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Connector chief says Commonwealth Care $$$ "outside my purview" » State House News Service

Should Thomas Finneran get his pension back? » Boston Globe

A tipping point for criminal justice reform » Boston Globe

$15 minimum wage could squeeze workers on public assistance » Boston Globe

Facing criticism, Gov. Charlie Baker defends mid-year budget cuts » The Republican

Mass. Sheriffs' Association falling flat on transparency, audit finds » The Republican

Broker-dealers are failing to supervise rogue brokers, says Massachusetts regulator William Galvin » Investment News

Bristol-Myers Squibb settles with Mass., other states over Abilify marketing » Boston Business Journal

Globe names new chief executive » Boston Globe

Table talk: Boston restaurateurs dish about their businesses and the region » Boston Business Journal

The List: Largest business advocacy & lobbying groups in Mass. » Boston Business Journal

Business leaders are anxious to avoid an angry call from the president-elect » Boston Globe

Sheehan steps down as CEO of Globe » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. business leaders will talk to 16 select Israeli companies in more 'intimate' round robin event » Boston Business Journal

It's a budding business down on the tree farm » Boston Globe

Expanding vo-tech education 'critical' to Mass. economy: report » Metro

UMass students want trustees to address sanctuary campus issue, divestment, tuition » The Republican

'They Just Want To See Me Smile': Teen Who Lost Home In Cambridge Fire Finds Support At School » WBUR

Gov. Baker nixes Rep. Haddad bill on school hiring, firing decisions » Taunton Daily Gazette

State Awards Over $744,000 For Conservation Partnership Grants » Capecod.com

Boston Releases Climate Change Plan As Trump Nominates A Skeptic » WGBH News

A Cautionary Tale For The EPA » WBUR

Elizabeth Warren introduces bill to ease dilemma faced by these two Boston Marathon bombing survivors » Boston.com

Biogen trial data boosts hopes for its Alzheimer's drug » Boston Globe

Insys execs charged with bribing doctors » Boston Herald

Owner of Mass. psych hospitals in cross hairs » Commonwealth Magazine

Why Partners HealthCare hemorrhaged $108M last fiscal year » Boston Business Journal

Market Knocked This Real Estate Startup Down » BostInno

The desperate and the dead: Homelessness » Boston Globe

AG Healey says she'll sue if needed to protect the state's health care market » Boston Business Journal

Gov nominates two for Superior Court » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Exxon subpoenas Newton law firm » Boston Herald

High court affirms privatization in case brought by union » State House News Service

SJC justices grill Thomas Finneran lawyer » Boston Herald

Pittsfield Health Officials Wait for Council Comments on Needle Exchange » iBerkshires

Ware selectmen OK 'slum' designation for downtown » The Republican

Mayor Walsh says gov's budget cuts raise concerns » Boston Herald

Falmouth selectmen consider ban on recreational pot shops » Cape Cod Times

Boston prepared to do battle with Old Man Winter » Boston Herald

West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt calls for temporary moratorium on recreational marijuana facilities » The Republican

Repealing the Affordable Care Act — fact vs. fiction » Boston Globe

Shocker: Further open records reform needed » Boston Globe

Editorial: Peter Kocot, Maura Healey advocates for public records » Gazette Net

Baker wants to prove he's tough on spending, but at what cost? » Boston Globe

Benton: GOP gets a grip on spending » Salem News

Our Opinion: Data needed on county corrections systems » Berkshire Eagle

Political cost of cuts » Sentinel & Enterprise

Show the same concern for law-abiding citizens as you do illegals » Lowell Sun

One step forward, two steps back in gender equity battle » Boston Business Journal

ViewPoint: Nutrition, health and wellness are now business drivers » Boston Business Journal

ViewPoint: Industry and public education must partner » Boston Business Journal

Local prohibition is still prohibition » Dig Boston

Peter Lucas: Could Stein pour cold water on firebrand Warren? » Sentinel & Enterprise

Healey's Exxon investigation runs into the Bill of Rights » Boston Globe

Revved up for run at mayor » Boston Herald

Seth Moulton is looking for a campaign finance director » Boston Globe

Investigator of Babson students a Hillary Clinton backer » Boston Herald

From Immigration To Infrastructure, Big-City Mayors Draw Up Wish List For Trump » WBUR

Governor slashes anti-addiction funds for Cape » Cape Cod Times

Deadly Lowell opioid ODs outpacing 2015 » Lowell Sun

VA staff, patients defend opioid treatment » Nashoba Publishing

Why Is Charlie Baker Cutting $1.9 Million for Substance Abuse Treatment? » Boston Magazine

Task force to investigate handling of decapitated Lawrence teen case » Boston Globe

Lawrence Mayor Announces Investigation Into Police Handling Of Teen's Disappearance » WBUR

It's still illegal to buy, sell pot » The Daily News of Newburyport

State health money swept into general fund » Berkshire Eagle

State budget woes hit MetroWest communities » The Metro West Daily News

State Rep. Kulik critical of Gov. Baker's budget cuts » The Recorder

Internal emails show Baker administration not ruling out vehicle miles traveled tax » The Republican

Lawmakers, municipal officials fear damage from Baker cuts » Sentinel & Enterprise

15 Baker donors to travel with him to Israel » Boston Globe

Baker administration signals interest in state employee buyouts » Nashoba Publishing

Is MBTA absenteeism really declining? » Commonwealth Magazine

Looking to improve parking, Boston turns to L.A. and Seattle » Boston Globe

Optimism builds for next phase of Route 79 project » The Herald News

Chelsea Council, Police Look to Reduce Default Speed Limit » Chelsea Record

T drivers suing for bus money » Boston Herald

Transition To All-Electronic Tolling Is Saving Some Mass. Pike Drivers 12 Minutes, State Says » WBUR

MBTA Green Line Extension Now Expected To Open In 2021 » WBUR

Plymouth leaders demand answers from NRC on Pilgrim plant » Cape Cod Times

Protests Continue As West Roxbury Pipeline Starts Operation » WGBH News

More deteriorating panels found at Pilgrim nuclear plant » Cape Cod Times

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WBUR Radio Boston: What Trump's Nominee For EPA Could Mean For Massachusetts

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center

2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

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