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Today on Beacon Hill

7:30am The Future of Higher Education hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

Must-Reads

Mass. House Rejects Gas Tax Relief Proposal » State House News Service

Mayor Joseph M. Petty officially launches state Senate campaign » Worcester Telegram

Push to strengthen Massachusetts' hands-free driving law hits Beacon Hill » WCVB

Four ways higher ed has changed after the pandemic » Boston Business Journal

Hogan: House Dems Discussing Vax Rule, Hybrid Hearings » State House News Service

New Bedford police submit inaccurate data to state agency reviewing officer misconduct » New Bedford Light

Facing breakdowns and slow repairs, Mass. wheelchair users call for stronger state law » WBUR

Select Board looking to fund town-employee housing costs » The Inquirer and Mirror

Opinion: Make a green future work for all Bostonians » Boston Globe

NY: A look inside the 1st official ‘safe injection sites’ in US » AP News

NY: A Mob of Anti-Vaxxers Bombarded Greenwich Village Seafood Hot Spot Dame » Eater New York

FL: After Senate agrees to restrict abortions, President Wilton Simpson puts birth control funding in budget » Florida Politics

FL: Legislature gives DeSantis new election police to target voter fraud in Florida » POLITICO Pro

2022 elections are important, women say — but a poll suggests they may be too overwhelmed to prioritize politics » The 19th

The question of Roger Stone’s ties to extremist groups grows more salient » Washington Post

Abortion Battlefields in a Potentially Post-Roe Political World » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Feds charge dual national with acting as a Kremlin agent » Politico

RNC to sue Jan. 6 committee over Salesforce subpoena » Axios

The Democrats’ Working Class Voter Problem » The Liberal Patriot

Pence ramps up political activity as he eyes 2024 run » The Hill

GA: Governor plans to sign bill suspending Georgia’s gas tax until May 31 » Georgia Recorder

Top Testifiers in Massachusetts 2021-22

In the 2021-22 Massachusetts legislative session, there were over 3,000 people who testified at joint committee hearings. Our analysis found that 494 of these individuals were “frequent” testifiers, meaning that they testified in more than one hearing. This group included various state officials, interest groups, and concerned citizens, all of whom are highlighted in our data. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/top-testifiers-in-massachusetts-2021-22

"The price of gas is outrageous," Cusack told reporters. "There's a lot of price gouging up there. The price of gas has risen a lot higher as a percentage than has a barrel and that needs to be looked at, but there's no relief in this amendment for home heating oil and gas, so that's also a concern. But we're looking at real relief."
Representative Mark Cusack
Cusack said his committee is "looking at real relief for families, not political gimmicks," referring to Rep. Durants amendment to the supplemental budget to suspend the gas tax until the average per-gallon price of gas is less than $3.70.