9:00am Rodenticide Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

10:00am MBTA Board of Directors Meeting, State Transportation Building, 2nd Floor, 10 Park Plaza, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Joint Committee Hearing

Birthdays: Rep. Natalie Higgins

Mass. House approves massive $1.2B roads and bridges bill. Here’s what’s in it for you » MassLive

Governor urges bar advocates to get back to work amid public defender pay fight » NBC Boston

Sudbury state rep proposes virtual open Town Meetings. Why advocates support it » Milford Daily News

Editorial: Dems see conspiracy in Stephen Colbert cancellation » Boston Herald

The enigma of ‘Opportunity Zones’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Garcia Urges Action on Lottery Revenue Reform to Support Underserved Communities » Chelsea Record

Opinion: Is Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ cancellation really about money, or something more? » Boston Globe

Before Massachusetts attracts more data centers, other states sound a warning » Boston Globe

Battenfeld: Wu aims to trip up Robert Kraft’s plan to build Everett soccer stadium » Boston Herald

State Street consolidating Boston offices, pulling out of Fort Point » Boston Globe

Lucas: Take it from me, state-run stores an empty sell » Boston Herald

Hasbro mum on potential headquarters move » Boston Business Journal

City accused of overtaxing commercial property owners by at least $9.8M » Boston Business Journal

At packed online meeting, Concordians urge ‘more than talk’ on antisemitism » The Concord Bridge

Disability community celebrates 35 years of ADA, amid fears of program cuts » WGBH

Flight attendant who police say secretly recorded girls in airplane bathroom sentenced to 18.5 years by Boston judge » WBUR

Police searching for State House vandal » State House News Service

Campaign roundup: Give-and-take edition - plus housing forum roundup and the need for Boston poll workers » Universal Hub

Idaho man charged with cyberstalking Mass. professor after attending Zoom class one time » Boston Globe

Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump » New York Times

Harvard ability to enroll international students under investigation » The Hill

International students look to cleanse social media amid new Trump visa policy » The Hill

Trump administration investigating Harvard's participation in foreign visa program » CBS News

Universities are grappling with how to pay new endowment taxes. Some analysts say the answer is to admit more students. » Boston Globe

State Department launches new investigation into Harvard » Politico

Parents decry possible return of Amherst school counselor fired over anti-trans actions » Gazette Net

Environmental group to challenge waste transfer facility in New Bedford » The New Bedford Light

How a researcher from Medfield created the go-to database of federal research cuts » Boston Globe

Panel extending its pursuit of "actionable" assisted living reforms » State Affairs

Fall River fire prompts reconsideration of how Mass. regulates assisted living » Boston Globe

Opinion: Single-payer bid stalls as health care industry boosts Beacon Hill » Boston Globe

Massachusetts spent $30K to repair hotel shelter for migrants, homeless families » Boston Herald

Advocates aim to cement homelessness prevention programs » State Affairs

Boston’s Age Strong Commission expands senior programming » Boston Globe

ICE Arrests Defendant Outside Orleans Courthouse » The Provincetown Independent

Protesters ask council to look out for detainees, but municipal powers weak in dealing with Ice » Cambridge Day

Editorial: When deportations leave immigrant children parentless » Boston Globe

Doctors say enforcement tactics will severely impact health care in Mass. during protest at Burlington ICE facility » Boston Globe

A ‘special immigrant juvenile’ designation used to offer some young immigrants security. These days? Not so much. » Boston Globe

‘Slow-moving train wreck’: Massachusetts immigration judge reflects on being fired by the Trump administration » Boston Globe

Northwestern ADA Nominated to Judicial Bench » MassLive

SJC asked to drop charges against juveniles amid shortage of lawyers » CNHI

Federal order in Karen Read case threatens evidence in unrelated cases » MassLive

Fenway workers prepare to strike as soon as Friday » Axios

Fenway Park workers set to go on strike for series against Los Angeles Dodgers » WGBH

Boston will begin fining Republic Services over lack of trash pickup amid worker strike, Wu says » Boston Globe

Fenway concession workers say they’ll strike Friday unless they get a contract » Boston Globe

Fenway workers to strike Friday through Dodgers series if contract talks fail » Boston Herald

Judge tosses $25-million parent suit over Newton school strike because state law doesn't let people sue over strikes by public employees » Universal Hub

Ace local political reporter jumps ship | The Mass and Cass story Wu doesn't want you to read | T's new Red Line cars stuck in Philly | Here's a big new apartment project that's not stalled » Contrarian Boston

With Michelle Wu on vacation, Boston’s acting mayor duties are split between two officials » Boston Herald

Great Barrington Selectboard interviews lone town manager candidate » the Berkshire edge

Worcester city councilor pleads not guilty to charges stemming from ICE showdown » Boston Herald

‘We are terrified’: Gateway City leaders prepare for federal cuts, changes to Medicaid » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: Josh Kraft is defining himself — the wrong way » Boston Globe

Worcester councilor pleads not guilty to assaulting police officer during ICE operation » WGBH

Advocates push for free period products in Mass. public building bathrooms » WBUR

Stress levels are leading to an increase in broken teeth, Mass. dentists report » WGBH

Columnist Carrie Baker: Massachusetts doctors provide telehealth abortion in ban states » Gazette Net

Massachusetts Dems, fearing Trump overhaul, codify civil liberties » Axios

Massachusetts State House entrance splattered with paint, bomb squad called to Boston Common » CBS News

Regie Gibson becomes first poet laureate of Massachusetts » Bay State Banner

Police looking for State House vandal » State Affairs

Supreme Court limited judges' power to block Trump. How does that affect state AGs' lawsuits? » Taunton Gazette

Tom Bernard Appointed to Mass Cultural Council » iBerkshires

Healey gives administration managers $10 million in raises, the second salary bump in six months » Boston Globe

House approves road funding bill unanimously » State Affairs

Hingham Approves MBTA Bus Route Changes to Connect Ferry Terminal with Downtown » South Shore News

Free shuttle will connect business district with MBTA station » Plymouth Independent

Mass. House approves massive $1.2B roads and bridges bill. Here’s what’s in it for you » MassLive

Vineyard Wind nears 30% power production » The New Bedford Light

Federal budget bill could put offshore wind jobs at risk » Cape Cod Online

$11M for New Housing in Hyannis » MassDevelopment

$300K Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Grant Fuels Initiative to Grow Cyber Resilience and Specialized Workforce Throughout the Region » UMass Lowell

Cindy Fitzgibbon, Ro Dooley Webster to be inducted into the prestigious Silver Circle by NATAS » WCVB

Healey-Driscoll Administration Invests Over $5.5 Million to Strengthen Public Safety Across Massachusetts » Mass. Office of Grants and Research

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.1 Million to Protect Coastal Water Quality and Restore Habitat » Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches $2.5 Million Employer Child Care Innovation Fund » Mass. Executive Office of Education

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.5 Million in Grants for Trail Improvements Across the State » Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation

Governor Healey Issues Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of October 7th Attack » Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

AG’s Office Secures Court Order Preventing Two Waste Management Companies from Dumping Solid Waste into Blackstone Wetlands » Office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

Office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll » Federal Funding Dashboard Update Shows Trump’s Billions of Dollars in Cuts to Massachusetts

Department of Public Health’s Tewksbury Hospital and Tewksbury Police Department Strengthen Partnership to Enhance Safety and Security » Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services

State Fire Marshal, Fire Chiefs Make Statewide Push on Expired Smoke Alarms » Mass. Department of Fire Services

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.4 Million to Train and Place Over 1,100 Workers in Industries Statewide » Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $2.6 Million to Protect Massachusetts Nonprofits from Extremist Violence » Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares October “Massachusetts Cranberry Month” » Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

Governor Healey Supports Blue Star Family License Plate Legislation » Massachusetts State Police

Cynobacteria Bloom in Charles River Expands » Charles River Watershed Association