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Disagreeable Dems Push Talks Into Final Formal

State House News Service

4 major policy changes in the new Mass. state budget, from child care to free community college
WBUR
Eng says MBTA becoming more and more reliable
Commonwealth Beacon
‘Incredibly overdue’: Mass. Senate passes updated parentage law that would expand protections for LGBTQ parents
Boston Globe
Amid migrant influx, cost of running Mass. emergency shelter system surpasses $1 billion
Boston Globe
For years, wealthy Martha’s Vineyard property owners have fought over a beach. Now, lawmakers are stepping into the fray.
Boston Globe

It’s official: MCI-Concord is closed for good with state budget signing
The Concord Bridge
Who Is Josh Kraft?
Boston Magazine
Beacon Hill feud breaks out over timing of Boston tax bill, safe injection sites
Boston Herald
Lottery Posts Record Revenue, Near-Record Profit
State House News Service

National

JD Vance In 2021: 'We Have To Go To War' Against The Idea That Women Don't Have To Have Kids

Yahoo News

Lara Trump Compares Harris to a Fashion Designer’s Faux ‘Trash Bag’
New York Times
Kari Lake wins Arizona Senate primary, teeing up showdown with Gallego
The Hill
With Harris, Georgia Democrats Say They See a ‘Fighting Chance’
New York Times
‘You’re a fool’: Trump ramps up attacks on Jewish Democrats
Politico
How Kamala Harris Fought to Keep Nonviolent Prisoners Locked Up
The American Prospect

Behind the Curtain: The battle for Trump power
Axios
Tech industry sues Texas to overturn youth data privacy law
Pluribus News

Today on Beacon Hill

9:30am

Committee for a Democratic Senate Fundraiser featuring Senate President Karen Spilka

Carrie Nation, 11 Beacon Street, Boston,

10:00am

Governor's Council Assembly

Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

11:00am

Senate Full Formal Session

Senate Chamber

11:00am

"Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio

89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

12:00pm

House Full Formal Session

House Chamber

Last day for formal sessions of the 2023-2024 legislative cycle

Quote of the Day

“There’s no singular bombshell (like the nearly forgotten 62F tax-cap law that scrambled plans for tax relief at the end of last session) threatening to hold up major pieces of legislation this time. But each chamber’s competing priorities could cramp negotiations, especially given the handful of bills introduced in the last two days that were only taken up by one chamber. That’s on top of the nine bills currently in closed-door conference talks. And more could be added to the list after the Senate passed its versions of maternal health, LGBTQ+ parentage and drug treatment bills on Tuesday — roughly double the number of bills that sat in conference committee this time two years ago.”

Kelly Garrity, Politico

Don’t count on an early night on Beacon Hill. Tensions between top Democrats are riding high as the final day of formal lawmaking for the session dawns. And it could result in some last-minute bills failing to make it across the midnight finish line.