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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

6:30pm Environmental Justice and the Offshore Wind Revolution hosted by WBUR, WBUR CitySpace

Must-Reads

Opinion: The race for lieutenant governor should be about ideas and experience. Not about $1 million. » Boston Globe

Greening the grid: The hurdles to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 » WBUR

Wu seeks help on developer fees, affordable housing policies » Boston Business Journal

Product Bans Among Panel's Recommendations to Rein In PFAS Chemicals » State House News Service

Can Secretary of State Bill Galvin magically survive another election scare? » Boston Herald

Mass. Farmers Disagree on Impact From Income Surtax » State House News Service

Struggling Massachusetts farmers want relief from proposed millionaire’s tax on income over $1 million, say tax hike would be blow to small businesses » MassLive

Advocates call for end to men being sent to correctional facilities for substance abuse treatment » WGBH

RI: R.I. bill would impose fines and double the taxes of those who refuse COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Globe

NY: 12 Issues to Watch in Albany's Post-Budget Legislative Session » Gotham Gazette

NJ: It's tough for NJ's homeless to get IDs. But to access vital services, they must show IDs » Northjersey.com

NJ: PBA tells members to hold off using recreational cannabis for now: ‘Too many open-ended questions‘ » POLITICO Pro

MN: Minnesota Democrats to bid for early primary in next presidential race » Politico

FL: Florida advises against transition for transgender teens » Axios

Inside the New Right, Where Peter Thiel Is Placing His Biggest Bets » Vanity Fair

How to Fix the Democratic Brand » The Liberal Patriot

Women politicians are under siege » Axios

House Rating Changes: Eight Races Move in Republicans' Direction » The Cook Political Report

Former Amb. Scott Brown chairs new group to oppose congressional ‘overreach’ into tech industry » Fox Business

Sanders' team says he has 'not ruled out' a 2024 bid if Biden doesn't run » NBC News

Amazon’s Union Busting Is Subsidized By The Government » The Lever

As inflation keeps rising, more small-time thefts count as felonies » Axios

DOJ to appeal mask ruling after CDC request » The Hill

Opinion: A young Democrat’s viral takedown demands a ‘wokeness’ rethink » Washington Post

Bring on the Budget Amendments

Last week from 1:00 PM on April 13th to 5:00 PM on April 15th, the Massachusetts House of Representatives released 1,521 amendments to their FY23 (fiscal year 2023) proposed budget (HB4700). In comparison to the House budget for FY22, the proposal in HB4700 had 355 more amendments, marking a 30% increase in the number of filed amendments between 2022 and 2023. This increase in proposed amendments is not atypical of the House of Representatives, but analyzing the budget reveals some interesting trends for FY23 in Massachusetts. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/bring-on-the-budget-amendments

“I have not, nor will I ever support, legislation that coerces Rhode Islanders into making medical decisions or face steep financial damages,” she wrote. “I hear my constituents and others around the state loud and clear – this is dangerous legislation and sends the message that our government doesn’t trust you to make the right choice for you and your family. This is an unconscionable overreach of legislative powers.”
Rhode Island Senator Jessica de la Cruz
Rhode Islanders who don’t get the COVID-19 vaccine would face $50 monthly fines and have to pay twice what they’d otherwise owe in personal income taxes, under a state Senate bill filed by Senator Samuel W. Bell.