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CommonWealth Beacon is the trusted source for in-depth news, analysis, and original reporting on policy, politics, and civic life in Massachusetts. We are nonprofit, non-partisan, and make our work available for free to all, with no paywall.

ICYMI: Our top five climate stories of 2025
12/25/2025

ICYMI: Our top five climate stories of 2025

Frustrations over high gas and electric costs drove Gov. Maura Healey’s agenda around energy issues.

☀️ Good morning, Massachusetts! Here are today's most popular stories:1. Massachusetts kicks off big bet on battery stor...
12/25/2025

☀️ Good morning, Massachusetts! Here are today's most popular stories:

1. Massachusetts kicks off big bet on battery storage

The four projects selected, out of 13 total bids, will create 1,268 MW of storage capacity, though that’s shy of the 1,500 MW the state and utilities had sought to solicit in this round of...

ICYMI: Our top five Gateway City stories of 2025
12/25/2025

ICYMI: Our top five Gateway City stories of 2025

This year, CommonWealth Beacon ramped up its coverage of Massachusetts’ former industrial cities by adding a new Gateway Cities reporter role in its newsroom. Our reporting in 2025 shed light...

HEALTH CARE: Healey said Tuesday that the loss of subsidies will translate into "upwards of 350,000" Mass. residents los...
12/25/2025

HEALTH CARE: Healey said Tuesday that the loss of subsidies will translate into "upwards of 350,000" Mass. residents losing their health insurance.

Healey said Tuesday that the loss of subsidies will translate into "upwards of 350,000" Mass. residents losing their health insurance.

OPINION: Voters said no to one-size-fits-all tests. The governor’s graduation framework can’t let them go.
12/24/2025

OPINION: Voters said no to one-size-fits-all tests. The governor’s graduation framework can’t let them go.

Piling multiple layers of new requirements on our students will create new obstacles rather than providing opportunities for them to increase their life skills and pursue their individual goals.

NEW: Healey explores options to cover Mass. residents losing health insurance
12/24/2025

NEW: Healey explores options to cover Mass. residents losing health insurance

Healey said Tuesday that the loss of subsidies will translate into "upwards of 350,000" Mass. residents losing their health insurance.

ICYMI: US pauses offshore wind projects over security, radar concerns
12/24/2025

ICYMI: US pauses offshore wind projects over security, radar concerns

The announcement applies to the Vineyard Wind 1 project that has been moving ahead off the Nantucket coast and is currently delivering about 400 megawatts of energy to the New England electric grid.

ENERGY: Frustrations over high gas and electric costs drove Gov. Maura Healey’s agenda around energy issues.
12/24/2025

ENERGY: Frustrations over high gas and electric costs drove Gov. Maura Healey’s agenda around energy issues.

Frustrations over high gas and electric costs drove Gov. Maura Healey’s agenda around energy issues.

☀️ Good morning, Massachusetts! Here are today's most popular stories:1. Our top five climate stories of 2025
12/24/2025

☀️ Good morning, Massachusetts! Here are today's most popular stories:

1. Our top five climate stories of 2025

Frustrations over high gas and electric costs drove Gov. Maura Healey’s agenda around energy issues.

GATEWAY CITIES: This year, CommonWealth Beacon ramped up its coverage of Massachusetts’ former industrial cities by addi...
12/24/2025

GATEWAY CITIES: This year, CommonWealth Beacon ramped up its coverage of Massachusetts’ former industrial cities by adding a new Gateway Cities reporter role in its newsroom. Our reporting in 2025 shed light on major policy issues both new and old that have rattled cities like Holyoke, Leominster, and Lynn.

This year, CommonWealth Beacon ramped up its coverage of Massachusetts’ former industrial cities by adding a new Gateway Cities reporter role in its newsroom. Our reporting in 2025 shed light...

OPINION: Piling multiple layers of new requirements on our students will create new obstacles rather than providing oppo...
12/23/2025

OPINION: Piling multiple layers of new requirements on our students will create new obstacles rather than providing opportunities for them to increase their life skills and pursue their individual goals.

Piling multiple layers of new requirements on our students will create new obstacles rather than providing opportunities for them to increase their life skills and pursue their individual goals.

NEW: Our top five climate stories of 2025
12/23/2025

NEW: Our top five climate stories of 2025

Frustrations over high gas and electric costs drove Gov. Maura Healey’s agenda around energy issues.

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