10:00am PFAS Interagency Task Force, Virtual Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Public Service, Public Hearing

10:00am Joint Committee on Financial Services, Public Hearing

11:00am Future of Work Commission, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11:00am Joint Committee on Ways & Means, Public Hearing

1:00pm "Ask the AG" with Attorney General Maura Healey on GBH's Boston Public Radio, 89.7 FM or wgbh.org/news

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

TX: Texas doctor who admitted to violating the state’s near-total abortion ban sued under new law » Texas Tribune

Medicare expansion clashes with health care for the poor as budget bill shrinks » Boston Globe

Boston 'can’t withdraw' downtown waterfront plan, Baker says » Boston Business Journal

In Big Affordable Housing Lawsuits, Boston Firm Nixon Peabody Is Taking The Side Of The Investors » WBUR

All Massachusetts community college students, faculty and staff are required to be vaccinated against COVID by January » MassLive

FL: Democratic leadership warns of Capitol COVID-19 outbreak as lawmakers reconvene » Florida Politics

White House, House Homeland Security chair denounce ‘horrific’ mistreatment of Haitian migrants by Border Patrol officers » Boston Globe

NJ: Redistricting delay could create some awkward situations for incumbents in 2023 » Politico

NY: State agencies given one month to devise new transparency standards » The Buffalo News

House Reopening Plan Features Vaccine Verification, Masks » State House News Service

Mass. State Troopers' Union Sues Over Vaccine Mandate » WBUR

FL: Records show efforts to gain partisan advantage through election law billed as security measure » The Herald Tribune

‘This literally scares the hell out of me’: Parents call on state officials to make remote learning options available » Boston.com

Mass. is creating a Commission on Clean Heat, a major step toward achieving climate goals » Boston Globe

Reprecincting Bill Pops, But No Timeline On New Maps » State House News Service

MCAS scores plummet during the pandemic » Boston Globe

Finally, an absurd travel ban will be lifted » Boston Globe

The next 10 days will try Nancy Pelosi’s tactical abilities more than ever before » Boston Globe

Editorial: When government grows, so will taxes » Boston Herald

Ambrose: Also ‘left behind’ in Afghanistan – a million starving children » Boston Herald

Battenfeld: Bumbling Biden faces severe credibility test at United Nations » Boston Herald

Under Paris Jeffries’ leadership, King Boston making some big moves, including $1m gift to Roxbury church » Boston Globe

Fear is back on Wall Street. How scared should you be? » Boston Globe

State Lawmakers Hope To Crack Down On Robocallers » WBZ News Radio

‘To ignore the situation, the lawlessness, it’s not a solution’: Businesses near ‘Mass. and Cass’ pay a steep price » Boston Globe

Opinion: A new age of American innovation » Boston Globe

Kim Janey rejects Boston gym owners’ request for exemption from city’s mask mandate » Boston.com

National Development’s massive Dot Ave. project recalls Southie’s history » Boston Business Journal

CVS Health to hire 1,100 in Mass. in anticipation of flu shot, Covid booster demand » Boston Business Journal

King Boston donates $1 million to Twelfth Baptist Church » Boston Herald

Supreme Court sets arguments in big abortion case » Boston Globe

Two arrested in large protest outside UMass fraternity amid allegations of sexual assault » Gazette Net

MCAS critics bring call to end test to hearing » Gazette Net

State’s community colleges to require vaccination by January » Gazette Net

Education advocates rail against MCAS, call for changes » Boston Globe

Bus driver shortage hits Quincy, National Guard to help run routes to schools » Patriot Ledger

Haverhill High school cracks down on student vandalism » The Eagle Tribune

UMass Amherst students hold protests over alleged sexual violence at fraternity » Boston Globe

Should state ditch MCAS as a graduation requirement? Bill under discussion would do just that » Berkshire Eagle

Critics renew push to scrap MCAS testing » Gloucester Times

Amid bus driver shortage, Boston students ride party bus with stripper poles and neon lights on field trip » MassLive

5 schools in western Mass. awarded grants for early career experience and expertise » News 22 WWLP.com

State awards $7.8 million in grants to Green Communities, including $200,000 for Quincy » Patriot Ledger

Johnson & Johnson says COVID-19 booster dose dramatically increases protection » Boston Globe

Pfizer will ask government to clear vaccine for use in children, as many kids have already returned to school » Boston Globe

Mass. Home Sales Down For Second Straight Month » State House News Service

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tours Milford preschool to highlight Biden administration’s push to invest in early childhood education » MassLive

Dems, backers face uphill immigration path after Senate blow » Boston Globe

Biden follows through on pledge to take in more refugees » Boston Globe

Baker, Sununu Join Other Republican Governors In Demanding Border Security Meeting With Biden » CBS Boston

Aid groups, government need to work hand-in-hand to support Afghan refugees (Editorial) » MassLive

SJC was right on Baker’s emergency orders » Commonwealth Magazine

Globe employees protest their boss while she's being interviewed at WBUR » Universal Hub

What You Need to Know about the Gig Worker Ballot Question » Boston Magazine

Former Fall River mayor will be sentenced today on corruption charges after judge tosses eight wire fraud, tax convictions against him » Boston Globe

Revilak Governor's Choice For Arlington Redevelopment Board » Arlington Patch

Holyoke Planning Board sued over Dunkin’ denial on Mount Tom » Gazette Net

Ex-Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia to be acquitted on 8 wire, tax fraud counts related to SnoOwl » The Herald News

Janey stands behind call to withdraw downtown waterfront plan » Boston Business Journal

Holyoke voters to narrow field of mayoral candidates Tuesday » Gazette Net

Opinion: Boston’s equity plan is still on the ballot » Boston Globe

Prominent business leaders urge Baker to run for a third term » Boston Globe

Camacho Requests Recount In District 7 Council Race » WGBH

Newburyport mayoral candidates gear up for Tuesday's preliminary election » Newburyport News

Satterwhite formally files for recount in Lynn mayoral race » Lynn Daily News Item

Editorial: Nearer my God to thee, but not to a COVID vaccine » Boston Globe

Letters: Please support ‘The End of Life Options Act’; Proud of helping people avoid the COVID-19 vaccine » Lowell Sun

Pfizer says vax is safe and “robust” in kids » Lowell Sun

Worcester mayor depicted with Hitler-like moustache on police union Facebook page » Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts State Police trooper fired over ‘cleavage,’ ‘D cup’ and penis messages » Boston Herald

At William Allen Commutation Rally, Gov. Baker Urged to Grant Clemency » NBC Boston

State Police Association of Mass. files lawsuit against Baker’s vaccine mandate » WHDH

Report prompted by firefighter death: 'The Worcester Fire Department requires immediate intervention' » Worcester Telegram

Sudders added as defendant in veterans’ lawsuit against Holyoke Soldiers’ Home officials » Boston Globe

'Door Is Ajar' For Transformational Spending With Federal Relief Money, Baker Says » WBUR

Boston dilapidated staircase near MBTA station where BU professor fell to his death has been removed » Boston Herald

Still no MBTA board as Baker moves slower than expected on appointments » Boston Globe

‘Full-power’ acceleration preceded July Green Line crash » Boston Herald

NTSB Releases Report on Green Line Crash That Injured More Than 20 » NBC Boston

What’s behind one lawsuit against Vineyard Wind » Commonwealth Magazine

Massachusetts utilities propose plans to ramp up electric vehicle infrastructure » Energy News Network

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Administration opens Destination Development grant program » Mass. Municipal Association

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

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