10:00am Executive Office for Administration and Finance Public Hearing, Via conference call

10:00am Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals Public Hearing, Via conference call

11:00am India-U.S. Flag Honoring Ceremony, Great Hall, State House, Boston

Mass. Senate looks to bolster data privacy laws by limiting what companies can collect » Boston Herald

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, Congress has plans to increase security for lawmakers. It could come at a price. » Boston Globe

The federal government is set to shutdown. Here’s why Obamacare is a factor. » Boston Globe

Renée Graham quits Globe editorial board over Charlie Kirk editorial but will remain as a columnist » Media Nation

Fidelity’s Abby Johnson headlines crypto conference in Quincy » Boston Globe

Mass. lawmakers are moving to limit what personal info companies can collect amid ‘Wild West’ of data collection » Boston Globe

Iconic greeting card chain files bankruptcy, 40 stores at stake » MassLive

Private equity firm KKR signs lease for more than 130,000 square feet of office space in downtown Boston » Boston Globe

Amid Feds’ Authoritarian Push, WWLP’s Parent Company Hits a Censor Spot » Western Mass. Politics and Insight

‘I can feel their pain.’ Market Basket’s not alone. Other Boston-area family businesses have struggled with succession. » Boston Globe

Goldberg drops legal effort to prevent O'Brien's return to CCC » State House News Service

Treasurer drops legal effort to prevent return of ousted CCC chairwoman » NBC Boston

Treasurer abandons appeal to keep pot boss off the job » Boston Herald

Opinion: The hypocrisy of Pam Bondi » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Doubles Down on DEI Amid Trump Administration Attacks » Fall River Reporter

'People need to wake up': Rep. James McGovern of Worcester calls out ABC for Kimmel suspension » Worcester Telegram

Canceling Jimmy Kimmel: A new low » Boston Globe

In polarized America, free speech can cost you your job. What’s next? » Boston Globe

'99% of the students are there to learn': Brockton schools prioritize safety from day one » The Enterprise

Harvard Medical School ‘on track’ to cut research by 20 percent, dean says » Boston Globe

Editorial: Nation’s Report Card shows need for school choice » Boston Herald

9.19.25 » Boston Focus

Teaching climate change in Worcester schools? Effort under way to do more » Worcester Telegram

As small colleges face more and more hurdles, they're turning to land deals » Boston Business Journal

Clearing up congestion: Worcester officials unveil Roosevelt School traffic improvements » Worcester Telegram

Lynn schools receives $1.8 million state grant » Lynn Daily News Item

Clarksburg Receives $445K for Four Corners Hazard Mitigation Project » iBerkshires

Trump administration cancels $20 million in funding for Roxbury street improvements » WGBH

Mass General Brigham-CVS deal faces delay as state commission launches cost review » Boston Business Journal

House passes healthcare aid package in 148-1 vote » Worcester Business Journal

More housing. More shadows? Downtown zoning plan wins key city OK at last. » Boston Globe

Jamaica Plain church-turned-affordable-housing project gets funding boost from state » WGBH

What a walk through Boston’s dark office buildings revealed about its housing future » Boston Globe

BPDA board OKs Mayor Wu’s downtown Boston skyscraper plans over objections » Boston Herald

State funding eyed for some immigrants losing federal food aid » Lowell Sun

What it’s like to be a foster child in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

Husband of local attorney detained by ICE in window shattering incident » WGBH

CA: Santa Clara County declares public health crisis for Latino residents » San Jose Spotlight

Can the state’s top court raise bar advocate pay rates? The justices will look to answer that question themselves. » Boston Globe

Can judges dictate how much money defense lawyers make? Mass. high court will decide » MassLive

Peabody Chamber forum highlights City Council candidates priorities » Salem News

Candidate Voices: Meet the 2025 at-large City Council candidates » The New Bedford Light

Zoning to allow taller residential towers downtown approved by BPDA » Boston Business Journal

Election contests shaping up in Amherst » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Boston Awards Ayanna Pressley’s Husband Multimillion-Dollar Development Project » National Review

Editorial: Post-election Xs and Os » Dorchester Reporter

DiZoglio says lawmakers ‘rewarded’ Campbell for helping stall her audit » WGBH

‘All the food’: Gov. Maura Healey. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll tour Big E on Massachusetts Day » MassLive

Vigil held on Boston Common for slain political activist Charlie Kirk » WGBH

Charlie Kirk fans hold vigil in front of State House » WBUR

Map: How Somerville’s stunner of a mayoral preliminary played out neighborhood-by-neighborhood » Boston Globe

Howie Carr: Jimmy Kimmel’s clown show demise long overdue » Boston Herald

Crowded ballot in Easthampton features 24 candidates » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Indicted BLM activist Monica Cannon-Grant to plead guilty to 18 charges » Boston Herald

Opinion: Charlie Kirk reached young liberal men, too » Boston Globe

Somerville voted decisively to oust its mayor. Now the question is: Who will succeed her? » Boston Globe

The memes that may — or may not — shed light on Charlie Kirk’s killing » Boston Globe

Worcester mayoral race to feature 3rd candidate » MassLive

Ben & Jerry’s corporate activism is the real deal » Boston Globe

Why Somerville fired Mayor Ballantyne » Axios

Willie Burnley Jr. and Jake Wilson face off for Somerville mayor » Axios

Long a subject of fear, menopause hormone therapy can be a lifesaver » Boston Globe

Here’s who can — and who should — get COVID shots in Mass. » WBUR

Kennedy’s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines » Boston Globe

What do federal changes to vaccine guidelines mean for Mass. residents? Here’s what to know. » Boston Globe

Sen. Velis renews push to expand state wiretap law » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Massachusetts gun advocates petition state’s highest court to free veteran facing gun possession charges » Boston Herald

Sen. Velis renews push to expand state wiretap law » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Focused elsewhere, Healey suggests Mass. flag, seal won't change soon » NBC Boston

Massport CEO gets 8% pay bump on $420k salary with a 10% bonus possible » Boston Herald

Block of Harvard Square road will go traffic-free, but plan to repurpose T tunnel meets resistance » Cambridge Day

Logan Airport will test out a 'remote terminal' next year. Here's how it works » WBUR

Federal government pulls $22 million in grants for projects in Roxbury and Mattapan » Boston Globe

Gas bills in Massachusetts set to rise again this winter » WCVB

Gov. Healey announces energy bill that promises to reduce costs » MassLive

HB4156 - An Act establishing a charter for the city of Cambridge

HB4427 - An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Ankita Gajendra Patel, an employee of the Department of Corrections

HB3298 - An Act relative to Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day

HB4263 - An Act establishing a charter for the city of Medford

HB4445 - An Act establishing a charter for the city of Somerville

$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