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

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Critics Say Healey PCA Cuts Will Hit 6,000 People » State House News Service

Primary care access is declining in Mass., new data show: ‘We have never, ever seen numbers fall like this’ » Boston Globe

Battle over minimum wage for tipped workers creates tense moments on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Massachusetts State Police fire back after police officers push for review of embattled agency » Boston Herald

Massachusetts school funding overhaul hits an inflation glitch » Boston Globe

Rachael Rollins suspended from practicing law in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Beacon Hill still not ready to revamp sex ed in schools » Axios

State lawmakers holding fewer recorded votes » The Eagle Tribune

A divided Milton heads into court » Commonwealth Beacon

Mass General and Brigham and Women's to take major steps to integrate » Boston Business Journal

THE OTHER 49

CT: Many police officers in CT choosing to live outside the communities they serve, investigation finds » CT Insider

NY: Hochul, Adams present a united front on public safety after subway security spat » Politico

NY: Lawmakers want $90M in security funds to protect religious schools as hate crimes rise amid Gaza war » New York Post

NJ: Report: Administration’s patchy COVID-19 response led to needless deaths, suffering » NJ Spotlight News

PA: Police union opposes watchdog investigations » Axios

IL: Immigration shakes out to be key issue in Illinois 4th District race » Axios

LA: “We’re Going to Be Overwhelmed”: How Louisiana Just Ballooned Its Jail Population » Bolts

AZ: Bipartisan bill addressing affordable housing hits Gov. Hobbs’ desk » AZ Family

CA: Bernie Sanders endorses S.F. Supervisor Dean Preston » San Francisco Chronicle

OR: A plan to toll Portland highways is dead — but tolling is still on the table » Oregon Public Broadcasting

NATIONAL

Democrats' big vulnerability: Why they're losing Black, Hispanic voters » Axios

How Donald Trump switched to defending TikTok » Washington Post

"A harbinger of things to come": Trump's RNC shakeup signals plans for 2025 » Axios

Trump Says He’ll “Free the January 6 Hostages,” Who Waged a Deadly Insurrection on His Behalf, in One of His First Acts as President » Vanity Fair

How TikTok Was Blindsided by U.S. Bill That Could Ban It » The Wall Street Journal

Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top R.F.K. Jr.’s List for Running Mate » New York Times

David Mixner, Fierce Fighter for Gay Rights, Is Dead at 77 » New York Times

President Biden meets with Teamsters as he seeks to bolster his support among labor unions » Boston Globe

Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch » Boston Globe

Ageism Haunts Some Tech Workers in the Race to Get Hired » Wired

"Democrats cannot conceive that non-white voters are anything other than civil rights voters," he said. "In their mind, all Latinos need to be taught to like farmworkers or the undocumented. Even though that's less than 95% of us."

Republican consultant Mike Madrid

New data shows that Democrats' longtime advantage with Black, Latino and Asian American voters has shrunk to its lowest point in more than 60 years — creating a massive vulnerability for President Biden and congressional Democrats.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Moore: Biden needs a course in remedial math » Boston Herald

Trump and Biden clinch 2024 presidential nominations » WBUR

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to get on the ballot in all 50 states. It won't be easy » WBUR

Business

Wu: Boston Can't Shoulder Stadium Overhaul On Its Own » State House News Service

‘Alarming’: One in four young people plan to leave Greater Boston in the next five years, report finds » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Criminal justice advocates celebrate Healey’s plan to pardon marijuana possession convictions » WGBH

Councilors Eager To Dig Into Healey's Pot Pardon Plan » State House News Service

What we do and don't know about Gov. Healey's marijuana pardon plans » WBUR

Education

Howie Carr: Rollins hired after nationwide search, wink-wink » Boston Herald

A college rises in Nubian Square » Boston Globe

Legislation to mandate an admissions lottery for vocational schools advances on Beacon Hill with some changes » Boston Globe

UMass plans to triple early college slots for high schoolers around state » Gazette Net

Wu’s open to expanding the BPS free museum pilot — but not now » WGBH

Environment

State appeals FEMA to reconsider helping with Leominster's September storm damage » WGBH

Biologists, governor visit bear den in Pelham » Gazette Net

Federal

Healey appeals federal disaster declaration denial for September storms » WBUR

Health Care

Mass. Health Care Costs Rose Sharply Again In 2022 » State House News Service

State pushes back on Saint Vincent Hospital: Says investigation still ongoing » Worcester Telegram

Housing

Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours. Baby boomers rediscover the joy of having a roommate. » Boston Globe

Human Services

Surge In Public Benefits Compounded By "Crime Syndicate" » State House News Service

Greenfield shelter leaders ponder impacts of potential funding infusion, stay limit » The Recorder

Immigration

‘It was getting impossible to live’: In Mattapan, a front line of the humanitarian crisis fueled by Haiti’s unrest » Boston Globe

Labor

Pooled Tips Top of Mind as Lawmakers Weigh Ballot Question » State House News Service

Editorial: Tip-included restaurant measure could burn industry » Boston Herald

Unionized workers at MASS MoCA plan strike for Wednesday » WBUR

Politics

Race to replace Marc Pacheco in Senate heats up as 2nd Taunton city councilor jumps in » Taunton Gazette

Public Health

Chickenpox cases reported at Melnea Cass Recreation Complex overflow shelter site » Boston Herald

Life-saving addiction treatment medicine is vastly underprescribed for youths » Boston Globe

Opinion: Poison is the wrong weapon in battle against Boston’s rustling rats » Boston Globe

4 years after the COVID emergency, what the coronavirus means today » WBUR

Public Safety

‘There’s too many weapons, easily accessible’: State officials weigh in on Sci-Tech shooting » Western Mass News

Editorial: Mold and mistreatment: The problems at Bridgewater State Hospital call for major changes » Boston Globe

Retired Holyoke firefighter picked to lead Amherst police alternative CRESS » Gazette Net

State Government

Gov. Maura Healey stops in Western Mass. to promote economic development bill » New Hampshire Public Radio

Which trailblazing woman with Massachusetts ties should be memorialized with a permanent bust in the State House? » Boston Globe

Our Opinion: Amid Sunshine Week and every week, protect the public's right to know » Berkshire Eagle

Taxation

Automatic Tax Relief Not In The Cards This Year » State House News Service

Transportation

Before Mayor Wu's planned Blue Hill Ave. redesign, there was 28X » WBUR

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Recipe of the Week

Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Darina Allen and Melissa Clark — New York Times Cooking

Ingredients

450 grams all-purpose flour (about 3½ cups)

3 grams fine sea salt (about ½ teaspoon)

4 grams baking soda (about ¾ teaspoon)

1½ 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 1½ 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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