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Boston rep sanctioned for spending campaign dollars on personal uses

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  New from  CommonWealth Beacon INSURANCE:  The state’s home insurer of last resort will soon  need to decide  whether to raise rates for the first time in two decades after a massive jump in enrollees, adding to broader concerns about affordability. Jordan Wolman explains.  FLU:   Public health officials  announced  two Boston children younger than two years old died from flu-related illnesses, bringing the statewide total to four this season, Sam Drysdale reports for State House News Service.  OPINION:  Middle school teacher and state representative candidate Johnnie McKnight  argues  that policymakers need to set guardrails around the use of AI to prevent swaths of workers from being left behind by the quickly developing technology.    Boston rep sanctioned for spending campaign dollars on personal uses   January 7, 2026 By  Chris Lisinski The state's campaign finance laws are notoriously generous when it come...

WBUR TODAY: Vet tech

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  ❤️  Donate Wednesday, January 7, 2026 🌨️  Wintery mix in the morning, high of 35 Good Morning Boston, Happy hump day! You're halfway through the first work week of 2026. How are those  resolutions  going? Anyway, let's get to the news. Tech for vets:  Massachusetts military veterans have a new way to access the bonuses they’re owed. State Treasurer Deb Goldberg yesterday unveiled a  new online portal  where veterans can apply for benefits and track the status of their applications. “Bottom line is, it allows for faster processing of the awards to the veterans,” Goldberg told WBUR’s Fausto Menard. “It’s just one more step to ensuring that we as a state and we as state government make sure that veterans and their families know how much we appreciate what they've done for us.” Among the benefits veterans can apply for online are so-called  “welcome home” bonuses : $1,000 for a deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan or another “imminent danger” locat...