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Senate punts charter school issues to working group » State House News Service

Goldberg's call had Feeney's phone lighting up » State House News Service

Trump attacks Democrats’ health care plan and pledges to protect Medicare during political speech to Florida retirees » Boston Globe

That guy who AOC beat? He’s hosting a fund-raiser for Joe Kennedy » Boston Globe

Here Comes the Trump Slump » New York Times

Joe Biden’s Race Against Time » Politico

Booker struggles to sell unity as Democrats itch for fight » The Hill

Massachusetts Senate passes $1.5 billion education funding bill after lengthy debate » The Republican

Vape users, sellers rail against governor's ban on Beacon Hill » Patriot Ledger

CNN won’t run two Trump campaign ads, citing ‘demonstrably false’ claims » Washington Post

It’s not the ‘opioid’ crisis. It’s the opiate crisis. The distinction matters. » Columbia Journalism Review

Koh to Trahan: prove you didn’t break law, and I won’t run » Lowell Sun

Trump needs to develop a coherent anti-impeachment strategy » Boston Herald

Justice Ginsburg’s assessment of today’s political climate: ‘an aberration’ » Boston Globe

Reno airport officials apologize to Elizabeth Warren after protesters follow her to van » Boston Globe

Can the truth survive these Trumpian times? » Boston Globe

A deep sea escape game gets at the heart of HubWeek’s mission » Boston Globe

LaunchSpace hosting event for Orange businesses, legislators » The Recorder

State could again alter rules on chicken cages » The Salem News

Cigarettes, N.H., Craigslist: How the vaping public is contending with Baker’s ban » Boston Globe

Massachusetts vape shop owners, employees in limbo as lawsuits challenge vape ban » The Republican

Sarah Rayzl Lansky: Putting a service dog vest on a pet does not make it a service dog » Gazette Net

After 377 years, a North Andover family farm fights to stay relevant » Boston Business Journal

For Local Cheese Sellers, New Trump Tariffs Are A Wedge Issue » WBUR

The ACLU Is Suing Boston For Information About 'Operation Clean Sweep' » WGBH

Judge hands Roxbury sober home owner two-year sentence in sex-for-drugs scheme » Boston Herald

Lawmakers say Baker’s education numbers ‘misleading’ as Senate OKs reform bill » Boston Herald

There’s a better way to diversify Harvard » Boston Globe

Senate approves big boost in school aid » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. Senate passes $1.5 billion education bill » Turn to 10

Court decision in Harvard case is an important victory for affirmative action » Boston Globe

Williams College Chemistry Professor Wins NIH Grant » iBerkshires

Education Funding Bill Unanimously Clears Massachusetts Senate » New England Public Radio

Yes, there are a lot of acorns on the ground this season. Here’s why. » Boston Globe

Politics complicate challenge to mitigate climate change amid global protest » Berkshire Eagle

Area youth speak out against horseracing at Fairgrounds » Berkshire Record

Surprise recovery » Boston Business Journal

Brockton VA smokers fuming over new ban » The Enterprise

South Shore Health says CEO Gene Green, now on leave, is out for good » Boston Business Journal

New veterans supportive housing to start building in coming weeks » Patriot Ledger

Randolph digs in to help homeless veterans » Wicked Local Randolph

Gov. Baker Joins With Mayor DeMaria to Call for Passage of Housing Choice Bill » Everett Independent

Immigration protesters arrested at State House » Boston Herald

13 immigrant rights activists arrested at Massachusetts State House » The Republican

Immigration protesters arrested at State House » Boston Herald

Massachusetts SJC blasted for tossing drug dealer’s fatal OD conviction » Boston Herald

Why Vermont Raised Its Juvenile Court Age Above 18 — And Why Mass. Might, Too » WBUR

Baker selects solo for BMC judgeship » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Who is Fall River's mayor? A Superior Court judge will decide » The Herald News

Great Barrington to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day » Berkshire Eagle

Town backs school budget reduction » Daily Times Chronicle

Jake Auchincloss, Marine veteran, running for Kennedy seat » Boston Globe

Republicans not biting on 4th District congressional race » The Sun Chronicle

Who is — and isn’t — running for Joe Kennedy’s seat in Congress » Boston.com

U.S. Rep Richard Neal, Sen. Ed Markey and challengers to attend Holyoke Community College panel » The Republican

Boston offers Mass and Cass 2.0 to ease tensions in area hit hard by opioid epidemic » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker’s vaping ban just a smokescreen » Boston Herald

CDC: Vaping illnesses continuing at "brisk pace" » State House News Service

Safe injection sites may be one way to curb opioid epidemic deaths » Lowell Sun

This Massachusetts school district will teach kids about vaping as early as 4th grade » Boston.com

Lelling Reaffirms Opposition To Supervised Drug Consumption Sites » WGBH

'Make it cool not to vape' » Worcester Telegram

Vaping Illness Effects Are Similar to Mustard Gas Injuries, Report Says » Boston Magazine

Federal judge 'leaning toward' denying temporary injunction to lift vaping ban » WCVB

Federal judge wants more evidence before suspending Baker vaping products ban » Boston Herald

Walsh flooding the Mass. and Cass zone » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston City Hall rolls out plan to clean up Methadone Mile » Boston Herald

Polito tours McPherson renovations: 'You get it' » Gloucester Times

Gov. Baker Appoints McCauley Director of the Massachusetts Office on Disability » Framingham Source

RMV licensing dysfunction fallout spreads to Rhode Island » Boston Globe

T notes: Big Orange Line shutdown starts Friday » Commonwealth Magazine

RMV: Rhode Island to hand over thousands of infraction notices » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Let undocumented immigrants legally take the wheel » Gazette Net

Plans to connect Encore property with Orange Line move closer to reality » Boston Globe

US Army Corps of Engineers calls for complete replacement of Sagamore and Bourne bridges » Boston Globe

The station that private capital built » Commonwealth Magazine

State Halts Columbia Gas Pipeline Work Amid Concerns » WGBH

Ashland residents rally against Eversource natural gas pipeline project » The Metro West Daily News

Judge sets schedule for Ashland-Eversource pipeline legal clash » The Metro West Daily News

Disobedience protests likley by Weymouth compressor foes » Wicked Local Braintree

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Alzheimer's Association Part the Cloud Grants $3 Million to Develop Innovative Treatments, Bringing Total Investment to $68 Million » Alzheimer's Association

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Presses Army Leadership on Military Housing Crisis, Need for Quality, Safe Accommodations » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

New England Aquarium and retail partner Event Network take significant step to remove plastic from gift shop » New England Aquarium

Gov. Healey's Secretary's Tirade Caught on Camera » MassFiscal Alliance