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Thursday, January 13th, 2022

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Today on Beacon Hill

8:30am 2022 Economic Outlook hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Via Zoom

10:00am Special Legislative Commission on Structural Racism in Correctional Facilities of the Commonwealth, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Formal Session

12:30pm Department of Correction and Sheriff's Department Funding, Virtual Hearing

Must-Reads

Study Pegs Wealth Surtax Haul At $1.3 Billion » State House News Service

Anti-vaccine mandate protesters bring their opposition to Mayor Wu's Roslindale doorstep » WGBH

Regional bus ridership down 52 percent from pre-pandemic levels » Commonwealth Magazine

Judge won’t stop Boston coronavirus vaccine mandate ahead of deadline » Boston Herald

Biogen features on 'Shkreli Awards' » Boston Business Journal

FL: Florida bill would ease challenges to local government laws » AP News

NJ: Pet projects, public cash: Transparency is an issue » NJ Spotlight News

The E-word is poised for a Capitol Hill comeback » Washington Post

Restaurants could get another $40B financial lifeline from Congress » Roll Call

Schumer lays out strategy for voting rights debate » The Hill

Hillary Clinton 2024? Biden-Cheney 2024? No. Here are the real sleeper Democratic tickets. » Washington Post

Canada says vaccine mandates work as Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' leads to spike in first-dose appointments » CNN

Trump loyalists form alliance in bid to take over election process in key states » The Guardian

White House departures send tremors through environmental community » Politico

House Republicans’ Drive to 35 » Sabato's Crystal Ball

The shadow race to succeed McConnell is on — and all-John » Politico

Two of Sen. Sinema's former aides have recently lobbied for corporate giants looking to influence Biden's agenda » CNBC

The Anti-Abortion Crusade For The Filibuster » The Daily Poster

FL: Florida Is Now a MAGA Megachurch » The Bulwark

Poll: Massachusetts voters support new transportation investment, taxing million-dollar earners » MassINC Polling Group

2021 - What DID they do?

Of the 7,817 bills filed to date, only 115 have become law during the first year of the 2021-2022 General Court session. That’s a mere 1.4 percent! What were those laws about? Two words: local government. Here's a quick look at 2021 session laws by category. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/2021-what-did-they-do

“I will not enjoin the enforcement of the policy as of January 15,” Suffolk Superior Judge Jeffrey Locke said. “I think the public health emergency now is of such a nature that it outweighs the competing claims of harm by the plaintiff.”
Suffolk Superior Judge Jeffrey Locke
Following a Wednesday hearing where Locke heard from both sides in a lawsuit ahead of the Saturday deadline, when the city will begin to place workers on unpaid leave if they haven’t received at least one coronavirus vaccine.