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Landscape shifts on voting methods, as state backs off its financial support during pandemic » MassLive

30 years ago, the Education Reform Act helped Massachusetts schools to the top. Is it time for a new approach? » Boston Globe

Editorial: The Legislature should stop dithering on tax relief » Boston Globe

'A long time coming': New medication abortion program launches on Cape and Islands » WGBH

Green Line Extension shutdown for 6 weeks is ’cause for alarm,’ Somerville state reps write to MassDOT, MBTA » Boston Herald

Harvard’s Admissions Is Challenged for Favoring Children of Alumni » New York Times

Inside the $11 million effort to help Massachusetts residents maintain health coverage » WBUR

Boston city councilor facing charges in Jamaica Plain car crash has a history of driving violations » WBUR

Which Mass. town has the most electric vehicles? New state dashboard lets you see » MassLive

ME: Maine becomes first state to decriminalize selling sex » Washington Post

NH: Trump ignored New Hampshire’s political traditions. They were alive and well for others on a soggy Fourth. » Boston Globe

RI: Cranston police chief: No preferential treatment for Sen. Joshua Miller in vandalism arrest » The Providence Journal

CT: More retirees staying in Connecticut, Census Bureau reports, as population grows faster than Florida » CT Insider

NY: What to expect during the ranked choice voting count in New York City Council races » Boston Globe

NY: In New York Senate, lawmakers change their votes, sometimes days later » The Buffalo News

NJ: Judge Investigated Over His Profane TikTok Videos » New York Times

DE: Delaware could elect first transgender member of Congress » Washington Post

MD & VA: ‘Ferocious, but friendly’: Moore calls out Youngkin for criticism of FBI amid HQ battle » WTOP

OH: Ohio’s fight over State Issue 1 just one part of a larger national battle over ballot issues » Cleveland.com

WI: The battle over Wisconsin’s top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024 » Chicago Tribune

FL: Federal judge blocks two parts of Florida’s new election law about voter registration » Miami Herald

FL: DeSantis is squeezing the sunshine out of Florida’s public records law, critics say » NBC News

TX: An unlikely provocateur, Miss Texas takes on the state’s GOP leaders » Washington Post

Inside the Dissident Fringe, Where the New Right Meets the Far Left, and Everyone’s Bracing for Apocalypse » Vanity Fair

Republicans divided over 15-week abortion ban ahead of 2024 » The Hill

LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis » The Hill

Judge blocks U.S. officials from tech contacts in First Amendment case » Washington Post

Jackson Bone: the Trump-linked US law firm engaged in anti-trans litigation » The Guardian

Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez call for changes to the Supreme Court » Politico

From inflation to home prices, 2023 has so far defied expectations » Boston Globe

Christmas Tree Shops to Liquidate All Stores » The Wall Street Journal

Mass.-based Christmas Tree Shops expected to liquidate all stores » Boston Business Journal

R. Robert Popeo, legendary powerhouse attorney, dies at 85 » Boston Globe

Governor Maura Healey slams court ruling on designer who objects to creating wedding website for gay couples » Boston Globe

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara due in court on multiple charges following car crash » WGBH

Opposition heats up over plan to move the O’Bryant to West Roxbury » Boston Globe

In Amherst, teen journalists’ investigation of transphobia at the middle school forced a district shake-up » Boston Globe

Entire Hampshire College IT department to be laid off pending third party take over » MassLive

In Amherst, teen journalists’ investigation of transphobia at the middle school forced a district shake-up » Boston Globe

Young minke whale found dead in New Bedford harbor » The New Bedford Light

As Mass. towns adopt new climate-friendly building codes, homebuilders push back » Boston Globe

Windrush Commons opens, puts small dent in continuing affordable housing problem » the Berkshire edge

These former Becker College dorms in Leicester to serve as shelter for 66 families » MassLive

Habitat for Humanity built her home — now it has problems, Easthampton mother says » MassLive

Westfield State University declined state’s request for immigrant housing » MassLive

Athol Selectboard sets date for Special Town Election » Athol Daily News

Springfield police commissioner resigns to run for City Council » MassLive

Contests shaping up for Northampton City Council, School Committee this fall » Gazette Net

Brennan & Tompkins: Taxpayers, law enforcement bear burden of Mass. menthol ban » Boston Herald

Roy Vasque out as police chief; Mayor DePena announces 'early retirement' of top law enforcement officer » The Eagle Tribune

Lawrence Police Chief Agrees to Retire, Gets Approx. $780K Contract Buyout » The Valley Patriot

City clinic ‘filling a major gap’ with addition of medication abortion » New Bedford Light

State rings in another 4th of July with no budget » Boston Herald

‘Dysfunctional normalization’: Massachusetts is starting its fiscal year without an annual budget — for the 13th straight time » Boston Globe

Governor Expands Spending Benchmarks to LGBT, Disability-Owned Businesses » iBerkshires

CIA veteran selected to oversee State House security » News 22 WWLP.com

Springfield RMV ready to help undocumented immigrants applying for driver's licenses » New England Public Radio

State transportation chief visits closed South Attleboro commuter rail station » The Sun Chronicle

Carr: The Sumner Tunnel’s closed, where’s Gov. Healey? » Boston Herald

Opinion: Wheels in motion, but skidding ahead, for a Boylston Street bike lane » Boston Globe

Sumner Tunnel to begin two-month shut down » Boston Herald

New state dashboard tracks electric vehicles » Boston Herald

What to know about the Sumner Tunnel closure, from how to get around to how long it will last » Boston Globe

Editorial: Closing Sumner Tunnel in tourist & convention season a bad idea » Boston Herald

What to know about the Sumner Tunnel closure, from how to get around to how long it will last » Boston Globe

New State Dashboard Tracks Electric Vehicle Rollout » State House News Service

Undocumented immigrants make RMV appointments to apply for Massachusetts driver's licenses » CBS News

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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