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Today on Beacon Hill

8:00am AIM Global Business Symposium, TripAdvisor, 401 1st Avenue, Needham

9:30am Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm Status of African Americans, Virtual Hearing

6:00pm Pioneer Institute's 2023 Lovett C. Peters Lecture & Annual Dinner, Hyatt Regency, One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Path cleared for cannabis businesses to receive needed state funds » Boston Business Journal

This Massachusetts police practice skews racial profiling stats » Worcester Telegram

Commission Can't Agree On New Seal And Motto » State House News Service

Democrats Punt Shelter, Spending Talks To Conference » State House News Service

These six graphs show how bad the Greater Boston housing market is right now » Boston Globe

Migrant families in Massachusetts sit in limbo while politicians debate shelter solutions » Boston Globe

Maine passed an automotive right-to-repair law. But Massachusetts is still waiting. » Boston Globe

Big college aid expansion will benefit 25,000 Mass. students, Healey says » Worcester Telegram

2 reports urge better access to maternal care and other medical services in Mass. » WBUR

Mass. Senate approves prescription drug pricing bill » MassLive

At 90, Michael Dukakis still looks ahead » Commonwealth Magazine

Is it time for revisionist history of the Big Dig? » Boston Globe

Public Workers Frustrated That Raises Tied Up In Legislature » State House News Service

THE OTHER 49

NH: New Hampshire schedules presidential primary for January, flouting DNC’s 2024 calendar » Boston Globe

NH: How immigrants drive New Hampshire’s economy » Boston Globe

CT: New controversy over misogynist social media post hits CT Public Defender service » Hartford Courant

CT: How could CT troopers have faked so many traffic tickets? Past cases offer clues. » CT Insider

NY: House Ethics Chair previews Santos report, expects another expulsion vote » Politico

NY: Eric Adams’s Stumbles Could Give Andrew Cuomo an Opening » Vanity Fair

NJ: Democrats in Bob Menendez’s power base ditch him for Tammy Murphy » Politico

PA: Where Pennsylvania stands on legalizing weed in 2024 » Axios

OH: Ohio considers tax credits for anti-abortion centers after historic vote » The Guardian

IL: Migrant work permits still scarce in Chicago since protections expanded » Axios

FL: Florida Senate takes aim at 20-minute recess rule, high-stakes exams » Orlando Sentinel

LA: Storms, Rising Seas and Salty Drinking Water Threaten Lower Louisiana » New York Times

MS: Trouble comes to the Mississippi from prolonged drought » Roll Call

CO: What Democrats want to do next legislative session » Axios

NATIONAL

Microplastics found in clouds could affect weather and global temperatures » The Guardian

Opinion: Who can beat The Donald? The Rock. » Washington Post

Markwayne Mullin says ‘maybe we should bring’ back canings to Senate after battle with Teamsters’ Sean O’Brien » Boston Herald

The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024 » CNN

Ronna McDaniel is under siege — and, her critics concede, likely to survive » Politico

GOP senators clash with Tuberville over military nominees late into night » The Hill

Progressives facing primary challenges over Israel demand more help from Jeffries » Politico

US Capitol police clash with protesters demanding ceasefire in Gaza » The Guardian

Lawyer for former elections supervisor says he released videos in Georgia 2020 interference case » AP News

Trump's new Latino strategy casts him as victim of socialists » Axios

Raising Better Beef » AP News

"We weren't close enough to try to see it through tonight. Obviously, over the last couple of years, we've had some late nights here, and I think at those points in time, we felt we could really get something done and so we really wanted to see it through," Michlewitz said. "But I think at the point where we are at, both us and our Senate counterparts felt it was time to pack it up for tonight and try to see if we can talk tomorrow."
Ways and Means Committee Chair Aaron Michlewitz
The legislature ended formal sessions for the year early Thursday morning with no agreement on a bill to steer money toward the emergency shelter crisis, a collapse among Democrats that douses the state's response to that situation in uncertainty.