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10:00am Joint Committee on Transportation, Oversight Hearing

Elections weren’t in a healthy state pre-2020. Now, we’re pushing them to the brink. » Boston Globe

Baker earns a 'C' 'in report card analyzing governors’ fiscal policies » The Center Square

Mass. small business sales mostly won’t trigger ‘millionaire’s tax,’ report finds » MassLive

Baker Gets Bill Overhauling Prescribing Practices » State House News Service

Paul Fullen calls for Rep. David LeBoeuf’s resignation in debate for 17th Worcester District » MassLive

Nation’s Report Card spells out urgency for local, state leaders to address learning losses » Boston Globe

Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says » New York Times

State rep. hopefuls Fitzwater, Shand spar over CRE » Newburyport News

NH: Bolduc Gains on Hassan in US Senate Election » Emerson College Polling

NY: NY-17 Rating Change: DCCC Chair Maloney Moves From Lean Democrat to Toss Up » The Cook Political Report

NJ: Van Zandt Provides Lead Guitar Part to Malinowski’s Version of ‘Born to Run’ » Insider NJ

PA: Mastriano & PA GOP Plot War On Workers » The Lever

FL: Tom Brady and Ron DeSantis Are Said to Be on Texting Terms » New York Times

FL: Crist pummels DeSantis’ ‘culture war’ policies during governor’s race debate » Florida Phoenix

FL: No protests allowed inside University of Florida buildings as board considers appointing Sen. Sasse president » WCJB

CO: Lauren Boebert says women are “weaker,” and “need masculinity” » The Denver Post

NH: Republican leadership bails on New Hampshire, Don Bolduc keeps door knocking » Boston Herald

The Wreckage of Neoliberalism » The Atlantic

Democrats growing anxious — again — over Black turnout » Politico

John Roberts is the chief. But it’s Clarence Thomas’s court. » SCOTUS Blog

Barack Obama is Back, and Democrats are Hoping He Can Push Their Most Vulnerable Candidates to Victory » Vanity Fair

Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study » France 24

Opinion: Biden and Trump Share One Thing » New York Times

Mike Lindell: MyPillow chief’s influence grows as devoted backer of Trump’s big lie » The Guardian

Boston restaurants are combating food waste with ‘surprise bags’ » Boston Globe

OEMs, AG tell court why they have not complied with Mass. Data Access Law » Repairer Driven News

Massachusetts students’ math, reading scores plunge to lowest in decades » Boston Herald

Alarming absentee rate cited in New Bedford’s poor MCAS scores » The New Bedford Light

Mass. At Or Near Top, But NAEP Scores Show Decline » State House News Service

Endicott College launches $75 million capital campaign » Salem News

Baker visits Tri-County to see student training at Franklin vocational school » The Sun Chronicle

$200K grant to develop early college pilot program » The Recorder

Key things that schools can do to fight learning loss, according to experts » Boston Globe

NECC to use $226,005 grant to buy anatomy teaching mannequins » The Eagle Tribune

Boosting Boston's math and reading scores » Axios

Search of Lowell High students draws father’s ire » Lowell Sun

Nation’s report card gives Massachusetts highest marks in the country, but pandemic has taken a toll » Fall River Reporter

North Atlantic right whale population continues to shrink, according to latest report » WBUR

How pavement can help cool overheated cities, even in chilly Mass. » WBUR

Scarborough Brook upgrades focus of upcoming sessions in Belchertown » Gazette Net

Mass. children with RSV sent to hospitals in other states amid capacity strain » WGBH

Devaux says Health Policy Commission needs more power » Commonwealth Magazine

Pioneer Valley hospitals grapple with spike in pediatric respiratory cases » Gazette Net

Domb: DOJ should investigate threats against hospitals that provide gender-affirming care » Gazette Net

Baker gets bill overhauling prescribing practices » Boston Herald

Mayor Wu wants 1000 new housing units as she addresses homelessness » MassLive

Valley Opportunity Council opens fuel assistance center in Springfield » Western Mass News

Celebration at Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse in Springfield » News 22 WWLP.com

Boston City Councilors argue over whether to vote this week on redistricting map » Boston Herald

Robbins: Get ready for chaos after midterm elections » Boston Herald

Ballot Question 1 supporters blast new opponents' ad as 'misleading' » Boston Business Journal

The apathy election » MASSterList

Governor’s Council candidates Tara Jacobs, John Comerford clash in NEPM debate » MassLive

Massachusetts Governor's Race Flies Under National Radar » WBZ News Radio

Gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl visits voters in Chicopee » News 22 WWLP.com

‘Millionaires tax’ debate heats up as supporters blast opponents ‘fear-mongering’ TV ad » Boston Globe

Maura Healey Declines Invitation From Geoff Diehl for Third Debate » NBC Boston

State Rep. Susannah Whipps pursues fourth term, ‘grateful’ to serve » The Recorder

Gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey visits regional dispatch center in Foxboro » The Sun Chronicle

Here's Why You Should Care About the Down-Ballot Mass. Races » NBC Boston

Little kids give up naps at different ages. A new theory links that transition to brain development. » Boston Globe

3 people shot and killed in Boston over the weekend: ‘Extremely alarming,’ Michelle Wu says of recent incidents » Boston Herald

Canadian man arrested in connection to bomb threats at Boston Children’s Hospital, other Boston-area sites » Boston Herald

Violent weekend in Boston claims three lives; Wu says community leaders are ‘reeling’ » Boston Globe

Wu appeals to state for help at Mass and Cass » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: Healey believes the region is pitching in on Mass. and Cass » Boston Globe

Open House for Temporary Lanesborough Police Station » iBerkshires

Wu Appeals For Outside Help At Mass. And Cass » State House News Service

‘Saving lives and helping women’: The diocese’s 40 Days for Life campaign » Gazette Net

Boston campus contraception vending machines promise contraceptive access but pose unexpected challenges, reproductive justice advocates say » The Scope

Battenfeld: Does Massachusetts really need a lieutenant governor? » Boston Herald

Elections weren’t in a healthy state pre-2020. Now, we’re pushing them to the brink. » Boston Globe

Home sales at center of millionaire’s tax debate » Boston Herald

Home Sales Claim In Anti-Surtax Ad Disputed » State House News Service

Spill the T: Riders are back, but the T's rebound has been uneven » WGBH

Boston, businesses to pay for employee bus, subway rides » Commonwealth Magazine

Arrests for unlicensed driving plunge in New York following unauthorized immigrant license law like Mass.’s » WGBH

Parking minimums are ended in Cambridge, giving choice to eliminate or rent out spaces » Cambridge Day

Opinion: Question 4 allows all drivers to be tested, licensed, and insured » Boston Globe

Editorial: MBTA should give Warren and Markey the data it promised » Boston Globe

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GBH News Have questions about Mass. ballot Q’s 1 and 2? Non-partisan researcher Evan Horowitz has answers. WCVB Channel 5 Boston Massachusetts students' math, reading scores plummet

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Podcast Spotlight

MassClimateAction The Climate Minute: Explainer: "Loss and Damage" Sticher Pod Save America: It's Midnights in America (with AOC!) WBUR Radio Boston: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on the T and 'Mass. and Cass' Boston Consulting Group Me, Myself, and AI: Investing in the Last Mile: PayPal's Khatereh Khodavirdi