8:00am Building the Grid of the Future: Renewable Energy, Electrification and Path to Net Zero, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

10:00am Status of Persons with Disabilities, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

Legislative delays cloud state's financial picture » The Eagle Tribune

A look the history of clemency in Mass. and how Gov. Healey is using it now » WBUR

Democrats override Healey on free prison calls » The Eagle Tribune

Mass. House OKs $2.7B spending bill that requires launching overflow shelter site in 30 days » MassLive

Hynes Convention Center ‘could be in play’ for overflow shelter for migrant families, top Democrat suggests » Boston Globe

Mariano Defends House Call For Overflow Shelter Site » State House News Service

Healey Focuses On Inequities, Benchmarking In Health Care » State House News Service

Mass. lawmakers vote to move 2024 state primary to day after Labor Day, again shifting political calendar » Boston Globe

In Revere, Latino victory reflects a changing city » Commonwealth Magazine

Zoning laws, racial covenants, and segregation in Greater Boston explored in new report » Boston Globe

NY: ‘Help us, we are dying.’ New York’s cannabis farmers are at their breaking point. » syracuse.com

NJ: New Jersey Republicans’ vote-by-mail fail cost them legislative seats Tuesday » Politico

PA: Working Families Party gains ground on Philadelphia City Council » Axios

OH: Furious Ohio Republicans Report Widespread Incidents of Women Voting » The New Yorker

VA: Candidate who streamed sex acts loses, but it was close » Axios

IL: Illinois Senate approves plan to allow new nuclear reactors » WGN

MN: Andrea Jenkins wins reelection to Minneapolis City Council » Axios

FL: Florida Supreme Court judge ‘baffled’ by pushback to recreational marijuana vote » Orlando Sentinel

TX: Texas Legislature tries again with bills making illegal border crossings a state crime » Texas Tribune

SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios reach deal to end strike » Washington Post

Yes, Abortion Access Is a Motivating Issue for Voters » Vanity Fair

The White House condemns Rashida Tlaib’s embrace of the phrase ‘river to the sea.’ » New York Times

What It Will Take to Make America Great » The Liberal Patriot

Dean Phillips hires top Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang advisers » Washington Post

Please get Ramaswamy off my TV, and other debate thoughts » Public Notice

Ayanna Pressley says censure of Rashida Tlaib is evidence of ‘obsession in Congress with policing progressive women of color’ » Boston Globe

GOP presidential candidates brawl in Florida debate, while Trump rallies nearby » FLorida Phoenix

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis clashed, and more takeaways from another Trump-less Republican debate » Boston Globe

Lucas: Biden needs to give up already! » Boston Herald

Editorial: Democrats fret as bad news mounts for Biden » Boston Herald

Haley calls Ramaswamy ‘scum’ after he brings up her daughter in GOP debate » Boston Globe

Compromise Takes Aim At Puppy Mills » State House News Service

MacKenzie Scott donates $20M to Boston workforce nonprofit JFF » Boston Business Journal

The AI boom is shaking up the tech industry and moving markets. But is it all a mirage? » Boston Globe

Google’s Kendall Square office is the key to AI-powered search » Boston Globe

GE Aerospace pays $9 million for alleged violations at Lynn plant » Lynn Daily News Item

Toast stock drops amid dining slowdown » Boston Globe

Cheryl Katon’s impossible decision » Boston Globe

FL: Florida Supreme Court justices appear open to recreational pot legalization initiative » Politico

Cheech and Chong launching three local cannabis shops, will visit Whately on Saturday » Gazette Net

Brothels that catered to the wealthy in Greater Boston, Virginia, busted with arrests of three operators, officials say » Boston Globe

Brothel network with wealthy clients busted in Massachusetts and Virginia, 3 arrested » CBS News

Feds bust upscale brothels in Watertown, Cambridge » Axios

Brothel catering to politicians, doctors, lawyers busted in Boston » Boston Herald

Tufts among 6 schools whose students are lodging complaints saying fossil fuel investments break state law » Boston.com

Opinion: Brandeis University twists away from the First Amendment » Boston Globe

Substance-free housing on college campuses grows in popularity » Boston Globe

Report: More teachers of color pass alternative teacher licensing assessments in pilot program » Boston Globe

Healey Focuses On Inequities, Benchmarking In Health Care » State House News Service

Senate Will Press For Prescription Drug Cost Relief » State House News Service

Editorial: Let doctors prescribe methadone » Boston Globe

MGB, Best Buy teaming up to bring hospital care home » Boston Globe

House Pours $250 Mil More Into Shelter Crisis » State House News Service

Pelham’s first affordable apartments going up » Gazette Net

State leaders searching for plan for when shelter cap is reached » Spectrum News

Here's the salary you need to afford a home in Boston, Worcester » CBS News

Massachusetts lawmakers discussed using convention centers as overflow sites for migrants, homeless families » Boston Herald

How Greater Boston's zoning decisions reverberate a century later » WBUR

Exclusionary zoning in Mass. led to housing shortage, segregation, report says » MassLive

Boston Medical Center ups security after spike in Mass and Cass dwellers sheltering there » Boston Herald

Mariano Defends House Call For Overflow Shelter Site » State House News Service

Mass. lawyer confirmed as 150th Biden-appointed federal judge » MassLive

Judge resigns from New Bedford District Court, lawyer cites health » Boston Globe

Rep. Vargas Bill Would Give Rideshare and Delivery Drivers Employee Status » WHAV

Opinion: For the sake of good government, Legislature could use an audit » Boston Globe

Durant, amiable conservative, wins Senate seat » Commonwealth Magazine

Durant Flips Mass. Senate Seat For GOP » State House News Service

After dominant win Tuesday, Macksey lays out plans for second term as mayor of North Adams » WAMC

Northampton City Council will try to corral hate speech at meetings » Gazette Net

Antisemitic letters mailed to city councilors » Newburyport News

Park rises to honor Granby’s veterans: After a dozen years of planning, town to unveil its memorial park this Saturday » Gazette Net

Keller @ Large: Off-year elections have lower turnout but big impact » CBS News

When do Tuesday’s winning candidates take office in Massachusetts? » MassLive

NY: Turkey Probe: Eric Adams Campaign Took Money from Leaders of Erdogan-Backed Foundation » The City

NY: Adams talks Turkey and hires a powerful law firm amid campaign scandal »

The big winner in Tuesday night’s elections: Mayor Michelle Wu » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: GOP election win shows migrant crisis a potent political issue » Boston Herald

Massachusetts Republicans take victory lap after Senate win in Central Mass. » Boston Herald

At 33%, Greenfield’s voter turnout drops from past mayoral elections » Gazette Net

Voter turnout varied in Lynn, Peabody, and Saugus » Lynn Daily News Item

Editorial: Indifference, shocking ouster top city elections » Sentinel & Enterprise

Getting Answers: A look at voter turnout after Domenic Sarno wins re-election bid » Western Mass News

A tuberculosis case was diagnosed at UMass Boston, dozens identified as possible close contacts » Boston Herald

State Fire Services to administer $5M for fire safety equipment » Sentinel & Enterprise

Here’s why Northampton Chief Jody Kasper is leaving after 25 years » MassLive

Republicans and antiabortion advocates search for a winning strategy after watching voters in Ohio choose access » Boston Globe

Abortion rights advocates celebrate election wins » Boston Globe

TRANSITMATTERS ANALYSIS:FAST WORK ON SLOW ZONES » Transit Matters

MBTA plans to eliminate slow zones by incrementally shutting down stretches of subway for repairs » Boston Globe

Eng lays out plan to eliminate MBTA slow zones by end of 2024 » Boston Herald

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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

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