8:30am COVID's Impact on Your Business' Health (Insurance) presented by BBJ, Via GoToWebinar

9:30am Special Joint Oversight Committee on the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke COVID-19 Outbreak, Public Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

11:00am Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure, Oversight Hearing

1:00pm Board of Registration in Nursing Public Hearing, Via conference call

Birthdays: State Senator Marc Pacheco

Baker Outlines Vision for “Pretty Decent” FY22 Budget » State House News Service

Susan Collins, Sara Gideon clash in final debate before Election Day » Boston Globe

Senate Democratic candidates have momentum everywhere — except Maine » Boston Globe

Yes, that’s Elizabeth Warren doing the Time Warp in Tenacious D’s get-out-the-vote video » Boston.com

On the campaign trail, Kamala Harris energizes women who see themselves in her battles » Boston Globe

How polling works and how it’s changed since 2016 » Washington Post

Here Are The Contested Legislative Races In Massachusetts » WBUR

Baker PAC spends more backing GOP candidates » Commonwealth Magazine

Boston Herald staffers distance themselves from paper’s Trump endorsement » Boston.com

Swampscott Trump rallies have included KKK robe, man in blackface, Confederate flag » Boston.com

AOC’S NEXT FOUR YEARS » Vanity Fair

Texas Is a Tossup. So Why Won’t Trump or Biden Campaign There? » New York Times

FL: Biden holds narrow lead among Florida Hispanics » Politico

U.S. economy sees record growth in third quarter » Axios

Massachusetts Teachers Association blasts suggestion that red zone schools should stay open » Boston Herald

Trump, Biden push opposing strategies in closing days » Boston Globe

Editorial: News vs. propaganda: Trump blurs the line » Boston Globe

Opinion: What you can do now to protect the 2020 Election » Boston Globe

Ex-Homeland Security aide Miles Taylor says he’s ‘Anonymous’ » Boston Globe

Susan Collins, Sara Gideon clash in final debate before Election Day » Boston Globe

Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12 » Boston Globe

President Trump, Joe Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida » Boston Globe

Mark Zuckerberg tells Ed Markey how Facebook will respond to posts by Donald Trump that undermine the election » Boston.com

Joe Biden holds commanding lead over President Trump, but will red wave close gap? » Boston Herald

Salem video arcade tries to continue suit against Charlie Baker over Covid-19 shutdown even after he lifts ban on arcades » Universal Hub

LogMeIn, too, will cut Boston office space » Boston Globe

Dow slides more than 900 points as rising coronavirus counts threaten recovery » Boston Globe

Mass. economy rebounds at a record pace in Q3 » Boston Business Journal

New England states vary in granting voting rights to felons » BU News

Lonnie Durfee, hay bale fire defendant, released by judge pending trial » Berkshire Eagle

Boston parents push to restore in-person learning for high-needs students » Boston Herald

Increased interest in Massachusetts private schools mounts due to pandemic » Boston Herald

22 percent of Assumption University’s residential students are in isolation or quarantine as Worcester college sees 8 more COVID cases » The Republican

Boston City Council wants to review curriculum standards for city’s schools » Boston Globe

Massachusetts Teachers Association blasts suggestion that red zone schools should stay open » Boston Herald

Novel Pool Testing for Virus Seen as Potential K-12 Model » State House News Service

Equity Concerns Spark Discussion About School Year » State House News Service

Trump to strip protections from Tongass National Forest, one of the biggest intact temperate rain forests » Boston Globe

Cape Cod Water Quality In Decline, Report Says » WBUR

Mass. part of lawsuit that says census takers were pressured to falsify data » The Metro West Daily News

2nd Holyoke Soldiers’ Home hearing will feature staff accounts of coronavirus outbreak » MassLive

Fifteen employees at Holyoke Medical Center test positive for COVID-19 » Gazette Net

Nursing homes lacked PPE in Aug., report says » Commonwealth Magazine

New Campaign Will Promote Need for Routine Care, Vaccinations » State House News Service

Baker clamped down growth of the state's costliest program. Then Covid happened. » Boston Business Journal

Bradford Farm Stand Receives State Grant to Help Pay for Processing SNAP Benefits » WHAV

Governor wants to highlight efforts of human service workers » News 22 WWLP.com

Unemployed And Undocumented, Thousands Turn To Community Organizations For Support » WBUR

Exclusive: Immigration Service Incorrectly Told Hundreds Of New Citizens They Can't Vote This Year » WGBH

History in the making with Budd nomination » Lynn Daily News Item

Charlie Baker to elevate Kimberly Budd to SJC Chief » Sentinel & Enterprise

Here’s what you need to know about Kimberly Budd, the next chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court » Boston Herald

5 Kimberly Budd Opinions Mass. Attys Should Know » Law 360

Judicial Nominee Shaped by Experiences in His Native Lowell » State House News Service

New unemployment claims fall slightly to 751,000 as virus resurges » Boston Globe

Boston mayor urges employers to offer paid time off for Covid-19 testing » Boston Business Journal

Has State Rep. Paul Schmid Gone Unchecked? [SOUTHCOAST VOICES] » WBSM

How Some Mass. Communities Are Planning For A Pandemic-Safe Halloween » WBUR

Framingham Cracks Down on Parties, Issues Fines Ahead of Holidays » NBC Boston

Jeanette DeForge: Chicopee City Council considers reviving civilian police commission » Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News

Needham Buckles Down On Ballot Box Security » Brookline Patch

Newton Increasing Police Patrols At Ballot Drop Boxes » Newton Patch

Early Voting Ends Friday in Boston » East Boston Times-Free Press

Political notebook: Rausch touts endorsements; Showcase offers free Election Day movie » The Sun Chronicle

Charlie Baker to participate in fundraiser for Kevin O’Connor » Boston Herald

Women make historic electoral gains over four years » Boston Globe

Here’s a look at the congressional races voters will be asked to decide on » Boston Globe

Govs. Weld And Patrick: This Is Why We Support Ranked-Choice Voting » WBUR

Opinion: Endorsement for the re-election of State Senator Dean Tran » Sentinel & Enterprise

Editorial: Vote like your democracy depends on it » Gazette Net

Braintree Voter Turnout Already More Than Half Of 2016 Election » Brookline Patch

Editorial: Herald endorses voting Yes on Question 1 » Boston Herald

Charlie Baker says no on Question 2, says ranked-choice voting too much ‘complication’ » Boston Herald

What’s a successful lawyer from Dover doing in a long-shot bid for US Senate? » Boston Globe

A Trend in Worcester County: Increasing Support For Republican Presidents » WGBH

PAC Representing WWLP's Owner Financially Backed Rep. Neal In Congressional Race » New England Public Media

State Rep. Bud Williams, Prince Golphin vie for Massachusetts House seat in 11th Hampden District » The Republican

Three vying to replace Naughton as state rep in 12th Worcester District » Worcester Telegram

Majority of voters want coronavirus relief package before Election Day: FPU-Herald poll » Boston Herald

Baker pans ranked voting; will it matter with 1.8M votes in? » The Associated Press (AP)

Close to 2 million Massachusetts voters have cast their ballots for the 2020 elections » The Republican

In Norfolk County sheriff race, it's McDermott v. McDermott » The Sun Chronicle

Endorsement: Endorsement for Becca Rausch, candidate, state Senate » The Sun Chronicle

Mass. coronavirus cases top 1,000 for 5th day; 36 deaths reported » Boston Globe

Boston officials urge more residents to get COVID-19 tests. Experts say that message applies to the whole state » Boston Globe

New signs that COVID-19 numbers in Massachusetts are going to get worse » WCVB

Health experts weigh in on if lockdown is necessary » The Daily Free Press

Charlie Baker says Connecticut’s decision to add Massachusetts to its travel advisory was a ‘bad idea’ » Boston.com

Potential 2nd Wave Of Virus Creeps Up In Mass. As Holidays Approach » WBUR

Update on communities at highest-risk for COVID-19 transmission expected » WCVB

Why did Massachusetts shut down ice rinks? Charlie Baker says blame the adults. » Boston.com

Baker says state is in a better position now to deal with coronavirus spike » Boston Globe

Coalition of Mass. physicians calls on Baker to roll back reopening » Boston Globe

Maskless Mid-Cape Event Triggered Spread, Senator Says » State House News Service

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh unveils effort to encourage people to get tested for coronavirus » Boston Globe

Opinion: Get the lead out of ammo » Boston Globe

Boston Police Has No Formal Policy To Check Body Camera Compliance » WBUR

Report: Former Hingham police chief had the authority to alter dispatch records » Patriot Ledger

Baker Administration Holds 1st Commutation Hearing For Man Charged With Murder » WBUR

‘All The Ingredients Are Here For Trouble’: Mass. Law Enforcement Geared Up In Case Of Election Unrest » CBS Boston

Massachusetts land use planning grants announced » News 22 WWLP.com

Commuter-rail cuts are coming. What happens when the pandemic’s over? » Boston Business Journal

Logan Airport getting coronavirus testing site for passengers » Boston Herald

DPU Opens Look Into Natural Gas Industry » State House News Service

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HB4746 - An Act for unemployment rules for gig economy

HB5065 - An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2021 before final action on the general appropriation bill

HB4978 - An Act to address estate recovery issues due to COVID-19

SB2934 - An Act relative to additional unemployment benefits for the neediest recipients currently excluded from the Lost Wages Assistance program

SB2624 - An Act relative to the retirement group of Taunton Fire Department mechanic Michael Perry

HB2 - An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021

HB5084 - An Act relative to insurance requirements

SB2930 - An Act relative to additional unemployment benefits for the neediest recipients currently excluded from the Lost Wages Assistance program

HB4887 - An Act enabling partnerships for growth

SB1066 - An Act to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement

MMA webinar reviews digital equity planning and programs » Mass. Municipal Association

Pressley, Warren Celebrate $1M Secured for Black Economic Council of Massachusetts » Office of Congressman Ayanna Pressley

Southcoast Health Recognized by the White House for Sustainability Efforts » Southcoast Health

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect America’s National Security, Support U.S. Allies, Surge Humanitarian Aid to Gaza » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan