The Codcast

Mass. offshore wind developers could forfeit more than $100m by CommonWealth Beacon

Iselin of Blue Cross raises red flag on rising health care costs by CommonWealth Beacon

Kim Driscoll joins CommonWealth Magazine’s Jennifer Smith to talk about her switch from Salem mayor to lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. Driscoll’s taking on a jack-of-all-trades role as the administration reshuffles leadership and cabinet positions to address simultaneous housing, transportation, and competitiveness crises.

Like Goldilocks, Glynn trying to fashion ‘just right’ T board by CommonWealth Beacon

Andrea Campbell is about five months into her role as Massachusetts' new attorney general, replacing now-governor Maura Healey, who backed her for the post. This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Magazine’s Jennifer Smith talks with Campbell about the transition from Boston City Councilor and mayoral candidate to top prosecutor, focusing the office’s fire on issues ranging from energy policy, crim...

Has party imbalance broken democracy in Massachusetts? by CommonWealth Beacon

This week on the Codcast, Jennifer Smith explores artificial intelligence’s growing prominence in our everyday lives with Dr. Nir Eisikovits, professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Eisikovits founded the school’s Applied Ethics Center (https://www.umb.edu/ethics) and has spent the past years thinking about the impact of AI on moral decision making and its unique relatio...

Taking the long view with the MBTA by CommonWealth Beacon

Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision by CommonWealth Beacon

Educators in four Massachusetts school districts went on strike over the past year, despite it being illegal in the state. A re-filed bill on Beacon Hill looks to change that, giving public employees the right to strike after six months of failed negotiations. CommonWealth’s Jennifer Smith talks through the case for and cost of strikes with bill sponsor Sen. Becca Rausch and Tom Scott, Executive D...

Chambers of Commerce fear not being heard, band together by CommonWealth Beacon

Health Equity Compact trying to 'boil the ocean' by CommonWealth Beacon

Real estate groups are launching broadsides against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's rent control home rule and attempts to lift the statewide rent control ban are once again hitting Beacon Hill. Greg Vasil, CEO of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, and Rep. Sam Montaño of the 15th Suffolk District, join CommonWealth to break down Boston’s controversial rent control proposal.

How far will Healey go on tax competitiveness? by CommonWealth Beacon

Meet the leaders of the state's two health care conversion foundations by CommonWealth Beacon

Should vocational high schools be able to continue using selective criteria, including middle school grades and attendance record, to award seats, or move to a lottery system that gives all applicants an equal chance at admission?

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says it's time to remake the city's antiquated development and planning system, which dates to the late 1950s and isn't serving the needs of a 21st century city.

Addressing the nitrogen challenge on Cape Cod by CommonWealth Beacon

Two Democrats debate state of Mass Dems by CommonWealth Beacon

GBH host Brian O’Donovan faces bleak prognosis with ‘poetry and prayers’ by CommonWealth Beacon

Bruce Mohl talks to State Senator Mike Barrett of Lexington and State Rep. Jeff Roy of Franklin, Massachusetts.

'Political hobbyism' arrives at the workplace by CommonWealth Beacon

Bump says DiZoglio is being ‘well-schooled’ in auditor’s duties by CommonWealth Beacon

Could Marylou Sudders be staying on? by CommonWealth Beacon

Lessons learned from guaranteed income experiments by CommonWealth Beacon