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Mass. transportation secretary will step down fewer than eight months after she started. Why? » Boston Globe

Boston Mayor Wu files ordinance to ban tents at Mass and Cass » Boston Herald

‘It’s criminal behavior’: Hundreds involved in a series of violent incidents across Boston » Boston Globe

Amherst School Committee can’t do business after multiple resignations » MassLive

'I figured there were people before me': Transgender candidate a first in New Bedford » South Coast Today

Worcester bus drivers and passengers are angry. Here's why » Worcester Telegram

Right to shelter: Is it a migrant magnet? » Commonwealth Magazine

Markey legislation would funnel $105B to help hospitals deal with climate crisis; local work already underway » Gazette Net

Massachusetts kindergarten vaccine exemption rate steady since 2012 » Axios

Climate Plan Yet To Emerge From Healey’s Office » State House News Service

NH: N.H. Republicans feud over bid to knock Trump off 2024 ballot » Politico

CT: City in turmoil over ‘Keep CT White’ gathering, incendiary Facebook posts » Hartford Courant

NJ: Politicians quietly pay for claims of police excessive force » NJ Today

VA: Virginia's kindergarten vaccine exemption rate ticking up » Axios

MN: Some Minnesota school districts pause police partnerships amid questions about restraint law » Axios

FL: Florida reviewers of AP African American Studies sought ‘opposing viewpoints’ of slavery » Miami Herald

CO: Denver uncertain on mayor's homeless plan, poll shows » Axios

Ahead of 2024, Biden builds a platform on health care costs » Boston Globe

Forget about Ohio. It’s Fool’s Gold. » Politico

More shootings push schools to reckon with backpack dilemma » Axios

The Thing Is, Most Republicans Really Like Trump » New York Times

Here are the first 10 Medicare drugs the government will negotiate lower prices » The Hill

Auto union boss wants 46% raise, 32-hour workweek in ‘war’ against Detroit carmakers » Boston Globe

Trump Campaign Reports Raising More Than $7 Million After Georgia Booking » TIME

Opinion: Black people are killed for being Black. Again. » Washington Post

Vivek Ramaswamy Is Very Annoying. It’s Why He’s Surging in the Polls. » New York Times

Climate activists target jets, yachts, and golf in a string of global protests against luxury » Boston Globe

Pope says some ‘backward’ conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology » AP News

How Dark Money Enabled Vivek Ramaswamy’s Cash Grab » The Lever

Not Over Yet: Late-Summer Covid Wave Brings Warning of More to Come » New York Times

The Next Climate Change Calamity?: We’re Ruining the Microbiome, According to Human-Genome-Pioneer Craig Venter » Vanity Fair

Robbins: And in this candidate corner, inmate #PO1135809 » Boston Herald

Is the long IPO drought over? A spate of deals kindles revival hope. » Boston Globe

Mahoney wrote the book on being a chief marketing officer. Now he is one again. » Boston Globe

Want to take a piece of Wegmans home? Here’s your chance. » Boston Globe

King: AI already beginning to take jobs – control is needed » Boston Herald

Editorial: Why is the Fed so obsessed with 2 percent inflation? » Boston Globe

Mastercard's cannabis ban makes industry less safe, say entrepreneurs » Boston Business Journal

Cities Are Embracing Teen Curfews Which May Not Curb Crime » Governing

What happened to Cape Cod's 'Lady of the Dunes'? Case closed, DA says. The husband did it. » Cape Cod Times

March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election » Boston Globe

Some UMass arts students appear headed for Bed Bath & Beyond » The New Bedford Light

Poll: Parents Concerned As Boston Starts School Year » State House News Service

Resident assistants at Tufts University planning strike on move-in day Tuesday » MassLive

Tufts resident assistants set to strike on freshman move-in day » Boston Globe

Perkins School For The Blind’s Sarah Lacey Talks Howe Innovation Center, Indexing Accessibility, More In Interview » Forbes

Why Berkshire bus drivers are hard to come by » Berkshire Eagle

Opinion: Hardening schools is not the best solution to promote safety » Boston Globe

First day of school in Worcester: Nerves and excitement as city students return to class » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts beaches could see ‘dangerous’ rip currents, high surf from Hurricane Franklin » Boston Herald

Why scientists are hooking up oysters to biosensors » Boston Globe

Group looks to save King's Beach by improving water quality » Salem News

Peabody adopts Stretch Code in search of Green Community status » Salem News

More than $6M OK'd for Bay State eco-projects » Salem News

New Boston FBI head will be first woman to lead office » Boston Globe

CVS Health corporate layoffs announced in Boston and Wellesley » Boston Globe

Farmers Insurance says it is cutting 2,400 jobs in bid to ensure long-term profitability » Boston Globe

Taunton preliminary canceled. Here's why and what to know about election 2023 » Taunton Gazette

In the absence of any proven treatment, can people with long COVID recover? » Boston Globe

Boston Carnival shooting 'can't take away our joy,' says Councilor Louijeune » WGBH

After Boston Police officers were assaulted by teens and one cop was put in a chokehold, a ‘plea to parents’; police union pushes for more cops » Boston Herald

Mayor Wu files new ordinance to remove tents from 'Mass. and Cass' » WBUR

Editorial: Councilor Fernandes Anderson learns first-hand Boston cops are vital » Boston Herald

Husband killed ‘Lady of the Dunes’ found in Provincetown in 1974, DA concludes » Boston Globe

Report: Cambridge police fatality leaves the public ‘wondering why’ » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey addresses recent gun violence in Springfield » Western Mass News

MBTA Outlines Another Slew Of Service Disruptions » State House News Service

Battenfeld: First major shake-up of Healey administration shrouded in mystery » Boston Herald

Chelsea bus stop is transformed into a ‘Flower Walk’ » Boston Globe

Massachusetts transportation head Gina Fiandaca to depart after seven months » Axios

Fiandaca Departing After Short Stint As Transpo Secretary » State House News Service

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