10:00am Mass. Regional Employment Collaborative Employer Recognition Event, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

11:00am Author's Day, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Rally for Rent Control & Tenant Protections, State House, Boston

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Health, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Aging and Independence, Public Hearing

1:30pm Medicare for All Caucus Meeting, State House, Room 437, Boston

5:00pm Fundraiser for Lynn School Committee Member Michael Satterwhite

5:30pm Celebration in Honor of 20 Years of Service by Rep. David Linsky

6:00pm Sen. Patrick O'Connor's 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Celebration

6:30pm Community Conversation: Addressing Climate Change w/ Green Technology, Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Avenue

7:00pm Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Public Hearing, DFW Field Headquarters, Richard Cronin Building, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough

Spilka Not Ready To Divulge Her Own 2020 Plans » State House News Service

Stephen Lynch to seek House Oversight chairmanship » Boston Globe

Trafficking Concerns Behind Push for Bodyworks Bill » State House News Service

Why Did It Feel So Good to See Trump Booed? » New York Times

Ex-rep: DeLeo told me, vote for transpo bill or lose chairmanship » Commonwealth Magazine

Commuter rail group backs big expansion » Commonwealth Magazine

Elizabeth Warren’s Days Defending Big Corporations » New York Times

Op-ed: An easy transportation fix? Commuter benefits » Boston Business Journal

Trump’s Public Lands Chief Wrote For A Cult Extremist’s Magazine » HUFFPOST

Is a Democratic wave building for 2020? » Roll Call

Nunes Aide Is Leaking the Ukraine Whistleblower’s Name, Sources Say » Microsoft News

Joe Biden in Danger of Humiliating Loss in Iowa, Top Democrats Warn » Bloomberg Politics

A decade after massive bailout, AIG celebrated on Capitol Hill » Politico

Adriana Cohen: Trump Doctrine on display with ISIS hit » Boston Herald

Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Tlaib have endorsed Bernie Sanders. Rep. Ayanna Pressley has not. » Vox

State: Ban Costing Mass. Vaping Stores Up To $8M In Sales » WBUR

Did Amazon just ghost Braintree officials? » Boston Globe

Millennium Partners proposes changes to $1.3B Winthrop Center project » Boston Business Journal

Ahead of GE's earnings, investors are watching the power unit, Boeing and the next CFO » Boston Business Journal

On campus, marijuana is moving from the dorm room to the classroom » Boston Business Journal

Black entrepreneur, once affected by 'drug war,' seeks to open Brockton pot shop » The Enterprise

Expert: Michelle Carter, Inyoung You cases ‘weaken’ First Amendment » Boston Herald

Healey, Pressley, and Others Urge Support for Abortion Rights Bill in Video Campaign » Boston Magazine

EDITORIAL: Massachusetts abortion law is essential to protect reproductive rights » The Daily Free Press

Women leaders join new campaign to codify abortion rights in state law » Boston Globe

Former BC Student Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Suicide Death Of Boyfriend » WBUR

Lawmakers consider massage parlor regulations to stop human trafficking » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts House passes Student Opportunity Act » Wicked Local Arlington

Mount Wachusett students visit State House » Sentinel & Enterprise

Ed Commissioner Would "Love" Oversight Role » State House News Service

Environmental forum scheduled for Tuesday in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Federal judge requires fishing areas off Nantucket closed to protect right whales » Boston Globe

The New England Aquarium Wants To Monitor Whales From Space » WBUR

Could the 2020 Census Help Bridge the Digital Divide? » Governing

Massachusetts study raises concerns gambling addiction among working-class Asian immigrants » The Republican

Urgent Care Centers A Growing Alternative To The Emergency Room On Cape Cod » WGBH

Racist Data Decreases Health-Care Quality » Governing

Rent Control Push Fueled by Painful Housing Pinch » State House News Service

Stop & Shop and Lynn school team up to end student hunger with food pantry » Lynn Daily News Item

AG gets inside look at Veterans Transition House work » South Coast Today

Over 33,000 immigrants waiting for day in Boston’s immigration court » Commonwealth Magazine

Experts say manslaughter case against former BC student may be stronger than Michelle Carter case » Boston Globe

Bill would make it easier for people to visit loved ones in prison » Gazette Net

Dedham teacher strike part of a developing pattern nationwide » Boston Globe

DeLeo, longest serving speaker, says he’ll seek another term in the top post » Boston Globe

DeLeo to seek yet another term as speaker » Commonwealth Magazine

Shrewsbury re-dedicates Civil War monument to commemorate 150th anniversary » Community Advocate

NB council wants halt on new opioid treatment spots » South Coast Today

Braintree mayor seeks to protect town forest from development » Patriot Ledger

Mayor vetoes ordinance seeking compensation from CVS » The Recorder

Bid to regulate art sales in Provincetown finds little support » Cape Cod Times

Town planners OK mixed-use project for East Amherst village center » Gazette Net

Local elections hinge on housing this fall » Boston Globe

Falmouth Selectman Susan Moran to run for state Senate » Cape Cod Times

Markey wins endorsement of Lynn delegation » Lynn Daily News Item

Political Notes: Crocker's death unsettles Precinct 5 race » Cape Cod Times

Ayanna Pressley endorses Jesse Mermell, Lori Trahan for Congress » Boston Herald

Cashman: Republican alleges political tricks in City Council’s 8th district » Boston Herald

4 vie for 3 seats on Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School Committee » Berkshire Eagle

North Adams Mayoral Challenger Runs On Principle Against First-Term Incumbent » New England Public Radio

Sen. Ed Markey nabs endorsements from Quincy, Lynn delegations » The Republican

Falmouth selectman enters state Senate race » Cape Cod Times

Newcomers vie for a seat as City Council race heats up » Boston Globe

City Of Boston Awarded $4.3 Million To Aid Lead Paint Abatement In Low-Income Homes » Brookline Patch

Inclusion of Menthol Seen As Key to Successful Flavored Tobacco Ban » State House News Service

Gov. Charlie Baker files vaping ban regulations with Secretary of State » The Republican

Late Budget Means Half a Mil in Forgone Interest » State House News Service

Governor’s office gives ‘the runaround to people who can’t run’ » Boston Globe

Senate Group's Tax Ideas May Be Revenue Neutral » State House News Service

Foxboro legislator's bill would change seat belt law » The Sun Chronicle

Frustration Builds Over Planning Of Allston I-90 Project » State House News Service

T notes: Payroll finally getting back to 2015 levels » Commonwealth Magazine

House leaders talk transpo taxes » Commonwealth Magazine

TransitMatters: Our plan for regional rail » Commonwealth Magazine

Malden Delegation Secures Historic Funding in FY26 State Budget » Office of Rep. Steven Ultrino

Statement from The Arc of Massachusetts on U.S. Senate Passage of Federal Budget Bill » The Arc of Mass.

Nature for Massachusetts Coalition Seeks Dedicated Fund to Reach State Goals for Nature and Climate » Mass Audubon

In the Wake of Senate Passage, Coalition Warns: H.R. 1 Is a Dangerous Setback for Patients » American Lung Association

How Cutting SNAP and Medicaid will Trickle Down to Cutting Child Nutrition Programs » Project Bread

Pressley, DeGette File Amendment to Big, Ugly Bill to Protect and Expand Reproductive Healthcare » Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley

Governor Healey: Trump’s Bill Will Increase Costs, Take Away Health Care and Food » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG Campbell Reminds Hospitals of Their Obligation to Provide Access to Emergency Abortion Care Under Federal Law » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Sues Department of Education For Unlawfully Cutting Mental Health Funding » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration For Illegally Sharing Personal Health Data With ICE » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Exposing What Beacon Hill Tries to Keep Quiet » MassFiscal Alliance

Maura Healey Out of Touch With Her Own Party While GOP Caucus Holds Spending Back From Fiscal Brink » MassGOP

Welcoming a new board member: Kimm Quinlan » Strategies for Children

Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Release $16.6 Billion Capital Investment Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030 » Mass. Executive Office for Administration and Finance

Massachusetts Department of Public Health announces new partnership with the Fenway Institute » Mass. Department of Public Health

Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Application for $250,000 in STEM Education Grants » Mass. Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Capital Investment Plan to Re-Imagine MCI-Framingham » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Massachusetts State Police Launches ‘Excellence Initiative’ To Enhance Operational Effectiveness, Strengthen Community Trust and Promote Public Safety » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court » Supreme Judicial Court Announces New Board of Bar Overseers Officers and Members

AG Campbell Reminds Hospitals of Their Obligation to Provide Access to Emergency Abortion Care Under Federal Law » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Pressley Condemns Trump's Cruel Termination of TPS for Haitians » Office of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley