THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT of Maine on Thursday yanked a referendum question off the November ballot that could have derailed a Massachusetts proposal to import hydro-electricity from Quebec using a […]
Bruce Mohl
Bruce Mohl oversees the production of content and edits reports, along with carrying out his own reporting with a particular focus on transportation, energy, and climate issues.
He previously worked at the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper.
Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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Data indicate spread of COVID-19 accelerating
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 in Massachusetts appears to be accelerating, with the number of communities considered moderate or high-risk jumping by 40 percent and the state as a whole moving […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack launches Allston review with 3 options
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack has made it official: She’s launching an in-depth environmental review of three options for rebuilding the Massachusetts Turnpike and other transportation infrastructure between Boston University and […]
Posted inPolitics
2 revealing exchanges in Kennedy-Markey debate
FOR TWO CANDIDATES who are perceived to be in sync on most issues, Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy III couldn’t seem to agree on much of anything during a televised […]
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Baker opposes Trump’s stimulus alternative
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said he opposes President Trump’s stimulus alternative because it relies for funding on money Massachusetts and other states are counting on to cover COVID-19 costs and related […]
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Baker says most kids can return to in-person learning
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said a key COVID-19 metric currently indicates children in nearly 91 percent of the state’s cities and towns can safely return to school this fall for in-person […]
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Baker sees positives in July revenue numbers
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER saw some positive signs in the state’s tax haul in July, but he cautioned that the fiscal challenges Massachusetts is facing right now are not going away. […]
Posted inThe Download
Will the shows go on in Pittsfield?
THE OLD ADAGE that the show must go on is facing a real test out in the Berkshires. The story begins in mid-March, when the coronavirus shut down the stage […]
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Surprise! July state tax revenues increase
STATE OFFICIALS are scratching their heads in astonishment over the July tax revenue numbers released last week. Even though the state’s unemployment rate is in the stratosphere and many businesses […]
Posted inPolitics
Downing, Vennochi voice concerns on Baker
MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS GIVE Gov. Charlie Baker very high marks in general and for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, but two guests on the CommonWealth Codcast criticized him for failing to […]
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Baker backs in-person learning in most towns
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday strongly pushed back against the notion that it’s not safe to open schools this fall with some form of in-person learning, saying most communities in […]
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July tax revenues offer some hope
STATE REVENUE COLLECTIONS in July helped narrow the deficit for fiscal 2020 and provided some stability heading into fiscal 2021. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue reported on Thursday that it […]
Posted inTransportation
T eliminating plastic-paper/cash price differential
THE MBTA SAID on Wednesday that starting September 1 it plans to eliminate the significant price differential between those who pay their fares with rechargeable plastic CharlieCards and those who […]
Posted inHealth Care
Blue Cross issuing $101m in premium refunds
CITING LOWER COSTS during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts said on Wednesday it will return $101 million in premium refunds and rebates to 1.2 million customers. […]
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Nursing home operator disputes termination claims
THE FOUNDER AND CEO of the company that runs two of the three nursing homes the state is moving to shut down said the decision runs counter to the facts […]
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New COVID-19 cases bump up again
THE NUMBER of new COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts rose by 438 on Tuesday, the highest one-day increase since June 6. The increases of late have been erratic even as the […]
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Where is the uptick in COVID cases coming from?
IN JULY, the number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts increased most dramatically among people in their twenties. According to state data, people in the 20-29 age category saw their COVID-19 case […]
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3 nursing homes cut from Medicaid rolls
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION sent initial termination notices on Monday to three of the state’s 360 private nursing homes for failing to comply with MassHealth standards and for a “historic record […]
Posted inEnvironment
Opponents debate merits of Maine hydro project
TWO BAY STATE REFERENDUM questions will appear on the ballot this fall in Massachusetts, along with a third in Maine. CommonWealth Magazine · Opponents debate merits of Maine hydro project The […]
Posted inHealth Care
Key COVID barometer takes jump
A KEY BAROMETER of the state’s fight against COVID-19 rose sharply on Sunday. The positive test rate (positive tests as a percentage of total tests) jumped to 2.65 percent, its […]
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Baker cites cluster ‘lapses in judgment’
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday tried to use a carrot and stick approach to rein in what he called “lapses in judgment” that are causing clusters of COVID-19 cases to […]
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Baker blames careless individuals for COVID runup
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Thursday that the recent runup in Massachusetts COVID-19 cases is occurring not because the state is reopening too quickly but because some individuals are becoming […]
Posted inEnvironment
House climate change bill calls for roadmap
The House unveiled a climate change bill on Wednesday that directs the executive branch of government to create a roadmap for reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and includes […]
Posted inEnvironment
Mass. in middle of Maine power fight
A group of 25 current and former Maine state lawmakers sent a letter to Hydro-Quebec on Wednesday urging the provincial utility to stop meddling in a state election battle spawned […]