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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Safe Routes to School Annual Awards, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

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

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Months after party, Healey still taking donations for inauguration, pushing fund-raising past $3 million » Boston Globe

Across the country, migrant surge is often a case for emergency response. In Mass., Healey is keeping her options open. » Boston Globe

Republicans push to open payroll records » The Eagle Tribune

Healey says no indication Baker administration broke the law after mistaken use of $2.5B » Boston Herald

Mass. communities falling short on affordable housing commitment, report finds » WGBH

'Chaos-bomb': Hundreds of Brockton High teachers sign petition decrying layoffs » The Enterprise

Healey administration extends pause on state forest logging contracts for 6 more months » New England Public Media

Earlier mistakes foreshadowed the state’s $2.5 billion unemployment accounting blunder » Boston Globe

FDA chief’s unwelcome message to biotech execs: ‘Prices of drugs are too high’ » Boston Globe

Billions in federal dollars are up for grabs. Quentin Palfrey is in charge of getting Mass. a share » Boston Business Journal

HPC: Mass. Seeing Billions In “Excessive” Health Care Spending » State House News Service

Trustees of Reservations names Katie Theoharides as next leader » Boston Globe

Joint Committee On Cannabis Policy Hears Testimony On Bill To Expand Medical Access » Talking Joints Memo

THE OTHER 49

NH: N.H. lawmaker leaves Democratic caucus over first in the nation primary and LGBTQ rights » Boston Globe

CT: Lawmakers race to beat midnight deadline » Hartford Courant

NY: New York City Seeks to Unravel the Secret Mystery of Hospital Costs » New York Times

NJ: Democrats at odds over tax breaks for seniors » NJ Spotlight News

GA: No One Believes in Cop City. So Why Did Atlanta’s City Council Fund It? » The Intercept

WI: Wisconsin Republicans block meningitis vaccine requirement for students » Chicago Tribune

NY: NYC mayor could complicate Dem plans to retake the House » Politico

CA: Gavin Newsom digs in on Florida migrant flights, maintaining that crimes were committed » The Sacramento Bee

MI: Schools are short staffed. Michigan’s retiree waiting period isn’t helping. » MLive.com

IL: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker questions Florida's lead line claims » Axios

NATIONAL

Prosecutors Tell Trump’s Legal Team He Is a Target of Investigation » New York Times

How Sen. Bob Menendez is stopping a Biden border plan » Axios

Conservatives shut down House floor as revenge for debt deal » Politico

Justice Thomas delays disclosures after reports of travel, property sale » Washington Post

GOP’s booming support for guns is turning off millennial, Gen Z Republicans » Politico

How Sam Altman Stormed Washington to Set the A.I. Agenda » New York Times

Is Chris Christie serious? This is why he'll fail against Trump » NorthJersey.com

Democrats look to spend their way out of school culture wars » Politico

Community college enrollment grows after decade of declines » Axios

Murkowski emerges as senator to watch in Labor nomination fight » The Hill

Millionaires favor DeSantis in Republican presidential primary, but support for Trump grows » CNBC

“There’s an entire segment of folks who are being compensated, at least partially, with state funds but that information isn’t visible to the public. It’s a real blind spot,” said Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, the bill’s primary sponsor. “What we’re trying to do is ensure fairness and transparency.”
Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr
Republican lawmakers have filed a new proposal that would require these quasi-government agencies, including those operating public pension systems, to provide payroll information to the state Comptroller’s office to be included on a public website.