9:30am MassWildlife Public Hearing, Via Zoom

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

10:30am Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, Public Hearing

11:00am Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development, Public Hearing

12:00pm Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

1:00pm Civil Service Law and Personnel Administration Rules, Virtual Hearing

1:00pm LGBT Aging Commission, Virtual Hearing

Baker Not Fazed By Vax Mandate’s Workforce Impacts » WBUR

Massachusetts State Police aware of only 1 possible resignation over vaccine mandate, source says » WCVB

What went wrong for Framingham’s 1st mayor? » Commonwealth Magazine

Mass. employers watching for possible hike in paid-leave taxes » Boston Business Journal

ME: In Maine, LePage’s comeback bid for governor is very real, but hinges on a major wild card » Boston Globe

RI: Nurses union: Hospitals to blame for any staffing shortage from RI vaccination mandate » The Associated Press (AP)

Do George Regan and friends help or hurt Annissa Essaibi George? » Boston Globe

FL: DeSantis pushing election officials to investigate Facebook » Politico

Largest US Dental Group Rallies Members Against Democrats’ Medicare Expansion » The Daily Caller

NY: Hospitals curtail services as vaccination mandate takes effect » Times Union

California is losing a congressional seat. Which one it loses could help the GOP control the House » Los Angeles Times

Prisoners from Spotlight investigation sue over alleged abuse at Souza-Baranowski » Boston Globe

The Commonwealth (God Save It!) Has Anti-Vaxxers, Too » Esquire

General Mark Milley: Whisperer to presidents, target of intrigue » Boston Globe

Senate Republicans block bill to raise debt cap and avert a government shutdown » Boston Globe

Boston Fed president retires amid a trading controversy, and that’s a damn shame » Boston Globe

Senate Republicans prepare to block measure to fund government, stave off US default » Boston Globe

Pop open a Hoodsie for famous dairy operator’s 175th birthday party » Boston Globe

Ticker: Report says no changes to flight paths at Boston airport; COVID leave bill on Baker’s desk » Boston Herald

I-Team: Consumers Report Car Dealers For Using Deceptive Advertising Tactics » CBS Boston

Ziopharm Oncology cuts more than half its staff » Boston Business Journal

Citizens names a new Massachusetts president » Boston Business Journal

Here’s what Mass. venues have received in federal pandemic aid » Boston Business Journal

Opinion: Your body, his business » Boston Globe

Opinion: Her own experience guides her in fight for abortion rights » Boston Globe

Massachusetts education chief extends school mask mandate through October » Gazette Net

University of Massachusetts president condemns threatening e-mail sent to Black student groups » Boston Globe

These are the 25 fastest-growing colleges in the US » Boston Business Journal

UMass president calls reported racist incidents at UMass Amherst ‘appalling and disgusting’ » Boston Herald

State extends school mask mandate in Attleboro area and beyond » The Sun Chronicle

As School Year Begins, Parent Groups Are Suing To Block Mandatory Masking » WBUR

‘Extremely Frustrating’: Not All School Districts Implementing COVID Test & Stay Program » CBS Boston

DEP rules 5 campers OK at riverbank site in Hadley » Gazette Net

Editorial: Congress can’t let one man stand in the way of urgent climate action » Boston Globe

Climate Protesters Removed After Tying Themselves To Boat Outside Gov. Charlie Baker’s House In Swampscott » CBS Boston

Climate protestors arrested after blocking Charlie Baker’s driveway with pink boat » Boston Herald

Dog Race Wagering Persists 13 Years After Voter Law » State House News Service

Survey: Cost Hardships Stacking Up For Patients » State House News Service

Quincy State Sen. John Keenan pushes for more affordable healthcare » Patriot Ledger

Family program on target to help keep parents on track (Editorial) » MassLive

Biden proposes DACA workaround: a rule to shield ‘Dreamers’ » Boston Globe

Opinion: Democrats must not hide behind a procedural loss on immigration reform » Boston Globe

Lawsuit seeking closure of Roderick L. Ireland Courthouse refiled before SJC » MassLive

Allegations of misconduct landed high ranking court officers, Nicholas DeAngelis and Heather Brouillette, on administrative leave » MassLive

Lawmakers Extending Mass. Paid COVID Leave Program Through Winter » NBC Boston

Baker Sounds Open To COVID Leave Law Extension » State House News Service

Teamsters Local 170 calls for end of St. Vincent nurses strike » Worcester Telegram

Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito to attend ribbon cuttings Thursday for three new Hadley municipal buildings » MassLive

Cruiser fires to dominate Dracut Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday » Sentinel & Enterprise

Boston Plans Precinct Shifts Ahead of 2022 Elections » State House News Service

Boylston receives open space grant to help with purchase of former Camp Harrington land » Worcester Telegram

Pittsfield residents got to chime in on a survey on spending coronavirus relief money. Here are the highlights. » Berkshire Eagle

Voters head to polls Tuesday in Northampton » Gazette Net

Michelle Wu tops Boston’s Nov. 2 ballot ahead of Annissa Essaibi-George » Boston Herald

Opinion: Year of the Jerk » Boston Globe

$1,000-a-ticket fundraiser for Charlie Baker at One Dalton tower » Boston Herald

Foxboro, North Attleboro legislators endorse Auchincloss » The Sun Chronicle

Political notebook: Assignments for Seekonk's Howitt, Norfolk sheriff » The Sun Chronicle

In the race for Boston mayor, Wu and Essaibi George are focusing on a crucial part of the electorate: Black voters » Boston Globe

Letter: As part of Republican Governors Association, Baker is part of the problem » Berkshire Eagle

Racism classification ignites Lowell City Council at-large debate » Lowell Sun

Doctors, advocates press Massachusetts legislature for safe drug consumption sites ‘empirically proven to save lives’ » MassLive

Pfizer Booster Jabs Begin Across Massachusetts » State House News Service

Mass. And Cass Cited in Drug Consumption Site Push » State House News Service

Urgent Calls For Supervised Drug Consumption At State House Hearing » WBUR

Berkshire DA urges legislators to approve supervised drug injection sites » Berkshire Eagle

Key flashpoints in debate over ‘supervised consumption sites’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Some advocates and experts push back against sheriff’s Mass. and Cass proposal » Boston Globe

Charlie Baker downplays claim that ‘dozens’ of Massachusetts state police troopers are resigning over his vaccine mandate » Boston.com

Killings soared in U.S., but not in Boston; see latest crime statistics » Boston Herald

Editorial: Democrats want no child left off taxes » Boston Herald

‘I saw blood everywhere.’ Witnesses describe horrific Back Bay T escalator malfunction » Boston Globe

Red Line train derails at Broadway station; Shuttle buses in use between Park Street and JFK/UMass » Boston Globe

Guest columnist: FirstLight Power's lousy deal for the public » Gazette Net

Laws set up to address phone scams must be enforced (Editorial) » MassLive

Fusion energy nears Kitty Hawk moment » Commonwealth Magazine

Fuel assistance help for Springfield residents in need » Western Mass News

Decommissioning Panel Weighs Options for Pilgrim Waste Storage » Cape Cod Online

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MMA’s 2nd ‘Climate Action’ webinar focuses on planning » Mass. Municipal Association

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