Andy Metzger

Reporter, CommonWealth magazine

About Andy Metzger

Andy Metzger joined CommonWealth Magazine as a reporter in January 2019. He has covered news in Massachusetts since 2007. For more than six years starting in May 2012 he wrote about state politics and government for the State House News Service.  At the News Service, he followed three criminal trials from opening statements to verdicts, tracked bills through the flumes and eddies of the Legislature, and sounded out the governor’s point of view on a host of issues – from the proposed Olympics bid to federal politics.

Before that, Metzger worked at the Chelmsford Independent, The Arlington Advocate, the Somerville Journal and the Cambridge Chronicle, weekly community newspapers that cover an array of local topics. Metzger graduated from UMass Boston in 2006. In addition to his written journalism, Metzger produced a work of illustrated journalism about Gov. Charlie Baker’s record regarding the MBTA. He lives in Somerville and commutes mainly by bicycle.

About Andy Metzger

Andy Metzger joined CommonWealth Magazine as a reporter in January 2019. He has covered news in Massachusetts since 2007. For more than six years starting in May 2012 he wrote about state politics and government for the State House News Service.  At the News Service, he followed three criminal trials from opening statements to verdicts, tracked bills through the flumes and eddies of the Legislature, and sounded out the governor’s point of view on a host of issues – from the proposed Olympics bid to federal politics.

Before that, Metzger worked at the Chelmsford Independent, The Arlington Advocate, the Somerville Journal and the Cambridge Chronicle, weekly community newspapers that cover an array of local topics. Metzger graduated from UMass Boston in 2006. In addition to his written journalism, Metzger produced a work of illustrated journalism about Gov. Charlie Baker’s record regarding the MBTA. He lives in Somerville and commutes mainly by bicycle.

Stories by Andy Metzger

Boston students get unfortunate education in racism

School trip to Museum of Fine Arts turned sour

Boncore withdraws pharma-friendly budget amendment

Senate disagreement over drug pricing looming with House

Senate trying to limit policy proposals in budget

Shift seen as part of effort to work through joint committees

Labor attorney launches bid for US Senate

Liss-Riordan running for Markey’s seat

Supreme Court declines to take up corporate spending appeal

Mass. ban remains on corporate spending on political candidates

Putting out a welcome mat for housing

Advocate: Everyone except speculators lose with status quo

Thornton squeaks out a win from divided FEC

Lawsuit still possible in political contribution case

Pulling the data together

Isolation problem: T fares rising faster than cost of driving

Trend could hinder efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Beacon Hill housing debate centers around local control

Baker’s incremental approach hit as day late, dollar short

State turns profit on GE HQ sale

Company never tapped $25m in tax breaks

Impact of Uber, Lyft driver strike unclear

Uber, preparing for IPO, sees little change in Boston

Senate budget stirs ire of MassBIO with drug pricing proposal

Coughlin calls Ways and Means approach ‘radical, unproven policy’

T notes: South Shore customers want later trains

MBTA GM wants less jargon in messages to customers

Poftak: MBTA needs more capacity to meet spending goals

T plans to up yearly repair budget to $1.5 billion

Pelosi shocked by Trump’s attack on Mass. DAs

Pressley, Clark back lawsuit to limit immigration arrests

Senate takes on racial profiling, again, in distracted driving bill

Ways and Means legislation requires data collection by police

Tug-of-war over wanted immigrant in Salem court

Judge denies bail to keep defendant from feds

What you need to know about the Wynn decision

Las Vegas firm has 30 days to pay $35m

‘Deeply troubled’ Gaming Commission allows Wynn to open casino

Company hit with $35m fine and CEO assessed $500,000

Baker admin taking the lead on carbon pricing effort

Despite resistance to new revenue, initiative could finance investments

House Progressives get some action on budget priorities

Progressive Mass. wants “bolder” requests from caucus

Are road rage and maddening traffic congestion linked?

It’s easy to get ticked-off by tie-ups

Belsito prepares to take on Moulton as a Dem

In 2014, she backed GOP’s Tisei in race for same seat

T notes: Fare gates coming to 3 commuter rail stations

Agency hires new administrator, commuter rail chief

T hires new administrator and commuter rail chief

Panagore and DiAdamo both have experience locally

Proposal nudges sheriffs into civil asset forfeiture

Baker calls it accounting move, but Cabral wants to block it

July 15, 2016

Bill Weld’s longshot candidacy begins

Lonely going so far for Republican challenger

When muskets defended the editorial page

Press freedom in better shape today -- or is it?

Everett schools reckoning with its #metoo legacy