AVANGRID AND THE STATE’S three major utilities on Monday agreed to terminate a power purchase agreement they signed just last year, with the offshore wind developer agreeing to pay a total […]
Avangrid agrees to pay $48m to terminate offshore wind deal
Posted inThe Codcast
Old North Church grapples with slavery
Winding their way along the red brick and red painted Freedom Trail, Boston tourists eventually find themselves in front of the Old North Church. Their eyes may seek out the […]
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Old North Church grapples with slavery
Winding their way along the red brick and red painted Freedom Trail, Boston tourists eventually find themselves in front of the Old North Church. Their eyes may seek out the […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Old North Church grapples with slavery
WINDING THEIR WAY along the red brick and red painted Freedom Trail, Boston tourists eventually find themselves in front of the Old North Church. Their eyes may seek out the […]
Posted inOpinion
How to put an end to bus bunching
ANYONE WHO RIDES a high frequency bus route regularly has probably seen a “bus bunch,” which is two or more buses on the same route driving together in a group. […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
Here’s how to get people back to work, off unemployment faster
IT IS PROBABLY too early for Gov. Maura Healey to be thinking about her legacy, but we have a suggestion for how she could make her mark on Massachusetts. The […]
Posted inEducation
Educator diversity must become a priority in our schools
EDUCATION POLICYMAKERS and politicians say they are concerned about a growing educator shortage bearing down on our public schools. But for years, our students of color have been crying out […]
Posted inOpinion
Choice is simple, time to do away with fluorescent bulbs
MASSACHUSETTS HAS the chance to join the ranks of states taking action to phase out inefficient and toxic lighting. Fluorescent light bulbs illuminate our offices, garages, and basements—but they contain […]
Posted inThe Download
Does artificial intelligence belong in therapy?
FOR MANY, the nearest therapist these days isn’t someone sitting across from them in a room but a friendly face on the other side of a Zoom, or even a […]
Posted inState Government, Technology
Does artificial intelligence belong in therapy?
FOR MANY, the nearest therapist these days isn’t someone sitting across from them in a room but a friendly face on the other side of a Zoom, or even a […]
Posted inOpinion
I’m calling a technical foul on Grant Williams
YOU WON’T CATCH the team of tax and policy analysts at MassBudget drawing up out-of-bounds plays or a new defense for the Celtics. You can imagine our surprise then to […]
Posted inHousing, State Government, State House News Service
House backs market-rate housing program
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE HOUSE came around on the idea of expanding a tax credit program designed to encourage much-needed housing production, just not in the legislative vehicle that […]
Posted inThe Download
House provision would allow renegotiation of hydro contracts
A spending bill coming up for action in the Massachusetts House contains a provision that would allow the terms of a massive 2019 contract for hydropower from Quebec to be […]
Posted inEnergy, State Government
House provision would allow renegotiation of hydro contracts
A SPENDING BILL coming up for action in the Massachusetts House contains a provision that would allow the terms of a massive 2019 contract for hydropower from Quebec to be […]
Posted inTransportation
Bus stops targeted to improve pedestrian safety
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FOLLOWING A PEDESTRIAN safety assessment that showed almost half of all Massachusetts pedestrian fatalities or serious injuries happened within 300 feet of a bus stop, the […]
Posted inHealth Care
Mass General Brigham says cost cutting on track
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM, the state’s largest and most expensive health care system, says it is on track to meet the cost savings target it agreed to as part of a […]
Posted inHealth, Health Care, Opinion
House budget plan would make Mass. health care more affordable
MASSACHUSETTS’ HEALTH CARE is the best in the nation, yet care is still out of reach for too many residents. From doctors visits to life-saving medications, too many people can’t access […]
Posted inThe Download
Campbell cautions against headlong rush to online lottery
Attorney General Andrea Campbell has been reluctant to dive head-first into the debate over whether to move state lottery games online, steering clear of unconditional support or opposition to such […]
Posted inGambling
Campbell cautions against headlong rush to online lottery
ATTORNEY GENERAL Andrea Campbell has been reluctant to dive head-first into the debate over whether to move state lottery games online, steering clear of unconditional support or opposition to such a […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
AG says news laws needed to trace ‘ghost guns’
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE’S TOP prosecutor wants legislators to do more to curb the rising presence of “ghost guns,” and her office warns that it can be difficult […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Drugs, Opinion
When drug busts lead to more overdoses we’re on the wrong path
MOST THOUGHTFUL police leaders will tell you that they will not arrest their way out of the drug abuse epidemic. A mountain of research supports their views. Still, as opioid […]
Posted inThe Download
Shift in thinking on nuclear power
Attitudes toward nuclear power are changing in Europe and here in Massachusetts. The Swedish parliament voted recently to change the country’s energy goal from 100 percent renewable to 100 percent […]
Posted inEnergy
Shift in thinking on nuclear power
ATTITUDES TOWARD nuclear power are changing in Europe and here in Massachusetts. The Swedish parliament voted recently to change the country’s energy goal from 100 percent renewable to 100 percent […]
Posted inOpinion
The transit crisis for doctors in training
By 6 a.m. that Friday, hour 25 of a long call shift in the hospital, a routine restlessness had set in. Yet, I found solace knowing that I helped patients […]