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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Mass. Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs Annual Legislative Luncheon, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Committee Hearing

3:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Mass. Senate would tap ‘millionaires tax’ to cover community college tuition for nursing students and others » Boston Globe

Has party imbalance broken democracy in Mass.? » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts members of Congress call for gun law reform after Texas shooting » WGBH

Woburn cop accused of helping plan 2017 white supremacist rally decertified » Boston Herald

Coastal flood maps leave homeowners in the lurch » Commonwealth Magazine

Plan for permanent tax relief for Bay Staters will come after budget process, Spilka says » MassLive

MassHealth to limit payments for high-cost drugs » The Eagle Tribune

‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Maura Healey calls out condition of stations but says T is ‘safe’ » Boston.com

Why '100% renewable electricity' plans may not be as green as you think » WBUR

Inspector general: Put MBTA safety oversight somewhere else » Boston Herald

The state’s COVID-era cash bonanza is over » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

RI: Tactic or tantrum? Neronha's budget standoff with McKee wins fans and foes, but will it work? » The Providence Journal

NY: Hochul details $1 billion investment in mental health, calls it a 'moral imperative' » The Buffalo News

NJ: Porn and loathing in N.J.? » NJ.com

OH: Columbus is experiencing a luxury apartment boom » Axios

IL: Illinois may harbor second worst lead problem in U.S. » Axios

MN: Minnesota Senate passes paid family and medical leave bill » Axios

SC: Nancy Mace, a ‘Caucus of One’ in the G.O.P., Says She’s Trying to Change Her Party » New York Times

FL: Democratic donors hope to recruit NBA legends Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade to run for Senate in Florida » NBC News

FL: Disney cites DeSantis’ latest comments in expanded lawsuit » Orlando Sentinel

OK: Oklahoma Governor Claims PBS Is Indoctrinating Children, Because Republicans Are Contractually Obligated to Say This S--t Now » Vanity Fair

CO: 32 ways Democrats changed Colorado in the 2023 legislative session » Axios

CO: Children ages 10 to 12 can still be arrested in Colorado after lawmakers gut bill to raise minimum age of prosecution » The Denver Post

NATIONAL

Biden Casts Himself as the Trump Beater. Polls Suggest That’s No Sure Thing. » New York Times

Opinion: The specter of hate in Texas » Boston Globe

A Greenland glacier’s rapid melting may signal faster sea level rise » Washington Post

Why labor shortages could be here to stay » Axios

No, you’re not going crazy. Vivek Ramaswamy is everywhere. » Politico

US on track to set record in 2023 for mass killings after series of shootings » The Guardian

Most U.S. adults say the abortion pill mifepristone should stay on the market, Post-ABC poll finds » Washington Post

Under the Radar, Right-Wing Push to Tighten Voting Laws Persists » New York Times

American extremists linked to Russian sites » Axios

The Trendlines DeSantis Doesn’t Want to See » Politico

Trump's weird weapon: Bad news » Axios

Texas shooter who killed 8 wore ‘RWDS’ patch linked to far-right extremists » AP News

"Once again I ask Congress to send me a bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Enacting universal background checks. Requiring safe storage. Ending immunity for gun manufacturers," "I will sign it immediately," Biden said in a statement. "We need nothing less to keep our streets safe."

President Joe Biden

As Massachusetts members of Congress call for federal action to overhaul gun laws, Biden on Sunday asked Congress to send him a bill banning assault weapons.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

President Biden to meet with congressional leaders in urgent bid to avoid default » Boston Globe

John Kerry reports only to Biden; Blinken frozen out » Boston Herald

Grace Curley: Biden’s 2024 campaign already reflecting his disastrous first term » Boston Herald

Business

Nia Grace's New Restaurant to Open This Week in the Seaport District » NBC Boston

Buckle up for another ‘summer of discontent’ in the skies, experts say » Boston Globe

Business confidence falls to lowest level in a year » Boston Herald

Toast abruptly ends its Fenway lease » Boston Business Journal

Education

State’s education secretary gets an earful from educators, politicians in Northampton stop » Gazette Net

Education secretary hears about rural school challenges » The Recorder

Northampton officials push for more help as Mass. education secretary visits » MassLive

State’s education secretary gets an earful from educators, politicians in Northampton stop » Gazette Net

New leadership next year at Amherst Regional Middle School » Gazette Net

Massachusetts education official says 'no timeline' for state to end control of Holyoke schools » New England Public Media

Former Boston police commissioner to lead investigation of Uxbridge committee resignations » Worcester Telegram

Writers Guild of America blasts Boston University for picking Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav as commencement speaker » Boston Herald

Environment

Springfield litter committee seeks state help to keep highways clean » WAMC

A fisherman looking for bass in the Charles River found an abandoned car instead. Then he found another — and another. » Boston Globe

Federal

Litter committee pushes Springfield state delegates for cleanup funding » MassLive

Health Care

Nursing shortfall may get worse as industry battles burnout, lawmakers learn » Boston Herald

Mass. nurses: Crisis in health care stems from work conditions, not a shortage of workers » Worcester Telegram

Insurance

Regional Gaps in Auto Insurance Prices “Not Equitable or Fair,” Lawmaker Says » State House News Service

Judiciary

Opinion: The power of law enforcement to influence the justice system » Boston Globe

Editorial: The Supreme Court should tread carefully as it reconsiders its agency deference standard » Boston Globe

Labor

UMass Advancement unions taking case to governor » Gazette Net

Takeda to lay off up to 186 employees in Massachusetts » Boston Business Journal

Teachers earn $67,000 on average. Is push for raises too late? » Boston Globe

Legislative

Springfield Senator Undergoes Kidney Transplant » State House News Service

Local Government

Federal judge grants injunction in Boston redistricting case: ‘The ball is back in the City Council’s court.’ » Boston Globe

In Cambridge, residents welcome street cleaning without the threat of a tow » Boston Globe

Sara Robertson, 88, first woman mayor in Worcester, dies in Florida » Worcester Telegram

Town Meeting strengthens outdoor lighting code » The Inquirer and Mirror

Live Updates: Town Meeting Day 2 » Nantucket Current

Politics

Federal judge throws out Boston’s redistricting map » Boston Herald

Public Health

Mass. to drop mask mandate for health care facilities » The Eagle Tribune

Massachusetts joins probe into health impact of gas stoves » WCVB

Free opioid test kits and research into safe use sites in refiled Markey bill » Boston Herald

Public Safety

118 law enforcement officers killed in line of duty last year, Mass State Police trooper Tamar Bucci died when she tried to help a driver » Boston Herald

State Government

‘My grampa told me about him’: Read the student essays urging Healey to hang a portrait of their favorite past governor » Boston Globe

Taxation

Spilka following different path on tax relief » Commonwealth Magazine

Tax cuts in limbo as Senate leadership seeks ‘progressive’ reforms » Boston Herald

Spilka Suggests Senate Not Ready On Tax Relief » State House News Service

Transportation

Proposal would create new commission to oversee troubled MBTA » WCVB

Mother of BU professor who fell to his death through a dilapidated metal staircase urges lawmakers to create new T oversight agency » Boston Globe

As Green Line Extension maps across MBTA remain out of date, some people draw updates on with marker » Boston Globe

Grieving parents add voice to MBTA safety reform push » News 22 WWLP.com

State lawmakers to debate new safety watchdog for MBTA » Boston Herald

All T stations under inspection after falling debris at Harvard stop, Healey says » WBUR

Utilities

AG pushes to eliminate electric suppliers, following $525M consumer overpayment report » Worcester Business Journal

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