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I led efforts to increase primary care spending in Rhode Island. Here are the things Massachusetts must get right.
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (581+ words) by Christopher Koller, CommonWealth Beacon July 25, 2026 THE PASSAGE BY the Massachusetts Senate of S-3116 at the end of June marks a milestone in efforts to strengthen Massachusetts’s vital but fragile primary care sector. The bill’s detractors are now furrowing their brows…...
Spilka to lead Senate into a ninth year, first since Bulger
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1766+ words) WHEN SHE WALKS INTO the State House next week, Senate President Karen Spilka will be doing something no one has done – or been allowed to do – since the mid-1990s: leading the Massachusetts Senate into a ninth consecutive year. Spilka was…...
The Download July 24, 2026
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (734+ words) New from CommonWealth Beacon HOLDING BREATH: Low-income communities, including the state’s 26 Gateway Cities, are disproportionately impacted by air pollution and the detrimental health outcomes that accompany it. Yet 17 of these former industrial cities do not currently have state-operated air quality…...
A proposed moratorium on data centers hits resistance in Mass. Senate
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (973+ words) by Jordan Wolman, CommonWealth Beacon July 24, 2026 TOP SENATE DEMOCRATS are openly wary of the risks posed by artificial intelligence — but they’re not yet willing to block the facilities that power it from calling Massachusetts home. Sen. Michael Moore, a Democrat…...
Layered over ADU law, Senate duplex bill would allow three units on most residential lots
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (909+ words) IF REPLACING single-family zoning with two-family zoning sounds like a major change for communities across Massachusetts, in this case one plus one could equal three. A provision included in the state Senate’s sweeping economic development bill passed on Thursday would…...
House votes 119-33 to pass abortion law changes
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (435+ words) THE DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED HOUSE passed legislation Wednesday that loosens restrictions on abortions that can be performed after 24 weeks of gestation, with supporters saying the policy change will enable more residents with serious complications to remain in Massachusetts rather than needing to…...
The Download July 23, 2026
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (672+ words) by CommonWealth Beacon staff, CommonWealth Beacon July 23, 2026 New from CommonWealth Beacon HEALTH INSURANCE: Small businesses and other individuals who get health insurance through the “merged market” will need to shoulder double-digit premium increases next year, though the hikes are not…...
Mass. lawmakers move to create statewide framework for e-bikes, scooters, and other emerging transportation devices
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (859+ words) by Saaya Daga, CommonWealth Beacon July 23, 2026 E-BIKES AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS were on full display in Boston on a recent warm, summer afternoon during a quick walk from Beacon Hill to North Station. Riders wove in and out of traffic, through…...
Despite some relief, small businesses still in line for double-digit health premium increases
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (479+ words) by Chris Lisinski, CommonWealth Beacon July 23, 2026 HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of small business employees and other individuals will need to shoulder another double-digit increase in health insurance premiums next year, albeit one that’s not quite as dramatic as originally proposed following…...
Despite being disproportionately impacted by air pollution, many Gateway Cities don’t have state-run air quality monitors
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (624+ words) by Hallie Claflin, CommonWealth Beacon July 23, 2026 LAST WEEK, as smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the Northeast and turned skies across Massachusetts brown, many turned to air quality alerts to determine whether the outdoor conditions were unhealthy for children, older adults,…...