Emma Platoff

EYES on ROLLINS, and her DA seat — Boston mayor's race means council SHAKEUP — Somerville KERFUFFLE — Nurses' strike 2ND LONGEST in state history  Politico

State House EXIT SIGNS — Pandemic policies EXTENDED — Growing calls for INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION into Mikayla Miller's death  Politico

Pols SPLIT over TSARNAEV — SHOT at 'VaxMillions' — ALLEN's guv launch  Politico

“The greater Boston community is still grieving the tragic loss of this young life and questions remain unanswered about the full circumstances that led to her death,” the officials wrote.

GOP Chairman Jim Lyons, already a controversial figure in a state party divided between social conservatives and establishment moderates, has been under fire in recent weeks for his handling of anti-gay remarks made by a fellow Republican.

ALLEN goes for GOV — DUFF OUT of AUDITOR's race — WHALE of a TALE — When will MASS STATEHOUSE reopen?  Politico

THIN BLUE DIVIDE — Dems FIGHT over REDISTRICTING — MASSGOP keeps FEUDING — Delegation SPLIT over OMAR  Politico

As tensions within the Massachusetts Republican Party rise to a fever pitch, seven former GOP leaders, including a lieutenant governor and congressman, on Thursday wrote that Chairman Jim Lyons has lost his right to lead — and that if he will not step down, the Republican State Committee should remo…

White OUT — MASSGOP POWER STRUGGLE — Galvin RIPS redistricting plan  Politico

After days of mounting pressure, the head of the Massachusetts Republican Party on Friday refused calls to condemn a fellow GOP leader for making anti-gay remarks, saying instead the party must be “unafraid to stand up against censorship and ‘cancel culture.’”

White's COLLATERAL DAMAGE — Baker, lawmakers SPLIT over FED FUNDS — Buttigieg PRESSED to PROBE MBTA  Politico

MORE OPPO in GOV RACE — WHITE saga takes ANOTHER TURN — BAKER 'forgot' meeting HOLYOKE superintendent — CICADA WATCH  Politico

Last fall, after losing a Democratic primary for Congress, Jesse Mermell was scrolling through Facebook when she came across a friend in need. “Rosina Needs a Kidney,” the page was called. For Mermell, the decision was clear.

No matter the outcome of a blockbuster Supreme Court case expected to be decided next year, abortion will remain legal in Massachusetts.

Representative Ayanna Pressley on Thursday joined the ranks of US politicians denouncing Israel for attacks against Palestinians, and criticizing the US for sending the country billions of dollars in aid.

The CDC announced that those fully vaccinated for COVID-19 can stop wearing masks in most indoor and outdoor settings, though Massachusetts said they would keep their local restrictions in place for now.

As the state maintains its spot near the top of national rankings for percentage of population vaccinated, critics who were at Governor Baker’s throat earlier this year have changed their tune or quieted altogether.

The former police union president was angry about her 2015 speech on Black Lives Matter, Warren recounted in her book, “Persist,” and said in an interview that police unions must decide whether they want to be a part of much-needed reforms.

Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren is focusing her energies on tugging her onetime rival left and not on planning another presidential campaign.

After more than a year of stress, isolation, and loss, the transition to post-pandemic life will be far from easy, strained by residual fear and safety precautions that have become hard-wired.