ALL EYES IN the higher education world are on the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule any day on whether universities can use race as a factor in admissions […]
Could Harvard affirmative action ruling threaten Boston exam school policies?
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Could Harvard affirmative action ruling threaten Boston exam school policies?
All eyes in the higher education world are on the Supreme Court, which is expected to rule any day on whether universities can use race as a factor in admissions […]
Posted inOpinion
Wildlands, the natural answer to climate change
NEW ENGLAND is not immune to the global ecological crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, which both threaten human health and safety. With little time to act, we are […]
Posted inEducation
Meehan says UMass system facing headwinds
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE DECLINING ENROLLMENT and swelling employee expenses are causing budget woes for the University of Massachusetts and financial help from Beacon Hill may be needed, according to […]
Posted inThe Download
Gaming Commission asks feds to shut down illegal gambling
Gamblers in Massachusetts have a full menu of wagering options to choose from these days: physical casinos, sports betting in person or online, and the state lottery, which some officials […]
Posted inGambling
Gaming Commission asks feds to shut down illegal gambling
GAMBLERS IN MASSACHUSETTS have a full menu of wagering options to choose from these days: physical casinos, sports betting in person or online, and the state lottery, which some officials […]
Posted inHealth, Health Care, State House News Service
Healey gives life science firms $24.4m in tax breaks
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. MAURA HEALEY and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced $24.4 million in tax incentive awards Tuesday that they expect will help 43 life sciences companies […]
Posted inHealth Care
Legislature should act on bill to limit out-of-pocket drug costs
EARLIER THIS MONTH, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services held a hearing on S. 609, a bill that would limit out-of-pocket costs for patients paying for prescription drugs. Sixteen […]
Posted inTransportation
Eng sees FTA letter as no big deal
ON MAY 19, the Federal Transit Administration emailed a letter to top officials at the MBTA telling them a plan the agency developed for addressing the safety of workers performing […]
Posted inThe Codcast
What’s Driscoll’s role in new administration?
When Gov. Maura Healey spent a day in Michigan earlier this month, acting governor Kim Driscoll did not take the opportunity to bring some semblance of Salem to the corner […]
Posted inThe Codcast
What’s Driscoll’s role in new administration?
CommonWealth Magazine · What's Driscoll's role in new administration?
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What’s Driscoll’s role in new administration?
WHEN GOV. MAURA HEALEY spent a day in Michigan earlier this month, acting governor Kim Driscoll did not take the opportunity to bring some semblance of Salem to the corner […]
Posted inGovernment, Housing, Politics
What’s Driscoll’s role in new administration?
WHEN GOV. MAURA HEALEY spent a day in Michigan earlier this month, acting governor Kim Driscoll did not take the opportunity to bring some semblance of Salem to the corner […]
Posted inOpinion, State Government
Our no-fail commitment to Mass. veterans
WOUNDED SOLDIERS RETURNING from combat share much in common. Amidst their trauma is a selfless call for their embattled brothers and sisters. How are they doing? Did they make it? […]
Posted inOpinion
Let’s rethink the use of Joint Base Cape Cod
THE AIR FORCE’S suspension of intelligence activity performed at Joint Base Cape Cod eliminates the primary service mission of the base. The leak of sensitive intelligence from a service member […]
Posted inEconomy, Housing, Opinion
Denting the housing problem with dorms
HOW CAN GOVERNMENT impact the high cost of housing? The current debate in Massachusetts so far has focused on supply-side solutions: zoning reform to allow creation of new, multi-unit […]
Posted inOpinion
Making LGBTQ+ students feel supported, accepted
AT 14, Jonathan had black hair and piercing blue eyes. He was the angriest young man I had ever encountered in my almost 20 years as a middle school teacher. […]
Posted inEconomy
Senate debate highights fault lines on competitiveness issue
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE SENATE’S TOP Republican opted against seeking a vote Thursday on a roughly $750 million tax relief proposal, but set off a debate that revealed some […]
Posted inThe Download
A new way to connect offshore wind power to the grid
The owner of the Canal Station power plants in Sandwich is telling state regulators it may have an easier way for offshore wind farms to feed their electricity into the […]
Posted inEnergy
A new way to connect offshore wind power to the grid
THE OWNER OF the Canal Station power plants in Sandwich is telling state regulators it may have an easier way for offshore wind farms to feed their electricity into the […]
Posted inOpinion
Sad state of affairs on Beacon Hill
THE MASSACHUSETTS Legislature is broken. It’s not as bad as Tennessee or Montana, where Republican supermajorities have tried to expel or silence Democratic dissenters. Or Oregon, where Republicans simply walk […]
Posted inState Government, State House News Service
Senate approves budget, next up negotiations with House
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE ANNUAL STATE budget season moved to the next phase Thursday evening as the Senate unanimously approved a nearly $56 billion spending plan that ramps up […]
Posted inEnergy
Eversource exiting offshore wind business
EVERSOURCE, New England’s largest utility, said on Thursday that it plans to exit the offshore wind business and write down the value of its holdings by $220 million to $280 […]
Posted inTransportation
Eng touts ‘forward progress’ in removing MBTA slow zones
THE MBTA IS targeting slow zones that would most impact daily commutes as it chugs along on completing track replacements and lifting speed restrictions. General Manager Phillip Eng touted “forward […]