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Today on Beacon Hill

10:00am Mass. Regional Employment Collaborative Employer Recognition Event, Great Hall, State House, Boston

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

10:00am Joint Committee on Housing, Public Hearing

11:00am Author's Day, Nurses Hall, State House, Boston

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

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

12:00pm Rally for Rent Control & Tenant Protections, State House, Boston

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

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

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

1:00pm Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Public Hearing

1:30pm Medicare for All Caucus Meeting, State House, Room 437, Boston

5:00pm Fundraiser for Lynn School Committee Member Michael Satterwhite

5:30pm Celebration in Honor of 20 Years of Service by Rep. David Linsky

6:00pm Sen. Patrick O'Connor's 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Celebration

6:30pm Community Conversation: Addressing Climate Change w/ Green Technology, Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Avenue

7:00pm Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Public Hearing, DFW Field Headquarters, Richard Cronin Building, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough

Birthdays: State Senator Marc Pacheco

“Democrats have declined most sharply in rural America, but it's ‘Regional Metros’ that should concern the party most in 2020. Wasserman said, "For now, Democratic presidential primary candidates are drawing enthusiastic crowds to rallies in places like New York, Seattle, Austin and San Francisco. But to beat Trump, Democrats will need to ask themselves which candidates' proposals will fly in Erie, Saginaw and Green Bay.”

David Wasserman, senior election analyst for the Cook Political Report

The significant divide in American politics and what Democrats need to do to win in 2020.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

Adriana Cohen: Trump Doctrine on display with ISIS hit » Boston Herald

Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Tlaib have endorsed Bernie Sanders. Rep. Ayanna Pressley has not. » Vox

Business

State: Ban Costing Mass. Vaping Stores Up To $8M In Sales » WBUR

Did Amazon just ghost Braintree officials? » Boston Globe

Millennium Partners proposes changes to $1.3B Winthrop Center project » Boston Business Journal

Ahead of GE's earnings, investors are watching the power unit, Boeing and the next CFO » Boston Business Journal

Cannabis & Psychedelics

On campus, marijuana is moving from the dorm room to the classroom » Boston Business Journal

Black entrepreneur, once affected by 'drug war,' seeks to open Brockton pot shop » The Enterprise

Civil Rights

Expert: Michelle Carter, Inyoung You cases ‘weaken’ First Amendment » Boston Herald

Healey, Pressley, and Others Urge Support for Abortion Rights Bill in Video Campaign » Boston Magazine

EDITORIAL: Massachusetts abortion law is essential to protect reproductive rights » The Daily Free Press

Women leaders join new campaign to codify abortion rights in state law » Boston Globe

Crimes

Former BC Student Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Suicide Death Of Boyfriend » WBUR

Lawmakers consider massage parlor regulations to stop human trafficking » News 22 WWLP.com

Education

Massachusetts House passes Student Opportunity Act » Wicked Local Arlington

Mount Wachusett students visit State House » Sentinel & Enterprise

Ed Commissioner Would "Love" Oversight Role » State House News Service

Environment

Environmental forum scheduled for Tuesday in Attleboro » The Sun Chronicle

Federal judge requires fishing areas off Nantucket closed to protect right whales » Boston Globe

The New England Aquarium Wants To Monitor Whales From Space » WBUR

Federal

Could the 2020 Census Help Bridge the Digital Divide? » Governing

Gaming

Massachusetts study raises concerns gambling addiction among working-class Asian immigrants » The Republican

Health Care

Urgent Care Centers A Growing Alternative To The Emergency Room On Cape Cod » WGBH

Racist Data Decreases Health-Care Quality » Governing

Housing

Rent Control Push Fueled by Painful Housing Pinch » State House News Service

Human Services

Stop & Shop and Lynn school team up to end student hunger with food pantry » Lynn Daily News Item

AG gets inside look at Veterans Transition House work » South Coast Today

Immigration

Over 33,000 immigrants waiting for day in Boston’s immigration court » Commonwealth Magazine

Judiciary

Experts say manslaughter case against former BC student may be stronger than Michelle Carter case » Boston Globe

Bill would make it easier for people to visit loved ones in prison » Gazette Net

Labor

Dedham teacher strike part of a developing pattern nationwide » Boston Globe

Legislative

DeLeo, longest serving speaker, says he’ll seek another term in the top post » Boston Globe

DeLeo to seek yet another term as speaker » Commonwealth Magazine

Local Government

Shrewsbury re-dedicates Civil War monument to commemorate 150th anniversary » Community Advocate

NB council wants halt on new opioid treatment spots » South Coast Today

Braintree mayor seeks to protect town forest from development » Patriot Ledger

Mayor vetoes ordinance seeking compensation from CVS » The Recorder

Bid to regulate art sales in Provincetown finds little support » Cape Cod Times

Town planners OK mixed-use project for East Amherst village center » Gazette Net

Politics

Local elections hinge on housing this fall » Boston Globe

Falmouth Selectman Susan Moran to run for state Senate » Cape Cod Times

Markey wins endorsement of Lynn delegation » Lynn Daily News Item

Political Notes: Crocker's death unsettles Precinct 5 race » Cape Cod Times

Ayanna Pressley endorses Jesse Mermell, Lori Trahan for Congress » Boston Herald

Cashman: Republican alleges political tricks in City Council’s 8th district » Boston Herald

4 vie for 3 seats on Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School Committee » Berkshire Eagle

North Adams Mayoral Challenger Runs On Principle Against First-Term Incumbent » New England Public Radio

Sen. Ed Markey nabs endorsements from Quincy, Lynn delegations » The Republican

Falmouth selectman enters state Senate race » Cape Cod Times

Newcomers vie for a seat as City Council race heats up » Boston Globe

Public Health

City Of Boston Awarded $4.3 Million To Aid Lead Paint Abatement In Low-Income Homes » Brookline Patch

Inclusion of Menthol Seen As Key to Successful Flavored Tobacco Ban » State House News Service

Gov. Charlie Baker files vaping ban regulations with Secretary of State » The Republican

State Finance

Late Budget Means Half a Mil in Forgone Interest » State House News Service

State Government

Governor’s office gives ‘the runaround to people who can’t run’ » Boston Globe

Taxation

Senate Group's Tax Ideas May Be Revenue Neutral » State House News Service

Transportation

Foxboro legislator's bill would change seat belt law » The Sun Chronicle

Frustration Builds Over Planning Of Allston I-90 Project » State House News Service

T notes: Payroll finally getting back to 2015 levels » Commonwealth Magazine

House leaders talk transpo taxes » Commonwealth Magazine

TransitMatters: Our plan for regional rail » Commonwealth Magazine

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