Let’s see. Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, a Democrat, is arrested for allegedly shaking down a cannabis executive. The executive turns out to be a long-time Democratic insider on Beacon Hill (as the Globe reports). Meanwhile, the Democratic-controlled Cannabis Control Commission is a complete dysfunctional mess. … No wonder Gov. Healey and other Dems are ducking for cover these days, as WBUR reports. …

Update — 8.16.25 – At GBH, Mark Herz and Adam Reilly discuss the Dems’ dilemma when it comes to Tompkins.

Update II –– 8.16.25 – From Universal Hub: “Pols who demanded Fernandes Anderson quit the day she was indicted are saying, whoa, we need to learn more about Tompkins”