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Politics, ideas, and civic life in Massachusetts
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The biotech reckoning is here
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-biotech-reckoning-is-here/
Published: September 30, 2026 10:25
Price controls do not eliminate costs. They change incentives, reducing the expected return from developing medicines.
Healey proposes two-month gas tax suspension
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/economy/healey-proposes-two-month-gas-tax-suspension/
Published: September 23, 2026 11:15
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue last week launched an ad saying he would suspend the gas tax "until prices stabilize."
Mass. unemployment agency ‘mismanaged’ call center performance, ‘failed’ to quickly pay claimants, auditor concludes
Published: September 22, 2026 14:11
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 residents weren’t receiving the help they needed in a timely…
Most residents think Massachusetts is a great place to live, and also unaffordable
Published: September 22, 2026 13:06
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 crowds of college students every year.
Mass. sheds 7,100 jobs in August as losses mount
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/economy/mass-sheds-7100-jobs-in-august-as-losses-mount/
Published: September 21, 2026 21:56
The total number of job losses in the last two months – about 11,100 – almost matches the jobs gained since September.
Massachusetts is already putting its untapped talent to work
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/massachusetts-is-already-putting-its-untapped-talent-to-work/
Published: September 18, 2026 21:49
The administration is working across state agencies and with workforce partners to remove obstacles that prevent people from entering—and staying in—the workforce.
On Fall River’s waterfront, the debate over market-rate housing unfolds
Published: September 17, 2026 14:56
The South Coast community is on track to see its 20-acre waterfront transformed by a massive mixed-use development consisting of up to 1,500 new housing units, all of which the city has indicated should be market rate. The move has angered affordable…
Massachusetts has a plan to end hunger, but it’s missing the most important piece
Published: September 9, 2026 12:03
EARLIER THIS YEAR, Governor Healey's Anti-Hunger Task Force released its final report. I read it closely. Much of it is right, fortunately, since 40 percent of households in Massachusetts are […]
Uncertainty is the new competitiveness challenge for Massachusetts
Published: August 26, 2026 13:30
Uncertainty driven by macroeconomic, geopolitical, and instability in federal policy has now surpassed affordability as the top concern facing Roundtable members – leaders of some of the largest employers across Massachusetts.
Seeing the future? Massachusetts wants to see your license
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/economy/seeing-the-future-massachusetts-wants-to-see-your-license/
Published: August 13, 2026 13:11
It would be easy to assume that most psychics, tarot card readers, and mediums want to do away with the red tape, but that isn’t necessarily the case. Salem licenses more fortune tellers than any other community in the state, and many say although the…