Three percent. That’s the total amount of land area that would be affected by a plan now before the Newton Council to update the zoning code in the city’s village […]
Why Newton’s zoning plan is so controversial — and needed
Posted inTransportation
Eng follows ‘script’ on GLX slow zones
AT THE MBTA board of directors meeting on Thursday, General Manager Phillip Eng followed what has become a familiar script, focusing on the process of getting the T where he […]
Posted inState Government, State House News Service
O’Brien sues treasurer over her suspension
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SHANNON O’BRIEN, the former state treasurer and Democratic nominee for governor, filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Treasurer Deborah Goldberg of unlawfully removing her as chairwoman of […]
Posted inThe Download
Skepticism, exhaustion at state of the T
Subway fixes on the MBTA hardly feel like they’re on rails. As Red Line riders gear up for a 16-day October closure of a southern spoke, the shiny new Green […]
Posted inTransportation
Skepticism, exhaustion at state of the T
SUBWAY FIXES on the MBTA hardly feel like they’re on rails. As Red Line riders gear up for a 16-day October closure of a southern spoke, the shiny new Green […]
Posted inCourts, Housing, State Government, State House News Service
Bill would ensure tenant access to lawyers in eviction cases
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE LOW-INCOME TENANTS who are at risk of being evicted could gain access to free legal representation through a proposed program that garnered support from housing attorneys […]
Posted inEducation
Seniority-driven layoff rules are bad for teacher diversity
THE RECENT NEWS that the Brockton public school system faces a more than $14 million shortfall in its budget just days before the school year started sent shock waves across […]
Posted inEconomy
Report says Boston region teetering on ‘the precipice’
THE GOOD NEWS is the Boston area is hardly alone in facing serious headwinds from the pandemic’s upending of work patterns and the uncertainty it’s introduced about our economic future. […]
Posted inThe Download
Report says Boston region teetering on ‘the precipice’
The good news is the Boston area is hardly alone in facing serious headwinds from the pandemic’s upending of work patterns and the uncertainty it’s introduced about our economic future. […]
Posted inOpinion
Why is the US locking down for climate change?
AMERICANS REALLY hated locking down for COVID-19, so why does the US keep locking down for climate change? Sometimes we are locked in, due to wildfire smoke and heat; and […]
Posted inState Government
Tax relief bill alters refunds under tax cap law
THE TAX RELIEF BILL released by legislative leaders on Tuesday significantly changes a law approved by voters in 1986, requiring that excess tax collections be returned in equal amounts to […]
Posted inEducation
Campus food pantry a response to grim reality
A SINGLE MOTHER to a six-year old girl with special needs, Kiara Rosario came close to dropping out of Roxbury Community College when she couldn’t feed herself or her little […]
Posted inState Government
Legislative leaders roll out ‘generational’ tax package
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS unveiled a tax relief package on Tuesday that includes every provision of the House and Senate proposals but fits within the budget number for this year by paring […]
Posted inThe Download
Despite rules feud, lawmakers predict energy/climate bill will pass
THE HOUSE AND Senate chairs of the Legislature’s energy committee aren’t talking to each other, but in separate interviews they both seem confident lawmakers will pass another climate and energy […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment, State Government
Despite rules feud, lawmakers predict energy/climate bill will pass
The House and Senate chairs of the Legislature’s energy committee aren’t talking to each other, but in separate interviews they both seem confident lawmakers will pass another climate and energy […]
Posted inHousing, State House News Service
Wu cool to Widett Circle proposal
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu was cool Monday to the idea that Widett Circle could be used as a recovery campus to help address persistent drug use […]
Posted inOpinion
Boston charter students not treated equitably
AS STUDENTS IN BOSTON and across the country continue to reel from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of conversation about the importance of students […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA employee indicted 6 years ago pleads guilty
An MBTA EMPLOYEE who was indicted and suspended six years ago for leveraging his job as a buyer to solicit kickbacks and illegal gifts pleaded guilty on Monday and was […]
Posted inThe Codcast
A nonprofit news outlet launches in Worcester
The Worcester Chamber of Commerce recently announced its support for the launch of the Worcester Guardian, a nonprofit digital news organization. Tim Murray, the Chamber’s president, joins CommonWealth’s Michael Jonas to discuss the Guardian, local nonprofit journalism, and questions of funding and independence.
Posted inMedia, Politics
A nonprofit news launch in Worcester
WHEN IT COMES to the state of the news industry, the news has not been good. Over a span of less than two decades, a quarter of the country’s newspapers […]
Posted inThe Download
A nonprofit news launch in Worcester
When it comes to the state of the news industry, the news has not been good. Over a span of less than two decades, a quarter of the country’s newspapers […]
Posted inTransportation
Wu names Mary Skelton Roberts to MBTA board
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu went the safe route in picking the city’s representative on the MBTA board of directors, selecting Mary Skelton Roberts, a knowledgeable transportation expert who leans very […]
Posted inImmigration
Putting a face on the state’s shelter crisis
DONNA VELASQUEZ was miserable in Venezuela. She lived with more than a dozen relatives in a small, packed house in La Vela de Coro, a port city in northwestern Venezuela, […]