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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Engineers and Land Surveyors Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

Birthdays: Treasurer Deborah Goldberg

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Protesters disrupt joint session of Mass. Legislature with demands for fossil fuel cuts » WGBH

Opinion: Emergency rooms across the state are overwhelmed — there’s a proven fix » Boston Globe

New court filings indicate feds are investigating alleged retaliation at Mass. max security prison » WBUR

Mass. Black and Latino Caucus proposes new spending » The Bay State Banner

After a single word — ‘ladies’ — brought Easthampton into the limelight, residents crave normalcy » Boston Globe

ACLU sues state auditor for access to redacted information in prisoner health reports » Boston Globe

School officials, students advocate for more rural aid during ‘critical’ legislative session » The Recorder

Competitiveness is watchword on Beacon Hill, but what does it mean? » Commonwealth Magazine

Study: Polar Park could bring $40M to $60M to city deficit » Worcester Telegram

Former Mass. State Police union boss Dana Pullman sentenced to 2.5 years in prison over kickback schemes » Boston Globe

THE OTHER 49

RI: R.I. to move people from homeless shelter at Armory to Motel 6 in Warwick » Boston Globe

CT: Plan to give CT police mental health crisis training is about ‘helping to save lives’ » Hartford Courant

NY: George Santos isn’t funny anymore; he’s an accused criminal. But for House Republicans, he’s still crucial. » Boston Globe

NJ: Did she have to keep quiet? N.J. Supreme Court will have something to say about sex harassment case. » NJ.com

NJ: Blanket ban on wipes is off the table, lawmakers say » POLITICO Pro

PA: This Upper Darby race will determine who controls the Pa. House. Here’s what’s at stake. » The Philadelphia Inquirer

PA: Nearly Three Dozen Migrants Arrive in Philly on Eve of Title 42 End » NBC Philadelphia

VA: Virginia could be key to abortion access in the South. Its laws could hinge on this Democratic primary. » The 19th

IL: Open-Armed Chicago Feels the Strains of a Migrant Influx » New York Times

SC: The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban » New York Times

NC: Is former battleground North Carolina becoming a Florida clone? » Roll Call

MO: Missouri lawmakers ban gender-affirming care, trans athletes; Kansas City moves to defy state » The Hill

FL: Florida teachers unions sue DeSantis administration over ‘paycheck protection’ law » POLITICO Pro

TX: Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants as Title 42 ends » Washington Post

NATIONAL

Why Didn’t Politico’s Historic Roe v. Wade Scoop Win a Pulitzer? » Vanity Fair

Magic Mushrooms, Dear White Staffers and Dianne Feinstein’s Dog » Politico

Five Takeaways From Trump’s Unruly CNN Town Hall » New York Times

GOP senator says of white nationalists in the military, ‘I call them Americans’ » Washington Post

'You're a nasty person': Trump snaps at CNN presenter Kaitlan Collins » The Telegraph

The Right’s Assault on Divorce Will Put More Women at Risk » Vanity Fair

Not Biden vs. Trump Again! The Disgruntled Voters Who Could Decide the 2024 Election » Sabato's Crystal Ball

How AI will transform the 2024 elections » Brookings

EPA proposes power plant emissions rule expected to be major piece of Biden’s climate agenda » The Hill

How El Chapo’s sons built a fentanyl empire poisoning America » Reuters

The Democrats’ Trump Wannabe » The Bulwark

“We are losing in the military, so fast, our readiness in terms of recruitment,” Tuberville told radio station WBHM. “I can tell you why. Because the Democrats are attacking our military, saying we need to get out the white extremists, the white nationalists” and others who do not believe in President Biden’s “agenda.”
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)
Tuberville said people identified as “white extremists” and “white nationalists” should be allowed to serve in the U.S. armed forces.