Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP, joins CommonWealth’s Jennifer Smith to talk about the recent national NAACP convention (the first in Boston in 40 years), its goals, and its impact.
Black Boston takes the convention stage
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Black Boston takes the convention stage
For the first time in four decades, the national NAACP convention came back to Boston with a point to prove and a long list of political priorities to hammer out. […]
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Black Boston takes the convention stage
For the first time in four decades, the national NAACP convention came back to Boston with a point to prove and a long list of political priorities to hammer out. […]
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The term ‘turf’ is misleading
MOUNTAINS OF OLD truck tires dotting the US countryside used to be a common sight, but no longer. Companies have found a lucrative new use for old tires: grinding them […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
We spearheaded state’s 2014 gun law; new legislation can build on it
FOR NEARLY 10 years Massachusetts has been one of the states with the lowest rates of firearm deaths. Firearm deaths include homicides and suicides by firearm and firearm accidents. Most […]
Posted inState Government
Revved-up tax growth comes to an end
AFTER TWO YEARS of revved-up tax revenue growth that helped fund a massive tax cut, a new report indicates the state’s ledger shifted into neutral during the fiscal year that […]
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On Mass. and Cass, a Wu turn
ACCORDING TO THE old adage, a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged. That may not be exactly what’s happening with the shift in the city’s approach to the […]
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On Mass. and Cass, a Wu turn
ACCORDING TO THE old adage, a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged. That may not be exactly what’s happening with the shift in the city’s approach to the […]
Posted inMarijuana, State House News Service
O’Brien apologizes for handling of last CCC meeting
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE CHAIRWOMAN of the Cannabis Control Commission apologized to her fellow commissioners Thursday for any “angst” or “confusion” she caused at their last meeting when she […]
Posted inRace/Racism
Ogletree was a peerless champion for justice
THE SUNDAY MORNING drive to Dorchester from the iHeart Radio studios just north of Boston was uneventful except for the presence of political royalty in the car. I sat slightly […]
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The migrant shelter crisis is also a housing crisis
The Massachusetts state shelter system, now serving around 20,000 people across 5,600 families, is strained almost to capacity – a “humanitarian crisis” of migrant families drawing renewed attention to the […]
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The migrant shelter crisis is also a housing crisis
THE MASSACHUSETTS state shelter system, now serving around 20,000 people across 5,600 families, is strained almost to capacity – a “humanitarian crisis” of migrant families drawing renewed attention to the […]
Posted inOpinion
Building resilience into built environment no easy task
AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, climate resilience enthusiast, and local agriculture advocate, the recent flooding in Western Massachusetts touched on the things I care about most in the world. Within my […]
Posted inState Government
With Democrats united, Healey signs $56b budget
GOV. MAURA HEALEY on Wednesday signed into law her first state budget, setting a different tone than the Republican who held the corner office for the previous eight years. She […]
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Sea Installer stops in Salem en route to Vineyard Wind 1
NEW BEDFORD IS ground zero for the emerging offshore wind industry in Massachusetts, but Salem got a taste of the action on Tuesday when a giant ship capable of installing […]
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Sea Installer stops in Salem en route to Vineyard Wind 1
NEW BEDFORD is ground zero for the emerging offshore wind industry in Massachusetts, but Salem got a taste of the action on Tuesday when a giant ship capable of installing […]
Posted inOpinion
Grid modernization key to meeting climate change goals
IN THE RACE to address a changing climate and transition to a clean energy future, Massachusetts is in an all-out sprint. Massive wind, solar, and battery projects are at various […]
Posted inGovernment, Housing, Immigration
Healey declares state of emergency for ‘unsustainable’ migrant housing crisis
THE RATE OF MIGRANTS coming into Massachusetts, fleeing unsafe countries and looking for work and housing, is “unsustainable” without intervention from the federal government, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday. She […]
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Beacon Hill inaction leaves Avangrid in awkward spot
On July 27, the CEO of Avangrid told financial analysts that his company was preparing to resume work on the Massachusetts-financed transmission line carrying hydroelectricity from Quebec into New England. […]
Posted inPolitics
Beacon Hill inaction leaves Avangrid in awkward spot
ON JULY 27, the CEO of Avangrid told financial analysts that his company was preparing to resume work on the Massachusetts-financed transmission line carrying hydroelectricity from Quebec into New England. […]
Posted inHealth, State Government, State House News Service
State Police union claims victory over ‘tyranny’
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE PRESIDENT of the State Police union took a victory lap on Monday after an arbitrator ruled in favor of seven troopers who had remained on […]
Posted inOpinion
Tufts Medicine facing existential challenges
First of two parts. Read part two here. I’M WORRIED about Tufts Medicine. The latest news, that its current financial woes could trigger violations of bond covenants by late September, raises the […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Reviews very positive on Vineyard Wind 1
Every lawmaker on a boat trip last week to see Vineyard Wind 1 is supporting the development of offshore wind, but actually seeing the nation’s first commercial-scale wind farm taking […]
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Reviews very positive on Vineyard Wind 1
Every lawmaker on a boat trip last week to see Vineyard Wind 1 is supporting the development of offshore wind, but actually seeing the nation’s first commercial-scale wind farm taking […]