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  New from  CommonWealth Beacon GOD’S BACKYARD:  The thousands of acres of land owned by religious institutions could host hundreds of thousands of new housing units, and advocates are  pushing for that kind of development  as part of a “Yes in God’s Back Yard,” or YIGBY, movement. Jennifer Smith has more.  HANSCOM:   Gov. Maura Healey  urged  federal immigration officials to stop using Hanscom Field and private aircraft as part of their deportation efforts, alleging that people are being moved from Massachusetts “without due process of law.” Ella Adams reports the details for State House News Service.  OPINION:  Hildreth Institute founder Robert Hildreth  warns  that aggressive immigration enforcement is injecting fear across the state’s schools, threatening to stall progress and undermine civic life.  Before you form an opinion, consider the consequences and review y...

  By  Kelly Garrity TOLL POLL —  Staring down the threat of slashed federal transportation grants and dwindling gas tax revenue, transit advocates are calling for lasting solutions to the state’s transportation funding struggles — solutions they say Bay Staters back. A majority of people surveyed in a new poll  conducted by the MassInc Polling Group for Transportation for Massachusetts said they want to see the state develop its own long-term funding plan, and pluralities said they’d be open to exploring new revenue sources, including tolls and congestion pricing. "The reality is we can’t take for granted that the federal dollars we’ve relied on  will always be there  . Massachusetts must strengthen its commitment to long-term transportation funding," Transportation for Massachusetts Executive Director Reggie Ramos said. "We need a proactive plan to ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable transportation — one that embraces fair and effective funding solutio...