Fall 2009
Durant wins primary — to face Zlotnik for open Senate seat
REP. PETER DURANT of Spencer emerged victorious from Tuesday’s special election Republican primary and will face off in November against his House colleague, Rep. Jonathan Zlotnik of Gardner, in the […]
Gun legislation finally gets public hearing
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BAY STATERS OF ALL STRIPES finally got the chance Tuesday to tell a panel of state representatives how they feel about a proposed overhaul of the […]
Dumcius joining CommonWealth staff
GINTAUTAS DUMCIUS, who has spent nearly 20 years reporting on Boston and state politics, as well as neighborhood development and the courts, is joining the staff of CommonWealth. His hiring […]
The environmental case for repurposing downtown buildings
AT A TIME when vacancy rates in some of Boston’s downtown office buildings remain high and foot-traffic has been slow to return in office only districts, long-floated ideas of converting […]
Legislators override two dozen Healey vetoes
OVER THE COURSE of two weeks, the Legislature overrode the majority of Gov. Maura Healey’s vetoes from her first budget, restoring about $80 million across 24 overrides targeting child care, […]
Everything on the table in push for legislative audit
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s quest to audit the Massachusetts Legislature – by court, by ballot initiative, even by song and dance – is keeping her locked in an uneasy standoff with leaders of the branch of government where she previously served.
Everything on the table in push for legislative audit
STATE AUDITOR Diana DiZoglio’s quest to audit the Massachusetts Legislature – by court, by ballot initiative, even by song and dance – is keeping her locked in an uneasy standoff […]
End the discriminatory treatment of farmworkers
THIS SEASON’S TORRENTIAL, climate-driven rain and floods devastated the Massachusetts farm economy, damaging over 110 farms, 2700 acres and causing millions in crop losses. Fortunately, the state and federal governments, […]
An opportunity for the GOP in Central Massachusetts
This story has been updated to incorporate the results of the October 10 primary. THE HEADLINES AFTER the 2022 state election did not look good for the Massachusetts Republican Party. The […]
Shelter system also key for survivors of domestic violence
THE SUDDEN SPOTLIGHT on Massachusetts’ painfully strained shelter system – creaking under growing demand driven by new migrant arrivals – has mostly glanced past a group that was already struggling […]