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Healey seeks to cut estate, capital gains taxes. Business groups want more. » Boston Business Journal

Number-crunching youth violence in Boston: Just how bad is it? » Boston Globe

15 Mass., RI addiction treatment programs closed after allegations of fraud » WBUR

From food stamps to rental aid: Pandemic-era funding is ending, and Mass. wants to build an off-ramp » Boston Globe

Mass. RMV workers took bribes in exchange for passing road test scores, officials say » MassLive

Howie Carr: What’s so urgent in Holbrook, Mr. Speaker? » Boston Herald

Healey wants more housing. But how hard will she push communities to approve it? » Boston Globe

Ban Bill Aims To Slow Spread Of PFAS Damage » State House News Service

How Gov. Healey wants to spend the ‘millionaires tax’ money » Boston.com

NH: Washington’s Favorite Republican Is Making All the Right Moves » Politico

RI: Speaker Shekarchi unveils housing legislation package that some lawmakers say will spur production » Boston Globe

CT: Cannabis activists want more criminal cases dropped and expunged from CT records. » CT Insider

NY: City Council Passes Raft of Bills to Prevent Rampant Battery Fires » The City

NY: Hochul touts housing plan during Long Island tour as lawmakers worry about density and tenants’ rights » New York Daily News

NY: 1199SEIU moves to rebargain contract for 78,000 health care workers ahead of schedule » Politico

NJ: Legal weed market needs more Black- and Hispanic-owned businesses, state cannabis board member says » NJ.com

NJ: Plan to let tax on businesses expire draws progressive ire » New Jersey Monitor

NC: Medicaid expansion deal reached between NC House and Senate » The News & Observer

MI: Michigan AG says she was among targets in plot to kill Jewish officials » Washington Post

CO: What's moving and not in the Colorado Legislature » Axios

WY: GOP-sought primary voter restrictions become law in Wyoming » Boston Globe

Trump's 5-part plan to attack DeSantis » Axios

House Democrats blindsided as Biden changes tune on DC crime bill » The Hill

Exposed: Dallas Humber, Narrator Of Neo-Nazi ‘Terrorgram,’ Promoter Of Mass Shootings » HUFFPOST

Walgreens won’t distribute abortion pills in some states where they remain legal » Politico

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez may have violated House rules with gifts from Met Gala, watchdog says » Washington Post

Newsmax taps ex-congressman Jack Kingston to help in its brawl with DirecTV » Politico

DU study finds long COVID patients could benefit from concussion treatment » Axios

One reason the job market is out of whack? Baby boomers. » Washington Post

House Dems strategize how to achieve a Speaker Hakeem Jeffries » Politico

Democrats Are Open To Ditching Biden In 2024 » FiveThirtyEight

Tim Scott inches toward 2024 run, calling in Iowa for 'creating converts to conservatism' » Des Moines Register

John Hancock is getting a new leader » Boston Globe

For Black-owned businesses, landing a big contract can be a risky proposition » Boston Globe

Editorial: Fairness demands a better solution to North End outdoor dining » Boston Globe

Healey tells business group no one will compete harder » Commonwealth Magazine

Fallon building in downtown Worcester part of $10.5 million deal » Worcester Telegram

New England wants to become CHIPS Act defense technology hub » Boston Business Journal

Healey Still Pushing For $200 Mil To Boost Microtech » State House News Service

Healey announces new regional emergency management program for New England, with focus on climate » Boston Globe

Mass. Doctors Feeling Burned Out, Survey Finds » State House News Service

Gov. Healey Seeing Impacts of Brockton Hospital's Closure » NBC Boston

Administration not waiting for a ‘housing hero,’ says LG » Commonwealth Magazine

Tenants call for more radical rent control in 2nd Boston City Council hearing » WGBH

Developer proposes 300-condo mixed-income project in Shrewsbury » Worcester Business Journal

Operator of addiction treatment centers in Mass., R.I. charged in multimillion dollar care fraud scheme » Boston Globe

Operators of chain of opioid addiction centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts face federal fraud charges » Boston Herald

Finding Their Way, Venezuelan Migrants Put Down New Island Roots » Vineyard Gazette

Biotech workforce development would get a multimillion-dollar boost under Healey budget » Boston Business Journal

Boston employee payroll data shows more big-money employees than ever » Boston Herald

Hadley CPA panel delays vote on $1.24M plan for Russell School building » Gazette Net

Complete Boston payroll for 2022 » Boston Herald

Framingham Democratic official steps down after backlash over comments about children with special needs » Boston Globe

Former Congressman Brian Donnelly dies » Boston Globe

DeSimone, DiLisio say they're running for Attleboro mayor in November; Davis says he's not » The Sun Chronicle

Healey rips DeSantis for ‘shameful’ stances on LGBTQ, Black education » Boston Herald

Boston’s COVID data continues to show ‘encouraging’ signs, Massachusetts virus cases drop 13% » Boston Herald

Map of military bases, police stations has ‘hallmarks of Iranian terror’ » Jewish News Syndicate

Police department in Greenfield ends overnight patrol shift » MassLive

Boston Police overtime spending bounced back up to record high in 2022 » Boston Herald

‘We need to ban ghost guns,’ Mass. Gov. Maura Healey says » MassLive

Healey Touts “Competitiveness” Angle In Budget, Tax Plan » State House News Service

Here’s what Maura Healey’s $55.5 billion budget buys » Boston Herald

What’s in a name? In Vermont, plenty. » Boston Globe

Healey taking hits over taxes, transparency » Boston Herald

State auditor to probe safety, performance of MBTA » Boston Herald

DiZoglio Launching Audit of MBTA Performance » State House News Service

State Auditor DiZoglio launches audit of the MBTA » Boston Globe

Former Brockton RMV manager, driving school owner charged by U.S. Attorney with giving passing test scores to people who failed » Boston Herald

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Mass. Climate Action Network The Climate Minute: Tools for a new democracy GBH News The Wake Up: Take it to the stars Mass. Restaurant Association Together We Win: Voices of Boston; Musical and Operational Wall Street Journal Your Money Briefing: How to Lower Your Property Tax Bill

Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association