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10:00am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Public Hearing

11:00am Special Commission on Qualified Immunity, Virtual Hearing

2:00pm Commission on Structural Racism in the Massachusetts Parole Process, Virtual Hearing

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Third poll shows Wu with dominating lead, but a majority of voters support Essaibi George on public safety » Boston Globe

'Bulls---': How a Manchin-Bernie blowup helped unstick Dems' agenda » Politico

Joe Biden Isn’t Treating Voting Rights Like the Emergency It Is » Vanity Fair

Trump, your 2024 GOP nominee » Axios

Opinion: The clown show at the state GOP » Boston Globe

NJ: Vote for Murphy. By default | The Star-Ledger endorsement » NJ.com

Boston doctors are urging CDC director Rochelle Walensky to revoke a public health order being used to expel migrants » Boston.com

FL: DeSantis calls for special Florida legislative session to fight Biden's vaccine mandate » Politico

Interest in Trump’s new media company high » Boston Globe

Neal says Sinema is ready to deal » The Hill

Correction officers union appeals judge’s denial in vaccine mandate fight » Boston Herald

House Plan To Boost Chances For Candidates Of Color Wins Bipartisan Support » State House News Service

De Blasio, Ocasio-Cortez Announce NYC Pension Funds Will Shift Away From Fossil Fuel Investments » Gothamist

Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates Are Surviving Nearly All Court Challenges » The Wall Street Journal

House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress » Boston Globe

Manchin has every incentive to leave the Democratic Party. It’s just unclear if and how he would depart » Boston Globe

White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Biden plan » Boston Globe

Senator Elizabeth Warren on social spending package: "Everybody's got to give a little" » WBUR

Calling Sinema an obstacle to progress, 5 veterans quit advisory council » Boston Globe

Editorial: US ambassadors, State Department officials held hostage » Boston Globe

Opinion: The deterioration of the rule of law » Boston Globe

Goldberg: No one wants to pay to ‘Build Back Better’ » Boston Herald

To survive another winter, Boston’s tourism sector is going local » Boston Globe

Why state commission is studying journalism news deserts in Bay State » Wicked Local

DiZoglio Says Small Business Day of Action Set for Monday to Push Pandemic Aid Extensions » WHAV

Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Sugary Drink Tax Again [OPINION] » WBSM

Amazon opens robotics manufacturing facility in Westborough, adds 200 jobs » Spectrum News

Former Boston Grand Prix CFO pleads guilty to dozens of fraud charges » Boston Globe

There were 1,804 Massachusetts students, 350 school staffers with COVID in past week, pooled testing positivity rate below 1% » MassLive

Endicott College nursing program gets $20M gift from Cummings Foundation » Boston Business Journal

Mass. Senate Passes Genocide Education Bill » State House News Service

Faculty members at Middlesex School sign letter to trustees, slamming decision to disinvite Nikole Hannah-Jones from speaking on campus » Boston Globe

Lt. Gov. Polito visits Worcester preschool program to celebrate Mass. STEM week » Worcester Telegram

MIT’s endowment rose by 49% to $27.4 billion in 2021, strongest annual financial performance in over 20 years » MassLive

Massachusetts lawmakers push for genocide education in middle and high schools » MassLive

State: School testing delays are being resolved » Commonwealth Magazine

2,970 Worcester public school students have opted out of new sex education curriculum » Worcester Telegram

Princeton director blasts MIT for ‘chilling’ decision to cancel professor’s lecture, thousands log on to hear prof’s science research » Boston Herald

Fed overhauls trading rules for senior officials amid scrutiny of policymakers’ past behavior » Boston Globe

Fed imposes new limits on policymakers’ investments after two officials, including Boston president, made questionable trades » Boston Globe

Housing Bills Set for Legislative Hearing » Vineyard Gazette

State leaders vow to tackle youth mental health crisis » Gloucester Times

Boston Methadone Mile latest: Questions arise over new encampments, Tompkins prepares mobile courtroom » Boston Herald

Mass. jobless claims continue to decline » The Eagle Tribune

House lawmakers draw new maps to boost representatives of color » Boston Herald

Feeney to hold office hours in Foxboro, other state Senate district towns » The Sun Chronicle

Foxboro may stay in Barrows' House district » The Sun Chronicle

Legislative redistricting signals change throughout Hampshire, Franklin counties » The Reminder

EDITORIAL: Although uncomfortable, redistricting is a good plan » The Haverhill Gazette

Attleboro mayor meets Patriot linebacker 'by accident' » The Sun Chronicle

Council backs law to give Boston surveillance tech oversight, limit info sharing between BPS and BPD » Boston.com

Massachusetts town Select Board asks FBI to investigate its own police department for payroll discrepancies » MassLive

Holyoke mayoral forum reaches out to Spanish-speaking voters » Gazette Net

North Adams Mayoral Candidates Debate at MCLA Forum » iBerkshires

Not just the mayor: What to know about the historic ballot question Boston is voting on this fall » Boston.com

Polls looking grim, Essaibi George continues to woo communities of color while Wu tries to stay above the fray » Boston Globe

Daniel Rist: Reelect LaChapelle as Easthampton mayor » Gazette Net

Clash Over Race, Ethics At Worcester D1 Candidate Forum » Worcester Patch

Like Other Arab Americans In Politics, Boston's Essaibi George Faces Questions About Her Identity » WGBH

Howie Carr: Media happy to leave ‘Bostonian of the Year’ out of fraud bust » Boston Herald

Mass. to receive 360,000 COVID vaccine doses for children ages 5-11 » Gazette Net

Hampshire Hope: The ultimate drug diversion: Taking unused medications out of circulation » Gazette Net

Kids' COVID Shots Expected To Arrive In Mass. By Nov. 5 » State House News Service

New study reveals why Provincetown did not become a COVID super-spreader event » Boston Globe

Mass. Preparing To Start Elementary School Vaccines Next Month » WGBH

Doctors and researchers are concerned about the city’s efforts to remove tents at Mass. and Cass. Here’s why. » Boston.com

‘Do good’: 86th State Police academy class sworn in as troopers in ceremony at DCU Center » Boston Globe

Over 160 trainees graduate from Mass. State Police Academy » Western Mass News

New state police class graduates at a time of ‘great and rapid change’ » Boston Herald

State police add 168 troopers to ranks with ceremony at DCU Center in Worcester » Worcester Telegram

Airport Overseer Flags “Alarming” Firearms Trend » State House News Service

New Bedford PD unveils new policy for labeling gang members » New Bedford Light

Easthampton is the fourth city in Mass. to vote to decriminalize psychedelics » WBUR

Republicans push voter ID requirements » Newburyport News

Wednesday marks the deadline for voter registration for upcoming Massachusetts elections » MassLive

T delays Green Line extension a second time » Commonwealth Magazine

Green Line’s Opening Act In Somerville Delayed Again » State House News Service

Increasingly popular e-bikes are everywhere — and live in a legal gray zone in Massachusetts » Boston Globe

T’s Green Line Extension Hits Another Delay, Timeline Uncertainty » State House News Service

Most Massachusetts Port Authority employees complied with COVID vaccine mandate deadline, CEO says » MassLive

Ridership picking up in Attleboro, Mansfield and throughout MBTA system » The Sun Chronicle

New T board likely to move at slower pace » Commonwealth Magazine

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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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