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  ADVERTISEMENT New from CommonWealth Beacon OPINION: Public water systems in 99 cities and towns across the Commonwealth have exceeded the state’s legal limit for PFAS .  By passing “An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS,” Massachusetts can join every other state in New England in phasing out these toxic “forever chemicals,” argues Connor Read, Westwood’s town administrator.  THE CODCAST: Child care costs in Massachusetts continue to top national rankings. Meanwhile, New Mexico has made child care essentially cost-free . Jacob Vigil, chief legislative officer of the advocacy group New Mexico Voices for Children, joins Chris Lisinski on The Codcast to discuss how his state got there and what lessons the Commonwealth could learn.  GOVERNMENT: Massachusetts could be on the hook to cover additional costs of the federal food and nutrition assistance program SNAP. It’s part of new penalties associated with exceeding the federal threshold for er...