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Thursday, May 26th, 2022

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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Government Affairs Forum: Speaker Ron Mariano hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Westin Waterfront, 425 Summer Street

10:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm "Ask the Governor" with Governor Charlie Baker on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. David LeBoeuf, Rep. Sally Kerans

Must-Reads

Tax relief finds support from Massachusetts Democrats, but not enough » Fall River Reporter

Healey sues 13 makers of toxic PFAS chemicals for contaminating Mass. water » WBUR

Debate around rent control heating up at Boston City Hall » Boston Globe

‘An egregious and direct attack’: Massachusetts Senate votes to strengthen protections for abortion care providers » MassLive

The debate over an outdated rule that's harming renewable energy in New England » WBUR

Massachusetts House poised to outlaw ‘revenge porn,’ following 48 other states » Boston Globe

Opinion: We live with the carnage of gun violence because that’s what America wants » Boston Globe

‘It’s opening up the doors’: Advocates push to make remote participation in public meetings permanent » Boston Globe

NY: Antonio Delgado sworn in as New York lieutenant governor: 'What we need is public servants' » Democrat & Chronicle

FL: By the numbers: Fast facts about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ billionaire donors » Herald-Tribune

TX: Beto O’Rourke confronts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at Uvalde press conference: “This is on you” » The Texas Tribune

TX: Progressives voice anger at Democratic leaders over close Texas runoff » The Hill

Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell » Roll Call

Redistricting: The Overall Picture, Plus a Look at NY and MO » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Texas school shooting pushes NRA meeting into spotlight » The Hill

Donald Trump and Fellow GOP Monsters Will Still Attend NRA Event in Texas on Friday » Vanity Fair

Guns have become the leading cause of death for American kids » Axios

Republicans pledge allegiance to a hobbled NRA » Politico

Mar-a-Lago abuzz with talk of Elise Stefanik as potential Trump 2024 running mate: CNN » Raw Story

Why this time could be different » Axios

America’s Elected Officials Don't Have an Answer For Gun Violence » Vanity Fair

Carolyn Bourdeaux’s Primary Loss Breaks Off a Third Member of the Gottheimer Gang » The Intercept

Bipartisan ‘red flag’ gun laws plan has support in Congress » AP News

House v. Senate: The Better Budget Proposal:

Over the past month and a half in Massachusetts, the primary focus for the state legislature has been to draft and pass a proposal for the FY23 budget. This year’s budget process has invoked intense debate in both the House and Senate, with deliberations likely concluding in the Senate today. While each proposed FY23 budget allocates practically the same allotment of around $49.6 B, the budgets themselves differ in a number of ways. Looking at our data from this year as well as the past decade, an analysis of each budget reveals frequent differences that have occurred between House and Senate proposals. Click to see more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/house-v-senate-the-better-budget-proposal

“What are we doing?” Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy asked Tuesday on the Senate floor. “Why are we here if not to try and make sure fewer schools and few communities go through what Sandy Hook has gone through, what Uvalde is going through … I am here on this floor to beg, to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues: Find a path forward here. Work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely.”
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy
Senator Murphy took to the Senate floor Tuesday and demanded that lawmakers accomplish what they failed to do after the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut.