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via Karen Anderson reporter for WCVB

“How many lectures do you have to give to reach the number of people you can reach in 10 minutes on social media?” he said. “I’m an activist and activist educator, and this is education on a much wider scale than we are talking about in more traditional terms — it’s public consciousness-raising on a potentially global scale.”

Jackson Katz, Harvard Graduate School of Education graduate

Speaking about gender equality in the #metoo era.

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Beltway Politics

Senate gets FBI Kavanaugh report » Boston Globe

Republicans shift their Kavanaugh strategy to attacks on Ford » Boston Globe

U.S. Rep. Kennedy: Trump's mocking of Ford 'despicable' » Herald News

Business

Google may be anchor tenant in 18-story building planned for Kendall Square » Boston Globe

Wayfair getting into pop-up stores » Boston Globe

Buffett-Owned Stores Win $2.3M Tax Abatement in Massachusetts » Bloomberg

Developer wants to replace MIT Coop building with glass tower for Google » Boston Business Journal

Officials celebrate $15M effort to boost biomanufacturing in Worcester » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Cannabis & Psychedelics

Slow start for marijuana retail shops and resulting loss of state revenue not a big deal, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says » MassLive

Civil Rights

Diversity's importance highlighted in business, education, politics » Salem News

Slavery Is Still a Legal Punishment. Voters in One State Have a (Second) Chance to Abolish It. » Governing

Crimes

Little information available on status of groping case involving Gov. Charlie Baker's son, AJ Baker » MassLive

Education

Harvard president reportedly says Kavanaugh voluntarily opted out of teaching law course » Boston Globe

Harvard places head diving coach on leave amid sexual misconduct allegations » Boston Globe

Legislators face Berkshire school officials after education reform failure » Berkshire Eagle

Environment

Finding the buzz: Local beekeepers join call to ban the pesticides » The Sun Chronicle

Health Care

Cash may net lower price for some drugs » Commonwealth Magazine

Health commission report: Big cost increases from nurse ballot question » Commonwealth Magazine

Nurses Ballot Initiative Could Cost Over $900 Million A Year, State Panel Estimates » WBUR

Massachusetts Nurses Association decries ‘inflated’ Question 1 cost projections » Boston Herald

Housing

Baker-Polito Administration announces $3 million for new housing development in Newburyport, Northampton and Falmouth; Community scale housing initiative supports small-scale affordable housing development » Sampan

Tenants excited over $5.5M senior housing rehab in Marlborough » The Metro West Daily News

15 Boston-Area Mayors Have Signed on to an “Emergency” Housing Plan » Boston Magazine

Home is where the house is » Commonwealth Magazine

Newton Commits To Increase Housing As Part Of Area Coalition » Newton Patch

Judiciary

Suffolk Probate judge OK’d for move to Cape » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Labor

Safety, cost concerns raised about National Grid lockout » WCVB

1,500 Workers At 7 Marriott Hotels In Boston Go On Strike » WBUR

Lobbying

Rep. O'Connell receives YMCA Legislative Champion Award » Taunton Gazette

Local Government

Voter Check-In to Speed Up in Sandwich with New Technology » Cape Cod Online

T&G sues city over refusal to release Worcester police records » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Bike sharing will return to Worcester, but city wants to avoid 'free-for-all' it says happened with ofo » MassLive

Opinion

Senator Tran: I'm running a grassroots campaign » Sentinel & Enterprise

Tran's criticism of Chalifoux-Zephir's efforts is unfounded » Sentinel & Enterprise

Letter to the Editor: O'Connell, Diehl work hard for people of Taunton » Taunton Gazette

Stay the course with Crocker in 2nd Barnstable District » Cape Cod Times

Letter: BMC medical staff makes case for 'No' vote on Q1 » Berkshire Eagle

Mayors step up on housing. Now it’s time for Beacon Hill to act » Boston Globe

Don’t be fooled, Senators Collins and Murkowski: Judge Kavanaugh would gut Roe v. Wade » Boston Globe

Wynn casino caught up in governor’s race and #MeToo » Boston Globe

State Auditor should uphold professional standards » Sentinel & Enterprise

Safe injection sites need careful study (Editorial) » MassLive

Politics

Healey and Republican opponent clash over virtually every issue in their first debate » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG candidates spar over guns, immigration » The Metro West Daily News

Get to know your state representative candidates for 31st Middlesex District » Wicked Local Winchester

Jay Gonzalez courts votes for governor during Fall River stop » Herald News

Tran, Chalifoux Zephir spar on education » Sentinel & Enterprise

State Rep. Candidate Ryan Losco event draws crowd » Wicked Local North Andover

Brady: As auditor, I'd be tax watchdog » Lowell Sun

City Hall protest targets Kavanaugh nomination » The Bay State Banner

Where Independents Could Shake Up Races for Governor » Governing

Republicans Could Take Control of These 2 Coastal Blue States » Governing

Republican state Rep. Geoff Diehl makes US Senate campaign stop in Taunton » Taunton Gazette

Tapping into a golden political tool » Boston Globe

Boston patrolmen’s union gives Geoff Diehl backup » Boston Herald

Gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez pledges to stop expansion of gas pipelines, urges investment in renewable energy » the Berkshire edge

DA Joe Early Jr., challenger Blake Rubin to face off in ACLU debate in Worcester » Worcester Mag

Public Health

Many people don’t know how to administer overdose-reversing drugs. Blue Cross is trying to change that » Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker stands by civil commitment proposal for opioid addiction » MassLive

Public Safety

Sheriff’s department lands $1.5 million grant » Martha's Vineyard Times

A chart about sexual assault prevention is going viral. Here’s the story behind it » Boston Globe

Pittsfield must reinstate officer fired over misleading arrest report » Berkshire Eagle

Head of state environmental police suspended without pay » Boston Herald

Union Wharf public safety marina highlights working waterfront while aiding water rescue efforts » South Coast Today

Col. James McGinn, head of Massachusetts Environmental Police, suspended without pay » MassLive

State Government

'We believe it will pay off': Gov. Charlie Baker delivers $2.5 million grant for Paramount Theater-Massasoit Block restoration in Springfield » MassLive

Absentee ballots are now available across Massachusetts » WWLP

For Baker, mum’s the word on allegations against son » Commonwealth Magazine

Gov. Charlie Baker open to working with Trump administration, others to benefit Massachusetts » MassLive

Utilities

Longmeadow considering moratorium on Columbia Gas construction, citing recent explosions » MassLive

Mass. to pay $12.2 million in dispute over 'middle mile' network » Berkshire Eagle

All those gas workers in the Merrimack Valley need a place to live. How about on a cruise ship? » Boston Globe

NH Developer Offers Land to Workers Repairing Gas Pipeline in Merrimack Valley » NECN

Gov. Charlie Baker: Columbia Gas will pay for losses in Merrimack Valley explosions » MassLive

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