9:45am Government Affairs Forum: Treasurer Deb Goldberg hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Bank of America, 100 Federal Street Street, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Army National Guard Caucus, Framingham Army National Guard Armory

12:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Andrea Campbell on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual

Current, former Massachusetts state auditors disagree about Question 1 » WCVB

Half of all Mass. high schools don’t abide by state recommended graduation requirements » Boston Globe

Hanscom hangar expansion timeline up in the air » The Concord Bridge

Galvin faces new lawsuit over voter rolls » The Eagle Tribune

Lawmakers, DOC, plan meeting on prison safety » Boston Herald

‘It’s not OK’: USPS says mail-in ballots will be delivered on time. But some Boston residents still have doubts. » Boston Globe

Bombshell Brockton audit omits key fact in alleged assault by mentor — he was exonerated » The Enterprise

Warren faces her crypto critic in first Mass. debate » Axios

Young voters break away from Harris on Israel-Hamas war: ‘The lesser of two evils is still evil’ » Boston Globe

The vast divide between Republicans and Democrats over fast food » Washington Post

Guns, Sports, and Videogames: How Trump and Harris Are Luring Male Voters » Vanity Fair

Voters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners » Boston Globe

Dueling GOP polling memos show Rust Belt is key in Senate fight » Politico

Harris Has Raised $1 Billion. Can She Get Donors to Give More? » New York Times

In a Michigan city, Harris has failed to catch fire with Black men » Washington Post

He’s ‘Obsessed’: What Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally Is All About » The Bulwark

Trump’s GOP moves to dramatically revamp election rules » The Hill

Editorial: Walz runs defense for socialism shoutout » Boston Herald

MIT economists honored with Nobel Prize say their research into drivers of inequality was ‘a big risk,’ ‘a long journey’ » Boston Globe

Editorial: The states are taking aim at TikTok » Boston Herald

Seafood Day to celebrate fishing industry's contributions to the state » Gloucester Times

Mass MoCA moves to buy, redevelop, long-defunct Sullivan School property » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. should keep the MCAS graduation requirement, secretary of education says » Boston Globe

Half of all Mass. high schools don’t abide by state recommended graduation requirements » Boston Globe

Diane Kolakoski: Bold climate action needed » Gazette Net

UMass geothermal power project alarms residents » Gazette Net

Could a big hurricane whack New England? ‘More of a question of when than if.’ » Boston Globe

Cooley Dickinson puts off some elective surgeries amid national IV fluid shortage » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Cooley Dickinson puts off some elective surgeries amid national IV fluid shortage » Daily Hampshire Gazette

New primary care centers in Brockton and Dorchester offer new approach to serving seniors » WGBH

IV fluids in short supply after Helene, causing some Mass. hospitals to postpone surgeries » Cape Cod Times

State leaders demand Steward Health Care leave Massachusetts » MSN

Remember the controversial housing project at Braintree’s South Shore Plaza? It took a big step forward. » Boston Globe

Norton select board votes against MBTA zoning law now headed to town meeting voters » The Sun Chronicle

MBTA housing act sees push-back in Peabody, Ipswich » Salem News

Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity to build its largest ever affordable housing project in Housatonic » Berkshire Eagle

Starter homes out of reach for many in Boston » Axios

Candidate vows to reject judges over ICE detainers » The Eagle Tribune

Editorial: An overwhelmed Parole Board means justice delayed » Boston Globe

Sigaud: Help workers move for better opportunities » Boston Herald

Omni Parker House, Omni Boston Seaport workers join hotel strike: ‘In this fight for the long haul’ » Boston Herald

Former employee sues career center, Greenfield, Northampton » Gazette Net

Broad Institute lays off 87, largely in IT, software engineering » Boston Globe

Workers at two Boston hotels join indefinite strike » Boston Business Journal

With music and dance, Lexington celebrates its first Indigenous Peoples Day » Boston Globe

Northborough has Nov. 5 ballot question seeking OK to build new fire station » The Metro West Daily News

Mayor to recommend Brown School proposal soon » Newburyport News

Registered mail: After snub, Boston City Council issues ‘rare’ subpoena to USPS official » Boston Herald

Forest Park Civic Association to host free Public Forum on Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 » MassLive

Know before you vote: Candidates and issues in 3rd Barnstable District election » Cape Cod Times

Editorial: The answers to the five ballot questions before Mass. voters » Sentinel & Enterprise

Boston city councilor says harassment, intimidation has escalated as he considers 2025 mayoral bid » Boston Herald

Opinion: A rushing stream of reader comments on ballot bid to audit Legislature » Boston Globe

Briefings: Hampden DA Spox Exits, Opening One of the 413’s Few Big Govt Comms Roles » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Someone in Hanson projecting a Trump logo on a water tower. How officials are responding » Patriot Ledger

‘We do not want your kind here’: Hatfield family receives anonymous letters about yard signs, political views » Gazette Net

Know before you vote: Candidates and issues in 2nd Barnstable District election » The Barnstable Patriot

Battenfeld: Michelle Wu’s treatment of political rival right out of old boys’ Boston playbook » Boston Herald

Republican John Deaton brings an up-from-his-bootstraps story to U.S. Senate race vs. Warren » WBUR

MA Patch Candidate Profile: Carmine Gentile For State Representative » Brookline Patch

Mass. budget includes language expanding access to preventative HIV medications » The Metro West Daily News

Post-Bruen decision, everyone has to be a gun-law historian » Commonwealth Beacon

Sheriff Nicholas Cocchi reimbursed state for damage to his work vehicle after DUI arrest » MassLive

‘I’ve seen things I can’t believe’: As homeless population surges in Davis Square, Somerville grapples with response » Boston Globe

Salvage effort for sunken Vineyard Wind turbine blade launches » New Bedford Light

In July, Housatonic water’s manganese levels surged above the safe limit set by the state. No one reported it » Berkshire Eagle

LED Lighting Market to Projected to Surpass Market Valuation of USD 168.87 Billion by 2031 » Skyquest Technology Consulting

Coalition for Secure AI Forms Technical Steering Committee to Advance AI Security Workstreams » OASIS Open

Empowering Women: A Milestone Event by NEBAF and AMMWEC Inspires Change » New England Bangladeshi-American Foundation

Law Firm Expands Services for Auto Accident Injuries in Bellingham & Franklin MA » The Franklin Law Group

Xceedance Appoints Katey Walker as Chief of Staff » Xceedance

Phasing Out the Tipped Wage is Harmful for Massachusetts » National Federation of Independent Business

JAMA Research Letter from The Fenway Institute Highlights Lack of Information About Sexual and Gender Minority Health Services on US Hospital Websites, Especially in States Unfriendly to LGBTQIA+ People » Fenway Health

Alzheimer’s Association Workgroup Suggests Language for Clinicians to Talk to Their Patients About New Treatments » Alzheimer’s Association

Tufts Medical Center’s Reid R. Sacco Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Program Leads National Intervention Study to Address Financial Hardship » Tufts Medical Center

Vote NO on Question 4: Legalizing Psychedelic Drugs » Mass. Catholic Conference

Five arrested in Connection with Trafficking Firearms, Drugs » Middlesex County District Attorney's Office

Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Greater Transparency From Department of Commerce and CHIPS Act Corporations » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

EPA Issues Rule to Remove Lead Pipes Nationwide » Conservation Law Foundation

Warren, Lawmakers Renew Push for National Price Gouging Ban As Companies Reportedly Take Advantage of Consumers During Hurricanes Helene and Milton » Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Q&A With Tree Eastie's Bill Masterson, Boston Tree Alliance partner » Mass. Audubon

MSPCA-Angell Helps Establish Mobile Veterinary Clinic in North Carolina Following Devastating Hurricane Helene Damage » MSPCA-Angell

California Plan to Prevent Gasoline Price Spikes During Refinery Shutdowns Passes the Senate » Union of Concerned Scientists