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Must-Reads

A "Little Excitement" As House Dem Caucus Doubles As Reunion » State House News Service

Top lawmaker vows movement on e-bike bill long sought by advocates » Boston Globe

Boston City Council passes ordinance restricting protests outside residences » Boston.com

Tom Golden named next Lowell city manager » Lowell Sun

Jobs, Benefits, Flexible Hours at Stake In Driver Debate » State House News Service

Boston one of two Massachusetts cities with the most pedestrian fatalities in 2021 » Boston Herald

Independent hospitals are ‘one crisis away’ from financial instability » Boston Globe

Editorial: Jan. 6 committee must subpoena Ginni Thomas. Now. » Boston Globe

NY: Seneca president says Hochul extracted 'ransom money' for new Bills stadium » Buffalo News

NY: New York Taxi Drivers Hated Uber. Now They’re Going to Help It » Wired

NJ: Bill would require state documents to be translated into 15 languages » New Jersey Monitor

KY: Kentucky Passes Legislation Banning Abortion After 15 Weeks » New York Times

FL: Florida senator helps developers get revenge on conservation boards » Florida Phoenix

Ocasio-Cortez calls on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign or face impeachment » Boston Globe

“He Signed A Historic Middle-Class Tax Cut” » The Lever

Facing new political reality, Murkowski considers a vote for Jackson » Washington Post

Pence unveils Republican policy agenda for midterm elections » Boston Globe

‘We’ve got to stop fooling ourselves’: Enthusiasm gap keeps getting worse for Dems » Politico

For Latino Americans, the U.S. offers opportunity but also discrimination » Ipsos

Cook Political Report Just Delivered Some Bad News For Democrats On Redistricting » The Daily Caller

Gas Tax Amendment Fuels Senate Debate

By now you have undoubtedly noticed the rising price of gasoline here in the Commonwealth, and in fact, across the US. To help people with this unexpected cost, several states, including Georgia, Maryland and most recently Connecticut instituted a gas tax holiday period. During the month of March, debate over instituting a gas tax holiday period took center stage in Massachusetts, leading to passionate remarks, especially in the Senate. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/gas-tax-amendment-fuels-senate-debate

“It is fundamentally, from a transportation perspective, ridiculous that we’re using 4,000-pound fossil fuel vehicles to move a chicken sandwich or a bowl of Thai food one or two miles through our very congested city,” he said. “We need to have the right legal frameworks in place at the state level to make it possible for us to set up these programs and to actually try to push for policies that drive towards this shift.”
Boston’s Chief of Streets, Jascha Franklin-Hodge
At the rally in front of the State House Wednesday, advocates pressed for the legislation that would bring Massachusetts in line with 46 other states. Currently e-bikes are categorized as mopeds in Massachusetts.