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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Jane Doe Inc. Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

7:00pm Immigrants' Day at the State House, State House, Boston

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Revenge Porn Redo On Senate Agenda Next Week » State House News Service

Frustrations Bubble Over At Health Care Hearing » State House News Service

Sunshine Week Meets Shade On Beacon Hill » State House News Service

'It’s total crap:’ Mass. Senators question nine month time limit on emergency shelter stays » Boston Herald

Judge Rules Against Town In Short-Term Rental Court Challenge » Nantucket Current

As Mass. courts work through pandemic backlog, judicial vacancies add extra complications » Boston Globe

Editorial: Healey’s pot pardon should be just the start of reform » Boston Globe

Opinion: The teachers association’s anti-MCAS crusade gets curiouser and curiouser » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

RI: Washington Bridge in R.I. must be rebuilt; won’t reopen until 2026 » Boston Globe

NY: More New Yorkers are applying for gun permits. The NYPD won't say how many they granted. » Gothamist

NJ: Time may be running out for bipartisan gas tax deal » POLITICO Pro

MN: Generative AI bills populate Minnesota's Legislature » Axios

MN: Uber threatens to pull out of Twin Cities metro over Minneapolis' new driver pay ordinance » Axios

NC: GOP school candidate who demanded Obama's execution doubles down after being exposed » Raw Story

FL: Securing public records in Florida can take cash, patience and lawyers » Orlando Sentinel

FL: State will attempt to assist Floridians and family members amid Haitian crisis » Florida Phoenix

GA: Judge in Trump Georgia case says Fani Willis or Nathan Wade must step aside » Washington Post

CA: Critics are blasting Biden for taking ‘a destructive California idea national’ for gig workers. Here’s what he really did » Los Angeles Times

WA: How Washington's police pursuit law will soon change » Axios

GA: School voucher bill emerges from Georgia House with more momentum than in past years » Georgia Recorder

IL: What we know (and don't) about Chicago's measles outbreak » Axios

NATIONAL

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds » Boston Globe

RFK Jr. and Aaron Rodgers: How con artists exploit male insecurity for political gain » Salon

Why Having a Baby Isn’t Really Bad for the Planet » Bloomberg

Inside Trumpworld, the Cabinet Casting Begins » Puck

Matt Gaetz campaigns against fellow House Republican, despite leadership pleas not to » Politico

The Supreme Court seems bitterly divided. Two justices say otherwise. » Washington Post

Is There Something More Radical than MAGA? J.D. Vance Is Dreaming It. » Politico

Former Trump adviser Steven Mnuchin wants to buy TikTok as it faces a U.S. ban » Quartz

Bernie Sanders introduces bill to establish 4-day workweek without cut in pay: ‘Not a radical idea’ » Boston Globe

Here’s What Donald Trump’s America Was Actually Like Four Years Ago » Vanity Fair

Young People Get Their News from TikTok. That’s a Huge Problem for Democrats. » Columbia Journalism Review

Powerful Realtor Group Agrees to Slash Commissions to Settle Lawsuits » New York Times

"Legislating is increasingly done with few, near-unanimous votes on mega-bills with dozens of policy items, and to request a roll call on an amendment not preordained by leadership is considered a transgression. We shouldn’t just be troubled that there are fewer roll call votes, but that those votes in and of themselves have become largely ceremonial," Leahy said. "How can a legislator represent the will of their constituents when they rarely take votes? And how can a legislator represent their constituents when they are convinced that the votes they do take can’t change the outcome? The floor is now more a stage for political theater than it is for genuine debate and decision-making."

Erin Leahy, executive director of Act on Mass

Sunday kicked off Sunshine Week, an annual event meant to promote openness in government, giving people an opportunity to call attention to the good, the bad and the ugly of transparency and accountability in state government.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

‘He needs all of the money he can get.’ Will Trump’s banishment of Haley supporters from ‘MAGA camp’ hold? » Boston Globe

White House encourages House GOP to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment effort » Boston Globe

Business

‘I guess I have to keep posting’: Inside the lives and finances of Boston influencers » Boston Globe

Reimagining the Hampshire Mall: UMass architecture students share their visions » Gazette Net

If White Stadium deal with professional soccer team falls apart, Mayor Wu suggests the city would spend its money elsewhere » Boston Globe

Pop a bottle: Worcester to allow full liquor bottle service » Worcester Telegram

Civil Rights

Gaskin: What is Boston’s Black agenda & who will fund it? » Boston Herald

Education

Salem Mayor Hopes To Reach New Teacher Deal 'Fairly, Timely' » Salem Patch

Senate Gives House More Runway For Early Ed Bill » State House News Service

School districts in region warn they are nearing edge of ‘fiscal cliff’ » Gazette Net

Mass. Senate passes bill to make early education and child care more affordable » Worcester Telegram

Six eighth-grade Southwick Regional School students face criminal charges for ‘racist’ Snapchat posting, prosecutors say » Boston Globe

Pressure builds to end legacy preferences in college admissions » WBUR

Environment

DCR Slammed With 10,000 Camping Reservations » State House News Service

Boston To Host Inaugural ClimaTech Conference In June » State House News Service

Health Care

Bill Aims To Make Amputees "Whole Again" » State House News Service

FL: FL set to spend $1.5 billion in variety of health care programs; here’s where the funds would go » Florida Phoenix

World's Best Hospitals 2024 » Newsweek

NJ: Confusion about early COVID-19 directives drove case count in nursing homes, report says » NJ Spotlight News

Despite Saint Vincent statement, state investigation is still ongoing » Boston Business Journal

Housing

NY: Eviction Filings Highest Among Private Managers of NYCHA Buildings » The City

NJ: Housing crisis points to the dark side of home rule | Moran » NJ.com

AG Campbell says Milton can't 'pick and choose' which laws to abide by » WBUR

Addressing the housing crisis and climate change at the same time » Berkshire Eagle

Human Services

Two new homeless shelters to open in Lowell » Lowell Sun

Immigration

Man accused of sexually assaulting teen girl at Mass. migrant shelter » NBC Boston

Immigrant Advocates Call For Tax Credit Equity » State House News Service

Insurance

FL: Reduce insurance costs by 25%? South Florida backers push bill they say would do it » Sun Sentinel

Judiciary

NY: Prosecutors say Trump’s New York criminal trial could be delayed » Politico

Trump lawyer has his Massachusetts law license suspended » WBUR

Labor

Boston Mayor Wu settles contracts with 2 largest civilian worker unions » Boston Herald

Boston inks deals with two unions; handing raises to more than 1.7K city employees » MassLive

Salem Hospital physicians vote overwhelmingly to unionize » Boston Globe

Legislative

Feeney gets award from suicide prevention group » The Sun Chronicle

Local Government

Parking while pregnant? Boston could let expectant mothers use handicap spots » CBS News

Mechanics Hall unveils portraits of 4 prominent Black Americans » Worcester Telegram

Amherst Town Council denies Open Meeting complaint » Gazette Net

Louijeune is 2024 People’s Champion of Democracy » Beacon Hill Times

Braintree invested nearly half a million dollars in pickleball courts. Now it’s paying the cost of angry neighbors. » Boston Globe

The town had $831,000 for police body cams. Instead, it’s using the money on Water St. sewer work. » Plymouth Independent

Peabody joins Salem in talks of taking elections out of schools » Salem News

Politics

Keller @ Large: St. Patrick's Day breakfast in South Boston could expose political feuds » CBS News

GOP state committee man race headed to a recount » Gloucester Times

Public Health

Methadone clinic rules jeopardize patients’ recovery » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Editorial: Ending test kit backlog takes will & money » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Karen Read case new trooper curveball » Boston Herald

Bridgewater State Hospital is overly violent with patients, watchdog says » Boston.com

State Government

Executive Office of Veterans Services celebrates 1st anniversary since its creation as a cabinet secretariat » News 22 WWLP.com

Transportation

T eyes consultant costs as it tries to close budget gap » WBUR

Road and bridge bill on the move with $375-million bottom line » News 22 WWLP.com

RI: A critical Rhode Island bridge will need to be demolished and replaced » WBUR

T eyes consultant costs as it tries to close budget gap » WBUR

West Roxbury could get new MBTA commuter rail station » MassLive

Utilities

'Inexcusable.' Barnstable isn't on a new Mass. clean energy panel. How to weigh in anyway. » Cape Cod Times

Public comment sought on responsible clean energy development » The Recorder

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The Week In Review

New laws enacted this week:

HB4010 - An Act authorizing the Board of Selectmen of the town of Rockland to serve as Cemetery Commissioners for the town of Rockland

HB3382 - An Act designating a certain bridge in the town of Dedham as the Honorable Deborah R. Cochran memorial bridge

SB2508 - An Act relative to real property tax deferrals in the town of Hamilton

SB2416 - An Act authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Charlton

HB4079 - An Act relative to the office of town clerk and town treasurer in the town known as Southwick

HB4067 - An Act validating the actions taken at the Princeton annual town meeting

HB3719 - An Act relative to civil service positions in the Department of Public Works of the city of Northampton

HB3960 - An Act establishing the position of Town Manager in the town of Belchertown

HB4008 - An Act to designate the Route 9 highway bridge between Belchertown and Ware as the Kenneth J. Iwasinski Memorial Bridge

SB2459 - An Act Relative to changing the terms "Board of Selectmen" and "Selectmen" to the term "Select Board" in the town of Rockport

HB4160 - An Act to designate a certain bridge in the town of Lexington in honor of Henry N. “Hank” Manz

HB2017 - An Act authorizing sewer and water user discounts in the town of Hopkinton

HB3844 - An Act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Ariel Rodriguez

SB2652 - An Act increasing the term of office for select board members in the town of Marblehead from 1 year to 3 years

HB3910 - An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer for the town of Dedham

Most read bills of the week:

House Actions This Week: 101

Senate Actions This Week: 174


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