Bay State weighs big data center expansions and four more stories
ADVERTISEMENT The Saturday Send Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed. This week, reporter Jordan Wolman covers how expanding data centers are pitting two major Democratic constituencies — union members and environmentalists — against one another. Local decisions over whether to site these projects may have broader consequences, especially for Gov. Healey's push to make the Bay State a leader in AI. Plus, a state proposal to rein in third-party electricity providers could lead to lower rates for some customers, proponents of ballot initiatives to impose rent control and ease zoning to allow starter homes exchange jabs during hearings, a proposal to regulate legislative stipends could also have implications for how business is done on Beacon Hill, and Gateway City superintendents attribute dropping student enrollment to immigration crack...