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"If I can be honest, I'll just say: 'Where there's smoke, there's fire,' " says the Westfield Republican. "Clearly, that agency has had problems,"

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Speaking about the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Business

Rare win: Sarepta's Duchenne drug approval boosts Boston's biotech hub » Boston Business Journal

Outside the Box: Attorney Stephen Hall says greater focus required to bring more diversity to field » Boston Business Journal

U.S. Creates 156,000 Jobs In September, Lower Than Predicted » WBUR

North End, Chinatown, South Boston waterfront have enough liquor licenses, board rules » Universal Hub

Worcester license board not notifying ABCC of violations » Worcester Mag

Ground lease for landmark up for sale » Boston Herald

Western Mass. 'overlooked and underappreciated,' economist says at Knowledge Corridor even » MassLive

Business council launching innovation series » State House News Service

Crimes

Racketeering Plea Reinforces Gang Fears In Chelsea » WBUR

Education

The charter funding debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Maura Healey reviewing RCC 'alleged criminal activity' » Boston Herald

AG now involved in probe at RCC » Boston Globe

Healey's Office reviewing possible criminal activity at Reggie Lewis Center » Boston Herald

Milford schools to tackle mental health, substance abuse » Wicked Local Milford

Divide widens on Question 2 in Cambridge » Wicked Local Cambridge

Environment

State approves four-day Blue Hills deer hunt » State House News Service

Justices tell Harvard students they can't use the courts to make the university do their bidding on climate change » Universal Hub

Beaton: Water conservation "more important than ever" » State House News Service

Federal

Tsongas, Wofford will face off in Voice-sponsored debate » Nashoba Publishing

Health Care

For cancer patients, newest treatments force the ultimate decision, with no room for error » STAT News

Human Services

Gov. Baker adds $3.7 million to elder home care funds » Wicked Local Sharon

Soldier On breaks ground on Agawam facility » The Reminder

Judiciary

Lynn Resident Named in Judicial Nominations » Lynn Journal

Councilor quizzes judicial nominee about religious beliefs » State House News Service

Labor

Harvard, striking food workers resume negotiations » Boston Globe

156,000 jobs added in US, unemployment rate little changed » Boston Globe

Local Government

Town receives top marks on latest financial audit » Canton Citizen

Vineyard Town Clerks Prepare for Early Voting » Vineyard Gazette

Fall River officials move to secure vacated Duro properties » Herald News

Preserve Pittsfield pushing hard for Community Preservation Act » Berkshire Eagle

Martha's Vineyard Commission Receives State Housing Funding » Cape Cod Online

Opinion

Mary Wentworth: Editorial missed racial factors in Amherst » Gazette Net

LETTER: A student's vote for Ken Gordon » Wicked Local Burlington

Hillary Clinton and the truth » Boston Globe

Do we lack the will to make our streets safe for cyclists? » Boston Globe

Charter school education put him on a path to a better future » Boston Globe

Dave Roitman: State right to focus on emission reduction » Gazette Net

ViewPoint: Debates reveal lack of presidential presence » Boston Business Journal

ViewPoint: Business-heavy charter school boards should be copied, not maligned » Boston Business Journal

Editorial: The secret middle-skill careers » Boston Business Journal

Deception, Dirty Dealing, and Duplicity: The Low Down Campaign to Keep Marijuana Illegal in Massachusetts » AlterNet

Carr: Donald Trump loud and clear at N.H. hall » Boston Herald

If charters aren't 'draining' district funding, then what shall we call money district loses? » Boston Globe

Skimpy state GOP hurt by EEA scandal (Editorial) » The Republican

Politics

Eric Lesser takes aim at second term in State Senate » The Reminder

Sen. Flanagan reflects on her path to the Legislature » Nashoba Publishing

Poll: Hillary Clinton Maintains a Big Lead Over Trump in the Bay State » Western New England University

Healey postpones Florida trip » State House News Service

5th District Governor's Council race heats up » Wicked Local Salem

State Sen. Benjamin Downing endorses Democrat Adam Hinds as successor » Berkshire Eagle

2nd Hampden & Hampshire Senate race: Don Humason on money, marijuana and manufacturing » The Republican

Tompkins suspends campaign for party chair » Boston Globe

Public Health

Baker, Polito review animal shelter standards » The Daily Free Press

Public Safety

Chief texter? 653 texts in a single day strains credulity, thumbs » Boston Globe

Police Chief William Baker Era Starts in Foxborough » Somerville Patch

Gloucester backtracks, will allow its police chief to retire » Boston Globe

Granny's pot roast: 'Ridiculous' marijuana raid targets single weed plant » Boston Herald

Western Mass. official calls raids 'overkill' » Boston Herald

Racial disparities persist in Massachusetts marijuana arrests, ACLU report says » The Republican

Never come between an 81-year-old and her marijuana plant » Boston Globe

State Finance

State closes out last fiscal year with big infusion of money for MassHealth » WWLP 22 News

Despite strong September, Mass. tax revenues remain sluggish » The Republican

State Government

'Where there's smoke, there's fire,' Sen. Don Humason says about whether state agency is 'hack dumping ground' » The Republican

State worker at center of political payback scandal 'disappointed' with Baker probe » Boston Herald

Staffer has mixed feelings on coercion probe result » Boston Herald

Amid union outrage, Baker touts privatization's impact » State House News Service

State agrees to $62.2 million software contract for Real ID licenses » State House News Service

Taxation

How marijuana will be taxed if Question 4 passes » WWLP 22 News

Transportation

Green Line extension getting close » Commonwealth Magazine

T board privatizes money collection work » Commonwealth Magazine

MassDOT board approves new toll rates as state readies switch to cashless Mass. Pike system » The Republican

Toll booth-free E-Z Pass gives long-term view on driver data » Boston Herald

MBTA votes to privatize money room » Boston Business Journal

State Senator Jim Welch and State Representative Michael Finn to host Mass Turnpike E-Z Pass registration in West Springfield » The Republican

Utilities

Wind Cube makes debut in Woods Hole » Cape Cod Times

Cape Wind reverses, drops appeal » Cape Cod Times

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