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10:00am Executive Office of Elder Affairs Public Hearing, Via Zoom

10:00am Executive Office of Public Safety & Security Public Hearing, Via Webex

1:00pm Health Equity Task Force, Virtual Hearing

4:00pm Department of Early Education & Care Public Hearing, Location & format TBD

4:00pm ABL Progressive Power Hour with Attorney General Maura Healey, Via Zoom

“Democrats historically do a terrible job of both managing expectations in advance and then preparing and framing those expectations when we’re living through those moments,” says Neal Kwatra. “I have no faith in the Democrats being able to wage the kind of information war that will be necessary in a post-election moment.”

Neal Kwatra, a Democratic strategist based in New York.

Questioning how Biden's team will handle any Trumpian mischief on election night and beyond.

News By Category
Beltway Politics

One of the biggest developments in the 2020 presidential race just happened. You probably missed it » Boston Globe

Biden courts Latino voters in 1st trip to Florida as nominee » Boston Globe

U.S. House leaders reject $2 Tril compromise plan » News 22 WWLP.com

Trump denies downplaying virus, casts doubt on mask usage » Boston Globe

What would Biden's White House economic team look like? Here are some key contenders » CNBC

Business

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh extends outdoor dining season, waives fees for space heaters as weather cools » The Republican

Boston extends coronavirus outdoor dining, aiding struggling restaurants » Boston Herald

Mayor Walsh extends Boston's outdoor dining season until December » WCVB

'Cities are going to endure': Experts weigh in on Boston's continuing development boom » Boston Business Journal

North Shore Legislators Seek Help For Phase 4 Businesses » Brookline Patch

Cambridge startup taps former LogMeIn exec as CEO » Boston Business Journal

Dave & Buster's Lays Off 307 Workers At Three MA Locations » Brookline Patch

Worcester mayor to tap first keg at Bay State Brewing's Oktoberfest » Worcester Telegram

State Extends Tax Relief Targeted at Restaurants, Lodging » State House News Service

Live Events Economy, Workers Left on Indefinite Hold » State House News Service

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit » Boston Globe

Night Shift Brewing leans on distribution business to prop up revenue » Boston Business Journal

Spinning in Lowell: City seeks to keep Sox affiliate » Boston Business Journal

Chambers criticize state’s new $2M small-business ad campaign » Boston Business Journal

Civil Rights

‘When Black women walk, things change’: For a group in Franklin Park, exercise is justice » Boston Globe

Opinion: Our guest speaker today, class, is a Jew-hating terrorist » Boston Globe

NAACP National Convention, Forced Online By COVID, Will Return To Boston In 2023 » WGBH

Boston to host NAACP national convention in 2023 » Boston Business Journal

Education

Editorial: The country needs school disciplinary reform » Boston Globe

Lowell announces last-minute switch to remote learning » Lowell Sun

Austin Prep latest school forced to go all-remote after weekend party » Boston Herald

Sharon schools superintendent put on admin leave, school committee won’t say why » Boston Herald

Superintendent Kelly Responds to RTA’s Concerns of Air Quality in School Buildings » Revere Journal

Students in dozens more Mass. districts will be returning to school Wednesday » WCVB

GCC welcomes head of Literacy Project to board of trustees » The Recorder

Over 100 BC Students Have Tested Positive for COVID-19. Now the Baker Administration Is Stepping in » NBC Boston

Loan debt for former ITT students canceled » Berkshire Eagle

Environment

Following environmental uproar, Boston councilors want to talk about Melnea Cass plan » Boston Globe

Foxboro gets $17,000 state climate change grant » The Sun Chronicle

September is Massachusetts Flood Awareness Month » Cape Cod Online

State climate change grants to address flooding in Fitchburg, erosion in Leominster » Worcester Telegram

Baker announces grants for climate change preparedness » Turn to 10

$11.1M in climate change funding to Massachusetts » News 10

Area towns garner grants for forest conservation, nature-based tourism » The Recorder

State Awards Grants to Support Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership » iBerkshires

Becket And Alford Receive State Funds For Culvert Upgrades » iBerkshires

Health Care

State publishes survey in effort to ‘reimagine’ Holyoke Soldiers’ Home amid tragic loss of lives and waning pandemic » The Republican

Rite Aid stores in Mass. offering flu shots for kids » WHDH

Sudden telehealth experiment seen as likely to endure » Gazette Net

Sudden Telehealth Experiment Seen as Likely to Endure » State House News Service

Immigration

Appeals court backs Trump on immigrant program » Commonwealth Magazine

Insurance

Health insurance premiums to rise 8% next year » Commonwealth Magazine

Judiciary

With The Loss Of Gants, Baker Has A Historic Opportunity At The High Court » WBUR

Baker Eyes Process to Address Shaken High Court » State House News Service

Mass. courthouses to hold a day of remembrance for Chief Justice Ralph Gants » WHDH

For Gov. Baker, a momentous SJC opportunity and challenge » Lowell Sun

‘Really alive in every sense of that word’: Charlie Baker and others reflect on the death of SJC chief justice Ralph Gants » Boston.com

Howie Carr: At $184,694, being a Massachusetts judge is good work… if you can get it » Boston Herald

Baker, already faced with a historic chance to reshape judiciary, could now name the entire SJC » Boston Globe

Labor

It won’t be long before jobless benefits in Mass. begin to run out » Boston Globe

Falmouth Unemployment Drops, But Concerns Remain For Winter » Patch

Employers Highlight Steps Toward Inclusivity, Diversity » State House News Service

Local Government

Defund413 advising Amherst town manger on appointments to committee reviewing police practices » The Republican

‘More residents’ voices’: Housing Authority board changed through legislation » Gazette Net

Shrewsbury to hold Special Town Meeting Sept. 29 for new police station » Community Advocate

Opinion: Hold new library until permanent fire station is completed » The Recorder

Politics

Opinion: Maine mulls dumping Susan Collins » Boston Globe

Ed Markey’s ‘Markeyverse’ of online activists lining up behind Michelle Wu » Boston Herald

Poirier endorses fellow Republican John Simmons, a North Attleboro councilor, in state rep race » The Sun Chronicle

Meet the Republican running against Ed Markey in the general election » Boston.com

Opinion: Are you in or out, Marty Walsh? Boston needs an answer » Boston Herald

Michelle Wu hits Boston coronavirus response as mayoral challenge begins » Boston Herald

Baker Not Ready to Pick Between Hall and Auchincloss » WBSM

Opinion: Backing Neal could pay off for Baker and Massachusetts » Boston Herald

Public Health

State to head up contact tracing at Boston College amid COVID-19 outbreak » Boston Globe

Baker Plans to ‘Re-Engage' Colleges on Testing, Tracing Following BC Outbreak » NECN

Keolis donates 5,000 masks to Lynn » Lynn Daily News Item

In the race for a coronavirus vaccine, data matters more than time, Harvard professor says » Boston Herald

Mass. reports 286 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, 6 new deaths » Boston Globe

In the age of COVID, high school parties send school districts scrambling » Boston Globe

A COVID-19 hot spot in Framingham is being driven by gatherings, officials say. Now the city is cracking down. » Boston.com

Public Safety

Charlie Baker takes aim at slow vetting of police reform bills on Beacon Hill » Boston Herald

Worcester police chief insists department is free of institutional racism » Worcester Telegram

Twitter account that reportedly made racist remarks may be linked to Cambridge police lieutenant » Boston.com

State Government

Baker Plugs State Police Reforms, Climate Investments » State House News Service

Who’s really getting state contracts? » The Bay State Banner

Editorial: State should make ‘FindMyLocalMA’ campaign truly local » Boston Business Journal

Taxation

Many Mass. employers say ‘no thanks’ to Trump’s payroll-tax plan » Boston Business Journal

Transportation

Poftak pushes feds for $32b for transit agencies » Commonwealth Magazine

Worcester-Boston express train to resume Nov. 2, at earlier time, with Framingham stop » Worcester Telegram

Utilities

Ad Aims to Keep Offshore Energy Transmission Plan in Mix » State House News Service

Big changes may be ahead for natural gas pipelines, if FERC does its job » Utility Dive

Southie power plant developers present new vision for site » Boston Business Journal

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