The growing movement to keep kids off social media This week on The Codcast, two experts dive into what's behind the surge in momentum for government regulation of social media use by minors.

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An Earth Day call to action against the dangerous rollback of federal environmental protections The EPA’s Endangerment Finding has served as the backbone of action under the Clean Air Act to limit pollution from motor vehicles, the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. The Trump...

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How would proposed age restrictions on social media use actually work? Massachusetts may join a growing number of governments here and abroad looking to force stricter rules for social media companies with young users.

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The growing movement to keep kids off social media This week on The Codcast, two experts dive into what's behind the surge in momentum for government regulation of social media use by minors.

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How would proposed age restrictions on social media use actually work? Massachusetts may join a growing number of governments here and abroad looking to force stricter rules for social media companies with young users.

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Here’s how to fix primary care for the highest-need patients Health care in Massachusetts isn't living up to its full potential. A revised model of the patient-centered medical home would be a meaningful step in the right direction.

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Hampshire College's demise is yet another blow to creative, outside-the-box options in higher education Hampshire’s demise is another sign of the consolidation occurring in higher education, in which wealthy schools and those that deliver a traditional and often vocationally driven curriculum have an...

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Massachusetts continues to flout a nearly decade-old climate regulation to track emissions of state vehicles The state’s interpretation that a later executive order from Baker supersedes this regulation isn't sitting well with advocates and legal experts — and risks leaving the public in the dark...

ICYMI: Massachusetts continues to flout a nearly decade-old climate regulation to track emissions of state vehicles

Why Boston's biggest institutions should co-invest in climate protection If every institution acts independently, Boston risks a patchwork of expensive and inefficient defenses that protect individual buildings but fail to secure the broader systems that keep the city functioning....

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Here’s how to fix primary care for the highest-need patients Health care in Massachusetts isn't living up to its full potential. A revised model of the patient-centered medical home would be a meaningful step in the right direction.

OPINION: Health care in Massachusetts isn't living up to its full potential. A revised model of the patient-centered medical home would be a meaningful step in the right direction.

Here’s how to fix primary care for the highest-need patients Health care in Massachusetts isn't living up to its full potential. A revised model of the patient-centered medical home would be a meaningful step in the right direction.

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Head Start programs face funding squeeze Head Start is navigating what advocates describe as a painful stretch of uncertainty. The federal budget for the early ed program is level-funded, lagging cost increases. While that has forced programs to...

ICYMI: Head Start programs face funding squeeze

Senate passes $3.6 billion environmental bond bill in bipartisan vote The $3.64 billion bond bill, the state’s first for environmental efforts since 2018, is meant by and large to address the state’s adaptation to a changing climate, though Massachusetts projects the...

ICYMI: Senate passes $3.6 billion environmental bond bill in bipartisan vote

Massachusetts continues to flout a nearly decade-old climate regulation to track emissions of state vehicles The state’s interpretation that a later executive order from Baker supersedes this regulation isn't sitting well with advocates and legal experts — and risks leaving the public in the dark...

ENERGY: Massachusetts continues to flout a nearly decade-old climate regulation to track emissions of state vehicles

Massachusetts continues to flout a nearly decade-old climate regulation to track emissions of state vehicles The state’s interpretation that a later executive order from Baker supersedes this regulation isn't sitting well with advocates and legal experts — and risks leaving the public in the dark...

NEW: Massachusetts continues to flout a nearly decade-old climate regulation to track emissions of state vehicles

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Political Notebook: South Hadley voters reject controversial Proposition 2½ override The proposals sparked a heated local debate as sluggish state aid growth and strict limits on local tax increases continue to trap many local governments in a difficult position with few options to manage...

ICYMI: Political Notebook: South Hadley voters reject controversial Proposition 2½ override

Massachusetts must have a common, measurable graduation standard for all students Stripped of its appealing rhetoric, Laurie Gagnon's recent op-ed is an argument for dismantling the very mechanisms that protect the students most likely to be left behind. 

ICYMI: Massachusetts must have a common, measurable graduation standard for all students #OPINION

Why Boston's biggest institutions should co-invest in climate protection If every institution acts independently, Boston risks a patchwork of expensive and inefficient defenses that protect individual buildings but fail to secure the broader systems that keep the city functioning....

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Head Start programs face funding squeeze Head Start is navigating what advocates describe as a painful stretch of uncertainty. The federal budget for the early ed program is level-funded, lagging cost increases. While that has forced programs to...

EDUCATION: Head Start programs face funding squeeze

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Massachusetts celebrates health care milestone amid gathering storm clouds Twenty years after Massachusetts passed landmark health care reform legislation that gave the state the highest rate of insurance coverage in the country, the leading players behind the law gathered in...

ICYMI: Massachusetts celebrates health care milestone amid gathering storm clouds

Gasoline price spike bears down on Massachusetts Average regular gas prices in Massachusetts are now $3.97 per gallon, up sharply from $3.47 a month earlier – and $2.96 a year ago, according to AAA. 

ICYMI: Gasoline price spike bears down on Massachusetts

Head Start programs face funding squeeze Head Start is navigating what advocates describe as a painful stretch of uncertainty. The federal budget for the early ed program is level-funded, lagging cost increases. While that has forced programs to...

NEW: Head Start programs face funding squeeze

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Senate passes $3.6 billion environmental bond bill in bipartisan vote The $3.64 billion bond bill, the state’s first for environmental efforts since 2018, is meant by and large to address the state’s adaptation to a changing climate, though Massachusetts projects the...

ENVIRONMENT: Senate passes $3.6 billion environmental bond bill in bipartisan vote

Senate passes $3.6 billion environmental bond bill in bipartisan vote The $3.64 billion bond bill, the state’s first for environmental efforts since 2018, is meant by and large to address the state’s adaptation to a changing climate, though Massachusetts projects the...

NEW: Senate passes $3.6 billion environmental bond bill in bipartisan vote

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Political Notebook: South Hadley voters reject controversial Proposition 2½ override The proposals sparked a heated local debate as sluggish state aid growth and strict limits on local tax increases continue to trap many local governments in a difficult position with few options to manage...

COURTS: Political Notebook: South Hadley voters reject controversial Proposition 2½ override

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Massachusetts must have a common, measurable graduation standard for all students Stripped of its appealing rhetoric, Laurie Gagnon's recent op-ed is an argument for dismantling the very mechanisms that protect the students most likely to be left behind. 

OPINION: Stripped of its appealing rhetoric, Laurie Gagnon's recent op-ed is an argument for dismantling the very mechanisms that protect the students most likely to be left behind.

Political Notebook: South Hadley voters reject controversial Proposition 2½ override The proposals sparked a heated local debate as sluggish state aid growth and strict limits on local tax increases continue to trap many local governments in a difficult position with few options to manage...

NEW: Political Notebook: South Hadley voters reject controversial Proposition 2½ override

commonwealthbeacon.org/government/l...

Massachusetts must have a common, measurable graduation standard for all students Stripped of its appealing rhetoric, Laurie Gagnon's recent op-ed is an argument for dismantling the very mechanisms that protect the students most likely to be left behind. 

New in OPINION: Massachusetts must have a common, measurable graduation standard for all students

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Massachusetts celebrates health care milestone amid gathering storm clouds Twenty years after Massachusetts passed landmark health care reform legislation that gave the state the highest rate of insurance coverage in the country, the leading players behind the law gathered in...

HEALTH CARE: Massachusetts celebrates health care milestone amid gathering storm clouds

Gasoline price spike bears down on Massachusetts Average regular gas prices in Massachusetts are now $3.97 per gallon, up sharply from $3.47 a month earlier – and $2.96 a year ago, according to AAA. 

ENERGY: Gasoline price spike bears down on Massachusetts