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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am MACDC Lobby Day, Great Hall, State House

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

10:15am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

4:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Cities need better public transit, less driving, new international report says. That makes Mass. a laggard, not a leader. » Boston Globe

Anne Gobi's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat draws interest from Democrats and Republicans » Worcester Telegram

Drink Spiking Cases Are Underreported, Boston Hospital Officials Say » Boston Patch

Is Mayor Wu giving a cold shoulder to the business community? It depends on who’s answering that question. » Boston Globe

Boston Isn’t Afraid of Generative AI » Wired

Editorial: An unfinished piece of criminal justice reform business: Raising the age for juvenile offenders » Boston Globe

Moulton asks Dems to approve veteran delegates » The Eagle Tribune

Superior Courthouse: A home for the unhoused? » Lowell Sun

After pandemic success, a push to bolster Mass. rent relief program » Boston Globe

State legislators urged to fund forensics to resolve missing, murdered children cases » Worcester Telegram

Illegal immigrant in-state tuition plan stays in Senate budget » Boston Herald

Opinion: Dan Payne, a political consultant in a league of his own » Boston Globe

A multivitamin a day may keep your memory from fading, Boston researchers say » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

RI: Compromise on LEOBOR reform seems near. Why one state senator thinks it doesn't go far enough. » The Providence Journal

CT: Connecticut school employees strike for higher wages: ‘We can’t even afford food right now’ » Hartford Courant

NY: Speaker Adrienne Adams Blasts Mayor’s ‘Panic Mode’ in Migrant Crisis » The City

NY: Another Housing Setback for New York: Its Housing Chief Is Resigning » New York Times

NY: 'A Day Without Human Services': Nonprofits to Protest Lack of City Funding » Gotham Gazette

NJ: Familiar schisms show as lawmakers hear package of liquor license bills » New Jersey Monitor

OH: Ohio Republicans dive into transgender bathroom wars » Cleveland.com

MN: Gov. Walz, Democrats and advocates celebrate $72 billion budget » Star Tribune

FL: Inside the Florida group pushing to slash food stamp rolls nationwide » NBC News

MS: Mississippi Delta hospitals battle financial factors to survive » Roll Call

TX: Investigators detail years of alleged misconduct by Texas AG Ken Paxton in stunning House committee hearing » The Texas Tribune

TX: Texas G.O.P. Leaders Clash Over Accusations of Corruption and Drunkenness » New York Times

CA: California’s health care minimum wage bill gets a haircut » POLITICO Pro

NATIONAL

The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump » Washington Post

State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights » AP News

Target pulls some Pride Month items after customer backlash » Axios

Left-behind polling memo shows abortion hurting outlook for GOP » Roll Call

How 5 retailers are disrupting healthcare (and what that means for providers) » Advisory Board

The GOP Is Escalating Its War on Ideas » Vanity Fair

Trump's bizarre reaction to DeSantis' announcement sparks confusion online » Fox News

Has the Emerging Democratic Majority Re-Emerged? » The Liberal Patriot

"DeSantis has been talking about detailed and substantive policy issues for the last hour," conservative writer A.G. Hamilton added. "This is what you get from Trump. If people want idiocracy and entertainment, Trump might be the better option. If you want substance on the right, DeSantis is it."
Author A.G. Hamilton
After DeSantis announced his presidential campaign, Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to blast Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a bizarre post that immediately sparked confusion.