9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Parole Board Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

11:30am Race, Equity & Business Awards hosted by the Boston Business Journal, Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston

1:00pm Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Public Hearing, Via Zoom

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

Governors’ races take on new prominence, with higher stakes » Boston Globe

DOJ strikes deal with Newton judge charged with helping immigrant evade ICE capture » Boston Globe

Epic Massachusetts crime lab scandal may involve even broader wrongdoing, judge says » NBC News

Was DeSantis sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard a crime? Healey won’t say » MassLive

Meet the 32-year-old state representative thrust into the national spotlight when migrants landed on Martha’s Vineyard » Boston Globe

Mass General Brigham agrees to slash millions of dollars in spending » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker says no math while driving, sends road safety bill back to Legislature » Boston Herald

NH: N.H. poll finds Democrats narrowly leading Republican challengers for Senate, Congress » Boston Globe

NH: As The Squad comes to Somerville, their worst nightmare lurches to the far right just up Interstate 93 » Boston Globe

RI Poll: McKee’s approval rating for handling pandemic at 44% » Providence Business News

OH: House GOP cuts loose candidate who misled about military service » Politico

IL: Quitting time? Pritzker says embattled state Sens. Emil Jones III, Michael Hastings ‘must resign from their offices’ » Chicago Sun-Times

IN: Judge temporarily suspends Indiana abortion ban » Boston Globe

MN: Feeding Our Future: Walz calls for investigation into judge who ordered state payments » Axios

AZ: Arizona Senate Moves from Toss Up to Lean Democrat » The Cook Political Report

CO: Colorado must issue additional taxpayer rebates, new report shows » Axios

CO: Denver District Attorney Beth McCann wages new fight against fentanyl » Axios

House advances rule despite ‘squad’ defections » The Hill

Yoga Moms, Stoners and God: 51 Things the Internet Predicted Would Save the Democratic Party » Politico

Trump Support Remains Unmoved by Investigations, Poll Finds » New York Times

White House: GOP abortion ban would mean a nationwide crisis » Boston Globe

Antifa on trial: How one criminal case could redefine the murky left-wing movement » USA Today

Kevin McCarthy's Speaker Dreams Rest With the Trumpiest Lawmakers » Vanity Fair

The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined » The Atlantic

Opinion: At the UN, Biden deftly deals with two of the world’s biggest autocrats » Boston Globe

One of the final pieces of the puzzle at Boston Landing is in place » Boston Globe

Zuckerberg, Chan want new Harvard institute to answer questions about the brain, AI » Boston Globe

Small businesses are struggling to return to pre-pandemic form, new survey says » Boston Globe

'We are showing substantial impact': Glynn Lloyd helps build Black, Latinx businesses » Boston Business Journal

Gov. Charlie Baker, First Lady Lauren Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito tour Big E on Massachusetts Day » MassLive

What's next for cannabis in Massachusetts? Commissioner Nurys Camargo on equity, cafes and more » WGBH

'I fight for everyone': Nurys Camargo's push for equity in cannabis » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: John Roberts’s constitutional color-blindness threatens civil rights » Boston Globe

Baker helps launch UMass’ $125M computer science project » Gazette Net

Amherst School Committee uncertain about the role of CRESS in schools » Gazette Net

Baker, Polito break ground with UMass Amherst officials on new computer science building » Boston Globe

Sea level rise threatens New Bedford’s fishing port and could put South Coast towns under water, new report finds » Boston Globe

Radioactive water at Pilgrim can't be filtered enough to make dumping legal, activist says » WCAI

Lynn gets green to go green » Lynn Daily News Item

'Huge win': South Shore communities to get millions for coastal infrastructure projects » Patriot Ledger

Some are students, activists. Some are just worried sick. Climate crisis is all they know. » Worcester Telegram

Regulators Hear Mixed Views On Sports Betting Rollout » State House News Service

Sports betting companies debate the use of temporary licenses in Mass. » MassLive

Mass General Brigham agrees to slash millions of dollars in spending » Boston Globe

Healey Still Noncommittal on Transfer Tax Idea » State House News Service

Our View: Poverty report is wake-up call for legislative action » Gloucester Times

Operatives linked to DeSantis promised to fly migrants to Delaware — but left them stranded » The Associated Press (AP)

Ballot question would shift profits from insurers to dentists » Commonwealth Magazine

Ballot question would shift profits from insurers to dentists » Commonwealth Magazine

Howie Carr: Shelley Joseph brooming proof DOJ can’t be trusted » Boston Herald

Editorial: DA Hayden must take juvenile justice reform seriously » Boston Globe

Charges Dropped Against Judge Who Allegedly Helped Defendant Evade ICE » State House News Service

Feds move to drop Shelley Joseph case through agreement with Newton judge accused of releasing illegal immigrant » Boston Herald

One-on-one with Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden after his win in controversial primary » WCVB

DOJ strikes deal with Newton judge charged with helping immigrant evade ICE capture » Boston Globe

Raymond V. Mariano: A phony city manager search isn't needed, but a community process is » Worcester Telegram

Haverhill Dedicates 1,100-Foot Fiorentini Rail Trail Extension; Idea More Than 20 Years in the Making » WHAV

As household bills mount, so does frustration with political leadership: survey » Boston Herald

Healey Talks Housing, Energy During Boston Stop » State House News Service

Maura Healey meets with business leaders, touts housing plan » Boston Herald

State Auditor Republican nominee Amore visits The Big E » News 22 WWLP.com

Jay McMahon mocks Andrea Campbell saying ‘we’ll see’ on AG debates » MassLive

Regional primary voter turnout exceeds state average » The Eagle Tribune

Dominick Pangallo plans Salem mayoral run in potential special election » MassLive

Massachusetts reports 17 new monkeypox cases, more than 16,000 people vaccinated » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 9,091 new COVID cases, a 15% increase from last week » Boston Herald

Three Stoughton police officers had inappropriate relationships with a young woman who later killed herself, town report finds » Boston Globe

‘Getting beyond politics’: Gov. Baker visits Northeastern with former chief of staff to talk achieving ‘Results’ » The Huntington News

Baker visits The Big E to mark Massachusetts Day » Western Mass News

MBTA bus service cuts, route changes would hurt Boston, Michelle Wu says » Boston Herald

‘Should I walk?’ Orange Line riders grumble that ‘slow zones’ are slower and more extensive than expected. » Boston Globe

WRTA buses to remain free through June 2023 » WGBH

MBTA Green Line train derails in Boston on same day as service resumed on Orange Line » WCVB

Baker Returns “Confusing” Road Safety Bill » State House News Service

Meeting next month to discuss Route 3 bridge replacement project in Duxbury » Patriot Ledger

MBTA starts to scrap old Orange Line trains, but museum may save two » Boston Herald

Baker Returns “Confusing” Road Safety Bill » State House News Service

MBTA bus service cuts, route changes would hurt Boston, Michelle Wu says » Boston Herald

How to conserve energy this winter as energy prices soar » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority drops entrance fee that new communities pay to join water system » Boston Herald

MWRA drops entry fees for regional water system » The Eagle Tribune

Region Reaches To Washington For Energy Aid Lifeline » State House News Service

Baker reaches to Washington for energy aid lifeline, says governors 'very worried' about energy prices, availability » Berkshire Eagle

With 64% increase in electric bills expected this winter, here’s what Mass. is doing to explore relief » MassLive

Officials propose aid for ‘devastating’ energy crisis this winter » Boston Herald

State urged to create home heating oil reserve before winter » News 22 WWLP.com

Price shock: What Mass. residents should expect from their home energy bills this winter » WBUR

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