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Mass. House committee votes are secret. What to know about a ballot question trying to change that » WBUR

Paying To Play: How Rideshare and Delivery Companies Spent $43 Million Buying Influence In Mass » Dig Boston

Boston is second most expensive metro for renters » Axios

Report: Heath care costs in Mass. are barrelling toward unaffordability » Boston.com

MBTA says new Orange and Red Line car production is behind schedule » Boston Herald

Even a small hurricane would pose serious flood risk to Boston-area hospitals, study says » WGBH

Massachusetts considered using health care subsidy funds in case of shortfall » Axios

VA: It's extremely easy to get a marijuana prescription in Virginia » Axios

OH: GOP House Candidate J.R. Majewski’s Claims About Military Record Keep Unraveling » Vanity Fair

CO: Takeaways from the first governor's debate in Colorado » Axios

Democrats' Position on Abortion, Not Immigration, May Help Them Hold Latino Voters » TIME

The Supreme Court's legitimacy problem » CNN

Hurricane Ian Is a Storm That We Knew Would Occur » The New Yorker

Student Debt Relief Would Boost GOP States » The Lever

Ginni Thomas Denies Discussing Election Subversion Efforts With Her Husband » New York Times

Judge rules Trump lawyers don’t have to clarify Mar-a-Lago document claims » Washington Post

Opinion: It’s a moment to praise Mitch McConnell » Boston Globe

Franks: Will fear or reality prevail in November? » Boston Herald

‘Tough tech’ VC firm The Engine expands to bigger offices in Cambridge » Boston Globe

Wu tells Greater Boston Chamber audience that her interests are aligned with theirs » Boston Globe

Investing in farms: PVGrows aims to attract investors for fund that supports farmers, food businesses » Gazette Net

The first Black woman-owned cannabis shop in Boston has opened » Boston Business Journal

BPS system failed Mission Hill students, report finds » Boston Herald

MCAS scores still struggling to rebound from COVID hit » Boston Herald

Latest MCAS results show uneven academic recovery statewide » WBUR

Retired clarinetist donates $100 million to rename Boston University’s medical school after his friend » Boston Globe

Flagship finances back to pre-pandemic levels: Extra $23M from state, strong enrollment leaves campus in healthy position » Gazette Net

GOP states sue Biden administration over student loan plan » Boston Globe

2022 MCAS scores show slow progress in student academic performance » Boston Globe

Massachusetts plan to use ARPA funds could literally help clear the air in classrooms (Editorial) » MassLive

Smith Voc lands $2M grant to expand animal sciences » Gazette Net

Mixed MCAS Results Reveal Lingering Pandemic Impact, State Officials Say » State House News Service

These Massachusetts colleges get the most NIH funding » Boston Business Journal

Here's what to expect from Boston Foundation's first-ever climate report » Boston Business Journal

The recycling rules are about to change in Worcester. Here's why » Worcester Telegram

Sports Betting Is Legalized in Massachusetts, but the Benefits Are Uncertain » Business West

Mass. hospitals at risk of disruption, flooding even in moderate hurricanes » WBUR

Cambridge biotech wins approval for first ALS drug » Boston Business Journal

FDA approves ALS drug whose study was partly funded by Ice Bucket Challenge » WHDH

New five-year MassHealth agreement will improve homeless insurance coverage, hospital funding » Boston.com

Cambridge biotech wins approval for much-debated ALS drug » Boston Globe

Lawrence General Hospital receives $3.2 million for COVID-19 costs » Eagle Tribune

With executive order, Mayor Wu looks to double speed of affordable housing approval process » Boston.com

Helping Address Hunger and Food Insecurity in Mass. » NBC Boston

Plane companies told to hold on to records in DeSantis, migrant lawsuit » MassLive

Editorial: Dem lawmakers decry DeSantis, ignore larger problem » Boston Herald

Chapman sworn in as First Justice in Salem District Court » Salem News

Late Chief Justice Ralph D. Gants honored in special SJC sitting » Boston Globe

Editorial: A good start to fixing the off-the-rails MBTA pension system » Boston Globe

Marty Walsh proves you can go home again » Boston Globe

Boston closed 221 records requests by citing own inaction » Boston Herald

Michelle Wu tells Boston chamber boosting downtown and quickening affordable housing among priorities » Boston Herald

Supreme Court, dogged by questions of legitimacy, is ready to resume » Boston Globe

Hiring of Worcester city manager: Search goes on, despite Petty's backing of Batista » Worcester Telegram

Wu Wants Boston to Lead on MBTA, Infrastructure Funding » State House News Service

Sutton gets its share of PARC grant for VanDyke Playground » The Millbury Sutton Chronicle

Deeply divided, can Boston’s city councilors repair relations? » Boston Globe

Small-Town Bona Fides, Affordability Headline Healey Campaign Stop » State House News Service

Debate claims ignite a furor in Bristol County sheriff's race » The Sun Chronicle

Maura Healey makes campaign stop in Blackstone Valley » Spectrum News

State gubernatorial hopeful Healey brings campaign to Millbury » Worcester Telegram

NBC10 Boston, NECN and Telemundo Boston to Host ‘Governor's Race: The First Debate' » NBC Boston

Elected officials divided over voting by mail » Salem News

Howie Carr: Lame duck season on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Andrea Campbell agrees to AG debate with Jay McMahon after ‘we’ll see’ comment » MassLive

Raymond V. Mariano: State GOP too weak to play on field this November » Worcester Telegram

In new ad, US Rep. McGovern's family speaks on opposition to Dobbs decision » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts reports 9,047 new COVID cases, jump in virus hospitalizations » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 15 new monkeypox cases, more than 17,000 people vaccinated » Boston Herald

Councilors Call on Haverhill Mayor, State and Federal Legislators to Find Money for Drug Treatment » WHAV

Virginia murderer accused of severely beating Massachusetts corrections officer » Boston Herald

Two Amherst firefighting vets saluted with sendoff » Gazette Net

Polito honors firefighters, rescuers for response to Mattapoisett Boatyard fire » Turn to 10

Great Barrington police start wearing bodycams this week, in a first for Berkshire County » Berkshire Eagle

Democrats Bush, Pressley introduce bill on reproductive health care for people with disabilities » Washington Post

Early registration finds interest among up-and-coming voters » The Eagle Tribune

Westport’s Sen. Rodrigues on Relief Checks and Economic Development Bill » WBSM

Mass. is among 17 states offering inflation relief; find out how much here » MassLive

New Red, Orange Line trains could be delayed, again, by more than a year, MBTA says » Boston Globe

MBTA plans to crack down on fare evasion with new commuter rail gates » Boston Herald

MBTA Could Be Waiting Even Longer for Brand New Cars » State House News Service

New MBTA subway cars could be delayed even longer » WCVB

Haverhill’s Electricity Supplier Pulls the Plug on New Enrollments; Mayor says 16,000 will Still Benefit » WHAV

Rep. Livingstone Spearheading Clean-Water Effort To Replace State’s Lead Pipes » Beacon Hill Times

Communities sign 'historic' charter to address water problems » 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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