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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Deaf Constituents Day, Grand Staircase, State House

10:00am The Faces of Vaccine Injury in Massachusetts, Nurses Hall, State House

10:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Boston City Council Candidate Sharon Durkan

Birthdays: Rep. Marc Lombardo

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Justice Department watchdog finds U.S. attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA election » PBS News

Cape Cod bridges get a promise of up to $700 million from Healey » Boston Globe

Lawmakers Weigh Bills To Decriminalize Prostitution » State House News Service

Massachusetts’ public housing is deteriorating. The cost to fix it could be billions. » Boston Globe

A look at Worcester's housing development under Ed Augustus » Boston Business Journal

Uber, Lyft, Instacart drivers push state legislators to keep independent contractor status » MassLive

Climate Activists Say “Embodied Carbon” Escaping Oversight » State House News Service

A reputation for straight talk – but a record of subterfuge » Commonwealth Magazine

‘We just want to be OK’: MA dangerousness law is broken, activists & survivors tell 25 Investigates » Fox 25 News

THE OTHER 49

NH: Democrats race to avoid a Biden embarrassment in New Hampshire » Politico

NH: Mike Pence Stopped at Dunkin' During NH Visit. Cue the Ben Affleck Memes » NBC Boston

CT: CT must add more affordable housing to build its economy, Lamont says » Hartford Courant

NY: Red flag laws: Cases soared in New York, but constitutionality questioned » Politico

NY: American Opportunity tops lobbying spending as Hochul favorability drops » Albany Times Union

IL: Bills bolstering firefighter, Cook County pension benefits gain traction » Crain's Chicago Business

AL: Tuberville finds himself at center of storm on abortion, white nationalism » The Hill

TX: Texas Legislature Bans Transgender Medical Care for Children » New York Times

MT: Montana becomes first state to ban TikTok, but court challenges are likely » Washington Post

NATIONAL

That Gen Z midterm boost for Democrats might be real » Politico

Axios-Ipsos poll: Gun violence soars as public health concern » Axios

Ron DeSantis’ ban of school diversity programs is coming to these states next » POLITICO Pro

Antiabortion groups push 2024 GOP candidates to embrace national ban » Washington Post

Mayoral losses deal blow to GOP in conservative strongholds » Washington Post

Where's the opposition to over-the-counter birth control? » WBUR

Appeals court appears likely to restrict access to key abortion pill » Washington Post

These cities have the most bicycle deaths per capita » Axios

Capitol Hill Staffer Is A Prominent Follower Of Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes » Talking Points Memo

The Red Ripple Excerpts: Five Takeaways from 2022 » Sabato's Crystal Ball

“There are corners that people cut and people step over the line,” she said. “But this isn’t just stepping over the line. This is leaping to the other side. She’s not just engaging in a political campaign or throwing her weight behind a candidate but actually abusing her position of power to advantage that candidate.”
Rebecca Roiphe, a former prosecutor and professor of law and ethics at New York Law School
In her 16-month tenure as US attorney for Massachusetts, Rachael Rollins repeatedly committed ethical breaches and misused the power of her office, in particular attempting to influence the 2022 election for her successor as Suffolk district attorney.