Chris Smith of Boston After School & Beyond and Matthew Brunell of the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership say it’s time to prioritize learning outside of school. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/time-t…

New York scraps 3 wind farm projects whose pricing depended on bigger turbines that GE no longer intends to manufacture. The pricing situation provides hints about the potential cost of new wind farms being proposed off of Mass., CT, and RI. commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/3-new-y…

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: There’s something Fishy about the stories about Mass General Brigham potentially taking over Norwood Hospital. There’s also new infighting on Beacon Hill over civic education funds and the shine is off the state’s charter school law. commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/polit…

Amherst College President Edward Wingenbach asks an interesting question: Why does every viable measure of student performance favor the rich? commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/redefi…

Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt stirs controversy with a talk about her goals, particularly her plans to raise revenues and her interest in new taxes, fees, and tolls at the state’s borders – “basically going after everybody who has money.” commonwealthbeacon.org/transportation…

Getting a read on the new nonprofit think tank stirring debate on Boston’s property tax dilemma isn’t easy. The Boston Policy Institute says it isn’t disclosing its financial supporters to protect them from any potential retaliation by the mayor. commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/the-s…

As Gov. Maura Healey and others lean in on the promising field of artificial intelligence, Jennifer Smith reports that Attorney General Andrea Campbell waves a cautionary yellow flag. commonwealthbeacon.org/government/sta…

After a long delay, the state’s cannabis social equity fund starts handing out grants. Bhaamati Borkhetaria reports: Is it too little too late? commonwealthbeacon.org/marijuana/afte…

By a 50-34 margin, Massachusetts residents support changing the law to allow teachers to strike, according to a CommonWealth Beacon/ GBH News poll. Michael Jonas has the story. commonwealthbeacon.org/by-the-numbers…

Carey McDonald, executive vice president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, talks about the decision to convert empty office space into shelter space and her hope that other landlords with empty office space will do the same. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/unitar…

Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt lays out her priorities, basically more money, speeding tickets, and housing. On the money front, she’s looking at lots of things, including new border tolls – “basically going after everybody who has money.” commonwealthbeacon.org/transportation…

Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt gives an 'unfiltered' take on challenges ahead -- shows an interest in border tolls, more speeding tickets, and no commuter rail layover facility in Allston. commonwealthbeacon.org/transportation…

“This law allows us to focus on housing as a tool to close the racial wealth gap,” says Attorney General Andrea Campbell of the MBTA Communities Act. commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/in-mil…

After a nearly two-year delay, Bhaamati Borkhetaria reports that the state’s cannabis social equity fund finally shifts into gear, handing out $2.3 million in grants to 50 businesses. Is it too little too late? commonwealthbeacon.org/marijuana/afte…

The immigrant/migrants issue, which was barely a blip on the public’s radar two years ago, is now the top issue facing state government, according to a CommonWealth Beacon/GBH News poll of Massachusetts residents. commonwealthbeacon.org/by-the-numbers…

By a 50-34 margin, a CommonWealth Beacon/GBH News poll indicates Massachusetts residents support allowing teachers to strike, but the state’s top leaders on Beacon Hill are opposed so the law prohibiting strikes is unlikely to change. commonwealthbeacon.org/by-the-numbers…

Douglas S. Brown of UMass Memorial Health is retiring, taking a break from health care – but only for awhile. “The last few years have been brutal,” he said. “But I can’t imagine leaving the field.” commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/taking…

Drs. Shira Doron and Westyn Branch-Elliman applaud the state for moving on from COVID by eliminating a five-day isolation rule – one of the last pandemic mitigation measures. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/moving…

Attorney General Andrea Campbell is confident the state will prevail in its Supreme Judicial Court fight with Milton over a state rezoning law designed to spur construction of more housing. commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/in-mil…

Mass. residents via new poll say the immigration/migrant issue is now the most important issue facing state government, a meteoric rise since Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida flew 48 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in Sept. 2022. commonwealthbeacon.org/by-the-numbers…