🏛️ A federal appeals court ruling restricting mail-order access to the abortion drug mifepristone put reproductive rights front and center in the Massachusetts governor's race, dividing the two Republicans seeking to challenge Gov. Maura Healey. (WBUR)
GOP frontrunner Mike Minogue, a conservative Catholic and former biotech executive, reaffirmed his anti-abortion stance, and said he cannot and will not change the law.
Rival Brian Shortsleeve's called Minogue's position politically fatal.
💧 The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority submitted a long-term plan to address sewer overflows into the Charles River, projecting elimination of discharges by 2050 at a total cost of $1.28 billion. (Boston Herald)
Clean water advocates called the plan insufficient, saying it still permits sewage discharges during heavy rain and falls short of making rivers swimmable.
