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DraftKings CEO Jason Robins talks about why you’re seeing so many sports betting ads » Boston Globe

Claudine Gay turmoil forces Harvard’s secretive ‘corporation’ into spotlight » Boston Globe

Editorial: Amend the Community Preservation Act to promote more housing » Boston Globe

Confessions of a marijuana legalizer » Commonwealth Beacon

Mass. lawmakers’ 2024 wishlist: Healthcare fixes, a strong economy, better schools, more » MassLive

Communities at climate risk need help, but state dollars are hard to come by » Boston Globe

‘We have a long way to go’: Three years after Boston declares racism a public health threat, the work is as critical as ever » Boston Globe

Massachusetts vocational school admissions ‘moving in the wrong direction’: Legislators push leadership to nix selective criteria » Boston Herald

RI: Program aids parents with IEPs, 504 plans » Providence Journal

CT: CT bottles and cans deposit doubling in 2024. What you need to know. » Hartford Courant

CT: Here’s a look at CT crime trends in 2023 and what made a glaring exception » Hartford Courant

MD: Maryland’s budget troubles revive debate about taxing the rich » Washington Post

DC: D.C. Water sues federal government over millions in alleged unpaid charges billed to the Armed Forces Retirement Home » Washington Business Journal

FL: With DeSantis away, Florida lawmakers set session agenda, at least for now » Orlando Sentinel

IA: 'Deplorable': Iowa's GOP governor opts out of summer food program for kids » Raw Story

AZ: In battleground Arizona, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. draws Biden and Trump voters united by distrust » Boston Globe

CA: In L.A. District Attorney Race, Rhetoric Shifts From Reform to Fear » New York Times

How the anti-vaccine movement is gaining power in statehouses » Washington Post

5 ballot measures to watch in 2024 » The Hill

‘We can reclaim control of our destiny,’ Al Gore says of climate change » Politico

Young U.S. Muslims are rising up against Israel in unlikely places » Washington Post

What Went Wrong for Ron DeSantis in 2023 » New York Times

Nikki Haley is trying to make a move in Iowa. Is it too late? » Boston Globe

Robbins: Congress preps probe of taxpayer funds for Hamas » Boston Herald

Editorial: It’s still the inflation, Mr. President » Boston Herald

As conflicts rage abroad, a fractured Congress tries to rally support for historic global challenges » Boston Globe

Artists grapple with affordability gap in Northampton » Gazette Net

How wacky was the local business world in 2023? Two words: ‘cop slide.’ » Boston Globe

Parker: Politicized universities part of larger problem » Boston Herald

Harvard strains to find other words for ‘plagiarism’ » Boston Globe

O’Bryant School move: BPS still open to compromises, Michelle Wu warns district must ‘move urgently’ » Boston Herald

Around Amherst: Mental health action plan underway in schools » Gazette Net

Hiccups in $381 million Lowell High rebuild » Lowell Sun

Massachusetts legislation would allow IVF therapy for same-sex veteran marriages; VA denies coverage » MassLive

MA lawmakers pitch new investments in affordable housing » Public News Service

Housing crisis leads to unprecedented number of people seeking help from Boston’s St. Francis House » Boston Herald

Boston’s St. Francis House celebrates Christmas, serves hundreds of festive feasts » Boston Herald

Biotech bound: For blue-collar apprentices, biomanufacturing can be a ticket to the middle class » Boston Globe

Westfield City Council rejects CPA funding for playground at new school » MassLive

Donating a kidney to stranger was 'touching' experience for Westborough library director » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts attorney general rejects complaints over Boston mayor’s ‘electeds of color’ party » Boston Herald

Firefighting exposes crews to cancer-causing substances; Mercy Medical in Springfield now offers free screenings » MassLive

Evidence mounts that future vaccines should be inhaled » Boston Globe

NIH’s new leader wants to broaden participation in medical research » Boston Globe

Editorial: US government revenues hit record highs » Boston Herald

Carlozzi: Tax reform won’t give Mass. competitive edge » Boston Herald

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