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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am MassHealth Public Hearing, Via Zoom

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Nasty surprise: State learns it erred by using $2.5 billion in federal money to pay jobless claims » Boston Globe

MBTA brass asks for a year to see improvements » Boston Herald

Massachusetts assault weapons ban targeted in federal suit » Boston Herald

MassHealth Rolls Grew During First Redetermination Month » State House News Service

Collaborative and a bit noisy: Mass. school districts explore alternatives to MCAS exams » WBUR

Healey signs onto letter asking textbook publishes to ‘hold the line’ for Democracy » Boston Herald

In Worcester, Healey’s pick for housing secretary gets a mixed reception » Boston Globe

New Mass. right-to-repair law now being enforced » Boston.com

Lawsuit alleges excessive force by Worcester police during 2020 racial justice protests » WBUR

Nonprofit leader, former Connolly aide to run for District 3 » Dorchester Reporter

From campy to controversial: How drag queens became a target of conservative lawmakers » Boston Globe

Abrupt closure of Compass Medical sends shockwaves through already struggling Mass. health care system » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

NH: NH Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington launches campaign for governor » WMUR

NH: ‘Are you blind?’ Ron DeSantis snaps at reporter during New Hampshire campaign stop. » Boston Globe

RI: Why nursing-home staff minimums aren't enforced » Providence Journal

CT: Legislature passes bill targeting police deceptive and coercive interrogation » Hartford Courant

CT: More than 50 arrested at Connecticut Capitol in protests over state funding » Hartford Courant

NY: How New York Democrats Could Redistrict George Santos—And the Republican Majority—Out of the House » Vanity Fair

NY: Watchdog: Legislature planning last-minute weakening of campaign finance reform law » Buffalo News

NJ: Insurance consultant recommends more fees for state workers » POLITICO Pro

NJ: Rare all-female mayoral primary showdown taking place in tiny East Newark » NJ.com

OH: Ohio Senate passes bill exempting diapers, other baby products from sales tax » The Columbus Dispatch

IL: 5 issues to watch as Chicago revives its outdoor dining program » Axios

MN: Trans inmate will move to women's facility after suing Minnesota DOC » Fox 9

KS: The Dark Money Behind Kansas’ Misleading Anti-Abortion Campaign » The Lever

GA: Georgia Republicans lament Trump has turned GOP into party of 'performance artists' » Raw Story

FL: In New Hampshire, DeSantis Avoids Talking About Florida’s Abortion Ban » New York Times

FL: FL Supreme Court closer to abortion ruling, and maybe deciding DeSantis’ political future » Florida Phoenix

AZ: Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles » New York Times

NATIONAL

The GOP battle to show who’s tougher on immigration » Axios

Senate passes debt ceiling bill, sending it to Biden to sign into law » Washington Post

Here are the senators who voted against the bill to raise the debt ceiling » The Hill

Millennials Are Not an Exception. They’ve Moved to the Right. » New York Times

House Democrats fracture on debt ceiling vote » Axios

Behind Ayn Rand's defense of an anti-union massacre » Raw Story

TV networks battle for Republican debates » Axios

“I think it’s so petty,” DeSantis told New Hampshire radio host Jack Heath on Thursday, speaking of Trump’s habit of name-calling. “I think it’s so juvenile. I don’t think that’s what voters want, and honestly I think that — that his conduct, which he’s been doing for years now, I think that’s one of the reasons he’s not in the White House now.”
Ron DeSantis
DeSantis renewed his sharpened criticism of Trump, accusing the former president of being “petty” and dismissing Trump’s vow to turn the country around within six months of taking office.