Published November 17, 2010

What’s news on a rainy and windy Wednesday morning in Boston:

Gov. Patrick will seek in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. The idea has many critics. (AP)

Matt O’Malley is Boston’s newest city councilor. He is the 31-year-old hand-picked successor to John Tobin in the Sixth District. (Globe)

The maker of Four Loko will drop caffeine from the drinks. “We are taking this step after trying — unsuccessfully — to navigate a difficult and politically-charged regulatory environment at both the state and federal levels,” the company said in a statement. Massachusetts is moving to restrict caffeinated alcoholic drinks. (The New York Times)

The head of the Boston Federal Reserve is defending the Fed’s latest stimulus move. Quantitative easing is an exceptionally boring way of saying the central bank will print new money to stimulate the economy. (WBUR)

A Watertown man arrested in the failed Times Square bombing is charged with immigration fraud. Aftab Ali Khan allegedly gave $4,900 to Faisal Shahzad, of Connecticut, who was later convicted in the bombing attempt. (WBUR)

Cops want the public’s helping ID’ing a body in Milton. A mutilated young man was found on an affluent street on Monday. (Herald)