Danielle Allen, a Harvard University professor who founded the group advancing Question 3, and Jordan Berg Powers, chair of ...

Massachusetts public schools are entering an era of fewer children and students, but the causes and consequences of that ...

The complexity of our few bills tells us very little, if anything, however, about the quality of the bills or of the process that produced them. In fact, the complexity of bills covering multiple ...

Democracy depends on being able to give positive and negative reinforcement to elected officials. Constituents should be able to praise legislators for what they do right and criticize them for what ...

The modern trend of relying on omnibus bills for routine legislative work is not a neutral choice. It turns a simple democratic process into a labyrinthine ordeal.

IMAGINE THAT YOU’RE part of a team charged with crafting the next iteration of one of the largest energy efficiency programs in the country, the budget of which exceeds that of the University of ...

Voters in the deep-blue state are sometimes open to a gesture toward bipartisanship through a Republican governor that could, at least in theory, square off against a Democratic supermajority in the ...

GOV. MAURA HEALEY remains a strong favorite to win a second term in November as her Republican challenger, Mike Minogue, struggles to break through to a sizable chunk of voters and as President ...

A rallygoer protests the high cost of rent in Massachusetts at an Abundant Housing Massachusetts event on May 27, 2026. (Chris Lisinski/CommonWealth Beacon) PROPONENTS OF A ballot measure that would ...

Nolan’s comments that Healey will tone down her rhetoric after the election stand in stark contrast to Healey’s pitch to ...

THERE IS LITTLE disagreement that Massachusetts faces a housing affordability crisis, with costs soaring amid a limited supply. But when it comes to what to do about it, housing advocates often fall ...