DAILY STATE HOUSE SCHEDULE

DAILY EVENTS

8:00.....KHAZEI DISCUSSION: Alan Khazei, founder of City Year and third place finisher in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate now held by Scott Brown, joins Tripp Jones at a breakfast hosted by MassInc. Khazei plans to discuss his new book “Big Citizenship: How Pragmatic Idealism Can Bring Out the Best in America.”.....Omni Parker House, 60 School St., Boston

10:30.....COUNCIL INTERVIEW: The Governor’s Council interviews Cristina Poulter, a new nominee to the Industrial Accident Board.....Council Chambers

11:30.....COUNCIL INTERVIEW: The Governor’s Council interviews Kalina Vendetti, a new nominee to the Industrial Accident Board.....Council Chambers

12:00.....PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION: Richard Freeland, the state’s higher education commissioner, holds a conference call with reports on the start of the new school year for Bay State college students. Freeland will discuss what his agency describes as a surge in enrollment in the 29 public higher education campuses in Massachusetts – the result, officials say, of the prohibitive cost of private universities. Freeland plans to discuss 2010-2011 enrollment, state and federal funding for public higher education, changing demographics on college campuses, modern efforts to cut college costs, and changes in the way public campuses are preparing students for a modern workforce.....Prospective participants are asked to contact Sarah Mealey at smealey@bhe.mass.edu

12:00.....GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL: The Governor’s Council meets with votes likely on Peter Montori, Gov. Deval Patrick’s nominee for clerk-magistrate of the Western Division Housing Court, and Michael Mulcahy, Patrick’s nominee to the District Court in Springfield.....Council Chambers

6:00.....READ BOSTON: Boston Mayor Thomas Menino joins author Mark Halperin for Read Boston's Celebrity Author Series. Halperin, editor-at-large for Time Magazine, co-authored Game Change, an account of the 2008 presidential election. Halperin plans to discuss the book and current events.....Boston Harbor Hotel, Rowes Wharf

THE LEGISLATURE

EDITOR'S NOTE: The State Racing Commission meets. Expected on the docket is a discussion about Wonderland’s failure to make certain simulcast payments to Plainridge Racecourse, which laid off 157 workers last month. Plainridge’s management charged that Wonderland, which shut down last month, had failed t pay an in-state host fee and premiums to Plainridge’s purse account. In addition, the Racing Commission pointed to a letter it received from the Harness Horsemen’s Association of New England that asserted Wonderland had “refused” to make payments for live harness races and simulcast premiums. George Weber, director of the Division of Professional Licensure, told the News Service last month that Wonderland appeared to owe Plainridge $40,000 and that he hoped the allegations would be addressed at the commissions September meeting.