Dan Cohen

Sep 16, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Colin Young |Bhaamati Borkhetaria |Chris Lisinski |Dan Cohen

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICECANNABIS CONTROL Commission Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien was suspended from her position by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who chose her for the job a year ago, as upheaval continues to collide with the CCC's hefty regulatory and policy responsibilities. Goldberg's office did not say why the treasurer put the O'Brien on a paid suspension, a move that the Boston Globe reported earlier Friday afternoon, or whether the intention is to ultimately remove her from the CCC.

Sep 15, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Chris Lisinski |Dan Cohen |Jennifer Smith |Vick Mohanka

STATE PROGRAMS DESIGNED to boost home ownership by people of color are working, but more funding, outreach, and affordable homes are needed to significantly reduce the historical racial gap in home ownership, according to a new put out by the research arm of the Boston Foundation. The Boston Indicators report says decades of explicit exclusion, zoning laws, predatory lending practices, and wealth extraction have left large racial disparities in homeownership.

Sep 14, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Chris Lisinski |Dan Cohen |Jennifer Smith

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICEFEDERAL REGULATORS once again ordered the MBTA to make immediate changes after a series of incidents in which employees narrowly avoided being struck by trains, a repeat of the same "near miss" issue that landed the T in the spotlight earlier this year.

Sep 14, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Dan Cohen |Jennifer Smith |Vick Mohanka

THERE IS AN intense debate in progressive circles (behind the scenes, for the most part) on whether to pursue a ballot initiative for the 2024 election to enable municipalities to enact policies to stabilize rents in their communities.