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Standing up campaign promises of auditor candidates » Commonwealth Magazine

As the state investigates the future of gas, climate advocates say they’re being shut out » Boston Globe

Death and taxes front and center in Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Mass. teachers increasingly called it quits as pandemic wore on, study shows » WBUR

Senate Sticking With Remote Voting Option Through July » State House News Service

Healey offers Chang-Diaz 2 debates in Democratic primary for governor » Boston.com

DAs favor new legislation to address possible felony murder injustices » Boston Globe

Top Baker Aide Lepore Departing In April » State House News Service

‘Incredibly unfair’: New outdoor dining rules make patio seating difficult for some Boston restaurants » Boston Globe

NY: A late New York state budget, conducted behind the scenes » New York State of Politics

NJ: Task force begins studying management of New Jersey's forests » POLITICO Pro

FL: Federal judge overturns parts of Florida election law, citing ‘horrendous history’ of racism » Politico

AL: Union trails in Amazon vote in Alabama, with challenges pending » Boston Globe

NE: ‘I’m in Hot Demand, Baby’: Nebraska Thrives (and Copes) With Low Unemployment » New York Times

“This Shouldn’t Happen”: Inside the Virus-Hunting Nonprofit at the Center of the Lab-Leak Controversy » Vanity Fair

House passes bill to cap the cost of insulin » The Hill

Senate Dems Demand Biden Stop Crushing Student Debtors » The Lever

Opinion: Why Historians Should Be Grateful Ginni Thomas Texts Like a Teenager » Politico

McCarthy tries to navigate splintering divide among House Republicans » Boston Globe

Clinton campaign, DNC pay $113,000 to settle investigation » Boston Globe

Rothenberg: New polls confirm Democratic problems for November » Boston Herald

In Roxbury, a chance to build on Massport’s model of inclusive development » Boston Globe

Massachusetts judge strikes down state’s fiduciary rule » InvestmentNews

Boston ‘looking into’ more help for restaurants as citywide restrictions cause blowback: Michelle Wu » Boston Herald

Massachusetts seafood industry leader says ban on Russian fish shouldn’t impact prices ‘too much’ » Boston Herald

Boston developers break ground in Seaport to kick off $597M project » Boston Herald

MV Chamber hosts annual State Senate Breakfast Forum » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. ropes in billions in federal research money » The Eagle Tribune

Senate Ready To Revisit Marijuana Laws » State House News Service

‘We must keep celebrating one another’: Massachusetts lawmakers, activists condemn barrage of bills undermining rights of LGBTQ youth » MassLive

‘We can’t be erased, so stop trying’: Transgender Day of Visibility event offers love, reassurance » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Senate unanimously passes the CROWN Act, banning discrimination against natural hair » Boston Herald

Harvard’s admit rate shrinks to 3.2 percent » Boston Globe

Formaldehyde spill at Florence plastics company draws state environmental response » Gazette Net

Easthampton couple donates 78 acres of forest in Whately for conservation » Gazette Net

Attorney General Maura Healey supports legalizing sports betting in Massachusetts, saying it ‘is the way now’ » MassLive

Agency Looking At Office Lease Options Through New Lens » State House News Service

Health Care Committee Kicking Scores Of Decisions Down The Road » State House News Service

Editorial: At 12, the ACA is alive and well — and getting steadily better » Boston Globe

Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller shows promise in people recovering from surgery » Boston Globe

Atrius lays off dozens of nurses as COVID needs wane and merger nears » Boston Globe

Jobs In Health Care Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels » State House News Service

Way Finders pitches expanding affordable housing in downtown Holyoke » MassLive

William Allen makes his case for parole after Baker grants him clemency » WBUR

Boston chief financial officer to depart in April » Boston Herald

Short-term rental vote tabled in Great Barrington due to unexpected possible conflict » Berkshire Eagle

Material costs are inflating price tags for municipal projects like schools and roads » WGBH

Council offers, then rejects mayor raise » Salem News

AG Maura Healey commits to gubernatorial debates, after facing challenge from state Sen. Sonia Chang-Díaz » MassLive

Chang-Diaz, Healey wrangling over debates » Commonwealth Magazine

Howie Carr: Michelle Wu, you’re making Boston a dumpster fire! » Boston Herald

Maura Healey partially accepts Sonia Chang-Díaz’s primary debate challenge » Boston Herald

Smith Announces Candidacy for State Representative » Lynn Journal

Mass. AG Maura Healey says Justice Clarence Thomas ‘needs to think about stepping down’ » Boston.com

Sen. Edwards Kicks off Reelection Campaign for 3rd Suffolk Seat » East Boston Times-Free Press

UMass Lowell poll shows Americans split on involvement in Ukraine » Lowell Sun

Healey now supports a terminally ill patient's ‘right to die’ » WGBH

Mariano Lends Voice To Prostate Cancer Awareness » State House News Service

Suffolk DA points to ‘menace’ of guns after gunfire erupts in Jamaica Plain traffic stop » Boston Herald

Lead defendant collapses, 2 officers may face jail time after convictions in Springfield assault trial » MassLive

Former Massachusetts State Police captain trying to get drowning case charge tossed is denied by judge » Boston Herald

Two towns, one police department? That's the question for Dalton and Hinsdale » Berkshire Eagle

Longtime top aide Kristen Lepore leaving governor’s administration; Tim Buckley to be new Baker chief of staff » Boston Globe

State's payroll costs on sharp incline » The Eagle Tribune

State Sen. Patrick O'Connor urges gas tax suspension » Wicked Local

TSA announces measures to implement gender-neutral screening at its checkpoints » Boston Herald

Federal, State and Local Officials Push for Commuter Rail Electrification » Lynn Journal

Pignatelli: Massachusetts House passes ‘Chapter 90-plus’ package » the Berkshire edge

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