AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMBTA Housing Fight: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the MBTA Communities Act, rejecting Marshfield’s bid to block the state’s multifamily zoning requirements as an unfunded mandate. Public Safety: A Taunton man was held without bail after a murder charge in his girlfriend’s death, while a crash closed a road in Wayland and a Wellesley driver crashed into a home on Weston Road. Courts & Justice: In the Lindsay Clancy case, the lone holdout juror publicly insisted he never had “reasonable doubt,” and prosecutors say she killed her children; separately, a Plymouth police officer and her husband were indicted on child rape charges. State Watch: Massachusetts lost 7,100 jobs in August, though unemployment fell to 4.3%. Tech & Policy: The state’s AG secured court protection for the personal information of millions of drivers, and ICE is considering buying Boston Dynamics robot dogs as Burlington protesters push back. Culture: Ed Sheeran’s Philly stop faces planned protests and a late start after the Macklemore controversy.
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