The Saturday Send
Eleventh-hour Senate move could upend tax rebate ballot question
By Chris Lisinski
Democrats in the Senate appear to be coalescing around a late-term push to repeal the law known as Chapter 62F, in the process inviting incendiary anger from groups that want government to control its spending habits.
Wu, feds unveil plan to tackle sea level rise in Boston
By Jordan Wolman
The draft plan is set to act as a roadmap for how New England’s largest city can navigate the more than four feet of sea level rise the Army Corps projects will hit Boston by 2090.
Marijuana question survives as all nine ballot questions get their numbers
By Chris Lisinski
It’s official: voters will face nine statewide ballot questions, tying the record last reached in 1994, and the list will include whether to undo recreational cannabis legalization.
Small businesses still in line for double-digit health premium increases — with some relief
By Chris Lisinski
Newly approved health insurance premium rates in the so-called merged market mean hundreds of thousands of Bay Staters will face average increases of more than 10 percent in 2027.
Despite being disproportionately impacted by air pollution, many Gateway Cities don’t have state-run air quality monitors
By Hallie Claflin
Of these 26 former industrial cities, 17 do not have state-operated air quality monitors. At a time when environmental justice communities are even more at risk due to federal rollbacks to clean air protections, the lack of monitors has some advocates speaking out as climate change continues to lay the groundwork for the dangerously hot and dry conditions that fuel wildfires.
Navigating Massachusetts news deserts
While several hyperlocal newsrooms have launched in communities across the state, there is an information gap forming: Many Bay State residents live in news deserts.
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