Healey just keeps swimming and four more stories

The Saturday Send

Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed.  This week, it's all about polls. Gov. Healey keeps her head above water and Massachusetts residents sound off on health insurance. Plus: A Connecticut lawmaker points the finger at Western Mass. cities after sewage overflows and the Codcast sits down with Massport CEO Rich Davey. Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for reading. — The CommonWealth Beacon team

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Healey holds her head above water in new poll  By Jennifer Smith Asked how they thought Healey is doing as governor, 20 percent of residents said they strongly approve of her performance, 36 percent say they somewhat approve, 15 percent somewhat disapprove, 18 percent strongly disapprove, and 11 percent said they were unsure. READ MORE

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New poll shows high satisfaction with health insurance in Mass., even as residents delay or skip care for cost reasons  By Jennifer Smith New polling for CommonWealth Beacon conducted by the MassINC Polling Group paints a picture of Massachusetts residents mostly happy with their health care coverage, especially when compared with other states, even while large slices of the population report struggling with cost and access. READ MORE

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Western Mass. cities working to prevent sewer overflows amid funding challenges and intensifying rain  By Hallie Claflin Springfield, Holyoke, and Chicopee have made multi-million-dollar efforts in recent years to prevent sewer overflows, but as climate change continues to worsen heavy rain events, inevitable overflow events are working against their progress. READ MORE

Blocking and tackling with Massport CEO Rich Davey By CommonWealth Beacon staff This week on the Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporter Jennifer Smith talks with Rich Davey, who just finished his first year as CEO of Massport. They talk about his long history of ground transportation work, plans to improve air travel, and whether Boston actually could have handled the 2024 Olympics. READ MORE

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Mass. public defender agency hires 22 new attorneys in rapid expansion By  Michael P. Norton I State House News Service The new positions come after a new law was passed requiring the CPCS Public Defender Division to hire 320 attorneys over two fiscal years. READ MORE

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