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. Jim Hawkins

The Wexner Foundation cuts ties with Harvard over Hamas response » Boston Globe

Healey says Mass. can no longer guarantee room in shelter system, state on ‘verge of reaching capacity’ » Boston Globe

Healey: Mass. Will No Longer Guarantee Shelter In 'New Phase' Of Crisis » State House News Service

CCC Names Agency Newcomer As Acting Director » State House News Service

Aides to Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui of Cambridge allege toxic workplace behavior » Boston Globe

As Mass. shelters near capacity, Healey says migrant crisis is entering a 'new phase' » WGBH

Judge Leaping Back To Firm Involved In Major Settlement » State House News Service

Jim Jordan gains support as vote nears for U.S. House speaker, but outcome still in doubt »

Trump Pushes Travel Ban Again, Calls For ‘Strong Ideological Screening’ Of Immigrants » HUFFPOST

2024 GOP candidates: U.S. should reject Gaza refugees » Axios

Marianne Williamson’s campaign is running in the red » Politico

Scott’s super PAC cancels TV ad reservations as campaign sputters » Politico

Justice Amy Coney Barrett says ethics rules for the Supreme Court would be a 'good idea' » NBC News

Youngkin’s retreat to mix Virginia politics with the presidential kind » Washington Post

Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company’s future is at stake » AP News

Lawyers, Trump and money: Ex-president spends millions in donor cash on attorneys as legal woes grow » AP News

Black Success, White Backlash » The Atlantic

Opinion: Not all young people view the 2024 New Hampshire primary the same » Boston Globe

Mexican Sinaloa Cartel’s Message to Members: Stop Making Fentanyl or Die » The Wall Street Journal

‘The Art of War’ Provides Timeless Wisdom for Modern Campaigns » Campaigns and Elections

Jim Jordan: An Absurd and Dangerous Choice for House Speaker » The Bulwark

FL: America on fire: We have the means, tools to extinguish the inferno, but do we have political will? » Florida Phoenix

NY: George Santos charged with 10 additional crimes in updated indictment » Politico

GA: Georgia’s cash hoard approaches $11 billion after a third year of big surpluses » AP News

CA: Religious right gets blindsided by angry parents in a Southern California school district » Politico

NJ: Bob Menendez and the Perils of Dealing with Autocrats » The New Yorker

OPINION: Not all young people view the 2024 New Hampshire primary the same » Boston Globe

OPINION: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — full of nonsense but good for the presidential race » Boston Globe

Reps slam Squad ‘cease-fire’ talk while hostages held by Hamas — possibly some Americans » Boston Herald

5 takeaways from the third campaign fundraising quarter » The Hill

Demand to stay in Salem around Halloween leads to ‘astronomical’ fees for Airbnb and Vrbo rentals » Boston Globe

‘Codfather’ Rafael’s fleet scrapped amid Blue Harvest bankruptcy » New Bedford Light

As war wages in Middle East, US Muslims battle Islamophobia » Boston Globe

Dorchester man pleads guilty to murdering his mother at their home in 2020 » Boston Globe

Harvard suffers major loss as ‘stunned and sickened’ Wexner Foundation pulls $2M+ support » Boston Herald

Northeastern opens gleaming new lab, research space » Boston Herald

UMass grads designing system to take humans out of recycling decisions » WBUR

Hundreds march through Boston in support of Palestinians » WBUR

Biden will visit Israel to demonstrate U.S. support following Hamas attack » Florida Phoenix

Plainridge, state's two other casinos generate over $90M in revenue for September » The Sun Chronicle

Fourth suit filed against former Brigham doctor, as number of plaintiffs tops 100 » Boston Globe

It’s fall and Greater Boston’s housing market is still frozen by interest rates » Boston Globe

Massachusetts home sales hit 13-year low in September, new report finds » Boston Herald

Sales Data Shows Fewer Able To Break Into Housing Market » State House News Service

Long-fought change in building affordable units becomes law, affecting heights and open space » Cambridge Day

New England’s population is graying, but its homes are less 'aging-ready' than rest of U.S. » WBUR

Boston Medical Center writing prescriptions for electricity » Boston Globe

Council president calls for investigation into toddler found at Boston’s Mass and Cass » Boston Herald

Massachusetts shelters will be full by end of the month, Governor says » Boston Herald

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

U.S. government agrees to settlement with migrant families separated at the border » WBUR

‘It is just unfathomable’: Medway family still unable to cross border despite State department guidance » Boston Globe

Aides to Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui of Cambridge allege toxic workplace behavior » Boston Globe

'It is not legal.' Election expert identifies illegal voter registration activity in Truro » Cape Cod Times

‘We won’t tolerate it’: Governor Maura Healey reacts to neo-Nazi group protesting outside her home » Boston Globe

Mass. politicians condemn murder of 6-year-old Muslim boy in Illinois » Boston Globe

Nazis protest outside Healey’s home – governor doesn’t even mention it » Boston Herald

Newt Gingrich’s Degraded Legacy » The Atlantic

Cybersecurity Expert: Generative AI Could Flood the Zone With Deepfakes and More Realistic Phishing Emails » Campaigns & Elections

Ayanna Pressley joins Squad members in calling for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Israel and Gaza » Boston Herald

Scientists Offer a New Explanation for Long Covid » New York Times

Nantucket Police Chief Job Offered To Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper » Nantucket Current

Legal advocates file complaint with Massachusetts' highest court over 'equity theft' » WCVB

‘Best commute I’ve ever had’: Red Line shutdown gives Fairmount Line a chance to shine » Boston Globe

New mega-Green Line cars will be a somber, don't-mess-with-me green and gray » Universal Hub

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Podcast Spotlight

NPR Morning Edition: Israel-Hamas war: Hamas spokesman says the group has no plans to release hostages Boston Consulting Group In Her Ellement: Prying Open the Doors of Opportunity with Girls Who Code's Dr. Tarika Barrett WGBH Boston Public Radio: The Cycle of Violence In Israel And Palestine & The 'Bipolar General' Speaks Out Wall St. Journal Minute Briefing: Biden to Visit Israel and Jordan; Talks to Open Gaza Border Stall

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