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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Education, Committee Hearing

Primary for special election for former Rep. Jon Santiago's seat

Primary for special election for former Rep. Ed Coppinger's seat

7:00pm Boston Public Radio After Hours: A Conversation with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, GBH Studio, Boston Public Library

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts High Tech Council slams tax rebate rewrite » Boston Herald

Massachusetts makes a play for an online lottery » Axios

Woman taken to hospital after heavy equipment falls at Harvard MBTA station » WHDH

People leaving Mass. jumped 72% in 2021 » The Eagle Tribune

Exploitation, Abuse, and Death: The Dark Side of Working in the Weed Industry » The Nation

New Party Leaders Starting Jobs In Different Places » State House News Service

Longtime head of Mass. CPAs group to retire, deputy will step into top job » Boston Globe

Boston voters set to pick two new state representatives Tuesday » WBUR

In a new shift, Massachusetts district attorneys are asking witnesses who are police officers about complaints against them » Boston Globe

Prominent Massachusetts conservative throws weight behind DeSantis » Boston Herald

Police Oversight Committee Eyes Next Chapter » State House News Service

Deplorable conditions found at Chelsea Soldiers' Home » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

NH: Manchester Mayor Craig eyes run for New Hampshire governor » Boston.com

RI: Inside the multi-car pileup to replace Cicilline » Politico

RI: House to vote on mandating minimum wage for domestic workers » The Providence Journal

RI: Work has started on major offshore wind farm that would power Rhode Island. What to know. » The Providence Journal

CT: New revenue estimates allow CT to spend about $200 million more next year; this year’s surplus tops $1.58B » Hartford Courant

NY: Newbie Cops Get Thrown at Problem Areas, Leading to Rookie Mistakes and Attrition » The City

NY: Ex-NY State Sen. Anna Kaplan files papers to challenge Rep. George Santos » New York Daily News

NJ: Polluters will face strict new rules. But law won’t apply to old applications. » NJ.com

NJ: School leaders worry for future of mental health programs amid youth crisis » POLITICO Pro

PA: State Senate approves ban of supervised injection sites in Pa. » The Philadelphia Inquirer

MN: Lifeline or logistical problem? Paid leave debate unfurls at Capitol » MPR News

FL: DeSantis expands Florida death penalty law, defying U.S. Supreme Court » Washington Post

FL: Florida Senate passes bill to impose eight-year term limits on school-board members » CBS 47

TX: Why Gov. Abbott invoked the immigration status of shooting victims » Washington Post

MT: Montana legislator sues House speaker over censure » The Hill

AZ: A Reality Star Sheriff Could Swing A Senate Race To The Far Right » HUFFPOST

CA: Decades of failures leave L.A. County facing up to $3 billion in sex abuse claims » Los Angeles Times

WA: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he will not seek fourth term » Washington Post

NATIONAL

How Biden’s New Communications Director Made His Millions » The Lever

Nursing shortages show no signs of slowing, survey finds » Axios

GOP Chair Tells Candidates to Address Abortion. But Voters Don't Like What They Have to Say » Vanity Fair

Yellen says drop-dead date for debt ceiling is June 1 » The Hill

How the Republican Party has shifted against transgender rights » Washington Post

Judge Denies Trump's Motion For Mistrial In E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit » HUFFPOST

Trump to appear at CNN town hall in New Hampshire » CNN

Manchin stokes Dem fears he’ll run as third-party candidate » The Hill

"The Massachusetts Legislature needs to understand just how much the Bay State is at risk," Jim Stergios said in a statement. "Leadership must act to increase our state’s competitiveness by enacting laws and policies that encourage business and people not only to move here, but to remain here."

Jim Stergios, executive director of the Boston-based Pioneer Institute

Massachusetts saw its outward migration of taxpayers and income skyrocket by nearly 72% in 2021, according to newly released Census data.

News By Category
Business

First Republic is gone, but banking turmoil may linger » Boston Globe

Farmer: Hemp Industry “May Not Survive” Without Regulatory Changes » State House News Service

JP Morgan’s acquisition of First Republic may put it among the top banks in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Vantage cruise ship leaves from Gloucester » Boston Globe

First Republic’s collapse is felt in Boston » Boston Globe

Education

After ‘ladies’ controversy, Easthampton school officials restart search for leader » MassLive

Easthampton School Committee member who backed ‘ladies’ superintendent candidate has resigned » Boston Herald

Beacon Hill could make free school meals permanent » The Eagle Tribune

Gaming

Boston Globe Media Partners is sued over sports betting deal; Globe calls it a ‘meritless suit’ » Boston Herald

Health Care

Tufts Medical Center Has 0 COVID Inpatients for First Time Since March 2020 » NECN

Housing

Little appetite for rent control on Beacon Hill » WBUR

‘Move to Cape Cod’ bumper sticker riles affordable housing proponents on Nantucket » Boston.com

Human Services

Cambridge will start giving low-income families $500 cash monthly » WBUR

Trial will explore who’s to blame for pandemic deaths at Veterans’ Home in Holyoke (Editorial) » MassLive

Judiciary

A Good Age: Quincy court namesake Frank Bellotti 'keeps a tight schedule' at 100 » Patriot Ledger

Labor

Layoffs next in fight over UMass transferring employees to private foundation » Gazette Net

Opinion: Prepare for the AI revolution » Boston Globe

Local Government

Leverett voters OK funding for recreation projects, increasing fire chief hours » Gazette Net

Andover voters OK deal to bring 600 new jobs » The Eagle Tribune

Hancock voters approve town budget, opt out of mail-in voting for next year's municipal election » Berkshire Eagle

Judge orders Worcester to pay Holden $27 million in sewer lawsuit » Worcester Telegram

Politics

The Suffolk District 9 and 10 special election primaries are Tuesday. Meet the candidates. » Boston.com

Braintree mayor to face challenge to reelection bid » Patriot Ledger

Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner seeks reelection to second term » The Recorder

Public Health

Boston to shut three of its five remaining Covid-19 vaccination sites » Universal Hub

Emerson College will put period products in all women’s, men’s, gender-neutral bathrooms » Boston Herald

Boston to close three COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites » Boston Globe

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week » Boston Globe

Public Safety

‘We’re just going to come back’: Tents removed at Mass. and Cass as Wu administration sweeps area » Boston Globe

At Special Town Meeting, Saugus takes step toward third fire station » Lynn Daily News Item

Ex-Hopkinton Police deputy chief accused of raping child, allegedly assaulted student while he was school resource officer » Boston Herald

City starts Mass and Cass clear out; launches new ‘Friends and Family’ reunification effort » Boston Herald

State rep. visiting Greenfield for gun policy discussion » The Recorder

Editorial: Abuse takes many forms, and domestic violence laws should reflect them » Boston Globe

A former school resource officer at Hopkinton High has been charged with raping a student » Worcester Telegram

Reproductive Rights

New heads of Mass Democrats and Mass GOP spar on abortion » WGBH

State Government

Northampton woman tapped to head governor’s WMass office » Gazette Net

Healey leaving the state… again » Boston Herald

Taxation

High Tech Council calls House move unconstitutional » Commonwealth Magazine

Transportation

Woman struck by falling support brace at Harvard MBTA station 2 months after ceiling panel fell » Boston Globe

City’s JP Better Bike Lanes Plan Includes Changes to Green, Boylston, Seaverns, and McBride » Jamaica Plain News

Edwards: Low-income T fares a fair deal for Mass. workers » Boston Herald

Utilities

A new energy source for downtown Boston: the Charles River » Boston Globe

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