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Today on Beacon Hill

8:00am Building the Grid of the Future: Renewable Energy, Electrification and Path to Net Zero, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual 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

Legislative delays cloud state's financial picture » The Eagle Tribune

A look the history of clemency in Mass. and how Gov. Healey is using it now » WBUR

Democrats override Healey on free prison calls » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. House OKs $2.7B spending bill that requires launching overflow shelter site in 30 days » MassLive

Hynes Convention Center ‘could be in play’ for overflow shelter for migrant families, top Democrat suggests » Boston Globe

Mariano Defends House Call For Overflow Shelter Site » State House News Service

Healey Focuses On Inequities, Benchmarking In Health Care » State House News Service

Mass. lawmakers vote to move 2024 state primary to day after Labor Day, again shifting political calendar » Boston Globe

In Revere, Latino victory reflects a changing city » Commonwealth Magazine

Zoning laws, racial covenants, and segregation in Greater Boston explored in new report » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

NY: ‘Help us, we are dying.’ New York’s cannabis farmers are at their breaking point. » syracuse.com

NJ: New Jersey Republicans’ vote-by-mail fail cost them legislative seats Tuesday » Politico

PA: Working Families Party gains ground on Philadelphia City Council » Axios

OH: Furious Ohio Republicans Report Widespread Incidents of Women Voting » The New Yorker

VA: Candidate who streamed sex acts loses, but it was close » Axios

IL: Illinois Senate approves plan to allow new nuclear reactors » WGN

MN: Andrea Jenkins wins reelection to Minneapolis City Council » Axios

FL: Florida Supreme Court judge ‘baffled’ by pushback to recreational marijuana vote » Orlando Sentinel

TX: Texas Legislature tries again with bills making illegal border crossings a state crime » Texas Tribune

NATIONAL

SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios reach deal to end strike » Washington Post

Yes, Abortion Access Is a Motivating Issue for Voters » Vanity Fair

The White House condemns Rashida Tlaib’s embrace of the phrase ‘river to the sea.’ » New York Times

What It Will Take to Make America Great » The Liberal Patriot

Dean Phillips hires top Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang advisers » Washington Post

Please get Ramaswamy off my TV, and other debate thoughts » Public Notice

Ramaswamy said Haley had previously criticized him for his use of TikTok during his campaign but “her own daughter” was using the app, telling her “you might want to take care of your family first.” “Leave my daughter out of your voice,” Haley responded. Boos were heard from the audience following Ramaswamy’s remark. “You’re just scum,” Haley said a moment later.

Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy

Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy clashed several times on stage

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Ayanna Pressley says censure of Rashida Tlaib is evidence of ‘obsession in Congress with policing progressive women of color’ » Boston Globe

GOP presidential candidates brawl in Florida debate, while Trump rallies nearby » FLorida Phoenix

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis clashed, and more takeaways from another Trump-less Republican debate » Boston Globe

Lucas: Biden needs to give up already! » Boston Herald

Editorial: Democrats fret as bad news mounts for Biden » Boston Herald

Haley calls Ramaswamy ‘scum’ after he brings up her daughter in GOP debate » Boston Globe

Business

Compromise Takes Aim At Puppy Mills » State House News Service

MacKenzie Scott donates $20M to Boston workforce nonprofit JFF » Boston Business Journal

The AI boom is shaking up the tech industry and moving markets. But is it all a mirage? » Boston Globe

Google’s Kendall Square office is the key to AI-powered search » Boston Globe

GE Aerospace pays $9 million for alleged violations at Lynn plant » Lynn Daily News Item

Toast stock drops amid dining slowdown » Boston Globe

Cheryl Katon’s impossible decision » Boston Globe

Cannabis & Psychedelics

FL: Florida Supreme Court justices appear open to recreational pot legalization initiative » Politico

Cheech and Chong launching three local cannabis shops, will visit Whately on Saturday » Gazette Net

Crimes

Brothels that catered to the wealthy in Greater Boston, Virginia, busted with arrests of three operators, officials say » Boston Globe

Brothel network with wealthy clients busted in Massachusetts and Virginia, 3 arrested » CBS News

Feds bust upscale brothels in Watertown, Cambridge » Axios

Brothel catering to politicians, doctors, lawyers busted in Boston » Boston Herald

Education

Tufts among 6 schools whose students are lodging complaints saying fossil fuel investments break state law » Boston.com

Opinion: Brandeis University twists away from the First Amendment » Boston Globe

Substance-free housing on college campuses grows in popularity » Boston Globe

Report: More teachers of color pass alternative teacher licensing assessments in pilot program » Boston Globe

Health Care

Healey Focuses On Inequities, Benchmarking In Health Care » State House News Service

Senate Will Press For Prescription Drug Cost Relief » State House News Service

Editorial: Let doctors prescribe methadone » Boston Globe

MGB, Best Buy teaming up to bring hospital care home » Boston Globe

Housing

House Pours $250 Mil More Into Shelter Crisis » State House News Service

Pelham’s first affordable apartments going up » Gazette Net

State leaders searching for plan for when shelter cap is reached » Spectrum News

Here's the salary you need to afford a home in Boston, Worcester » CBS News

Massachusetts lawmakers discussed using convention centers as overflow sites for migrants, homeless families » Boston Herald

How Greater Boston's zoning decisions reverberate a century later » WBUR

Exclusionary zoning in Mass. led to housing shortage, segregation, report says » MassLive

Human Services

Boston Medical Center ups security after spike in Mass and Cass dwellers sheltering there » Boston Herald

Immigration

Mariano Defends House Call For Overflow Shelter Site » State House News Service

Judiciary

Mass. lawyer confirmed as 150th Biden-appointed federal judge » MassLive

Judge resigns from New Bedford District Court, lawyer cites health » Boston Globe

Labor

Rep. Vargas Bill Would Give Rideshare and Delivery Drivers Employee Status » WHAV

Legislative

Opinion: For the sake of good government, Legislature could use an audit » Boston Globe

Durant, amiable conservative, wins Senate seat » Commonwealth Magazine

Durant Flips Mass. Senate Seat For GOP » State House News Service

Local Government

After dominant win Tuesday, Macksey lays out plans for second term as mayor of North Adams » WAMC

Northampton City Council will try to corral hate speech at meetings » Gazette Net

Antisemitic letters mailed to city councilors » Newburyport News

Park rises to honor Granby’s veterans: After a dozen years of planning, town to unveil its memorial park this Saturday » Gazette Net

Politics

Keller @ Large: Off-year elections have lower turnout but big impact » CBS News

When do Tuesday’s winning candidates take office in Massachusetts? » MassLive

NY: Turkey Probe: Eric Adams Campaign Took Money from Leaders of Erdogan-Backed Foundation » The City

NY: Adams talks Turkey and hires a powerful law firm amid campaign scandal »

The big winner in Tuesday night’s elections: Mayor Michelle Wu » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: GOP election win shows migrant crisis a potent political issue » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Republicans take victory lap after Senate win in Central Mass. » Boston Herald

At 33%, Greenfield’s voter turnout drops from past mayoral elections » Gazette Net

Voter turnout varied in Lynn, Peabody, and Saugus » Lynn Daily News Item

Editorial: Indifference, shocking ouster top city elections » Sentinel & Enterprise

Getting Answers: A look at voter turnout after Domenic Sarno wins re-election bid » Western Mass News

Public Health

A tuberculosis case was diagnosed at UMass Boston, dozens identified as possible close contacts » Boston Herald

Public Safety

State Fire Services to administer $5M for fire safety equipment » Sentinel & Enterprise

Here’s why Northampton Chief Jody Kasper is leaving after 25 years » MassLive

Reproductive Rights

Republicans and antiabortion advocates search for a winning strategy after watching voters in Ohio choose access » Boston Globe

Abortion rights advocates celebrate election wins » Boston Globe

Transportation

TRANSITMATTERS ANALYSIS:FAST WORK ON SLOW ZONES » Transit Matters

MBTA plans to eliminate slow zones by incrementally shutting down stretches of subway for repairs » Boston Globe

Eng lays out plan to eliminate MBTA slow zones by end of 2024 » Boston Herald

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The Week In Review

New laws enacted this week:

HB2081 - An Act relative to the charter of the town of Dedham

SB2414 - An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Jason Barone-Cichocki, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Most read bills of the week:

House Actions This Week: 372

Senate Actions This Week: 49


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