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  • DiZoglio to sue MassPort over settlement details

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    BOSTON — State Auditor Diana DiZoglio said she plans to sue the agency that oversees Logan International Airport, accusing officials of withholding details of settlements with state employees her office was seeking for a required audit.

    DiZoglio released an audit on Wednesday that found the Massachusetts Port Authority entered into a $1.37 million settlement agreement in 2022 which her office says took advantage of nondisclosure laws to conceal allegations that included gender- and disability-based discrimination as well as unequal pay.

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  • Senate to take up book ban restrictions

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    BOSTON — The state Senate is poised to approve a plan to restrict efforts to ban books from public libraries and schools in response to a rise in challenges from parents and conservative groups.

    The “free expression” legislation, which cleared the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday with bipartisan support, would make Massachusetts one of a handful of states to effectively outlaw book bans because of “personal, political or doctrinal” views by setting new restrictions on receiving state funding.


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