Wynn Resorts was hit with $20 million fine yesterday by Nevada casino regulators, by far the largest sanction ever handed down there — and the company’s honchos were probably high-fiving each other afterwards, letting out sighs of relief that reached all the way to Everett 2,700 miles away. Such is the strange world of gambling, […]
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Parking woes at North Quincy MBTA station
In Quincy, it’s like Where’s Waldo, but instead, where are the parking spaces? Quincy city councilors are seeking answers to how the MBTA will accommodate commuters who just lost nearly 600 of the 1,200 parking spaces at North Quincy Station to make way for construction of a new 1,600-spot public parking garage. One major concern […]
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Expanding our view of health
When it comes to the state of our health, there is a glaring disconnect in the US, says Sandro Galea. We spend far more on health care per capita than any country, yet we’re far less healthy than those in many other developed countries as measured by all sorts of indicators, including life expectancy. Our […]
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Afterglow at issue with Pilgrim nuke plant
Radioactive elements undergo a chemical decay transforming the matter into a whole different element. Similarly, nuclear power plants receive a second life that extends long after the turbines stop spinning. The post-retirement future of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is now at issue for regulators and the plant’s neighbors. Entergy, which owns the plant, wants to […]
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Racial incidents making headlines
We’re on day 52 of 2019, and a string of racial and xenophobic incidents across the Commonwealth are making headlines. The Brockton Enterprise has identified an Easton woman involved in an alleged racist attack on a Haitian-American shopper at a Brockton Market Basket on February 1. According to police reports, 65-year-old Gloria Downey became angry […]
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New rules on solitary confinement coming under fire
Less than a year ago, Gov. Charlie Baker signed two comprehensive criminal justice bills that were the result of a marathon of bipartisan discussions over many years. The laws contained a bucket list of reforms targeting tough-on-crime policies from decades ago. One part of the package eliminated some mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses, while […]
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Are you tired of electoral spoilers?
Adam Friedman calls it being Nadered. In the 2012 congressional race in the 6th District, Democrat John Tierney won with 46 percent of the vote. Republican Richard Tisei came in second with 45 percent of the vote. Libertarian Dan Fishman was way out of the running, but he may have been the deciding factor in […]
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GE dims its Boston presence
GE may bring good things to life, but they’ll be bringing a lot less to Boston than the company promised to great fanfare just three years ago. The company announced on Thursday that it will sell the Fort Point property where it planned to build out its corporate headquarters and pay back $87 million in […]
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Markey leery of McConnell move on Green New Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to turn the Green New Deal into a new green wedge, and that has rankled US Sen. Ed Markey, a co-sponsor of the policy idea. The so-called GND has become a plank in the platform of several Democrats, including presidential contenders, but Republicans see an opening to create divisions […]
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News you knew: Boston traffic stinks
Just as Bob Dylan said you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, there was probably no need for another study to tell Boston drivers that traffic here is worse than bad. But that’s what we got, and whether it ends up being a helpful prod or just cause for more […]