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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.