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

Nursing home industry sounds alarm – again

Official says 1 of every 5 positions unfilled

T gets/gives updates on collision, derailment

Speed is issue on collision; new Orange Line vehicles return

4-5-21

Baker: Janey can’t just withdraw harbor plan

Says she would have to submit a new plan for approval

State takes down stairs where BU prof died

‘We felt it was important,’ Baker says

What’s behind one lawsuit against Vineyard Wind

Climate change isn’t the only concern, says Hawkins

Bally’s in R.I. taking aim at Mass.

Some Bay State lawmakers eager to fire back

Baker-affiliated super PAC has gone silent

No spending on Boston mayor’s race, other local campaigns

Vineyard Wind completes $2.3b bank financing

Work to start Thursday in Barnstable

Incumbent mayors in Framingham, Gloucester face uphill battles

Spicer, Romeo Theken take drubbings but make it into finals

Death at closed, rusted staircase a mystery

BU professor found dead beneath fenced-off steps

A 2d lawsuit in works against Vineyard Wind

Fishing alliance criticizes lack of mitigation measures

Baker aide tells Somerset she wants to work with town

Theoharides confirms state owns land at Brayton Point

Call for big investments, but no new taxes, fees

Boston mayoral candidates differ on fare-free T

School bus company pays $165,000 to settle idling charges

Diesel engines ran for 20 minutes outside New Bedford schools

Key breakthrough in fusion energy production

MIT official calls technology a climate game changer

Curtatone to head Northeast Clean Energy Council

Somerville mayor isn’t ruling out running for office in future

Dem candidates for governor pushing big, expensive ideas

Is the time right, or are they bucking historical trend

Boston isn’t the only city with a hot mayoral election

Seven other municipalities feature races without incumbents

Legalization of happy hours, fireworks among approved ballot questions

Voter ID, gig workers, higher zero emission vehicle rebates also move ahead

Ida renews calls for decentralizing grid

New Orleans could be in the dark for days or weeks

Reckoning coming as fed unemployment benefits ending

For 300,000 Mass. residents, special programs expire at week’s end

Unclear whether VaxMillions increased vaccinations

Despite the spin, there is no clear evidence of success

Wooing back riders: A tale of 2 transit agencies

Metro in DC adding service -- and cutting fares

Is it Cape Wind all over again?

Nantucket residents file suit to block Vineyard Wind

#111 bus now getting attention from the MBTA

Route now has most bus-only lanes in system

Feb 24, 2021

Battling over religion and vaccines

As vaccine pressure builds, religious exemption comes under fire

Rep. Hill appointed to Gaming Commission

Leaving Legislature after 22 years in office

Clean Energy Center offers help on Brayton Point

$18,000 grant to explore offshore wind possibilities

Baker orders state employees to be vaccinated

In policy shift, governor sets Oct. 17 deadline

Some Varsity Blues parents seek day in court

Wilson’s Netflix lawsuit hints at possible defense