTHER 49

CT: Electric vehicles have passionate CT opponents and supporters. Here’s what they have to say. » Hartford Courant

NJ: New Jersey’s weed industry is in a ‘doom loop,’ trade group says » The Philadelphia Inquirer

NJ: Will New Jersey’s Legislature become more diverse this year? » New Jersey Globe

PA: Video: Philadelphia police officer fatally shoots man inside vehicle » Axios

MN: Minneapolis mayor vetoes measure for minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers » AP News

FL: Lawsuit accuses Florida of ‘illegal’ Medicaid terminations » Orlando Sentinel

MS: New Evidence Raises Questions in Mississippi Police Killing » New York Times

CO: Denver sees another uptick in migrant arrivals » Axios

CO: Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch deadlocked in early 2024 poll » Axios

NATIONAL

The Lines Between Red and Blue America Are Blurring, Not Hardening » New York Times

'I will be proudly arrested tomorrow': Trump rants about innocence as allies get mugshots taken » Raw Story

D.C. Attorney General is probing Leonard Leo’s network » Politico

Cold virus season is nearly upon us. Here’s what to know about new RSV, COVID, and flu shots. » Boston Globe

How Mark Meadows Pursued a High-Wire Legal Strategy in Trump Inquiries » New York Times

Trump’s Inevitability Is Fake News » Discourse

Vivek Ramaswamy Touched the Third Rail on Israel. He’s Surely Going to Hear About It on Debate Night » Vanity Fair

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About State Supreme Courts » Bolts

Witness in Trump documents case changed lawyers and then his testimony, prosecutors say » AP News

“The people who wrote the 14th Amendment were not fools. They realized that if those people who tried to overturn the country, who tried to get rid of our peaceful transitions of power are again put in power, that would be the end of the nation, the end of democracy,”

Liberal law professor Laurence Tribe

Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a constitutional argument that 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump should be barred from the presidency because of his actions to overturn the previous presidential election result.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Feldman: It’s time to bring back the independent counsel » Boston Herald

For GOP candidates, debate is a chance to survive, not thrive » Boston Globe

Business

Massachusetts retailers losing $2 billion a year to ‘organized criminal theft activity’ » Boston Herald

Feds Shift Vehicle Repair Law Into Implementation Gear » State House News Service

Corporate America is on notice: Discriminating by race is illegal » Boston Globe

Koverly raises $7.6 million for B2B BNPL » Axios

DOJ deepens probe of proposed $1.8B acquisition of Desktop Metal » Boston Business Journal

‘We want them to thrive’: Supporters rally, raise a brew for valley farmers » Gazette Net

Developers top off $915M lab project in Allston » Boston Business Journal

Boston welcomes National Association of Asian American Professional convention » Boston Herald

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Editorial: Stop taxing marijuana companies as illegal dealers » Boston Globe

Education

In-state tuition costs for undocumented students rolls out » Boston Herald

Tuition Reform Changes Outlook For Tanzanian Immigrant » State House News Service

‘This is a great day:’ Mass. Gov. Healey, advocates celebrate new law leveling playing field for undocumented students » MassLive

Keep cellphones out of class? Some Central Mass. schools are doing it » Worcester Telegram

Northeastern dorm temporarily closed due to water damage, school officials say » Boston Globe

Business, education groups file challenge to proposed ballot question to end MCAS graduation requirement » Boston Herald

Brockton schools superintendent: Outdated attendance policy fails students too often » The Enterprise

Environment

Why this summer in New England was really wet » WGBH

Two Invaders Marked For State’s Prohibited Plant List » State House News Service

New video shows climate group interrupting Gov. Maura Healey’s fundraiser on Nantucket » Fox 25 News

Gaming

Gardner officials seek more info about proposed horse racing facility before zoning vote » The Gardner News

Springfield to use gaming commission funds to study casino and drunk driving » MassLive

Health Care

Study finds Black and Hispanic patients admitted and return to the hospital at higher rates » Boston Globe

Human Services

Facing an 'epidemic of loneliness,' some Mass. organizations try to help people make friends » WBUR

Opinion: We need to care for the front-line workers who care for us » Boston Globe

Mass. communities worry about strain on local resources as they welcome migrants » NBC Boston

Immigration

State’s investments in immigrants pay off » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Biden can’t spin his way out of migrant crisis » Boston Herald

Labor

Unemployment rates ticked up slightly in July across Central Mass. » Worcester Business Journal

Employers, scrambling to fill jobs, are frustrated over slow migrant work approvals » Boston Business Journal

Local Government

Howie Carr: City Council blotter » Boston Herald

As Macksey gears up for re-election bid, a look back at the first term for North Adams’ first female mayor » WAMC

Chicopee receives 2 proposals to redevelop defunct Uniroyal property » MassLive

Politics

Springfield Mayoral Hopefuls Do Battle in Mason Square Showdown » Western Mass. Politics & Insight

Democrats advance plan to tap veteran delegates » The Eagle Tribune

Battle lines drawn in fight for Cambodian, local democracy » Lowell Sun

Rep. Moulton pushes to give veterans special delegate status at state Democratic conventions » WGBH

Public Safety

Jewish Groups Watching State’s Approach To Security Grants » State House News Service

Database of police disciplinary records a step toward transparency, but still ‘more to do’ » Boston Globe

Out of the blue: Excerpts from police discipline database » Boston Herald

Spencer Fire Department warns of fire risks of lithium-ion batteries » Spectrum News

Reproductive Rights

Worcester Councilor Delays Crisis Pregnancy Center Ordinance Debate » Worcester Patch

Transportation

Some hesitate to rely on the MBTA. That's a climate problem » WBUR

Amid crises, MBTA fields pitches for new agency marketing campaign » Cambridge Day

Utilities

Revolution Wind Wins Federal Approval » Vineyard Gazette

Feds approve offshore wind farm south of Rhode Island and Martha's Vineyard » WBUR

Is cement the solution to storing renewable energy? Engineers at MIT think so. » Boston Globe

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Recipe of the Week

Fresh Corn Pancakes With Blueberry Sauce

Lidey Heuck — New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

FOR THE BLUEBERRY SAUCE:

1 pint (2 cups) fresh blueberries

¼ cup/50 grams granulated sugar

Juice of one lemon (about 3 tablespoons)

Pinch of kosher salt

FOR THE PANCAKES:

1 cup/130 grams all-purpose flour

1 cup/140 grams medium-grind cornmeal

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1½ teaspoons kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)

1½ cups/360 milliliters buttermilk, shaken

2 large eggs, beaten

¼ cup/50 grams granulated sugar

2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, plus more for frying

1 cup fresh corn kernels (from 2 ears)

Maple syrup, for serving (optional)

Lemon zest, for serving (optional)

Directions

Make the blueberry sauce: Combine the blueberries, sugar, lemon juice and salt in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium-high until the liquid in the pan comes to a simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring often, until the berries release their juices and the liquid in the pan reduces and thickens slightly, 8 to 11 minutes. You should have about 1 cup of sauce. Set aside to cool while you make the pancakes.

Prepare the pancakes: Turn the oven to 200 degrees and place an ovenproof dish or platter in the oven.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate, medium bowl or liquid measuring cup, combine the buttermilk, eggs, sugar and butter and whisk until smooth.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. Gently fold the corn kernels into the batter.

On a cast-iron griddle or in a 12-inch skillet, heat ½ tablespoon butter over medium. Scoop ⅓ cup pancake batter onto one side of the skillet and spread lightly into an even circle with the bottom of the measuring cup. Repeat to form two more pancakes (or more if using a large griddle). Cook for about 2 minutes, until bubbles form on the pancakes and the bottoms are golden brown, lowering the heat if the pancakes begin browning too quickly, then flip the pancakes and cook for another minute.

Transfer the cooked pancakes to the platter in the oven and repeat this process with the remaining batter, adding more butter to the pan as needed. Serve warm with the blueberry sauce, maple syrup and lemon zest, if desired.



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