No way in and no way out: Beacon Hill hasn’t kept track of which communities qualify for Gateway City status
New from CommonWealth Beacon INCLUSIONARY ZONING : Just as an end-of-year lawsuit launched a broadside against a decades-old policy to boost affordable development , state lawmakers moved to make it easier for cities and towns to roll out their version of that same policy. Jennifer Smith has more. HEALTH INSURANCE RELIEF : The state plans to pump an additional $250 million into heavily subsidized insurance offered through the Massachusetts Health Connector to staunch skyrocketing costs for middle-class Bay Staters, Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Thursday. Alison Kuznitz of State House News Service has more. SENATE ACTION : After turning up their collective noses at Mayor Michelle Wu’s latest attempt to rebalance Boston’s property tax bills, Senate leaders are ready to forge ahead with their own relief plans — and to wrench open the financial curtains on a re...