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Super PAC with ties to Baker starts spending in primary » Commonwealth Magazine

‘It’s been strange.’ The Massachusetts primary election is unprecedented and subdued all at once. » Boston Globe

Trump reemerges in Mass. governor’s race with pre-primary ‘tele-rally’ for GOP hopeful Geoff Diehl » Boston Globe

New poll shows races for Massachusetts attorney general, auditor are dead heats » WGBH

The state's public utilities department oversees the MBTA. Some say it's not the right agency for the job » WBUR

Judge orders investigatory files released in Ricardo Arroyo case » Boston Herald

Prominent doctor faces backlash amid ‘fight over the heart of public health’ » Boston Globe

The business of 'Roe': Top law firms in Boston are gearing up to help their clients prepare for the uncharted battles over abortion » Boston Business Journal

RI: 'It just really blew up': Why shoreline access is emerging as a campaign issue in RI » The Providence Journal

PA: Mastriano touts endorsement from rabbi who promoted Qanon conspiracy, ‘reptilian’ Hitler theory » The Philadelphia Inquirer

MI: “This Is Not the End of the Road”: Abortion-Rights Advocates Vow to Fight Back After Michigan Republicans Block Ballot Measure » Vanity Fair

MN: 15,000 Minnesota nurses announce plans to strike » Axios

GA: Judge orders Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in Fulton grand jury’s election probe » Georgia Recorder

FL: Florida parents outraged after teacher tells kids that saying Trump lost the election is an example of media bias » Raw Story

MS: Mississippi Crisis Highlights Climate Threat to Drinking Water Nationwide » New York Times

AK: How Mary Peltola Beat Sarah Palin in Alaska’s Special Election » The New Yorker

Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack » Boston Globe

Ginni Thomas pressed Wisconsin lawmakers to overturn Biden’s 2020 victory » Washington Post

Positive Views of Supreme Court Decline Sharply Following Abortion Ruling » Pew Research Center

Jan. 6 committee asks former speaker Newt Gingrich to sit for interview » Washington Post

DeSantis, Youngkin split on road to '24 » Axios

‘A white nationalist pyramid scheme’: how Patriot Front recruits young members » The Guardian

Experienced Politicians Need Not Apply » Governing

Jan. 6 panel calls Gingrich to testify, saying he had role in Trump plot » Boston Globe

Biden sounds newly strong alarm: Trumpism menaces democracy » Boston Herald

Gas prices in Massachusetts keep falling ahead of Labor Day weekend travel » Boston Herald

Historic Worcester Memorial Auditorium could become palace of esports » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: Protect the circus animals » Martha's Vineyard Times

Boston Internet firm Starry qualifies for $270 million in subsidies » Boston Globe

Adams Theater Fundraiser Gains $20K First Week » iBerkshires

New CCC chair consulted for cannabis companies » Commonwealth Magazine

With one week to go before the start of school, Boston scrambles to fill more than 200 teaching positions » Boston Herald

Leicester High juniors, seniors start school year on former Becker College campus » Worcester Telegram

State panel votes in support of Amherst plan for new elementary school at Fort River site » MassLive

National test scores plunge during the pandemic » Boston Globe

The DA’s anti-hate task force discussed a Malden charter school’s hijab policy » Boston.com

Editorial: Biden should declare education emergency » Boston Herald

2022 was one of the hottest and driest summers on record across Massachusetts » MassLive

Sports betting experts weigh in on the 42 companies indicating their interest in a sports betting license in Massachusetts » MassLive

Interest high in Massachusetts new sports betting licenses » Boston Herald

Danish drug maker Novo Nordisk buys Watertown biotech Forma for $1.1b » Boston Globe

Baker nominates judge, clerk-magistrates » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Kamala Harris to make Labor Day trip to Boston » Boston Globe

See how average weekly earnings changed in each Massachusetts metro area over the past three years » MassLive

Rep. Finn reflects on legislative session, chairperson duties » The Reminder

Pittsfield city clerk affirms integrity of elections after a candidate flags risk of fraud » Berkshire Eagle

Ward 2 Councilor Wilmer Puello-Mota expelled from Holyoke City Council » MassLive

Kevin Kennedy, Springfield’s ‘nuts and bolts’ economic development director, aide to Rep. Richard Neal, basketball coach, remembered » MassLive

Holyoke awarded MassTrails grant to study bike, pedestrian access, safety » MassLive

Plans for firefighters’ muster raise concerns for Bolton Select Board » Worcester Telegram

Highway superintendent: Clinton landfill closure and dredging project in final phases » Worcester Telegram

UMass poll: Primary’s down-ballot races unsettled » Gazette Net

Secretary of State says DoJ has been notified of election official harassment » Boston Herald

Trump to tele-stump for Geoff Diehl Monday, will not visit Bay State » Boston Herald

Chicopee City Councilor Joel McAuliffe is choice in 8th Hampden District (Editorial) » MassLive

More than 1.1 million people could vote in Massachusetts state primary, Galvin predicts » Boston Globe

Judge grants Arroyo request for access to sex assault files » Boston Globe

What's at stake and how to cast your ballot: 6 things to know about the primary election » Taunton Gazette

Primary races in the 9th and 10th Bristol Districts feature veterans and newcomers » South Coast Today

With Mass. attorney general Democratic primary down to two, crucial question emerges: Who is more qualified? » Boston Globe

Galvin stresses experience in bid for historic 8th term; faces opposition from Boston NAACP head » Salem News

Massachusetts Primary: Mail-in voting already well underway as officials report more than 700,000 ballots sent out » MassLive

With voters undecided, pollsters ‘expect the unexpected’ » News 22 WWLP.com

Peter Demling: On Primary Day, vote for women » Gazette Net

Galvin: Solid Independent Turnout in GOP Primary So Far » State House News Service

Still undecided before Tuesday’s primary elections? Here’s all of our coverage. » Boston.com

Massachusetts secretary of state speaks on upcoming state primary » Turn to 10

Essex County DA forum to be held virtually » Gloucester Times

Our endorsements: Coppinger for sheriff, O’Shea for district attorney » The Eagle Tribune

8th Essex: Six compete for open seat » Salem News

Culpepper blasts decriminalization bill » The Bay State Banner

UMass Poll Finds DiZoglio Behind Dempsey for State Auditor, but 37% of Voters Remain Undecided » WHAV

Galvin urges voters to cast primary ballots in person » The Eagle Tribune

McGovern-ing the House: How the 2nd District’s Rep Has Chaired the Rules Committee » Western Mass Politics and Insight

Walters: Democratic hypocrisy on display once more amid Arroyo scandal » Boston Herald

‘Addiction does not discriminate’: Speakers remember loved ones lost at annual Remembrance & Survival Overdose Awareness event » Gazette Net

Opinion: Health misinformation is making us sick » Boston Globe

CDC approves omicron-targeting boosters. People could begin receiving the shots next week. » Boston Business Journal

CDC recommends updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports 7,790 new COVID cases, hospitalizations increase » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 37 new monkeypox cases, more than 18,000 vaccine doses administered » Boston Herald

Mass resignation decimates Pittsfield's police advisory board. Its chairwoman blames constraints on its role » Berkshire Eagle

Greenfield city councilors upset police chief Robert Haigh is back on the job despite discrimination case » MassLive

New lawsuits say Lyft failed to protect its users from physical and sexual assault » WGBH

Baker files plan to return nearly $3 billion to Mass. taxpayers using 1986 law » CBS News

MBTA worker injured during Orange Line construction » Boston Herald

MBTA to spend $811M on new Green Line ‘supercars’ » Boston Herald

Severity of MBTA incidents continued to escalate since 2019, feds’ report shows » Boston Herald

Plan to launch Montreal-to-Boston train service gains steam » Boston Globe

MBTA board approves $811m contract for 102 new Green Line supercars » Commonwealth Magazine

Editorial: Safety first, but the MBTA can’t forget about the big transportation picture » Boston Globe

Attention T Riders: The Next Stop is Federal Receivership » State House News Service

As wealthy towns go electric, who will pick up the tab for aging gas infrastructure? » Energy News Network

State Wire: “The Expectation Is Extra Money Will Go Towards Clean Energy” » Dig Boston

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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

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