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  New from  CommonWealth Beacon CAMPAIGN FINANCE:  State Rep. Chynah Tyler of Boston  will pay  a $6,000 civil forfeiture to the state and submit to greater campaign-finance scrutiny for the next six months, after Uber Eats, audiobooks, and thousands of dollars in unexplained spending landed the Roxbury pol in hot water with state political finance regulators. Chris Lisinski has more.   Inclusionary zoning in the legal firing line as Senate tries to boost policy   January 8, 2026 By  JENNIFER SMITH Just as an end-of-year lawsuit launched a broadside against a decades-old policy to boost affordable development, state lawmakers moved to make it easier for cities and towns to roll out their version of that same policy. A Cambridge developer is arguing that the city’s so-called inclusionary zoning program, which requires developers to set aside a number of units for lower- and middle-income people, is unconstitutional at its core. The suit aims to crack the fou...

  ❤️  Donate Thursday, January 8, 2026 ☀️ Sunny, in the low 40s. Watch out for slick roads and sidewalks this morning. Good Morning Boston, In Minneapolis,  fallout continues  from the ICE shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good. Federal and local officials dispute what led to the killing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem insisted Good’s actions were “an act of domestic terrorism,” while Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz warned “don’t believe this propaganda machine.” Several videos captured by bystanders show the shooting itself. Last night,  thousands of people gathered  peacefully across Minnesota to mourn Good. Our friends at Minnesota Public Radio are  covering all angles of the shooting . There's a lot going on today, so let's buckle down and get to the news: The data's in the details :   Among a  flurry of new laws  going into effect this year is one requiring state agencies to  collect more detailed demographic data  . Proponen...