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Today on Beacon Hill

7:30am Race, Equity & Business: Board Diversity hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Ritz-Carlton, 10 Avery Street, Boston, MA 02111

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Michael Finn, State Senator Edward Kennedy

Must-Reads

Mass. House Speaker says lawmakers could tackle soaring child-care costs ‘right away,’ potentially in next month’s budget » Boston Globe

Can an extra $800 a month lift someone out of poverty? Local nonprofits put cash to the test. » Boston Globe

Baker offering employers $4,000 for each worker hired » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts top court suspends judge over unwanted contact » Boston.com

Mariano Commits To House Action On Mental Health » State House News Service

Should Mass. keep a database of problem police officers? Norfolk, Plymouth DAs weigh in. » Patriot Ledger

RI: RI bill targets single-family zoning » Providence Journal

CT: Gov. to sign bill that suspends CT’s gas tax » WFSB

NY: Former MBTA leader and Mass. secretary of transportation gets top job at NYC’s transit system » Boston Globe

NY: NYPD revives ‘broken windows’ policies as Adams fumes over weekend shootings » New York Post

NJ: Education advocates urge New Jersey lawmakers to step in to desegregate schools: 'Time is running out' » POLITICO Pro

NJ: NYC-based hotel union expands its reach into New Jersey » POLITICO Pro

Cory Booker to Ketanji Brown Jackson: ‘The United States of America will be better because of you’ » Boston Globe

The Democrats’ Common Sense Problem » The Liberal Patriot

‘No Doubt’ Trump Guilty Of ‘Numerous Felonies,’ Prosecutor Said In Resignation Letter » HUFFPOST

NRCC Poll Says Majority Of Swing Voters In Competitive Districts Find Democrats ‘Condescending’ » The Daily Caller

Editorial: Republicans boast they have not pulled a Kavanaugh. In fact, they’ve treated Jackson worse. » Washington Post

Leaning on her Trump ties, Elise Stefanik plots future inside House GOP » CNN

Are Latinos Deserting the Democratic Party? Evidence from the Exit Polls » Sabato's Crystal Ball

QAnon Cheers Republican Attacks on Jackson. Democrats See a Signal. » New York Times

Seniors’ Medicare Benefits Are Being Privatized Without Consent » The Lever

Democrats want to teach kids sex education. Republicans want to teach them patriotism. » Washington Post

GOP Senator Mike Braun Claims He Didn’t Mean to Say States Should Be Able to Ban Interracial Marriage, Despite Saying It Multiple Times » Vanity Fair

The Battle for Lt. Governor

Learn more about the three Democratic candidates actively vying for the open lieutenant governor position in this year’s 2022 Massachusetts general election: Senator Adam Hinds, Senator Eric Lesser, and Representative Tami Gouveia. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/the-battle-for-lt-governor

“To say we’re going to roll out a billion dollars … it may not be the instant solution that we need for this problem. This problem is immediate,” Mariano said. “I don’t know if it’s necessarily going to take a bill to implement the whole thing,” he said. “There are things that we might be able to do in the budget … There are a lot of things in there that can be done independently.”
House Speaker Ronald Mariano
With roughly four months left in the legislative session, State House leaders have touted the need for legislation to reshape a child-care system plagued by costs that, by some measures, are the highest in the country.