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Maura Healey cruises in Democratic primary for Massachusetts governor, will be heavy favorite in November

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sailed to victory in the Democratic primary for governor, advancing to November’s general election where she will be the heavy favorite to replace outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker.

Boston Herald

Massachusetts GOP voters size up Trump loyalist for governor

Massachusetts Republicans are weighing which candidate has the best chance of keeping the governor’s office in GOP hands as they vote in Tuesday’s primary

The Independent UK

What to watch in Massachusetts' primary election

Republicans hoping to hold on to the Massachusetts governor’s office are choosing between a Donald Trump-backed candidate and a moderate businessman in Tuesday’s primary election

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The quiet season—four states actively in session

Welcome to the Friday, September 2, Brew.

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 37

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Transit woes mount for Boston's beleaguered subway riders

For Boston subway riders, it seems every week brings a new tale of transit woe

The Independent UK

Cannabis Legalization Bill On Gov. Bakers' Desk Needs Reworking, This MA Official Explains Why

On Sunday, the Massachusetts House and Senate both passed cannabis compromise legislation poised to create a more equitable environment in the legal marijuana industry.

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Joe Battenfeld: Massachusetts lawmakers put the ‘high’ in high school

The Massachusetts Legislature wants to keep the “high” in high school.

Boston Herald

Massachusetts in line to legalize sports betting after bill passes through state legislature

Betting may be legal in Massachusetts real soon.

USA Today Sports Media Group

More states back offshore wind, citing economic potential

Many states are looking to offshore wind as a key source of clean energy that’s essential in their fight against climate change. Other states are just looking to cash in.

Tribune News Service

Boston’s new hero: woman who jumped from burning subway car into river

The anonymous woman jumped into the water, swam to shore, and carried on with her day. How Bostonian!

The Guardian - US

What abortion access looks like in every state after the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v Wade

How ‘trigger’ laws and restrictions create a patchwork of reproductive health rights across the US

The Independent UK

Legal battles likely as divided states grapple with abortion

The Supreme Court's decision to end the constitutional right to abortion likely will lead to legal battles as already divided states grapple with the new landscape of abortion access

The Independent UK

Mass. governor's administration approves COVID vaccines for young kids after CDC OK

BOSTON — Parent’s of very young children received some good news from the Baker administration Sunday, when the state announced COVID-19 vaccines would become available Tuesday.

Boston Herald

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The week in theatre: Britannicus; Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera); The Haunting of Susan A

Even Timberlake Wertenbaker can’t quite ignite Racine’s tyrannical hero; Harry Hill’s New Labour musical is a gag-filled joy; and the spirits move for Mark Ravenhill

The Guardian - UK

Tony! (The Tony Blair Rock Opera) review – Harry Hill puts the party into politics

Co-written by Hill and Steve Brown, this is a messy jamboree-bag of songs and silliness that pokes enjoyable fun at the messianic ex-PM

The Guardian - UK

‘Our ears were bleeding!’ – Harry Hill on making his Tony Blair rock opera

Saddam gets a Groucho Marx makeover, Gordon Brown sings about macroeconomics – and Cherie is part Lily Savage, part Lili Marleen. The big-collared comic reveals all about Tony!

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$56M settlement proposed in suit over deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Mass. soldiers’ home

The state of Massachusetts is settling with plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit related to the devastating and deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home for a proposed $56M.

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Immigrants without legal status will get licenses after veto proof Senate vote

BOSTON — Immigrants in Massachusetts without legal status had reason to celebrate Thursday, when the state’s Senate passed a driver’s license bill advocates say will allow them to drive safely and without fear of doing so illegally.

The Independent UK

Report critical of ex-leader at veterans home torn by COVID

A new report says the leader of a veterans’ care center in Massachusetts where 76 veterans died after testing positive for the coronavirus in the spring of 2020 lacked both the leadership skills and the temperament to run such a facility

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Massachusetts officials announce $2.6 billion bond sale to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s (R) administration announced on April 15 that the state intends to issue $2.6 billion of bonds to help replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund and pay back $1.77 billion of federal loans to the fund. The state legislature in 2021 approved bond sales to help fund…

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Massachusetts announces plan to waive up to $1.6 billion in non-fraudulent unemployment insurance overpayments

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s (R) administration announced on April 14 a plan to waive $1.6 billion in non-fraudulent unemployment insurance overpayment collections. The plan would offer waivers for some workers who claimed benefits during the pandemic but were asked to repay them because the state deemed them ineligible after the…

Tribune News Service

Gov. Baker, Mayor Wu mark 9th anniversary of marathon bombing with ‘One Boston’

BOSTON — The city paused for a somber moment out of an otherwise joyous day to honor the victims and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing nine years ago.

Tribune News Service

12 unvaccinated Massachusetts troopers fired

BOSTON — Massachusetts has terminated 12 members of the State Police — 11 troopers and one sergeant — for failing to comply with Gov. Charlie Baker’s vaccine mandate.

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Charlie Baker signs a law that allows older relatives to adopt younger relatives

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker has signed the bill closing a longstanding legal loophole in Massachusetts by signing a law that will allow older siblings and other relatives to adopt their younger relatives.

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