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 […]
MBTA ahead of schedule on reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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 […]
Posted inThe Download
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 […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Round two for ranked-choice voting in Boston
Bostonians already gave the green light to ranked-choice voting in 2020, voting in favor of an ultimately doomed statewide ballot initiative that would have introduced the practice. The city might […]
Posted inThe Download
Round two for ranked-choice in Boston
BOSTONIANS ALREADY GAVE the green light to ranked-choice voting in 2020, voting in favor of an ultimately doomed statewide ballot initiative that would have introduced the practice. The city might yet […]
Posted inGovernment
Round two for ranked-choice in Boston
BOSTONIANS already gave the green light to ranked-choice voting in 2020, voting in favor of an ultimately doomed statewide ballot initiative that would have introduced the practice. The city might […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Drag queen story hours: pulling back the sequined curtain
ON A TOASTY JUNE DAY, the tinkle of a ukulele and cheerful outbursts from children bounced around an unassuming Brookline library building. Just a short stroll from the Chabad Center […]
Posted inOpinion
Affirmative action is dead; long live affirmative action
“The big, well-funded, elite research institution is a particularly American phenomenon and represents one of the country’s greatest contributions to the world of knowledge. But…I wonder if America’s success at […]