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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Department of Revenue Public Hearing, Via Webex

11:00am Division of Insurance Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

7:00pm Campaign Kickoff for State Sen. Candidate James Amorello

Must-Reads

Republican senator compares women to sea turtles and eagles in antiabortion speech » Boston Globe

House, Senate Staying The Course Despite COVID Exposures » State House News Service

Candidate for auditor says she would subpoena state agencies. Can she? » Boston Globe

Push for millionaires' tax in Massachusetts ramps up » WGBH

‘This can’t happen’: Plymouth in uproar over possible plan for radioactive waste » Boston Globe

Most Mass. auto insurers raise rates » Boston Globe

‘We need to level the playing field’: Activists push for Election Day registration in new lobbying push on Beacon Hill » MassLive

Seniors advocate for expansion of Medicare asset limit » News 22 WWLP.com

A slump in biotech likely means closures, layoffs across Mass. » WBUR

Editorial: It shouldn’t be this hard to run for governor » Boston Globe

Luz retiring from restaurant group » Boston Globe

NY: ‘Quid pro quo’: Developer flips on indicted ex-Hochul No. 2 Brian Benjamin » New York Post

NJ: Congressman to Amazon: Stop battling the unions if you want to build at Newark Airport » NJ.com

PA: Longshot Republican surging against Dr. Oz has leaders of both parties worried: report » Raw Story

TX: Court lets Texas restrictions on social platform content moderation take effect » The Verge

NC: Atrium Health to combine with Midwest's Advocate Aurora, creating nation's fifth-largest system » Boston Business Journal

FL: Florida judge blocks DeSantis’ congressional redistricting effort » Politico

McCarthy-Era Law Aimed At Pro-Choice Protesters » The Lever

Opinion: How the Tobacco Industry Hooked Black Smokers on Menthols » New York Times

Women politicians are ‘spitting mad’ about the leaked Roe draft opinion — and they’re actually showing it » Boston Globe

Gender pay gap is just a ‘left-wing narrative,’ Arizona Senate candidate said » NBC News

Joe Manchin Votes Against Protecting Abortion Rights Despite Claiming To Support Abortion Rights » Vanity Fair

The Kinds of Seats that Flip in Midterms » Sabato's Crystal Ball

The Bankruptcy of the Democratic Party Left » The Liberal Patriot

Alito Opinion Aftermath: Abortion Rights Won’t Change in Massachusetts

This past week, much of the nation was shocked when a leaked Supreme Court majority opinion from Justice Samuel Alito showed intent to reverse the decision from Roe v. Wade in 1973. As many know, the Roe v. Wade decision helped make first and second trimester abortions legal across the U.S., but in the wake of its undoing, the legality of abortion will be left up to the states. In Massachusetts, abortion is already a codified state right, thanks to the ROE Act passed in 2020. This and other ongoing legislative efforts exemplify how Massachusetts prioritizes abortion access, but as our data reveals, the state still can be impacted by the Alito opinion. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/alito-opinion-aftermath-abortion-rights-wont-change-in-massachusetts

"For those who question whether there is a difference between Democrats and Republicans … Not one Republican voted today to support a woman’s right to choose."
Representative Ruth B. Balser
A key vote on the Women's Health Protection Act, a Democrat-led bill aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide, failed in the Senate on Wednesday.