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Shooting suspect released from hospital days before Cambridge shooting

Tyler Brown left McLean Hospital just three days before making suicidal statements over FaceTime before allegedly opening fire on Memorial Drive, wounding two people critically.

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Tyler Brown, 46, had left McLean Hospital in Belmont just three days before police say he opened fire and wounded two people on Memorial Drive Monday.<ul><li>Brown allegedly <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="made suicidal statements" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tyler-brown-cambridge-shooting-memorial-drive-hospital/" data-vars-content-id="fd732ec2-96da-4f0a-bd9f-837e5cf8c864" data-vars-headline="Shooting suspect released from hospital days before Cambridge shooting" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/tyler-brown-cambridge-shooting-memorial-drive-hospital/" target="_blank">made suicidal statements</a> to his parole officer over FaceTime and brandished a rifle on the call before police could locate him.</li><li>Authorities said a state trooper and an armed civilian ultimately shot and wounded him.</li></ul>

2 customers accuse Harvard Pilgrim of having "ghost networks"

Two people are suing Point32Health, accusing it of misleading Harvard Pilgrim policyholders.

Health

Two Massachusetts residents filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Harvard Pilgrim" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2018/05/04/partners-healthcare-harvard-pilgrim-acquisition-1525445206" data-vars-content-id="0ccb29d0-17ee-4393-9188-245b3359e222" data-vars-headline="2 customers accuse Harvard Pilgrim of having &quot;ghost networks&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2018/05/04/partners-healthcare-harvard-pilgrim-acquisition-1525445206" target="_self">Harvard Pilgrim</a> is skirting laws requiring accurate provider directories.Why it matters: State and federal laws ban &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="ghost networks" data-vars-click-url="https://www.propublica.org/article/ghost-networks-health-insurance-regulators" data-vars-content-id="0ccb29d0-17ee-4393-9188-245b3359e222" data-vars-headline="2 customers accuse Harvard Pilgrim of having &quot;ghost networks&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ghost-networks-health-insurance-regulators" target="_blank">ghost networks</a>,&quot; but <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="several reports" data-vars-click-url="https://www.propublica.org/article/ghost-networks-health-insurance-regulators" data-vars-content-id="0ccb29d0-17ee-4393-9188-245b3359e222" data-vars-headline="2 customers accuse Harvard Pilgrim of having &quot;ghost networks&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ghost-networks-health-insurance-regulators" target="_blank">several reports</a> in recent years have found that they <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="haven&#x27;t gone away" data-vars-click-url="https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-secures-sweeping-reforms-improving-access-mental-health" data-vars-content-id="0ccb29d0-17ee-4393-9188-245b3359e222" data-vars-headline="2 customers accuse Harvard Pilgrim of having &quot;ghost networks&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-secures-sweeping-reforms-improving-access-mental-health" target="_blank">haven&#x27;t gone away</a>.<ul><li>Now two Bay Staters are pointing the finger at the insurer owned by Canton-based Point32Health.</li></ul>

Scoop: DiZoglio will limit audit suit scope — but says it's just the opening move

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio will refile her complaint limited to four document categories — chamber budgets, audits, balance-forward transactions, and employee settlements — but insists the concession doesn't cap her broader authority.

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Deehan here with Spill of the Hill, my column unraveling Massachusetts politics.State Auditor Diana DiZoglio will agree to narrow the categories of documents she&#x27;ll investigate in her pursuit of the legal authority to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="audit the legislative branch" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/02/10/massachusetts-legislative-audit-standoff-heads-to-court" data-vars-content-id="2fa059a3-1bed-4cac-9227-da115bac54dc" data-vars-headline="Scoop: DiZoglio will limit audit suit scope — but says it&#x27;s just the opening move" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/02/10/massachusetts-legislative-audit-standoff-heads-to-court" target="_self">audit the legislative branch</a>, she tells Axios.Why it matters: It&#x27;s a concession from DiZoglio that allows her suit against legislative leaders to proceed.

What Ireland's 1926 census release means for Irish Bostonians

The new records are connecting Bostonians to their ancestors.

History

A century after Ireland&#x27;s first census as a free state, Boston College provost David Quigley got his hands on copies of census forms his relatives filled out.<ul><li>They were among the 2.9 million people who participated in 1926 and whose records were recently made public.</li></ul>

Markey vs. Moulton race heats up

The Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts appears to be tightening.

Deehan here with Spill of the Hill, my column unraveling Massachusetts politics.All it took was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="one poll" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/05/07/markey-moulton-ma-senate-primary-poll" data-vars-content-id="ce795bde-c3de-4eb6-ad24-993ac450edd0" data-vars-headline="Markey vs. Moulton race heats up" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/05/07/markey-moulton-ma-senate-primary-poll" target="_self">one poll</a> to scramble assumptions about the Massachusetts Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, one of the most watched races in the state this year.Why it matters: After last week&#x27;s Emerson poll showed Rep. Seth Moulton within a five-point striking distance of incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, politicos who expected a sleepy campaign season are rethinking the challenger&#x27;s chances.

Chelsea bets big on World Cup games despite ICE fears

Chelsea officials hope public watch parties will boost the city's spirits and economy.

Business

Chelsea officials say they won&#x27;t let fears of immigration enforcement stop them from celebrating the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="World Cup" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/05/05/boston-restaurants-world-cup" data-vars-content-id="1e1ccb16-4139-4af7-b494-d36e1e53e356" data-vars-headline="Chelsea bets big on World Cup games despite ICE fears" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/05/05/boston-restaurants-world-cup" target="_self">World Cup</a>.Why it matters: City manager Fidel Maltez is betting on the FIFA tournament to raise Chelsea&#x27;s spirits and economy after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="majority-Latino city" data-vars-click-url="https://www.neilsberg.com/insights/chelsea-ma-population-by-race/" data-vars-content-id="1e1ccb16-4139-4af7-b494-d36e1e53e356" data-vars-headline="Chelsea bets big on World Cup games despite ICE fears" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.neilsberg.com/insights/chelsea-ma-population-by-race/" target="_blank">majority-Latino city</a> became a target for federal immigration agents.

Mass. Senate race tightens as Moulton polls 5 points behind Markey

New Emerson polling shows the Democratic primary gap has closed to 5 percentage points as 29% of voters remain undecided.

Sen. Ed Markey could be watching his primary lead <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="against Rep. Seth Moulton" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/10/15/seth-moulton-senate-campaign" data-vars-content-id="fd2a4c52-5ecf-4e30-833f-2dca3b4ed585" data-vars-headline="Mass. Senate race tightens as Moulton polls 5 points behind Markey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/10/15/seth-moulton-senate-campaign" target="_self">against Rep. Seth Moulton</a> evaporate as his younger challenger gains significant ground in the race&#x27;s latest poll.Why it matters: There&#x27;s a 5-percentage point gap between Markey&#x27;s 37% support and Moulton&#x27;s 32% among likely Democratic primary voters, according to the latest Emerson College Polling survey.

Healey backs Frank's Democratic warning

The governor aligns with his push for pragmatic politics over progressive litmus tests.

Gov. Maura Healey is backing Barney Frank&#x27;s dying message to the Democratic Party to focus primarily on the economy over social issues.Why it matters: Frank, now in hospice care in Ogunquit, Maine, is using his final days to push a blunt argument: Democrats are losing voters because the party&#x27;s left flank imposes &quot;litmus tests&quot; on issues most Americans don&#x27;t support.

Mass. income tax cut ballot question faces legal threat

The SJC could pull the question from the November ballot entirely.

Massachusetts voters may be asked this November to decide whether to cut the state <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="income tax" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/03/28/state-tax-rates-massachusetts" data-vars-content-id="0501ee62-92f0-42a7-bf1a-a72617c4a0d4" data-vars-headline="Mass. income tax cut ballot question faces legal threat" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/03/28/state-tax-rates-massachusetts" target="_self">income tax</a> rate from 5% to 4%, a move that would have huge consequences for state spending.<ul><li>But a legal challenge heard Monday could pull the question from the ballot entirely.</li></ul>

Senate budget boosts local aid $53M

Mass. Senate budget offers cities and towns a $53M lifeline — far above the House proposal.

Massachusetts Senate wants a significant boost in direct aid to cities and towns this year amid mounting municipal fiscal pressure.Why it matters: Fifteen cities and towns have held <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Proposition 2½" data-vars-click-url="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/proposition-2-12-and-tax-rate-process" data-vars-content-id="7c1ec9d7-5731-45eb-8766-877b2b45f1e1" data-vars-headline="Senate budget boosts local aid $53M" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/proposition-2-12-and-tax-rate-process" target="_blank">Proposition 2½</a> override votes to boost their bottom lines since December, a sign of how stretched municipal budgets have become.

Healey wants Mass. to enact first-in-the-nation rules for e-bikes and scooters

Complaints are piling up against e-bikes, scooters and mopeds, and one scooter rider died.

Transit

Gov. Maura Healey filed legislation Monday that, if approved, would make Massachusetts the first state to regulate <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="e-bikes, scooters and mopeds" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/04/13/massachusetts-micromobility-ebike-laws-regulations" data-vars-content-id="d0412109-982f-41df-bbec-a972c0fa09c8" data-vars-headline="Healey wants Mass. to enact first-in-the-nation rules for e-bikes and scooters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/04/13/massachusetts-micromobility-ebike-laws-regulations" target="_self">e-bikes, scooters and mopeds</a>.Why it matters: Healey&#x27;s bill is a response to an uptick in complaints about the electric vehicles — including a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="deadly scooter and car crash" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsa8Iat_0Wc" data-vars-content-id="d0412109-982f-41df-bbec-a972c0fa09c8" data-vars-headline="Healey wants Mass. to enact first-in-the-nation rules for e-bikes and scooters" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsa8Iat_0Wc" target="_blank">deadly scooter and car crash</a> in February — as they&#x27;re not beholden to local or state regulations like cars.

The MAGA millionaire looking to turn deep blue Massachusetts

Mike Minogue's landslide win sets up a high-stakes 2026 race, testing if a MAGA-aligned Republican can win in Massachusetts.

Deehan here with Spill of the Hill, my column unraveling Massachusetts politics.Biotech multimillionaire <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mike Minogue" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/04/28/minogue-governor-campaign-ad-massachusetts-gop-momentum" data-vars-content-id="3bfc90ff-6837-4f63-8e6a-be484fc15648" data-vars-headline="The MAGA millionaire looking to turn deep blue Massachusetts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/04/28/minogue-governor-campaign-ad-massachusetts-gop-momentum" target="_self">Mike Minogue</a>&#x27;s landslide victory at the Mass. Republican Convention last month set up what promises to be a costly and very unlikely run to unseat Gov. Maura Healey in November.The big picture: Minogue&#x27;s win goes a long way to settle the GOP field and lays bare one of the central questions of the 2026 cycle: Can a Trump-aligned Republican come anywhere close to winning in Massachusetts?

Jaylen Brown's nonprofit could land $700K in Mass. budget

Brown has become a prominent social justice advocate in Boston.

Celtics star <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jaylen Brown" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/04/16/what-to-know-about-the-celtics-playoff-series-against-the-76ers" data-vars-content-id="1722c684-8e04-4c44-96ff-bb7712a1da7f" data-vars-headline="Jaylen Brown&#x27;s nonprofit could land $700K in Mass. budget" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2026/04/16/what-to-know-about-the-celtics-playoff-series-against-the-76ers" target="_self">Jaylen Brown</a>&#x27;s nonprofit could score $700,000 in taxpayer funds under earmark spending approved by the House.Why it matters: The budget allocation shows a significant appetite in the Legislature to dedicate public tax dollars to athlete-led charity work.

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Scoop: DiZoglio will limit audit suit scope — but says it's just the opening move

Markey vs. Moulton race heats up

Chelsea bets big on World Cup games despite ICE fears

Mass. Senate race tightens as Moulton polls 5 points behind Markey

Healey backs Frank's Democratic warning