11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

4:00pm Workforce Skills Capital Grants Announcement, Grand Staircase

6:00pm Cleantech Party for Hillary with AG Maura Healey and Sen. Ben Downing

6:00pm Cleantech Party for Hillary with AG Maura Healey and Sen. Ben Downing

7:00pm Evening with Chefs for Hillary and Governor Deval Patrick

7:00pm Evening with Chefs for Hillary and Governor Deval Patrick

7:30pm Progressive Mass. Celebration of Endorsed Candidates

7:30pm Progressive Mass. Celebration of Endorsed Candidates

Jewish professors sue Wheelock College, claim discrimination » New Boston Post

Question 3 opponents lack financial backing in fight over farm animal confinement » Politico

Massachusetts bucking efforts to weaken anti-opioid measures » Cape Cod Times

Dairy farmers squeezed by milk prices, drought » Gloucester Times

With no state standards, local police make their own rules for handling evidence » Patriot Ledger

Education co. eyes state site for expansion » Boston Herald

Boston's War on Happy Hour Needs to End » Boston Magazine

Startup that grows crops in shipping containers unveils sleek, new design » Boston Globe

Abiomed doesn't miss a beat when it comes to growth » The Salem News

Looking to jump-start delayed project, Chiofaro scales back » Boston Globe

Beer, politics, and a whole lot of tech talk at HUBweek » Boston Globe

Officials push for inclusion of intellectually disabled in higher ed » Boston Herald

Beyond Textbooks: Mass. Schools Find New Ways To Teach Racial History » WBUR

UMass Lowell scraps doctor of pharmacy program due to budget restraints » Lowell Sun

Congresswoman Katherine Clark says she's opposed to Question 2 on expanding charter schools » The Republican

Storm Irene's impact still felt in N.H. » Boston Globe

Baker updating air pollution controls » Gloucester Times

Audit says home health care companies overbilled Mass. Medicaid by $23m » Boston Globe

ICYMI: Somerville Receives State Grant for Public Housing Redevelopment » Canton Patch

Towards universal retirement » Boston Globe

New Massachusetts Amendments Related to Gender Identity Discrimination Go Into Effect October 1: What Massachusetts Employers Should Know » JD Supra

Expansion of "cork and carry" law revived in Senate » State House News Service

Milford free cash spending planned for Town Meeting » Milford Daily News

Carr: Aww. the poor thug » Boston Herald

Government should stop propping up marginal schools » Boston Globe

Editorial: Stepping up to climate change emergency » Gazette Net

Chabot: Dems loath to blast glad-handing gov » Boston Herald

Your View: Outside support for charters requires pushback » South Coast Today

Editorial: President Obama waves his wand » Boston Herald

Why are any of us still waiting, inequitably, in a line for the restroom? » Boston Globe

Decoding the federal budget » Boston Globe

Rivera running for a 2nd term » Eagle Tribune

Lawrence politics upstart knocks out old guard » Eagle Tribune

Sen. Ross facing opposition on November ballot » Wicked Local Franklin

Cameron named campaign manager for Brianna Sullivan » Newburyport News

Podcast: Eagle editorial board discusses Clinton endorsement » Berkshire Eagle

Gov. Baker on verge of socking away $4M in campaign account » The Associated Press (AP)

Kelly Ayotte's foe isn't just Maggie Hassan. It's also history » Boston Globe

Massachusetts bucking efforts to weaken anti-opioid measures » Boston Herald

Baker: Opioid measures will 'take a while to sink in' » Lowell Sun

Big strides, but opioid toll grows » Lowell Sun

Battenfeld: Charlie Baker parked his driver in top green police job » Boston Herald

Study: Violent Crime And Murders Slightly On The Rise This Year In Largest Cities » WBUR

Security tightened across state following weekend incidents » Boston Globe

Firm with spotty past regains state's car inspection contract » Boston Globe

The Gas Tax Is So 20th Century. Here Are Two New Ones That Should Replace It » WBUR

Mass. pot tax would be way lower than other states » Boston Herald

Aloisi responds to Gonneville » Commonwealth Magazine

Driverless in Boston? It's time to experiment » Boston Globe

State launches grant program to repair small municipal bridges » The Republican

As utilities ramp up gas, Enbridge play for Spectra highlights increasing value of pipelines » Utility Dive

State on verge of clean energy transformation » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts state report recommends 600 MW energy storage target » Utility Dive

Massachusetts to Offer $10-$20M in Energy Storage Grants this Fall » Microgrid Knowledge

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11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

4:00pm Workforce Skills Capital Grants Announcement, Grand Staircase

6:00pm Cleantech Party for Hillary with AG Maura Healey and Sen. Ben Downing

6:00pm Cleantech Party for Hillary with AG Maura Healey and Sen. Ben Downing

7:00pm Evening with Chefs for Hillary and Governor Deval Patrick

7:00pm Evening with Chefs for Hillary and Governor Deval Patrick

7:30pm Progressive Mass. Celebration of Endorsed Candidates

7:30pm Progressive Mass. Celebration of Endorsed Candidates

9:00am Surgical Advocacy Summit, Great Hall

4:00pm Plymouth 400 Commission Swearing-In, Grand Staircase

5:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Kate Campanale with Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis

5:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Kate Campanale with Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis

6:00pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Brianna Sullivan

6:00pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Brianna Sullivan

6:30pm Campaign Kick-Off for Suffolk County Register of Deeds Candidate John Keith

6:30pm Campaign Kick-Off for Suffolk County Register of Deeds Candidate John Keith

11:00am Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, Great Hall

12:00pm Annual Mass. Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony, Ashburton Park

1:30pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

5:00pm Reception for Rep. Matt Muratore

5:00pm Reception for Rep. Matt Muratore

6:00pm Boston City Councilor Matt O'Malley's 37th Birthday Party

6:00pm Boston City Councilor Matt O'Malley's 37th Birthday Party

9:00am 33rd Annual Trooper George L. Hanna Memorial Awards for Bravery Ceremony, Great Hall & House Chamber

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

12:30pm House Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Plymouth County Register of Deeds John Buckley's Annual "Galway West" Oyster Festival

5:30pm Plymouth County Register of Deeds John Buckley's Annual "Galway West" Oyster Festival

6:00pm Fundraiser for Barnstable County Sheriff James Cummings

6:00pm Fundraiser for Barnstable County Sheriff James Cummings

6:30pm Meet and Greet with State Sen. Candidate Kris Aleksov

6:30pm Meet and Greet with State Sen. Candidate Kris Aleksov

6:00pm Jimmy Tingle for President for Sen. Marc Pacheco

6:00pm Jimmy Tingle for President for Sen. Marc Pacheco

MBTA Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month with Inaugural Participation in the Autism Transit Project » MBTA

MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Grants $1.5M in Workforce Development Initiatives to Boost Career Training across Commonwealth Grants Funded by Community Mitigation Fund » Mass. Gaming Commission

Union Carpenters Hold Rally at Polar Park » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

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