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Editorial: Time for state tax relief is now » Boston Business Journal

Clearway Clinic crisis pregnancy center calls on state officials to condemn ‘domestic terrorist attack’ following vandalism in Worcester » MassLive

1,000 readers voted: Here’s how they feel about a millionaires tax in Mass. » Boston.com

Editorial: Answers and accountability needed from Governor Baker during a summer of T discontent » Boston Globe

Wendy Murphy: Women need to bypass political parties » Boston Herald

Senate Passes Bill To Embark On Major Early Ed Changes » State House News Service

NH: The DNC has a choice this summer: Try to dethrone the N.H. primary or promote their candidates » Boston Globe

NY: Here's who spent the most on New York's lobbying in 2021 » POLITICO Pro

NY: New York Left Hits Wall in Primaries, Points to Reasons for Optimism » Gotham Gazette

NJ: Amazon Hub in Newark Is Canceled After Unions and Local Groups Object » New York Times

NJ: New Jersey municipalities wasting 'many millions' on improper sick leave payouts, watchdog group says » POLITICO Pro

PA: ‘Mastriano is unacceptable’: A group of Pennsylvania Republicans is organizing to support Shapiro »

GA: Herschel Walker Lied About His Secret Kids to His Own Campaign » The Daily Beast

FL: Who will enforce Florida’s 15-week abortion ban? And what if they refuse? » Tampa Bay Times

AZ: Trump-backed Masters wants to join Senate ‘America First Caucus’ » Roll Call

Biden to sign executive order on abortion access » Axios

Trust in news collapses to historic low » Axios

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Backs Filibuster Carve-Out To Codify Abortion Rights » HUFFPOST

Without Roe, Does The GOP Back Forcing Children To Bear Children? » HUFFPOST

Opinion: American democracy is in danger, and we’re running out of time to save it » Florida Phoenix

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated » HUFFPOST

Franks: Biden needs a Republican Congress – it worked for Clinton » Boston Herald

Arizona congresswoman sparks confusion after seeming to say she would shoot her grandchildren to ‘protect’ them » Boston Globe

Democrats want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency » Boston Globe

Opinion: She feels urgency to fight for rights, freedoms held dear » Boston Globe

Opinion: Employers deserve a break on the cost of waiving unemployment overpayments » Boston Globe

From Lord & Taylor to lab coats: Three former Boston-area locations will be converted for life science » Boston Globe

Drop in funding is a warning to startups » Boston Globe

Somerville's Inner Belt to play host to new 200K-square-foot lab facility » Boston Business Journal

A local businesswoman prepares to fill Great Barrington's laundromat gap » Berkshire Eagle

In the Berkshires, a bold experiment with local currency goes digital » WBUR

Clams tainted with ‘forever chemicals’ recalled » News 22 WWLP.com

Former Mass. correction officer pleads not guilty in 1988 murder of 11-year-old girl in Lawrence » Boston Globe

Raymond V. Mariano: After the Fourth of July, America still has work to do » Worcester Telegram

Amid changes at the top, Central Mass. colleges lag behind in having women presidents » Worcester Business Journal

AP Exam Scores Are Coming in. Will Mass. Top the Rankings a 3rd Year in a Row? » NECN

Amid school violence, frustrated law enforcement officials say Boston Public Schools leaving them in the dark » Boston Globe

Lasell University president is latest among local college leaders to retire » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: A roadmap to success for Boston Public Schools » Boston Globe

MassBay’s New Campus Delayed; College Seeks Lease Extension With Framingham » Framingham Source

Getting Answers: State suing manufacturers of PFAS chemicals » Western Mass News

The Emerson Health difference: New logo, name for community hospital » Sentinel & Enterprise

Cape Cod Hospital seeks state approval to build $137M facility on its campus » Boston Business Journal

St. Anthony Shrine clinic for women dedicated to an angel » Boston Herald

Palliative Care Unit at Mercy Will Bear Andy Yee’s Name » Business West

Massachusetts falls behind in attracting foreign-trained doctors » Axios

Summer meals good to go: McGovern highlights importance of federally funded food for children » Gazette Net

Letter: DA Harrington is grandstanding again » Berkshire Eagle

Roderick Ireland Courthouse: Plaintiffs criticize “disappointing” deep cleaning » News 22 WWLP.com

State Rep. Ramos reacts to employee concerns over courthouse cleaning » Western Mass News

Nelson: Minimum wage a simple & wrong answer to low pay » Boston Herald

House Approves Veterans Bill, Pandemic Policy Extensions » State House News Service

State Rep. Carlos González joins reconciliation committee for $5 billion bond bill » MassLive

AG rejects part of Westborough plastic bag bylaw amendment » Community Advocate

Advocacy group hits Boston over worker diversity » Boston Herald

Boston city workforce remains less diverse than its population » Axios

Mental health, wealth gap rises among top issues impacting Black men at inaugural community listening session » WGBH

Arena-DeRosa Receives Massachusetts Teachers Association Endorsement » Holliston Patch

Tashjian to hold campaign kickoff event Monday » Gloucester Times

Who is running in the Item towns for state offices this fall? Check it out » Worcester Telegram

State Sen. Adam Hinds endorses Rep. Paul Mark as his successor in Western Mass. seat » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts reports 10 new monkeypox cases, state receives more than 2,000 vaccine doses » Boston Herald

Long COVID researchers report treatment breakthrough, Massachusetts COVID cases up 1,699 » Boston Herald

City of Fall River holds swearing in ceremony for new Chief, Deputy Chief, Captain » Fall River Reporter

Majority of illegal guns in Massachusetts coming from out of state, Suffolk DA says » Boston Herald

Next Boston Police commissioner will have to live in the city, mayor’s office says » Boston Herald

Editorial: Want guns off Boston streets? Get more $$ to police » Boston Herald

For those at Mass. and Cass, a new order to stay away » Boston Globe

Will states' post-Roe protections really block abortion investigations? » Cape Cod Times

Crisis pregnancy clinics vandalized in Worcester » Boston Globe

Worcester crisis-pregnancy clinics vandalized, latest attacks in growing national trend » Boston Herald

Abortion after Roe: Democratic Massachusetts AG candidates outline strategies to protect abortion, reproductive health care » MassLive

Massachusetts abortion protections bill could be on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk in roughly two weeks » MassLive

Budget surplus could reach $3.6 billion » Commonwealth Magazine

Legislature may send residents $250 checks » Commonwealth Magazine

Lawmakers announce $250 and $500 one-time payments for some Massachusetts residents » WGBH

Feeling the economic pinch? A Massachusetts House proposal would provide relief via $250 tax rebates » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. lawmakers pledge a no-strings-attached $250 rebate to taxpayers — but not all of them » Boston Globe

State lawmakers propose rebates to help with inflation costs » Western Mass News

No gas tax break in Massachusetts: Lawmakers issue rebate checks instead » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Petition drive hits the gas over licenses for illegal immigrants » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Legislature to conduct MBTA safety oversight hearing » Boston Herald

MBTA Oversight Hearing Scheduled For July 18 » NBC Boston

Smoking MBTA commuter rail train caused by engine failure » Boston Herald

Bond bill could reinstate Danvers Square bus stop » Salem News

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

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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