Opioid Overdoses' Deadly Climb|Paid Leave Passes Senate, But...|Uber, Lyft Legislation Victorious: Beacon Hill's Most-Read

This week's most-read stories in state politics:

1. Mass. Opioid-Related Overdoses Continue Deadly Climb in 2016

New numbers show the state is on track for its deadliest year on record, and point to a new culprit in the drug-related deaths.

2. Paid Leave: Passed in Senate, Dead in the House

Last weekend's last-minute session to funnel through oustanding legislation left at least one high-profile bill hanging.

3. MA Passes Uber, Lyft Regulations Package in Late-Night Vote

A number of changes are included in the bill, but is it safe enough? Law enforcement still says, "no."

4. DeLeo: Court, Not Legislators, Will Assess AG's Assault Weapons Crackdown

Despite some legislators' push to curtail Attorney General Maura Healey's authority, no action was taken this legislative session. However, a Connecticut-based gun association is now planning to do exactly what DeLeo predicted, earlier this week.

5. Harvard College Republicans 'Refuse' to Endorse Donald Trump

The country's oldest college GOP chapter renounces party's candidate in no uncertain terms, urges other clubs to do the same.