Chris Lisinski covers Beacon Hill, transportation and more for CommonWealth Beacon.
After growing up in New York and then graduating from Boston University, Chris settled in Massachusetts and spent three years covering the Merrimack Valley for the Lowell Sun. He then worked at State House News Service for more than six years, reporting on everything from legislative action to MBTA slow zones to the 2022 gubernatorial election. His stories, photographs and data visualizations have appeared in outlets across the state, including the Boston Globe, WBUR and the Worcester Telegram.
Chris has also been a regular guest on radio, television and podcast programs to discuss politics and policy in the Bay State, including Keller @ Large, NEPM’s Beacon Hill in 5 and The Horse Race.
Political Notebook: House Speaker foretells Senate tax swerve
Senate ready to open access to legislative records, muddying outlook for ballot question
Small businesses still in line for double-digit health premium increases — with some relief
Eleventh-hour Senate move could upend tax rebate ballot question
Marijuana question survives as all nine ballot questions get their numbers
Complicated decisions ahead as lawmakers crystallize Big Tech response
The tricky calculus of designing a ballot with nine questions
Pot advocate looks to boot marijuana question from ballot
July is here, and that means it’s busy season again on Beacon Hill
Trump DOJ sues Mass. over immigrant tuition law
How the House’s sausage-making put transparency groups in a tough spot
Mass. high court strikes rent control question from ballot
Mass. primary election overhaul eligible for November ballot, SJC rules
SJC blocks high-stakes income tax cut question from the November ballot
Powerful real estate group says it’s open to rent control compromise
SJC keeps recreational marijuana repeal in the mix for November
Senate ready to force more money toward primary care — and away from specialists
MBTA eyes another spending boost as ‘austerity’ approach fades
Transparency fight escalates as House votes to limit its exposure to audit, public records requests
Rent control backers scrambling to find legislative road away from the ballot
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