--Old hotness: Late trains on the Worcester-Framingham line. New hotness: Changing the timetables so they don't look late anymore. [WBZ]

--House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi has offered up a budget with a sizable tax cut for corporations that would drop the percentage from 9.5 percent to 7 percent. Let's see--the state is in a budget crunch, so he wants a tax cut? The budget also didn't include casino licenses, which sets up another Battle Royale between the House Speaker and the Governor. [Boston Globe]

--Mayor Menino is working on cleaning up the city's public image. He has declared a Dorchester neighborhood a "war zone" thanks to the rise in foreclosures and wants to go after mortgage companies. [Boston Herald]

--Hot new Republican trend alert: Running against John Kerry in his next Senate race. [WHDH]

--Roller coaster enthusiasts, take note. An indoor roller coaster is coming to Six Flags New England in Agawam. [AP/Boston Herald]

--Bostonist has been following the travails of Spatch, whose beloved cat has been missing. We're pleased to announce the cat has returned, and it's ready to eat. [Derspatchel]

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