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

Healey seeking $250m for grid upgrades

Federal funds would promote offshore wind interconnections

Like Goldilocks, Glynn trying to fashion ‘just right’ T board

Says governor wants an activist, proactive panel

House leaders pushing majority rule in joint committees

Legislature’s energy panel split in two over the issue

Rollins wheeled and dealed with the Globe, Herald

Federal probes spotlight back-channel communications  

Commuter rail ridership, once dismal, continues to grow

Keolis experiment would extend $10 weekend fare to holidays

Split-in-two committee to hold dueling hearings this week

Amid standoff, House, Senate ce members to hold separate hearings

Fight erupts over committee rules on Beacon Hill

Chairs of energy committee clash over hearing scheduled for Thursday

New T board members set different tone

Ask more questions, may extend length of meetings

Energy storage facilities hit regulatory black hole

Siting board says it has no jurisdiction over projects in Carver, Medway

Senate budget embraces in-state tuition for undocumented students

Tax relief in ‘same ballpark’ as House; online lottery not included

Senate budget boosts RTA funding, backs fare-free buses

Accelerates Beacon Hill debate about how best to support low-income riders

Spilka following different path on tax relief

Says Senate will take up tax package sometime after budget is done

April tax revenues plunge 23% below forecasted levels

Leaders on Beacon Hill say tax package still in play

Healey playing catch-up with latest offshore wind procurement

Firms headed for default in last round not disqualified from this round

New Bedford says MBTA is shortchanging the city

Challenges Globe story suggesting mayor undermining South Coast Rail

Connecticut taking different approach to utility regulation

Seeks to link economic compensation to performance

MBTA addressing slow zones with track replacement

Nearly 1.5 miles of Red Line track to be replaced in May

Avangrid CEO mentions default on wind farm deal

Company previously said it would not honor contract terms

House approves budget amendments with little or no debate

‘Why do they call it a debate?’ asks Mass Fiscal Alliance

Antiracist think tank emerges in Northampton

Backs public policy by and for historically excluded people  

MBTA schedules slow zone work on Red Line

Scope of rail defect problem coming into focus, cause remains unclear

Taking a long view of the MBTA

Have hope, author says, because T has struggled many times before

Healey shaking up MBTA oversight board

Puts Glynn in charge, adds McGee, Goodwine

Boston, Harvard, BU negotiating I-90 Allston funding

State transportation officials optimistic on financing plan

Maine jury delivers hydro relief for Mass.

Panel clears major hurdle in way of transmission line

More near-miss incidents reported at the T

Worker who failed to get clearance for subway work seriously injured

Addressing T slow zones will take much of this year

7 p.m. shutdowns planned to address Blue Line track defects

AG reaches $300,000 Brayton Point settlement

Says land owner violated federal clean air, water laws

Mass. residents placed $568m in sports bets in March

DraftKings, FanDuel handled 77% of wagers

Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision

Congressman’s primary focus is on commuter rail