AN AVERAGE MASSACHUSETTS House of Representatives candidate spends $20,000 to $30,000 to win election, but House Speaker Robert DeLeo maintains nearly $700,000 in his campaign accounts. A successful Massachusetts Senate […]
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Examining the safe in safe, reliable transit
LAST DECEMBER, a report by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security concluded that bias-motivated incidents (hate crimes) in Massachusetts are at an all-time high in the last decade. […]
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Simple T reforms could have big impact
IN 2017, the “Race the T” campaign illuminated what many commuters already know—outrunning the Green Line on foot is not only a feasible pursuit, but a relatively easy one. Sitting […]
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The sorority defense doesn’t stand up
SEVERAL CURRENT and former Harvard sororities and fraternities recently sued Harvard in both state and federal courts, citing gender discrimination that violates Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 […]
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Union ‘loophole’ isn’t a very big one
MASSACHUSETTS IS ONE of seven states to permit labor union political giving while entirely barring corporate contributions – both those from corporate treasuries and from associated political action committees (PACs). […]