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Massachusetts opioid overdoses remain at elevated levels » WBUR

PA: Pa.’s school mask mandate struck down by court, but Health Department has appealed » The Inquirer

Representative Pressley, other Dems call for censure of GOP congressman over violent video » Boston Globe

ARPA Bill Unanimously Approved » State House News Service

State Senator Diana DiZoglio Calls For Plan To Reopen State House To Public » CBS Boston

Boston Mayor-elect Wu to name former DPH chief to clean up Mass. and Cass » WGBH

Only 5% of Mass. school superintendents are people of color, report finds » WGBH

NY: Cuomo to investigators: 'I don’t have regrets' » Politico

Could infrastructure bill put East-West rail on track? » Commonwealth Magazine

Enrollment dips at Worcester County community colleges, following statewide trend » Worcester Telegram

Immunity is waning among nursing home staff and few have received COVID boosters, state data show » Boston Globe

Donors threatened to shun the GOP after Jan. 6. Now, Republicans are outraising Democrats. » Washington Post

FL: Florida caught in ‘crossfire’ of DeSantis and Biden vaccine debate » Tampa Bay Times

NJ: How the media missed a New Jersey senate candidate’s racist social media posts — until he’d already won. » Washington Post

Judge rejects Trump's bid to block release of Jan. 6 documents » WBUR

Biden highlights infrastructure package as salve to inflation » Boston Globe

OPINION: New development can build on Boston’s ‘Massport Model’ to expand diversity, equity, and inclusion » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker confident GE will 'continue to have a big presence' in Mass. after split » Boston Business Journal

Truck driver’s trial delayed in crash that killed 7 bikers » AP News

More than 14,640 Massachusetts gas pipeline repairs could cost billions of dollars just as state looks to cut carbon emissions in half » MassLive

EDITORIAL: Another Veterans Day without a fix for soldiers homes » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu appoints former DPH chief as Mass and Cass czar » Boston Herald

Unemployment insurance deficit may have vanished » Commonwealth Magazine

Mayor-elect Michelle Wu names first Cabinet appointees, with focus on Mass. and Cass » Boston Globe

Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey says goodbye to her short, but historic post » WBUR

‘My heart is so full.’ Janey reflects on her historic term and her accomplishments » Boston Globe

Kim Janey throws farewell bash as she prepares to leave acting mayorship » Boston Herald

Wu taps former state health official to oversee removal of tent encampment » WBUR

Massachusetts COVID cases and test positivity rate is rising, but so is vaccine booster shots as state averages 19,000 boosters a day over last week » MassLive

Dozens of inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Dartmouth Jail » WGBH

New COVID outbreak reported at Middleton Jail » Salem News

Immunity is waning among nursing home staff and few have received COVID boosters, state data show » Boston Globe

More than 15,000 Mass. children got COVID-19 shots as of Monday » Boston Globe

1,613 people have died in opioid overdoses in Mass. this year » Boston Globe

Opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts climb along with cocaine use » Boston Herald

Essex County Sherriff's Department suspends visitation at Middleton jail amid COVID outbreak » WBUR

Massachusetts opioid overdoses remain at elevated levels » WBUR

Massachusetts State Senate approves Nero's Law, bill named after Yarmouth K-9 injured in shooting » WCVB

Baker refiles marijuana-impaired driving bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker Again Urges Legislators To Address Drugged Driving » State House News Service

One Boston police officer wounded in shootout with gunman in Dorchester remains hospitalized » Boston Globe

Man killed in confrontation with Boston police was convicted in attack on officer in 2018; prosecutor feared for his safety » Boston Globe

OPINION: Battenfeld: Michelle Wu’s call for police cuts butts up against real life » Boston Herald

Senate Approves $3.82 Billion Investment Package » State House News Service

Baker refiles impaired driving bill ‘equalizing alcohol and marijuana’ » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker again pushes stoned driving bill with drugged driving causalities on the rise » Boston Herald

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Antisemitic Incidents in New England Soared 205 percent in 2023 » Anti-Defamation League

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