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Today on Beacon Hill

7:00am Health Law Advocates 28th Annual Benefit Breakfast, Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

11:00am Board of State Examiners of Plumbers & Gas Fitters Public Hearing, In-person and via Microsoft Teams

1:00pm Bosnia's 80th Statehood Day Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Why the fight to curb racial profiling via traffic stop data keeps failing in Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Mass. lawmakers didn’t get a deal on a $2.8B budget bill. What happens now? » MassLive

Dem State Committee Backs DiZoglio In Audit Battle » State House News Service

Mass. high schools struggle to serve migrant students as the population has tripled over last 15 years, report finds » Boston Globe

Effort to get legal psychedelics on Mass. ballot hits signature snag » WBUR

Massachusetts Republicans willing to use newfound leverage over shelter funding » Boston Herald

Shawn Collins, Cannabis Control Commission executive director, resigns » Boston Business Journal

MBTA says it needs at least $24.5 billion to repair its troubled system » Boston Globe

Mass. Medical Society: Shortage of primary care physicians ‘a major public health crisis’ » Boston.com

Poll: Residents give Governor Healey, Legislature middling grades on transportation » MassINC Polling Group

The plan for a New England Revolution stadium in Everett has hit a speed bump — including concerns from Mayor Wu » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

Editorial: Lawmakers’ brinksmanship on migrant housing a dangerous game » Boston Globe

ME: Lewiston shootings inspire wave of legislation » Portland Press Herald

CT: The vote totals changed by hundreds. Now Hartford candidates are considering election complaints » Hartford Courant

CT: DEI director for CT Public Defender service suspended for a misogynistic social medial post » Hartford Courant

NY: New York Republicans, facing reelection, press for ‘fraudster’ Santos’ expulsion » Politico

NY: Santos Won’t Seek Re-election After House Panel Finds Evidence of Crimes » New York Times

NJ: White men overrepresented on New Jersey’s boards and commissions, report finds » New Jersey Monitor

MI: Michigan Rep. Kildee says he will not seek reelection to the House » Washington Post

NC: Trump Looms Over North Carolina GOP Gubernatorial Primary » The Messenger

SC: South Carolina education board deciding whether to limit books and other ‘age appropriate’ materials » AP News

FL: Pro-Palestinian student group in Florida sues DeSantis » Politico

TX: Climate change in Texas science textbooks causes divisions on state’s education board » AP News

FL: Supreme Court won’t allow Florida to enforce law targeting drag shows during appeal » Orlando Sentinel

CA: Inside the world’s largest AIDS charity’s troubled move into homeless housing » Los Angeles Times

CA: California’s first lesbian Senate leader could make history again if she runs for governor » AP News

NATIONAL

Donald Trump poses the biggest danger to the world in 2024 » The Economist

Has Nikki Haley Figured Out What No Other Trump Foe Could? » New York Magazine

A rare look at the devastation caused by AR-15 shootings » Washington Post

Trump Crosses a Crucial Line » The Atlantic

Why the era of the ‘Emerging Democratic Majority’ is collapsing » Politico

“Get Me the F--king Tape”: How Ron DeSantis’s “Build the Wall” Ad Put Him on the Outs With Trump » Vanity Fair

The hidden biases at play in the U.S. Senate » Washington Post

A flesh-eating fungus is expanding its range in the American West - and scientists suspect climate change is driving the spread » Washington Post

How R.F.K. Jr. Has Turned His Public Crusades Into a Private Windfall » New York Times

Why Some Seniors Are Choosing Pot Over Pills » New York Times

Why Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ May Be in the Supermarket Aisle » Bloomberg Politics

Elon Musk: The Bigot in Full » The Bulwark

“Clock mismanagement, failed leadership,” Fattman said. “There’s just a lot of finger pointing and abdication of responsibility. And to not get the supplemental budget done, I think it’s just highlighting bad government.”
Senator Ryan Fattman
Fattman, Durant, and Jones all agreed that the late-night failure to produce a deal on the spending bill reflected poorly on legislative Democrats, with Fattman likening them to “the New England Patriots.”