Feds To Ask Supreme Court To Hear Tsarnaev Reversal: Patch PM

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Federal prosecutors plan to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review a July ruling that threw out the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, according to court records.

The Justice Department said by Dec. 20 it will request the high court take a look at the decision handed down by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

That court said Tsarnaev's sentence should be considered anew, ordering a new penalty-phase trial and tossing his death sentence when it ruled the jurors were not properly vetted for being exposed to publicity around the case.

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Markey's Opponent Questions If Senator Fears Debating Him

Republican Senate candidate Kevin O'Connor wants more debates against Sen. Ed Markey, even if it means going toe-to-toe on the environment with the co-sponsor of the Green New Deal.

O'Connor stood outside the Malden Public Library — where Markey celebrated his primary victory over U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy — and questioned if the senator feared debating him ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

"Senator Markey and I, as everyone knows, have substantive disagreements and we live at a time of crisis," O'Connor said. "We deserve from our leaders, at a minimum, transparency and responsible dialogue. Senator Markey has that opportunity in this election and he has that obligation to the people of Massachusetts and the taxpayers of Massachusetts. Is he afraid of me. Why is he avoiding debates?"

MA Should Move $500M In School Funding To Poorer Districts: Study

More than two-thirds of the state education funding that goes to school districts without regard to need goes to the wealthiest 20 percent of school districts and should be reallocated, according to a report released Monday.

While $5 billion in state education funding is earmarked for lower-income school districts, the report by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education and Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce focuses on the $800 million that is allocated on a "blind-need" basis without regard to need or income levels.

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