11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Beacon Hill's Business Brief hosted by NFIB, Via Microsoft Teams

3:00pm Poverty in the Commonwealth, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Mariano dropped $41K on spring ‘voter survey’ while Mass. House faced weighty topics » Boston Herald

SJC greenlights electric substation in E. Boston » Commonwealth Beacon

Harvard’s Black Student Enrollment Dips After Affirmative Action Ends » New York Times

400 workers at four more Boston hotels go on strike » Boston Business Journal

State Buckles Up For "Bumps In The Road" To Steward Transitions » State House News Service

With lawmakers at odds, Healey files new bill pressing for clean energy measures » Boston Globe

Editorial: Was Shannon O’Brien really guilty of ‘gross misconduct’? » Boston Globe

How Ayanna Pressley escaped her Squad-mates' primary fates » Axios

Ex-state senator Dean Tran convicted at federal trial on unemployment fraud, tax charges, prosecutors say » Boston Globe

Boston gets economic boost via 225 new liquor licenses after Gov. Healey signs bill » Boston Herald

Taylor Swift's Kamala Harris Endorsement Has Triggered a Donation Windfall—and Donald Trump » Vanity Fair

Harris’s Working-Class Problem » The Liberal Patriot

Polling Error in 2016-2020: Look Out for Wisconsin » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Senate’s most vulnerable list still dominated by Democrats » Roll Call

Many House members are vulnerable. Here’s the Top 10. » Roll Call

Rent, utilities rose faster than home values for first time in a decade » Washington Post

Battenfeld: Kamala Harris’s goading gets her a debate win, but it may not last » Boston Herald

Trump’s struggle to deliver a clear message on abortion at the debate leaves him vulnerable on a key issue » Boston Globe

Opinion: Kamala Harris dismantles Donald Trump » Boston Globe

Editorial: ABC moderators the losers in presidential debate » Boston Herald

Mass. tourism destinations had a strong summer, despite ongoing labor challenges » WBUR

WBZ President and General Manager Justin Draper to depart at the end of September » Boston Globe

Boston School Committee approves White Stadium lease authorization » Boston Globe

Inflation cooled in August, keeping the Fed poised to cut rates » Boston Globe

Chaos at the Cannabis Control Commission 'takes a toll' on businesses, consumers » WGBH

Local legislators want release of $800,000 report on chair of Cannabis Control Commission » Worcester Telegram

Cannabis chair firing reveals inner workings of troubled commission » WBUR

Harvard enrolls fewer Black first-year students after affirmative action ban » Boston Globe

New Bedford school projects must race to meet COVID-dollar deadline » New Bedford Light

Swampscott receives additional $5.35 million for new school » Lynn Daily News Item

UMass grad students turn to Amherst Town Council for help with contract » Gazette Net

Revere High School teacher cut during fight in hallway » WCVB

Easthampton begins superintendent search with goal to select permanent leader in December » Gazette Net

Revere High teacher injured during fight between students, educators cite ‘safety crisis’ » Boston Herald

Opinion: Reflections on busing and the road ahead for Boston » Boston Globe

Harvard enrolls fewer Black students in first snapshot of impact of Supreme Court's ban on race conscious admissions » WBUR

Guv Links Clean Energy Reforms To Closeout Budget » State House News Service

Healey tries last-ditch effort for clean energy reforms on Beacon Hill » Boston Business Journal

Mass. environmental group sues Greyhound over idling buses at South Station » WBUR

Gov. Healey tucks clean energy permit reforms into spending bill » WBUR

Regulators Grapple With Company-Set Limits on Sports Betting » State House News Service

Ahead of U.S. Senate hearing, report details ‘Steward’s financial chaos’ » MassLive

Milestone reached: Cooley Dickinson Hospital holds ‘topping off’ ceremony for expanded ER » Gazette Net

Before hearing, Sen. Markey blames 'corporate greed' for Steward Health Care's collapse » WCVB

Roxbury nonprofit sued by homeowners who say they were surprised by second mortgages » WGBH

Springfield childcare center to renovate with $500k in state funding » The Reminder

‘Insulting and completely racist’: Haitians, advocates slam Trump’s debate rhetoric on migrants » Boston Globe

Karen Read’s lawyers appeal murder charge to Massachusetts’ highest court » Boston Herald

Gov Council taps New Bedford lawyer Heath Antonio for District Court judge » South Coast Today

Worcester attorney gets high marks in council interview » Spectrum News

Hudson students intern with Rep. Hogan » Community Advocate

Massachusetts voters urged to use ballot drop boxes in November as states share concerns with USPS » WCVB

Pittsfield has $2 million in leftover ARPA funds. Here's what Mayor Marchetti would like to spend the money on ... » Berkshire Eagle

News Analysis: How Cartwright topped Murphy in SJC clerk primary » Dorchester Reporter

Kassner to face GOP opponent after successful write-in campaign » Salem News

Race for 5th Essex heats up heading into the fall » Gloucester Times

‘Never Forget’: Massachusetts to commemorate 23rd anniversary of 9/11 at State House » Fox 25 News

Plymouth And Barnstable Republican Senate Primary Headed To Recount » Falmouth Patch

Agawam GOP overwhelmingly backs Deaton as Senate nominee » thereminder

Cartwright wins big in SJC clerk race despite hurdles » Bay State Banner

'Total domination': Central Mass. Democrats thrilled with Kamala Harris debate performance » Worcester Telegram

Gloucester takes time to mark 23 years since 9/11 » Gloucester Times

Dylan Fernandes Waits To See Who He'll Face In Race For Senate » The Bourne News

Light turnout in Revere for state primary » Revere Journal

New Bedford Police hit the streets this week wearing their new body cameras » South Coast Today

Canton Police Lt. Kevin Albert disciplined based on verbal report into misconduct allegations » Boston Herald

First public hearing on MCI-Concord’s future slated for Thursday » The Concord Bridge

Playing dirty on abortion » Boston Globe

CVS Pharmacy now prescribing birth control in Massachusetts » Drug Store News

After 10 years, the fight to stop a substation in East Boston is over » Boston Globe

Lucas: Healey promotes N.E. wind projects with gust-o » Boston Herald

API Applauds Interior Action to Support Production in the Gulf of America » American Petroleum Institute

Trump Move Against ActBlue an Attempt to Silence Critics » Common Cause Mass.

Best Practices for Transparency in Financial Reporting for Nonprofits » Mass. Non-Profit Network

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $3.7 Million to 23 Massachusetts Manufacturing Companies » Mass. Tech Collaborative

The Providers’ Council Celebrates 50 Years of Impact » Providers’ Council

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce today announced support for The Fairgrounds » North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce

AG Campbell Launches Justice Review Unit to Lead Office’s Conviction Integrity, Innocence and Wrongful Conviction Work » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Massachusetts Celebrates 3rd Annual Right Whale Day at the New England Aquarium » Massachusetts Environmental Police

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Relaunches the Business for Federal Research Funding Coalition with more than 50 Business Organizations » Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Hearing Happening Tuesday 4/29! An Act relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights » National Association of Social Workers - Mass. Chapter