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Mass. revenues
plummet again

State revenues took yet another plunge last month, ending the financial year $180 million below even the dourest projections and forcing leaders to choose between draining the state’s reserve account and making further cuts in a budget approved just last week. (By Matt Viser, Globe Staff)

Brazil reality crushes dreams of home

Gizele Prata sits gloomily inside the villa she built for her mother in this sleepy town in southeastern Brazil, unmoved by the views of verdant hills and the meandering Doce River. (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)

Cahill’s plan leads to scrum for his office

State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill’s decision to leave the Democratic Party and possibly run as an independent candidate for governor set off a massive scramble yesterday as potential candidates for treasurer started making calls, openly discussing their intentions, and trying to stake a claim on frontrunner status. (By Matt Viser and Andrea Estes, Globe Staff)

Bay State’s scorn for seat belts unrivaled

The statistics show seat belts can save your life. The law says you have to wear them. (By David Filipov, Globe Staff)

As weekly paper closes,
black community loses a voice

The impending shutdown of the Bay State Banner, the only Boston newspaper focused exclusively on the black community, leaves a gap in the city’s coverage of African-Americans and raises questions about the survival of small, minority-owned papers in this recession. (By Johnny Diaz and Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff)

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