Bruce Mohl

Editor, CommonWealth

About Bruce Mohl

Bruce Mohl is the editor of CommonWealth magazine. Bruce came to CommonWealth from the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper. At CommonWealth, Bruce helped launch the magazine’s website and has written about a wide range of issues with a special focus on politics, tax policy, energy, and gambling. Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He lives in Dorchester.

About Bruce Mohl

Bruce Mohl is the editor of CommonWealth magazine. Bruce came to CommonWealth from the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper. At CommonWealth, Bruce helped launch the magazine’s website and has written about a wide range of issues with a special focus on politics, tax policy, energy, and gambling. Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He lives in Dorchester.

Stories by Bruce Mohl

T board trying to kickstart revenue debate

Pollack offers help, but acknowledges she doesn’t agree with FMCB

Is consensus emerging on what MBTA needs?

Wu, Regan at odds on fare hike, but not on big picture

SE Mass. officials seek “tweak’ in wind policy

Say emphasis on price is hurting onshore industry-building

Women underrepresented at Mass. business groups

Lewis pushing bills mandating women on state, corporate boards

Alice Paul still resonates in today’s Boston

What the NAACP convention means to Tanisha Sullivan

opinion

T notes: DeLeo open to tax hikes

$10 weekend commuter rail fare is now permanent

Kravetz steps down as GM of WBUR

BU vague on why builder of public radio powerhouse had to go

T control board wants to discuss new revenues with lawmakers

Members appear to be breaking away from the Baker script

Frustrated MBTA board OKs fare hike

Members say many functions broken at transit authority

Osgood details mayor’s transportation initiatives

Wu pushed some of the measures, split with Walsh on others

Walsh wants to pilot 2 more dedicated bus lanes

Also plans to open pickup-dropoff zone for ride hailing apps

Baker, T board members at odds on revenue strategy

Tibbits-Nutt: ‘We’ve just been kind of kicking the can’

Will 2019 be a turning point for the T?

Report cites progress, but questions whether it will be visible to riders

Uber, Lyft too big to ignore

Calls are rising to level the playing field between the T, ride-hailing apps

T notes: Falling behind on own-source revenues

Advertising, parking, real estate are under-performing

T board wary of go-it-alone fare hike

Lang: Political leaders should ‘grow a little courage’ on transportation revenues

Nursing home industry sounds alarm

Warns inadequate rates putting facilities in jeopardy

Pedestrian fatalities keep rising nationally

Nearly half of deaths occur in five states

Beacon Hill lobbying hierarchy changing a bit

Offshore wind, pot propelling Smith Costello & Crawford

Report: Transportation funding shortfall $8.4b

Highway system finances worse off than MBTA

Grid operator laments lack of action on carbon pricing

Says New England states uninterested; New York pushing ahead

Gaming panel clears path for Wynn report

Tells lawyers to finalize agreement ending lawsuit logjam

Spilka: Lewis will help spur ed reform

House veteran sees Senate focus on results over rhetoric

Are you tired of electoral spoilers?

Some are suggesting ranked choice voting is the answer

Chang-Diaz reassigned; post left vacant for McMurtry

Education committee now headed by 2 lawmakers from affluent suburbs

Holyoke utility, citing pipeline constraints, halts natural gas hookups

Baker administration shows no interest in expanding natural gas infrastructure

Feb 14, 2019

Rodrigues, a ‘boring middle’ Dem, named Senate budget chief

Westport lawmaker headed Ethics Committee during Rosenberg investigation

House plays follow the leader

Massive vote switch shows how lawmakers do what DeLeo wants

T notes: Fare gates left open at many stations on Patriots parade day

Power cable outage caused Friday meltdown

DOT notes: Get ready for Pike delays

Sumner Tunnel traffic way, way up