7:30am Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities 2025 Fall Conference, Red Jacket Beach Report & Spa, South Yarmouth

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

10:00am Board of State Examiners of Electricians Public Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

10:30am Senate Committee on the Census, Informational Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am The Faces of the Vaccine Injury hosted by Health Rights MA and Children's Health Defense New England, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Board of Agriculture Meeting, Mass. Building, Big E, 1305 Memorial Avenue, West Springfield

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Veterans Quality of Life Commission Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

How to save MassHealth from Trump’s cuts — and improve health care for everyone in the process » Boston Globe

Trump’s economic promises to Black voters fall short after a modest shift in support for him in 2024 » Boston Globe

Why Democrats are holding firm on conditions ahead of shutdown » Boston Globe

Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info » Boston Globe

McKinney: Liberalism died with Charlie Kirk » Boston Herald

Editorial: Buttigieg to Dems: Identity politics have to go » Boston Herald

Lucas: Trump keeps up pressure on Maduro » Boston Herald

Trump officials praise Charlie Kirk’s faith and his mark on the conservative movement » Boston Herald

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

Rapoza: Trump must prevent closing of U.S. steel plant » Boston Herald

This Company Paid Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Funds, And Has Had Millions In State Contracts Since » Horizon Mass

Opinion: A chilly climate for free speech » Boston Globe

In assault on free speech, Trump targets speech he hates » Boston Globe

Trump administration places new restrictions on Harvard, citing financial concerns » Reuters

Kingston School Committee Approves Teacher Contract Amendment » South Shore News

As Mass. rolls out new guidance on AI, teachers say it's already in play » WBUR

Trump administration orders Fall River's public schools to clean up curriculum. Here's why » The Herald News

Massachusetts parents outraged over ‘demonic’ reactions from teachers to Charlie Kirk’s death » Boston Herald

As demand soars, state pares back stipends for community college students » Boston Globe

If Harvard makes a deal with Trump, who decides whether the university is complying with the terms? » Boston Globe

Redistricting begins ahead of new elementary school opening » Daily Hampshire Gazette

STCC to lose $1.8 million as feds curtail Hispanic Serving Institution grants » MassLive

‘This is the test’: Exhausted but resolute, pro-Palestinian campus protesters face uncertain future » Boston Globe

As federal tax credits for EVs end, experts worry about Mass. climate goals » WBUR

No quick fix for melting ice: UMass scientists say geoengineering proposals are costly ‘band-aids’ » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Legislators Say State’s Emergency Medical Relief Package Benefits Local Hospitals, Health Centers » WHAV

Fall River 'ready to pop' with market-rate housing: Cordeiro Group plans major expansion » The Herald News

State lawmakers back Cape Cod real estate fee » Cape Cod Online

Do foster parents have to affirm LGBTQ+ kids? The state says ‘yes.’ » WGBH

Somervillian here legally stayed to talk with Ice and was taken anyway, state and local officials say » Cambridge Day

Trump’s border czar who promised to bring “hell” to Boston, caught taking $50K in cash from undercover FBI agents, media reports say » MassLive

Brazilian immigrants in Greater Boston are being detained by ICE in large numbers » WGBH

Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ orders undermine judicial system (Letters to The Republican) » MassLive

‘Overjoyed’: Trash pickup strike will end in dozens of Greater Boston communities » WGBH

A locked door and myriad treasures beyond, in vast rooms deemed unusable at Boston Public Library » Boston Globe

Burhan Azeem Aims to Make Cambridge More Affordable in a Third Council Term » The Harvard Crimson

‘This is what democracy is all about.’ Recount concludes in District 7 race, underway for mayor » Boston Globe

Adams Select Board faces new Open Meeting Law complaint after another one is dismissed by the state attorney general's office » The Berkshire Eagle

AG’s Office: New Bedford City Councilor Linda Morad violated Open Meeting Law » South Coast Today

Northampton to divest from companies ‘complicit’ in Gaza war » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Ahmed, Culpepper remain District 7 City Council finalists after preliminary election recount » Boston Herald

Retired state politician premieres movie about ’80s political scene » Boston Globe

Two city councilors advance in Brockton’s open mayoral race » MassLive

Coogan, Amaral advance in Fall River mayor’s race » MassLive

Opinion: The damage RFK Jr. has inflicted on the Kennedy vaccine legacy » Boston Globe

‘The greatest danger Plymouth faces today’ » Plymouth Independent

Rogue sheriffs should spark a rethinking about this artifact of county government » Boston Globe

Editorial: Recent shootings linked by internet’s darkest corners » Boston Herald

TV ad: Attention Boston law enforcement -- ICE wants you » Boston Globe

Quincy statues lawsuit tests separation of church and state » Axios

Opinion: How a math major learned the value of public service » Boston Globe

EV sales climb as federal tax break expires » Boston Globe

President Trump’s transportation secretary orders MBTA to tighten up safety — or lose federal funding » Boston Herald

Federal transit chief demands information from T, citing 'safe travel' concerns » WBUR

Howie Carr: MassDOT’s MassPike service plaza deal is covered in heart emojis » Boston Herald

Here's how much the MBTA's highest-paid employees make » Boston Business Journal

GBH Daily: How much federal money goes to the T? » WGBH

'Outrageous': Gov. Healey reacts to proposed winter gas rate hike » WCVB

Revolution Wind losing $2.3M a day during government-ordered shutdown » Boston Business Journal

Governor Healey says Eversource proposal to hike rates is ‘outrageous,’ calls for DPU review » Boston Globe

BOEM to consider revocation of SouthCoast Wind approval » The New Bedford Light

Commonwealth Fusion signs $1B power purchase agreement with energy giant » Boston Business Journal

7:30am Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities 2025 Fall Conference, Red Jacket Beach Report & Spa, South Yarmouth

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

10:00am Board of State Examiners of Electricians Public Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

10:30am Senate Committee on the Census, Informational Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am The Faces of the Vaccine Injury hosted by Health Rights MA and Children's Health Defense New England, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

12:00pm Board of Agriculture Meeting, Mass. Building, Big E, 1305 Memorial Avenue, West Springfield

1:00pm Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Public Service, Committee Hearing

1:00pm Veterans Quality of Life Commission Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

7:30am Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities 2025 Fall Conference, Red Jacket Beach Report & Spa, South Yarmouth

9:00am Mass. Commission for the Blind Public Hearing, Via Microsoft Teams

10:00am Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting, Via Microsoft Teams

12:00pm "Ask the Mayor" with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or gbhnews.org

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Committee Hearing

2:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Committee Hearing

5:30pm Annual Plymouth Reception for Sen. Dylan Fernandes with Attorney General Andrea Campbell

Birthdays: Rep. Kelly Pease

8:00am MassGOP Breakfast Briefing & Fundraiser

8:00am Boston at the Crossroads: Challenges & Opportunities in an Evolving Economy hosted by State House News Service, MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston

10:00am Governor's Council Assembly, Governor's Council Chamber, Room 360, State House, Boston

10:00am Office of the Attorney General Public Hearing, Conference Room 1, One Ashburton Place, 21st Floor, Boston

10:00am Mass. Psychiatric Society Advocacy Day, Room 428, State House, Boston

10:00am So Every BODY Can Move - Mass. Society of Orthotics and Prosthetics (MSOP) Advocacy Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

2:45pm Transportation First: State of the Highways & Bridges hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 265 Franklin Street, Boston and via webcast

Birthdays: Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier

8:00am AIM's 2025 Economic Outlook with J.P. Morgan's Rick MacDonald and Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Avenue, Building 3, Boston

9:00am Board of Registration of Allied Health Professions Public Hearing, Via Webex

10:30am Board of Registration in Medicine Public Meeting, Via Webex

11:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Committee Hearing

11:00am Senate Session, Full Formal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Combatting Antisemitism, State House, Gardner Auditorium and Virtual

11:00am Latino Excellence on The Hill, Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am Mass. Coalition to Build Community and End Loneliness Lobby Day, Room 428, State House, Boston

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Committee Hearing

4:00pm Violence Prevention Services Funding, State House, B-1 & Virtual

6:30pm Protect Our Care Town Hall: New Bedford & Fall River, Greater Mass. Labor Council, 560 Pleasant Street, New Bedford

Birthdays: State Senator Robyn Kennedy

No Hearings Scheduled

$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