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New MBTA leader dogged by overtime problems » Boston Herald

New report finds former Methuen police chief should face criminal charges in a ‘textbook case of public corruption’ » Boston Globe

Boston Marathon betting prohibited after Boston Athletic Association raises concerns » MassLive

Bristol County Sheriff Increases Training Requirements for Corrections Officers » WBSM

Should prisoners be allowed to vote? Two Massachusetts politicians say yes » Boston Herald

Mass. AG Andrea Campbell actively hiring director of new reproductive justice unit » MassLive

To lower drug costs, report says let doctors dispense » Commonwealth Magazine

CT: Chief State's Attorney reviewed 4,248 pending cannabis cases, dropping charges on 1,562 defendants » CT Insider

NY: New York City Pensions to Divest Future Private Equity Holdings from Fossil Fuels » New York Focus

NJ: Dead whales are latest flashpoint in the 20-year battle over offshore wind farms in N.J. » NJ.com

PA: Anonymous ‘dark money’ donors are spending millions in the Philly mayor’s race to support Jeff Brown » The Philadelphia Inquirer

MI: Ex-Michigan House speaker, 3 others plead guilty in marijuana bribery probe » MLive.com

TN: Tennessee’s House expels 2 of 3 Democrats over guns protest » Boston Herald

KS: Kansas passes anti-ESG bill, but it’s milder than some want » Boston Globe

FL: Florida lawmakers, and DeSantis, charge ahead on 6-week abortion ban » Politico

FL: Ron DeSantis, eyeing presidency, tests campaign message in Michigan » MLive.com

MT: Montana beef: Bad blood intensifies between Tester and Daines » Politico

CA: Red state Democrats have some advice for Gavin Newsom » Politico

Unemployment declines to 3.5 percent as labor market shows strength » The Hill

The Conservative Youth Movement Is Still Going Strong—Except at the Polls » Vanity Fair

The GOP's epic losing streak » Axios

GOP billionaire who funded Clarence Thomas's vacations has also given thousands of dollars to Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin » Business Insider

Market malaise weighs on state finances » Axios

Who is Boris Epshteyn, the controversial aide by Trump’s side in court » The Hill

Staring Down a Debt Crisis, McCarthy Toils to Navigate G.O.P. Divisions » New York Times

Fox asks judge to bar references to January 6 attack at Dominion trial » CNN

Judge in Trump's New York case appears to have donated $15 to Biden for President in 2020 » NBC News

Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. challenging Biden in 2024 » AP News

Howie Carr: Federal Bureau of Incompetence strikes again » Boston Herald

Lucas: Trump-targeting Dems take page from foul playbook » Boston Herald

Most oppose Social Security, Medicare cuts, new poll shows » Boston Globe

Graham: Sununu mocks Mass., writes off Trump » Boston Herald

Are inflation pressures easing? Jobs report may offer clues. » Boston Globe

British regulators probing Amazon’s purchase of iRobot » Boston Globe

‘The city is open for business’: A chat with Boston’s new director of tourism John Borders IV » Boston Globe

This marketing agency is helping to rebrand Boston institutions » Boston Globe

Greater Boston’s Black population becoming more diverse, dispersed » Commonwealth Magazine

After district revoked job offer over use of word ‘ladies,’ hundreds tried to weigh in. They didn’t get the chance. » Boston Globe

UMass rally calls for end to campus police, ensuring housing for 900 students without it » Gazette Net

School committee chair details ‘alarm bells’ over superintendent candidate » Gazette Net

Opinion: MCAS foes should correct their misleading error » Boston Globe

Massachusetts superintendent saga over ‘ladies’ email: ‘Things have gone too far,’ says Democratic state senator » Boston Herald

Healey's Free College Cost Pegged To Aid, Enrollment Projections » State House News Service

Boston College faces pressure to open LGBTQ+ center » Boston Globe

Gov. Maura Healey visits Fitchburg High School day after campus lockdown » MassLive

Is ‘ladies’ a microaggression? Diversity experts explain after superintendent candidate loses job offer. » Boston Globe

Mount Wachusett Community College Leominster campus renovation project celebrated » Sentinel & Enterprise

Right whales’ extended stay in Cape Cod Bay could be result of climate change, scientists say » Boston Globe

A tree-cutting moratorium? Loggers, activists, wildlife biologists await Healey's state forest plan » WGBH

IRS pledges more audits of wealthy, better customer service » Boston Globe

‘Not ready for prime time’: State gambling commission rejects betting on Boston Marathon » Boston Globe

Mass. Gaming Commission Denies DraftKings' Request to Allow Betting on the Boston Marathon » NBC Boston

Gaming Commission denies DrafKings bid to allow bets on Boston Marathon » Boston Herald

After B.A.A. opposition, regulators deny DraftKings betting plans for Boston Marathon » Boston Business Journal

FDA forces unproven premature birth drug Makena off market » Boston Globe

Mass. health officials defend decision to lift mask mandate for medical settings » WBUR

State told physicians to stop using Magellan Diagnostics lead-testing devices in 2017 and ′21 » Boston Globe

Opinion: Ending ACA’s free preventive services will make America sicker » Boston Globe

Vote Anticipated Next Week on Guv’s Housing Secretariat Reorg Plan » State House News Service

Mass. representatives call on First Citizens to continue SVB’s affordable housing initiatives here » Boston Globe

Three affordable housing projects in the Berkshires are about to get more than $7 million in state and federal money » Berkshire Eagle

Housing at the library? It may be coming to your Boston neighborhood. » Boston Globe

New bank urged to keep SVB housing funds intact » Boston Herald

Vote Anticipated Next Week on Guv's Housing Secretariat Reorg Plan » State House News Service

Peabody to receive $1.2 million in state funding for roads » Lynn Daily News Item

Unpaid caregivers urge Healey to get more support to families » WGBH

Can Gov. Healey's supplemental SNAP help the overwhelming nutritional need on Cape? » Cape Cod Times

Massachusetts weighs letting judges order mental health care » ABC News

Student Led Lobby Day at State House Champions College Hunger » Charlestown Bridge

Framingham state rep is confident that universal school meals will become Mass. law » The Metro West Daily News

Inmate Enfranchisement Pitched as Next Step for Criminal Justice Reform » State House News Service

Court rules police body cams can be used to record statements of domestic violence victims » Fox 25 News

City makes ‘historic investment’ in doubling youth summer jobs program » Boston Herald

As burnout mounts, push for a four-day work week grows » Boston Globe

Danvers Select Board frowns on Town Meeting recall article » Salem News

Former Methuen police officer, city councilor charged amid dual probes » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: Lexington’s proposed zoning changes set the bar » Boston Globe

Chicopee adopts flag ordinance nearly a year after flap over Sikh flag » MassLive

Raymond V. Mariano: Trying to find better state to live in than Mass. » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts updates how COVID deaths are counted, state virus cases drop 9% » Boston Herald

Boston police officer, former Tyngsborough officer suspended by POST Commission » MassLive

Supreme Judicial Court rules police can record voluntary statements from domestic violence victims with a body camera » Boston Globe

Report: Former Methuen police chief ran office like a mafia ‘Don’ » Boston Herald

Certification suspended for Boston police officer convicted of drunken driving » Boston Globe

Massachusetts synagogues, churches, mosques, concert halls receive $3 million in security grants » Boston Herald

Healey names Lynn’s Trujillo to Latino Empowerment Council » Lynn Daily News Item

Tarr, Kassner file bill recognizing OCNDS Awareness Day » Newburyport News

Exodus of wealthy residents called non-existent » Commonwealth Magazine

MetroWest organizations awarded $232K to improve drinking water » Worcester Business Journal

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