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• A meeting of 20 mayors hosted by Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston wants a 2012 ballot question to allow cities and towns more flexibility to reduce municipal health care costs. [Boston Globe]

• Two unions representing 14,000 workers agreed to contract concessions expected to save Massachusetts more than $40 million and reduce potential layoffs. [Metro West Daily News]

• After having to backtrack on increased fees, the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) rolled out new "no wait" services. [WBZ]

• The Supreme Judicial Court ruled a Massachusetts law that requires stored guns be secured does not violate the Second Amendment. [Universal Hub]

• Boston public schools cafeterias have been cited for multiple health code violations. [Boston Herald]

• We know Sunday night's Oscar show omitted Farrah Fawcett from the "In Memoriam" tribute. Well, the Academy also snubbed Ricardo Montalban. They snubbed Khan. KHAN!! [MTV.com]

• Two animals used for scientific research at Brigham & Women’s Hospital died, and an animal-rights group claims the hospital wasn't punished enough. [Boston Herald]

• Copy Machines have hard drives that can be easily compromised for nefarious purposes like identity theft. [WBZ]

• The price of your Sam Adams beer won't be increasing much this year. [Wicked Local]

• If you haven't found a reason to support healthcare reform then consider this: Rush Limbaugh says he'll travel to other countries for medical treatment if Congress enacts healthcare reform. Talk about a cost cutter. [AOL News]

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