THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE WAYS AND MEANS Committee sounds as if he is in no hurry to eliminate the sunset provision contained in the state’s film tax credit law. […]
Bruce Mohl
Bruce Mohl oversees the production of content and edits reports, along with carrying out his own reporting with a particular focus on transportation, energy, and climate issues.
He previously worked at 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.
Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Posted inPolitics
Senate trying public-shaming approach on drug pricing
TO DEAL WITH the rising cost of pharmaceutical drugs, the Massachusetts Senate is considering two approaches, one that involves public shaming of drug manufacturers and another that tells insurers to […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Bump weighs in on sentencing guideline dispute
STATE AUDITOR SUZANNE BUMP released an audit on Thursday that concluded draft sentencing guidelines are being used by judges across the state even though the guidelines have never been enacted […]
Posted inTransportation
Biz group outlines roadway pricing proposal
THE BUSINESS GROUP A Better City estimates Massachusetts will need to raise a minimum of $50 billion over the next 20 years to meet transportation needs, and is proposing a […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn CEO: Encore spending levels will decline
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Wynn Resorts signaled on Wednesday that the company needs to rein in costs at the Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, with the casino and hotel reporting […]
Posted inNews Analysis
Who’s in charge of Mass. offshore wind procurements?
THE MOST RECENT offshore wind procurement exposed a major flaw in the selection process, as the state’s three utilities – and not elected officials and their staffers – were charged […]
Posted inPolitics
Super PAC with ties to Baker backs 11 winners
An earlier version of this story incorrectly provided results on a Worcester City Council race and mischaracterized a candidate in Melrose, so that information and totals have been updated. A […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: GLX will be big money loser
THE MBTA IS FORECASTING that the cost of running the Green Line extension in its first full year of operation will far exceed the revenue gained. According to projections provided […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Is Museum of Science treating its workers poorly?
THE NONPROFIT Museum of Science is operating like – well, a business. That’s the broad takeaway from a story in the Boston Globe, which reports that sales employees at the […]
Posted inTransportation
T board approves commuter rail vision
THE MBTA’S OVERSIGHT BOARD unanimously approved five resolutions on Monday designed to start transforming the state’s commuter rail network into more of a subway-like system with electrified trains arriving every […]
Posted inTransportation
Biz officials: New transportation funds needed
THE DERAILMENT on the Red Line in June may have been a turning point. After Gov. Charlie Baker visited the crash site, he decided it was time to accelerate repairs […]
Posted inTransportation
T control board leans toward new revenue
A MAJORITY OF THE FIVE members of the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board, all appointees of Gov. Charlie Baker, support the idea that the T needs more revenue. They […]
Posted inEnvironment
Mayflower’s lowest-price offshore wind option selected
MAYFLOWER WIND WAS SELECTED as the winner of the state’s second offshore wind farm procurement with a proposal that the company said offered the lowest price and the least onshore […]
Posted inTransportation
Businesses weigh in on transpo taxes, fees
ON THE EVE of a long-anticipated legislative debate on transportation, most members of a coalition of Massachusetts businesses see a need for some form of new revenue, but there is […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Shakespeare & Co. looking for partner
SHAKESPEARE & CO., a Lenox nonprofit that produces the Bard’s plays, educates teachers, and trains actors, is looking to diversify. Like most artistic groups, Shakespeare & Co. struggles to make […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Payroll finally getting back to 2015 levels
THE MBTA PAYROLL is slowly returning to the staffing level it was at in fiscal 2015, at the start of the Baker administration. According to figures presented to the Fiscal […]
Posted inTransportation
Commuter rail group backs big expansion
This story was updated at 6 p.m. A 25-MEMBER ADVISORY GROUP that has been studying the future of commuter rail for the last 18 months presented a fairly united front […]
Posted inEnvironment
Healey sues ExxonMobil, alleges climate change deception
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY sued ExxonMobil Corp. on Thursday, accusing the company of misleading Massachusetts investors and consumers by withholding information linking its fossil fuel products to climate change. The […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollster explores commuter rail survey
Richard Parr, the research director of the MassINC Polling Group, said he was surprised at the strong support in a statewide, online poll for regional rail and a number of other ambitious transportation initiatives, […]
Posted inHealth Care
Frustration surfaces at Health Policy Commission
THERE WAS A LONG, awkward silence Wednesday when a power-packed panel of CEOs from the state’s largest health care organizations was asked by a member of the Health Policy Commission […]
Posted inTransportation
Cities eye higher fees on Uber, Lyft rides
HIGHER FEES on Uber and Lyft rides appear to be gaining some momentum around the country as a way of raising money and dealing with congestion, and they are likely […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Revenue discussion still percolating
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE PUBLIC have yet to hear from the T’s Fiscal and Management Control Board on whether new transportation revenues are needed, but two members who weighed in […]
Posted inTransportation
After Orange Line closure, more apologies from the T
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER STEVE POFTAK apologized repeatedly for a construction accident that prevented weekend work on the Orange Line from wrapping up as planned Sunday evening, snarling Monday morning commutes […]
Posted inGambling
Henry showed interest in Wynn property
WYNN RESORTS has held some preliminary discussions with John Henry, the owner of the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Globe, about working jointly on the development of property the […]