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New from CommonWealth Beacon HEALTH CARE: The Trump administration’s cancellation of federal pollution and asthma prevention grants has hit some of the most vulnerable communities and residents in Massachusetts the […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon COURTS: The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a decision by the central Massachusetts town of Petersham to block a solar project in the name of tree […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon NEW CODCAST: On this week’s episode of The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon senior report Jordan Wolman joins host Hallie Claflin to unpack his reporting about the 10 […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon TRICKY CALCULUS: In the coming weeks, Secretary of State William Galvin’s office will announce what number each of the big field of ballot questions will be […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon MARIJUANA CHALLENGE, AGAIN: Don’t call it nine ballot questions just yet. At the eleventh hour, a cannabis advocacy group leader filed a new legal challenge alleging […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon LEGISLATURE: House lawmakers passed a grab-bag economic development bill on Wednesday, including authorizing hundreds of millions of dollars in borrowing and housing and zoning reforms. Katie […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon NURSES STRIKE: A negotiating stalemate between Mass General Brigham and thousands of nurses and home care clinicians spilled into Gov. Maura Healey’s office Monday, as she […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon HOUSING INACTION: Lawmakers are running out of time to advance major legislation for the 2025-2026 term, and so far, Beacon Hill’s response to a statewide housing […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon WELCOME TO JULY: An even-year July 31 is always a critical crossroads for the House and Senate, but rule changes this time around mean it will […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon CHILD CARE: Massachusetts has the fewest child care deserts of any state in the nation, a remarkable improvement fueled by sustained state investments in early education. […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon HOUSING POLL: Massachusetts residents in and outside of Gateway Cities largely reported in a new poll that they were satisfied with being homeowners. But cost pressures […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon TPS TOSSED: The US Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can revoke Temporary Protected Status without judicial review. Massachusetts officials warned the rollback of protections […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon SHIFTING WINDS: Gov. Maura Healey celebrated the completion of the country’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project in New Bedford. She touted its benefits while shrugging off […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon CLIMATE CHIEF: Gov. Maura Healey set a national standard when she appointed Melissa Hoffer to be the country’s first cabinet-level state climate chief. But as the […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon NEW CODCAST: Juana Matias, Massachusetts’s new housing secretary, said that the state is on track to meet its housing goals amid a scramble to dig out […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon TAX SLAP-DOWN: The state’s highest court on Thursday tossed a measure from the November ballot that sought to trim the income tax rate by one-fifth, stopping […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon HIGH STAKES: A new state program aims to prevent problem gambling in youth — a growing concern borne out by a recent survey showing about a […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon NEW CODCAST: Harvard economics professor Raj Chetty has become one of the preeminent scholars of economic mobility in the US, tapping the power of “big data” […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon POT REPEAL: The first of four expected rulings about ballot question eligibility went in favor of the campaign, with the Supreme Judicial Court deciding that a […]