Must-Reads
Massachusetts
Boston World Cup committee warns fan, transportation plans in jeopardy without more state funding
Boston Globe
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Biden in Boston to pick up lifetime achievement award at Edward M. Kennedy Institute
MassLive
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How Mass. pediatricians are fighting vaccine hesitancy, one patient at a time
WBUR
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Nearly half of Gov. Healey's cabinet has turned over as she heads into an election year
WBUR
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Activists call for action as bill seeking to limit cooperation with ICE stalls on Beacon Hill
MassLive
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State House labor pains: The long fight carries on for unionizing legislative aides
Commonwealth Beacon
National
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News consumption habits split US, study finds
Semafor
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Amid The Shutdown, Flood Insurance Profiteers Are Riding The Wave
The Lever
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Trump’s Empty Promise on IVF
The Bulwark
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In Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President’s Policies Have Hit Hard
New York Times
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The Mixed Messages of Sending USS Gerald Ford to the Caribbean
The Bulwark
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Exclusive: OpenAI sees chance to reindustrialize U.S.
Axios
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Bird flu's comeback raises fears about readiness
Axios
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How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught
New York Times
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Jeffries heads to Illinois to push redistricting
punchbowl
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ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
The Guardian
Today on Beacon Hill
10:30am
Joint Committee on Financial Services: Committee Hearing
State House, Gardner Auditorium and Virtual
10:30am
EOHLC Fall Weatherization Policy Advisory Council Meeting
Via LifeSize
11:00am
House Informal Session
House Chamber
11:00am
Senate Informal Session
Senate Chamber
11:30am
Defense Sector Convening
Great Hall, State House, Boston
1:00pm
Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources: Committee Hearing
State House, A-1 and Virtual
1:00pm
Veterans Quality of Life Commission Meeting
Via Microsoft Teams
3:00pm
Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission Education Development Subcommittee Meeting
Via Zoom
6:00pm
DPU EFSB 25-10 & 25-75: Proposed Rulemaking Hearing #1
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, 1121 Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford and via Zoom
Birthday: Rep. Paul Donato
Quote of the Day
“When you don’t know when you’re going to get a raise or an opportunity for advancement, it makes it difficult...If I got in a car accident or had a medical emergency, [I’d have] some questions on how I would pay for it.”
The Boston Globe put out a State House Staffer Satisfaction Survey. One aide, William Woodring argued that compensation isn't adequate to meet basic needs.
News by Category
Beltway Politics
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Walsh: Bipartisanship in D.C. vital to heal our divide
Boston Herald
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Biden honored at Kennedy Institute in Boston, as some Dems notably absent
Boston Herald
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Editorial: Most Americans think neither party cares about them
Boston Herald
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At Kennedy Institute ceremony, Biden calls for Americans to ‘fight like hell’
Boston Globe
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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani rallies voters with support from Bernie Sanders and AOC
Boston Globe
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Lucas: Dems at crossroads with Mamdani
Boston Herald
Business
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'Pharmacy deserts' spreading across Worcester County, state as closings rise, study shows
Worcester Telegram
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Boston World Cup committee warns fan, transportation plans in jeopardy without more state funding
Boston Globe
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21 Mass. life science companies must pay back tax breaks for failing to meet hiring goals
Boston Business Journal
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The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses and nonprofits in Massachusetts
Boston Globe
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Worcester Chamber of Commerce head quits research bureau board over police report release
Worcester Telegram
Democracy
Education
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Opinion: Harvard’s unblinking hypocrisy: Dean denounces ‘evil’ police, ‘whiteness’
The Hill
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‘Food is medicine’: Congressman McGovern proposes bill to increase funding for school meals
Daily Hampshire Gazette
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BPS proposal reawakens debate over who gets to attend Boston’s most competitive schools
Boston Globe
Environment
Federal
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Khalid: Shutdown stretches on, aviation staff stretched thin
Boston Herald
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Government shutdown hitting National Park Service sites in Massachusetts
WGBH
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State seeking donations as it braces for lapse in federal food aid
WGBH
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State expects 1 million MA residents to lose SNAP benefits next week
Worcester Telegram
Health Care
Housing
Human Services
Immigration
Judiciary
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A DNA match finally identified her rapist. Massachusetts law said it was too late
Lakeshore Public Media
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Four Supreme Judicial Court cases to watch in November
Commonwealth Magazine
Labor
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WMass federal workers turn to gigs and loans as government misses payday due to shutdown
MassLive
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‘No idea how long people can hold out’: Federal workers feel brunt of shutdown
Boston Globe
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'We want to able to survive': Starbucks baristas demanding fair union contract threatening to strike
Worcester Telegram
Legislative
Local Government
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Hanover Faces $6.9 Million Budget Deficit as Town Unveils Sobering Five-Year Financial Forecast
South Shore News
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Wu weighs in on Trump World Cup threat, government shutdown and immigration enforcement
WGBH
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Newton council candidate faces backlash over past trans youth remarks
Boston Globe
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City brings in hotshot lawyers in saint statue fight. They once represented Hobby Lobby
Patriot Ledger
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State-supervised early voting opens in Lawrence following alleged voter fraud
The Eagle Tribune
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Watch Taunton councilor accused of election night 'disruption' allegedly follow worker
Taunton Gazette
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Holyoke’s money mess: City leaders clash over fixes as millions in state aid is withheld
MassLive
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From Olympic swimmer to federal judge, mural to recognize Worcester's notable women
Worcester Telegram
Politics
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Early birds flock to the polls for pre-Election Day voting in Worcester
Worcester Telegram
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3 key moments from Brockton School Committee debate as candidates clash
The Enterprise
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Can voters trust Carlo DeMaria? Everett’s mayor seeks seventh term amid $180,000 pay scandal.
Boston Globe
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Biden in Boston at Edward M. Kennedy Institute: ‘America is not a fairy tale’
MassLive
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Pols & Politics: Jockeying heats up for Boston City Council president
Boston Herald
Public Safety
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Furious South End residents see moving as only way out from Mass and Cass spillover
Boston Herald
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South End, Lower Roxbury residents plan to launch ‘Mass & Cass PAC’ with questionnaire focused on safety, drug use
Boston Herald
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OSHA and Coast Guard to visit site of deadly Everett crane collapse Monday
CBS News
State Government
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Lucas: AG’s defiance deserves a ‘No Queens’ rally
Boston Herald
Transportation
Press Releases
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Biotech’s Comeback Seems Real This Time: Why Massachusetts Is Poised to Lead the Recovery
MassBio
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Scientists unveil new names for 18 North Atlantic right whales
New England Aquarium
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MLSC Celebrates Mass STEM Week with Partners Across the Commonwealth
Mass. Life Sciences Center
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Mayor Wu, Superintendent Skipper Cut Ribbon on Patrick J. Kennedy Elementary School
City of Boston
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Draper Receives $25 Million in State and Local Funding for Construction of Its New IMPACT Center in Lowell
Draper
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Hannah Wilson named Director of Public Affairs & Community Services, Jessica Brown named host of CityLine at WCVB
WCVB
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Indian Man Charged with Assault Aboard Aircraft
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $12 Million to Create & Improve Local Parks and Protect Natural Land Across Massachusetts
Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
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Governor Healey Launches Defense Sector Initiative to Strengthen Massachusetts’ National Security Leadership
Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll
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AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Worcester-Based Temporary Nurse Staffing Agency and Owner For Defrauding Nursing Homes And Putting Patients At Risk With Uncertified Aides
Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell