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Joe Kennedy says he'd consider running in the future 'if a Senate seat were to open' » Boston.com

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SENATORS TALKING WITH INDUSTRY ABOUT HEALTH CARE BILL » State House News Service

Dentists to poor people: Drop dead » Boston Globe

REPORT: MASS. WAGE GROWTH LAGS DESPITE STRONG JOB, LABOR MARKET » State House News Service

'If they deport all of us, who will rebuild?' Undocumented workers could be key to Texas recovery. » Washington Post

How Washington lobbyists fought flood insurance reform » NJ POLITICO Pro

Forget Wall Street – Silicon Valley is the new political power in Washington » The Guardian

State Legislature's fall agenda could include Medicaid, taxes » Worcester Telegram

Activists seek to limit outside campaign money » The Salem News

Proposal would compel release of tax returns » Boston Herald

Gaming revenues could help float local development » The Sun Chronicle

In age of Trump, politics has become a game with no shame » Boston Globe

The next Kennedy weighs his next move » Politico

Religion is constant part of Elizabeth Warren's life » Boston Globe

Business Matters: Women try to balance job and responsibility for parents » Worcester Telegram

Former US attorney Carmen Ortiz joins Boston law firm » Boston Globe

Lynnfield attorney named to cannabis committee » Lynn Daily News Item

Pot panel packed with potent opponents » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Early buzzkill for state's legal weed » Boston Herald

New Mass. pot commission gets final three members » Boston Globe

Stacked deck at Cannabis Commission » Commonwealth Magazine

UMass Boston Begins New School Year Amid Budget Woes » WBUR

The criminalization of school kids » Boston Globe

Most Boston charter schools reject performance-based pay for teachers » Boston Globe

Donations sought for 'Supply Sacks' program » The Sun Chronicle

Storm surge Cape's big threat » Cape Cod Times

Navajo healer blesses Lower Spectacle Pond prior to Tennessee Gas Co. pipeline tests » Berkshire Eagle

$2.4B Wynn Boston Harbor gaming resort still set to open in 2019 » Boston Business Journal

At $475,000, new cancer drug raises thorny questions about drug pricing - and value » STAT News

Brockton's Good Samaritan hospital among most profitable in state » Enterprise News

Brandeis DREAMer Expresses 'High Level Of Fear And Anxiety' As Nation Awaits DACA Decision » WBUR

Mass. Politicians, 'Dreamers' Prepare For President's DACA Announcement » CBS Boston

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker wants DACA program to continue » The Metro West Daily News

Massachusetts politicians urge Trump not to end DACA » Boston Globe

Bernie Sanders blasts Trump over DACA » Boston Globe

Congress bracing for battle over Dreamers program » Boston Globe

Sanctuary cities face loss of fed funding » The Salem News

Mass. community college heads oppose Trump's plan to end DACA » The Republican

Mass. sanctuary cities face loss of federal funding » Newburyport News

Baker, other US governors to testify on health insurance » The Sacramento Bee

Boston Says Its Salary Negotiation Workshops Are Helping Women Ask For More Pay » WBUR

For women, salary negotiation workshops pay off » Boston Globe

BU lecturers strive for higher wages and better working conditions » Boston Globe

Labor Day protest steps up pressure for $15 minimum wage » Boston Globe

In Worcester, Labor Day breakfast speakers hail working people, bash Trump » Worcester Telegram

In Massachusetts, jobs abound but wages lag » Boston Globe

Hectic election season in store for North Adams » Berkshire Eagle

Senators largely vote along party lines » Sentinel & Enterprise

Consultant to city of Springfield: Spend $3 million to fix Forest Park culvert » The Republican

Clean campaign in Leominster school race? Not so much » Sentinel & Enterprise

John Berkowitz: Urges support for 'End of Life Options Act' » Gazette Net

How the Malden River can rise from a polluted past » Boston Globe

Letter: Many questions for the Berkshire Museum's board » Berkshire Eagle

Trump order will militarize police and sow fear » Boston Globe

A new paradigm of public education » Boston Globe

Dentists to poor people: Drop dead » Boston Globe

A class on civil discourse aims to teach us to be nice » Boston Globe

Mr. President, don't turn your back on Dreamers » Boston Globe

Editorial: Rethinking Lottery sales » Boston Herald

Our Opinion: Balancing act ahead for cannabis group » Berkshire Eagle

Political Notes: Cape incumbents gear up for 2018 election » Cape Cod Times

Mass. Proposal Would Require Presidential Candidates To Release Tax Returns » WBUR

Race to oust Elizabeth Warren pits GOP conservatives against moderates » Boston Herald

Trump was on the menu at annual Labor Day breakfast in Boston » Boston Globe

Plenty of choices for state Senate primary » The Sun Chronicle

Walsh Wins! » Boston Magazine

Race to oust Warren pits GOP conservatives against moderates » The Recorder

Koh First to Set Up Committee to Seek House Seat Held by Tsongas » WHAV

Ellen Murphy Meehan won't run for Tsongas seat » Boston Herald

Local reps. back bill on Wi-Fi health » Milford Daily News

Weymouth vigil shines light on opiate addiction » Wicked Local Weymouth

Opioid fatalities decline, but challenges lie ahead » The Salem News

Bridgewater State first university in nation with public access to Narcan program » Enterprise News

Despite drop in overdose deaths, calls to 911 still climbing » The Patriot Ledger

STATE HOUSE ROUNDUP -- Rain, rain go away » Milford Daily News

AG to rule on legality of proposed 2018 ballot measures » The Associated Press (AP)

On Beacon Hill: Rain, rain go away — time for legislators to make some hay » State House News Service

Legislators form Fair Skies Caucus » The Patriot Ledger

Discussion of North-South Rail Link Scheduled for Framingham » US News and World Report

T mum on names of other GM candidates » Boston Herald

T cites $400m in Pacheco Law waiver savings » Commonwealth Magazine

Giant Batteries Help Renewable Energy Grow In New England » WBUR

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