Decarbonizing New England’s power grid
OVERVIEW This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon’s Bruce Mohl is joined by Gordon van Welie, president and CEO of ISO New England, to discuss the challenges of moving to…
South Coast Rail coming to New Bedford, but not with MBTA assessments
South Coast Rail will begin running later this year. (Courtesy of CommonWealth Beacon) New Bedford is expected to join the list of MBTA communities later this year when South Coast…
Legislature gives Alaska Railroad permission to sell land in Nenana for river port
The SS Nenana, with summer visitors, is seen in Fairbanks in 2008. The historic steamship is housed at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks. (Photo provided by National Park Service) In 1923,…
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
An infant in Fayetteville, Ga., receives one of several routine vaccinations typically required for children entering K-12 schools. On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and with growing skepticism around…
West Coast universities launch new Pacific offshore wind collaborative
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has identified two spots on the Oregon Coast for floating wind farms. Some of the most powerful and consistent winds in the world are…
Migrants get aid at last CA border stop
Thauany Danielle, a 19-year-old asylum seeker from Brazil, grabs water and socks donated by the American Friends Service Committee as migrants wait for immigration officials between two U.S.-Mexico border walls…
Watch: Inside the multimillion-dollar battle for gambling rights in California
California’s powerful tribal casinos and their longtime rivals, privately owned gambling halls, are spending huge sums of money to influence lawmakers. The legislative fight could reshape the state’s multi-billion dollar…
Vegas PBS whistleblower alleges workplace retaliation, racism
(Photo: Hugh Jackson/Nevada Current) Policy, politics and progressive commentary A current employee at Vegas PBS has filed a discrimination complaint against the station, saying she’s risking her job because she…
An obscure drug discount program stifles use of federal lifeline by rural hospitals
Jones Regional Medical Center is a 22-bed critical access hospital in Anamosa, Iowa. It averages about seven inpatients a night and provides emergency services to the small community northeast of…
The filibuster comes to Minnesota
Sen. Eric Lucero, R-St. Michael, and several GOP members stand in protest to procedural rules on the Senate Floor as the 2024 Session draws to a close. Photo by A.J.…