CommonWealth Staff
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The Download: Massachusetts braces for ‘gut punch’ of health insurance costs if Congress fails to act
New from CommonWealth Beacon TELEHEALTH: New polling the MassINC Polling Group conducted for Commonwealth Beacon finds Massachusetts residents largely have not embraced telehealth despite its expansion in the wake of […]
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Rebalancing broker’s fees
This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith and Todd Kaplan, senior attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, set the stage for a new law changing the way broker’s fees in Massachusetts have been handled for the past decade. Starting August 1, the balance is meant to shift away from the renters and towards landlords when the property owner insists on a broker’s services.
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Massachusetts leans into artificial intelligence
This week on The Codcast, it’s the state angle on artificial intelligence. CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Sabrina Mansur, director of the Massachusetts Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub. Mansur explains how she uses AI in her daily life and why keeping Massachusetts competitive means a $100 million taxpayer-funded effort to get into the AI race.
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Reconsidering school receivership
CommonWealth Beacon executive editor Michael Jonas joins reporter Jennifer Smith to trace the last decade in state takeovers of local school districts. The results, as Jonas has reported, are a far cry from a silver bullet to fix struggling schools.
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Keeping time with MBTA’s Phil Eng
More than 800,000 people ride the T everyday. This week on the Codcast, reporter Gin Dumcias is joined by Phil Eng, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or “the T” to talk about the state of the system and what lies down the track.
Posted inThe Saturday Send
The lingering fight and four more stories
This week, Jennifer Smith dives into the fight over the MBTA Communities law, as it lingers in the courts and on Beacon Hill. Plus: The Canadians come to the State House, behind the deep divide in the cannabis industry, the result of Milton’s hours-long town meeting, and how marijuana cafes remain a ways off from fruition.