WBUR TODAY: DraftKings, a paving company and dark money
❤️ Donate Tuesday, March 24, 2026 🌤️ Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Good Morning Boston, The Red Sox play their final spring training game today before the MLB regular season begins Thursday. Coincidentally, if you donate to WBUR today for our spring fundraiser, you can get this WBUR baseball hat . Now, to the news: Into the darkness: The number of so-called dark money groups trying to influence elections and policy in Massachusetts is growing, according to a new WBUR investigation . Officially known as 501(c)(4)s, these nonprofit groups can raise unlimited money from undisclosed donors and use it to produce ads or donate it to other groups (though they cannot donate the money directly to candidates). One Commonwealth, a 501(c)(4) group launched by Gov. Maura Healey's allies in 2024 to support her housing agenda, raised $748,000 in its first year. The group declined to disclose its donors. WBUR's Patrick Madden was able to identify two of...