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Today on Beacon Hill

8:00am Mass. School Building Authority Public Hearing, Via Zoom

9:00am Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Committee Hearing

9:00am Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

7:00pm Mass. Municipal Association Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Hotel in Boston

Birthdays: State Senator Julian Cyr

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Tax Credit Uncertainty Clouds Offshore Wind Picture » State House News Service

$90k in base pay, $200k in overtime: Hundreds of Mass. workers took home more in overtime than in salary in 2023 » Boston Globe

Newton teachers union votes to strike on Friday » Boston Globe

Healey Won't Propose Tax, Fee Increases In Budget » State House News Service

Panel Weighs Its Authority In Trump Ballot Challenge » State House News Service

The seas are coming for coastal homes. How will communities, and the state, respond? » Boston Globe

AG Campbell threatens ‘legal action,’ loss of funding if Milton referendum tanks new zoning plan » Boston Globe

Healey advances $4B affordable housing bill, ‘highest priority’ of her administration » Boston Herald

Norfolk DA denies being told he is target of federal investigation » MassLive

THE OTHER 49

CA: In Beverly Hills, no kitchen remodels or pool grottoes as judge orders building moratorium over lack of affordable housing » Los Angeles Times

FL: Senate approves key parts of health care expansion » POLITICO Pro

FL: Bill easing defamation lawsuits against journalists, misleading AI image creators advances in House »

NJ: UPDATE: Undocumented Migrants may come to Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital » Tap Into North Hunterdon

NJ: Fetterman backs Andy Kim in New Jersey’s closely watched Senate primary » Politico

NH: Trump slightly increases lead over Haley in NH, according to latest polling » NBC Boston


NY: N.Y. lawmakers, advocates encouraged by Hochul's mental health budget but concerned about workforce » NY State of Politics

NATIONAL

Trump Prosecutor in Georgia Seeks to Avoid Testifying in Colleague’s Divorce Case » New York Times

Biden’s manufacturing boom is underway. But the jobs haven’t followed yet. » Politico

Elon Musk's scheme to gut worker protections nationally » Public Notice

Opinion: The DeSantis Team Ran the Worst Campaign in History » Politico

Fani Willis accuses estranged wife of special prosecutor of ‘interfering’ with Trump election case » AP News

Capitol Police investigated more than 8,000 threats against lawmakers last year » NBC News

Silicon Valley insiders are trying to unseat Biden with help from AI » MSN

Johnson feels heat from Trump, conservatives to reject Senate border deal » The Hill

“A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MUST HAVE FULL IMMUNITY, WITHOUT WHICH IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM/HER TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. ANY MISTAKE, EVEN IF WELL INTENDED, WOULD BE MET WITH ALMOST CERTAIN INDICTMENT BY THE OPPOSING PARTY AT TERM END. EVEN EVENTS THAT ‘CROSS THE LINE’ MUST FALL UNDER TOTAL IMMUNITY, OR IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD. THERE MUST BE CERTAINTY. EXAMPLE: YOU CAN’T STOP POLICE FROM DOING THE JOB OF STRONG & EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GUARD AGAINST THE OCCASIONAL ‘ROGUE COP’ OR ‘BAD APPLE.’ SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH ‘GREAT BUT SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT.’ ALL PRESIDENTS MUST HAVE COMPLETE & TOTAL PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY, OR THE AUTHORITY & DECISIVENESS OF A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE STRIPPED & GONE FOREVER. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE AN EASY DECISION. GOD BLESS THE SUPREME COURT!”

Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump argued that presidents should have immunity even for events that "cross the line" in an early morning Truth Social post on Thursday.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Speaker Johnson relied on House Democrats to avoid a shutdown again, so his job is in jeopardy, right? Wrong. » Boston Globe

DNC gives sneak peek ahead of 2024 convention in Chicago » Axios

Haley hurries through New Hampshire; hardly stops to hear from voters » Boston Herald

Business

Hotel Space Shortage Flagged As Impediment For Conventions » State House News Service

Robinhood agrees to pay $7.5M fine to Mass., change 'gamification' practices » Boston Business Journal

Is it fair for Dunkin’ to charge more for vegan milk? A class action lawsuit by the lactose intolerant says no. » Boston Globe

Robinhood agrees to pay $7.5M fine to Mass., change 'gamification' practices » Boston Business Journal

Can a Cambridge venture capital firm reinvent health care? » Boston Globe

Robinhood agrees to pay $7.5 million to settle complaints over its sales practices » Boston Globe

Eversource stock is sunk in wake of company’s deep dive into offshore wind » Boston Globe

Crimes

FL: ‘Bittersweet’: House passes bill defining antisemitism in Florida Statutes with 3 ‘no’ votes » Florida Politics

In Karen Read case, prosecutors seek to compel Boston magazine journalist to hand over confidential notes » Boston Globe

Karen Read murder case: Prosecutors want reporter notes and to hide federal inquiry letters » Boston Herald

Education

OPINION: Tufts prison initiative gives grads the gift of hope » Boston Globe

Healey administration lays out the logic behind its 5-year push to reinvent literacy learning » WBUR

Newton teachers vote to go on strike; students out of class Friday » Boston Herald

Environment

The seas are coming for coastal homes. How will communities, and the state, respond? » Boston Globe

Health Care

Care Coverage Push Continues For Undocumented Kids » State House News Service

Mass General Hospital to experiment with drones to deliver medicine and even medical equipment to patients at home » Universal Hub

‘Cancer patients are getting younger,’ says American Cancer Society. Here’s what you need to know. » Boston Globe

Housing

Report Offers Snapshot Of Family Shelter Spending, Waitlist » State House News Service

Crush Of Testimony Reflects Seriousness Of Housing Crisis » State House News Service

EDITORIAL: Healey puts her housing bill front and center » Boston Globe

AG Campbell threatens ‘legal action,’ loss of funding if Milton referendum tanks new zoning plan » Boston Globe

Pandemic relief is over, and evictions are back » Boston Globe

Immigration

State Announces Pair Of New Hires To Assist In Migrant Integration » Cape Cod Online

Migrants want to work. And employers want to hire them. » Boston Globe

Judiciary

Council Confirms Pair To Serve On Family Court » State House News Service

SJC: Judge was right to disqualify prosecutor who became advocate for jailhouse informant » Boston Globe

Effort to remove Donald Trump from Massachusetts ballot entangled in legal debate » Boston Herald

Legislative

'A no brainer': W. Mass. Sen. Adam Gomez backs bill banning cat declawing » MassLive

Local Government

Two days since snow and rain fell on Boston, parts of the city are still sheets of ice. What gives? » Boston Globe

Politics

Ahead of the New Hampshire primary, the media spotlight has dimmed » Boston Globe

OPINION: Haley calls out Trump’s ‘temper tantrums’ but will NH voters put him in time out? » Boston Globe

Opinion: Michelle Wu campaign trip to New Hampshire shrouded in secrecy » Boston Herald

State Finance

Governor Healey’s budget cuts threaten services for seniors, providers say » Boston Globe

State Government

Commission Weighs Jurisdiction In Trump Ballot Challenge » State House News Service

Transportation

Advocate calls for reopening of Marlborough MBTA station, $290M+ in Framingham/Worcester line improvements » Worcester Business Journal

MassDOT backs, will study, Palmer stop for east-west rail » MassLive

Utilities

Retail electricity suppliers accused of greenwashing » Commonwealth Beacon

Offshore wind procurement delayed 2 months » Commonwealth Beacon

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The Week In Review

New laws enacted this week:

HB2677 - An Act authorizing the city of Haverhill to appoint retired police officers as detail police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

HB3643 - An Act authorizing Matthew K. Sonnabend to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board

HB4169 - An Act authorizing the town of North Reading to use a portion of conservation land for public way purposes

SB2517 - An Act establishing a senior property tax deferral program in the city of Taunton

Most read bills of the week:

House Actions This Week: 109

Senate Actions This Week: 163


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