11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Department of Early Education & Care Public Hearing, Location & format TBD

Birthdays: State Senator Cynthia Creem, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin

Gomez Plowing Progressive Path to Mass. Senate » State House News Service

Kennedy Greenway’s executive director leaves for New York post » Boston Business Journal

Baker Taps Government Attorneys for Appeals, Juvenile Court » State House News Service

Massachusetts health officials start releasing statewide COVID-19 data on colleges and universities » The Republican

Is Ventilation And Air Filtration In Massachusetts' Classrooms Good Enough In A Pandemic? » WGBH

For SJC, Baker tends to favor smart, moderate judges » Commonwealth Magazine

CAN MATT DRUDGE SURVIVE WITHOUT THE MAGA FAITHFUL? » Vanity Fair

CT: Major changes to Connecticut police accountability bill off the agenda in upcoming special session » Hartford Courant

Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris » The Guardian

FL: Should Florida raise tuition at state universities? It’s being discussed. » Tampa Bay Times

Invisible company owned by Rudy Giuliani got taxpayer-backed PPP money — but where did it go? » Salon

NJ: Deal in place on millionaires tax » New Jersey Globe

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

Jim Carrey to Play Joe Biden in Next Season of ‘Saturday Night Live’ » Variety

For top military officials, silence is the order of the day » Boston Globe

Presidential campaigns are almost always about the future. In 2020, the candidates cannot stop talking about the past » Boston Globe

Opinion: Mainstream media ignores successes under Trump tenure » Boston Herald

Business Closures Are Unconstitutional [PHIL-OSOPHY] » WBSM

'First To Go, Last To Come Back:' Live Event Workers In Limbo As Pandemic Keeps Venues Shuttered » WBUR

Raytheon Technologies now says it will eliminate 15,000 jobs » Boston Globe

Amwell rides IPO wave with expanded stock sale » Boston Globe

Cabot Theater Gets Creative As Venues Struggle Through Pandemic » Brookline Patch

‘A kick in the teeth’: Small theaters can’t sell food due to Mass. COVID regulations, but neighboring restaurants can » The Republican

Massachusetts Arcades Allowed To Reopen Thursday » CBS Boston

Falmouth liquor stores fear economic fallout of nip bottle ban » Cape Cod Times

Mass. retailers defy expectation, report sales growth » Boston Business Journal

Proposed Roxbury pot shop stirs debate » Commonwealth Magazine

Sky high: Mass. marijuana is among the most expensive in the nation » Boston Globe

‘Hangry’ kids, IT nightmares, and Zoom bombings: Parents and students adjust to virtual classrooms » Boston Globe

Elegant or ‘Animal House’? What it’s like staying in Boston’s new breed of hotel dorms » Boston Globe

Teachers, parents protest outside Lowell School Committee meeting » Lowell Sun

Attleboro High virus case prompts quarantine of 30 students » The Sun Chronicle

Federal Judges Hear Appeal In Harvard Admissions Case » WGBH

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, School Nurses Are On The Front Lines Of Reopening Schools Safely » WBUR

Letter: Are teachers afraid for vulnerable, or are they just afraid? » The Andover Townsman

5 on Education: Working parents' rights 'limited' during pandemic » WCVB

Northampton School Committee ratifies agreement with staff union » Gazette Net

Imperiled beetle loses some protections » Newburyport News

Ashburnham gets $40,000 grant to explore culvert replacement » Sentinel & Enterprise

Plainridge Applauded As It Seeks Five-Year Extension » State House News Service

Moderna expects to know in November whether COVID-19 vaccine works, CEO says » Boston Globe

Mass General Brigham shakes up senior leadership team as part of restructuring » Boston Business Journal

Vaccine Developers Feel Impacts of Being in Spotlight » State House News Service

Local lawyers discuss COVID-19 impact on disability benefits » Gazette Net

Feds push to pick up pace of Judge Shelley Joseph prosecution » Boston Herald

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

Baker taps government attorneys for appeals, juvenile court » News 22 WWLP.com

Baker Taps Government Attorneys for Appeals, Juvenile Court » State House News Service

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

Pittsfield traffic stop reveals DA Harrington had suspended license » Berkshire Eagle

The bench reveals a judge’s true character, good and bad, and Ralph Gants rose above » Boston Globe

Gov says he will take time to address SJC vacancy » Mass Lawyers Weekly

DA Rollins On SJC Chief Justice Gants' Passing, New Harvard Sentencing Study » WBUR

Massachusetts unemployment benefits running out? Here’s what to expect » Boston Herald

Spilka: “No idea" on stimulus likelihood, virus outlook » Sentinel & Enterprise

Opinion: Kevin White’s vision for Faneuil Hall is now Marty Walsh’s problem » Boston Globe

Worcester Board of Health chair is asked to resign, and she refuses, in wake of police chief interview » Worcester Telegram

Putting 'Thin Blue Line' to a vote » The Salem News

How should block grant money be used in Amherst? Public to weigh in Thursday » Gazette Net

Marty Walsh ‘not going to speculate’ about Joe Biden Cabinet talk » Boston Herald

Voter guide: November 2020 election information for Massachusetts » WCVB

In Pittsfield, Democrats put forth a rallying cry: 'It's time to come together' » Berkshire Eagle

New Bedford School Committee member installs electric fence around Trump campaign sign after reporting several signs stolen » The Republican

Massachusetts Citizens Commission Recommends Constitutional Amendment To Combat Undue Influence of Spending in Elections » Framingham Source

Wu challenges Walsh as Boston embraces progressive politics » The Bay State Banner

Buoyed By Black Voters, Marty Walsh Leads Michelle Wu In First Boston Mayoral Poll » WGBH

Struggles with mental health could get worse as winter looms » Boston Globe

Mass. reports 295 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 20 new deaths » Boston Globe

Trump coronavirus vaccine plan aims to begin distribution in January, new playbook says » Boston Herald

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

17 Massachusetts cities and towns labeled high risk for coronavirus » Boston Herald

Number of high-risk communities jumps » Commonwealth Magazine

Michelle Wu: Walsh Administration Is 'Failing So Many People' In Response To Opioid Epidemic » WGBH

MA Town-By-Town Coronavirus: Positive Rate Falls In 38% of Towns » Brookline Patch

Baker speaks about flu shots, coronavirus testing » Turn to 10

Mass. health officials add more states to ‘high-risk’ travel list » WHDH

Why Can't America Make Enough N95 Masks? 6 Months Into Pandemic, Shortages Persist » WBUR

Nantucket Suddenly High-Risk for COVID-19 » State House News Service

Mass. reports 419 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 15 new deaths » Boston Globe

Baker: Flu Shot Push Based on Health Care Feedback » State House News Service

Editorial: State Police need a change in culture » Boston Globe

Budget Chief Planning Based on $5 Billion Revenue Drop » State House News Service

Grants to help improve state of Twin Cities » Sentinel & Enterprise

New voter guide tones down references to Galvin » Gloucester Times

Tax deadlines for small businesses to be further delayed » Boston Globe

State extends administrative tax relief for local businesses » Berkshire Eagle

In Massachusetts, a tragic history of failed attempts to get dangerous drivers off the road » Boston Globe

Lawmakers want seniors-only option at western Mass. RMVs » Gazette Net

Critics Call For Shutdown, Safety Review Of Weymouth Compressor After Emergency Shutdown » WBUR

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2024 ‘State of the Air’ Report Reveals Most ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Days in 25 Years » American Lung Association

Environmentalists and Youth Group Sue Maine for Failure to Act on Climate Change » Conservation Law Foundation

Senate President Spilka Pledges "Comprehensive Climate Bill" In Senate » American Council of Engineering Companies of Mass.

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