8:00am Commonwealth Conversation with Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus hosted by AIM, Putnam Investments, 100 Federal Street, Boston

9:00am Joint Committee on Public Health, Committee Hearing

10:00am Mass. Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Inaugural Signature Event, Grand Staircase & Great Hall, State House, Boston

11:00am House Session, Informal Session

1:00pm Women's Rights History Trail Task Force, B-1 and Virtual

1:00pm Senate Session, Full Formal Session

6:00pm Charles River Watershed Association's Champions of the Charles Gala, Royal Sonesta, 40 Edwin H. Land Boulevard, Cambridge

More than half of Mass. third graders can’t read proficiently. The state is failing its neediest learners. » Boston Globe

The headwinds and tailwinds affecting offshore wind in the Northeast, explained » WBUR

Boston City Council approves police intelligence unit's funding despite progressive pushback » WBUR

Revised House Gun Bill To Be Released Thursday » State House News Service

Will $1 billion tax bill make Mass. more competitive? Don’t count on it. » Boston Globe

Over concerns, Boston council approves $3.4 million in controversial BRIC grants » Boston Globe

Galvin asks judge to delay Trump ballot ruling » The Eagle Tribune

A bill that would lower the stakes of the MCAS has its hearing on Beacon Hill » WBUR

Salary transparency in job postings would be required under new bill passed by Mass. House » WGBH

NH: N.H. GOP voters don’t see protecting abortion access as important in 2024 presidential race » Boston Globe

NH: New Hampshire poll shows DeSantis sliding to third place in critical first primary state as Nikki Haley surges » Orlando Sentinel

CT: Commission delivers sharp, public rebuke to state’s chief public defender » Hartford Courant

RI: RI is working with neighbor states to make wind power cheaper. Here's how it happens » The Providence Journal

NJ: New Jersey leaders agree to overhaul troubled veterans homes following scathing DOJ investigation » Politico

NJ: Bob Menendez's wife hit and killed a man while driving on Bogota's Main Street in 2018 » NorthJersey.com

IL: Chicago’s Tipped Minimum Wage Vote Coming Friday » Eater Chicago

FL: Matt Gaetz just positioned himself for Florida governor » Politico

FL: Florida sues Biden administration in new dispute over unions » Politico

MS: Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case » AP News

CO: Book ban battles proliferate in Colorado and across U.S. » Axios

AZ: Arizona recount law could delay certifying 2024 election, officials say » Washington Post

CO: Book ban battles proliferate in Colorado and across U.S. » Axios

Why Western democracy faces a nightmare made online » Politico

Teachers Can’t Hold Students Accountable. It’s Making the Job Miserable. » New York Times

McCarthy drama causes headaches for vulnerable Republicans » The Hill

Rudy Giuliani's Drinking Could Be A Problem For Trump's Legal Defense: Report » HUFFPOST

A hidden system of exploitation underpins US hospitals’ employment of foreign nurses » Quartz

The Gaping Hole in the Center of the Electorate » The Liberal Patriot

Trump and Biden Seek Historic Combined Sweep » Sabato's Crystal Ball

Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas » AP News

Medicare Advantage overbills taxpayers by $140 billion a year—enough to wipe out Medicare premiums » Raw Story

Nina Turner Launches Organization to Support Striking Workers » The Intercept

Vote to oust McCarthy is a warning sign for democracy, scholars say » Washington Post

A greyhound racing magnate needed to sell the old Brockton Fairgrounds. The city made an offer. » Boston Globe

Should you still feel guilty for taking an Uber? » Boston Globe

Lever Launches Massachusetts Founders Network to Support Startups » iBerkshires

Massachusetts cannabis sales may be up, but employment is down » Boston Business Journal

Lucas: O’Brien’s next act should be run for treasurer » Boston Herald

Foxboro schools to phase out use of Native American imagery in logo » The Sun Chronicle

Will Harvard End Legacy Admissions Preferences? President Claudine Gay Says ‘Everything is on the Table’ » The Harvard Crimson

Worcester State names daughter of Malcolm X as inaugural DEI fellow » Worcester Business Journal

Dr. Melissa Gilliam will lead Boston University as school's first Black and first female president » WBUR

MCAS failures and impacts heard at length by education committee » Boston Herald

Boston college tuition cost ranked one of the highest in U.S. » Axios

Embattled former Amherst superintendent gets HR director job in Westfield » MassLive

CZM grants benefit parks in Beverly, Salem, and soon Manchester » Salem News

NY: Mayor Adams hasn’t hired ‘extreme weather coordinator’ promised by de Blasio after Hurricane Ida » NY Daily News

Nurses Detail "Violent Attacks" In Bid For Workplace Protections » State House News Service

At the Shattuck, good intentions collide » Boston Globe

Maura Healey ‘distressed’ by migrants displacing veterans for Army-Navy game, but won’t provide specifics on migrant housing plan » Boston Herald

Ron DeSantis blasts Massachusetts bumping Army-Navy game fans for migrants » Boston Herald

Army-Navy game hotel reservations canceled due to influx of migrants in Massachusetts » CBS News

Editorial: If you’re not a migrant in Mass., don’t expect a room » Boston Herald

Healey makes first judicial nominations as governor, tapping commercial litigator and defense attorney » Boston Globe

Superior Court Picks Are Healey's First Judicial Nominees » State House News Service

Mass. House Approves Pay Disclosure Bill » State House News Service

Opinion: It's time to audit the Mass. Legislature » WBUR

Massachusetts tax cuts are becoming law. What's next on the State House's to-do list? » WBUR

Boston City Council approves $3.4 million for BRIC, police intelligence » Boston Herald

Barbara Berrigan: Wedegartner for mayor » The Recorder

Chicopee ballot will measure public support for 4-year mayoral term » MassLive

McGovern, Neal rip ‘clown show,’ ‘spectacle’ on Capitol Hill » Gazette Net

McGovern: GOP 'in civil war' in wake of McCarthy ouster » Worcester Telegram

NY: New York City struggling to contain rising tuberculosis cases » Politico

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Sues E-Cig Maker Juul Labs » Tampa Free Press

‘It is going to be more challenging this year.’ CDC director addresses vaccination hiccups on visit to Boston » Boston Globe

Worcester puts tight cap on tobacco permits allowed in city » Worcester Telegram

Black Bostonians have twice the average infant mortality rate » Axios

Chief Asks Holyoke Residents To Report Gunfire » State House News Service

On The Ridge: Readers reach out on HD.4420 » The Recorder

Goodbye, Columbus. Bill proposes Indigenous Peoples Day across Mass. » MassLive

Fifth-Grader Makes Pitch For Official Amphibian » State House News Service

Opinion: Tax relief makes Mass. more affordable » Commonwealth Magazine

Unveiling Tax Relief for Massachusetts: How It Affects Existing Estate Plans » Forbes

‘Tax cuts are here’: Mass Gov. Healey signs $1B relief bill into law » MassLive

Healey, Not Baker, Gets To Sign Tax Relief Law » State House News Service

Gov. Healey signs $1 billion tax relief package, reworking tax rebate law, cuts short-term capital gains tax » Boston Herald

Area legislators back $1.02B tax-relief package » Lynn Daily News Item

Mass. Economic Development Secretary Hao stumps for tax relief package in North Adams, discusses Defense dollars » WAMC

'Do not drive to Salem': Officials implore tourists to use public transit in October » Salem News

Casstevens: Congress mulls putting heavier trucks on roads » Boston Herald

New England states team up to jump-start offshore wind industry » The New Bedford Light

Panel aims to balance clean energy impact » The Bay State Banner

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