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Today on Beacon Hill

9:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

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Must-Reads
MASSACHUSETTS

Harassment during the 2020 election was so bad many Mass. clerks quit. 2024 is shaping up to be just as bad. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts struck a deal with Uber and Lyft for minimum pay. Drivers say they’re still getting shortchanged » Fast Company

Boston needs billions to protect itself from sea level rise. Can the city find the money? » Boston Globe

Springfield receives 14 fake threats in 1st 28 days of school, teen arrested in most recent » MassLive

Tax Revenues Up 5.8 Percent In First Quarter Of FY 2025 » State House News Service

Q&A: SHNS Talks With Outgoing Rep. "Smitty" Pignatelli » State House News Service

Question 1: Should voters empower the auditor to look into the state Legislature? » Boston.com

DPU approves big shift in electric bill discounts » Commonwealth Beacon

State's civil legal aid costs skyrocket » Newburyport News

Is a train from Boston to North Adams worth the expense? Proponents say yes, the state isn't so sure » Berkshire Eagle

Editorial: How Harvard can revive free speech » Boston Globe

NATIONAL

Abortion-rights groups are outraising opponents 8-to-1 on November ballot measures » Boston Globe

Should Kamala Harris gamble on a Blue Florida? » Silver Bulletin

J. D. Vance and the Failed Effort to Memory-Hole January 6th » The New Yorker

House Races Across the Midwest Move in Democrats’ Favor » The Cook Political Report

A Woman Among Cowardly Men » The Bulwark

Trump Promised to Release His Medical Records. He Still Won’t Do It. » New York Times

Port strike deal ends no-win dilemma for Democrats » Politico

US adds 254K jobs in September, blowing past expectations » The Hill

Firefighters union declines to issue presidential endorsement » Politico

Inside the Trump campaign’s ground game » Washington Post

"Perhaps not since the Civil War has this great country felt as politically, emotionally and spiritually divided as it does at this moment," Springsteen said in a web video. But "it doesn't have to be this way. The common values, the shared stories that make this a great and united nation, are waiting to be rediscovered and retold once again."

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen took to social media on Thursday (Oct. 3) to officially announce that in the upcoming presidential election, he will be voting for the Kamala Harris and Tim Walz ticket.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Howie Carr: Tim Walz an imprecise ‘knucklehead’ » Boston Herald

Opinion: Donald Trump is a latter-day Neville Chamberlain » Boston Globe

Lowry: Kamala Harris, faux border hawk » Boston Herald

Business

Iowa AG leads continued fight against Massachusetts animal confinement law » Louisiana Illuminator

Slaying ‘zombie’ mortgages: AG touts $10M relief in second mortgage settlement » Boston Herald

Company must stop collecting on ‘zombie mortgages’ following Mass. AG settlement » MassLive

Boston awards $2.2M to aid community economic development efforts » MassLive

This Boston startup launched satellites to improve weather forecasting. Then Hurricane Helene came along. » Boston Globe

Politicians call out Stop & Shop for price disparities across its chain of stores » Gazette Net

Civil Rights

State Sen. Velis to lead antisemitism commission » News 22 WWLP.com

Crimes

Authorities say this couple voted in New Hampshire while living in Ashland, Mass. » The Metro West Daily News

Domestic Relations

Child Custody Bill Would Bring Mass. In Line With Other States » State House News Service

Education

Free community college stirs ‘hope and possibility’; enrollment up 10K statewide » Gazette Net

Free community college in Massachusetts expected to draw 45,000 students within a year » CBS News

Governor Maura Healey visits MassBay Community College to celebrate free college in Massachusetts » The Metro West Daily News

Massachusetts awards $20M in universal pre-K grants » WPRI.com

Simmons University’s library science master’s program relocates to GCC » The Recorder

Massachusetts education board violated Open Meeting Law, attorney general says » Boston Globe

Should schools ban smartphones? » Boston Globe

Schools meet $74 million deadline » New Bedford Light

Teachers and parents say mold continues to spread at Barnstable United, despite cleanup » Cape Cod Times

Colleges crack down on student protests » Boston Globe

Amherst schools roll out new online bullying reporting system » Gazette Net

Environment

New invader here: Spotted lanternfly appears in Hampshire County, posing threat to grapes, apples, other crops » Gazette Net

Dam good news: Governor Maura Healey pardons Nibi the Beaver » Boston Globe

Rep. Fernandes leads effort to halt appeal to dump Pilgrim wastewater into Cape Cod Bay » Cape Cod Times

Nibi the beaver staying home! Gov. Healey grants request to stay at wildlife rescue » NBC Boston

Special program in Boston trains residents to become solar workers » WBUR

Gaming

​​Long-stalled gambling data project moves forward » Commonwealth Beacon

Health Care

Gov. Healey announces working group to ‘revitalize’ health care in Nashoba Valley region, offers grants to ambulance services » Harvard Press

'Challenging issue': MA hospitals IV fluid shortage linked to Hurricane Helene » Worcester Telegram

Hospitals scramble for IV fluids as Hurricane Helene triggers latest drug shortage » Boston Globe

Report Shines Light On "Troubling Trend" At Mass. Hospitals » State House News Service

Housing

City councilor moves to block mayor's plan for senior housing in Highland Park » The Sun Chronicle

Judiciary

Editorial: New rules let Supreme Court keep pricey ‘hospitality’ gifts » Boston Herald

Labor

Dockworkers’ union agrees to suspend strike until Jan. 15 » Boston Globe

Gloucester teachers vote to 'work to rule' starting Friday » Gloucester Times

Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster » WBUR

Opinion: We don’t need Question 3 allowing unionization of rideshare drivers » Commonwealth Beacon

Lobbying & Campaign Finance

Offshore wind donations blowing in » Gloucester Times

Local Government

Boston city employee accused of swindling home from elderly uncle heading to trial for separate case » Boston Herald

Briefings: Holyoke School Committee Back to Full Strength with Fresh Appointments » Western Mass Politics & Insight

Fed-up Flynn wants his photo taken down, Boston City Council prez says not on her watch » Boston Herald

Politics

The fight over a new Mass. gun law isn’t as black and white as you thought | John L. Micek » MassLive

DiZoglio begins 141-mile walk to promote ballot question on Legislature audit » New England Public Radio

Election 2024: MCAS, mushrooms, more: What you need to know about the Mass. fall ballot questions » MassLive

Sen. Markey tours Berkshire County, meets with local leaders in North Adams, Pittsfield, Great Barrington » WAMC

Public Health

Parents of Worcester area opioid overdose victims share stories of grief and resilience » Worcester Telegram

Public Safety

Court file foul: No, Trooper Michael Proctor has not been fired » Boston Herald

State lawmakers defend gun bill against NRA challenge at bill signing ceremony » MSN

Outsider Noble To Take Charge Of State Police Friday » State House News Service

New Mass State Police Col. Noble to take oath office on Friday » MassLive

Police Department gets $55,000 Safety Grant » Chelsea Record

Transportation

Green Line service resumes between North Station and Medford/Tufts following derailment, safety investigation » Boston Herald

Collins & Doud: Massport must cancel private jet expansion » Boston Herald

Sky-high solution for safer bike lanes » Boston Globe

Regular train service resumes on Green Line extension following derailment, MBTA says » Boston Globe

The MBTA's troubled Green Line Extension reopens after derailment » Axios

Utilities

Days after suing Great Barrington, Housatonic Water Works tells residents the town should buy the company » Berkshire Eagle

Bigger electric bill breaks are coming for some low-income residents in Mass. » WBUR

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House Actions This Week: 14

Senate Actions This Week: 24


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