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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am MTF Webinar: The Economic Impact of Higher Education in Massachusetts, Via Zoom

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

12:00pm State Universities Annual Educator Alumni Award Ceremony, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Paul Frost

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

WBUR explores why Boston police waited years to charge an alleged 'serial rapist' » WBUR

Pro-Palestinian encampment set up in Harvard Yard, following protests at other Boston-area campuses » Boston Globe

Shelter Bill Negotiators Have Final Deal » State House News Service

State lawmakers agree on 9-month shelter stay limit » WBUR

When young people think about the climate, despair follows » Commonwealth Beacon

State officials are bracing for Steward Health Care to possibly file for bankruptcy and change top management » Boston Globe

Amid migrant crisis, Massachusetts voters support ‘right-to-shelter’ law — with reservations, new poll shows » Boston Globe

Poll: 2 in 5 Black Mass. Biz Leaders Rejected for Loans » Banker & Tradesman

Mass. surpasses $6B in cannabis sales as unofficial 4/20 holiday breaks singe-day sale record » Worcester Business Journal

THE OTHER 49

RI: 'A complete failure': The plight of 2 teens lays bare the absence of mental health care for girls » The Providence Journal

NH: In New Hampshire, the path for cannabis legalization is at a crossroads » NHPR

NY: New York City’s Everlasting Scaffolding » New York Times

NJ: New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next » AP News

NJ: Transit is nearly $1 billion short. Taxing corporations like Amazon, Tesla could fix that. » NorthJersey.com

MN: Minnesota senator faces pressure to resign after burglary charge » Axios

VA: The opioid epidemic and foster care system are colliding in Virginia » Axios

GA: Kemp signs bill discouraging unionization in Georgia » Atlanta Journal-Constitution

FL: DeSantis said public schools were religious when US began. Is he right? » Tampa Bay Times

AZ: Arizona Democrats Advance 3rd Attempt to Repeal 1864 Abortion Law » New York Times

PA: Pennsylvania primary: Write-in votes spike against Biden » Axios

NATIONAL

President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold » WBUR

Kari Lake and the GOP's Clumsy Messaging About Abortion » Vanity Fair

Trump respects women, most men say » New York Times

Trump Boys Eric and Don Jr. Want to Run Second-Term “Loyalty” Vetting for Their Dad: Report » Vanity Fair

Giuliani, Meadows charged in Arizona ‘fake elector’ indictment » The Hill

The Humbling of Marjorie Taylor Greene » New York Times

Conservative SCOTUS Almost Entirely Ignores Pregnant Patients In Emergency Abortion Arguments » HUFFPOST

The mounting antiwar protests on college campuses » Washington Post

The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state » Vox

Biden's happy polling surprise » Axios

“This legislation may address — or at least mitigate — a national security risk, but it could and likely will result in widespread censorship,” Markey continued. “And this censorship would predominantly impact young people in our country, many of whom are just gaining their political consciousness and obtaining the right to vote. We should be clear-eyed about the stakes. Censorship is not who we are as a people. We should not downplay or deny this trade off.”

Senator Ed Markey

Hours after the U.S. Senate passed it, President Joe Biden has signed a bill banning the hugely popular, Chinese-owned social media app TikTok unless it is sold within a year.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Trump meets with foreign leaders looking to boost their relationships with GOP leader ahead of election » CNN

Editorial: Mike Johnson saved the day. Democrats should be ready to save Johnson. » Boston Globe

‘An eye for an eye’: In pushing back against his gag order, Trump relies on his old playbook » Boston Globe

Business

WBUR is laying off 7 employees, 24 workers taking buyouts at Boston NPR station: ‘A significant loss’ » Boston Herald

WBUR lays off seven employees, as 24 staffers take buyouts » Boston Globe

WBUR lays off seven employees, as 24 staffers take buyouts » Boston Globe

Investment in bio-tech has paid off and should be re-upped, Healey says » Boston Herald

Mass. lawmakers eye permanent extension of cocktails-to-go without beer and wine » Boston Herald

Chips 2.0 for biomanufacturing, and other big ideas from MassBio conference » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

Battenfeld: Democratic pols must do more now to stop Jewish hate and protect students » Boston Herald

Education

Springfield, Mass. public schools superintendent search remains testy » WAMC

Harvard students prop up tents to protest war in Gaza and suspension of campus group » WBUR

Boston police arrest 108 at Emerson College pro-Palestinian tent encampment » Boston Herald

MCAS extension approved for Uxbridge schools after smoking laptop incident » Worcester Telegram

Just how close are MIT and other universities to Israel? Protesting students want schools to cut research ties. » Boston Globe

Shocking court order mandate for special education student » Boston Globe

Harvard and Brown are latest New England universities to see tent encampments » Boston Globe

Editorial: Target tech school additions in districts with highest demand » Sentinel & Enterprise

UMass Amherst joins ranks of universities under federal scrutiny for discrimination » Boston Globe

Boston police forcibly remove Emerson pro-Palestinian tent encampment, more than 100 arrested » Boston Globe

Environment

Locking up carbon for good: Easthampton inventor’s CO2 removal system turns biomass into biochar » Gazette Net

Rescuers save 10 of 11 dolphins in mass stranding on Cape Cod » NBC Boston

Health Care

Steward's asset-stripping ‘really despicable,' Healey says » NBC Boston

Demand Outpacing Capacity Across Mass. Hospital Sector » State House News Service

Biogen stock climbs on strong Alzheimer’s drug sales » Boston Globe

Housing

Mass. AG gives Holden until December to comply with MBTA law » MassLive

Latest T zoning rejection won’t draw lawsuit, yet, AG says » Boston Herald

Marshfield bucks against transit housing requirement, rejects rezoning plan » WBUR

Beacon Hill Democrats want to spend $426M on state-run shelters amid cash crunch » Boston Herald

New Realtor Association CEO looks to work collaboratively to maximize housing options » Gazette Net

Migrants staying at Yarmouth motel move off Cape Cod, blindsiding Massachusetts town » Boston Herald

Editorial: Migrants to learn why so many leaving Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Massachusetts housing crisis: Greater Boston Real Estate Board campaign slams transfer fees » Boston Herald

Mass. lawmakers unveil plan to fund cash-strapped emergency shelter system, limit shelter stays to 9 months » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers have a deal on shelter funding. Here’s what’s in it » MassLive

Human Services

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers honors 3 individuals, raises $232,000 at gala » The Herald News

Judiciary

Audit finds lack of transparency in New Bedford court records » The New Bedford Light

Labor

Discrimination lawsuit against Worcester Art Museum directors has been dismissed » Worcester Telegram

Legislative

It’s budget season in Mass.: 3 big things to know » MassLive

Local Government

Milton asking state to restore its grant funding » Commonwealth Beacon

Politics

Calling Warren too partisan, Cain launches US Senate campaign » CommonWealth Beacon

Carnevale: Tibbits-Nutt remarks offer insight into Healey regime » Boston Herald

Quincy city councilor wants to be the Republican to unseat Elizabeth Warren » Patriot Ledger

Westfield councilor launches Democratic bid to challenge Republican state rep. » MassLive

Public Safety

Targeting 'trigger pullers': WPD deploys new gun intelligence unit in response to recent wave of gun violence » Worcester Telegram

State Finance

Michlewitz: House Budget Positions Mass. To Grow, Compete » State House News Service

House Dems’ $57.9B budget positions Mass. to grow, compete, top leader says » MassLive

House budget debate kicks off with fiscal warnings from Democrats and Republicans » Boston Herald

Taxation

Wu pitches commercial tax hike to counter tumbling values » Axios

Transportation

Opinion: Transportation secretary becomes a household name, but not in a good way » Boston Globe

Road funding could reach Healey Thursday » Gloucester Times

Healey’s embattled transpo czar was right about one thing: Driving in Mass. is mostly misery » MassLive

Utilities

Advancing water treatment: UMass startup Elateq Inc. wins state grant to deploy new technology » Gazette Net

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The Week In Review

New laws enacted this week:

HB2052 - An Act establishing a department of public works in the town of Tyngsborough

HB4146 - An Act authorizing the continued employment of Glenn Davis, the Fire Chief of the town of Lynnfield

HB3970 - An Act further amending the charter of the town of Middleton

HB3986 - An Act relative to the select board of the town of Uxbridge

Most read bills of the week:

House Actions This Week: 80

Senate Actions This Week: 231


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