MY MOTHER was a very exacting person, and I can remember times when she asked me to do something that I really didn’t want to do (most likely attend a […]
Are we being ‘yessed to death’ on Red-Blue connector?
Posted inState Government, State House News Service
Budget filed, headed for a vote
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE LEGISLATIVE NEGOTIATORS filed a compromise $56.2 billion annual state budget Sunday night, packing major education, transportation, and health care policy measures and spending into an overdue […]
Posted inOpinion
Drugs extending my life, but Boston institute disagrees
WHEN I WAS diagnosed 6 years ago with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease as most people know it—it was a shock to my system, both figuratively and literally. […]
Posted inState Government, State House News Service
Still no budget, but it’s coming
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE TOP HOUSE AND SENATE Democrats negotiating the fiscal 2024 state budget, which is now four weeks overdue, announced Friday afternoon they had “reached an agreement in […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA ahead of schedule on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
MBTA OFFICIALS say they are on track to reduce the authority’s greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2024, six years ahead of schedule. During a lengthy meeting on Thursday, the […]
Posted inThe Download
MBTA ahead of schedule on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
MBTA officials say they are on track to reduce the authority’s greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2024, six years ahead of schedule. During a lengthy meeting on Thursday, the […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Lawmakers, Healey push budget deadline back another month
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. MAURA HEALEY bought top legislative Democrats up to another month to reach a long-overdue budget deal Thursday when she handed them a get-out-of-missed-deadline-free card, but […]
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice, Opinion
It’s time to end eternal punishment for young adults
DIRCEU SEMEDO is in his 31st year of a life sentence in Massachusetts. Nearly 50 years old now, at age 18 he participated in an assault that resulted in a […]
Posted inEnergy
Avangrid resuming construction of Mass.-financed hydro line
THE TOP OFFICIAL at Avangrid said construction of the Massachusetts-financed transmission line carrying hydroelectricity from Quebec into Maine is slated to resume next week, and his presentation suggested the project […]
Posted inTransportation
Eng brings in management reinforcements at the MBTA
BACK IN APRIL, when he was first introduced as the general manager of the MBTA, Phillip Eng was asked if he would be bringing in his own team to help […]
Posted inThe Download
In-car displays are the next distracted driving target
WHILE LAWMAKERS IN Massachusetts and across the country worked to pass distracted driving laws limiting how much a person can mess around on a phone while operating a car, built-in screens […]
Posted inState Government, Transportation
In-car displays are the next distracted driving target
WHILE LAWMAKERS in Massachusetts and across the country worked to pass distracted driving laws limiting how much a person can mess around on a phone while operating a car, built-in […]
Posted inOpinion
Some thoughts on where we need to be competitive
WHAT MAKES Massachusetts “competitive?” Some people assert that we have to cut taxes on the wealthy and corporations to stop them from leaving for other states. Public conversation about competitiveness […]
Posted inState Government, Technology
New state board charged with making digital spaces accessible
FOR MOST PEOPLE in Massachusetts, the biggest hassle about using digital technology is often a slow internet connection, a buggy device, or being in an inconvenient location to whip out […]
Posted inState Government
DiZoglio seeks AG’s help in audit fight with Legislature
STATE AUDITOR Diana DiZoglio is pressing ahead with her bid to conduct a “performance audit” of the Legislature, urging Attorney General Andrea Campbell to lend a hand by litigating the […]
Posted inState House News Service, The Download
For progressives, Boston city councilors becoming awkward embarrassment
WHAT COULD BE the best of times for Boston progressives looks like the worst of times when it comes to the behavior and public image of elected officials championing their causes. […]
Posted inPolitics
For progressives, Boston city councilors becoming awkward embarrassment
WHAT COULD BE the best of times for Boston progressives looks like the worst of times when it comes to the behavior and public image of elected officials championing their […]
Posted inGambling
Lottery hits jackpot on all fronts
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN THE FISCAL YEAR that ended June 30, the Massachusetts Lottery brought in more revenue than ever before, paid out more in prizes than any previous […]
Posted inOpinion
Online lottery is wrong way to go
THERE IS A debate about school funding on Beacon Hill that is getting very little public attention. The annual midsummer rite of the Massachusetts budget negotiation is upon us, as […]
Posted inTransportation
T gives contractor more time to solve slow zone mystery
SOLVING THE MYSTERY behind the slow zone takeover of the MBTA subway system is taking longer than originally expected. The MBTA hired Carlson Transport Consulting of Woburn on March 13 […]
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T gives contractor more time to solve slow zone mystery
SOLVING THE MYSTERY behind the slow zone takeover of the MBTA subway system is taking longer than originally expected. The MBTA hired Carlson Transport Consulting of Woburn on March 13 […]
Posted inGuns
Mariano says gun bill needs more work
HOUSE SPEAKER Ronald Mariano sent an email to all House members Monday night dropping his bid to gain quick passage of omnibus gun control legislation and instead pledging to address […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment, State House News Service
Healey administration nixes plan for Plymouth nuclear wastewater
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE REGULATORS denied a bid by the company in charge of decommissioning the nuclear power plant in Plymouth to discharge 1.1 million gallons of industrial wastewater […]
Posted inOpinion
How long will Newton have to wait for accessible commuter rail stations?
AS WE CELEBRATE the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all of us have a stake in providing full accessibility. One in five people will experience a […]