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

10:00am 2023 Massachusetts Cybersecurity Forum, Great Hall, State House, Boston

Birthdays: Rep. Paul Donato

Inside the movement to legalize magic mushrooms in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Mass. Senate unanimously passes bill to make period products free in many restrooms » Worcester Telegram

Healey, Police Extend Support To Maine » State House News Service

Report: State lags in classifying sex offenders » Newburyport News

Climate migration to Massachusetts ‘an urgent concern’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Housing law put to the test » Boston Business Journal

House, Senate Health Care Priority Bills On The Move » State House News Service

Bankruptcy filings jump 13 percent, U.S. judiciary reports » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Healey Sees Merit In Possible Mass Save Overhaul » State House News Service

ME: For some in Maine, Lewiston mass shootings are reason to turn toward guns, not away » Boston Globe

ME: Lewiston Democrat Jared Golden says he’s switching his position on banning assault weapons » Boston Herald

ME: Maine has a 'yellow flag' gun law. Some say it's not enough to stop shootings » WBUR

NH: N.H. Democrats postpone launch of write-in campaign for Biden » Boston Globe

RI: Amo leads Leonard in RI race for Congress » WPRI.com

NJ: We’ve Never Seen Anything Like the Menendez Indictment » The Atlantic

MI: Mich. lawmakers divided over financial disclosure legislation » Pluribus

IL: Chicago Public Schools could see a $391M budget deficit next school year, official says » Chalkbeat

NC: New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds » The Guardian

GA: Federal judge orders new Georgia congressional map before 2024 elections » Roll Call

FL: Another barrier to online sports betting falls, but other impediments yet remain in FL » Florida Phoenix

FL: DeSantis administration claims it helped send weapons to Israel — but provides few details » Politico

AZ: Trump ally Blake Masters announces House run in Arizona after failed Senate bid » Washington Post

Rep. Dean Phillips launches long-shot primary challenge to Biden » Roll Call

How Republicans plan to flip the Dobbs effect on Dems » Politico

“The Israel Situation Is Going To Put Upward Pressure On Demand” » The Lever

Speaker Johnson on shootings: "Problem is the human heart, not guns" » Axios

‘It’s The F**king Weapons’: Democrat Gives New GOP Speaker Blunt Fact-Check On Guns » HUFFPOST

Gun Safety Policies Save Lives » Everytown Research

‘He Seems to Be Saying His Commitment Is to Minority Rule’ » Politico

Abortion politics get a post-Dobbs rebrand » Axios

New House Speaker Thinks Creationist Museum Is 'Pointing People To The Truth' » HUFFPOST

Howie Carr: This Bud Light’s for you, Biden » Boston Herald

Berkshires Gets $8M in State Economic Development Grants » iBerkshires

Great Barrington: ThinkFOOD conference focuses on local farming » Berkshire Eagle

On Seafood Day, Fishing Sector Says "Help Keep Us Sustainable" » State House News Service

US economy grows at blockbuster pace in third quarter » Boston Globe

Here are the largest food and beverage companies in Massachusetts » Boston Business Journal

WMass cannabis companies sue over federal prohibitions on pot commerce » MassLive

Police Arrest 57 at Pro-Palestine Sit-In At UMass Flagship » State House News Service

At Brandeis U, founded as a nonsectarian Jewish university, resolution to condemn Hamas fails student senate » Jewish Telegraphic Agency

State to pay off more college loan debt » Salem News

57 arrested at UMass walkout, sit-in calling for college to condemn Israeli attack » Gazette Net

Instruction at Chelsea Public Schools Shines During Massachusetts Stem Week » Chelsea Record

ARPA-H director, visiting Cambridge hub, sees the agency spawning health care ‘moon shots’ » Boston Globe

How Cambridge will help feds bring medical moonshots to market » Axios

Seasonal community designation could aid town housing efforts » The Inquirer and Mirror

Hadley’s Knights Inn to shelter 34 unhoused people as state nears capacity » MassLive

Few answers on what’s next for homeless and migrant Mass. families as shelter cap looms » WGBH

After tense debate, Arlington adopts new housing plan » Boston Globe

One year in: Cape Cod coalition says it's building momentum to create more housing » WCAI

Notices Warn Mass. And Cass Tent Removals Will Begin Nov. 1 » State House News Service

Editorial: Help people with disabilities live in the community » Boston Globe

Migrant crisis stresses services in South Coast » New Bedford Light

NY: Hung out to dry: NYC spending millions to clean migrants’ laundry » New York Post

Westfield State University dorm off the table for emergency migrant housing » MassLive

McCaughey: Why Dems push for noncitizen voting rights » Boston Herald

FL: Proposed rollback of child labor law in FL gets pushback; critics say kids would be exploited » Florida Phoenix

Opinion: Thorny questions in arguments over public sector union dues » Boston Globe

Editorial: Auditor’s audit quest welcomes unlikely conservative ally » Sentinel & Enterprise

Excellence, Representation Celebrated At Latino Awards » State House News Service

Mass. Senate’s gun bill won’t bow until 2024, top Dem says » MassLive

Addiction, Endorsements, and Tax Breaks - Rep. Estela Reyes » The Valley Patriot

Chicopee receives funding to address pedestrian safety » The Reminder

Open Meeting Law complaints filed against Foxboro school committee over Warriors logo vote » The Sun Chronicle

Haverhill celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month » The Eagle Tribune

Lynn hosts eighth ‘Proud of my Hispanic Heritage’ event » Lynn Daily News Item

Editorial: Boston needs voice of law enforcement on council » Boston Herald

$5 million project will create walkable connection between downtown New Bedford, train station » New Bedford Guide

New Beford City Council OKs 99-year Zeiterion Theater lease needed for renovation work » South Coast Today

Three councillors, three decisions: How a single vote can impact city life » Dorchester Reporter

Pittsfield mayoral candidates Krol and Marchetti talk policing, panhandlers at NAACP debate » WAMC

Mayoral candidate denies owing printer money: What is being debated » The Herald News

In Boston’s District 3, candidates have similar priorities, different answers » Boston Globe

Worcester election: See how much money the candidates have raised, and spent » Worcester Telegram

Hurst & Sarno Battle in (Possibly) Their Sole General Election Mayoral Outing » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

Short takes: It’s Baker vs. Healey (in state Senate race) » Commonwealth Magazine

Senate Votes to Expand Access to Menstrual Products, HIV Prevention Drugs » State House News Service

Editorial: Dignity-in-dying backers present compelling case » Sentinel & Enterprise

Democratic leaders in Massachusetts call for action to limit gun violence » WBUR

Notices Warn Mass. And Cass Tent Removals Will Begin Nov. 1 » State House News Service

57 arrested at UMass sit-in protest of war profiteers, Palestinian bloodshed » MassLive

Lawrence mayor blocks permit for gun shop » The Eagle Tribune

‘We cannot let that stand’: Wu moves forward with plan to clear ‘Mass. and Cass’ » Boston Globe

How do Massachusetts gun laws compare to Maine? » Western Mass News

The party’s over: Boston Police will no longer permit crime at Mass and Cass, commissioner says » Boston Herald

Opinion: Gun violence invades Maine’s state of grace » Boston Globe

Auditor DiZoglio Releases Audit of the Sex Offender Registry Board » The Valley Patriot

Healey, Police Extend Support To Maine » State House News Service

Massachusetts offers police, human service support to Maine » Berkshire Eagle

Chieppo & Gass: Civics poll shows state has much work to do » Boston Herald

Most Motorists Did Not "Ditch The Drive" During Tunnel Closure » State House News Service

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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