Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed.

This week, reporter Jordan Wolman covers how expanding data centers are pitting two major Democratic constituencies — union members and environmentalists — against one another. Local decisions over whether to site these projects may have broader consequences, especially for Gov. Healey’s push to make the Bay State a leader in AI.

Plus, a state proposal to rein in third-party electricity providers could lead to lower rates for some customers, proponents of ballot initiatives to impose rent control and ease zoning to allow starter homes exchange jabs during hearings, a proposal to regulate legislative stipends could also have implications for how business is done on Beacon Hill, and Gateway City superintendents attribute dropping student enrollment to immigration crackdowns.

Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for reading.

— The CommonWealth Beacon team