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Today on Beacon Hill

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Reception in Support of Sen. Julian Cyr

5:00pm Welcoming Event for MassBudget's New President Viviana Abreu-Hernández, The Substation, 4228 Washington Street, Roslindale

5:30pm Boston Senior Home Care 50th Anniversary Gala, Hyatt Regency, One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston

6:00pm The Brackett B. Denniston, III Rule of Law Lecture: The Battle Over Free Speech hosted by the Pioneer Public Interest Law Center, Royal Sonesta, 40 Edwin H. Land Boulevard, Cambridge

7:00pm Massachusetts Senate Debate in Springfield hosted by NEPM and GBH, NEPM Studios, Springfield

Birthdays: Rep. Jim Hawkins

Must-Reads

NATIONAL

Struggling Ted Cruz Whines He’s Getting No Help From Republicans » The Daily Beast

Is Election Day a Federal Holiday? Map Shows Paid Leave by State » Newsweek

Trump team preps list of banned staffers » Politico

Two Opinion Columnists on Melania Trump’s Memoir » New York Times

Inside the Secretive $700 Million Ad-Testing Factory for Kamala Harris » New York Times

Panel formed after Trump rally shooting calls for Secret Service shake-up » Washington Post

Vance says ‘no,’ Trump did not lose the 2020 election » Politico

The electorate is becoming less racially polarized » Slow Boring

Harris clashes with Fox as she tries to peel away some GOP voters » CNN

The Democrats’ pro-union strategy has been a bust » Vox

‘We’re ready.’ In one Georgia county, cautious optimism about avoiding a repeat of 2020′s election chaos. » Boston Globe

EDITORIAL: Trump is a threat to domestic security » Boston Globe

Trump asks to delay release of 'large cache of Jack Smith’s evidence' until after election » Raw Story

MASSACHUSETTS

Mass. voters face least competitive legislative landscape » WBUR

Should the Legislature's schedule change? Gov. Healey stays out of debate, defends lawmakers » Berkshire Eagle

As year winds down, several state bills including economic development, remain in mix » Worcester Telegram

Green Line train was traveling more than 3 times the speed limit before it derailed, new report says » Boston Globe

Now we’re starting to understand.’ Waves of migrants push immigration to the fore for Massachusetts voters.‘ » Boston Globe

$7.7m vs. $1.2m: On the MCAS ballot measure, business-backed opponents are getting outspent — and out-campaigned » Boston Globe

"It's broadly a marker of a healthy democracy, having really competitive elections. One thing that makes it difficult in Massachusetts is having noncompetitive elections leaves power structures intact for year after year without meaningful challenges," Hille said, adding, "Being quite certain that you will have your job for sessions and sessions to come means there's little incentive for things to happen in a two-year term, which leads to things like we saw this term, where many legislative priorities were left on the table."
Scotia Hille, executive director of the progressive Act on Mass group
In its latest biennial report assessing state legislative competition, Ballotpedia dubbed Massachusetts as home to the most uncompetitive state House and Senate races among states with contests this fall.