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New names, new faces in battle over gig worker status in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Reforming the Boston police has been a hard fought, uphill series of battles over the last 50 years » WGBH

State health policymakers begin their annual battle with high costs » WGBH

Juvenile arrests continue to decline following reforms » The Eagle Tribune

How the Greater Boston Food Bank is handling increased pressure amid rising inflation » WBUR

Health experts say making daylight saving time permanent is a terrible idea. Permanent standard time, on the other hand ... » Boston Globe

NH: NH moves to shield remote workers from out-of-state taxation » The Eagle Tribune

NY: Progressives rally against mayor's proposed 'austerity' budget » POLITICO Pro

NJ: After decade in limbo, lawmakers may debate bill to criminalize bribery for office seekers » New Jersey Monitor

GA: Herschel Walker Skeptical Of Evolution: 'Why Are There Still Apes? Think About It' » HUFFPOST

GA: New lines mean Republicans likely to pick up one seat in Georgia » Roll Call

TX: Texas quickly shows the impact GOP voting restrictions can have » Washington Post

The Economy’s Terrible, G.O.P. Governors Say. Just Not in Their States. » New York Times

Top Obama officials defend Ketanji Brown Jackson for representing Gitmo detainees » Axios

Senator Kyrsten Sinema Is Reportedly As Confusing to Biden as TikTok » Vanity Fair

Biden denounces Putin as a ‘war criminal’ after announcing more military aid to Ukraine » Boston Globe

Lucas: Kamala Harris as VP isn’t so funny » Boston Herald

John Kerry says ‘transparency and accountability’ to thee, foreign countries, but not for me » Boston Herald

Editorial: With Russia unleashing ‘Armageddon’ from the sky, Biden should allow for the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine » Boston Globe

Boston doctor, addressing Russians, warns against nuclear war and ‘end of civilization’ » Boston Globe

Editorial: Daylight savings bill ushers in dawn’s early dark » Boston Herald

Raytheon anti-tank missile battles Russian invasion of Ukraine » Boston Globe

State selects winning development bid for parcel near South Station » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts’ gas prices not falling nearly as fast as oil: ‘Gas stations are enjoying the wide margins while they can’ » Boston Herald

Fed lifts interest rates a quarter point in opening bid to curb inflation » Boston Globe

Fed raises rates and projects six more increases this year » Boston Globe

Leveraging pain for personal gain » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers are moving to make hair discrimination illegal » Boston Globe

NHS students walk out of class, call for principal’s ouster » Gazette Net

Proposal would ban 'divisive concepts' in Mansfeld schools » The Sun Chronicle

DA vows to curb ‘community terror’ after teacher, student shot at Boston school » Boston Herald

Massachusetts schools sitting on $2 billion in unspent federal COVID relief aid » MassLive

Mass. students teetering on edge of school meal ‘cliff,’ advocates warn » WGBH

Opinion: Credit where it’s due in renewed life for Lower Neponset River » Boston Globe

Contaminated Boston River Clears Hurdle for Federal Cleanup Funds » NBC Boston

We’re not doing enough to recover materials from waste streams » Boston Globe

Opinion: We are not doomed to climate chaos » Boston Globe

Opinion: It’s time to update the state’s bottle bill » Cambridge Day

Mass General Brigham Seeks Improvement Plan Extension » State House News Service

Velis Blasts 'Unconscionable' VA Realignment Plan » State House News Service

Attorney General joins roundtable discussion at Baystate to combat staffing shortage » Western Mass News

Window to Seek Enhanced Rental Assistance Closing as Fed Funds Dry Up » State House News Service

Biden administration opens temporary protected status to Afghan evacuees, including around 1,900 in Massachusetts » WGBH

Sewage seen leaking inside Roderick Ireland Courthouse in Springfield » Western Mass News

‘I hope he listens to us’: Calls to close Springfield courthouse continue as state’s chief judge visits » MassLive

Accenture, other companies launch new apprenticeship program » Boston Globe

Mayor Wu Talks With Hillary Clinton About Vaccine Mandate Protests Outside Home: ‘I Sleep Well At Night’ » CBS Boston

City planners approve permit for Starbucks on Route 10 in Easthampton » Gazette Net

Worcester commission looks at decriminalizing psychedelics, although vote won’t change state law » MassLive

Cybersecurity for cities, towns a major concern » The Haverhill Gazette

Here's A Look At Tewksbury's Precinct Changes » Brookline Patch

BPDA still guides building starts and plans under Wu administration » Dorchester Reporter

Battenfeld: Maura Healey, Rachael Rollins escape scrutiny in Violence in Boston Inc. scandal » Boston Herald

Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade stirring controversy again » Boston Herald

Labor lawyer Liss-Riordan running for Massachusetts Attorney General » WAMC

Swampscott man off and running for state rep » Lynn Daily News Item

Massachusetts reports 725 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths » Boston Herald

Boston-area researchers develop new COVID-19 vaccine with eye toward vaccinating developing countries » WGBH

Biden names Ashish Jha as White House COVID-19 coordinator » Boston Globe

Meet the hard-core maskers who never leave home without an N95 » Boston Globe

Boston-area coronavirus wastewater is ticking back up after plunge: ‘Something we need to keep our eye on’ » Boston Herald

Newly unsealed court records raise questions about handling of probe into State Police trooper’s death » Boston Globe

'Extraordinary level of heroism... bravery,' Mass. Gov. says about Ukraine » WCVB

What is the Massachusetts Governor's Council? And what's up with that one red bench at Castle Island? » WGBH

MA Republican lawmakers’ plan to keep more money in your wallet » Fox 25 News

Traffic’s Back, But Patterns Have Changed » State House News Service

DOT Backs Developers That 'Look More Like Today's Society' » State House News Service

Broadband providers offer free Internet to low-income families » Boston Globe

Madaro, House Passes Offshore Wind Legislation » East Boston Times-Free Press

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