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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Progressive Mass Annual Lobby Day, Room 428, State House, Boston

10:00am Children's League of Mass. Day on the Hill Children's League of Mass. Day on the Hill, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:30pm Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Committee Hearing

5:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Eileen Duff for Essex South Register of Deeds

Birthdays: Rep. John Barrett

Must-Reads

MASSACHUSETTS

Editorial: House leaders lard up the state budget with a side of pork » Boston Globe

MCAS mandate repeal moves closer to ballot » The Eagle Tribune

Many political leaders paid lip service to protesters' free speech while agreeing with arrests » WBUR

Mass. health leaders concerned about effects of Steward bankruptcy » WBUR

Massport names Richard Davey, Miami transit exec as CEO finalists » Boston Business Journal

Decrying high costs, Mass. small businesses urge lawmakers to do more to help them » Worcester Telegram

Biden approves flooding disaster declaration for Massachusetts, reverses earlier denial by FEMA » Boston Globe

Mariano having doubts about local option transfer tax » Commonwealth Beacon

Drug overdoses declined in Massachusetts in 2023, federal data show » MassLive

Health regulators found multiple violations at Norfolk prison turned shelter during inspection in 2015 » Boston Herald

Care at Steward hospitals is ‘declining,’ Lawrence doc tells state regulators » MassLive

THE OTHER 49

CT: Connecticut will have to break state spending limits in '25-'26, barring a surprise » CT Insider

CT: Alex Jones has deal to sell his Texas ranch with feral hogs to pay lawyers, Sandy Hook families » CT Insider

NY: Adams overestimating migrant spending by $2 billion next year says IBO » POLITICO Pro

NJ: Lawmaker wants to allow state officials to cap prices on medical marijuana » New Jersey Monitor

MN: The creeping re-segregation of Minneapolis and St. Paul schools » Axios

GA: US threatens Georgian politicians — while Congress is blamed for the chaos » Politico

FL: DeSantis, amid criticism, signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority » Orlando Sentinel

FL: Florida Democrat launches group to fight conservative takeover of school boards » POLITICO Pro

LA: Supreme Court restores Louisiana voting map with majority-Black district » Washington Post

CO: Colorado attorney general backs AI bill that governor may veto » Axios

AZ: The moderate reinvention of Ruben Gallego, Senate hopeful in Arizona » Washington Post

NATIONAL

How US schools became a political battleground: ‘These are proxies for a bigger clash in society’ » The Guardian

What young voters actually care about » Vox

The State Supreme Court Skirmishes » The Center for Politics

Thanks To Wall Street, There Goes The Neighborhood » The Lever

Manchin, GOP senators move to overturn retirement investment planning rule » The Hill

That grim NYT poll hints at a big opportunity for Biden » Public Notice

Alleged ‘deal’ offer from Trump to big oil could save industry $110bn, study finds » The Guardian

The Working Class-Sized Hole in Democratic Support Widens » The Liberal Patriot

Administration releases maternal mental health plan » Roll Call

In France, abortion restrictions offset by medical autonomy » Roll Call

"I think they need to be a top discussion item," said Jon Hurst, adding that there was "not enough" targeted legislation for small businesses moving through the State House.
Jon Hurst, Retailers Association of Massachusetts
A top lobbyist for small businesses said Wednesday that he does not see lawmakers giving a "primary focus" to that sector, with hefty bills on economic development and health care missing an opportunity to lift up Main Street businesses.