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Moulton bids to redirect Dems, reshape Congress by electing veterans » State House News Service

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GE delays plan to open new Fort Point building » Boston Globe

UMass envisions an 'oceanfront Boston neighborhood' at Bayside site » Boston Business Journal

Cambridge bans retail sales of commercially bred pets » Boston Globe

Top legislator sees no chance of sales tax holiday » Wicked Local

Anderson named officer of statewide builders, remodelers association » Cape Cod Times

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GE Hits Pause On New Office Building » Banker & Tradesman

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Massachusetts Cannabis Advisory Board Members Largely From Pro-Pot Cities » New England Public Radio

Vermont governor Phil Scott to create executive commission on marijuana legalization » MassLive

New surveillance camera at the State House is raising some concerns » Boston Globe

Immigrants are among most vulnerable to human trafficking » Wicked Local Weymouth

UMass Asks Developers To Submit Ideas For 'Mixed-Use' Of Bayside Site » WBUR

Why Mass. Is Making A Third Attempt At Reforming English Language Ed » WBUR

Bristol Community College receives its largest donation ever: $2 million » Taunton Gazette

Lowell, UMass Lowell sign master agreement » Commonwealth Magazine

Center for Coastal Studies Receives Grant to Measure Nitrogen » Cape Cod Online

Galvin says New Shadow Law Removes Layer of Protection for Historic Parks » Beacon Hill Times

Town, state make case for Supreme Court intervention » Martha's Vineyard Times

Town, State Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Casino Case » Vineyard Gazette

State sees boom in number of psychiatric beds » Boston Globe

More Boston neighborhoods seeing affordable housing units » Boston Globe

Cambridge Moves To Restrict Short-Term Rentals » WBUR

Health insurance is at crisis stage nationwide » Sentinel & Enterprise

Family lessons shaped Salem District Court nominee » State House News Service

Prosecution, defense rest in 'Top Chef' case » Boston Globe

Methuen councilor's police job could create conflict » The Eagle Tribune

Fellsmere Park sign installation celebrates Malden's first mayor » Wicked Local Malden

Trump's reckless rhetoric on North Korea » Boston Globe

Trump tries to divide and conquer communities of color » Boston Globe

Maine motormouth Paul LePage is on the warpath » Boston Globe

When Google silences dissent, it bodes poorly for the rest of us » Boston Globe

Carr: Baker's donor pal at a loss for words after getting judgeship » Boston Herald

Socializing costs and privatizing benefits » Cape Cod Times

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State rep. candidates weigh withdrawal from local races » The Eagle Tribune

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Bonner Withdraws; Throws Support to Magliocchetti » WHAV

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Three-way GOP primary creating waves south of Boston » State House News Service

Opioid deaths already at near-2016 levels » The Sun Chronicle

No new money needed -- Norfolk County has own inmate addiction program » Wicked Local Quincy

Chairman "certain" there won't be a sales tax holiday » Lowell Sun

Berkshire County business owners lament unlikelihood of sales tax-free weekend » The Berkshire Eagle

Mayor Michelle Wu Announces city's Preservation of 16 Affordable Apartments in Roslindale and Celebrates Major Investment in Boston Acquisition Fund » City of Boston

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Fall River Woman Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Conspiracy » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $1.8 Million to Build Talent Pipeline for Early Childhood Educators in Massachusetts » Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

AG Campbell Announces Instructions For Consumers To Receive Restitution From $700 Million Google Settlement » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

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AG Campbell Secures Court Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cutting Billions In Disaster Preparedness Funding » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

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