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Super PAC With Ties to Baker Spending Heavily » State House News Service

Raise Up coalition urges members to back business tax measures » Boston Business Journal

ExxonMobil is about to discover how formidable Maura Healey is » Boston Globe

Senate chair knocks House handling of tax break » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts communities press Gov. Baker to make bigger share of solar, clean energy programs available to low income and working class families » The Republican

Mitchell on defense after NAACP asks whether campaign racist » South Coast Today

CNN public editor: The network still doesn’t know how to cover ‘the squad’ » Columbia Journalism Review

Immigration chief is pursuing 'white supremacist ideology,' Democrat alleges » NBC News

This ex-Gov. is waging a one-woman war on Trump from her N.J. farm » NJ.com

The issue that Obama alums think could doom Elizabeth Warren » Politico

Warren releases Medicare for All plan with no tax hike on middle class » The Hill

Mitt Romney’s grandson dresses as Pierre Delecto for Halloween » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren releases Medicare for All plan, promising no middle class tax increase » Boston Globe

Amid congresswoman’s departure, lawmakers grapple with ‘revenge porn’ » Boston Globe

Congress does the right thing and finally recognizes Armenian Genocide » Boston Globe

Ayanna Pressley tweets support for Katie Hill after farewell speech » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Warren’s jet-setting isn’t helping polar bears » Boston Herald

Yes, this was a serious vote. But after that, Democrats and Republicans couldn’t agree on anything else on impeachment » Boston Globe

The Super PAC Primary: Democrats Decry Big Money, But Most Need It » WGBH

Elizabeth Warren lauds People’s Pledge as Markey stalls » Boston Globe

The Rise and Fall of Seth Moulton’s Witch Hunt Joke » Boston Magazine

Jim McGovern Opens Impeachment Vote: “This Is a Sad Day for Our Country” » Boston Magazine

Owner, company guilty in case of two workers who drowned in South End trench in 2016 » Boston Globe

Winn project hailed in Lowell » Lowell Sun

Wayfair stock plunges amid sales growth concerns » Boston Globe

State Street Bank hopes its acquisition of a software firm will transform its business » Boston Business Journal

Take a tour through Akamai’s new Kendall Square headquarters » Boston Business Journal

Family of South End trench collapse victim has ‘closure’ after drain company owner convicted of manslaughter » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Leads Regional Initiative That Would Raise Gas Prices Across A Dozen States » Forbes

Levellers Press Receives Manufacturers of the Year Award at State House » Business West

‘They’ve blurred the lines’: Local retailers urge officials not to ban flavored tobacco products because of vaping illnesses » Boston Globe

Akamai Opens New HQ In Cambridge » WBUR

Sudden Boston council pot push thwarted » Boston Herald

Mass ACLU sues feds for data on facial recognition software use » Boston Herald

Education bill negotiators confident about odds » Worcester Telegram

People want to know: Who gave Gordon College all that money? » Boston Globe

Meet the Globe’s new investigative team for education and inequality » Boston Globe

Charlestown school awarded $100,000 for advancing academic achievement » Boston Globe

Echo Chamber: Boston School Committee voted unanimously on 111 agenda items » Boston Herald

BCC Hires New Faculty and Staff, Reorganizes Staff Positions » iBerkshires

Ed Commissioner would "love" oversight role » South Coast Today

Acquisition company in talks for DraftKings, report » Boston Herald

Norfolk practice, three of its doctors ordered to pay $150,000 in MassHealth case » The Sun Chronicle

Ending the Stranglehold of Health Care Costs on American Families » Medium

Clergy Leaders See Health Care Reforms as Urgent » State House News Service

Warren’s health care ideas will cost us 2 million jobs » Boston Herald

DA says prosecutors could know within 2 weeks whether Inyoung You will return to America voluntarily » Boston Globe

Suspended judge Joseph seeks grand jury information in obstruction case » Boston Herald

Newton teachers plan job action to protest lack of contract » Boston Globe

Mass. discrimination watchdog settles ex-employee’s claim of gender bias » Boston Business Journal

Letter: Newton Teachers Association not hiding bias » Wicked Local Newton

Municipal, school employees to get training on cyberthreats » Worcester Telegram

Seekonk gets grant for security training » The Sun Chronicle

‘We are proud to call him ‘Medford’ ’: A city honors Michael McGlynn, its longtime mayor » Boston Globe

Jokes fly at ceremony marking serious reworking of Kelley Square » Worcester Telegram

News Brief: Marie Ryan appointed to Great Barrington Housing Authority » the Berkshire edge

Baker-Polito Administration Announces the State's First-Ever Cybersecurity Awareness Grant Program Awards » Cape Cod Today

'Disgraceful': School Committee fires back over $6 million busing shortfall » The Enterprise

Charter Review Committee: Noncitizens should be able to vote in local elections » Gazette Net

Questions remain on Millbury town manager's leave » Worcester Telegram

Tran withdraws amendment to change Cape Cod planning agency » Leominster Champion

In Springfield Mayoral Race, Sarno Sees No Need To Engage » New England Public Radio

Letter to the editor: Former Gardner Ward 3 city councilor supports Nathan Boudreau for re-election » The Gardner News

State Sen. Dean Tran endorses Fitchburg Ward 3 Council candidate Andrew Couture » Sentinel & Enterprise

In District 4, Campbell faces challenge from Durham » Dorchester Reporter

Super PAC spends $24K on Framingham candidate Leombruno » Wicked Local Framingham

Plymouth And Barnstable District State Senate Seat Draws Five Candidates » The Bourne News

A Voter’s Guide To Boston’s 2019 City Council Elections » WGBH

Twitter took the easy way out on political ads. Facebook shouldn’t » Boston Globe

Trump has united Bay State pols in attacks on the president » Lowell Sun

PAC mails campaign card backing Gray; he says he didn't authorize it » Newburyport News

PAC with ties to Baker getting active » Commonwealth Magazine

In District 5, a debate about how to address housing issues » Dorchester Reporter

Flavor Ban Will Feed Illegal Tobacco Sales, Stores Say » State House News Service

State Police commander clears trooper who was forced to falsify records in ‘Troopergate’ scandal » Boston Globe

Trooper pleads not guilty to charges connected to ATV highway shooting » Boston Herald

Branches Leave Budget Unfinished, Break for Weekend » State House News Service

Attorney General Maura Healey On Impeachment, Vaping, And The Opioid Crisis » WBUR

Rodrigues: "No Appetite" for OCPF Appointment Change » State House News Service

Senator to look into tax credit loophole » The Salem News

You can’t get there from here: Massachusetts transportation problems extend beyond Boston » Gazette Net

A free bus to get around the Seaport? Beats a gondola » Boston Globe

Gas taxes could leave drivers doubly down in the dumps » Boston Herald

T control board leans toward new revenue » Commonwealth Magazine

Overnight Storms Cause Power Outages, MBTA Delays » WBUR

Municipal officials see gap in solar power access » News 22 WWLP.com

Falmouth officials questioned over handling of asbestos pipe » Cape Cod Times

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