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16 proposed laws that could be on the Massachusetts ballot in 2022 » Boston.com

OPINION: History has its eyes on Boston’s mayoral race » Boston Globe

Pike leaving MassCEC » Boston Globe

Massachusetts recreational marijuana sales eclipse $2 billion » Boston Business Journal

Baker Expanding Vaccine Requirement For Caregivers » WBUR

Boncore Resigning Mid-Month To Join MassBio » State House News Service

IL: The Amazonification Of Chicago » The Daily Poster

Abortion becomes a ‘huge motivator’ in governor races » Politico

GA: THE GEORGIA PRISON GUARD SHORTAGE IS KILLING INCARCERATED PEOPLE » The Intercept

Battenfeld: Biden’s watch-checking a symbol of his reeling presidency » Boston Herald

VP of news at NBC10 Boston steps down » Boston Business Journal

Marijuana sales averaging nearly $106m per month » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. officials blast restrictive Texas law banning most abortions in state » Boston Globe

Supreme Court lets Texas six-week abortion ban stay in effect » Boston Globe

Keller @ Large: Activists Sound Alarm As Texas Abortion Ban Takes Effect » CBS Boston

Unvaccinated staff must wear KN95 masks in Amherst elementary schools » Gazette Net

Boston College receives record $75 million donation » Boston Globe

‘Slowly going back to normality’: College students return to campus in Boston » Boston Globe

Letter to the editor: Masks not necessary at schools » The Sun Chronicle

Our View: Make teacher vaccinations mandatory » The Sun Chronicle

Methuen-Lawrence Coalition to Study Spicket River Water Quality Issues with $50K Grant » WHAV

City has billed Tenet $3.1 million for police details since start of St. Vincent nurses' strike » Worcester Telegram

Property Owners Weigh Challenge to Boston's Eviction Moratorium » NBC Boston

As federal eviction moratorium ends, can cities alone stop the wave? » Boston Globe

Kim Janey’s eviction moratorium in Boston slammed » Boston Herald

City takes flak over Methadone Mile ‘comfort station’ closure » Boston Herald

Lawsuit seeks to keep Springfield courthouse closed until mold issues resolved » MassLive

US weekly jobless claims fell last week to 340,000, a pandemic low » Boston Globe

Retirement Sweeteners Eyed For Teachers » State House News Service

Tarr pushes for cap on sick time » Gloucester Times

App-based workers applaud advancement of several ballot questions » News 22 WWLP.com

MassBio taps Joe Boncore amid high profile departures on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Northampton moves to clear out Pulaski Park after beating » Gazette Net

Easthampton institutes mask mandate » Gazette Net

City offers range of voting options » The Bay State Banner

'Toxic' environment? Remaining North Adams city councilors don't see it that way » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion: Are Marty Walsh and his mom on the same page in the Boston mayoral race? » Boston Globe

AG review leaves large field of potential ballot questions » Fox 25 News

Legalization of happy hours, fireworks among approved ballot questions » Commonwealth Magazine

The Sesame Street guide to the Boston mayor’s race » Commonwealth Magazine

Happy hour, fireworks, spiking TCI gas plan OK’d for Massachusetts ballot » Boston Herald

New super PAC sets up with former police commissioner at helm » Dorchester Reporter

Attleboro mayor, challenger battle over city's coronavirus response » The Sun Chronicle

Editorial: It’s never been more urgent to give safe injection sites a try » Boston Globe

Baker expands vaccine mandates » Commonwealth Magazine

Coronavirus vaccine mandates: Massachusetts expands vax requirement for long-term care providers » Boston Herald

Massachusetts coronavirus cases spike 1,796 — the highest daily count in months » Boston Herald

With no centralized system, businesses and institutions struggle to verify vaccination status » Boston Globe

Mass. Families React To Purdue Settlement: ‘We Need To Start Abating This Epidemic Yesterday’ » WBUR

Massachusetts reports 1st West Nile virus human case of the year » Boston Herald

'We've always followed science' Provincetown mask mandate downgraded to advisory as cases fall » Cape Cod Times

Boston Pop Warner Program considers folding due to drug activity, littered needles, encampments » Fox 25 News

Eversource gas pipeline through Springfield, Longmeadow serves no purpose (Letters) » MassLive

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Podcast Spotlight

National Conference of State Legislatures Our American States: Building Democracy: The Story of State Legislatures | Episode 6 NPR The NPR Politics Podcast: Abortion Is All But Banned In Texas

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters