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Senate climate bill goes granular, ups electric vehicle rebates » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Be brave, Maura Healey, and debate Sonia Chang-Díaz before the Democratic state convention » Boston Globe

MCI Cedar Junction to close, a milestone reflecting falling crime rates, sentencing reform » Boston Globe

Bump says auditor cannot audit Legislature » Commonwealth Magazine

Senate Passes Bill To Grow, Diversify Cannabis Sector » State House News Service

Consumers say Massachusetts weed stinks — and not in a good way » Boston Globe

Newton Schools chief stepping down to run workforce training nonprofit » Boston Globe

RI: There’s a renewed effort to make private universities pay property taxes in Rhode Island » Boston Globe

NY: Albany Looks to Gas Tax Holiday to Placate Drivers in What Could Be a Blow to Mass Transit » Gazette Net

NJ: With revelation of racist recordings, prosecutors face scrutiny over their handling of investigation » NJ.com

PA: With COVID-19 cases inching up in Philadelphia, city urges a return of masks indoors » The Inquirer

MI: Michigan Democrats to lobby to be first in 2024 presidential contest » Washington Post

AL: Alabama bans gender-affirming medicine for youth, advances its own version of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill » Boston Globe

FL: Democratic ad exaggerates scope of Rick Scott’s proposal on Social Security, Medicare » Tampa Bay Times

FL: Economists blast Florida sales tax holidays as gimmick with little benefit » Orlando Sentinel

More than 1,500 books have been banned in public schools, and a U.S. House panel asks why » Florida Phoenix

Big Tech's Antitrust Ad Blitz » The Lever

As American Workers Return to the Office, Democrats Push to Address the Lack of Affordable Childcare » TIME

The Trailer: Some called his anti-China ad dangerous. Here's why Tim Ryan kept running it. » Washington Post

Mitch McConnell and the Banality of Amorality » Bulwark+

Ted Cruz Says Confirmation of Qualified Nominee Sets Dangerous Precedent » The New Yorker

Biden Offers Amazon Workers Rhetoric, But No Action » The Lever

Ted Cruz called out for his 'fake worrying about pretend pedophiles' as GOP becomes the QAnon party » Raw Story

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court » Boston Globe

Editorial: High Court hearings no place for political theater » Boston Herald

Opinion: The gift that will benefit Jackson, and the nation, after her confirmation: Time » Boston Globe

New York AG asks court to fine Trump $10k per day for not providing documents in civil probe » Boston Globe

‘Concrete ceiling just shattered’: Ayanna Pressley, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and others react to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation as first Black female Supreme Court justice » MassLive

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination signals change, but court’s conservative bent remains » Boston Globe

Coming soon to the corner of Mass. Ave. and Boylston: Lab space and affordable housing » Boston Globe

Opinion: The streets belong to the people » Boston Globe

Golf courses in Mass. are benefiting from the pandemic » Boston Business Journal

Senate passes a marijuana equity bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Legalization 2.0: Massachusetts Senate approves overhaul of marijuana laws » Boston Globe

BC High lands $49 million donation to build wellness center » Boston Globe

Pittsfield public schools and an employees union have been in contract talks for months. They're asking the state to help mediate » Berkshire Eagle

Senate Plan Pours $250 Mil Into Decarbonization Movement » State House News Service

Ayanna Pressley files legislation to fund long COVID care » Boston Herald

Medicare officially limits coverage of Aduhelm to patients in clinical trials » Boston Globe

Following FDA rejection, Akebia lays off 180 workers » Boston Business Journal

Medicare decision on polarizing Alzheimer’s drug divides doctors » Boston Globe

State audit finds over $6 million in public benefits fraud in FY 2021 » Boston Herald

11 charged with arranging sham marriages to get green cards » WBUR

Baker still seeking broader waiver from feds on unemployment overpayments » WGBH

Mass. Clean Energy Jobs Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels » State House News Service

Shutesbury gets state’s OK for new library » Gazette Net

Hatfield backs Northampton plan to link town to regional trail network » Gazette Net

It Happens Here: Old Bank In Newton Becoming New Space For The Community » CBS Boston

Shannon Liss-Riordan challenges AG candidates to climate-focused debate, Campbell resists » Boston Herald

The crisis facing local elections » The Sun Chronicle

Howie Carr: Make way for ‘the Teddy’ at the trough » Boston Herald

Levin-Epstein & Oliveira Begin Sprint to Primary in Open Senate Contest » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Attorney general hopeful Shannon Liss-Riordan calls for a climate change debate this month » MassLive

Former Patriot Matt Light running for school committee in Foxborough » Boston Globe

North Andover's Joe Finn to run for State Rep. » The Eagle Tribune

COVID-19 politics appear to be over. And it’s hard to see how they come back — even if the virus does. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts coronavirus cases jump 20%, hospitalizations drop to lowest level since the summer » Boston Herald

Baker: COVID numbers up, but there are good signs » Boston Herald

Walpole prison to close as incarceration rates hit 35-year low » Boston Herald

Mass. will close one of its oldest prisons » WBUR

State To Wind Down Operations At Walpole Prison » State House News Service

Mass. police department says it lost 2 years of drug case evidence » Boston.com

New Law’s Russia Rider Orders Pension Fund Divestment » State House News Service

Cost of Amherst parking permits will jump — going up 10 times for cars registered elsewhere » Gazette Net

MBTA offers special Commuter Rail pass for Boston Marathon » Boston Herald

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