Findings from the state's unreleased climate study and four more stories
ADVERTISEMENT National Grid is strengthening its systems and preparing crews for winter weather to help deliver safe, reliable energy communities depend on. The Saturday Send Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed. This week, Massachusetts paid nearly $400,00 to help identify innovative approaches to improving the electric distribution system and meet net-zero climate targets. The report was submitted to the state three years ago, but never made public. Jordan Wolman reports. Amid concerns that AI is developing too fast, Gov. Maura Healey is now saying “we need more guardrails and protections” around the technology even as agencies across the state are using it; Massachusetts is no longer the worst state for electoral competition , according to Ballotpedia; amid a new push for accountability for institutions that enabled sexual abuse of children, the Legislature has given no clear sign it will act swiftly...