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ADVERTISEMENT New from CommonWealth Beacon NEW CODCAST: Juana Matias, Massachusetts’s new housing secretary, said that the state is on track to meet its housing goals amid a scramble to dig out of a major shortfall. She sat down with Jennifer Smith in the most recent episode of The Codcast. BALLOT MEASURE: The Supreme Judicial Court in a ruling Monday allowed a ballot measure that would overhaul Massachusetts elections by ushering in a single, “all-party” primary system to go before voters this fall. Chris Lisinski reports. VACCINES: Massachusetts lawmakers will be weighing legislation seeking to eliminate a parent’s ability to claim a “religious exemption” from school vaccine mandates, writes Felice J. Freyer. ECONOMY: A Coca-Cola plant in Northampton is expected to close by the end of the year , laying off 175 workers in the process amid ongoing concerns about the state’s economic competitiveness. Alison Kuznits at State House News Service has more details. OPINION: Gov. ...