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Boston hosted the world. Let’s make it a habit.
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/boston-hosted-the-world-lets-make-it-a-habit/
Published: August 6, 2026 11:22
Greater Boston can host the world. Now we need to make sure we are willing and able to do it again and again because doing so brings lasting economic and civic benefits to our region.
Political Notebook: House Speaker foretells Senate tax swerve
Published: July 24, 2026 14:06
He was joking when he described "fortune-telling" as a preferred pastime, but House Speaker Ron Mariano still managed to divine the way electoral politics would affect a Senate tax cap proposal.
In the panic over a talent exodus, Massachusetts is forgetting the underutilized talent it has
Published: July 21, 2026 10:39
Most states compete for the workers everyone else wants. Talent activation is a different discipline. It starts not with who might move to the state, but with who is already here.
World Cup lifts economy, but lower-income households stressed
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/economy/world-cup-lifts-economy-but-lower-income-households-stressed/
Published: July 17, 2026 18:13
Increases in tourism and retail spending in New England were contrasted with increased demand for assistance among the region's low- and moderate-income households.
Complicated decisions ahead as lawmakers crystallize Big Tech response
Published: July 14, 2026 13:10
With a bevy of bills in play, legislators need to figure out not just which policies they want to advance to protect user data and shield minors from addictive feeds, but which vehicles will host the proposed reforms.
Coca-Cola’s Northampton plant closing will trigger 175 layoffs
Published: June 22, 2026 21:44
The plant on Industrial Drive will close on December 15, after the company previously eyed shutting down the facility in 2023.
Massachusetts court blocks high-stakes income tax cut question from the November ballot
Published: June 18, 2026 15:07
In a blockbuster ruling just as ballot measure campaigns submit their final signatures, Massachusetts’s highest court cut the fuse of a revenue bomb that was set to blow $5 billion out of the state budget. An initiative aiming to cut income taxes is…
Don’t ban data centers. Build better rules.
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/dont-ban-data-centers-build-better-rules/
Published: June 16, 2026 12:35
Through policies rooted in transparency, stewardship, and innovation, Massachusetts can open the door to right-sized, smartly sited data centers.
Raj Chetty’s prescription for reviving the American dream
https://commonwealthbeacon.org/economy/raj-chettys-prescription-for-reviving-the-american-dream/
Published: June 15, 2026 14:08
As the American dream has slipped out of reach for many, few have done more than Chetty to try to understand the fading of the American dream and what could be done to change that dispiriting trendline.
A new high school or housing? Here’s how Boston could have both.
Published: June 13, 2026 12:54
Facing shortages of housing and open land in our densest cities, we should not construct a police station, a fire station, a library, or a school without providing opportunities for housing to be constructed above.
Gateway City leaders celebrate one year of South Coast Rail, but final phase remains in limbo
Published: June 11, 2026 12:29
Getting Phase 1 across the finish line was no easy feat. And just over a year later, state officials still have not rolled out a plan to finance and finish the second phase — also called the “full build” — that was proposed nearly a decade ago.