COMMONWEALTH BEACON: House passes Mass Save cuts and four more stories
ADVERTISEMENT 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 the massive energy bill aimed at curbing utility costs that was recently approved by the House and is on its way to the Senate. If passed, the law would slash the budget for Mass Save, a ratepayer-funded program that offers home weatherization and heat pump instillation, by $1 billion. Also this week, teachers debate a new proposed curriculum based on the "science of reading," top Democrats in the legislature are frustrated by numerous ballot questions they say are funded by special interests, and the downtowns of six Gateway Cities get a boost through MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative. Plus, reporter Chris Lisinski speaks to former transportation secretary Jim Aloisi and Pioneer Institute's Charlie Chi...