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The Saturday Send

Welcome back to the Saturday Send, a weekly digest of stories from CommonWealth Beacon that you may have missed.  This week, the MBTA says it's ready to roll out Green Line cars with anti-collision alerts and Gov. Healey proposes a flood disclosure mandate for home sellers. Plus, Mayor Wu makes a third run at a temporary shift in the city’s tax rate, the Commonwealth's case against Meta finally heads to court, and the Legislature cuts funding for communities hosting casinos. Check out those stories below, and, as always, thanks for reading. — The CommonWealth Beacon team

The T will soon roll out Green Line trolleys with anti-collision tech By Chris Lisinski More than 16 years after federal overseers recommended it, the MBTA is on the verge of deploying anti-collision technology on the Green Line, even though the timeline has slipped later than officials last promised. READ MORE

‘People have a right to know’: Flood disclosures poised to step into legislative limelight next year By Jordan Wolman As flooding touches more Massachusetts households, Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a new requirement to mandate the flood disclosures as a means of steering people out of harm’s way in the first place. READ MORE

A third tilt at the windmill for Wu’s tax shift By Jennifer Smith In letters to the city council and business leaders on Wednesday, Wu warned that residential property taxes are poised for a second double-digit year-over-year increase in a row, with officials projecting a 13 percent rise next year. READ MORE

AG’s suit against Meta hits the SJC  By Jennifer Smith The case, scheduled for oral argument Friday morning, puts Massachusetts at the center of a debate over Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies from lawsuits over user-generated content. READ MORE

‘It couldn’t come at a worse time’: Legislature strips casino mitigation funds amid municipal budget woes   By Hallie Claflin The move falls in line with the Legislature’s penny-pinching efforts to alleviate state budget pressures amid a host of federal funding claw backs nearly a year into the second Trump administration. Gateway Cities with budgets already nearing a breaking point will now lose out on funds they have used for nearly a decade. READ MORE

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The Legislature breaks for the holidays and ballot season heats up This week on The Codcast, CommonWealth Beacon reporters Jennifer Smith and Chris Lisinski check in as Beacon Hill heads into its winter break. Chris looks back at the end of year lawmaking hustle, and what was left for 2026, then turns to a possibly record-smashing number of ballot questions that could land before voters next November. LISTEN NOW

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