Notice that Healey trying to use the Civil Defense Act without invoking it is not an oversight or misunderstanding. She, as attorney general, argued before the Supreme Judicial Court in defense of Baker’s use of the Civil Defense Act. This sleight-of-hand is a choice.
Ed Lyons
Posted inOpinion
DiZoglio’s audit of Legislature seems straight out of Hollywood
THE TIMING is perfect. Our new state auditor, Diana DiZoglio, is making good on a controversial campaign promise to audit the Legislature. Her investigation will not just be about its […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA turnaround taking longer than we want
THE INITIAL TURNAROUND of the MBTA in Gov. Charlie Baker’s first term had been such a good story that it is a whole chapter in his recent book. But pandemic-induced […]
Posted inBook Review
The Book of Baker
The first of two takes on the new book by the state’s governor and his former chief of staff. Here is the second, a look at the Baker playbook from […]
Posted inOpinion
Massachusetts citizenship and the importance of state power
WHEN THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, and the federal government failed, we quickly learned how much it mattered that we all lived in Massachusetts. Two years of state-by-state comparisons in suffering, death, […]
Posted inOpinion
Why states have a problem with tech
DURING THE PANDEMIC we have seen illness in state government technology, and we wonder why the state that has the world’s finest computer science programs; that has local offices for […]
Posted inOpinion
Is Baker launching a new state political party?
AFTER MONTHS OF CONFLICT between Gov. Charlie Baker and the Massachusetts Republican Party, a powerful new super PAC that backs candidates Baker supports has stepped into public view and gotten […]
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Baker’s creative friction
IS CHARLIE BAKER STILL a Republican? Lately, many Republicans have come to believe he has been co-opted by Democrats. They recently saw Baker sign legislation to increase taxes for paid […]