Head Start works comprehensively. The harm of the proposed rule does not come from any one of the above changes alone, it comes from the compounding impact of removing services and protections for…

The administration is working across state agencies and with workforce partners to remove obstacles that prevent people from entering—and staying in—the workforce.

A political backlash to Mass Save, amid a rising tide of angst over soaring utility bills, has taken root in the Bay State.

“You have to try,” said Justice Dalila Wendlandt of the Suffolk judge’s refusal to submit a corrected writ to ICE. “I’m not just making that up. I think it’s the case law.”

Price controls do not eliminate costs. They change incentives, reducing the expected return from developing medicines.

Healey’s ability to evade the bulk of the blame with voters for high energy costs is notable as she seeks reelection this fall, given how energy issues have proven stubborn, dogging much of her first…

Under the version of the state gun law in place at the time, as well as the sweeping 2024 gun law that retooled many of the state’s firearms laws, local licensing officials like police chiefs can…

Illustrations by Field Nine Group Election 2026 · Ballot questions The Massachusetts ballot questions, explained Get ready for a long ballot. The

The connection between civic participation and wellbeing

Like the Red Sox season, the health care picture in the state this year has been marked by big ups and downs.

As Healey hunts for ways to bring down soaring costs and campaigns for reelection in a race defined by the affordability crisis gripping the state, the governor sees an opportunity to appeal to the…

For all of the sound and fury legislative leaders have raised, voter support for the audit law has not budged in two years.

Rooftop solar should be compensated for the savings it provides the system — the avoided generation, the deferred upgrades, the peak demand it shaves — no more, and no less.

As Healey hunts for ways to bring down soaring costs and campaigns for reelection in a race defined by the affordability crisis gripping the state, the governor sees an opportunity to appeal to the…

Under the version of the state gun law in place at the time, as well as the sweeping 2024 gun law that retooled many of the state’s firearms laws, local licensing officials like police chiefs can…

“It’s a very difficult sell to make to anybody that the Legislature and governor shouldn’t be subject to the public records law,” said Jonathan Cohn, policy director of Progressive Massachusetts.…

A new MassINC Polling Group survey finds that Bay Staters are still concerned about Gov. Maura Healey’s response to affordability concerns, even as she appears poised to win reelection with relative…

For all of the sound and fury legislative leaders have raised, voter support for the audit law has not budged in two years.

In 2015, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found that white households in Boston had a median wealth of $247,500, while Black households had a median wealth of close to $0. That was more than ten…

The CommonWealth Beacon survey asked voters to name their top issues at the ballot box in their own words. When the polling group reviewed those answers, guns and marijuana were the only ballot…

Under the version of the state gun law in place at the time, as well as the sweeping 2024 gun law that retooled many of the state’s firearms laws, local licensing officials like police chiefs can…

A new MassINC Polling Group survey finds that Bay Staters are still concerned about Gov. Maura Healey’s response to affordability concerns, even as she appears poised to win reelection with relative…

What gets tested gets taught. Media literacy isn't tested in Massachusetts, so it isn't taught.

The part of the plan that’s arguably generating the most blowback is the process the MWRA is deploying to win approval from state officials.

The CommonWealth Beacon survey asked voters to name their top issues at the ballot box in their own words. When the polling group reviewed those answers, guns and marijuana were the only ballot…

As most cities and towns got into compliance with the housing law — eagerly or dragging their feet along the way — some holdouts were hoping that the state’s high court would rule that they did not…

Like the Red Sox season, the health care picture in the state this year has been marked by big ups and downs.

The part of the plan that’s arguably generating the most blowback is the process the MWRA is deploying to win approval from state officials.

The auditor’s report unveils how even before the agency was thrust into turmoil with record-breaking poor performance during a time of a relatively stable job market, out-of-work Massachusetts…

Cities like Worcester — where the poverty rate is twice as high as the state’s — may have trouble getting people to the polls this November. The state’s most disadvantaged and diverse urban…

THE CODCAST Tune into spirited debate, local stories, and insightful analyses with The Codcast. Hosted each week by a CommonWealth Beacon reporter, the

As most cities and towns got into compliance with the housing law — eagerly or dragging their feet along the way — some holdouts were hoping that the state’s high court would rule that they did not…

The part of the plan that’s arguably generating the most blowback is the process the MWRA is deploying to win approval from state officials.

People who are finishing their education are almost twice as likely to consider leaving Massachusetts in the next five years, quantifying a dynamic many have long suspected in a state that welcomes…

Cities like Worcester — where the poverty rate is twice as high as the state’s — may have trouble getting people to the polls this November. The state’s most disadvantaged and diverse urban…

The House and Senate each tucked a version of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, into its economic development bond bill this summer. A six-member conference committee is now…

Why Massachusetts parties are allowing the slow-moving self-destruction to continue is anyone’s guess.

Why Massachusetts parties are allowing the slow-moving self-destruction to continue is anyone’s guess.