9:00am Statewide Municipal Partnerships Conference hosted by MAPC, MARPA & Division of Local Services, College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Campus Center, One College Street, Worcester

9:30am Mass. Gaming Commission Public Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Joint Committee on Higher Education, Committee Hearing

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

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

11:00am "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

11:00am House Committee on Ways & Means, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Committee Hearing

3:00pm A Conversation on Competitiveness with Eileen McAnneny and Mike Kennealy hosted by the Pioneer Institute, Via webcast - registration required

6:00pm Division of Marine Fisheries Public Hearing, Via Zoom

Primary for special election for former Sen. Anne Gobi's seat

Mass. leaders share outrage at attack on Israel at Boston Common rally » NBC Boston

New head of Massachusetts Municipal Association views shelter crisis as top priority » Boston Herald

Day & Mariano: Mass. isn't immune to the gun violence epidemic. We need new gun control legislation now » WBUR

Federal team sent to ‘assess’ migrant situation to visit Boston Tuesday, Wednesday » Boston Herald

Police watchdog decertifies 5 Mass. cops for misconduct and criminal convictions » MassLive

Election workers are promised more protections, starting with 32 police officers for polling places » Cambridge Day

Legislators call for more oversight of Mass. child welfare system in series of new bills » Boston Globe

An opportunity for the GOP in Central Massachusetts » Commonwealth Magazine

Expanded tax credits to lower child care costs » Newburyport News

As migrants arrive, some schools need more buses, books and bilingual teachers » Stateline.org

Sorry, Massachusetts: You can't dodge the 'tax shark' on N.H. lottery winnings, after all » WBUR

Healey Housing Approach Taking Shape » State House News Service

NH: What war? Trump is busy talking about whales, weightlifting and the Patriots » Politico

RI: Rhode island keeps adding shelter space for the homeless, but it's never enough. Why demand grows » The Associated Press (AP)

CT: Hayes, Logan face off in 2024 rematch » Hartford Courant

NY: NYC pro-Palestine rally splits Democrats over Israel » Politico

NY: 'This is Israel's 9/11': Rep. Goldman recounts 'traumatic experience' of being in Israel during attack » NY 1

NY: Schumer, Jeffries are laying low on the migrant crisis. Here’s why. » Politico

NJ: Dems’ bad dream: Menendez taunts party with potential reelect » Politico

PA: Airbnb and VRBO customers have fewer options in Philly as new laws take hold » The Philadelphia Inquirer

VA: Dem-leaning States Project group pours $4.5 million into Virginia legislative races » Politico

VA: New Richmond program gives cash directly to people in need » Axios

SC: Democratic Rep. Clyburn’s Role in Redrawn Congressional Maps Becomes Key in Supreme Court Redistricting Case » ProPublica

FL: Florida attorney general seeks to block abortion rights amendment from ballot » Orlando Sentinel

MS: It’s now a 2-person Mississippi governor’s race, but independent’s name still appears on ballots » AP News

KS: Flipping Kansas Blue? Governor Struck Deal With Left-Wing Groups Likely to Drive Up Democrat Vote » The Daily Signal

CO: Denver Sheriff Department staffing shortage worsens, overtime soars: “It’s never been this bad” » The Denver Post

CA: Calif. to require climate change education for students » Pluribus News

Heat, high water, hurricanes: Schools are not ready for climate change » Boston Globe

Special election wins fuel Democrats’ hopes ahead of 2024 » The Hill

How third-party and independent candidates could threaten Democrats and Republicans in 2024 » AP News

AI, social media drive democracies to a tipping point » Axios

Support declines for Corporate America's political involvement » Axios

Turns Out RFK Jr.’s Independent Bid Could Do Trump More Damage Than Biden » Vanity Fair

A watchdog group just found a big flaw in a landmark environmental treaty » Washington Post

Democrats' Sympathies in Middle East Shift to Palestinians » Gallup

Team Trump Is Using ‘Fyre Festival Strategies’ in N.Y. Fraud Case » Rolling Stone

Democrats’ Political Advantage on Abortion is About to be Tested » The Liberal Patriot

Will Hurd Drops Out of G.O.P. Presidential Race and Endorses Haley » New York Times

Pence slams Trump, GOP ‘voices of appeasement’ as Israel comes under attack » Politico

Ambrose: GOP must take on Democrats, & some Republicans » Boston Herald

‘Morally this is devastating’: Local companies with Israeli workers vow support amid war » Boston Business Journal

Mass. employers unsure about the economy despite jobs report » WBUR

Harvard professor Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel economics prize for pioneering research on the workplace gender gap » Boston Globe

It was a record-setting concert season at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro » The Sun Chronicle

Boston cafes and bakeries see a business boom » Axios

Family history drives EMD Serono’s Lori Lebson » Boston Globe

Soaring interest rates are Public Enemy No. 1 » Boston Globe

Editorial: Israel will prevail » Boston Herald

Harvard students called ‘morally repugnant’ for blaming Israel for attacks » Boston Herald

Lawrence Summers, Ted Cruz criticize Harvard for student statement blaming Israel » Politico

Biden’s second try at student loan cancellation moves forward with debate over the plan’s details » Boston Globe

Controversy at Harvard over groups' statement blaming violence on ‘Israeli regime' » NBC Boston

Merrimack Valley tech schools getting state funding to train adults » The Eagle Tribune

Following cyberattack, MGM admits $100M loss, offers credit monitoring to customers » MassLive

New Dana-Farber, Beth Israel cancer hospital is far from a done deal » Boston Globe

Good Samaritan hospital in Brockton back to 'full operations' following power outage » The Enterprise

A fraught question for the children of Alzheimer’s: Is it coming for us? » Boston Globe

Editorial: Why is the state still letting places like Braintree kill the housing we desperately need? » Boston Globe

Editorial: Housing crises need responsible parties to step up » Sentinel & Enterprise

Chris Alba, a pioneer for safe drug use on the streets and hero for the homeless, dies » Boston Globe

Shelter system also key for survivors of domestic violence » Commonwealth Magazine

Lucas: Gov fumbles migrant hotel mess » Boston Herald

Homeland Security to visit Mass. to assess migrant situation in state » NBC Boston

Opinion: End the discriminatory treatment of farmworkers » Commonwealth Magazine

Cambridge to install street signs in American Indian language » WGBH

Three years in, Newton’s Indigenous Peoples Day finds a crowd eager to learn » Boston Globe

Markey’s ‘de-escalation’ comments bring boos from pro-Israel crowd » Boston Herald

‘This is how I show up for my people’: Eruption in Israel-Palestinian conflict sends shockwaves of grief, rage across Greater Boston » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Massachusetts Democrats and liberals face blowback for comments on Israel » Boston Herald

Markey’s ‘de-escalation’ comments bring boos from pro-Israel crowd » Boston Herald

Supporters of Palestine met by pro-Israel counterprotesters in Cambridge, Massachusetts » WCVB

Candidate endorsements rolling in for Amherst’s upcoming election » Gazette Net

UMass-focused forum gives students a chance to get to know Amherst Town Council hopefuls » Gazette Net

Jordan Levy, former Worcester mayor and radio host, dies at 79 » Worcester Telegram

Methuen police buy body cameras for all officers » The Eagle Tribune

What's next for gun reform in Massachusetts » WBUR

In Holyoke, frustration and resolve in the face of violence » Boston Globe

Springfield’s high homicide number an outlier among large Mass. cities » MassLive

Gun control bill to be aired at public hearing » Salem News

House Dems plan gun bill vote this month; cite Holyoke shooting » The Recorder

Mass. has no state amphibian, but some local students want to change that » Worcester Telegram

Brief engineer shortage snares Salem October train plans » Salem News

Boston University Bridge closed to traffic as crews respond to encampment fire in Cambridge » WHDH

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Podcast Spotlight

WBUR The Common: Making head (winds) or tails of the Mass. offshore wind industry Ballard Partners 13th & Park: "Let's Talk" with Marsha Blackburn WBUR Radio Boston: Rep. Pressley on Massachusetts delegation's united front amid congressional turmoil BBC Global News Podcast: Netanyahu: 'We will change the Middle East'

Pioneer Institute Study Finds Massachusetts Saw Four-Fold Loss of Income to Net Outmigration » Pioneer Institute

Small Business Saturday to Kick off Free Parking at Select Locations on Saturdays Through Dc. 28 to Promote Local Engagement » City of Worcester

The Mass Leads Act Gains Momentum: Extending Permits and Offering Protections for Developers » Bowditch & Dewey

MTA statement on implementing new high-school graduation requirement » Massachusetts Teachers Association

MMA webinar covers key legal issues related to holiday displays » Mass. Municipal Association

Resident Charged with Arson in Apartment Complex Fire » MA Department of Fire Services

Critical Drought Declared Across Massachusetts » MA Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration, UMass Lowell and Boston University Launch New Initiative to Advance Clean Energy and Build Geothermal Workforce » MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Granting State Recognition to Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe » Office of Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll

MSA Honors Individuals at 2024 Law Enforcement & Corrections Awards Ceremony » Mass. Sheriffs’ Association