Colin Young runs through the highlights of MGM Springfield's first few weeks and areas targeted for improvement; Katie Lannan talks about last year's health care spending rate; Michael Norton digs into Question 1, the mandatory nurse staffing ballot initiative; and Matt Murphy analyzes criticism by Democrats this week of Gov. Charlie Baker's endorsement of Rep. Geoff Diehl for Senate.

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