‘You want to put me back on the street?’: Advocates brace for deep cuts to ‘Housing First’ programs
With court action pending, uncertainty has forced some to stop accepting new residents despite waiting lists of medically vulnerable homeless
“This program and dozens of others around the state may have to shrink or close — and some are already declining to accept new clients — because of a looming change from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development that up-ends a two-decade-old approach to housing policy.”
THE CODCAST
How ‘universal’ is universal pre-K?
This week on The Codcast, we dive into Gov. Maura Healey’s “Gateway to Pre-K” agenda. By the end of 2026, her administration declared that every family of a 4-year-old in the state’s 26 Gateway Cities would have the opportunity – at low or no cost – to enroll their child in a preschool program that prepares them for kindergarten. But local providers say they won’t get there.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Commonwealth in depth
‘They’re making a huge bet’: Rent control referendum splits progressives
A sweeping proposal to bring back caps on rent has generated hand-wringing, infighting, and one of the cycle’s most fascinating political debates
BY THE NUMBERS
Phoning it in – Mass. residents still lean toward in-person care as telehealth booms
New polling shows Bay Staters primarily continue to receive their health care the old-fashioned way
From the Archives
Rooting for the home team
Minor-league baseball is making fans across the Commonwealth
