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Today on Beacon Hill

1:00pm "Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. David LeBoeuf, Rep. Sally Kerans

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

In passing Senate budget with key differences from House, it sets up summertime fight » Boston Globe

Rental assistance program needs $100 million more than last year, report shows » Boston Herald

Boston business leaders want more housing. New data shows we’re building less. » Boston Business Journal

DiZoglio defends releasing audits with redactions » Commonwealth Magazine

Senate Keeps Surtax Revenues Out Of Tax Relief Calculation » State House News Service

Editorial: Beacon Hill keeps taxpayers in the dark » Boston Herald

Eversource to exit offshore wind partnership with Ørsted » Boston Business Journal

After 7 years as Revere mayor, new DCR Commissioner Brian Arrigo is stepping out of his 'comfort zone' » WBUR

Proposed Cape Cod machine gun range draws fire » Commonwealth Magazine

THE OTHER 49

RI: RI sues chemical companies over PFAS contamination of water supplies » The Providence Journal

CT: CT public defender tells oversight commission division is ‘fractured along racial lines’ » Hartford Courant

CT: CT House approves major gun control bill as Republicans blast attack on ‘citizens’ rights’ » Hartford Courant

NY: Adams defends decision to weaken right to shelter law » Politico

NY: Will New York Stop Letting Prisons Police Themselves? » New York Focus

NJ: ‘New Voter Empowerment Act,’ other election reforms pass Assembly » New Jersey Globe

NJ: The 16 times N.J. cop misconduct cases were settled for $1M or more » NJ.com

IN: Indiana disciplines doctor in 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion » Washington Post

MN: Minnesota lawmakers battle with Uber, Lyft over driver pay, protections » Axios

FL: Pride festival will go on in Orlando despite new Florida laws, organizers say » Orlando Sentinel

FL: Who is Ron DeSantis? Florida governor reveals few clues about what makes him tick » Orlando Sentinel

NATIONAL

Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case » New York Times

I Never Planned to Tell My Abortion Story—Especially on Capitol Hill » Elle

Dems Insisted They Wouldn’t Negotiate. Then Biden Started Negotiating. » The Daily Beast

Trump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes a day before FBI came for documents » Washington Post

The Head of the Republican Party Literally Said a Default Could Bode "Very Well” for the GOP » Vanity Fair

Unorthodox immigration bill catches both parties by surprise » The Hill

The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act » WBUR

The $20 Billion Scam At The Heart Of Medicare Advantage » The Lever

DeSantis says, if elected president, he’d consider pardons for Jan. 6 offenders » Washington Post

Ron DeSantis administration officials solicit campaign cash from lobbyists » NBC News

“We hope this will increase transparency, accountability and equity in an area of state government that has been completely ignored. Historically, the Legislature has been a closed-door operation, where committee votes have been hidden from the general public, and legislation has been voted on in the dark of night,”

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio

The Legislature’s closed-door dealings are an open secret, as its actions reveal lawmakers prefer doing the people’s business as far away from the people as possible. This prompted DiZoglio to launch the first audit of the Legislature in over a century.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Howie Carr: Why worry? Biden has you covered » Boston Herald

Business

Club Quarters Boston hotel heading for foreclosure after loan negotiations stall » Boston Business Journal

Nonprofit With Life Sciences Pathways Launches Ahead Of Bio Convention » WBZ News Radio

Mass. Competitiveness Concerns Not Limited To Taxes » State House News Service

Board approves bottled liquor to go at South Station » Universal Hub

Civil Rights

Worcester drag show to fight anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the country » MassLive

Education

Farewell to Matignon, a beloved Cambridge Catholic high school » Boston Globe

Tom Hanks urges Harvard grads to be kind and help others in commencement speech » Boston Globe

Chicopee schools to expand security by adding safety officers, using metal detectors » MassLive

Easthampton School Committee hopefuls make their case for 2 open spots through rest of year » Gazette Net

Helping kids find their passions: Monomoy teacher honored as STEM Teacher of the Year » Cape Cod Times

Worcester bought land to help make a school safer. So why has nothing been done with it? » Worcester Telegram

Quincy-based billionaire gives UMass Boston grads $1,000 — each » Boston Globe

Environment

Will Pilgrim nuclear power plant release decommissioned water? New tests results are in. » Wicked Local

Recycling EV batteries: Local companies take on the challenge » Boston Business Journal

State report details radioactive pollutants in Pilgrim wastewater » WBUR

Federal

Rep. Seth Moulton: unregulated AI in the military could be as dangerous as nuclear weapons » WGBH

Massachusetts National Guard changes linked to leak case » Boston Herald

Health Care

Carroll: Medicaid rates standing between addicts and recovery » Boston Herald

Behavioral health hospital nears completion » Gazette Net

Floating Hospital Eyed In Opioid Fight » State House News Service

This heart will go on: Cambridge firm's device enables 'record-breaking' transplant » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: When clinics can’t afford to keep detox and rehab beds open, state policy needs to change » Boston Globe

Housing

Supreme Court foreclosure decision could affect Worcester case, attorneys say » MassLive

Vineyard Vacation Rental Market Comes Down From Pandemic Peak » Vineyard Gazette

Renters lament homeownership » Boston Herald

Homeless families back in hotels 7 years after they were cleared out in western Massachusetts » News 22 WWLP.com

Wu changes proposed mandates on market-rate housing in city » Boston Business Journal

58 more units proposed for Kettle Brook Lofts in Worcester: What to know » Worcester Telegram

Boston business leaders want more housing. New data shows we’re building less. » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: Healey should have picked a person of color for housing chief » Boston Globe

Immigration

Senate Vote Shows Positions Shifting On Immigrant Tuition » State House News Service

Lucas: The grass & cash is greener for immigrants in America » Boston Herald

City of Boston awards $711,000 in grants to 15 nonprofits providing legal services for immigrants » Boston Globe

Labor

Hadley Barnes & Noble staff unionizes; reportedly 2nd store in country to do so » MassLive

Local Government

Vetoed magic mushroom measure expected to be refiled » Salem News

LifeLock protection to cost Lowell $1 million » Lowell Sun

Public Health

12 key symptoms of long COVID highlighted in national study led by Mass. researchers » WGBH

Public Safety

Michelle Wu, Boston Police push for a safe summer » Boston Herald

Boston police lieutenant facing OUI charge was previously fired, rehired after another incident » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Bill, Victim Advocates Call For Coordinated Date-Rape Drug Response » Dig Boston

State Finance

Senate approves $56 billion annual state budget » News 22 WWLP.com

Mass. Senate passes $56 billion budget, with focus on higher education access » WGBH

Clash of the budgets on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

State Government

Connaughton: Follow the money for key to Beacon Hill payroll blackout » Boston Herald

Fallen Service Members Remembered On Boston Common » State House News Service

Taxation

Senate approves budget with $575M for tax relief — but no details » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

ValleyBike likely grounded until next spring »

Which Boston-area communities have the most electric vehicles per capita? » Boston Business Journal

Eng touts ‘forward progress’ in removing MBTA slow zones » Commonwealth Magazine

To address worker shortage, MBTA to hire new bus drivers to full-time positions » Boston Globe

Service Disruptions Coming To Red Line, And Even The New GLX » State House News Service

MBTA takes steps to hike bus driver pay amid service cuts » Boston Herald

Could changing the price paid at tolls during peak hours help alleviate traffic on Massachusetts roadways? » News 22 WWLP.com

Utilities

Building a tower in the sea: First shipment of towers for offshore wind turbines arrives in New Bedford » Boston Globe

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House Actions This Week: 230

Senate Actions This Week: 216


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