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.
Frustrated by ‘prolonged inaction,’ Spilka might backtrack on extending legislative deadline next term
Election season is done. Holiday season is approaching. And lawmakers still have dozens of big decisions to make.
Voters subject governor and Legislature to public records law, but there’s no guarantee lawmakers will comply
Primary election reform backers concede as ballot measure falls short
Backers of primary election overhaul say the proposal is ‘Massachusetts-grown.’ For years, its top donors funded similar efforts across the country.
Ballotmania: Inside the flurry of measures upending Massachusetts politics
Political Notebook: Question 8 surpasses Question 3 as most expensive ballot question
Mass. upgraded from least competitive elections in the country to second-worst
Slideshow mistake prompts T to disclose new delay to Red Line train procurement
New poll finds strong voter support for auditing the Legislature holding steady
Healey cruising in reelection bid with Trump high on voters’ mind, survey shows
Most residents think Massachusetts is a great place to live, and also unaffordable
Political Notebook: Teachers vs. Smith & Wesson
Deep-pocketed donors flood the ballot-question field with cash
Let’s say a ballot question passes in November. What happens next?
$17 billion Meta settlement lands in hotbed of debate over social media regulations in Mass.
Odd bedfellows: Progressive critics join Democratic, Republican party bosses to oppose election reform ballot question
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