9:00am Future of Work: A Conversation with Regional Leaders hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Well-B Innovation Center, 101 Huntington Avenue, Boston

9:00am Joint Committee on Revenue, Public Hearing

10:30am Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Oversight Hearing

11:00am The Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, Virtual Hearing

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

11:00am Senate Session, Informal Session

2:00pm Women Who Lead in Life Sciences hosted by the Boston Business Journal, The Ritz-Carlton, 10 Avery Street, Boston, MA 02111

Dems Struggling To Salvage Jobs, Tax Relief Plans » State House News Service

Senator Warren to hold congressional hearing in Boston about economic cost of T safety failures » Boston Globe

Defunct hotels offer new real estate for housing homeless people » Boston Globe

Fattman campaign finance case still unresolved » Commonwealth Magazine

Sleepwalking into a third COVID winter? Neither Healey nor Diehl have shared a plan for the pandemic. » Boston Globe

Ballot committees raking in cash for referendums » The Eagle Tribune

Former MassGOP Chair Among Baker's Latest Judicial Nominees » State House News Service

Report calls big chunk of tax cap funds ‘illusory’ » Commonwealth Magazine

Battenfeld: Boston city councilors make shameful $10,000-plus money grab » Boston Herald

Quarterly Tax Take Surpasses Record FY 2022 Pace » State House News Service

RI: Republicans target a House seat in deep-blue Rhode Island » Washington Post

ME: Maine GOP gubernatorial hopeful struggles with abortion questions in debate » Washington Post

NY: As shelters fill, NYC weighs tents to house migrants » AP News

NY: Churches challenge New York's ban on guns in sensitive locations » NY State of Politics

NY: State court keeps possibility of permanent outdoor dining program alive for NYC » Gothamist

MD: Wes Moore bids to become Maryland governor: ‘I’m running against an insurrectionist’ » The Guardian

NC: Why Democrats Have a Good Shot at North Carolina’s Open Senate Seat » Vanity Fair

GA: She Had an Abortion With Herschel Walker. She Also Had a Child With Him. » The Daily Beast

GA: Walker's Christian fans unfazed by abortion revelations » Politico

OR: A Republican Is Leading The Governor’s Race In A Deep Blue State » The Daily Caller

Lynch, Pressley push for a digital U.S. dollar » WBUR

Five progressives who could be the next Sanders or Warren » The Hill

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Last Seen Obliterating Abortion Rights, Wants Liberal Female Colleague to Shut Her Mouth » Vanity Fair

McKinsey’s secret ties to top polluters detailed in new book » POLITICO Pro

House Rating Changes: Ten Races Shift, Mostly Towards Democrats » The Cook Political Report

Midterm polls swing back to the right » Washington Post

Where Republican election deniers are on the ballot near you » Washington Post

How the Supreme Court could give Republicans more power with elections » Washington Post

Democrats Should Embrace Patriotism » The Liberal Patriot

2024 rivals? Biden and DeSantis hit pause to focus on Florida » Boston Herald

Lucas: It’s not ‘Where’s Jackie?’ it’s ‘Where’s Biden?’ » Boston Herald

Prudential Tower plans reopening of observation deck next year » Boston Business Journal

Worcester Regional Food Hub heads downtown to Main Street » Worcester Telegram

As antitrust threat looms, iRobot keeps rolling with new Roomba » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker to be On Hand When Merrimack Valley Chamber Honors Local Businesses Oct. 12 » WHAV

Will the Supreme Court slam the brakes on social media? » Boston Globe

OPEC+ makes big oil cut to boost prices; pump costs may rise » Boston Globe

From field to Tower Square, downtown Springfield farmer’s market goes indoors to extend season » MassLive

Criminal justice reform advocates hope to boost voting access for incarcerated people before 2023 deadline » MassLive

Most private colleges extending mask mandates in face of persistent COVID infections » Gazette Net

Opinion: Focused federal relief fund spending can help avoid long-term harm to BPS students » Boston Globe

State to pour $15M into tuition reimbursement for addiction workers » Salem News

Former Springfield Assistant Superintendent honored during State of Latino Education event » News 22 WWLP.com

‘I thought my kids were dead’: Students’ families call for change after shooting at Dorchester high school » WGBH

State funds to bolster Westfield Tech manufacturing, electrical shops » The Reminder

Bristol-Plymouth high school gets $1 million state grant » The Sun Chronicle

Rebuild again or leave? Hurricane Ian might have blown snowbirds and transplants from New England back north. » Boston Globe

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno says city reduced its energy use by 25% » MassLive

New ordinance seeks to put the ‘bee’ back in Boston » Boston Globe

Wu blocks new artificial turfs in Boston parks, refrains from calling it a ban » WGBH

Sports betting start date may be decided by Gaming Commission Thursday » Boston Herald

Regulators Face Decisions On Horse Racing, Casino Requests » State House News Service

Lowell facility charged by AG with overbilling » Lowell Sun

Diving in for a cause: Amherst man’s swim around NYC benefits Valley adoption agency » Gazette Net

Should undocumented immigrants in Mass. be able to get driver’s licenses? Question 4 puts issue to the voters. » Boston Globe

Longtime prosecutor nominated for Superior Court bench » Mass Lawyers Weekly

Cases for tenants of partially collapsed Mill St. building upheld by Housing Court » Worcester Telegram

Spirit of the law: Worcester Central District Court staff rose to pandemic's challenges » Worcester Telegram

Construction workers walk off Clark job site in solidarity with grad union strikers » Worcester Business Journal

Vargas goes to Washington » The Haverhill Gazette

Boston city councilors vote to give themselves 20% pay hike — $10,000 more than originally proposed » Boston Herald

Some Hardwick residents ask selectmen to pull the reins on horse breeding, racing facility » Worcester Telegram

Editorial: It’s great to see city councilors unite. But did it have to be for a pay raise? » Boston Globe

Monumental honor proposed for Councilor Rita Mercier » Lowell Sun

Holyoke councilor resumes duties after judge rules his seat wrongly vacated » Gazette Net

Housing committee wants second look at rental funds » Martha's Vineyard Times

Great Barrington street is renamed after Native American slur is removed » Berkshire Eagle

Political notebook: Hodgson touts police backing; Heroux says sheriff's race is tight » The Sun Chronicle

Charles J. DiMare: Aaron Saunders for state representative » The Recorder

Election Central: Outgoing State Auditor Bump, Gubernatorial Candidate Healey Fete DiZoglio » WHAV

Norfolk Facebook posting prompts election-season public records request » The Sun Chronicle

State Rep. Tram Nguyen Thanks Maura Healey For Endorsement » Brookline Patch

Report: License Law Gives “New Legitimacy” To Undocumented Immigrants » State House News Service

Massachusetts widens early and mail voting, but local disparities persist » The Center for Public Integrity

Candidates hash out economic issues at Foxboro forum » The Sun Chronicle

After a brief climb, levels of coronavirus waver in Eastern Mass. waste water » Boston Globe

Police to celebrate National Faith & Blue Weekend » The Eagle Tribune

Fenway Park to open up as early voting site for statewide elections » MassLive

MBTA admits to ongoing slow zones on Orange Line beyond 7-day ‘settling’ period » WGBH

MBTA oversight not included in DPU job description » Boston Herald

More People Turning To Bikes To Navigate Boston Area » State House News Service

Second wind turbine razed marking end of Falmouth renewable energy project. Here's why » Cape Cod Times

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