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Baker won’t sign no-cost prison calls without dangerousness bill » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka rejects State House staffers’ unionization push, saying there is no ‘path forward’ » MassLive

Thank you 1986: Rebate checks may be coming, with billions in 2022 excess tax takings expected » Boston Herald

Editorial: As the finish line nears, a few tasks remain for Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Somerville maps fastest path to state's first supervised consumption clinic — starting in a parking lot » WBUR

Baker Agrees With Major Spending Increase In Final Budget » State House News Service

Multiple passengers aboard MBTA train that caught fire claim injury, retain legal representation » Boston Herald

Baker says he’s leaving state in good shape financially » Commonwealth Magazine

Dean Tran, candidate for Congress, pleads not guilty; announces suit against Healey » Worcester Telegram

Trader Joe’s workers in Hadley, Mass. vote to unionize » Boston Globe

VT: Will the next member of ‘The Squad’ come from Vermont? » Boston Globe

NJ: Civil rights group: If NJ won't tackle school segregation, we'll call in the feds » Gothamist

PA: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Sues To Stop GOP-Backed Amendments On Abortion, Voting » CBS Philly

WV: West Virginia punishes banks that it says don’t support coal » Boston Globe

IL: Illinois Democratic Party chair fight turns ugly with accusations of racism » NBC News

KS: The matter with Kansas » Boston Globe

FL: Tampa congresswoman asks DOJ to probe FPL’s use of ‘dark money’ » Orlando Sentinel

Climate experts experience an odd sensation after the Manchin budget deal: optimism » NPR

Justice Alito Mocks World Leaders Who Criticized Court's Abortion Ruling » HUFFPOST

K Street scrambles after Manchin’s latest stunner » Politico

22 Republican States Sue Biden Admin for the Right to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ School Kids » Vanity Fair

Jon Stewart Rips Republicans For Blocking Veteran Aid: 'America Is F**ked' » HUFFPOST

Do American ‘National Conservatives’ Condone Orbán’s White Nationalism? » The Bulwark

With Manchin on board, spotlight turns to Sinema — and COVID » Boston Globe

Goldberg: Was last week the beginning of the end for Trump? » Boston Herald

Berkshire County residents describe how they're coping with high inflation » Berkshire Eagle

US economy’s continued decline stokes recession fears » Boston Herald

Inflation hits record 8.9% in 19 countries using the euro » Boston Globe

The US is not in a recession. But we’re getting uncomfortably close. » Boston Globe

Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles » Boston Globe

Bringing happy hour back to Mass.? A skeptical Charlie Baker is ‘a hard sell’ » Boston Globe

Suffolk DA candidates talk strategy amid mounting wave of hate crimes and neo-Nazi activity » WGBH

Worcester voters could see new school committee districts designed to bolster Black, Latino voices, on ballot next year » MassLive

Public school enrollment falls in Mass. amid pandemic, high housing costs, and aging suburbs » Boston Globe

Drier and drier: Severe drought area in Massachusetts expands » Boston Globe

Sports betting in Massachusetts: Gov. Charlie Baker hopes bill reaches his desk by Sunday, saying ‘it’s clearly still on people’s radar’ » MassLive

Stamp-size ultrasound patch could be a diagnostic game-changer » Boston Globe

Housing Bank Bills Languish as Legislative Session Wanes » Vineyard Gazette

Which Massachusetts towns are adding the most single-family homes? Here's what we found » Worcester Telegram

In a market badly out of kilter, many older residents are stuck in their homes » Boston Globe

Catalyst Housing for Homeless Young Adults Coming to Lynn in 2023 » Lynn Journal

Veterans' Home Reform Bill Sent To Baker’s Desk » State House News Service

Hodgson Responds to ICE Lawsuit and Is Confronted By Plaintiff On-Air » WBSM

SJC quickly dismisses lawsuit over dental ballot question » Commonwealth Magazine

Gov. Baker Nominates Methuen’s Costa as Clerk Magistrate at Salem District Court » WHAV

State House staffers aren’t buying Spilka’s reason to reject their union » WGBH

Mass. Senate president won’t voluntarily recognize staff union effort, doesn’t ‘see a path forward’ » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Senate staffers may not unionize, Senate president says in memo » Boston Herald

Court sides with Boston again over Long Island bridge » Boston Herald

Rockport announces indefinite outdoor water ban » Gloucester Times

In the Long Island Bridge legal saga, another victory for Boston » Boston Globe

Protesters take to New Bedford City Hall steps to denounce recycler-expansion deal » South Coast Today

Polito visits Taunton to announce Complete Streets program funding » Turn to 10

State Awards North Andover and Georgetown ‘Complete Street’ Grants Around $400,000 Each » WHAV

Landlocked and loaded: longtime litigation leads to new bill and battle over Aquinnah » Cape Cod Times

‘We’re going to have enough money to be competitive:’ LG Candidate Kim Driscoll addresses fundraising gap in race » MassLive

Howie Carr: Maura Healey teeing up Dean Tran » Boston Herald

Former State Sen. Dean Tran pleads ‘absolutely not guilty’ to charges that he stole a gun from an elderly constituent » MassLive

At Senate Debate, Levin-Epstein & Oliveira Peddle Goods They’d Bring to Boston » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Former state Sen. Dean Tran pleads not guilty to criminal charges related to alleged fraud gun deal » Boston Herald

Letter: Maura Healey makes successful visit to PIttsfield » Berkshire Eagle

Treasurer Deb Goldberg Endorses Brookline Rep. Tommy Vitolo » Brookline Patch

‘He should be in jail’: Fitchburg woman speaks out against Mass. congressional candidate she says stole her guns » WHDH

27 Municipal Leaders Across MA Endorse Brookline's Raul Fernandez » Brookline Patch

Candidate for Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll visits Worcester to meet and listen to local voters in the area » Spectrum News

It’s unlikely that you’ll catch monkeypox on the T: Answering questions about the virus » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports 36 new monkeypox cases, as outbreak balloons across country » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports almost 10,000 new cases, virus hospitalizations tick up » Boston Herald

Biden administration plans to offer updated booster shots in September » Boston Globe

Editorial: Assault, abuse survivors can count on Charlie Baker » Boston Herald

Gun arrests continue as shootings, killings overall remain down in Boston » Boston Herald

Teen’s killing on a Dorchester street brings calls for action » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker says lawmakers owe apology to survivors of violence in Massachusetts » CBS News

Class-action suit says solitary confinement at MCI-Cedar Junction amounts to ‘torture’ » Boston Globe

Impromptu police escort for Reid Mason at district court was not authorized, police say » Cape Cod Times

Moulton wants mass shootings prosecuted as acts of terror » Lynn Daily News Item

States with abortion bans are among least supportive for mothers and children » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker signs $52.7 billion budget into law while pressuring Beacon Hill to adopt sexual assault, domestic violence protections » MassLive

Charlie Baker spends Thursday in D.C. » Boston Herald

In a surprise, Baker says taxpayers could receive ‘north of $2.5 billion’ in tax relief under little-known law » Boston Globe

Baker Sees 1986 Law Triggering $2.5 Billion In Rebates » State House News Service

Massachusetts residents may see 7% of income taxes returned due to ballooning state revenues this fall » MassLive

Mass. taxpayers will get billions back under obscure 1980s law, Baker says » WGBH

Opinion: How to create a community where we all want to live? Tax the rich. » Boston Globe

State officials want to expand the MBTA Board of Directors, but Gov. Charlie Baker wants power to appoint » MassLive

Coming next week: Shuttle buses to replace Red Line trains on Braintree leg at night » Dorchester Reporter

Bob Foley: Help get Charlie off the MBTA » The Sun Chronicle

MBTA to shut down evening service on Red Line Braintree branch for two weeks » Boston Herald

‘We will uncover the facts:’ Passengers from Orange Line train that caught fire retain lawyers at Morgan & Morgan » MassLive

Opinion: Pass ebike legislation, reward car-lite living » Commonwealth Magazine

Concerned residents in Medford and Somerville petition MBTA’s Bus Network Redesign » The Somerville Times

Injury law firm says 'multiple' riders have retained them after Orange Line fire » CBS News

Is Mass. eyeing out-of-state nuke, wind power for clean energy? » Commonwealth Magazine

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