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 […]
The transit crisis for doctors in training
Posted inGuns
Another House-Senate squabble, this time over gun legislation
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH THE UNFINISHED fiscal 2024 budget, a road and bridge funding bill, and even their internal rules still tied up in slow-moving backroom negotiations, House and […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA offering reading material on the Blue Line
THE MBTA is offering another enticement to drivers to get out of their cars during the Sumner Tunnel closure – free access to digital newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, and e-books at […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Why Barnstable is integral to offshore wind plans
People flock to Barnstable for the beaches, but offshore wind developers are coming to that section of Cape Cod for a different reason. CommonWealth Magazine · Why Barnstable is integral […]
Posted inThe Download
Why Barnstable is integral to offshore wind plans
PEOPLE FLOCK TO to Barnstable for the beaches, but offshore wind developers are coming to that section of Cape Cod for a different reason. Ken Kimmell, vice president of offshore […]
Posted inEnergy
Why Barnstable is integral to offshore wind plans
PEOPLE FLOCK TO Barnstable for the beaches, but offshore wind developers are coming to that section of Cape Cod for a different reason. Ken Kimmell, vice president of offshore wind […]
Posted inGovernment, Housing, Opinion
Want to protect the historic character of Massachusetts cities and towns? Take away their power.
IT’S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to propose almost any change at the local level in Massachusetts—a new apartment building, a corner-store zoning variance, even a bicycle lane—without setting off yelps of protest. Though these […]
Posted inState Government, State House News Service
Healey withholds records on abortion pill plan
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A FEDERAL JUDGE hadn’t even ruled yet on suspending approval of the abortion pill mifepristone in April when Gov. Maura Healey orchestrated a major reserve shipment […]
Posted inThe Download
MBTA speed restrictions trending in wrong direction
The percentage of MBTA subway tracks with speed restrictions is heading in the wrong direction. In March, T officials said they uncovered some unspecified breakdown in rail repair work, which […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA speed restrictions trending in wrong direction
THE PERCENTAGE of MBTA subway tracks with speed restrictions is heading in the wrong direction. In March, T officials said they uncovered some unspecified breakdown in rail repair work, which […]
Posted inOpinion
Two Thomas decisions declare ‘war on innocence’
TWO SUPREME COURT opinions written by Justice Clarence Thomas and issued in the past month, Shinn v. Ramirez and Jones v. Hendricks, look like routine attacks on the Warren Court’s protections for […]
Posted inEducation
MTA gearing up to push for new ballot questions
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS in 2024 could be asked to settle two major education debates, but retailers may pass on bringing tax cuts to next year’s ballot. The […]
Posted inEnergy
Grid shifts to operating reserves to deal with transmission outage
THE NEW ENGLAND power grid experienced a transmission outage at 6 p.m. Wednesday night and dealt with the electricity shortage by tapping resources it keeps on standby to deal with […]
Posted inTransportation
10 years in, a dispatch from the Cape Flyer
FOR THE CAR -AVERSE BOSTONIAN looking to flee a muggy 90-degree summer for cooler Massachusetts climes, the now decade-old Cape Flyer route might be the vehicle of choice if there […]
Posted inEnergy
Mass. solar potential called enormous
THE HEALEY ADMINISTRATION unveiled a new mapping tool on Thursday that suggests the state has the potential to generate an enormous amount of solar power. In a press release, the […]
Posted inTransportation
Healey backtracks on Green Line extension closure
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE GREEN LINE’S Union Square stop will remain open this summer after all. State officials on Wednesday announced they will postpone a Somerville bridge construction project […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Somerville makes push for mobile drug consumption site
Somerville is making strides toward being the first city or town in Massachusetts to open a supervised drug consumption site, an initiative that advocates say has shown promise internationally in […]
Posted inOpinion
Nix cap gains, single sales factor tax cuts
THE DIFFERENT tax policy packages put forward by the Massachusetts House and Senate are both called “An Act to Improve the Commonwealth’s Competitiveness, Affordability, and Equity.” Each chamber’s proposed package […]
Posted inDrug Addiction
Somerville makes push for mobile drug consumption site
SOMERVILLE is making strides toward being the first city or town in Massachusetts to open a supervised drug consumption site, an initiative that advocates say has shown promise internationally in […]
Posted inOpinion
There’s a fatal flaw in fast-track immigration proceedings
TWO YEARS AGO, the Biden administration launched an initiative, known as the dedicated docket, to fast track the cases of certain asylum-seeking families, promising fairness and efficiency in the nation’s […]
Posted inOpinion
Finishing the job on veteran homelessness
EARLIER THIS YEAR, the US Department of Veterans Affairs announced its ambitious 2023 goals toward preventing and ending veteran homelessness, including ensuring that 95 percent of veterans recently housed nationally […]
Posted inOpinion
Despite improvement, roads and bridges need more funding
AS THE HOUSE AND SENATE conference committee begins its work on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, the Construction Industries of Massachusetts respectfully asks the conferees to maintain the 50/50 split […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Opinion
1812 Overture should be dropped from July 4 playlist
PROTESTING THE BARBARIC Ukraine invasion by banning Russian music from orchestral concerts is shortsighted, but replacing the 1812 Overture on July 4th programs is long overdue. Tchaikovsky was born in Russia, […]
Posted inState Government
Healey proposes state spending targets for LGBT businesses
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE AGENCIES should aim to spend $18 million with LGBT-owned businesses and $18 million with disability-owned businesses in the new fiscal year that starts Saturday, Gov. […]