11:00am 2024 Seafood Day at the State House, Great Hall, State House

12:00pm Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House

1:00pm "Ask the Governor" with Governor Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

Birthdays: Rep. David Linsky, Rep. Judith García

New Committees Tackling Public Higher Ed Challenges » State House News Service

‘Not just one big scandal, but two’: Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey on rocky political ground after Read, Birchmore cases » Boston Globe

Conservatives are pushing back on U.S. law that entitles immigrant children to a public education » Fortune

Could an effort to create more housing in MA be overruled? » GBH News

Search for new cannabis agency chair could be hampered by Legislature’s review, Goldberg says » Commonwealth Beacon

‘Pennsylvania is such a mess’: Inside Team Harris’ unusual levels of finger-pointing » Politico

Harris peppered with questions by Charlamagne tha God’s audience » The Hill

Nebraska voters to choose between historic, dueling abortion questions » Washington Post

'Cruz just looked into a camera and lied': Sparks fly as Democrat unloads at Texas debate » Raw Story

Trump Escalates Threats to Political Opponents He Deems the ‘Enemy’ » New York Times

Trump Breaks Down Onstage » The Atlantic

‘We’re Going to Hang You’: Threats to Election Workers on the Rise » The Bulwark

Senate GOP candidates in Rust Belt need Trump more than ever » Punchbowl News

Kamala Harris needs weird voters » Silver Bulletin

Dem VP candidate Tim Walz is returning to Boston to shake the money tree » MassLive

Liz Gomes: Resources for women-owned businesses » Athol Daily News

Boston Biotech Company Vertex Pharmaceuticals Breaks Ground On Extension » WBZ News Radio

Berkshire Sterile in Lee to hire 20 more workers with $500,000 tax incentive from the state » Berkshire Eagle

Broad Institute lays off workers » Boston Business Journal

Advocate, Doctor Debate Merits Of Psychedelics Legalization » State House News Service

Goldberg Seeking New Chair As Lawmakers Mull CCC Changes » State House News Service

Central Mass. lawmakers push Dept.of Correction for improvements after Souza-Baranowski attack » Worcester Telegram

What Harris or Trump will mean for offshore wind in the Northeast » WBUR

iLottery off to a very slow start » Commonwealth Beacon

What causes long COVID? For nearly half of cases, new research suggests an answer. » Boston Globe

Campbell crafting Massachusetts rules for assisted living » WWLP 22

Lawmakers say they meant for MBTA Communities law to have teeth » Commonwealth Beacon

These towns are seeing results from the MBTA Communities Act » Boston.com

This Mass. city’s answer to homelessness is a big swing and a miss (Editorial) » MassLive

Salem launches guaranteed-income program for 100 residents living in poverty » WGBH

Salem is the latest Massachusetts city to launch guaranteed income program: $500 a month to 100 residents » Boston Herald

Prosecution expert says ‘significant data’ from Karen Read’s SUV was likely not acquired during previous extraction » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG’s office cites Berkshire cleaning company for committing acts of wage theft, retaliation, and more » WAMC

Question 5 Adversaries Debate Tipped Worker Wages » State House News Service

Springfield settles first of nine contracts with police unions » MassLive

Tax Incentives Expected To Spur 1,155 New Life Sciences Jobs » State House News Service

Moderna, Vertex receive over $5 million each in Massachusetts tax breaks for job creation » Boston Globe

Question to Raise Tipped Worker Wage Draws Controversy » Cape Cod Online

Northampton heads back to drawing board in effort to sell old Registry of Deeds building » Gazette Net

Elder Services Marks 50 Years of Service to Aging Population » iBerkshires

Know before you vote: Who is on the ballot for Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket rep seat » Cape Cod Times

Elizabeth Warren vs. John Deaton Massachusetts Senate debate » CBS Boston

UMass Amherst/WCVB Poll Finds Bay State Residents Evenly Split on ‘Psychedelics,’ Majority Support Eliminating MCAS as High School Graduation Requirement and Other Ballot Questions » UMass Magazine

Campaign Notebook: Poller Coaster | Ipswich Forum Spat | Walz Raising $$$ » State House News Service

GOP write-in candidate puts 13th Middlesex race in play » Concord Bridge

Galvin faces new lawsuit over voter rolls » The Eagle Tribune

Pols & Politics: We happened upon a State Police graduation party. It led to expletives » MSN

No details on when clergy abuse report might become public, or who objects to releasing it » WGBH

Healey gets 'B' grade for fiscal restraint » CNHI

Online Lottery Launch Pushed To Spring 2026 » State House News Service

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