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 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

Feb 8, 2019

The campaign money man

Sullivan makes sure candidates follow the rules and also sets some rules

R.I. offshore wind price bit higher than Mass.

For $225m, Eversource takes half share in Ørsted projects

Vineyard Wind, backed by Baker, plays power politics

Wind farm fails to gain major foothold in electricity auction

Homeowners, via Sunrun, participate in N.E. electricity auction

As a group, residents agree to provide 20mw of power in 2022-2023

T notes: GLT is the next big thing

Patriots parade; productivity push in repair shops

ML Strategies lobbying fees hit record level in 2018

Firm raked in $5.2m, topping the previous record the company set in 2016

Pollack prioritizes Red-Blue rail connector

Transit advocates press for quick action on the project

Bio folks cool to Baker drug proposal

Panel explores eye-popping prices -- and benefits

Electricity storage takes key role in energy efficiency plan

Mass Save appears to be shifting focus of the program

House rules debate could get lively

Progressives mobilizing, Dooley unionizing, 'he' vs. 'them'

Charters facing backlash all over country

From New Bedford to LA, the fight goes on

T notes: Commuter ridership remains something of a mystery

Kornegay at MassHousing named to control board

Nevada gaming officials propose fine for Wynn Resorts

Under settlement, company’s licenses would not be affected

MBTA proposes 6.3% increase in fares

Subway price to rise 15 cents, bus 10 cents, LinkPass $5.50