STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IT’S NOW eight months into Gov. Maura Healey’s administration and the wait continues for major proposals from the Corner Office to address perhaps the governor’s signature […]
Housing activists look to bond bill for funding, possible transfer fee
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Will new offshore wind bids bring competitive pricing?
AT LEAST THREE of the five offshore wind developers with leases off the coast of Massachusetts are likely to submit bids in the state’s next procurement, but it’s unclear whether […]
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Will new offshore wind bids bring competitive pricing?
At least three of the five offshore wind developers with leases off the coast of Massachusetts are likely to submit bids in the state’s next procurement, but it’s unclear whether […]
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Arriving students victims – and villains – in Massachusetts housing crunch
IT’S AS REGULAR as clockwork – and as orderly as a hurricane. Each fall, hundreds of thousands of college and university students descend on the state’s roughly 150 institutions of […]
Posted inOpinion
Trump’s insurrection should disqualify him for office
IT IS INDEED ironic that Donald J. Trump, who entered politics with his disreputable efforts to disqualify Barack Obama from the presidency by ludicrously claiming that he was born in […]
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Charles Eliot’s public, private creations treated very differently
IN 1891, at the urging of famed landscape architect Charles Eliot, the Massachusetts Legislature created the world’s first land trust, The Trustees of Reservations. Eliot was 32 years old. He […]
Posted inEducation
Why Latino parents seem satisfied with Boston schools — but big challenges remain
WHEN LATINO AND Asian parents in Boston watch their children navigate the school hallways, fluently conversing in English, it is a moment of triumph. It’s a tangible step toward achieving […]
Posted inThe Download
Healey launches offshore wind procurement at risky time
GOV. MAURA HEALEY launched what she described as the region’s largest offshore wind procurement this week. “With our top academic institutions, robust workforce training programs, innovative companies, and support from […]
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Healey launches offshore wind procurement at risky time
GOV. MAURA HEALEY launched what she described as the region’s largest offshore wind procurement this week. “With our top academic institutions, robust workforce training programs, innovative companies, and support from […]
Posted inHousing, Immigration, State House News Service
Healey calls in National Guard to aid shelter effort
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FACING A STEADY influx of migrants from other countries, Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday activated up to 250 National Guard members to provide basic services at […]
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SJC sides with Galvin in imposing higher standards on broker-dealers
IN THE WORLD of finance, only those who offer specific investment advice have been held to the highest standard of care for their clients. When Secretary of State Bill Galvin […]
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SJC sides with Galvin in imposing higher standards on broker-dealers
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE, only those who offer specific investment advice have been held to the highest standard of care for their clients. When Secretary of State Bill Galvin […]
Posted inOpinion
Latest ranked choice ballot questions unconstitutional
IN 2020, nearly 80 percent of the state’s cities and towns, as well as 55 percent of the state’s voters, rejected a ballot question that would have forever changed our […]
Posted inTransportation
Cape lawmakers push regular ‘non-tourist’ rail service
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE YOU’VE HEARD of the soon-to-launch South Coast Rail HD4555and the long-sought East-West Rail into the western reaches of the state. But how about what we’ll call […]
Posted inArts and Culture
UMass Dartmouth exit a tough blow for New Bedford
WHILE STUDENTS ACROSS the state descend on campuses for fall move-in day, Monday was move out day for Zeph Luck. With a backseat loaded with canvases, the 26-year-old grad student […]
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UMass Dartmouth exit a tough blow for New Bedford
WHILE STUDENTS across the state descend on campuses for fall move-in day, Monday was move out day for Zeph Luck. With a backseat loaded with canvases, the 26-year-old grad student […]
Posted inOpinion
Workforce ready to reach clean energy goals
OUR COMMONWEALTH is beginning a revolutionary energy transformation and the steps we take now will dramatically shape our climate and economic future. From strategic and inclusive workforce development, to building […]
Posted inEducation
Boston Public School parents worry about high school options
JUST OVER HALF of Boston Public School parents are satisfied with their options among the district’s available high schools, a new survey found, with fewer parents than ever before saying […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
SouthCoast Wind agrees to pay $60m to terminate power purchase agreements
THE DEVELOPER of SouthCoast Wind on Tuesday agreed to pay more than $60 million to the state’s three leading utilities to terminate power purchase agreements the company negotiated last year […]
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Wu taking unusual approach with MBTA board appointment
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu is taking an unconventional approach in appointing a person to represent Boston on the MBTA board of directors. The Legislature and Gov. Maura Healey approved a […]
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Wu taking unusual approach with MBTA board appointment
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu is taking an unconventional approach in appointing a person to represent Boston on the MBTA board of directors. The Legislature and Gov. Maura Healey approved a […]
Posted inOpinion
Nobody should be facing the climate crisis alone
THOUGH THE FINAL death toll from the wildfire in Maui, which was worsened if not caused by the changing climate, is still uncertain, it is already apparent that many victims were over […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Right to shelter: Is it a migrant magnet?
State Rep. Peter Durant and Evan Horowitz of the Tufts Center for State Policy Analysis join CommonWealth’s Bruce Mohl to discuss Massachusetts’s Right to Shelter law in relationship to the current shelter emergency and housing crisis.
Posted inTransportation
Healey transportation secretary stepping down abruptly
This story has been updated. GOV. MAURA HEALEY said on Monday that Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca is stepping down after seven months on the job, with neither official offering an explanation […]