POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: POT LICENSING kick-off — ‘Series of reforms’ coming to STATE POLICE — WILBUR ROSS buys Berkshire home

POLITICO Massachusetts Playbook: POT LICENSING kick-off — ‘Series of reforms’ coming to STATE POLICE — WILBUR ROSS buys Berkshire home

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- "Massachusetts State Police scandals: 'Series of reforms' coming, Gov. Charlie Baker says," by Gintautas Dumcius: "A day after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey dinged him over the scandals at the State Police, Gov. Charlie Baker said a 'series of reforms' is coming to the troubled law enforcement agency. Col. Kerry Gilpin, installed by Baker in November 2017 as the new State Police superintendent, 'took the first step' with an audit of Troop E and alleged skipped overtime shifts, according to Baker."

- "Dems demand information about Kushner loans," by Alayna Treene, Axios: "Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with several other Democrats on Friday sent letters, obtained by Politico, to two companies demanding information about their business dealings with Jared Kushner. The request comes after Kushner was accused of self-dealing, based on revelations that his family business received substantial loans from investment firms whose top executives met with Kushner at the White House."

- "Hidden payroll reveals 8 troopers earned $1M or more," by Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald: "The secret payroll for state cops at Logan International Airport has been cracked open revealing eight troopers took home $1 million or more since 2014, a stunning haul one fiscal watchdog said left him feeling disgusted. 'I have a very emotional reaction to this,' said Greg Sullivan, the state's former inspector general. 'A monopoly at Troop F has ended up making millionaires out of a few state troopers.'"