bostonglobe.comMassachusetts Republican Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency on staffing in the state's jails and correctional facilities. Justice used that authority to have the West Virginia National Guard assist in staffing the facilities throughout the state. Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit against state Attorney General Letitia James, a fellow Democrat, accusing her administration of wrongly rejecting his request to have the state pay for his legal counsel in a federal claim filed by a State Police investigator who accused him of sexually harassing and inappropriately touching her. ctmirror.orgConnecticut officials’ plan to give $1,000 bonuses to many essential private-sector workers is likely to be scaled back.

Source: Washington Post August 12, 2022 15:52 UTC