9:00am Joint Committee on Municipalities & Regional Government, Public Hearing

11:00am Division of Medical Assistance Public Hearing, Via Zoom

6:30pm Annual Oktoberfest Fundraiser for Rep. Marc Lombardo

More people in Greater Boston are giving up on buying a house. That’s bad news for renters. » Boston Globe

Employers still struggling to find workers » The Eagle Tribune

Sharp divide among Mass. regulators on date of sports betting launch » Boston Business Journal

‘A series of mixed signals’: After Rollins, progressives question new DA’s commitment » Boston Globe

Jim Braude to leave GBH TV show "Greater Boston" at year's end » Axios

Mass. to Cut Down on Nursing Staff Trained at Sexual Assault Exams, Objecting Officials Say » NBC Boston

Mass. lawmakers mull moving T safety oversight from the Department of Public Utilities » Boston Globe

Some doctors are reluctant to care for patients with disabilities, study finds » Boston Globe

Opinion: Year of the Woman in Massachusetts? No thanks. » Boston Globe

$5 Million: Lost Tax Revenue Each Month Without MA Sports Betting This Football Season » Play MA

NH: Republicans rally around Bolduc in NH. But is the pivot enough to win? » Washington Post

RI: R.I.’s 2nd Congressional District candidates differ on major issues: abortion, guns, immigration » Boston Globe

ME: The Maine lobster issue demonstrates just how tricky sustainability is » Quartz

NY: Federal judge halts key parts of New York gun law » The Hill

NY: As NYC rents soar, dysfunction in Adams administration fuels housing crisis » New York Post

NJ: N.J. looks to crack down on nursing homes: ‘We must fix this system as lives are literally at stake.’ » NJ.com

NJ: What can New Jersey learn from Pennsylvania on taxes? A lot » USA Today Network

MD: Hogan’s exploration of a presidential bid intensifies » Washington Post

AZ: Kelly distances from Biden, Masters yields in Senate debate » Boston Globe

AZ: Kari Lake’s Arizona campaign looks like nothing you’ve seen before » Politico

MT: There Are Too Many Snakes In This Montana Campaign » HUFFPOST

Young women are trending liberal. Young men are not. » The Hill

Washington Dissed a Jan. 6 Hero Cop. He Has the Tapes to Prove It. » Politico

Biden offers mass pardon for those convicted of marijuana possession » Washington Post

Is the End of the Nancy Pelosi Era Near? The Jockeying to Succeed Her Is in Full Force » Vanity Fair

Americans Were Killed by Guns in 2021 at the Highest Rate in 30 Years » TIME

Democrats' swing-state local news ploy » Axios

Opinion: Ninety Years Ago, This Book Tried to Warn Us » New York Times

Federal agents see chargeable tax, gun-purchase case against Hunter Biden » Washington Post

Conservative rabbi hammers Republicans for silence on Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Jew hatred' » Raw Story

Justice Dept. Is Said to Believe Trump Has More Documents » New York Times

After Hurricane Ian, flood-damaged ‘nightmare’ cars could hit Massachusetts used car market: AAA » Boston Herald

Mixed-use building with 99 apartments proposed for Marlborough funeral home site » The Metro West Daily News

Eaton Vance seals deal to move to Post Office Square » Boston Globe

Easthampton’s Walgreens closes, leaving city without pharmacy » Gazette Net

Federal judge plans to dismiss North End outdoor dining lawsuit » CBS News

'The Market Is Demanding It': Boston Developers Face Growing Pressure To Decarbonize Buildings » BisNow

Here’s how a Boston Pops musician made a fortune on Wall Street » Boston Globe

Gov. Baker Declares October Massachusetts Cranberry Month » WBZ

Tipping point: Women leaders on the greatest challenges in life sciences today » Boston Business Journal

Healey promises marijuana pardons if elected Mass. governor » Boston Globe

How Biden's pardons of simple marijuana possession will affect Massachusetts » WCVB

​​Biden pardons marijuana offenses, calls for review of federal law » Politico

Geoff Diehl, Leah Allen spotlight parental choice at Mass. schools » MassLive

Amherst councilors mull weighing in on chancellor search » Gazette Net

A popular course at Harvard teaches how governments and companies influence our behavior » WBUR

Opinion: Thanks for the donation to BU med school, but did it have to come with a name change? » Boston Globe

Powerful Voices Back Push For Educator Diversity » State House News Service

Decision on Nashoba Regional High School building project coming soon » Worcester Telegram

Opinion: Climate bill gained through omission » Commonwealth Magazine

Opinion: Supreme Court wetlands ruling could hit communities of color like a tidal wave » Boston Globe

Rep. Livingstone Spearheading Clean-Water Effort To Replace State’s Lead Pipes » Mission Hill Gazette

Mass. Sports Betting Launch Wouldn't Be Until January Under Current Proposed Timeline » NBC Boston

Super Bowl bets may be possible under proposed sports betting timeline » Boston Herald

Hardwick selectmen delay vote on thoroughbred horse racing track » Worcester Telegram

Sports betting in time for the Super Bowl still uncertain as regulators struggle to move forward » MassLive

Regulators Struggle To Nail Down Sports Betting Timeline » State House News Service

Nested Therapeutics launches with $125m for precision cancer therapies » Boston Globe

A Boston housing market standoff: Buyers vs. sellers vs. the Fed » Boston Globe

Ex-MassGOP Chair Kirsten Hughes among Baker’s latest judicial nominees » Boston Herald

More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week » Boston Globe

US hiring stayed solid in September as employers add 263,000 jobs » Boston Globe

Sysco Boston trucker strike continues after talks break down between Teamsters and Sysco » Boston Herald

Editorial: When zoning is a buzzkill » Boston Globe

County treasurer position still vacant » Martha's Vineyard Times

$4.8M to Lancaster for improving two major intersections » Worcester Telegram

Bolton’s old fire station likely coming down, either naturally or through demolition » Worcester Telegram

Ceremony marks success for new DPW facility » The Landmark

Readers say yes on Question 3: ‘Our state’s alcohol laws are archaic’ » Boston.com

Howie Carr: Early Christmas for the entire hackerama » Boston Herald

Healey Sticks To Themes At UMass-Boston Visit » State House News Service

Galibois and Higgins Facing Off for Cape and Islands District Attorney » Cape Cod Online

‘A series of mixed signals’: After Rollins, progressives question new DA’s commitment » Boston Globe

New Kennedy Institute leader sees civics ed helping divided nation » Axios

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

Editorial: Herald stands for the people, not pols » Boston Herald

Geoff Diehl announces ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ which includes library rules » Boston Herald

What you need to know about Massachusetts Ballot Question 4, driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants » WGBH

GOP AG candidate Jay McMahon vows a tough-on-crime tenure » WGBH

2.2 million fully vaccinated Mass. residents have not received any booster shots, officials say » Boston Globe

Massachusetts reports 8,480 new COVID-19 cases, health care leaders urge vaccine boosters and flu shots » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 8,480 new COVID-19 cases, health care leaders urge vaccine boosters and flu shots » Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 13 new monkeypox cases, more than 18,000 people vaccinated » Boston Herald

Boston Dynamics, other companies pledge not to ‘weaponize’ robots » Boston Herald

Hodgson Addresses Inmate Suicide, Shrugs off Healey » WBSM

Springfield city councilors frustrated with new Police Commission, say inaction is losing public trust » MassLive

Baker Renominates Patrick's Parole Board Holdovers » State House News Service

Greenfield police chief downgraded to ‘conditionally recertified’ by state » MassLive

Report claims Mass. about to give too much money back to taxpayers » MassLive

Boston’s Motional inks deal with Uber to put driverless vehicles on the road » Boston Globe

Public input encouraged for New Bedford–Fairhaven Bridge replacement » Turn to 10

Lawmakers Weigh New Approach to MBTA Safety Oversight » State House News Service

Former DPU chair says MBTA oversight should shift to new state agency » Boston Herald

Mass. lawmakers mull moving T safety oversight from the Department of Public Utilities » Boston Globe

Why the Orange Line is still so slow » WBUR

Elizabeth Warren to hold Senate hearing on MBTA safety, DPU oversight » Boston Herald

Lawmakers Weigh New Approach to MBTA Safety Oversight » State House News Service

Municipal fiber internet could cost Boston more than $900M, study says » Boston Herald

National Grid fined $1.6M over pipeline violations » Salem News

Massachusetts gets $145 million to bring broadband to rural, underserved towns » MassLive

Mass. getting $145 million in federal funds to boost broadband access » Boston Globe

Somerville’s new electricity contract offers some hope » Commonwealth Magazine

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Audit Identifies Barriers to Access in Operational Services Division » MA Office of the State Auditor

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden Pays $5,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Conflict of Interest Law » MA State Ethics Commission

A Call for Climate Justice at the InterAmerican Court of Human Rights » Union of Concerned Scientists

Congresswoman Trahan Announces $3 Million In Head Start Funding For Making Opportunity Count In Fitchburg » Office of Congresswoman Lori Trahan