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7:00pm Election Night Celebration with Geoff Diehl and Leah Cole Allen

8:00pm MassDems Election Night Celebration, Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Avenue, Boston

Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Dems Look To Build On Big Legislative Margins » State House News Service

‘We’re getting cheated out of something’: Three Boston neighborhoods are about to lose a pharmacy » Boston Globe

Only Republican DA seeking re-election in Mass. faces progressive challenger in Plymouth » WBUR

State official projects 2.2 million will cast ballots in election, the lowest share of voters in decades » Boston Globe

The Governor’s Council only denied 1 judge in 6 years; Here’s why » MassLive

Boston Public Schools launches investigation into allegations of discrimination against administrators of color » Boston Globe

Mayflower Wind to honor existing contract terms » Commonwealth Magazine

Anticipating New Governor, Somerville Hopes To Advance Plans For Supervised Injection Site » Dig Boston

AP sources: Justice Dept. watchdog probing Mass. US attorney » AP News

THE OTHER 49

RI: Total spending in R.I. congressional race nears $14 million » Boston Globe

NY: Parts of NY gun law temporarily blocked on eve of Election Day » Gothamist

NJ: Scathing report says some at state-operated veteran’s home were put in ‘immediate jeopardy’ » NJ.com

NJ: Drug deaths rise, but NJ’s needle-exchange sites stalled » Nj Spotlight News

FL: Black voters in Florida express fear, confusion as DeSantis election laws kick in » Washington Post

FL: Rent-control advocates, foes keep up campaigns despite court ruling nullifying measure » Orlando Sentinel

NATIONAL

Private Equity Spends Nearly $150 Million to Fuel 2022 Races » The Wall Street Journal

The infrastructure lobbying frenzy is just getting started » Politico

Final House Ratings: A Clear GOP Edge, and a Wide Range of Possible Gains » The Cook Political Report

Republicans Are Already Suing to Get Midterms Ballots Thrown Out in Key States » Vanity Fair

Midterm Elections 2022: The 20 Biggest Ballot Measures To Watch » HUFFPOST

The three voter groups that could decide the midterm elections » Washington Post

Class of 2022: Meet the Governors About to Be Elected » Governing

Inside the GOP's mad scramble for midterms credit » Axios

Chatter grows over potential Rick Scott GOP leadership challenge to Mitch McConnell » The Hill

The Fed crashed the housing market. Builders and banks want help. » Politico

Elon Musk Calls For Republican-Controlled Congress » The Daily Caller

Donald Trump Jr., Gunning for World’s-Most-Despicable-POS Title, Continues to Attack John Fetterman for Having a Stroke » Vanity Fair

"Rather than dragging more and more voters to the extremes, this behavior from the major parties is having the opposite effect. Many are becoming independents,"

Governor Charlie Baker

During a Harvard lecture, Baker sounded the alarm about media trends he says will drive hyper-partisanship and alienate centrist voters.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Despite Republican momentum, Election Day dawns with high uncertainty about Senate majority » Boston Globe

Election officials fear that counting delays will help fuel claims of fraud » Boston Globe

Across the country, voting issues are on the ballot. Abortion and guns are, too. » Boston Globe

Why we likely won’t know the results of the election for days (and why that’s OK) » Boston Globe

Opinion: Latinos are the new swing voters. Here are two key races they could decide. » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Democrats’ us vs. them strategy will come back to haunt them in 2024 » Boston Herald

Business

Want to go to the new Beacon Hill bookstore on a weekend? You may have to wait outside a bit. » Boston Globe

Musk’s Twitter layoffs include 55 in Boston office » Boston Globe

Nupro gets expedited permit for new headquarters in Deerfield » Gazette Net

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Cannabis Confidential: Weighing the impact of Diddy's purchase on pot industry » Worcester Telegram

Democracy

Editorial: Election workers are under assault. We need to protect them. Now. » Boston Globe

DOJ employees will observe election access in 8 Massachusetts communities » CBS News

Education

Boston Public Schools probes discrimination allegations raised by school leaders of color » WBUR

Two parents urge appeals court to overturn convictions in Varsity Blues college admissions scandal » Boston Globe

Bourne school board member says she was fired from teaching job over social media posts » Cape Cod Times

Jinliu Wang to be 17th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute » Worcester Telegram

Environment

Four Local Towns Added to Commonwealth’s Green Communities » Cape Cod Online

Mysterious signs mandating ‘no eye contact’ and ‘no running with sticks’ pop up on Belmont trails » Boston Globe

Provision in Mass. economic development bill could block Pilgrim wastewater discharge until ‘25 » Exchange Monitor

Health Care

Editorial: Making patients’ health a priority » Lowell Sun

Housing

The cost of building in Boston keeps going up. That’s making real estate more expensive, too. » Boston Globe

Worcester Housing Authority to demolish, redevelop Lakeside Apartments » MassLive

Human Services

$5M identified in Massachusetts SNAP fraud audit » News 22 WWLP.com

Judiciary

Rachael Rollins reportedly subject of DOJ probe following Herald report » Boston Herald

Labor

Boston attorney files lawsuit on behalf of Twitter employees facing layoffs » WCVB

Local Government

‘Yes on 5’ initiatives unregistered at state and town level » Martha's Vineyard Times

Boston Mayor Wu OKs new city voting map » WGBH

Michelle Wu signs new Boston redistricting map into law » Boston Herald

Orange poised to get $3.4M for fire cleanup » Athol Daily News

Springfield celebrates Puerto Rican heritage at 33rd annual flag raising » MassLive

Politics

Mass. gov candidates make final pitch to voters before Election Day » WBUR

4 things to watch for as Massachusetts votes » WGBH

Opinion: If Maura Healey makes history, she has Charlie Baker to thank » Boston Globe

Galvin predicts less than 50% of voters will turn out » WGBH

Questions drawing voters more than candidates in midterm election, Secretary of State Galvin says » Berkshire Eagle

Massachusetts voters weighing stark choice for governor » WCVB

Here's who is spending money to pass, and defeat, the Massachusetts ballot questions » Worcester Telegram

Galvin predicts low turnout in low-intensity election » Commonwealth Magazine

Candidates making final campaign appeals ahead of Tuesday elections » Western Mass News

Maura Healey, Geoff Diehl Make Final Push for Votes » NBC Boston

Galvin: Questions Drawing Voters More Than Candidates » State House News Service

Berkshire County’s Election Day highlights include two statehouse races, governor’s council seat » WAMC

‘Massachusetts has to be the oasis of sanity’: Ed Markey voices support for local Democrats » Lowell Sun

Galvin predicts low voter turnout in Mass., saying there's 'not an awful lot of enthusiasm' » WBUR

Election Day, Not “Results Day” » WHDH

2022 voter guide: Massachusetts general election » Boston Globe

Public Safety

Violent weekend in Boston: Officials look to increase police visibility as 1 dead, 1 arrested, 7 shot » Boston Herald

Wu: Hub is safe, but more to do on guns, addiction, MBTA » Boston Herald

Northampton’s community policing initiative secures $450K grant » Gazette Net

Taxation

Veteran signature gatherer Harold Hubschman wants to pursue a new kind of ballot question to suspend the gas tax » Boston Globe

Transportation

Cambridge May Soon Ban Right on Red » The Harvard Crimson

Utilities

State To Wind Energy Developers: Commit Or Back Off » State House News Service

DPU rejects wind developer’s bid for contract relief » Commonwealth Magazine

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