THE IMPEACHMENT trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ended with his acquittal by the Texas Senate. The months-long ordeal has concluded, but the eyes of Texas—and beyond—will probably […]
Texas impeachment trial brings back Mass. memories of Daniel Coakley
Posted inEnvironment
Healey: State agencies to stop buying plastic bottles
GOV. MAURA HEALEY said she plans to issue an executive order later this week barring state agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles, a move that gives new life to a […]
Posted inThe Codcast
A new food co-op opens in Boston
It’s been a long and winding 11-year road for the Dorchester Food Co-op, which will be opening its doors to the public this month. It marks the return of community and work-owned food co-ops to Boston, five years after the last local grocery co-op shuttered.Â
Posted inThe Download
A food co-op returns to Boston
IT’S BEEN AÂ long and winding 11-year road for the Dorchester Food Co-op, which will be opening its doors to the public this month. It marks the return of community and […]
Posted inHealth
A food co-op returns to Boston
IT’S BEEN A LONG and winding 11-year road for the Dorchester Food Co-op, which will be opening its doors to the public this month. It marks the return of community […]
Posted inHousing, State Government
Reckoning looms over ‘home equity theft’
IN LATE MAY, the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler, a Minnesota woman who did not get the surplus back after her condo was foreclosed on […]
Posted inOpinion
Could Supreme Court’s admissions decision affect Mass. climate law?
AT THE END of this past year’s term, the US Supreme Court issued a decision finding that affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate the […]
Posted inOpinion
Today’s UMass students deserve the same opportunities I had
FOUR YEARS AS a student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst changed my life, and set me on a path for a lifetime of activism in Massachusetts. Every student […]
Posted inEnergy, Opinion
It makes no sense to eliminate the competitive electricity market
THIS PAST YEAR has not been kind to Massachusetts electric ratepayers—at least some of them. For customers who do not shop and choose their own energy provider, the average residential rate […]
Posted inState Government, State House News Service
Treasurer suspends cannabis commission chair
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE CANNABIS CONTROL Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was suspended from her position by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who chose her for the job a year ago, as upheaval […]
Posted inHousing, State Government
Addressing the racial gap in home ownershipÂ
STATE PROGRAMS DESIGNED to boost home ownership by people of color are working, but more funding, outreach, and affordable homes are needed to significantly reduce the historical racial gap in […]
Posted inThe Download
Addressing the racial gap in home ownership
STATE PROGRAMS DESIGNED to boost home ownership by people of color are working, but more funding, outreach, and affordable homes are needed to significantly reduce the historical racial gap in […]
Posted inTransportation
FTA issues new near-miss warning to MBTA
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FEDERAL REGULATORS once again ordered the MBTA to make immediate changes after a series of incidents in which employees narrowly avoided being struck by trains, a […]
Posted inHousing, Opinion, Politics
Massachusetts voters want rent control option
THERE IS AN intense debate in progressive circles (behind the scenes, for the most part) on whether to pursue a ballot initiative for the 2024 election to enable municipalities to […]
Posted inThe Download
Norwell homeowners pit affordable housing against conservationÂ
When members of a Norwell town meeting voted almost 20 years ago to make a 6.3-acre piece of land available for affordable housing, they might have considered being a bit […]
Posted inCourts, Environment, Housing
Norwell homeowners pit affordable housing against conservationÂ
WHEN MEMBERS of a Norwell town meeting voted almost 20 years ago to make a 6.3-acre piece of land available for affordable housing, they might have considered being a bit […]
Posted inEnergy
Utilities need to stop building natural gas infrastructure
THIS SUMMER, the Commonwealth and our neighbors across New England have experienced the hottest month on record, historic flooding, and dangerous levels of air pollution. These unprecedented, unnatural disasters have put our […]
Posted inState Government
Healey seeks $250m more for emergency shelter program
THE HEALEY ADMINISTRATION said it needs another $250 million to keep the emergency shelter program afloat and will probably need additional funds if the number of migrants coming into the […]
Posted inPolitics
Emotions run high as Boston progressives process preliminaries
TUESDAY’S PRELIMINARY election was a drubbing for two of the Boston City Council’s most outspoken progressive voices, but the city’s progressive mayor rejected the idea that the results represent an […]
Posted inGovernment, Housing
Wu hints at housing tax incentives, moves to overhaul zoning
FRUSTRATED BY THE slow pace of housing development in the city, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Wednesday said she is moving forward with a zoning reform initiative and also considering […]
Posted inThe Download
Arroyo, Lara losses carry echo of past racesÂ
CHALK ONE UP for the goo-goos. Actually chalk two up. The term came into use in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a reference to good government reformers who […]
Posted inPolitics
Arroyo, Lara losses carry echo of past races
CHALK ONE UP for the goo-goos. Actually chalk two up. The term came into use in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a reference to good government reformers who […]
Posted inTransportation
How dissatisfied are riders with the T?
A NEW POLL indicates MBTA riders are not happy with the transit authority’s service, with the slow-zone plagued subway and trolley system receiving the worst marks. The poll of 1,000 […]
Posted inBy The Numbers, Immigration
Poll finds rising concern about immigration in Mass.
IMMIGRATION IS suddenly showing up on the radar screens of Massachusetts residents. The MassINC Polling Group often begins its polls with a broad-based question asking respondents what they think is […]