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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am The Transformed Workplace: Retain and Recruit During a Workforce Shortage, Via Zoom

9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Supplier Diversity Office Public Hearing, Via webcas

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Hampshire County Campaign Kickoff for Sen. Adam Hinds for Lieutenant Governor

Must-Reads

Editorial: Finding a Beacon Hill compromise on sports betting » Boston Globe

Mass. House passes nearly $50 billion budget; top official calls it ‘a once-in-a-generation opportunity’ » Boston Globe

Maura Healey blasts McKinsey’s opioid ‘schemes’ in House hearing » Boston Globe

Rejected Provisional Ballots Cited By Voting Reform Advocates » State House News Service

Law enforcement groups sue Mass. police oversight commission over 'secret' meetings » WGBH

Opinion: Requiem for a fierce advocate and communicator » Boston Globe

Boston superintendent calls for Mission Hill school to be closed over ‘pervasive’ sexual misconduct » Boston Herald

Bloom Brothers is suing Pittsfield and Mayor Tyer over 'community impact' fees and wants its $110,000 back » Berkshire Eagle

South Coast residents report most difficulty accessing health care, CHIA report suggests » Boston Business Journal

NY: Court of Appeals throws out New York redistricting maps » City & State New York

NY: Gov. Hochul faces ‘clusterf–k’ of resistance to remove indicted Brian Benjamin from primary ballot » New York Post

NJ: Public worker pension fund loses billions on investments in rocky first quarter » NJ.com

FL: DeSantis vetoes rooftop solar bill, saying it could add to inflation woes » POLITICO Pro

MN: 5 takeaways from the Minnesota probe into Minneapolis police » Axios

AK: Shunned by the Right, Murkowski Bets Big on the Center in Alaska » New York Times

Political races between women are becoming the norm, study says » The Hill

How Minority Parties (Might) Compete in One-Party States » Sabato's Crystal Ball

The GOP’s New War On Divestment » The Lever

After years of progress on gay rights, how did the US become so anti-LGBTQ+? » The Guardian

It's Trump vs. Cruz in Ohio and Pa. Senate races » Politico

House Budget Breakdown - A Decade in Review

From fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2023, there have been many differences between each budget in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. This is in part due to administrative and legislative changes, but also because of the changing needs of the Commonwealth over the past ten years. As debate concluded yesterday evening in the House on the amendments included in the 2023 appropriations act, our data from the last ten years reveals some interesting trends worth noting. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/house-budget-breakdown-a-decade-in-review

“I personally think it’s time to get this done,” Lesser, a Longmeadow Democrat running for lieutenant governor, told MassLive. “I don’t want to prejudge what happens on Thursday, but we’ve worked pretty diligently and pretty hard over a long period of time to really build consensus within the Senate. Hopefully that’s reflected on Thursday.”
Senator Eric Lesser
The Senate today is poised to hash out a deal on professional sports wagering nearly nine months after the House overwhelmingly passed its own version of the bill.