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5:30pm Rep. Dan Donahue Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

5:30pm Rep. Dan Donahue Re-Election Campaign Kickoff

Charter debate focuses on funding, equity issues » Boston Globe

Health care pricing panel starts work with split views » Boston Globe

Advocates stake out positions on charter ballot question » Politico

Field Grows For Job To Beat Charlie Baker, Protect Elizabeth Warren » WGBH

Polito: Pot question could curb state aid to cities » Commonwealth Magazine

Has the American economy hit a turning point? » Boston Globe

Former South Weymouth base lands its first big commercial tenant » Boston Globe

Accused of stealing thousands, captain says Boston Harbor pilots drank on the job » Boston Globe

This Angie's List Rival Is the 1st Startup to Launch from Liberty Mutual's Incubator » BostInno

Mass. charter school expansion debate turns feisty » The Herald News

Former Mass. first lady next Presidential Forum on Diversity speaker »

For former ITT Tech students, resources to get back on track » Metro.us

Worcester school officials to address overcrowded classrooms » Worcester Telegram

Out-of-state bigwigs back charters » Boston Herald

Business leaders' big donations back drive for more charter schools » Boston Globe

What Connecticut's Schools Reveal About National Education Inequality » WBUR

Opponents say lifting charter school cap would hurt teachers, students » MassLive

Plastic bag ban in Boston could carry statewide » Boston Herald

Rep's high-profile ISIS plan triggers whispers about future » Boston Herald

Rep. Michael Capuano Says Republicans Have Learned Not To Shut Down The Government » WGBH

Hospital pricing deliberations begin » Commonwealth Magazine

Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work » The Berkshire Eagle

Special panel to study price variations between Massachusetts hospitals » WWLP 22

As A Push To Limit Insurance Payouts Begins, Partners Pushes Back » WGBH

Beacon developer pressured from two sides » Lynn Daily News Item

Hood to pour housing on ex-dairy Boston site » Boston Herald

Worcester nixes sanctioned homeless camp » Commonwealth Magazine

Census pegs Mass. uninsured rate in 2015 at 2.8 percent » MassLive

Hundreds of drug cases at risk in Braintree scandal » Boston Globe

Court hears challenge to New Hampshire 'ballot selfie' law » The Associated Press (AP)

Criminal cases dropped due to police department's evidence room scandal » WCVB

State grants creating local jobs at two local companies » Lowell Sun

State Sen. Eric Lesser secures $20K in funding for improvements to Ludlow Veterans Memorial » MassLive

Housing Board violates Open Meeting Law »

Easthampton grants liquor licenses to Luthier's Co-op, Off The Map Tattoo, The Library, and Mill 180 Park » MassLive

Worcester ordered to build roughly $10 million pedestrian skybridge » MassLive

Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz proposes $1 per hour parking meter fee » MassLive

Sites food trucks can operate broadened in Lowell » Lowell Sun

Waiting on Trump, Brockton council delays sanctuary city vote » The Enterprise

Quincy's pot dispensary awaits final approval from state » Patriot Ledger

Marijuana businesses supported in Leominster » Worcester Telegram

Falmouth officials surprised by $150K from state bond bill » Cape Cod Times

Council votes 9-0 to oppose Evergreen housing project » Newburyport News

What if Clinton collapsed after winning? » Boston Globe

Clinton needs a Dutch uncle (or aunt) » Boston Globe

US, Chatham should compromise on Monomoy » Boston Globe

Cashman: Only a dope would vote yes on Question 4 » Boston Herald

Editorial: Few profiles in courage » Boston Herald

EDITORIAL: Baker's mental illness announcement good first step, but obstacles ahead » The Daily Free Press

Huge charter donation inappropriate (Editorial) » MassLive

Nuclear power: What a mess that we helped create » Cape Cod Times

EDITORIAL: Is Massachusetts bluer than ever? » Sentinel & Enterprise

Senate president leaning toward Kerrigan as new party chair » Lowell Sun

Migliore challenges Wong to series of debates » Lynn Daily News Item

Fraser won't take Andrews' place in North Quabbin race » The Recorder

WBUR Poll: Clinton Is Trouncing Trump In Mass. » WBUR

Poll: Warren, Markey score in middle among counterparts » State House News Service

Rosenberg "very partial" to Kerrigan in Dem party chair contest » State House News Service

Democrats bypass second-place finisher Cook, pick Gannon to oppose O'Connor » Wicked Local Scituate

Baystate receives funding for addiction “recovery coaches” » WWLP 22

New $120,000 state grant funds emergency room 'coaches' to aid substance abuse addicts with recovery » MassLive

State Funds To Pay For Addiction Recovery Coaches In The ER » WAMC

City Hotline Now Connects Bostonians With Addiction Recovery Services » WBUR

Baker Administration Calls For Focus On Treatment, Not Punishment, At Bridgewater Hospital » WBUR

State plans dramatic shift in how Bridgewater State Hospital is run »

107 Body Cameras For Boston's Police Department » WGBH

Police chief hailed as a pioneer in opiate fight now on leave » Boston Globe

Gloucester Police Chief Placed On Leave Amid Internal Investigation » WBUR

Mass. police chief honored by the White House places on leave » Sentinel & Enterprise

Gloucester police chief placed on leave pending investigation » WCVB

Polito: School, local aid could take hit if pot question OK'd » State House News Service

Baker: Next month will be key to 2017 fiscal plans » State House News Service

Protesters ordered to stay away from Statehouse » Cape Cod Times

Mass. Sen. Stan Rosenberg criticizes Gov. Charlie Baker appointee's $100,000 donation to charter school campaign » MassLive

Schools Drive 8 Percent Tax Rate Hike in Williamstown » iBerkshires

Locals blast Highland Ave suggestions » The Salem News

Boston launches program to explore self-driving vehicles » Boston Business Journal

Boston inks deal to test self-driving vehicles on city streets » Boston Herald

Taunton officials speak out against Middleboro rail option at MassDOT hearing » Taunton Gazette

Pacheco Law Reprieve Backers Rail Against MBTA Privatization » State House News Service

Boston: Gov. Announces Red Line Improvement Project » 95.9 WATD

Berkshire County among nation's sites to get new Verizon high-speed wireless » The Berkshire Eagle

Pilgrim almost back online after eight days » Cape Cod Times

New poll finds Americans favor slightly higher utility bills to fight global warming » Lowell Sun

AG Campbell Seeks To Intervene To Ensure Transparency Of DOJ Settlement Of HPE/Juniper Networks Merger » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Governor Healey, Colonel Noble Announce Results of Recent Enforcement Efforts to Deter Illegal Street Takeovers » Mass. Office of Grants and Research

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $400,000 in Grants to Support Family Caregivers » Mass. Executive Office of Aging & Independence

We Did It — Tibbits-Nutt Is Out » Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance

Cyanobacteria Bloom in Charles River Reduced–Head of the Charles Course Not Under Advisory » Charles River Watershed Association

Legal Advocates Ask Supreme Court to End Home Equity Seizures in Tax Foreclosures After Major Court Victory in Massachusetts, Legal Advocates Bring Home Equity Theft Battle to the Supreme Court » Pioneer Institute

Healey-Driscoll Administration Presents 42nd Annual Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery to Members of Law Enforcement » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Governor Healey Establishes Competitiveness Council to Grow Economy, Strengthen Business Climate » Mass. Executive Office of Economic Development

Board of Early Education and Care Approves New Funding Formula to Strengthen Child Care in Massachusetts » Mass. Department of Early Education and Care

MassDOT Announces Reprocurement for Service Plazas Contract » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Healey-Driscoll Administration Sounds Alarm Over Donald Trump’s Firing of 500 U.S. Department of Education Staff » Mass. Executive Office of Education

AG's Office Secures Over $583,000 from Westwood-Based Security Company for Violating Workers' Rights » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, Fair Labor Division

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Redesigned Solar Incentive Program to Advance Solar Energy in Massachusetts » Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Veolia renews partnership with Holyoke, Massachusetts to modernize wastewater operations with Hubgrade technology » Veolia

McGovern Introduces New Bill to Improve School Meals and Expand Nutrition Options for Kids » Office of Congressman Jim McGovern