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Report documented troubling environment of harassment in the state Senate. Staff now ask: What’s next? » Boston Globe

Bipartisan group of state senators propose gas tax suspension, other cuts ahead of budget debate » Boston Herald

The Book of Baker » Commonwealth Magazine

Communications 101: Closing the language barriers in state agencies » Boston Globe

Tax relief decision deadline moved up by Beacon Hill committee » Boston Business Journal

Everett officials step down after being criticized for racist and offensive behavior » Boston Globe

Vulgar convention comments were ‘not appropriate,’ GOP gubernatorial candidate says, but backs claims of indoctrination in schools » Boston Globe

Democrats target Asian Americans with new super PAC » NBC News

State releases blistering review of Boston Public Schools: ‘BPS needs immediate improvement’ » Boston Globe

Boston’s unexpectedly pleasant day sent power prices to -$150 » Boston Globe

RI: Pennsylvania company to complete purchase of R.I. utility » Boston Globe

NY: Stefanik echoed ‘great replacement’ theory. But firms kept donating. » Washington Post

NJ: Rutgers study finds New Jersey’s remote learning during pandemic was 'haphazard' and 'inequitably delivered’ » POLITICO Pro

NY: A Manhattan clash of the titans: Redistricting pits Nadler vs. Maloney in primary » Politico

NC: Democrats signal they plan to fight for NC Senate seat » Roll Call

GA: Trump and Pence take separate sides in Georgia’s gubernatorial primary » Washington Post

TX: “He Could Very Much Be the Joe Manchin of the House”: Jessica Cisneros’s Campaign Is a Test Case for Abortion Rights at the Ballot Box » Vanity Fair

TX: Texas runoff tests Democratic divisions over abortion, immigration » Washington Post

FL: Appeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional » AP News

CA: Californians Could See Mandatory Water Cuts Due To Extreme Drought » HUFFPOST

Larry Summers' new inflation target » Axios

Greene seat, 2 Democratic primaries among top US House races » Boston Globe

Why Wisconsin Republicans’ new interest in empowering the secretary of state has alarmed democracy experts » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Biden’s cave to the left on student loan debt comes with political price » Boston Herald

Airlines face crucial test this summer in quest for profitability » Boston Globe

Nail wraps, bibimbap, and robotic salad-makers: What’s new in Boston this spring » Boston Globe

Mark Zuckerberg sued over Cambridge Analytica data breach, D.C. says » Boston Globe

Boston’s average gas price nears $5 a gallon ahead of busy Memorial Day weekend: ‘Fill up early in the week’ » Boston Herald

Fire guts Smith Voc forestry building » Gazette Net

Editorial: A damning audit calls for action at BPS » Boston Globe

DESE: Boston Schools Failures Demand “Bold” Response » State House News Service

MVRHS begins appeal discussions » Martha's Vineyard Times

Senators push to expand school transportation funding » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. State Rep. Calls on University VP to Increase Transparency for Allston Multimodal Project » The Harvard Crimson

Boston Public Schools is blasted in state’s review: ‘BPS needs immediate improvement’ » Boston Herald

Barriers at the Beach: State law and town rules keep most of Mass. shoreline off-limits » WGBH

Elon Musk’s foundation invests $1M in Woods Hole nonprofit » Boston Business Journal

SJC allows former owners of Everett casino property to pursue suit seeking another $40 million for land » Boston Globe

SJC Orders Discovery Into Everett Casino Land Deal » State House News Service

Internal analysis shows Black patients at Brigham faced more security calls » Boston Globe

Mercy Medical Center laying off staff, including translators, nurses » MassLive

Here’s where the Mass. gubernatorial candidates stand on rent control » Real Estate by Boston.com

‘The need for affordable housing in our community continues to grow’: Worcester to consider inclusionary zoning policy » MassLive

New housing strategy behind Mass. and Cass cleanup offers ‘hope, dignity’ — and may be a solution to homelessness, officials say » Boston Globe

Chapman named first justice at Salem District Court » Salem News

Everett city councilor resigns in wake of latest racist comment » WGBH

Phony signatures on papers for Puello’s failed 2019 Holyoke election bid » Gazette Net

‘We didn’t want a city of islands:’ Worcester’s new Rockland Trust Plaza connects Canal District to Polar Park » MassLive

Select Board, School Committee among races in Groton’s election Tuesday » Sentinel & Enterprise

Lori Trahan endorses Maura Healey for governor » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts governor candidate Geoff Diehl says false remarks by Rayla Campbell that 5-year-olds told to perform oral sex were ‘not appropriate’ » MassLive

Trump spirit, fighting theme runs through Massachusetts GOP convention » Gazette Net

Massachusetts attorney general candidate Quentin Palfrey wants to shutdown Springfield courthouse; earns endorsement of City Councilor Jesse Lederman » MassLive

Editorial: Convention showcases GOP’s sad state » Lowell Sun

Diehl Crowned, But Doughty Backers Say He Can Win » State House News Service

Campbell Missing As Dem Rivals Sign Campaign $$$ Pledge » State House News Service

Massachusetts Democratic attorney general debate features friction on outside spending and safe injection sites » MassLive

Robbins: NH’s Sen. Maggie Hassan swims against the partisan tide » Boston Herald

The GOP's Orwellian show » MASSterList

Pfizer COVID shot 80 percent effective in young kids, early data show » Boston Globe

Massachusetts COVID cases drop over the weekend, Brookline brings back mask mandate for schools » Boston Herald

Monkeypox case in Massachusetts: Department of Public Health tracking 200-plus contacts for patient » Boston Herald

Mass. is poised to spend millions on forced addiction treatment, reigniting debate over system » WBUR

Easthampton police get OK for Tesla vehicles » Gazette Net

Massachusetts lawmakers looking to strike unconstitutional Controlled Substances Act » Boston Herald

Editorial: Time is ripe for a gun buyback program in Boston » Boston Herald

Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden rules police were legally justified in using deadly force in Roxbury and Revere fatal shootings in 2019 » Boston Globe

Suffolk DA clears police in fatal 2019 shootings, says force justified » Boston Herald

Massachusetts State Police troopers ‘attacked’ at Boston’s Carson Beach, make 12 arrests while responding to brawls at area beaches » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker wrote a book. Here’s what we learned from it. » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker out with new book about decision-making » WBUR

Businesses, trade groups launch opposition to 'millionaires tax' proposal » Boston Business Journal

Bolt blamed for disabling of new Orange Line train » Commonwealth Magazine

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