GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday proposed a $35 million increase and other changes in an economic recovery package he filed pre-COVID-19. The expanded proposal, which now has a price tag […]
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Tensions rising between House and Senate
A correction and a clarification have been added to this story. JUST AS THE LEGISLATURE heads into crunch time on Beacon Hill, tensions appear to be rising between the House and […]
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Fireworks rattle cities, draw wild theories
THERE’S SO MUCH about life over the last few months that was impossible to predict, even after the pandemic began to reshape nearly every facet of our daily existence. For residents […]
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Walsh, council in budget showdown
THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL and Mayor Marty Walsh are in a high-stakes budget standoff fueled by the pandemic, policing issues, and political positioning a year ahead of a mayoral election. […]
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Baker files interim state budget
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH THE STATE’S FINANCES in disarray and the COVID-19 pandemic making it extremely difficult to predict the next 12 months, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday filed […]
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Lawmakers considering novel budget approaches
IN A TYPICAL YEAR, it takes six months of back and forth for the House, Senate and administration to agree on a state budget. This year, could they cut a […]
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News business in George Floyd upheaval
THE NEWS BUSINESS is going through its own George Floyd reckoning, as traditional ways of operating are being challenged and overturned in swift fashion. A week ago, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran […]
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Are the Henrys planning to sell Globe?
IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS with the Boston Newspaper Guild, Boston Globe owners John and Linda Henry are apparently insisting on the removal of a provision in the existing contract that would […]
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Housing panel backs 2 rent control bills
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A Beacon Hill committee has endorsed two bills that would clear the way for rent control to return to Massachusetts more than two-and-a-half decades after voters […]
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SJC allows alcohol sales question to advance to 2020 ballot
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT ruled Tuesday that a proposed ballot question allowing for expanded alcohol and beer sales can proceed to the November ballot. Massachusetts state law limits the number […]
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Walsh may move slower than Baker on reopening
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH THE STATE’S economy beginning to wake up on Tuesday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he has no plans right now to lift the city’s curfew […]
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Boston Globe announces layoffs
THE BOSTON GLOBE laid off two union employees and an unspecified number of nonunion employees on Wednesday in response to a downturn in revenue caused by the COVID-19 business shutdown. […]
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Massachusetts House holds first remote session
A MASK-WEARING House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Wednesday presided over what he called a “historic day” – the first time the Massachusetts House has voted on a bill remotely. “It’s […]
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April tax collections off $2.3b
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE TAX COLLECTIONS tumbled in April by more than $2.3 billion compared to last April, another sign of the damage inflicted on the economy and the […]
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Biz group: Delay ed and pension funding
State House News Service DELAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION of a new school funding law and reducing a planned boost in state pension system contributions are among the ideas a business-based budget […]
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Republicans allege power grab in rules debate
THE NORMALLY CONGENIAL dealings of the Massachusetts House of Representatives turned into a scene of vituperative charges and countercharges being hurled across the partisan divide on Wednesday as lawmakers struggled […]
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MassLive staff faces furloughs, wage cuts
THE OWNER OF SPRINGFIELD-BASED MassLive notified employees on Wednesday that many of them will be furloughed and have their wages cut. Caroline Harrison, CEO of Advance Local Media LLC, which […]
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Getting at the real Tom Brady
I LEARNED MORE about Tom Brady listening to two hours of a Howard Stern interview than I did reading 20 years of Boston sports pages. I’ve watched Brady religiously season after […]
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Getting at the real Tom Brady
I learned more about Tom Brady listening to two hours of a Howard Stern interview than I did reading 20 years of Boston sports pages. I’ve watched Brady religiously season […]
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Eviction bill bounces back and forth on Beacon Hill
IT MAY BE the first test of the Legislature’s penchant for consensus on coronavirus-related bills. The Massachusetts House and Senate agree that there should be a pause on evictions and foreclosures […]
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Remembering the dead
AS OF WEDNESDAY, 122 people had died from COVID-19 in Massachusetts. Many died alone. Their funerals were tiny; their memorial services were postponed. Their families often grieved alone. These are some […]
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Baker’s executive orders and directives
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SINCE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER declared a coronavirus state of emergency on March 10, the executive branch has been busy spelling out in orders, advisories and guidance […]
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Working from home, with kids
IN 2017, a video went viral of a little girl walking in on her dad as he tried to conduct a live interview with the BBC. How many parents had a […]
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Working from home, with kids
In 2017, a video went viral of a little girl walking in on her dad as he tried to conduct a live interview with the BBC. How many parents had a […]
