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  New from  CommonWealth Beacon KITTY DUKAKIS AT 88 : Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former governor Michael Dukakis, who brought an emotive yin to his often technocratic yang, died Friday. Michael Jonas rounded up   the tributes  from Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and other top Massachusetts Democrats. FEDERAL CUTS : Facing federal cuts to grants, anti-discrimination housing organizations are suing to “quite literally keep the lights on.” Jennifer Smith   has more .  OPINION : Commemorations of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, which kick off in Massachusetts next month, must look to   the future  and not focus solely on muskets and soldiers, writes Brian Boyles, executive director of Mass Humanities.  Fresh allegations of mismanagement swirl around Benjamin Health Center, court documents show March 24, 2025 By  Gintautas Dumcius Nearly a year ago, the Benjamin Healthcare Center, the nursing home located in Bosto...

  By  Kelly Garrity CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS —  Massachusetts is facing a fledgling constitutional crisis while the audit battle wages on. Months after voters backed a ballot question  giving the state auditor the authority to audit the Legislature, top Democratic legislative leaders are still moving slowly to comply with Diana DiZoglio’s attempt to crack open their books. They continue to warn it could violate the separation of powers laid out in the state’s constitution, while DiZoglio maintains they’re violating the voter-approved law. A big reason for the lack of clarity?   A quirk in the ballot petition process that allows the state attorney general to approve questions, but not weigh in on whether the policy — once passed — would be constitutional, Attorney General Andrea Campbell said during an interview on WCVB’s “On the Record” that aired Sunday. “The ballot question  — and this is just stupid by government from the past — we don't get to assess wh...