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Massachusetts lawmakers send Baker a bill allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented people » Boston Globe

Advocates hope Texas school shootings will build momentum to ban manufacture of assault rifles in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

At Boston Chamber, Mariano outlines plans for tax relief » Boston Globe

With loyalty prized above all, Mass. Senate staffers don’t usually report harassment to HR; Study places new scrutiny on Senate President Karen Spilka » MassLive

Racial justice is at the heart of a dispute over gig drivers’ rights » Boston Globe

Geoff Diehl’s daughter wasn’t forced to sign a ‘white privilege’ pledge, superintendent says » Boston Globe

House Passes Harassment Bill To Address Revenge Porn » State House News Service

The debate over an outdated rule that's harming renewable energy in New England » WBUR

After Uvalde shooting, John Rosenthal seeks new home for Boston's famous gun-control billboard » Boston Business Journal

With control of Boston Public Schools on the line, Wu’s counterproposal advocates for a stronger state partnership » Boston Globe

Boston submits school improvement proposal to state » Commonwealth Magazine

NY: New York A.G. Can Question Trump Under Oath, Appeals Court Rules » New York Times

NJ: Effort to advance legislative probe into Covid deaths at state's long-term care facilities fails in Senate » POLITICO Pro

MN: Sen. Ron Johnson uses tax dollars to travel between Florida family home and the U.S. Capitol » Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

FL: Marco Rubio slams Miami Heat’s call for fans to demand ‘common sense’ gun reforms after Texas school shooting » South Florida Sun Sentinel

TX: Tale of two senators: Cruz doubles down against gun regulation while Cornyn leads GOP in negotiations » The Texas Tribune

AZ: Tucker Carlson Calls Him the Future of the GOP. First He Has to Get Elected. » Politico

Scoop: Manchin serious about Schumer talks » Axios

Franks: President Biden can turn this all around – really » Boston Herald

US Census Bureau: Big city losses early in COVID pandemic » Boston Globe

Trump loses appeal, must testify in New York civil probe » Boston Globe

Flagship’s latest startup launches with bold claim: the discovery of thousands of new human proteins » Boston Globe

Baby formula scams: Parents looking for formula should be wary of exploitation, Attorney General Maura Healey warns » MassLive

20 highest-paid nonprofit execs in Mass. got 78% more pay than in 2010 » Boston Business Journal

State weighs relief fund to buoy lobster industry » Gloucester Times

Senate, Somerville eye protections for abortion, gender-affirming care » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston counters state receivership proposal with pledges to improve schools, requests of state » Boston Herald

Baker: BPS officials ‘need a plan’ to avoid state receivership » WGBH

Editorial: Attacked with Chromebooks, scalded with soup, menaced with bullets: BPS students and staff deserve better » Boston Globe

State drops quarantine for close COVID contacts in schools, childcare » Commonwealth Magazine

Baker Raises Constitutional Obligations To Boston Students » State House News Service

How inequality makes climate change worse » Boston Globe

Secret emergency orders may include focus on Internet, files show » Boston Globe

Opinion: Gun violence is a disease. Health care can help. » Boston Globe

MGH vaccinating workers against monkeypox, the first time the shots have been used in the US » Boston Globe

Judge to keep courtroom open during hearing in Ritzer death suit » Salem News

Editorial: When it comes to skilled workforce, U.S. in crisis mode » Boston Herald

Mariano Says Gig Economy Getting “Free Pass” » State House News Service

House speaker pushes for college betting, says he’s open to some tax cuts » Boston Herald

Mariano: Session Deadline Exposes What’s Realistic, Impossible » State House News Service

NRA opens gun convention in Texas after school massacre » Boston Globe

Attleboro man running for state rep as a Republican » The Sun Chronicle

After scathing DESE report, Boston schools ‘need a plan,’ Gov. Baker says » Boston.com

Auditor's race heats up as candidates qualify for ballot » The Haverhill Gazette

Boston-area COVID wastewater keeps plunging, Massachusetts virus cases drop 30% » Boston Herald

‘Republicans are owned by them’: Gun lobby unmoved despite mass shootings » Boston Globe

Texas school shooting: ‘The scars on that one will last a lifetime,’ Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says » MassLive

Opinion: Even if Congress won’t act on gun safety, states can » Boston Globe

AirTags, Other Tracking Devices Showing Up in More Domestic Violence Cases » NBC Boston

From unlocked doors to social media surveillance, Republican ideas on shootings raise eyebrows » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: It’s smelling awfully fishy in Hyannis » Boston Herald

Accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials, Elizabeth Johnson Jr. has been exonerated by Massachusetts Senate » MassLive

Baker recalls ‘sacrifice’ of fallen service members at Memorial Day weekend flag ceremony on Boston Common » Boston Globe

Massachusetts honors ‘profoundly expensive’ sacrifice of fallen service members ahead of Memorial Day, with flag garden planted on Boston Common » MassLive

Hope Is Fading for Relief for Massachusetts Taxpayers » WBSM

New MBTA rail cars: CRRC in Springfield ‘obsessive about safety,’ to add additional steps to assembly, quality control procedures » MassLive

MBTA will restart search for company to build Quincy bus garage after bids exceed budget » Boston Globe

It’s Baker’s Move As License Bill Reaches His Desk » WBZ News Radio

License access bill on Baker's desk after years of advocacy » WBUR

It’s Baker’s Move As License Bill Reaches His Desk » State House News Service

'We're not giving up:' Protestors, neighbors rally near Peabody peaker plant site » Milford Daily News

"Do your job;" Protesters call on lawmakers to stop new Peabody peaker power plant » Salem News

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Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

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