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New from CommonWealth Beacon INSURANCE UNCERTAINTY: Insurers around the country are adjusting to a warming world, rising seas, and more costly extreme weather events by canceling policies, issuing nonrenewal notices, […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon PRIMARY CARE CRUNCH: Pressure will rise on the Legislature to take action after a panel created to review primary care reforms coalesced around a “fundamental rebalancing” of how the state spends […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon IN PHIL WE TRUST: This fall, Healey doubled down on her faith in Phil Eng, tapping him to serve simultaneously as interim transportation secretary while retaining […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon UTILITY: Liberty Utilities, which services tens of thousands of ratepayers in southeastern Massachusetts, wants state permission to increase gas rates by an average of 55 percent. The potential dramatic spike contrasts with Gov. […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon NEW CODCAST: Jennifer Smith talks Boston property tax rates with Greg Maynard, executive director of the Boston Policy Institute, the struggling commercial sector, and why the issue has led to public sparring between Mayor […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon A BUDGET GAMBLE: For the second year in a row, the Legislature has directed gaming revenue used for mitigating the local impacts of casinos into its own coffers, leaving city and town leaders […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon SUIT HITS SJC: On Friday, the Supreme Judicial Court will be the first state high court in the nation to consider whether Meta’s platform designs, which Attorney General Andrea Campbell claims keep kids […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon BEING GREEN: The MBTA will soon have enough equipment in place to roll out the first Green Line trolleys featuring on-board alerts about stalled vehicles or […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon TAX PLAN TRY THREE: Mayor Michelle Wu, projecting a 13 percent spike in Boston property taxes next year for the average single-family home, is again urging the state Senate and business […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon NEW CODCAST: Jennifer Smith and Chris Lisinski break down all the latest legislative and ballot measure news on the latest Codcast episode that’s out now. Get the rundown on a potentially […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon BALLOT BATTLES: With the first major signature deadline behind them and another looming, proponents and opponents of a possible record dozen ballot initiatives brace for the […]

The Download is off on Thursday and Friday. We’ll be back in your inbox on Monday, December 1. Happy Thanksgiving! New from CommonWealth Beacon HEALTH CARE AUDIT: A state audit of UMass Memorial Health released earlier this month […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon NEW CODCAST: On this week’s episode of The Codcast, Jim Peyser, who served as secretary of education under Gov. Charlie Baker, talks with CommonWealth Beacon executive […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon WEYMOUTH MOVES: The spending bill now on Gov. Maura Healey’s desk includes language critical to the overhaul of the former Naval Air Station South Weymouth, which supporters say could unlock thousands of […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon BREAK TIME: The Legislature has begun its extended holiday break. As they go, Chris Lisinski breaks down what lawmakers sent to the governor’s desk, what measures […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon RENT CONTROL: The proposed rent control revival on track to go before voters in 2026 would cap rent increases in all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns at no more than […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon POWER PUNT: The House this week will not take up a contentious energy policy bill that would weaken the state’s 2030 climate mandate, punting a major […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon NEW CODCAST: Paul Hattis and John McDonough host Health Law Advocates executive director Matt Selig, who warned of the “devastating” impact federal policy changes will have on his group’s […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon CLIMATE CASH: State Rep. Mark Cusack, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy, received $4,100 in contributions on Wednesday – much of which […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon MATERNITY CARE: Mercy Medical Center in Springfield announced that it plans to temporarily halt maternity and newborn services starting December 8, sparking fears the hospital will […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon CLIMATE: A major bill that would weaken the state’s 2030 climate mandates is officially on the move in the House after seven House Democrats on the […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon CLIMATE: House members of a key legislative committee are forging ahead with a controversial bill that would defang the state’s 2030 emissions-reductions commitments. Jordan Wolman has […]

Note: We will be off tomorrow for Veterans Day but will be back in your inbox on Wednesday. New from CommonWealth Beacon HOLYOKE: There’s a tale of two middle schools in Holyoke. […]

New from CommonWealth Beacon CLIMATE DEBATE: The point person on energy policy in the House is planning to use Gov. Maura Healey’s pending energy affordability legislation as a vehicle to pull back on […]