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Laura Colarusso @LauraColarusso

Editor @NiemanReports. Formerly of WGBH News, The Boston Globe, Newsweek/The Daily Beast and lots of other publications. lauracolarusso.com Cambridge, MA Joined January 2010
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4 days ago

Nine measures are in the mix for Massachusetts’s November ballot. So what happens if any of the proposals win at the polls? The answer is less straightforward than you might think. buff.ly/c0ugMbF

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2 weeks ago

One of the state’s most environmentally progressive communities is restructuring its climate staff and offices. The mayor bills it an effort to “enhance” climate efforts, but some see it as a red flag for future progress. buff.ly/7dwfHqD

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3 weeks ago

@Nerdplay This is one of your best ones yet. I’m still giggling.

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4 weeks ago

Gov. Healey is wading into an escalating battle between struggling rural towns along the Quabbin Reservoir and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, saying the agency should “more fully recognize” those communities. buff.ly/TYDmpZk

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a month ago

What else to read this morning: @HallieClaflin’s majestic profile of Dean Mazzarella, the longest-serving mayor in Massachusetts, who sometimes personally operates the “Flamingo Express” shuttle service and once DJ’d under the name “Disco Dino.” commonwealthbeacon.org/gateway-cities…

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a month ago

Reach the right candidates where they’re already engaged. Share your open role with CommonWealth Beacon readers through our website and daily newsletters. Learn more about our Job Board: buff.ly/xovBsbx

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2 months ago

A policy enacted over a decade ago requires large buildings in Boston to report energy use and gradually cut emissions to reach net zero by 2050. The data show the city's hospitals stand out as some of the lowest-performing buildings. buff.ly/jvNs6wi

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2 months ago

With up to nine ballot questions competing for voters' attention, how do election officials design a ballot that is clear, concise, and fair? buff.ly/sg9IYg7

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2 months ago

MASSterList and the State House News Service, in partnership with Axios Boston and CommonWealth Beacon, invite you to Meet the Media on Thursday, July 16. A roundtable discussion will feature CommonWealth Beacon editor Laura Colarusso. Purchase tickets: buff.ly/d3A9B3J

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2 months ago

The ballot cycle is about to hit its fiercest campaign months, but without two of the most debated policy pitches. Losses at the Supreme Judicial Court offer lessons for those looking for a simple way around lawmakers. buff.ly/djfjPEI

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2 months ago

As lawmakers in Massachusetts search for solutions to lower highest-in-the-nation child care prices, New Mexico is at the forefront of a massive policy experiment: making child care essentially cost-free to all families.

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2 months ago

Half of a record number of potential ballot measures landed in front of the Massachusetts high court this year, and three of them hit the wall. How did the buzziest ballot measures of the cycle get tripped up in court? Jennifer Smith explains.

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2 months ago

Three ballot measures are dead because they violated Article 48 — the part of the state Constitution that governs the ballot process. A bad summary, a forbidden subject, and an attempt to direct the Legislature kept them from voters. buff.ly/AXOYq85

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2 months ago

At a time when energy affordability is a top household concern and Bay Staters are confronting power prices at double the national average, Senate Democrats plan to advance a new energy bill next week. buff.ly/zLZWPZc

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3 months ago

On Monday, the SJC allowed a ballot question to replace the state’s partisan primary elections with an “all-party” primary to move forward. Proponents say the ballot measure could bring much-needed energy to the state’s notoriously uncompetitive races.

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4 months ago

Stories like this (and incredible colleagues like Chris) make me proud to work for CommonWealth Beacon! Give this a read: “We’re the richest state in the nation. So why does the American dream seem to be slipping away, especially for the next generation?” commonwealthbeacon.org/middle-class/i…

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4 months ago

Thirty years ago, @CWBeacon launched by examining the middle class in Massachusetts as revealed by one neighborhood in Billerica. I've spent the past month back where we started, trying to figure out: what even *is* the middle class in 2026? #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/middle-class/i…

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5 months ago

@Nerdplay

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7 months ago

@Nerdplay Hahahaha. I feel this one deeply.

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10 months ago

Thank you for the kind words @cpuja. Your expansive reporting and commitment to this story made it easy.

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Puja Changoiwala @cpuja

10 months ago

My editors, especially @LauraColarusso: thank you for your vision, warmth, and guidance through the six months we spent on this story together. It would've been impossible without you. And of course, many, many thanks, @Laadli_PF & @UNFPAIndia. The story: niemanreports.org/the-lonely-cru…

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10 months ago

NEW: House punts on sweeping energy bill that would dial back state climate commitments commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house-p…

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