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07/02/2025

Bowing to opposition from President Trump, the Healey administration on Monday put its offshore wind plans on hold yet again and said it is committed to an “all-of-the-above approach to energy.”

Bowing to opposition from President Trump, the Healey administration put its offshore wind plans on hold yet again.

07/02/2025

MASS. IMPACT: How will the Senate version of President Trump’s tax and spending bill affect Massachusetts? Abigail Pritchard of The New Bedford Light explains the 5 key takeaways.

As factions in Congress go head to head over the Senate and House versions of the bill, here's what it could mean for people in Massachusetts.

07/02/2025

As Holyoke schools exit state oversight, new scrutiny for receivership law by Michael Jonas https://commonwealthbeacon.org/education/as-holyoke-schools-exit-state-oversight-new-scrutiny-for-receivership-law/

07/02/2025

5 ways Trump tax and spend bill would affect Massachusetts by Abigail Pritchard | The New Bedford Light https://commonwealthbeacon.org/government/5-ways-trump-tax-and-spend-bill-would-affect-massachusetts/

07/02/2025

Health groups are warning that the revived proposal for a wood-burning plant in Springfield could roll back years of progress in fighting the high rates of asthma in the city.

07/02/2025

OPINION: Andy Hrycyna and Marja Copeland from the Mystic River Watershed Association argue that outdated sewer infrastructure that outflows into the Mystic River needs to be updated for the health of the river.

07/02/2025

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- Health advocates warn proposed wood-burning plant in Springfield will worsen asthma rates http://commonwealthbeacon.org/environment/health-advocates-warn-proposed-wood-burning-plant-in-springfield-will-worsen-asthma-rates/
- Healey’s energy affordability bill gets support, tough questions on Beacon Hill http://commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/healeys-energy-affordability-bill-gets-support-tough-questions-on-beacon-hill/
- Healey again puts offshore wind on back burner http://commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/healey-again-puts-offshore-wind-on-back-burner/

Bowing to opposition from President Trump, the Healey administration put its offshore wind plans on hold yet again.

07/02/2025

“I definitely have had to really learn how to feel more comfortable doing public speaking, seem more comfortable doing public speaking, but a lot of it is practice." Listen to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's recent interview on The Codcast now.

CommonWealth Beacon reporter Gintautas Dumcius interviews Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about her start in politics and being both an introvert and a politician, why she’s a Democrat, the super PACs…

07/02/2025

ICYMI: Superior Court tosses Milton taxpayer suit against MBTA Communities law.

In a brisk nine-page ruling, the Superior Court judge concluded that the Milton lawsuit was very similar to a previous bundle of suits fighting the multi-family housing law and should be dismissed.

07/01/2025

A proposed wood-burning plant is back on the table, and health experts warn it will worsen Springfield’s asthma epidemic.

Health groups are warning that the revived proposal for a wood-burning plant in Springfield could roll back years of progress in fighting the high rates of asthma in the city.

07/01/2025

OPINION: Andy Hrycyna and Marja Copeland from the Mystic River Watershed Association argue that outdated sewer infrastructure that outflows into the Mystic River needs to be updated for the health of the river.

For the first time in a decade, we have a chance to write a new roadmap that should include eliminating combined sewage overflows.

07/01/2025

MILTON REJECTED: Superior Court Justice Mark Gildea, who is tasked with overseeing bundles of lawsuits opposing the MBTA Communities housing law, on Friday shot down a suit brought by Milton taxpayers.

In a brisk nine-page ruling, the Superior Court judge concluded that the Milton lawsuit was very similar to a previous bundle of suits fighting the multi-family housing law and should be dismissed.