Boston Globe: Attorney General Martha Coakley has obtained three times as many court orders requiring people to stay away from individuals they allegedly targeted in hate crimes since 2007 as her predecessor did in the prior four years, according to statistics supplied by her office.

Forbes: Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached an agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., in which the pharmacy chain will repay the state and public entities $2.65 million for alleged prescription drug overcharges.

Bloomberg: Coakley said Monday that $1.3 million will go to about 200 cities and towns, as well as other public entities, that allegedly had been overcharged since 2002 for prescriptions covered under the workers compensation insurance system.

Boston Herald: Attorney General Martha Coakley stepped up her demands yesterday for a thorough review of National Grid’s expenses amid the utility’s push for the biggest gas rate hike in Bay State history, even as a top executive defended the company’s spending.

Metrowest Daily News: A coalition of women's and civil rights groups announced a statewide initiative today to educate young people about women's suffrage. Leaders of the 14 groups, along with Attorney General Martha Coakley, made the announcement during a ceremony for Women's Equality Day, marking the 90th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.

Bloomberg: Stryker Corp., a maker of artificial hips and knees, will pay $1.35 million to settle claims it marketed items without regulatory approval and misled health care providers about the use of its products, the Massachusetts attorney general said.

Brockton Enterprise: A local nonprofit food bank that has collected money for its services but stopped delivering them is under investigation by the state Attorney General’s office and has been sanctioned by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Boston Herald: Attorney General Martha Coakley fired off a letter to Craiglist yesterday, calling on the Web site to yank its “adult services” section as state attorneys general nationwide also stepped up the pressure.

NECN: For 850,000 homeowners and business in eastern Massachusetts, National Grid is the company they pay for natural gas for heating, cooking, and hot-water heaters. But when National Grid came looking for a $100 million gas-rate increase recently, investigators for Attorney General Martha Coakley found National Grid was trying to get its gas customers to pay for much more.

Daily News Tribune: A former clerk of both the Watertown and Framingham branches of the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) has pleaded guilty to fraudulently changing information on valid Massachusetts’ licenses and selling them to other individuals for money.