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. Kelly Pease

Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party? » The New Yorker

Editorial: Harris plays the blame game in new book » Boston Herald

Meta ramps up spending on AI politics with new super PAC » Boston Globe

Bank of America Mass. president joins Boston's World Cup honorary board » Boston Business Journal

‘Shut it down:’ Raytheon protest hits UMass » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Riverside Industries Welcomes Three New Board Members » Business West

As pediatric cannabis hospitalizations increase in Mass., company points to hemp market » NBC Boston

Chump change: Boston’s $150K settlement for Stuart murder wrongful arrests slammed as insult to Black community » Boston Herald

Karen Read's lawyers ask judge to dismiss part of wrongful death lawsuit » Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Opinion: An American president toppling American democracy is uncharted territory » Boston Globe

Universities are paying the US millions of dollars. Where will the money go? » Christian Science Monitor

Local colleges targeted amid growing campus culture wars » WGBH

Mass. has one of the most liberal colleges in America, per Niche — and it’s not Harvard » Boston.com

Area Briefs: Smidy appointed to state education board » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Pembroke Moves Forward with Plan to Join South Shore Vocational Technical High School » South Shore News

Healey appoints Kristen Smidy to Mass. state board of education » Boston Globe

Kristen Smidy Appointed to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education » Business West

Belcher School awarded $100,000 for HVAC upgrades » The Reminder

A significant risk? » The Beverly Beat

AGs urge EPA not to scrap climate change findings » The Eagle Tribune

Lynn celebrates transformation of landfill into Harbor Park » Lynn Daily News Item

Healey pushes energy bill in Springfield » The Reminder

Hampshire County benefiting from latest MVP grants » The Reminder

Mass General Brigham will soon bill you when your doctor consults a specialist about your care » Boston Globe

What happens when private equity buys a hospital? » Boston Globe

Trump, Tylenol and the Plaintiffs Bar » The Wall Street Journal

What’s driving urban hospital closures? 6 GAO findings » Becker's Hospital Review

Editorial: Center to provide oasis in Nashoba medical desert » Sentinel & Enterprise

UMass Memorial starts construction on new $42M satellite ER » Boston Business Journal

Winthrop housing law opposition sparks messy recall battle » Axios

5 takeaways from Harvard’s Unlocking the Missing Middle housing report » Smart Cities Dive

MassBay's housing proposal to fund new facility draws concern in Wellesley. What was said. » The Metro West Daily News

Healey-backed nonprofit launches $250K ad blitz touting success on housing issues » MassLive

Demand for ADUs is rising in Milford, helping residents with housing costs and space needs » Milford Daily News

"The mother of the 5 Fitchburg children, which were taken by DCF has been found not guilty of kidnapping her own five children. The battle to return her children goes on with DCF in Juvenile Court." » PeoplesPressMA

Amid ICE surge, Somerville becomes a focal point for arrests » WGBH

Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee rattles Silicon Valley » The Hill

Worcester woman targeted by ICE on Eureka Street waits for chance to make case for asylum » Worcester Telegram

Local restaurateur Paul Dama granted asylum after more than 3 months in ICE custody » WGBH

Opinion: For today’s immigration woes, a lesson from Reagan » Boston Globe

Homeland Security denies using child as 'bait'; Family shares video of incident » WCVB

Massachusetts judge fined $4K after appointing father to oversee home sale » Boston Herald

Howie Carr: Sue Canton crowd back to the Stone Age! » Boston Herald

Former Worcester judge pays $4,000 after admitting hiring his father was ethics violation » Worcester Telegram

GATRA union authorizes strike, threatens work stoppage 'within next week.' What to know » Taunton Daily Gazette

7 Investigates: Massachusetts struggles to pay unemployment claims on time » WHDH

'Cyberbullying': Wachusett union leader decries shaming of teachers after Kirk killing » Worcester Telegram

Stockbridge Select Board restores open public comment — on any topic » The Berkshire Eagle

New Bedford firefighter placed on leave after Charlie Kirk comments » The New Bedford Light

Many irate over town official's Charlie Kirk post. Some even say she should resign » Patriot Ledger

Quincy voters may get to roll back their mayor's 79% salary bump » WBUR

With Purple Heart Town declaration, Buckland expresses ‘utmost admiration’ for veterans » Greenfield Recorder

Boston Mayor Wu’s DC sanctuary hearing legal bill hits $750K after latest spike, records show » Boston Herald

Tyngsboro Select Board speakers defend Geilfuss » Lowell Sun

Springfield councilor asks governor to consider tourism task force » The Reminder

Haverhill Councilors Back Plan to Help Low-Income Students Afford College Amid Fed Cuts » WHAV

State of the City Address Will Take Place on September 30 » Watertown News

At downtown memorial, two pillars of Northampton live on » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Deerfield Select Board considering expanding to five members » Daily Hampshire Gazette

McGovern: Nexstar’s Kimmel decision threatens free speech » Daily Hampshire Gazette

Kennedy met by protestors on Martha’s Vineyard » Martha's Vineyard Times

‘Blatant corruption’: Wu weighs in on Homan bribery allegations » WGBH

With election victory assured, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu takes aim at the media » Boston Globe

Undoing this mayor's $125,000 raise is one step closer to reality. What is happening » Patriot Ledger

Mass. Sen. Warren: Nextstar, Sinclair’s refusal to air Jimmy Kimmel’s return ‘reeks of corruption’ » MassLive

BREAKING NEWS: Moulton may be mulling run for Senate » Marblehead Current

Why Moulton v. Markey wouldn’t be Kennedy v. Markey » Politico

Editorial: RFK Jr. has proven nothing but his unfitness. He must go. » Boston Globe

Trump links Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism. Local experts urge caution. » Boston.com

The latest alleged law enforcement misconduct in Mass, Aug. 24-Sept. 20 » The Mass Dump

Report offers updates on plan to close DOC treatment center in Plymouth » State House News Service

Pittsfield Panel Backs School Bus Stop-Arm Cameras » iBerkshires

Stuart case settlement is a sobering reminder of the cost of racist policing » Boston Globe

Fraud, Improper Benefits Payments Total $11.8 Million For Past Year In Massachusetts » New Boston Post

‘Money grab’: GOP slams Boston Mayor Wu’s suggestion of 2nd look at law limiting local tax hikes » MassLive

Applegreen terminates $750M travel plaza deal in Massachusetts » C-Store Dive

Applegreen drops out of Mass. highway service plaza deal » Boston Globe

Applegreen ends talks with state over service plaza contract » State House News Service

Applegreen pulls out of Mass Pike service plaza contract » Boston Business Journal

Winning bidder drops out of state highway service plaza deal » MassLive

$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