11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Birthdays: Rep. Andres Vargas, State Senator Joanne Comerford, Rep. Dawne Shand

Gas tax? Education funding? A plastic bag ban? Here’s what Beacon Hill could tackle this fall » Boston Globe

Mass. economy is at risk, four economic development chiefs say » Boston Business Journal

Viewpoint: My trucks drive 5,500 miles a day, and I think we need a carbon price » Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts bill would let those in country illegally get licenses » Boston.com

Backers of ranked-choice voting eye 2020 ballot » The Eagle Tribune

At labor breakfast, Dems pummel Trump while girding for primary » Commonwealth Magazine

Central Mass. Labor Day breakfast speakers praise solidarity, denounce Trump » Worcester Telegram

Netanyahu, Trump in Intensive Talks for Dramatic Diplomatic Gesture in Coming Days, Ahead of Israeli Election » Haaretz

Biden’s Appeal Wanes As 2020 Race Enters Its Next Phase » HUFFPOST

One of the less talked about aspects of Citizens United is how super PACs haven't just gone federal. They're now used in the most local of local elections. » Politico

Reining in the spending on drugs: What Mass. can learn from other states » Boston Globe

Big Tech or big labor? 2020 Democrats line up with unions » Los Angeles Times

Enviro groups protest Pilgrim license transfer » Gloucester Times

Three Republican governors sidestep questions about whether they support Trump’s reelection » Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren reflects on Labor Day as she woos N.H. voters » Boston Globe

Warren And Sanders Spend Labor Day Weekend Campaigning In N.H. » WBUR

Back Bay Audio’s a study in rent-it-all business tactics » Boston Globe

Ground to be broken on $70M hockey complex » The Eagle Tribune

Sharks, Tornadoes And Taxes: Cape Cod Has Had A Tough Summer » WBUR

LeClairRyan’s last Boston lawyers flee to another firm » Boston Business Journal

In expense-laden biotech industry, here are the Mass. startups most in need of cash » Boston Business Journal

Can marijuana companies adopt a highway? » Boston Globe

Bills would guarantee young school children enjoy recess » Gloucester Times

Harvard student who was denied entry into US makes it to campus in time for start of classes » Boston Globe

Emails show UMass set ‘draconian’ conditions for Hampshire College merger » Gazette Net

We asked, the stakeholders answered. How six people would fix the Providence schools, in their own words » Boston Globe

New school year brings push for campus assault bills » State House News Service

Greater Lowell Tech has a lot planned with $381,000 grant » Lowell Sun

Mass. lawmakers have let us down by lagging on ban of single-use plastic bags » Boston Globe

Can Solar Power Save Massachusetts' Cranberry Bogs? » WGBH

Mark Amato: Agriculture, solar power, are a great match for state » Berkshire Eagle

As bounty hunters buy our digital footprints, FCC drags its feet » Boston Globe

In Crowded Casino Market, MGM Springfield's Revenue Falls Far Short Of Projections » WBUR

One Year After MGM Opening, Efforts to Address Problem Gambling Underway » New England Public Radio

It’s Time for a Casino in Region C [OPINION] » WBSM

Reining in the spending on drugs: What Mass. can learn from other states » Boston Globe

Biopharmaceutical companies aren’t free-riding on government research » Boston Globe

Ahead of FDA decision, Akili CEO talks video games, medtech » Boston Business Journal

What you missed this summer in Mass. health care news » Boston Business Journal

Vertex snaps up Cambridge diabetes startup Semma for $950M » Boston Business Journal

Trump administration to review immigrants’ applications to stay for medical care in US » Boston Globe

Freshman Previously Denied Entry to the United States Arrives at Harvard » The Harvard Crimson

Trump administration changes course on immigrant patients » Commonwealth Magazine

Attorney general releases Labor Day report on wage theft » The Associated Press (AP)

Union approval nears 50-year high mark » The Barnstable Patriot

AG Healey Issues Labor Day Report on Efforts to Combat Wage Theft, Protect Workers » Cape Cod Today

Annual Labor Day breakfast brings out politicians and union solidarity » Milford Daily News

Ex-BPDA Official Pleads to Taking $50K Bribe from Developer » Banker & Tradesman

Training our region’s future » Commonwealth Magazine

The unifying force of unions » Commonwealth Magazine

Report: 209 Construction Companies Cited for Wage Theft in MA in 2019 » Banker & Tradesman

Ehrlich won't run for Congress » The Salem News

Bryon Hefner considers changing not guilty plea » Boston Herald

Marshfield trash collectors' strike 'still going strong' » Patriot Ledger

How one routine zoning vote turned into a federal investigation » Boston Globe

Body of Green Beret Luis DeLeon-Figueroa, killed in action in Afghanistan, returns to his hometown of Chicopee » The Republican

Amherst tree warden, planners OK taking out village center trees » Gazette Net

Clarksburg: Town field renamed; dedication planned » Berkshire Eagle

Call ugliness and violence what it is » Boston Herald

Ayanna Pressley, AOC back anti-Straight Pride arrestees » Boston Herald

Possible campaign rivals Markey, Kennedy attend same Labor Day event » Boston Globe

Political Notes: Cyr mum on Senate endorsement » Cape Cod Times

Beacon Hill Lining Up Behind Sen. Markey, As Rep. Kennedy Ponders Run » New England Public Radio

O'Connell vows transparency, fiscal responsibility if elected mayor of Taunton » Taunton Gazette

Joe Kennedy isn’t the only one. These people are all thinking about challenging incumbents in Massachusetts. » Boston.com

'A job that I love' » Gloucester Times

Fans Of Both Kennedy And Markey Turn Out For Annual Labor Breakfast » WBUR

Opioid overdose calls down by a third in Lowell » Lowell Sun

Triffletti to speak at annual Brain Aneurysm Event at State House » Wicked Local Plymouth

One year on the job, Gross earns praise for outreach » Boston Globe

Boston Police union head pushes for Straight Pride protest prosecutions » Boston Herald

High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns » Boston Globe

'Straight Pride' Counter-Protesters To Be Arraigned, Claim Police Were 'Hostile' And 'Aggressive' » WGBH

Massachusetts kicks off registration drives before primary » WCVB

State Sen. DiZoglio to Charlie Baker on victim-requested NDAs: prove it » Boston Herald

Overdue rents continue to rise at DCR » Commonwealth Magazine

Gas tax? Education funding? A plastic bag ban? Here’s what Beacon Hill could tackle this fall » Boston Globe

Help ease traffic congestion » Worcester Business Journal

Proposals would let those in country illegally get licenses in Mass. » WCVB

SL3 could be solution to Logan’s access issues » Commonwealth Magazine

Bill would let those in country illegally get licenses » Western Mass News

No Driver’s Licenses for Illegals [OPINION] » WBSM

Taking the bus to a whole new level » Commonwealth Magazine

Lesser still focused on governor’s knowledge of RMV woes » Gazette Net

An action plan to address the Mass. transportation crisis » Commonwealth Magazine

Mayflower Wind promises lowest US price yet » Commonwealth Magazine

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MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass