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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:30pm Board of Library Commissioners Public Hearing, Via Zoom and in-person - East Forest Park Branch, Springfield City Library, 136 Surrey Road, Springfield

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

7:00pm Fundraiser for Gov. Candidate Geoff Diehl

Birthdays: Rep. Susan Gifford

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Mass. legislative leaders agree on $3.8b spending bill that omits tax relief measures » Boston Globe

Lawmakers strip tax breaks out of $3.7b spending agreement » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston ‘has no clear path’ to net-zero emissions by 2050, new climate report says » Boston Business Journal

Maura Healey wants to be governor. She bristles at the suggestion that she always did. » Boston Globe

Mass. tax refund formula flawed, checks will be too high, new report claims » MassLive

Referendums galore: 19 Massachusetts cities and towns seek millions » Boston Herald

Three governor's races that really matter for climate policy » Washington Post

Racial disparities in juvenile justice start with how Black and Latino youth are arrested, report finds » WGBH

THE OTHER 49

RI: In Rhode Island, a moderate Republican looks for a path » Boston Globe

NJ: Gov. Murphy scolds GOP for ‘racial’ focus on crime, which he says is down in NJ » New Jersey 101.5

FL: On track to be the first Gen Zer in Congress, a Florida Democrat hopes to boost his party’s future while remembering his family’s past » Boston Globe

NE: The shadow jockeying to replace Sasse is already locked up — if Nebraska's governor wants it » Politico

CA: Homelessness has risen 70% in California’s capital. Inside the staggering emergency » The Guardian

CA: Newsom stays on sidelines of tightening LA mayor’s race » Politico

OR: A Nike Cofounder, a Possible Third-Party Spoiler, and the Election Year That Might Turn Oregon Red » Vanity Fair

NATIONAL

Democrats count on huge Black turnout, but has the party delivered in return? » Washington Post

These Food Brands Are Actually Raising Prices Higher Than Inflation Rates Call For » Bon Appetit

Republicans, Eyeing Majority, Float Changes to Social Security and Medicare » New York Times

Biden Warns That ‘Big Lie’ Republicans Imperil American Democracy » New York Times

By the year: Marijuana on the ballot » Ballotpedia

Did Democrats place a losing bet on abortion? » CNN

Six Days to Go » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Trump lawyers saw Thomas as key to blocking election results » Boston Globe

Opinion: For the good of the country, Biden and Harris should bow out of the 2024 election » Washington Post

Wall Street Strikes Back » The Lever

“Issues of democracy are hugely important at this moment and in next week’s election. Totally appropriate for @POTUS to address them,” David Axelrod, said. “Still, as a matter of practical politics, I doubt many Ds in marginal races are eager for him to be on TV tonight.”
David Axelrod, the former senior adviser to President Barack Obama
While largely agreeing with the argument in Mr. Biden’s Wednesday night speech, not every Democrat thought it was helpful to make the address when candidates are trying to distance themselves from the president, whose approval ratings are in the mid-40s,