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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

4:00pm Summer Party Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Zoe Dzineku

5:30pm Campaign Reception for Cape & Islands District Attorney Candidate Dan Higgins

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

With time short, lawmakers seek to reshape local public health » Commonwealth Magazine

A labor crunch is forcing regional transit authorities from the Pioneer Valley to Martha’s Vineyard to brainstorm new hiring solutions » MassLive

Long-forgotten tax cap about to be triggered » Commonwealth Magazine

After horrific COVID deaths in Holyoke, lawmakers poised to send Soldiers’ Home reform bill to governor » Boston Globe

Congressional candidate Dean Tran sues AG Maura Healey over charges of stealing guns from elderly constituent » MassLive

Did your loved one die? MassHealth may bill their estate » WBUR

THE OTHER 49

NY: MTA names panel to set congestion pricing tolls » POLITICO Pro

NY: As Upstate and Crouse secretly plan merger, hospitals aim to avoid federal oversight » syracuse.com

NJ: Jersey Shore residents demand more time to review offshore wind project » Asbury Park Press

PA: Philadelphia's redlining legacy persists » Axios Philadelphia

FL: ‘Cancel my registration’: GOP candidate pulled himself off voter rolls after 2020 election » Orlando Sentinel

FL: DeSantis plans to fight ‘woke ideology’ of Paypal and other financial services » Tampa Bay Times

FL: 'A horrible look': Florida Democrats bash abortion-rights groups for Fried snub » NBC News

NV: Nevada's 2024 primary bid gets big boost from Latino, AAPI groups » Axios

NATIONAL

What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ inflation-fighting package » Boston Globe

Exclusive: 100 days before the midterms, Americans aren't happy about their options, poll shows » USA Today

Lawmakers Aren’t Disclosing Their Next Jobs » The Lever

Adam Schiff is jockeying to lead House Democrats. It won’t be easy. » Washington Post

Yang announces new Forward party with other centrist groups » Axios

Trump Meets His New Brain Trust » The Atlantic

Angry callers are threatening Congress. These interns are on the front lines » Roll Call

“It’s Not Based on Scientific Data”: The Antiabortion Movement Is No Longer Hiding Its Extremism » Vanity Fair

Why are the younger Trumps so awful? » The Guardian

End of Session: Legislation Shifts to Law

As the end of the 192nd legislative session approaches this Sunday, hundreds of bills are being finalized by the legislature, many of which will soon become law. In our blog post last week, we touched on two bills relating to expenditure - the FY23 budget and the economic growth and relief bill. These are among a number of active bills in the legislature that will bring new advancements across the Commonwealth when codified. Many of these important bills have been debated on or enacted with little notice being provided to the public. To show just some of the important work that has been done in recent weeks, we provide a synopsis of a handful of these important soon to be laws. Click to view more: https://blog.instatrac.com/blog/end-of-session-legislation-shifts-to-law

"We've had the worst years, the past couple of years we've had, for auto fatalities here in the commonwealth that we've had in a long time. And many of those are single-car crashes, usually involving speed. We've proposed several pieces (of) safe driving and safe highway legislation that haven't gone anywhere," Baker said Tuesday. "In the absence of that legislation, I continue to have a lot of reservations about going back to happy hour."
Governor Charlie Baker
Baker expressed concern over the Cyr amendment which seeks to revive happy hour in Massachusetts bars and restaurants for the first time in 38 years.