11:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:30pm Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, Public Hearing

5:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Salem City Council Candidate Andy Varela

6:00pm Fall Kickoff for Methuen City Council Candidate D.J. Beauregard

6:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Grafton Select Board Candidate Donna Stock

Enviro $$ behind Markey, labor unions back Kennedy » State House News Service

Meet the candidates running for Boston City Council » Boston Globe

Ed Markey responds to Joe Kennedy’s Senate primary campaign announcement with a challenge » Boston.com

Age Is A Fault Line In Markey Vs. Kennedy. But Who Benefits? » WGBH

Mass. General’s plan to buy N.H. hospital held up by AG » Boston Globe

Inside the Trump legal team trying to stop impeachment before it starts » Politico

Al Gore: The Climate Crisis Is the Battle of Our Time, and We Can Win » New York Times

Tucker Carlson 2024 » New York Times

In Next Year’s Biggest Senate Primary, It’s AOC Vs. the Kennedys » Mother Jones

Dems happy to look away when they’re digging for dirt » Boston Herald

Elizabeth Warren, soaring in Iowa, stresses heartland roots over Harvard pedigree » Boston Globe

Moulton holds Town Meeting in Lynnfield » Lynn Daily News Item

Kennedy Noncommittal On Markey's Climate Debate Challenge » New England Public Radio

Kennedy Officially Launches His Primary Bid To Unseat Sen. Markey » New England Public Radio

Poll: Elizabeth Warren now leads the Democratic primary field in Iowa » Vox

Convention center expansion plan is a trifecta » Boston Globe

Hynes sales plan ‘came out of nowhere,’ says Greater Boston chamber chief » Boston Business Journal

GE is losing Ann Klee, but let’s hope Boston won’t » Boston Globe

Major League Rugby team to build Weymouth stadium » Patriot Ledger

Rooney not sold on Convention Center plans » Dorchester Reporter

Brockton rep's bill would help former lab testing animals get adopted » The Enterprise

TJX spends $120M on acquiring new office » Boston Business Journal

High-schoolers’ pot use fell in the decade before legalization. Will that continue? » Boston Globe

A R.I. church was told it hired an accused child molester. It kept him on for two decades. » Boston Globe

MIT president Rafael Reif is suddenly at the center of a storm » Boston Globe

Unexcused absence: Boston Public Schools yet to hire 23 budgeted psychologists » Boston Herald

Boston Officer On Leave After Roxbury Prep Students Say He Called Them Racial Slurs » WBUR

Proposed education funding bill could be 'grand slam' for New Bedford » South Coast Today

State to review Boston Public Schools » Boston Globe

Landmark censorship case remembered 50 years later at Fitchburg State » Worcester Telegram

In Cambridge, innovation economy is a K-12 classroom » Commonwealth Magazine

MIT Media Lab Dumped Chemicals In Excess Of Legal Limit, Keeping Regulators In The Dark » WBUR

Senate sets ed bill debate date, amendment deadline » State House News Service

Ludlow cosmetology school to reimburse students for misleading statements and discrimination » News 22 WWLP.com

Massachusetts awards $14.9 million to Mass. Communities for Clean Energy Projects » The Daily Free Press

New rule shifts development in Maine’s prized North Woods » Boston Globe

When the cost of solar is forestland and farms » Gazette Net

Climate changes: Towns grapple with rising groundwater, dying trees » Gazette Net

Hilltowns getting state hand to deal with climate challenges » Gazette Net

Global warming climate strike takes UMass by storm » The Daily Collegian

Local group calling on Gov. Baker to address climate change » Fox 25 News

House bill would restrict commercial logging in Massachusetts forests » Berkshire Eagle

‘Our lives depend on it’: Brookline students demand action on climate change » Wicked Local Brookline

Here’s What You Missed at the Boston Youth Climate Strike » Boston Magazine

Chair laments lack of action on climate bills » State House News Service

With slots revenues lagging, casinos seek to put a new spin on an old game » Boston Globe

Boston’s black community fights to save Harriet Tubman House » Boston Herald

Parties see abuser registry bill as poised to advance » State House News Service

Insurers go head-to-head with state on paid-leave plans » Boston Business Journal

In the service of the rich: Sectors of workers sprouting to meet their needs » Boston Globe

Dana Pullman, former state police union head charged in kickback scheme, may seek to ‘obstruct justice’ if allowed to contact 2 named witnesses, feds say » The Republican

Sherborn's state senator announces 'Fourth Fridays' schedule » Wicked Local Hanover

Zeiterion Performing Arts Center to honor Sen. Mark Montigny at fifth annual Center Stage Gala Sept. 28 » South Coast Today

Take My Council, Please: Enemies of the Good » Western Mass Politics and Insight

At Boston.gov, you don’t always get an answer » Commonwealth Magazine

Brockton mayor moonlights working at Patriots, BC football games » The Enterprise

In Worcester, Joe Kennedy finds common ground with LGBTQ asylum seekers » Boston Globe

Is Charlie Baker becoming a man without a party? » Boston Globe

Ayanna Pressley to Boston City Council candidates: Urge residents to make their voices heard » Boston Globe

Boston voters could elect most diverse City Council ever » Boston Globe

Ward 3 City Council candidate: Andrew Couture » Lowell Sun

Newton Democrats say Kennedy vs. Markey is a tough choice » Boston Globe

Jim Hand: Crowded field for Kennedy seat could create an opening for a local candidate » The Sun Chronicle

Joe Kennedy is officially going after Ed Markey’s Senate seat » Vox

Smoke ’em if you got ’em? Not at today’s VA facilities » Boston Globe

Car Pollution In Boston Neighborhoods Poses Health Risk To Residents, New Research Finds » WGBH

State pressured to put ban on flavored e-cigs » The Eagle Tribune

Anti-vaxxers aren’t the main problem » Commonwealth Magazine

EEE Is More Widespread This Year In Mass. Than It Has Been In Decades » WBUR

Moody's calls Purdue opioid settlement 'a stopgap' » The Herald News

Here’s hoping CEOs will put their money where their gun-law activism is » Boston Globe

Massachusetts AG Launches Violence Prevention Program In North Adams » New England Public Radio

Cape Cod National Seashore may allow e-bikes » Cape Cod Times

Riders praise LRTA Sunday service » Lowell Sun

T briefed on electric rail expansion in Toronto » State House News Service

Take the ferry to Logan, get a ‘ticket to skip’ security » Boston Business Journal

Lynn appeals to T for "outside the box" thinking » State House News Service

Easthampton explores pathways for municipal internet » Gazette Net

Vineyard Wind limbo is chance for reset » Commonwealth Magazine

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11:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Public Hearing

1:30pm Senate Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change, Public Hearing

5:00pm Campaign Kickoff for Salem City Council Candidate Andy Varela

6:00pm Fall Kickoff for Methuen City Council Candidate D.J. Beauregard

6:30pm Campaign Kickoff for Grafton Select Board Candidate Donna Stock

Birthdays: Rep. Kelly Pease

10:00am Department of Public Health Hearing, Room 109, Worcester Health Department, 25 Meade Street, Worcester

10:00am Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Economic Development & Emerging Technologies, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Veterans & Federal Affairs, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Environment & Natural Resources, Public Hearing

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Judiciary, Public Hearing

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

1:30pm Criminal Justice Task Force on Juvenile Age, State House, House Member's Lounge

6:00pm I'm Taking the Job in Charlotte: How the High Cost of Housing is Hurting Massachusetts Businesses, WBUR's CitySpace, 890 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

6:00pm Malden Fundraiser for Attorney General Maura Healey

11:00am Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm Young Professionals for Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

6:00pm An Event Honoring Attorney General Maura Healey

6:30pm Cocktail Party for Fall River City Council President Cliff Ponte

7:00pm Meet & Greet with Medford School Committee Candidate Medford School Committee

7:00pm Re-Election Campaign Kickoff for Woburn Alderman Lindsay Higgins

Birthdays: State Senator Robyn Kennedy

10:00am Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Public Hearing

11:00am House Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

1:00pm Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

5:30pm Plymouth County Register of Deeds John Buckley’s Annual “Galway West” Oyster Festival

6:00pm Re-Election Fundraiser for Haverhill City Councilor Colin LePage

6:00pm Fundraiser for Fall River City Council Candidate Christopher Peckham

6:00pm Campaign Rally for Methuen City Council Candidate Nicholas DiZoglio

6:00pm Reception for Weymouth Town Councilor Ed Harrington

6:00pm Re-Election Campaign Kickoff for Winthrop Town Councilor Phil Boncore

8:00am Golf Outing for Medford Mayoral Candidate Breanna Lungo-Koehn

9:00am Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

2:00pm Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Hearing, First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy

3:00pm Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development Public Hearing, Somerset Conference Room, 2nd Floor, One Ashburton Place, Boston

6:00pm Fall Campaign Kickoff for Cambridge School Committee Candidate Ayesha Wilson

Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan

Whip Clark Statement on the Passing of Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. » Office of Congresswoman Katherine Clark

Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

Release: Airlines to disclose fees up front, give automatic refunds for cancellations, delays » MassPIRG

Ending the Tax Penalty Against Working Immigrants » Mass. Budget & Policy Center