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Scoop: U.S. Chamber backs off BIF » Axios

CA: California Governor Signs Law To Improve Outcomes For Black Birthing People And Babies » HUFFPOST

SD: South Dakota Is Turning Into a Tax Haven for the Global Elite » Vanity Fair

NJ: Some feared vaccine mandate would cause exodus of NJ health workers. Here's what happened » NorthJersey.com

OPINION: What’s Wrong With Kyrsten Sinema? » New York Times

FL: FL’s first lady is diagnosed with breast cancer, Gov. DeSantis announces » Florida Phoenix

Yang officially breaks with Democratic Party » Politico

Trump faces deposition by Christmas in suit brought by former ‘Apprentice’ contestant Summer Zervos » New York Daily News

State Needs Rural Rescue Plan, Auditor Says » State House News Service

Legislators Mindful About Overlap In Spending Bills » State House News Service

‘All options need to be on the table,’ says AG Maura Healey, including Sheriff Tompkins’s controversial proposal for a ‘Mass. and Cass’ treatment center » Boston Globe

Spilka scores victory on I-90 Allston project » Commonwealth Magazine

Advocates press to protect voting rights of Mass. inmates » Boston Globe

FL: Overdoses increased during pandemic. Will Florida’s legislators take action? » Miami Herald

Mass. Democrats Push For More Ballot Access For Incarcerated Voters » WGBH

Advocates push for electronics 'right to repair' law » The Eagle Tribune

Gail Huff Brown announces run for U.S. rep in New Hampshire » Boston Herald

Biden eager to get out of D.C., push benefits of spending plan » Boston Globe

What’s old is new again: Justices back at court for new term » Boston Globe

Democrats had a horrible week, but there is a silver lining » Boston Globe

Opinion: Whose spending agenda — President Sanders’ or President Biden’s? » Boston Globe

MassDevelopment loans $430K to Brockton Beer Company » Boston Business Journal

Battle Lines Clear in Digital Repair Fight » State House News Service

Abby Johnson says roughly one-fourth of Fidelity workforce is back in the office, by choice » Boston Globe

Here’s what Facebook says triggered the massive outage on its apps » Boston Globe

Henrietta Lacks estate sues Waltham biotech for using her ‘stolen’ cells » Boston Globe

Moving HQ from Mass., Smith & Wesson takes aim at gun bills » News 22 WWLP.com

Progressives Drive Smith & Wesson From Massachusetts [OPINION] » WBSM

Savage Arms not leaving Westfield; state proposal that drove out Smith & Wesson wouldn’t significantly impact them » MassLive

Holyoke Community College lands $1M grant to build engineering program and boost diversity in STEM » Gazette Net

Boston’s teacher diversity has barely budged in 10 years. District leaders hope the next decade will look different » Boston Globe

One Boston-area college's endowment saw nearly $1.2B growth this year » Boston Business Journal

This Massachusetts school lost all but 3 of 23 teachers; See the 50 school districts with the lowest percentages of teacher retention » MassLive

I-Team: State Can No Longer Charge For Parking On Revere Beach » CBS Boston

A growing list of endangered species creates hard choices » Boston Globe

Millions Pile Up In Fund Intended To Aid Thoroughbred Racing » State House News Service

'It will rival Vegas'  — Betting facility at Raynham Park to get massive makeover » The Enterprise

After long dispute, Fenway women’s home poised to become affordable housing, for good » Boston Globe

Massachusetts hits target for rental assistance distribution » Daily Times Chronicle

Mass. legislators question housing court on South Coast’s high eviction rate » The Public's Radio

Opinion: Do Supreme Court justices have competing judicial philosophies or are they just partisan hacks? » Boston Globe

Suffolk DA Rollins says it was ‘surreal’ to hear Sen. Cotton attack her record during US attorney nomination hearing » Boston Globe

Rachael Rollins Defends Her Record Against 'Surreal' Republican Attacks: ‘I Refuse To Be Silent To Benefit Me’ » WGBH

South Shore Republicans oppose vaccine requirements for state representatives » Patriot Ledger

Berkshire County set to lose Mass. House of Representatives seat after redistricting » Spectrum News

$2.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act money flowing into Great Barrington. Now, how to spend it? » Berkshire Eagle

Former South Deerfield water superintendent surrenders license, must pay $200K penalty » The Recorder

List of Legislators Backing Wu Grows Longer » State House News Service

Lynn Teachers Union backs Nicholson for mayor » Lynn Daily News Item

This is how much money the two North Adams mayoral candidates have raised so far » Berkshire Eagle

Johnson & Johnson asks the FDA for emergency use authorization for its COVID booster » Boston Globe

Editorial: Biden administration must fill workplace COVID-19 testing gaps » Boston Globe

Former Boston police union boss charged in federal overtime fraud probe set to plead guilty » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker selects Terrence Reidy as new Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security » MassLive

Former Boston police officer, union president is 15th officer charged in OT fraud scheme » Boston Herald

Some tents must go on Boston’s ‘untenable’ Methadone Mile: DA » Boston Herald

Auditor Suzanne Bump chronicles dire state of infrastructure in Western Mass » Commonwealth Magazine

SCOTUS won’t hear appeal challenging Charlie Baker’s sweeping pandemic powers » Boston Herald

Auditor: WMass infrastructure money inadequate » Gazette Net

Massachusetts planning to spend ‘some’ ARPA money by Thanksgiving » Boston Herald

Baker signs bill putting Legislature ahead of municipalities in redistricting » The Metro West Daily News

On Same-Day Registration, Mariano Says "We'll See What Happens" » State House News Service

Delta is adding five new routes from Logan Airport in 2022 » Boston.com

‘Not a very rosy picture.’ Western Mass. needs more focus, transportation funds, state auditor says » Boston Globe

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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

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

NEW VIDEO: Maura Healey's Embattled Secretary of Transportation » MassFiscal Alliance