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CNN’S CUOMO BROTHERS HEADACHE ISN’T GOING AWAY » Vanity Fair

Child care is now a major political issue. Here’s how the Boston mayoral candidates want to reform it » Boston Globe

A look at some of the 28 proposed laws filed for 2022 ballot » Boston Globe

Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket face dire climate change impact » AP News

Mexico sues US gunmakers in Boston court over high bloodshed » Boston Business Journal

State Rep. Williams: ‘We’re Going To Push For $1 Billion For Black And Brown Communities’ » WGBH

Boston Superintendent Brenda Cassellius is no longer licensed to run school system » Boston Globe

What’s At Stake In Somerville’s Mayoral Race? » WGBH

Geoff Diehl calls for forensic audit of ‘possible irregularities’ in Massachusetts 2020 election » Boston Herald

FL: DeSantis to Biden: “If you are trying to lock people down, I am standing in your way” » Florida Phoenix

NY: The Abandonment of Andrew Cuomo: Unions, Party Leaders and Deep Allies » New York Times

Prospect of massive economic packages unleashes lobbying bonanza in Washington » Washington Post

Tucker Carlson Has Seen the Future, and It Is Fascist » New York Magazine

Opinion: How to unite a divided nation » Boston Globe

Biden administration planning to require foreign travelers to be vaccinated » Boston Globe

In the last-minute eviction ban extension, progressives get a rare win » Boston Globe

Massachusetts employers still hesitant to mandate COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Herald

Reopened Restaurant A “Beacon of Hope” in Financial District » State House News Service

Stores that stopped stocking masks reconsider putting them back on shelves as Delta surges » Boston Globe

Yamini Rangan to succeed Brian Halligan as HubSpot CEO » Boston Business Journal

Baker shields tax credits for medical devices, shipping companies » Gloucester Times

Provincetown to certify businesses based on COVID-19 vaccination policies » Fox 25 News

Mask debate heats up ahead of school reopenings » News 22 WWLP.com

Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop Investigate How Climate Change Impacts Most Vulnerable Populations » WGBH

Westborough receives funds for Jackstraw Brook project » Community Advocate

Trahan touts 'forever chemicals' cleanup bill » The Eagle Tribune

Fly infestation subsides in Saugus » Lynn Daily News Item

Gaming regulators navigating conflicting mask guidance » News 22 WWLP.com

Health experts welcome full approval of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in coming weeks » Boston Globe

Massachusetts nursing home workers must get coronavirus vaccine, Charlie Baker administration says » Boston Herald

Long-term care facility says mandatory employee vaccinations a good thing for Massachusetts » Spectrum News

Baker administration orders staff at long-term-care facilities to get COVID-19 vaccine » Boston Globe

Letter: Berkshire Health Systems employees should all be vaccinated » Berkshire Eagle

'Huge Plus,' But Not Enough: Pine Street Inn President Talks Federal Eviction Moratorium » WGBH

Editorial: How states can better distribute rental assistance funds » Boston Globe

Biden’s new evictions moratorium faces legality doubts » Boston Globe

Plans for Boston Methadone Mile hotel housing scuttled in face of community opposition » Boston Herald

Nurses Target Hospitals With Three Initiative Petitions » State House News Service

US weekly jobless claims fall to 385,000, another sign the economy is rebounding from the pandemic » Boston Globe

The debate over whether gig workers should be classified as employees is about the future of work in America » Boston Globe

In their first jobs out of college, 20-somethings enter a new world of work » Boston Globe

App-based worker petition compared to California measure » News 22 WWLP.com

Question Would Stop Short of Declaring Gig Workers Employees » Cape Cod Online

Campbell Condemns Janey's Linking Vaccine Requirements To Slavery, Jim Crow » WGBH

Shrewsbury, Westborough receive $96,000 in grant funding » Community Advocate

Northampton committee pushes pause on St. John church demolition decision » Gazette Net

A long time coming: Tuesday marked 1st time Holyoke interpreted meetings in Spanish » Gazette Net

Former Gov. Deval Patrick On Cuomo Allegations: ‘There Does Have To Be A Reckoning’ » WGBH

Boston: Only One Mayoral Candidate Says Moving Money From Police To Social Services Is A Top Priority » WGBH

Safety Steps Required of Donors To Attend Baker Fundraiser » WBUR

Holyoke’s mayoral debate postponed in deference to firefighter’s wake » Gazette Net

Does Massachusetts Republican State Committeewoman Lindsay Valanzola Live In Nashville, Tennessee? » New Boston Post

Battenfeld: Hey CNN, take embarrassing Chris Cuomo off the air » Boston Herald

Potential Massachusetts 2022 ballot questions would cancel TCI, require voter ID, allow happy hour » Boston Herald

From gig economy to TCI, 30 ballot questions filed » Commonwealth Magazine

More than 2 dozen proposed ballot questions filed with AG » The Associated Press (AP)

Gubernatorial hopeful Downing visits with Athol Dems » Athol Daily News

At-large hopefuls weigh-in on 'vaccine proof' idea » Dorchester Reporter

Annissa Essaibi George: The Boston.com interview » Boston.com

97% of Mass. residents now under mask advisory » Boston Business Journal

CDC probes risks of PFAS chemicals » Gazette Net

Opinion: COVID-19 booster shots: Why wait? » Boston Globe

Mayoral candidates call for NYC-style vaccine mandate in Boston » Boston Business Journal

Vaccine the latest shot featured at nightclubs » The Eagle Tribune

Contact tracing ramping up yet again » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts law signed mandating testing of older rape kits » WCVB

Brockton police are cracking down on off-road vehicles and want your help » The Enterprise

Healey Expands Vaccine Mandate for Her Staff » WBUR

Watchdogs blast Massachusetts millionaire tax proposal as state ‘awash’ in excess tax revenues » Boston Herald

Ballot Proposal Targets Participation in Transpo Emissions Pact » State House News Service

Guest columnists Andrea Donlon and Kathy Urffer: Hydropower companies need a real recreation plan for the 21st century » Gazette Net

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR Radio Boston: What Will Be Left Of Our Coasts, After Climate Change? Five Thirty Eight Politics Podcast: How Voters React To Scandals Like Cuomo’s NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: Biden "Quadruple-Checked" That He Couldn't Stop Evictions. Then He Did.

Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center