9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Committee Hearing

11:00am Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration, State House, 428 and Virtual

1:00pm MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. Jim Hawkins, Rep. Kate Donaghue

Government shutdown tracker shows how your Massachusetts senators voted. What to know » Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Interest in Charlie Kirk’s conservative youth movement has surged after his death » Boston Globe

Editorial: Hegseth’s war on the press now a losing battle — for him » Boston Globe

Healey taps business leaders for new council on improving Mass. competitiveness » Boston Globe

School-Centered Neighborhood Development Has Its Day on Beacon Hill » MassINC

New CCC Director Of Testing Exits Following Contentious Meeting With Lab Operators » Talking Joints Memo

Harvard posts biggest operating loss in 14 years as Trump cuts bite » Axios

Brown University declines to sign onto Trump administration 'compact' » Reuters

New local data finds increasing student engagement at phone-free schools » Greenfield Recorder

Harvard’s endowment rose to $56.9 billion. The university is still facing extraordinary financial pressure. » Boston Globe

State mulls end-of-course tests, sparking fears of a new high-stakes graduation exam » Boston Globe

Springfield school board considers a Pledge of Allegiance policy » MassLive

Opinion: Schools are accommodating student anxiety — and making it worse » Boston Globe

Facing financial challenges, Worcester colleges push back on endowment tax ballot question » Worcester Telegram

Mass. colleges lead the way to help the state meet net-zero goals » Boston Business Journal

FEMA is forcing disaster-struck towns to fend for themselves » Boston Globe

Advocates flow to State House to support Massachusetts rivers » Bay State Banner

Craney: Healey must reverse course on Net Zero by 2050 » Boston Herald

Neal calls Israel-Hamas cease fire a 'good first step,' but still much to be done to maintain peace » New England Public Media

Trump announces a deal with a manufacturer to make a common fertility drug cheaper for IVF patients » Boston Globe

Sticker shock forecast due to expiring health insurance subsidies » State House News Service

Trahan pushes for extending Obamacare tax credits » The Eagle Tribune

Health care advocate joining state service as undersecretary » State House News Service

Average long-term US mortgage rate slips to 6.27 percent, nearing a low for 2025 » Boston Globe

As Housing Crisis Escalates, New Transfer Fee Option Emerges » Vineyard Gazette

North Adams voted for an affordable housing trust. What comes next? » The Berkshire eagle

Lakeside Apartment redevelopment kicks off: What to know about Worcester housing project » Worcester Telegram

Mass. woman charged with threatening federal agents during immigration arrest » Axios

ICE arrests Afghan man with brain cancer in Methuen. Now, he’s hundreds of miles from his doctors » WBUR

Worried ICE has taken a relative? Shutdown cuts key communication lines for lawmakers with that agency and others. » Boston Globe

Massachusetts judge releases Malden hair salon owner accused of attacking ICE agents » Boston Herald

Transparency concerns raised as Mass. ends shelter spending reports. Why that matters to you » MassLive

ICE enforcement in Mass. nets 1,400 arrests in September. Less than half had 'significant' criminal background » WBUR

Judge orders immediate release of four imprisoned immigrants who'd earlier won release but who ICE kept locked up anyway » Universal Hub

Editorial: AG, fish or cut bait on audit of Legislature » Lowell Sun

DiZoglio rallies her troops for audit of Legislature at State House rally » Boston.com

Lawrence City Clerk: State will 'take over' election process following fraud allegations » The Eagle Tribune

In split vote, Shutesbury Select Board OKs democracy declaration » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Ex-Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson heads to prison Friday after corruption conviction » Boston Herald

New Ashford voters will be asked to approve spending $59K, mostly for the church building » The Berkshire Eagle

‘No Kings' protests in Mass., across the U.S. expected to draw large turnout » NBC Boston

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey calls Trump World Cup threat ‘political theater’ » Boston Herald

‘We’re not going away’: Amid Trump’s threats, Boston protesters vow to continue » Boston Globe

Super PAC targets Gov. Healey as Republican race ramps up » WBUR

Amherst Town Council candidates differ on school funding priorities at forum » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Editorial: Protesting ‘No Kings?’ How about no-audit Legislature? » Boston Herald

Scott Lima drops out of New Bedford city council race, had finished 8th in preliminary » South Coast Today

GOP Super PAC posts doctored image of Healey, ties racist caricature to migrant policies » Boston.com

Seth Moulton is returning AIPAC donations after launching Senate campaign against Ed Markey » Boston Herald

As field to replace Moulton grows, disappointment in Democrats a common theme » WGBH

South Hadley joins growing movement to create ‘nicotine-free generation’ » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Millard: Poll shows distrust of RFK Jr. as health chief » Boston Herald

What’s leading Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket parents to bypass vaccines? » WGBH

Gov. Healey, Mass. State Police vow zero tolerance for illegal street takeovers » WCVB

‘Art on wheels’: Inside the Mass. car culture being threatened by dangerous street takeovers » MassLive

‘People want justice.’ Raising awareness about Boston’s unsolved homicides, one case at a time » Boston Globe

Healey: Police cracking down on street 'takeovers' » The Eagle Tribune

State law enforcement officials announce crackdown on ‘street takeovers’ that hit Eastern Mass. » Boston Globe

Gov. Healey says crackdown on illegal street takeovers is underway » WGBH

Massachusetts awards $14M in public safety grants to combat illegal ‘street takeovers’ » Boston Herald

Governor Healey, Massachusetts State Police, announces more funding, 232 civil citations, 74 warnings, 20 criminal summons, 7 arrests in illegal street takeover operation » Fall River Reporter

'Real-life heroes': 4 Worcester officers among those honored by Healey at Trooper Hanna awards » Worcester Telegram

Healey reports crackdown on illegal car race meetups following chaotic events » WBUR

Worcester mayoral candidates disagree on civilian oversight board for police » WGBH

Worcester mayoral candidates disagree on civilian oversight board for police » WGBH

Healey’s budget czar not ruling out midyear budget cuts if economy sputters » MassLive

Senate ready to join House in rejecting Healey budget vetoes » State House News

Senate ready to join House in rejecting Healey budget vetoes » State House News Service

Route 107 bridge between Lynn, Saugus closes after inspection notes necessary repairs needed » WCVB

Healey names Eng, MBTA general manager, interim transportation secretary » WHDH

Mass. Gov. Healey taps MBTA boss Phil Eng as state’s interim transportation secretary » MassLive

Tibbits-Nutt is out as transportation secretary. T chief Eng will serve in interim » WBUR

Healey taps MBTA leader for dual role after her top transportation deputy resigns » Boston Globe

Tibbits-Nutt out at MassDOT; T's Eng takes over » Axios

MBTA's Eng widens transportation footprint as Tibbits-Nutt resigns » State House News Service

‘Contactless’ fares quickly grow popular among T riders » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts Governor Healey Flips Then Flops on Gas Pipeline Issue » WBSM

Healey orders review of utility bills to ease costs for Mass. ratepayers, so what charges should go? » Boston 25 News

Mass. bill to curb utilities’ political spending would save Liberty customers hundreds of thousands of dollars » Energy & Policy Institute

SB2566 - An Act further regulating the Gloucester Fisheries Commission

HB4273 - An Act authorizing the town of Maynard to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

HB2320 - An Act relative to the position of treasurer-collector in the town of Berkley

HB4136 - An Act relative to stabilization funds in the town of Leicester

HB4601 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB4429 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2025 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

HB4240 - An Act making appropriations for fiscal year 2026

HB235 - An Act establishing a bill of rights for children in foster care

SB2642 - An Act relative to the Move Over Law

HB4599 - An Act establishing a bill of rights for children in foster care

SB2547 - An Act relative to the Move Over Law

HB56 - An Act empowering municipalities and local governments

HB4531 - An Act relative to the 2026 state primary election date

HB265 - An Act regarding families and children in need of assistance

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Returning Citizens Announce Grant Awards Supporting Programs that Reduce Youth Recidivism » City of Boston

Senators Markey and Warren Slam Trump Administration's Attempt to Kill Jobs and Raise Energy Prices by Moving to Suspend Active Vineyard Wind 1 Offshroe Wind Project » Office of Sen. Ed Markey

Governor Healey Announces Major Tax Relief for Health Care Workers » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Governor Healey Responds to Trump Administration Stop Work Order for Vineyard Wind » Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

AG Campbell Secures Victory Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cancelling School Mental Health Grants » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

AG Campbell Announces Nearly $150,000 Million Multistate Settlement With Mercedes-Benz USA Over Vehicle Emissions Fraud » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

JetBlue Unveils “Wicked Blue,” a Boston-Inspired Livery Celebrating Two Decades as the City’s Favorite Airline » JetBlue

Statement on Prof. Nuno Loureiro » MIT

Democratic Health Leaders Demand Answers on Trump’s Shady Drug Deals » Office of Congressman Richard Neal

Federal Court Declares Trump Administration's Denial of Bond Hearings to New England ICE Detainees is Unlawful » ACLU of Mass.

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Releases 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report » Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

West Roxbury Man Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution » U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $33.5 Million for Housing, Economic Development Across State » Mass. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Eight Community Health Centers through Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Grant Program » MassHealth

D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc., Recieves Boston Globe Recognition » North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioners and Executive Director Issue Statements Relative to Federal Rescheduling » Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission