Breaking News Headlines Today

News from CommonWealth Beacon

All of today’s top news stories from CommonWealth Beacon. Get the full analysis behind how media bias impacts breaking news.

Overall, we’ve indexed 155 stories from CommonWealth Beacon over the past 3 months.

CommonWealth Beacon’s media bias is Left. Ground News assigned this score by aggregating media bias ratings of a Left rating from Media Bias/Fact Check .

If you want to know if CommonWealth Beacon is credible or reliable, look no further. We rank CommonWealth Beacon as High factuality. Find out more about our methodology here.

Information about CommonWealth Beacon

Where is CommonWealth Beacon located?CommonWealth Beacon's Website

Media Bias Ratings

Average Bias Rating:

Left

byMedia Bias/Fact Check

Do you disagree?

Edit bias

Learn more about Media Bias Ratings.

Factuality

Learn more about Factuality Ratings

Reveal Factuality Ratings by upgrading to a Premium account.

Tap Upgrade to explore subscription options to meet all your reading needs.

Ownership

Learn more about Ownership categories

Reveal Ownership Data by upgrading to a Vantage account.

Tap Upgrade to explore subscription options to meet all your reading needs.

4 Things to Know About Trump’s Tax Bill Creating a Projected $1.1B Hole in Michigan’s Budget

50% Left coverage: 4 sources

The projected shortfall will likely put a wrench into ongoing negotiations over a long-term road funding plan for Michigan.See the Story

70 percent of Mass. infants live in child care deserts, according to state data - CommonWealth Beacon

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

THE VAST MAJORITY of infants and a plurality of toddlers in Massachusetts live in child care deserts, new state data show. Despite the recent increases in early education system capacity, sizeable gaps remain between available seats and the overall number of children, and program capacity falls short for tens of thousands of young children in each early education age group across the state. Around 59,000 (70 percent) of infants, around 43,000 (…Boston, Massachusetts · Boston See the Story

Three ways for Massachusetts to lead post-'Big Beautiful' bill - CommonWealth Beacon

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

“AGAIN AND AGAIN in American history, we seem to be at our very best when things are at their very worst,” write Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson in their book Abundance. The recent passage of the misnomered One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 marks a low point, yet it presents an opportunity for Massachusetts to lead through crisis, much as we did 250 years ago in leading our fledgling country’s fight for independence. Here are three ways our Commo…Worcester, Massachusetts · Worcester Read Article

‘Easier said than done’: Former mill cities struggle to rehab vacant, blighted properties in Western Mass. - CommonWealth Beacon

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

WHILE WALKING along Holyoke’s sprawling canals, it’s hard to ignore the former mill city’s industrial past and historic design. Established as a textile and paper manufacturing center, Holyoke became the largest producer of paper goods in the country by 1885. It was also home to some of the largest silk and alpaca wool mills in the world. Now, dozens of those old mills sit boarded up along the canal system and have been mostly vacant for decad…Holyoke · Holyoke Read Article

Healey's veto of funding for GLP-1 drugs harms public employees and the economy - CommonWealth Beacon

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Shouldn’t Massachusetts lead the way, rather than leave its citizens behind on this critical issue?Boston, Massachusetts · Boston Read Article

It's not just Wu and Kraft: Meet the Boston mayoral candidates not in the spotlight

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

They're far behind Mayor Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft in recent polls, but Hyde Park's Domingos DaRosa and Robert Cappucci of East Boston are making their pitch to voters.Boston, Massachusetts · Boston See the Story

A nation of immigrants imperiled - CommonWealth Beacon

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

AT THE RECENT graduation ceremony for Northern Essex Community College’s Center for Adult Education, we celebrated the accomplishments of 24 students who had completed their high school equivalency exams, dozens more who finished English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs, 15 inductees into the National Adult Education Honor Society, and six newly naturalized citizens of the United States, who, waving American flags, treated the cro…Immigration · Haverhill Read Article

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

AFTER OPENING A water bill last year, Ruth Solomon saw an advertisement for a novel program that sought to encourage Boston residents to build green roofs. The 51-year-old mom from Jamaica Plain had been intrigued by the benefits of such roofs, which act like sponges, using a range of plants to absorb stormwater and help reduce electricity costs by improving insulation. “We thought it would be a good thing to do,” she said. Last fall, Solomon…Boston, Massachusetts · Boston Read Article

Nicotine bans are tired 'nanny state' politics - CommonWealth Beacon

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

MASSACHUSETTS LAWMAKERS are again trying to take away your civil liberties – but a growing number of cities and towns are saying “no.” In an era where transparency, government accountability and personal freedoms are in peril every day, it is rather stunning that state legislators want to impose bans on tobacco and nicotine products that will forever prohibit anyone born after January 1, 2006, from being able to purchase legal adult products. Th…Rhode Island · Rhode Island See the Story

News from CommonWealth Beacon

News from CommonWealth Beacon

Information about CommonWealth Beacon

Media Bias Ratings

Factuality

Ownership

Top CommonWealth Beacon News

Senate and House Pass Bill Including Pay Raise for Public Defenders

First Step in Ballot Question Approval Process Complete in Massachusetts

4 Things to Know About Trump’s Tax Bill Creating a Projected $1.1B Hole in Michigan’s Budget

70 percent of Mass. infants live in child care deserts, according to state data - CommonWealth Beacon

Three ways for Massachusetts to lead post-'Big Beautiful' bill - CommonWealth Beacon

‘Easier said than done’: Former mill cities struggle to rehab vacant, blighted properties in Western Mass. - CommonWealth Beacon

Healey's veto of funding for GLP-1 drugs harms public employees and the economy - CommonWealth Beacon

It's not just Wu and Kraft: Meet the Boston mayoral candidates not in the spotlight

A nation of immigrants imperiled - CommonWealth Beacon

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon

Nicotine bans are tired 'nanny state' politics - CommonWealth Beacon

Similar News Topics

Topics Most Covered by CommonWealth Beacon

Sources Covering Similar Topics

Breaking News Topics Related to CommonWealth Beacon

Information about CommonWealth Beacon

Media Bias Ratings

Factuality

Ownership

70 percent of Mass. infants live in child care deserts, according to state data - CommonWealth Beacon

Three ways for Massachusetts to lead post-'Big Beautiful' bill - CommonWealth Beacon

‘Easier said than done’: Former mill cities struggle to rehab vacant, blighted properties in Western Mass. - CommonWealth Beacon

Healey's veto of funding for GLP-1 drugs harms public employees and the economy - CommonWealth Beacon

It's not just Wu and Kraft: Meet the Boston mayoral candidates not in the spotlight

A nation of immigrants imperiled - CommonWealth Beacon

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon

Nicotine bans are tired 'nanny state' politics - CommonWealth Beacon

News from CommonWealth Beacon

News from CommonWealth Beacon

Information about CommonWealth Beacon

Media Bias Ratings

Factuality

Ownership

Top CommonWealth Beacon News

Senate and House Pass Bill Including Pay Raise for Public Defenders

First Step in Ballot Question Approval Process Complete in Massachusetts

4 Things to Know About Trump’s Tax Bill Creating a Projected $1.1B Hole in Michigan’s Budget

70 percent of Mass. infants live in child care deserts, according to state data - CommonWealth Beacon

Three ways for Massachusetts to lead post-'Big Beautiful' bill - CommonWealth Beacon

‘Easier said than done’: Former mill cities struggle to rehab vacant, blighted properties in Western Mass. - CommonWealth Beacon

Healey's veto of funding for GLP-1 drugs harms public employees and the economy - CommonWealth Beacon

It's not just Wu and Kraft: Meet the Boston mayoral candidates not in the spotlight

A nation of immigrants imperiled - CommonWealth Beacon

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon

Nicotine bans are tired 'nanny state' politics - CommonWealth Beacon

Similar News Topics

Topics Most Covered by CommonWealth Beacon

Sources Covering Similar Topics

Breaking News Topics Related to CommonWealth Beacon

Information about CommonWealth Beacon

Media Bias Ratings

Factuality

Ownership

70 percent of Mass. infants live in child care deserts, according to state data - CommonWealth Beacon

Three ways for Massachusetts to lead post-'Big Beautiful' bill - CommonWealth Beacon

‘Easier said than done’: Former mill cities struggle to rehab vacant, blighted properties in Western Mass. - CommonWealth Beacon

Healey's veto of funding for GLP-1 drugs harms public employees and the economy - CommonWealth Beacon

It's not just Wu and Kraft: Meet the Boston mayoral candidates not in the spotlight

A nation of immigrants imperiled - CommonWealth Beacon

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon

Nicotine bans are tired 'nanny state' politics - CommonWealth Beacon

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon