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Facing system strained by migrant influx, Healey activates National Guard to help at shelter hotels » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey continues break with state clemency trends by recommending 4 more pardons » Boston.com

Healey picks social worker to join Parole Board » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts COVID cases and hospitalizations on the rise again, new variant BA.2.86 has ‘lots of mutations’ » Boston Herald

Editorial: Boston City Council hits snooze button on Mass and Cass » Boston Herald

Editorial: Enrique Pepén for City Council in District 5 » Boston Globe

New Federal Rules Aim to Prevent Repeat of 2018 Merrimack Valley Fires, Explosions » WHAV

Fall River developers accused of spreading asbestos after school demolition indicted, AG Campbell announces » Boston Globe

NH: Trump’s eligibility for New Hampshire ballot under review » Hartford Courant

RI: After two arrests, some seek removal of Providence NAACP president » Boston Globe

PA: ‘It’s amateur hour’: Democrats panic about state of the Pennsylvania party » Politico

PA: Philadelphia Proud Boys leader sentenced to 15 years in prison for Jan 6 crimes » The Independent

VA: Glenn Youngkin’s Biggest Power Grab May Come Well Before 2024 » Vanity Fair

VA: State budget silent on casino, allowing Richmond to vote again » Richmond Times Dispatch

GA: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Rebuffs Calls To Punish Or Remove Fulton County DA Fani Willis » HUFFPOST

FL: DeSantis voted against Sandy aid a decade ago. Now his state needs the help. » Politico

FL: ‘Ghost’ candidate consultant had ‘involvement’ in federal probe, deposition reveals » Orlando Sentinel

AL: Alabama AG Says He Can Prosecute People Who Assist In Out-Of-State Abortion Travel » HUFFPOST

CO: Colorado's Indigenous leaders want power in legalization of psychedelics » Axios

Families crossing U.S. border illegally reached all-time high in August » Washington Post

Big Pharma’s American Con » The Lever

If Joe Biden Falters, Democrats Have Prepped the Bench » Vanity Fair

The Key Players in Trump’s Plot to Upend the Election, Mapped » New York Times

Liberal groups seek to use the Constitution’s insurrection clause to block Trump from 2024 ballots » Boston Globe

Teacher shortages have gotten worse. Here’s how schools are coping. » Washington Post

‘I wouldn’t give him a nickel’: One-time Giuliani donors rule out legal aid » The Guardian

Opinion: Mitch McConnell Needs to Step Aside » National Review

What happens if Mitch McConnell retires before his Senate term ends? » Boston Globe

Jamie Raskin Asks Republicans To Subpoena Jared Kushner’s Investment Firm » HUFFPOST

Howie Carr: Biden’s tall tales even stump loyal lefties » Boston Herald

Cannabis dispensary opens at former Sugarloaf Shoppes in Whately » Gazette Net

It’s silence of the lambs on Star Store » The New Bedford Light

School Building Authority Adjusting To Funding Infusion » State House News Service

Folan: The importance of parenting from the sidelines » Boston Herald

UMass Dartmouth exit a tough blow for New Bedford » Commonwealth Magazine

Already reeling, Brockton School Committee finds new $14 million deficit, as superintendent goes on extended medical leave » Boston Globe

Editorial: Private partners aid in protecting state’s waterways » Sentinel & Enterprise

Summer of 2023 goes down as second rainiest on record in Boston, forecasters say » Boston Globe

State grant to aid Haverhill in replacing East Meadow River culvert » The Eagle Tribune

That new apartment building by the side of I-290 in Worcester? Here's what we know » Worcester Telegram

Housing Advocates Release Boston City Council Candidate Questionnaire » StreetsBlog

Gov. Healey activates National Guard to help emergency shelter hotels without providers » Boston Herald

Migrant crisis lands on the doorstep of Westfield State University (Editorial) » MassLive

Healey activates Mass. National Guard to help at emergency shelter hotels » NBC Boston

Gov. Healey recommends 4 pardons » WBUR

Healey Recommends More Pardons, Nominates Parole Board Member » WHDH

Gov. Maura Healey pardons a marine, child care worker, volunteer and specialist » MassLive

Northampton petition calls for halting Main Street’s redesign; city balks at the idea » Gazette Net

Overdose Awareness Captured In Field Of Flags » WHDH

More than 22,000 purple flags on Boston Common, as Massachusetts officials recognize International Overdose Awareness Day » Boston Herald

Families Fly Flags To Remember Loved Ones Lost to Overdoses » State House News Service

'It's so hard to beat this thing': Commemoration held at UMass Thursday to end overdose » Worcester Telegram

Updated COVID boosters to be available mid-September, White House says » Boston Globe

Northampton pioneers outdoor Narcan boxes in Hampshire and Hampden counties as overdoses increase » MassLive

Former MBTA Transit Police sergeant now faces federal charges of falsifying report on officer’s assault on man at subway stop » Boston Globe

City manager: Investigation of Worcester police chief will be reported to state » Worcester Telegram

Bodycam footage shows Boston police quickly helped city councilor robbed on the Mile » Boston Herald

Ex-T police sergeant charged with lying about officer assaulting man » NBC Boston

MA LG Driscoll discusses transportation secretary resignation, delayed tax relief package, and police disciplinary records release » WAMC

This Watertown company wants to charge your EV wirelessly » Boston Globe

Healey, Fiandaca shed no new light on Secretary’s departure » Boston Herald

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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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