The grassroots campaign that changed health care
ADVERTISEMENT New from CommonWealth Beacon MATERNITY: Merrimack Health’s Methuen campus will shutter its maternity unit in August, the 12th closure of maternity services in Massachusetts since 2010. Hallie Claflin looks at the bigger picture. INSTAGRAM: The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Instagram owner Meta is not immune from a state lawsuit alleging it has addictive features that exploited young users. Chris Lisinski reports on the opinion’s national significance. BALLOT QUESTIONS: Lawmakers are offering mixed messages about a ballot question that would cut the income tax, at once slamming the campaign as “insulting” and also urging organizers to come to the table for negotiations. Chris Lisinski has more. OPINION: Education consultant Laurie Gagnon argues that policymakers should not view debate about graduation requirements as a “binary choice between state standa...