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Here are the 24 findings the FTA made in its scathing report on the T » Boston Globe

The Race For the Future Of Transparency In Mass » Dig Boston

The numbers don’t lie: DOR says the state took $2.94B too much in taxes » Boston Herald

Here’s how many bridges in Mass. are ‘structurally deficient’ » Boston.com

Opinion: With Ricardo Arroyo and the women who backed him, the #MeToo fever has broken » Boston Globe

For women of color in care work, racial and economic inequities abound, report shows » Boston Globe

Boston City Council meeting turns chaotic in wake of sexual assault allegations against Arroyo » Boston Globe

Student loan forgiveness update: Massachusetts does not ‘expect’ to tax borrowers for canceled debt » Boston Herald

Boston Children’s Hospital is target of bomb threat after ‘false information’ spreads about transgender care » Boston Herald

Editorial: Ricardo Arroyo should quit DA race. If he doesn’t, support Kevin Hayden. » Boston Globe

RI: McKee plays defense to Democratic challengers in first TV gubernatorial debate » The Providence Journal

NH: Republican super PAC drops $4M in New Hampshire Senate primary » Politico

NY: Federal judge declines to put sweeping New York gun law on hold » PBS News Hour

PA: More Republicans Are Running Away From Mastriano as He Digs In on Election-Fraud Lies » Vanity Fair

MI: Michigan Board Says Abortion Referendum Should Not Go to Voters » New York Times

AK: Democrat Mary Peltola wins special U.S. House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress » Anchorage Daily News

Health Care's Secret Middleman » The Lever

Peter Thiel rebuffs Mitch McConnell over Senate rescue in Arizona » Washington Post

Trump’s legal jab left him open to Justice Department strike » Boston Globe

This just in: President Biden is now playing offense » Boston Globe

Wu, Warren, Markey, Pressley, and others pull their support of Arroyo in Suffolk DA’s race » Boston Globe

‘Quiet quitting’ is a serious threat to our way of life. Just ask Arianna Huffington. » Boston Globe

Hudson residents fear a massive distribution warehouse might end up in their backyard » Boston Globe

This was supposed to be the summer Maine tourism returned to normal. Instead, ‘this year has been the toughest.’ » Boston Globe

Watertown biotech acquired by Novo Nordisk for $1.1B » Boston Business Journal

Boston’s college students are back. The pandemic measures are not. » Boston Globe

Baker: State Support There as Schools Address Learning Loss » iBerkshires

Overflow Housing Draws Mixed Reviews from Upperclassmen » The Harvard Crimson

Area schools weathering bus driver shortage » The Sun Chronicle

Charlie Baker blasts Biden's student debt plan » Axios

UMass Amherst welcomes Class of 2026, its most diverse and second-largest first-year class, after record number of applications » MassLive

How the Shutdown Is Impacting 3 Local School Districts Along the Orange Line » NBC Boston

Malden Gets Grants To Fight Heat Islands, Flooding » Malden Patch

Our Opinion: As Greylock Glen outdoor center starts to become real, this smart development is worth celebrating » Berkshire Eagle

Stoneham Gets $100K For High School Stormwater, Wetlands Project » Stoneham Patch

Native groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonization » MassLive

Andover, Lawrence Get over $270K For Shawsheen River Flood Resilience » Andover Patch

Danvers Marriott could turn into 96 new apartments » Salem News

Visiting Adams for Greylock Glen groundbreaking, Baker continues to dodge responsibility for Holyoke Soldiers’ Home catastrophe » WAMC

Rachael Rollins faces ethics probe for attending Democratic fund-raiser » Boston Globe

Job growth slowed in August » Boston Globe

Support for labor unions in the U.S. is at a 57-year high » WGBH

US jobless claims decline for a third week to a two-month low » Boston Globe

Jones Library capital campaign rakes in money, but soaring costs loom » Gazette Net

Boston City Council breaks out in chaos following Arroyo sexual assault allegations » WGBH

Westfield planning repair work on Little River levee » MassLive

Southwick to mandate tree replanting after uptick in tree removal requests » MassLive

Boston City Council chambers cleared as raucous meeting spills into hallways » Boston Herald

Clinton starting over on effort to hire human resources director » Worcester Telegram

Boylston to look at budget and parent input for school resource officers » Worcester Telegram

Pietrantonio Predicts 40 Percent Turnout for Tuesday’s Election » Everett Independent

Brewster library project shelved after costs rise to $16.4M » Cape Cod Times

Letter: Out-of-county endorsements don't mean much in Berkshire DA race » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion: A sad and spreading mess » Boston Globe

Jynai McDonald challenges state Rep. Bud Williams in Democratic primary for 11th Hampden District seat » MassLive

Voters will pick the next Second Suffolk senator on Tuesday » Dorchester Reporter

Republican candidates talk policy at Candidates’ night » Sippican Week

Letter: Cruz is perfectly suited for the job » Salem News

Tucker leans on law enforcement experience » Lynn Daily News Item

Michelle Wu, Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Ayanna Pressley yank endorsements of Ricardo Arroyo » Boston Herald

Editorial: Mass. Dems ‘believe all women’ – eventually » Boston Herald

Lucas: Healey backpedals to escape burn of outrageous statements » Boston Herald

Andrea Campbell meets Quentin Palfrey in Boston to receive his support for AG » Boston Herald

GOP gubernatorial candidates have vastly different views » Newburyport News

More Arroyo backers pull endorsements as coverage of past allegations continues » WGBH

Forum series allows Republican candidates for governor to state their cases » Leominster Champion

Super PAC spending in support of Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll’s lieutenant governor bid surpasses $1.2 million as primary day inches closer » MassLive

Letter: Vote Eric Lesser for LG so Western Mass. has a powerful voice in next administration » Berkshire Eagle

Auchincloss chief of staff stepping down » WPRI.com

Haverhill voters to see changes in representation » The Eagle Tribune

Maura Healey Endorses Brookline Rep. Tommy Vitolo For Re-Election » Brookline Patch

Ricardo Arroyo loses endorsements from Michelle Wu, Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey after sexual assault developments » MassLive

Political Notebook: Conservative group gives thumbs up to Norfolk's Dooley, thumbs down to Mass. Legislature » The Sun Chronicle

Arroyo, Hayden blast each other on debate stage over Suffolk DA controversy » Boston Herald

What to look for as the candidates prep for primary vote next Tuesday » Dorchester Reporter

Four Democratic candidates vie for Western Mass. seat on Governor’s Council » MassLive

Our View: Hope, help available in fight against overdoses » Newburyport News

Flags planted at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester for Overdose Awareness Day » Worcester Telegram

Wastewater testing will add influenza to Covid, just as monkeypox and polio become concerns » Cambridge Day

Worcester police: Social media prompts return home for missing children » Worcester Telegram

Governor Baker declares September to be campus fire safety month » Fox 25 News

Massachusetts supplemental budget proposal includes tax refunds, MBTA, healthcare, school safety » News 22 WWLP.com

Governor Baker spending bill accounts for $2.94 billion in tax relief » Fall River Reporter

Student loan forgiveness: Rep. Steven Owens says Massachusetts students will not pay $500 in taxes on student debt cancellations » MassLive

Surtax backers point to poor bridge conditions » Gazette Net

Gas-car ban offers a hybrid loophole — and more options for Mass. drivers » Boston Globe

Opinion: We need to stop whining and figure out how to fix the broke and broken T » Boston Globe

MBTA report: Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey say it is ‘shameful’ the MBTA has reached an ‘entirely preventable point’ » MassLive

Feds file scathing report on MBTA operations, order more fixes to beleaguered system » Boston Herald

Only 25% of Massachusetts bridges in ‘good’ shape, hundreds deficient, new report shows » Boston Herald

MBTA GM says buses to blame for rushed Orange Line closure » Boston Herald

Feds order more MBTA fixes, file 90-page final report » The Eagle Tribune

Federal Transit Administration report highlights deficiencies in MBTA safety, staffing, training » WCVB

MBTA's long-term projects jeopardized daily operations and safety, federal report says » WBUR

Congressman, Quincy mayor push to reform MBTA in wake of federal report » Boston Herald

Pols Knock Baker On MBTA Failures » State House News Service

No calls for Poftak’s removal, even from Healey’s campaign » Commonwealth Magazine

Feds Slam Understaffed MBTA, Issue Safety Directives » State House News Service

After blistering report from federal inspectors, MBTA has its work cut out for it » Boston Globe

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