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Thursday, February 17th, 2022

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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am “Future of Work: Transportation hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Via webcast

10:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

7:00pm The State of Race: Tech’s Diversity Mandate hosted by GBH, Via Zoom

Must-Reads

New Massachusetts governor poll puts AG Maura Healey ahead of Geoff Diehl, other candidates » MassLive

Poll Puts Healey, Diehl Ahead of Pack and Doubts Surtax Support » State House News Service

Wu signals shift in development priorities with planning that favors neighborhood issues over a downtown skyscraper » Boston Globe

Driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants bill clears first major hurdle » Boston Herald

Massachusetts has the ‘most liberals’ in the US, according to Stacker » MassLive

Chilmark places radioactive water on the ballot » Martha's Vineyard Times

Elizabeth Warren Wants Stock Trading Ban For State Lawmakers, Other Elected Officials, Too » HUFFPOST

NY: 'Nowhere is safe': Asian women reflect on brutal New York City killings » NBC News

NY: MTA’s Lieber Tells Albany Legislators that Subway Bathrooms Will Stay Closed — And Jessica Ramos is Pissed » StreetsBlog

MN: Minnesota Senate Republicans unveil ‘Parents Bill of Rights,’ part of nationwide GOP initiative » Twin Cities Pioneer Press

GA: Critics fume as Sonny Perdue closes in on Georgia’s university chancellor job » Georgia Recorder

FL: Florida House passes ban on abortions after 15 weeks » Sarasota Herald Tribune

‘The brand is so toxic’: Dems fear extinction in rural US » AP News

Why Democrats might keep the majority in the Senate next year after all » Boston Globe

A tenth of the House plans to retire — but not all out of fear of losing » Washington Post

Texting through an insurrection » Washington Post

GOP tensions boil over Trump's fundraising tactics » Axios

Joint Committee Chaos

The Joint Rule 10 deadline for this legislative session was set for February 2, 2022, by when (in theory) all legislation must be acted for further consideration on the House and Senate floors. The committee process in the Massachusetts legislature is notoriously elusive, but our data (as of February 11) reveals some interesting patterns. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/jr10-committee-chaos

"An acknowledgment of our failings is not sufficient. We also apologize — to the Black residents and communities of Philadelphia, to the Black journalists of The Inquirer past and present, and to other communities and people whom we have also neglected or harmed."
Elizabeth H. Hughes, CEO of the Philadelphia Inquirer
In the first installment of "A More Perfect Union", Hughes writes about Philadelphia institutions and their roles in perpetuating systemic racism.