Transparency fight escalates as House votes to limit its exposure to audit, public records requests
ADVERTISEMENT New from CommonWealth Beacon EVs: Nearly four years after receiving $64 million from the federal government for electric vehicle infrastructure, Massachusetts still has not built a single charger through the program even as risks of funding clawbacks rise under President Trump. Jordan Wolman dives into the inaction that is “mystifying” transit advocates. TEACHERS: The Senate will approve legislation Thursday to give thousands of teachers a second chance to opt in to an enhanced retirement benefit program. Alison Kuznitz and Sam Drysdale explain for State House News Service. OPINION: Northeastern University professor and longtime media commentator Dan Kennedy argues that bills allowing legal ads to be published only on government websites, not with news organizations, threatens both democracy and journalism. Transparency fight escalates as House vot...