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 […]
Healey withholds records on abortion pill plan
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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. […]
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Mass. scrambles after affirmative action ruling
Education, business, and government entities in the Bay State expressed outrage and despair at the US Supreme Court decision striking down the use of race in college admissions, which sets […]
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Mass. scrambles after affirmative action ruling
EDUCATION, BUSINESS, AND government entities in the Bay State expressed outrage and despair at the US Supreme Court decision striking down the use of race in college admissions, which sets […]
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Supreme Court strikes down use of race in admissions
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE NATION’S HIGHEST COURT on Thursday declared that two major colleges violated the Constitution by considering a student’s race as a factor in admissions, a landmark […]
Posted inEducation
Lessons for Boston on school consolidation
THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE voted last month to merge four elementary schools into two school communities – the Pauline A. Shaw with the Charles A. Taylor in Mattapan, and the […]
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Bill aims to strengthen teacher diversity by weakening seniority rights
There is strong research evidence that minority students benefit from being in a classroom with a teacher of their background, but Pavel Payano says he knows it from on-the-ground experience. […]
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Bill aims to strengthen teacher diversity by weakening seniority rights
THERE IS STRONG research evidence that minority students benefit from being in a classroom with a teacher of their background, but Pavel Payano says he knows it from on-the-ground experience. […]
Posted inOpinion
What you need to know about heat pumps
TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS likely to reach the market within two years will improve conventional air-to-air heat pump efficiency by perhaps 10 percent or more while reducing the climate risks of refrigerant […]