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  View in browser   BY  LISA KASHINSKY EYES EMOJI —  The only state legislative race where a representative is trying to knock out a senator has been flying under the radar — until now. State Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham) is accusing her rival, state Rep. Shawn Dooley (R-Norfolk),  of playing fast and loose with campaign finance and  ethics rules  to further his bid for her seat. She also says a  recent newspaper ad  of Dooley’s “masqueraded” as an editorial board endorsement “when no editorial board process is even available” and that it erroneously claimed she wants to “defund the police.” Dooley says Rausch and her supporters are distorting his views on abortion  — he  voted  against the 2020 ROE Act but  voted  to expand abortion access after  Roe ’s fall   — and employing “scare tactics” by trying to tie him to former President Donald Trump. Dooley  said he voted for Trump  when he unsuccessfu...

  View in browser   BY  LISA KASHINSKY COMMUNITY OUTREACH —  Maura Healey and Geoff Diehl are making their push for Latinos who constitute the state's second-largest ethnic bloc and who polls show are more concerned than most about their economic futures. Healey and Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll,  the Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, embarked on an “economic empowerment” tour of some of the state’s largest Latino communities on Monday. Latino-owned small businesses were  less likely to receive pandemic aid  than white-owned businesses, a recent MassINC Polling Group survey showed. The Democrats, who started their day  hearing from Chelsea business owners  who struggled through Covid-19 and are now facing supply chain woes, pledged more access to capital and financing in response. From left: Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, Colombian Boutique owner Maria Barrientos, Chelsea City Councilor and...