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Make it stop: What we can do now about guns » Boston Globe

Mass. House leaders look to scale back Senate crime bill » Boston Globe

GOP planning run to make Warren, Bay State see red » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker re-establishes hate crimes task force » MassLive

Paramilitary Policing Infiltrates Western Mass » Valley Advocate

Uncertain future makes T planning difficult » Commonwealth Magazine

Senators hear more opposition to managed care switch for seniors » State House News Service

Mass. Lawmakers Advocate Change After Texas Church Shooting » NECN

Despite Trump's backing, the NRA treads water on Capitol Hill » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren climbs aboard the North South Rail Link Endorsement Express » Boston Globe

Congressman Richard Neal On The GOP Tax Plan » WBUR

Newly available Widett Circle site could fetch top dollar » Boston Globe

After a tax crackdown, Apple found a new shelter for its profits » Boston Globe

THUMBS DOWN: To power-hungry Cashman for pursuing Brockton plant » The Enterprise

House passes Framingham rep Walsh's bill to loosen restrictions on pub brewers » The Metro West Daily News

Wall & Main: Will Massachusetts get rid of noncompetes? » Worcester Telegram

Jay Hooley to step down as State Street CEO » Boston Business Journal

CVS plans to launch same-day delivery in Boston » Boston Business Journal

It's official: Bose to lease big office at Boston Landing » Boston Business Journal

United States: Massachusetts Lawmakers Hear Testimony On Non-Compete Legislation » Mintz Levin

Hooley retirement triggers changes atop State Street » State House News Service

House criminal justice bill would allow expungement of marijuana convictions » The Republican

Falmouth town meeting members say 'no' to recreational pot » Cape Cod Times

State to hire full-time cannabis connoisseur » Boston Globe

Amherst TM OKs 3% pot tax, limits shops to 8 » Hampshire Gazette

Massachusetts marijuana oversight board seeks $7.5 million budget » The Republican

Longmeadow to decide fate of recreational marijuana sales at tonight's Town Meeting » The Republican

Bedford says no to marijuana facilities » Wicked Local Bedford

Governor's Hate Crimes Task Force Will Look At Reporting, School Curricula » WBUR

'The Mooch' is on a Tufts board, and some people aren't happy about that » Boston Globe

MIT Alumni Gather in Los Angeles to Promote Higher Education » prnewswire

Senior home care advocates push back against Statehouse bill » The Recorder

City seeks affordable housing for Midtown » Boston Herald

Attorney General Maura Healey pushing to end veteran suicide » Boston Herald

Thousands of Mass. immigrants on edge over legal status » Boston Globe

House unveils its version of criminal justice shakeup » Boston Herald

What would the Massachusetts House's criminal justice bill do? » The Republican

House Eyes Flexible Sentencing, Sealing Records, And Slamming Opiate Traffickers » WGBH

Mass. House leaders tee up major justice reform legislation » Berkshire Eagle

Boston: House Unveils its Version of Criminal Justice Shakeup » 95.9 WATD

4 months after strike, contract deal still eludes nurses, Tufts » Boston Globe

Plan for sealing criminal records divides employers, advocates » State House News Service

Tufts Medical CEO quote inflames negotiations » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. AG approves Amherst as sanctuary community » Western Mass News

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey approves Amherst Sanctuary Bylaw » The Republican

What you need to know to cast your ballot on Election Day » Berkshire Eagle

Voters Ready For Special Election To Fill 1st Berkshire Seat » WAMC

Races for council, mayor draw to a close in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Plan to ban sale of tobacco in Bridgewater » The Enterprise

In lifting Democrats, Chris Murphy urges focus on themes, not litmus tests » Boston Globe

Weary of gun violence, and of our leaders' reaction to it » Boston Globe

Gelzinis: Trump's response just more NRA-blessed piffle » Boston Herald

Murray: Encouraging businesses to invest in renewable energy » The Metro West Daily News

Peter Lucas: How to end sexual harassment on Beacon Hill? Name names » Lowell Sun

The Texas victims were praying before the slaughter. Prayers won't fix this » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Do Dems iHeart blue collars or green dollars? » Boston Herald

By Now, We Should Know That Elections Have Consequences, And So Does Not Voting » WGBH

Galvin: Voter Turnout Expected To Be Low In Boston Tuesday » CBS Boston

Vargas, Toohey square off in 3rd Essex District race » Eagle Tribune

Bracing for election day » Eagle Tribune

Outside Boston, Mass. Cities Hold Mayoral Elections Tuesday » WBUR

Boston, Lawrence, among cities electing mayors Tuesday » Lowell Sun

Tax policy provides fertile ground early in US Senate race » State House News Service

Marie Frank: Urges approval of 'End of Life Options Act' » Hampshire Gazette

From heroin addict to helping people get clean » Boston Globe

Make it stop: What we can do now about guns » Boston Globe

STATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Bumping heads on budget bill » Wicked Local Brookline

Maynard awarded $3.1M MassWorks infrastructure grant » Wicked Local Maynard

Officials assure security of voting machines » Newburyport News

Legislation Moving Before The End Of The Year: The Week Ahead On Beacon Hill » New England Public Radio

Income surtax lands Feb. 5 hearing » Sentinel & Enterprise

Bay State Wind opens New Bedford office in wind power bid » Cape Cod Times

Entergy opposes proposed Pilgrim decommissioning fee » State House News Service

$25 million a year decommissioning fee proposed for Pilgrim nuclear plant » Wicked Local

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

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

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

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