9:45am Government Affairs Forum: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston Renaissance Hotel, 606 Congress Street, Boston

1:30pm Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Grand Staircase, State House, Boston

3:00pm Poverty in the Commonwealth, Claire T. Carney Library, 285 Old Westport Rd, Dartmouth, MA 02747

Birthdays: Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier

In Alabama, Prison Guards Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions » Bolts

Mitt Romney Braces for Trump’s Retribution » The Atlantic

Trump’s Low-Tax, High-Tariff Strategy Could Clash With Economic Realities » New York Times

Trump briefed by intelligence officials about ongoing Iranian threats to assassinate him, campaign says » NBC News

Johnson’s final pitch on spending stopgap does little to appease conservative critics » Politico

Report: Economic plans on hold due to bond bill dispute » Newburyport News

Mayor Wu brings back Menino-era planner Kairos Shen to lead city planning » Boston Globe

2024 MCAS scores show Massachusetts falling further behind post-pandemic » Boston Globe

Baystate Health in Western Massachusetts shakes up leadership amid financial trouble » Boston Globe

Are Boston’s downtown bars and eateries doomed? Turns out maybe not. » Boston.com

Globe Summit 2024 explores role ‘Boston’s Breakthroughs’ play in changing world » Boston Globe

"Front Door" Opening This Year To Troubleshoot Biz Problems » State House News Service

Bluebird Bio is laying off 25 percent of its workers to cut costs » Boston Globe

Seafood supplier for top supermarkets sued for allegedly using child labor at Fall River plant » WBUR

A new phenomenon is alarming Maine officials: Criminal enterprises growing black market marijuana » Boston Globe

'The road back from the pandemic is not short': Mass. school English scores down across the board » New England Public Media

MCAS Debate Colors School Accountability System Review » State House News Service

Black first-year enrollment declines sharply at top Massachusetts colleges post-affirmative action » Boston Globe

Super opposition to charter expansion » Item Live

Harvard Affiliates Enslaved Over 300 People, University Researchers Find » The Harvard Crimson

16,000 10th-graders failed the MCAS exam. Here’s what to know ahead of ballot question 2. » Boston Globe

Boston city councilors call on education board to investigate late school buses » Boston Globe

Eight New England colleges place high in US News & World Report’s latest rankings » Boston Globe

2024 MCAS scores show stalled progress toward pandemic recovery » WBUR

Support for MCAS ballot question has a 'bare majority' in new WBUR poll » WBUR

City Councilors bring Boston school bus issues before state education board » Boston Herald

Climate Activists Say Top Dems Playing "Kick The Can" » State House News Service

State-funded air quality sensors coming to Westfield, to be managed by WRAFT » MassLive

Climate Activists Chain Themselves to Statehouse »

NOAA report sends mixed message on wind power and risk to whales » New Bedford Light

OPINION: Can changing the ocean’s chemistry help change the climate crisis? » Boston Globe

Reading Delegation Hails Passage of Bill to Leverage Federal Funding » Brookline Patch

Finegold: Steward hospitals ‘left in bad condition’ » Lowell Sun

Vermont hospitals are heading for bankruptcy. A plan to keep them afloat calls for dramatic changes » WBUR

20 groups weigh in on MBTA Communities Act case » Commonwealth Beacon

Chinatown Tower Framed As Beacon Of Housing Hope » State House News Service

EDITORIAL: Software shouldn’t be allowed to price fix rental housing » Boston Globe

America’s most expensive town is in Massachusetts, new study finds » Fox 25 News

Plan for Dennis homeless shelter advances » Boston Globe

New affordable housing development to offer dozens of units for homeless Bostonians » WGBH

Branches "Going At It" Since Mid-August On Eco-Dev Bill » State House News Service

State House Pols Get EV Charging Station » State House News Service

Wu names MIT’s Kairos Shen to lead planning, development » Boston Business Journal

Election 2024: Which candidates are on the November ballot in Worcester County? » Worcester Telegram

Mass NOW's 14th Annual Feminist Affair » Brookline Patch

Veterans’ Lunch Program celebrates eighth anniversary » thereminder

Meet The Candidates For Senate Night Cancelled » The Bourne News

Somerville set to restore hours at Central Library next week with private security keeping watch, mayor says » Boston Globe

Boston firefighters leave 96-year-old Dorchester firehouse this week and move into new station » Boston Globe

Migrant workers sue Fall River seafood processing plant for child labor violations » Boston Globe

Massachusetts elected official pays $8,000 fine after he got his home’s stairs ‘done for free’ » Lowell Sun

Cape state rep resigns immediately, takes job with Healey administration » Cape Cod Times

Poll: Mass. voters split on psychedelics, tipped wages, but support auditing the Legislature » NEPM

Healey Met With Ukraine First Lady Zelenska » State House News Service

‘We defeat hate together.’ Haitians, others rally in Boston after Trump, Vance target Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. » Boston Globe

Auditor authority: How Question 1 seeks to allow state audits of Mass. Legislature » WBUR

‘Something to be proud of’: Hawley firefighters reflect on department’s 40 years » The Recorder

‘Now the work begins’: Attorney general hopes for answers after selecting outside attorney to lead investigation into state police recruit’s death » WHDH

Healey says probe into death of state police recruit must move forward before feds get involved » Boston Herald

New Mass. State Police colonel to review training programs after trooper’s death » MassLive

Matthew Farwell’s brother, also a former Stoughton police officer, agrees to ban with state oversight agency » Boston Globe

Bay State’s new gun license live fire training requirement quietly delayed » Boston Herald

Healey signs bill aimed at bringing in federal funding » Commonwealth Beacon

Guv Signs Law To Turbocharge Fed Funds Pursuit » State House News Service

Healey signs law allowing Mass. to compete for federal funds with state savings dollars » Boston Herald

Healey met with Ukraine First Lady Zelenska » News 22 WWLP.com

Yet another sign that South Coast Rail is on its way to Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton » fallriverreporter

MBTA increases Salem train services in October » MassLive

Healey sees ‘nice synergy’ in buying Millstone nuclear power » Commonwealth Beacon

Local groups seek to intervene in Pilgrim Nuclear water case » WCAI

Nantucket Group Takes Challenge Of Vineyard Wind To U.S. Supreme Court » Nantucket Current

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