10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Tim Whelan

5:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Tim Whelan

6:00pm Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

6:00pm Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

6:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Keiko Orrall for State Treasurer with Gov. Charlie Baker

6:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Keiko Orrall for State Treasurer with Gov. Charlie Baker

7:00pm Boston Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

7:00pm Boston Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

Warren releases results of DNA test » Boston Globe

State’s rail link study full of flaws » Commonwealth Magazine

State’s stalled plan to regulate Airbnb leaves cities in limbo » Boston Globe

A name Mass. GOP candidates can't ignore -- Trump » The Valley Dispatch

Mass. nurse divided over Question 1, satisfied with their jobs » State House News Service

Elizabeth Warren builds expansive Democratic campaign effort ahead of likely 2020 bid » The Washington Post

After Merrimack Valley explosions, natural gas comes under sharp scrutiny » Boston Globe

Men Keep Writing Elizabeth Warren’s Campaign Slogans for Her » Boston Magazine

Warren Names Former Clinton Campaign Aide Press Secretary » WGBH

Elizabeth Warren Releases DNA Results on Native American Ancestry » The New York Times

Out-of-staters providing fuel to Mass. economy, experts believe » State House News Service

Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia should 'step aside' after arrest, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says » The Republican

Dueling rallies ahead of Harvard affirmative action lawsuit » Boston Globe

MIT aims to raise $1 billion for new AI-focused college » Boston Business Journal

Governor Awards Grants for Municipal Clean Energy Projects » Cape Cod Today

Sunday Notebook: Idea of logging Lunenburg forest meets resistence » Sentinel & Enterprise

Lawmakers to Trump: Keep Marine Monument protections » The Salem News

Lawmakers to Trump: Keep marine monument protections » Newburyport News

Harvard and the Brigham call for more than 30 retractions of cardiac stem cell research » STAT News

Maine Could Make Health-Care History, Again, on Election Day » Governing

The Teardown Wars Are Tearing Boston’s Suburbs Apart » Boston Magazine

State rep. demanding investigation into air quality at Roderick Ireland Courthouse » WWLP.com

State lawmakers visit Portugal, Azores » Gloucester Times

Lovely, state lawmakers visit Portugal, Azores » The Salem News

LYNN YMCA GROUNDBREAKING ATTENDED BY GOV. CHARLIE BAKER AND MAYOR THOMAS M. MCGEE » Lynn Daily News Item

In Lenox, a legal snag for short-term rental regs? » Berkshire Eagle

Adams Officials Say Infrastructure Needed to Deal With Flooding » iBerkshires

Gov. Baker Sends MEMA Team to Assist With Hurricane Michael Recovery Efforts » NECN

Greater Lawrence Relief Fund offers immediate aid to families of disaster » Boston Business Journal

Framingham gets $250,000 for upgrades near luxury apartments » The Metro West Daily News

Bill Gouveia: The debate over debates » The Sun Chronicle

In an era of climate urgency, we need a carbon tax » Boston Globe

The myth of ‘false accusations’ of sexual assault » Boston Globe

Editorial: Reform command as well as culture of state police » Boston Herald

OUR VIEW -- Exercise your right to vote » The Metro West Daily News

Baker, DeLeo need to step up on climate change » Commonwealth Magazine

Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act » Commonwealth Magazine

Howie Carr: Too many white guys, Charlie Baker? » Boston Herald

Jasiel Correia Should Step Aside Gracefully [OPINION] » WBSM

November political races heat up » Eagle Tribune

State senate candidates debate in Seekonk » The Sun Chronicle

Massachusetts residents who want to vote must register soon » Gloucester Times

Hay, Eubanks-Archbold talk issues at forum in Fitchburg » Sentinel & Enterprise

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Mass. Fiscal Alliance files suit against AG Healey, OCPF, over campaign finance law » Taunton Daily Gazette

Geoff Diehl for Senate » The Metro West Daily News

Solidly behind Rep. Higgins » Sentinel & Enterprise

Election costs spike with Lowell recount » The Lowell Sun

Democrats Maintain the Edge in Secretary of State Races » Governing

GOP Candidate for State Auditor Scores Apparent Endorsement From Tom Brady » New Boston Post

DA race, nurses ballot question expected to drive early voting turnout in Berkshires » Berkshire Eagle

Early voting kicking off in Attleboro area communities » The Sun Chronicle

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Mass. Fiscal Alliance files suit against AG Healey, OCPF over campaign finance law » The Herald News

From boy wonder mayor to defendant » Commonwealth Magazine

Markey Endorses Much-Debated Ballot Initiative On Nurse Staffing » WBUR

Graphic: Promises, promises. Has Charlie Baker kept his? » Boston Globe

Ted Cruz makes a joke apparently about Chappaquiddick at Joe Kennedy’s expense » Boston Globe

Cyr Calls on Flores "to Apologize to Voters for Misleading Them" » Cape Cod Today

Calls pour in at regional crisis center » Sentinel & Enterprise

Violent crime in Mass. fell in 2017, but homicides rose » Boston Globe

Robert Harnais poised to fill Norfolk Sheriff's role on short-term basis » The Metro West Daily News

State finance officials frustrated over budget bill hangup » Boston Globe

How would Berkshires legislators spend the $1B state surplus? » Berkshire Eagle

Final FY18 Massachusetts budget bill includes $10M for Merrimack Valley gas explosion relief » The Republican

Lawmakers poised to spend cash surplus » Sentinel & Enterprise

Fishermen's Wives tout Baker's support » Gloucester Times

MBTA will replace North Station drawbridges, eliminating a chokepoint » Boston Globe

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10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

5:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Tim Whelan

5:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Tim Whelan

6:00pm Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

6:00pm Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

6:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Keiko Orrall for State Treasurer with Gov. Charlie Baker

6:30pm Fundraiser for Rep. Keiko Orrall for State Treasurer with Gov. Charlie Baker

7:00pm Boston Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

7:00pm Boston Reception for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

Birthdays: Rep. David Linsky

9:00am White Cane Awareness Day, Great Hall, State House, Boston

2:00pm Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

2:00pm Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

4:00pm Department of Public Health Public Hearing, Public Health Council Room, Second Floor, Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, Boston

6:30pm Fundraiser & Rally for State Rep. Candidate Norman Orrall with Gov. Charlie Baker

6:30pm Fundraiser & Rally for State Rep. Candidate Norman Orrall with Gov. Charlie Baker

7:00pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Mark Mezzina

7:00pm Fundraiser for State Rep. Candidate Mark Mezzina

Birthdays: Rep. Jim Hawkins

10:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

11:00am Hong Kong Day Celebration, Great Hall, State House, Boston

6:00pm Fundraiser for Sen. Paul Feeney

6:00pm Fall Reception for State Rep. Candidate John McDonald

6:00pm Fundraiser for Sen. Paul Feeney

6:00pm Fall Reception for State Rep. Candidate John McDonald

7:00pm 20 Days to Go Fundraiser for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

7:00pm 20 Days to Go Fundraiser for Rep. Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate

Birthdays: Rep. William Galvin

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

5:00pm Re-Election Campaign Fundraiser for Worcester Register of Probate Stephanie Fattman

5:00pm Re-Election Campaign Fundraiser for Worcester Register of Probate Stephanie Fattman

5:30pm Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

5:30pm Meet & Greet with Attorney General Candidate Jay McMahon

6:00pm Countdown to Election Day with Worcester District Attorney Joe Early, Jr.

6:00pm Fall Reception for Plymouth District Attorney Tim Cruz

6:00pm Countdown to Election Day with Worcester District Attorney Joe Early, Jr.

6:00pm Fall Reception for Plymouth District Attorney Tim Cruz

6:30pm Reception for Rep. Shaunna O'Connell

6:30pm Reception for Rep. Shaunna O'Connell

7:00pm Fundraiser for Sen. Paul Feeney

7:00pm West Roxbury Fundraiser for Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George

7:00pm Sports Legends for Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate with Matt Light, Curt Schilling and Fred Smerals

7:00pm Fundraiser for Sen. Paul Feeney

7:00pm West Roxbury Fundraiser for Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George

7:00pm Sports Legends for Geoff Diehl for U.S. Senate with Matt Light, Curt Schilling and Fred Smerals

Birthdays: Rep. Alan Silvia

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MassHousing Announces New Round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program Capital Grants » MassHousing

Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses: 2024 Edition » Union of Concerned Scientists

City of Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Announce BlueBikes Support During 2024 MBTA Closures » Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Time to Speed Up the Pace of the Legislature » Progressive Mass