New from CommonWealth Beacon GREEN LIGHT: Chelsea has been named the 2025 All-America city for sustainability projects, reflecting work born from years of environmental injustice, Hallie Claflin reports. The densely populated city […]
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Short-term rental storms and four more stories
Jennifer Smith digs into how Nantucket communities are weathering the challenges of the short-term rental market. Plus: looming funding threats for the I-90 Allston project, a dispute over gas companies’ “obligation to serve,” new demand for electricity production, and a look back at the premiere issue of CommonWealth.
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Healey cools on offshore wind and four more stories
Healey cools on offshore wind while Trump and Senate Republicans attempt to ice the industry. Plus: concerns about asthma in Springfield, the impacts of Trump’s tax bill on the Bay State, and a closer took at state receivership of public schools.
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The nine-word legal dilemma and four more stories
This week, Jennifer Smith delves into how a flurry of lawsuits over the Trump administration’s proposed federal funding cuts hinges on nine words. Plus: the MBTA takes a union to court, lawmakers seemed supportive of Healey’s energy affordability bill, Attorney General Campbell headed to DC, and a big job in the transit sector opens up.
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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.