9:00am Mass. Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

9:30am Department of Unemployment Assistance Public Hearing, Via Zoom and in-person - 100 Cambridge Street, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Committee Hearing

10:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

6:00pm 2023 Worcester Mayoral Debate hosted by GBH, YouTube or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. David Linsky, Rep. Judith García

Philanthropist couple leaving Harvard Kennedy School board over university’s response to Hamas attack » Boston Globe

Mariano: No End In Sight As Migrant Crisis Costs Pile Up » State House News Service

In Cambridge, a battle over affordable housing revives longstanding political tensions » Boston Globe

House Speaker says gun bill should clear lower chamber this week » Boston Herald

Andrea Campbell joins other AGs to urge SCOTUS to overturn abortion pill ruling » MassLive

Legal challenges by fishing groups to Vineyard Wind rejected » Commonwealth Magazine

In Cambridge, a battle over affordable housing revives longstanding political tensions » Boston Globe

More oversight needed of residential schools specializing in autism and other disabilities, state’s child advocate says » Boston Globe

Local neo-Nazi group demonstrates outside Governor Maura Healey’s home » Boston Globe

EDITORIAL: Punishment for revenge porn is back on legislative agenda » Boston Globe

Mass. Commission for the Blind’s new boss faces long road to rebuild after years of mismanagement » Boston Globe

Senate rankings: The 5 seats most likely to flip » The Hill

DeSantis’ slide left an opening in N.H. Now it’s anyone’s race for second place. » Politico

More than 330K striking Americans help unions flex power » Axios

America's highest gun death rates are in the South » Axios

Nikki Haley’s Long Shot Bid Might Be the GOP’s Best Shot at Dumping Trump » Vanity Fair

Dems warm to empowering McHenry as GOP chaos persists »

Go Big on U.S. Political Reform » Liberal Patriot

FL: Major overhaul of Florida’s circuit court system is advancing despite widespread opposition » Florida Phoenix

KY: Swing-county Kentucky voters weigh their choices for governor in a closely watched off-year election » AP News

AZ: Kari Lake locks down a key GOP establishment endorsement » Politico

WV: ‘Big Jim’ and Babydog Go to Washington? » New York Times

CT: Connecticut's cannabis tax revenue in second quarter of 2023 among lowest in nation » CT Insider

MI: Three days. A 90-minute vote. Detroit’s big ask divides Democrats in Capitol » M Live

GA: Georgia’s controversial 2021 voting law overhaul survives preliminary legal challenge » Georgia Recorder

DeSantis camp looks to reverse high burn rate to quell donor nerves » Politico

‘Get it together’: Voters in early GOP primary states express frustration and consternation with Republican House speaker meltdown » Boston Globe

ELECTIONS DeSantis’ slide left an opening in N.H. Now it’s anyone’s race for second place. » Politico

Trump comments on Israel unite his Republican rivals after attacks by Hamas » Boston Globe

American Airlines to begin service out of Cape Cod Gateway Airport next summer » Cape Cod Times

Boston’s referees of retail make sure a pound is a pound, a gallon is a gallon, and mile is a mile » Boston Globe

‘The doors are opening’: Mass. venues offer sensory-friendly experiences to give families sense of belonging » Boston Globe

American Airlines adds Hyannis routes in long-awaited win for Cape Cod » Boston Globe

Amid all the drama, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is still on the job » WGBH

Former congressional candidate convicted of spending campaign funds on business debts » AP News

More Than 1,000 Rally on Harvard’s Campus to ‘Free Palestine’ Ahead of Expected Ground Invasion of Gaza » The Harvard Crimson

Lesley University students, professors protest mass layoff of liberal arts faculty » Boston Globe

Harvard president defends free speech on campus after students’ anti-Israel statement: ‘We do not punish or sanction people for expressing such views’ » Boston Herald

Most humpback whales removed from the endangered species list » Washington Post

To rein in climate change, Biden pledges $7 billion to regional 'hydrogen hubs' » WBUR

After back and forth, humpback whales to remain on state’s endangered species list » Boston Globe

Solar panel waste could become a problem. A nascent recycling industry has some solutions. » Boston Globe

‘We’re kicking into survival mode’: Medway family among Americans trapped in Gaza » Boston Globe

FINANCE & TAX How Elizabeth Warren is making Hamas crypto’s latest Washington woe » Politico

OPINION: The only thing Mass General Brigham is competing with is cancer itself » Boston Globe

OPINION: Boston needs its own cancer center. Dana-Farber, BIDMC will create it. » Boston Globe

‘We could start to move the needle’: Iowa offers model for fixing Mass. child-care crisis » Boston Globe

Police calls to Days Inn taxing Methuen resources » The Eagle Tribune

As state rents 3,000 hotel and motel rooms for family shelter units, some longtime occupants end up displaced » WBUR

Supreme Court justices interrupt female attorneys more often than men » Axios

Opinion: What does the Legislature have to hide? » Commonwealth Magazine

Behind closed doors: Amherst Regional School Committee mum on investigation into allegations of transphobic actions at middle school »

Mass. gets top grade for 2020 redistricting » Salem News

Zarella's failure to pay taxes led to multiple liens » Salem News

SC: Redistricting case has historic connection to South Carolina campaign » Roll Call

ATF is well aware Littleton gun dealers use loophole to sell off-limits guns as parts, records show » Boston Globe

Attleboro synagogue holds services Saturday, undeterred by bomb threat » Boston Globe

SUBSCRIBER ONLY Mass and Cass danger pushing homeless encampments throughout Boston » Boston Herald

Ambassador Meron Reuben, Israel’s Consul General to New England, warns that terrorism will reach beyond Israel's borders » Berkshire Eagle

Mass. Commission for the Blind’s new boss faces long road to rebuild after years of mismanagement » Boston Globe

A Supreme Court dispute over a $15,000 IRS bill may be aimed at a never-enacted tax on billionaires » Boston Globe

The MBTA board has a new Boston rep who's a 'huge advocate' of rapid bus transit » WGBH

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Podcast Spotlight

ENERGYMATTERS2U Energy Matters 2 U and AEE-NE: Learn about the benefits of community solar with Nicholas Valorie and Mike McCue from East Coast Renewable Energy, LLC WGBH Under the Radar: In the wake of the hottest summer ever recorded, climate action heats up in Massachusetts WBUR Radio Boston: Presidential candidates gear up for New Hampshire primary amid tumult NPR Consider This: The Emotional Impact of the Israel-Gaza Conflict on Jewish and Palestinian Americans

Birthdays: Rep. David Linsky, Rep. Judith García

9:00am Mass. Chapter of the American College of Surgeons Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

9:30am Department of Unemployment Assistance Public Hearing, Via Zoom and in-person - 100 Cambridge Street, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Committee Hearing

10:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Department of Public Health Hearing, Via conference call

6:00pm 2023 Worcester Mayoral Debate hosted by GBH, YouTube or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. Jim Hawkins

9:30am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Committee Hearing

10:00am 32BJ: Rideshare Driver Justice Bill, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

10:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Committee Hearing

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

11:00am Joint Committee on Education, Committee Hearing

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

1:00pm Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission Hearing, PERAC, 5 Middlesex Avenue, Suite 304, Somerville

1:00pm Joint Committee on Transportation, Committee Hearing

2:00pm 250th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution, Virtual Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. William Galvin

9:00am Joint Committee on Agriculture, Committee Hearing

10:00am Speaking Program on Economic Development and Small Business in Massachusetts, Gardner Auditorium, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

1:30pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

Birthdays: Rep. Alan Silvia

8:00am Forging Inclusive Futures: Expanding the Talent Pipeline to Fill Today's Critical Openings hosted by AIM, Amazon Robotics, 50 Otis Street, Westborough

9:30am Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Committee Hearing

11:00am Museum of Science State House Science Fair, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

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

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

9:30am Board of Registration of Real Estate Appraisers Public Hearing, In-person and via Microsoft Teams

10:00am Department of Revenue Performance Recognition Award Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

5:00pm Close of Comment Period for Division of Medical Assistance Proposed Regulatory Changes, Submission via mail or email

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