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11:00am "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

12:00pm Labor Secretary Marty Walsh with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Executive Office of Health & Human Services Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

For years, MassGOP has been battling which way it will go. Saturday’s convention may give the answer: Hard to the right. » Boston Globe

POST Commission again delays release of police complaint records » WGBH

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says Massachusetts should legalize sports betting: ‘I’d do it’ » MassLive

Negotiators Strike Quick Compromise On License Bill » State House News Service

Casino trade group’s verdict on effort to exclude college games from Mass. sports betting bill: Thumbs down » Boston Globe

Finegold has a Republican opponent in November » The Eagle Tribune

RI: Rhode Island children in crisis: Why doctors have declared a mental health emergency » Providence Journal

GA: Donald Trump’s Georgia Revenge Fantasy Isn’t Quite Panning Out » Vanity Fair

FL: Florida has a firewall protecting abortion rights. DeSantis’ Supreme Court could change that. » POLITICO Pro

OK: Oklahoma Legislature Passes Nation's Most Restrictive Abortion Ban » HUFFPOST

An Obamacare fiasco could blow up on Democrats right before the midterms » Politico

Scoop: Bill Barr in discussions to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee » Axios

These 14 states had significant miscounts in the 2020 census » WBUR

Clarence Thomas Is Throwing the Supreme Court’s History Out the Window » The New Republic

CPAC Head Hails Abortion Ban As Solution To Racist 'Replacement' Fears » HUFFPOST

Sinema pushes to open up mining » Axios

GOP Anti-Abortion Witness: DC Electricity Comes From Burning Fetuses » HUFFPOST

Analysis of Hunter Biden's hard drive shows he, his firm took in about $11 million from 2013 to 2018, spent it fast » NBC News

Lucas: Court should be protesting Biden, Schumer, not the other way around » Boston Herald

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby moving to White House » Boston Globe

Grants for restaurants, small businesses blocked in Senate » Roll Call

Woburn startup aims to break China’s grip on rare metals » Boston Globe

At long last, Kendall Square will have a CVS » Boston Globe

GoFundMe launched for Youth On The Move, Black-owned Springfield transportation business that had almost all of its vehicles’ tires slashed » MassLive

Howie Carr: Gas and food up, 401Ks down in the age of Brandon » Boston Herald

Will Boston join the crypto crowd? » Boston Globe

Gas station owners also hate sky-high prices. Here’s why. » Boston Globe

Opinion: The politics of white backlash and the endless cycle of racial violence, division, and anger » Boston Globe

On campus, the next generation of antiabortion activists is optimistic about what’s to come » Boston Globe

Governors meet in Boston on importance of STEM education » Boston Herald

Mass. reports 14,878 new coronavirus cases among public school students and 4,090 among staff » Boston Globe

Stranded: Bus woes hamper Boston student-athletes » Boston Globe

‘We’re all so busy putting out fires’: Students and staff say Worcester schools lack sufficient mental health resources » WGBH

Question of a state takeover of BPS stirs debate » Boston Globe

Escalating gun count at BPS a ‘crisis across the system’ » Boston Herald

Hospital profits pick up in 2021, mostly on asset values » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts kids in psychiatric crisis spend weeks, months in ERs waiting for help » CBS News

US Attorney Rachael Rollins reveals why she's recused from the Shelley Joseph case » WGBH

COVID relief payments: Massachusetts will send $500 payments to 330,000 residents, essential workers next month » MassLive

Survey finds most MA remote workers haven't met, companies considering hybrid work model » Wicked Local

Jane Nevinsmith to lead Hadley Select Board » Gazette Net

Holyoke City Councilor Wilmer Puello-Mota returned to Rhode Island to face forgery, obstruction, child porn charges » MassLive

Now comes the hard part: STR workgroup ready to begin » The Inquirer and Mirror

Andover division on display at special town meeting » Commonwealth Magazine

Mayor Wu announces members of Black Men and Boys Commission » Boston.com

‘This is not who we are’: Greenfield residents denounce city’s response to racial discrimination verdict » The Recorder

Four candidates for city manager are identified, including an internal option: CDD head Farooq » Cambridge Day

Healey wins endorsement of EMILY’s List, top Democrat abortion rights group » Boston Globe

Support for Black Lives Matter and police reforms is waning two years after George Floyd’s murder, poll finds » Boston Globe

Second Suffolk senate hopefuls make case at progressive forum » Dorchester Reporter

Super PAC Looms Over AG Race, Campbell Bid » State House News Service

Mass. State Auditor Bump backs Dempsey over DiZoglio to replace her in Democratic primary » WAMC

Monkeypox is not highly contagious, scientists say. So why is it suddenly in nine countries? » Boston Globe

Boston reports ‘significant increase’ in COVID cases, hospitalizations; Massachusetts reports nearly 5,000 new cases » Boston Herald

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Boston health officials urge residents to take precautions » Boston Globe

Amid new surge, Gov. Charlie Baker resists mask mandate call, says COVID is ‘akin to the flu’ » MassLive

Editorial: In prison, phone calls home aren’t a frill. They’re as important as food and clothes. » Boston Globe

Michelle Wu was asked about Patrick Rose’s internal affairs file. Her answer raises more questions. » Boston Globe

Conspiracy charges against 5 Nathan Bill’s defendants dropped by state attorney general’s office » MassLive

Crime, arrests up on Mass and Cass this year, police say » Boston Herald

Shrewsbury Fire Chief Takes Charge Of Statewide Association » Shrewsbury Patch

House Packs $125 Mil More Into Borrowing Bill » State House News Service

State poised to repeal 'war on drugs' tax law » Salem News

New Orange Line trains taken out of service after brake problem found » Boston Globe

All new Orange Line trains taken out of service » Commonwealth Magazine

A bill that allows undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses could reach Gov. Charlie Baker's desk next week » Berkshire Eagle

More Americans plan to road-trip this summer, despite record-high gas prices » Boston Herald

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