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New from CommonWealth Beacon MATERNITY CARE: Mercy Medical Center in Springfield announced that it plans to temporarily halt maternity and newborn services starting December 8, sparking fears the hospital will be next in a decade-long trend of statewide maternity unit closures in a region where labor and delivery options have already dwindled. Hallie Claflin has more. AUDIT: Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s crusade to subject both the Legislature and governor’s office to the state’s public records law is turning to a familiar tactic: Go to the voters . And she’s putting her own muscle behind the effort, too. Chris Lisinski has the story. EVs: Massachusetts needs to triple its rate of deployment of electric vehicle chargers through 2030 to meet its climate commitments, but a pair of delays are further hampering that push. Jordan Wolman has details. HOUSING: Home prices are flattening ...