SOMETHING IS MISSING from our roadmap to net-zero emissions: the input of the people living in communities that will be most impacted by our future energy decisions. Why are their […]
DPU, energy siting board need to change their ways
Posted inOpinion
Power grid most important piece of climate puzzle
IN FIVE OR SO YEARS, many of you will drive a car that you plug in at night rather than fill at the pump. You’ll keep your homes warm with […]
Posted inEconomy
Foreign-educated immigrants can strengthen the Mass. economy
IN THE 2023 CNBC Top States for Business rankings, Massachusetts was rated among the best states for technology and innovation, education, access to capital, and life, health, and inclusion. Similarly, […]
Posted inPolitics
Short takes: Wu, Campbell on different pages
THIS WEEK’S VOTE by the Boston City Council to sign off on $3.4 million in state grants for the Boston Police Department’s intelligence unit was a big win for Mayor […]
Posted inCourts, Marijuana, State Government
Goldberg gives cannabis chair O’Brien chance to be heard
ON THE EVE of a scheduled court hearing challenging her suspension as chair of the state Cannabis Control Commission, Shannon O’Brien said state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg has agreed to hold […]
Posted inHealth Care
PBMs aren’t the pharmacy boogeyman
LET’S START with something that we can all agree with: the rising cost of health care in Massachusetts and the entire country is a crisis that threatens not only the […]
Posted inGuns
House leaders take hands-on approach with latest gun bill
GUN CONTROL legislation moved back on to Beacon Hill’s front burner on Thursday, as House leaders unveiled a revised bill that they hope to send directly to the Senate later […]
Posted inImmigration
Big 3 confer with congressional delegation on migrants
THE BIG 3 on Beacon Hill met via Zoom on Thursday morning with the state’s representatives in Congress, enlisting their help in seeking federal dollars and regulatory changes to help […]
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice
Court weighs custody of young offenders
WHEN A YOUNG PERSON is convicted of a crime, Massachusetts and the federal government agree that they shouldn’t be put into the same custody as adult convicts. But one state […]
