The Boston Herald has won a partial victory in its battle against the governor’s office and Massachusetts State Police over the release of records related to the hiring of embattled former Healey deputy LaMar Cook.

The Secretary of State’s Office is pushing back against the governor’s office and State Police, and their blanket denial of the Herald’s request to release records related to Cook’s background check. In a new letter, the Office’s Supervisor of Records, Manza Arthur, ordered the Healey Administration and the Records Department to provide a written response identifying specifically what records it is withholding from the public, and why, within 10 business days.

“Based on the Department’s response, it is unclear what record(s) the Department possesses that it is withholding from

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