10:00am Physical Therapy Day on the Hill, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:30am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:30am Office of the Inspector General Public Hearing, One Ashburton Place, 13th Floor, Boston

12:30pm Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Committee Hearing

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Department of Energy Resources Proposed SMART 3.0 Regulations, Submission via email

Birthdays: Rep. Jessica Giannino, Rep. Ryan Hamilton

Mass. House passes reading bill years in the making, rebuffing powerful teachers union » Boston Globe

Opinion: Next to Trump et al., it’s hard to get worked up over Platner’s affronts » Boston Globe

Top Dems rally around effort to thwart federal Constitutional Convention » State Affairs

Thermo Fisher to buy Clario Holdings for $8.88B » Axios

Federal Reserve cuts key rate yet Powell says future reductions are not locked in » Boston Herald

One of Boston’s two remaining strip clubs wants to move. Chinatown is leery. » Boston Globe

Is a $100,000 salary enough to raise a family in Massachusetts? For some local parents, it isn’t. » Boston Globe

CVS Health posts record Q3 revenue despite $5.7B write-down » Boston Business Journal

MacKenzie Scott gives $60 million to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy » Boston Herald

Supermarket over the turnpike shut because of asbestos » Universal Hub

Thermo Fisher acquires clinical trial software company for $8.9B » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: Trump says America’s economy will die without his tariffs. He’s crying wolf. » Boston Globe

MA grocery stores could soon have fewer self-checkout machines under new bill » Worcester Telegram

O'Brien bid to shore up Cannabis Commission votes fails » State House News Service

Ex-Healey staffer arraigned on cocaine trafficking, gun charges » MassLive

Weymouth Schools Adopt New Student Graduation Requirements » South Shore News

Gov't shutdown puts Head Start for New Bedford kids in danger. Bus service will end first. » South Coast Today

At Harvard University and Boston College, conservatives test free speech » Boston Globe

Amherst College faculty adopt groundbreaking democracy resolution » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Battenfeld: Karen Read attorney puts harsh spotlight on Boston Police Commissioner » Boston Herald

Buckman: Mayor Wu’s words on BPS aren’t enough » Boston Herald

Protesters demand action after ‘People’s Tribunal’ finds institutions complicit in Gaza genocide » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Colleges hope to ‘AI-proof’ their offerings as new tech changes job expectations » WGBH

Wu sets high expectations in ‘State of the Schools’ address » WGBH

Mayor Wu’s goal to make Boston’s schools the best in the nation faces steep challenges, and many skeptics » Boston Globe

Editorial: Get cellphones out of schools » Boston Globe

LynnLab gets $30K grant to make science accessible » Lynn Daily News Item

Gardner among 40 communities that received more than $12 million for outdoor spaces » The Gardner News

Biologists identify these bats by their toe hairs. They’re key to Massachusetts’ ecology. » WGBH

Behind the levee: The forgotten communities at risk in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Way Finders breaks ground on affordable housing investment » The Reminder

'Only God knows': SNAP recipients in Worcester wonder what they'll do if benefits end » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

36,000 Brockton residents at risk as SNAP benefits set to end Nov. 1 » The Enterprise

Head Start agencies in Mass. expect cuts to programs due to federal shutdown » WBUR

Boston businesses, farmers markets mobilize as SNAP set to end » Axios

Campbell, AGs seek court order to keep SNAP benefits flowing » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Town by town Mass. map shows where SNAP cuts will hit hardest: Find your city » MassLive

A Cambridge day shelter mobilizes to fight SNAP disruptions » Axios

States sue to stop suspension of SNAP benefits during government shutdown » Mass Lawyers Weekly

November SNAP benefits may not be paid. Who it impacts, where to get help in Massachusetts » The Enterprise

SNAP funding lawsuit heads to court as states aim to protect food assistance for millions » Boston Globe

What other states are doing to make up for loss of SNAP benefits » Boston Globe

Both donors and the hungry are reaching out to Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, local pantry and lunch site as SNAP cutoff looms » MassLive

Lucas: Oh snap — Healey can tap Mass. $$ to feed hungry » Boston Herald

Lawsuit over loss of SNAP funding heads to Boston federal court » WCVB

Feds end the automatic renewals of most immigrants’ work permits » WGBH

Sen. Edwards Files Amendment Protecting Federal Employees, Service Members, and their Families during Federal Government Shutdown » Revere Journal

Analysis: What’s in the budget anyway? » The New Bedford Light

Report warns of 'perfect storm' pressuring local budgets throughout Mass. » The Metro West Daily News

Moss Triumphant As Jury Finds Sarno Violated His Ex-Mayoral Aide’s Rights » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Mayor: ‘Holyoke has not run out of money’ » MassLive

Select Board weighs police use of data from real estate company’s license plate readers » Brookline News

Quincy mayor is slated to get 79% raise. But there is a new proposal. What we know » Patriot Ledger

Quincy mayor is slated to get 79% raise. But there is a new proposal. What we know » Patriot Ledger

Mayor: ‘Holyoke has not run out of money’ » MassLive

Freetown clerk joins national push for more election funding » South Coast Today

Quincy Mayor offers to cut planned salary increase to $225,000 » WBUR

Chesterfield looks to create new open space committee » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Belchertown special TM funds $911K health insurance increase » Daily Hanmpshire Gazette

Facing public outrage, Quincy’s mayor wants to reduce controversial raise to $225,000 » Boston Globe

Uxbridge selectman apologizes for sharing video that depicted Obamas as apes » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Can you wear political attire to the polls? A look at Massachusetts voting regulations » The Enterprise

Healey replaces symbolic frame with Sam Adams portrait » State House News Service

Central Mass. GOP committee condemns sharing of video depicting Obamas as apes » MassLive

Public schools, leadership style prove flashpoints in Worcester mayoral debate (w/video) » Worcester Telegram

Is gerrymandering to blame for Massachusetts’ all-Democrat congressional delegation? » WGBH

Former Lawrence police officer indicted by federal grand jury for allegedly assaulting detainee, lying about it in report » Boston Globe

Douglas, Uxbridge, Webster first responders honored with TEAM Award for saving man's life » Worcester Telegram

Seven States are Bailing Out Planned Parenthood With Your Tax Dollars » Lifenews.com

State House leaders say they won't use rainy day fund to keep SNAP benefits flowing » WBUR

DiDomenico Welcomes Italian Consul General to State House » Everett Independent

How much cocaine was delivered to the ‘little State House’ office in Springfield? » MassLive

5 Investigates: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey staffer charged with trafficking cocaine » WCVB

Employee with Gov. Healey's office fired following drug arrest » NBC Boston

Drug bust ensnares Healey's Western Mass. aide » Axios

Western Mass. aide to Healey arrested after police say they seized 8 kilos of cocaine » Boston Globe

Editorial: California offers cautionary tale about mail ballot security » Boston Herald

Boston city councilor’s push to hike taxes for large apartment buildings draws blowback: ‘Gut punch’ » Boston Herald

Massport says business as usual at Boston Logan after Ayanna Pressley blames GOP for disruptions » Boston Herald

Eversource threatens harsher rates after Massachusetts regulators block winter gas increases » Boston Herald

Massachusetts DPU puts limits on Eversource winter gas bill increase » WCVB

Healey plan puts municipalities in pole position on double utility poles » MassLive

Boston looks to go on offense on energy affordability » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. regulators slash Eversource’s winter rate increase, saving customers millions » Boston 25 News

Holy Cross Generates Nearly $1 Billion in Annual Economic Impact Across Massachusetts, $313 Million in Worcester, New Study Finds » College of the Holy Cross

Senate Advances Legislation Supporting Military Families » Mass. Senate

City of Boston and Partners Celebrate Start of Construction on Harvard and Standish Homes in Dorchester » City of Boston

Markey Joins Alsobrooks, Van Hollen, Elfreth to Introduce Legislation to Pause Student Loans for Federal Workers, Contractors, and Military » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Ahead of November 1 SNAP Freeze, Governor Healey Launches New SNAP Resource Hub » Office of Department of Transitional Assistance

Trial Court Issues New Child Support Guidelines » Massachusetts Court System

MassDOT Leaders Visit Pittsfield, Cummington to Highlight Regional Transportation Priorities » Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Business, Labor, Health Care and University Leaders Testify in Support of Governor Healey’s Jobs-Creating DRIVE Initiative » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Commission on Judicial Conduct publishes Annual Report covering 2024 activities » Mass. Commission on Judicial Conduct

State Treasurer Goldberg Testifies Before Joint Committee on Financial Services on Baby Bonds Initiative » Mass. Office of Economic Empowerment

Support our ballot petition to put the State House under the public records law » Office of Auditor Diana DiZoglio