A correction was added to this story. Former Rep. Paul Kujawski lost a reelection bid in 2010. The Massachusetts House on Thursday voted 146-5 to expel jailed Boston Rep. Carlos […]
Bruce Mohl
Bruce Mohl oversees the production of content and edits reports, along with carrying out his own reporting with a particular focus on transportation, energy, and climate issues.
He previously worked at the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper.
Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Posted inEducation, The Back Story
BPS to replace a fifth of teachers
The Boston Public School system is about to launch a dramatic overhaul of its teaching staff, replacing a fifth of its 4,500 teachers. The unprecedented teacher turnover headed into the […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
House panel backs Henriquez expulsion
The House Ethics Committee issues a report setting the stage for a Thursday vote to expel Rep. Carlos Henriquez from the body. The committee voted 9-1 that House Speaker Robert […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics
44 gun recommendations
The committee created by House Speaker Robert DeLeo to explore ways of reducing gun violence in Massachusetts made 44 recommendations on Monday, most of them nuts and bolts proposals to […]
Posted inThe Download
Tsarnaev and the death penalty
Attorney General Eric Holder approved a motion for prosecutors to seek the death penalty for alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev, triggering an emotional debate inside Massachusetts about the ethics […]
Posted inPolitics, The Back Story
Panagiotakos’s lobbying fees soar
Steven Panagiotakos, once one of the state’s most respected lawmakers, is quickly becoming one of Beacon Hill’s top lobbyists. Records on file with the Secretary of State’s office indicate Panagiotakos’s […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Flood insurance follies
The federal government was losing its shirt subsidizing the flood insurance of homeowners, so it passed a law in 2012 requiring the homeowners to pay more. But now that premiums […]
Posted inEnvironment
Cape Wind foe files another legal challenge
Cape Wind’s chief opponent on Tuesday filed another lawsuit against the proposed offshore wind farm, alleging the project’s power contract with a Massachusetts electric utility violates federal laws. The Alliance […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Sex and politics
Most people who followed the day-to-day coverage of the trial of state Rep. Carlos Henriquez were confused. Katherine Gonsalves, the college student who accused Henriquez of hitting her when she […]
Posted inEnvironment
Broadway Electrical pulls plug on solar work
One of the state’s largest solar contractors is reportedly shutting its doors, but it was unclear on Friday whether the shutdown was temporary or permanent or why it was happening. […]
Posted inPolitics
Murray tells senators she won’t leave early
Senate President Therese Murray told her fellow Democrats on Thursday that she intends to serve out the remainder of her term as the head of the body, which means Senate […]
Posted inUncategorized
Winter 2014 Editor’s note
Public policy at times can be very theoretical and dry, but this issue isn’t like that at all. It draws you in with great writing and photography that helps you […]
Posted inHealth Care
Sex at the cellular level
What do you mean when you say every cell has a sex? Men and women are different down to the cellular and molecular levels. You either have two X chromosomes, […]
Posted inEducation
The change agent
John McDonough is the interim superintendent of the Boston Public Schools. He’s the anonymous guy who is supposed to keep the school bureaucracy at 26 Court Street running smoothly until […]
Posted inEnvironment, The Back Story
Coal, oil stage comeback
Nearly written off as dinosaurs heading toward extinction, New England’s struggling coal and oil power plants have staged a temporary comeback during the recent cold snap. Data compiled by New […]
Posted inPolitics
Globe owner talks
John Henry told a business group on Wednesday that his job as owner of the Boston Globe is similar in some ways to his job as the principal owner of […]
Posted inPolitics
Linehan the kingmaker exits the volunteer ranks
The woman who gained a reputation as a behind-the-scenes kingmaker in Massachusetts politics is now getting into the game of governing herself. Joyce Linehan, the Dorchester activist who CommonWealth has […]
Posted inThe Download, Uncategorized
Dell dating Middlebrooks
Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks tweeted a photo of himself and NESN reporter Jenny Dell celebrating together on New Year’s Eve. The happy couple looked like they were having […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Rivera in; Lantigua gone missing
**A correction has been made to the Reinstein item in the Beacon Hill section. Daniel Rivera took over as mayor of Lawrence in a private swearing-in ceremony at City Hall […]
Posted inEnvironment
Cape Wind expects to receive tax credit
Cape Wind on Monday announced it has signed a contract to purchase an unspecified number of wind turbines and other equipment from the German company Siemens, and both firms said […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics, The Download
Obama’s crack commutations
President Obama commuted the federal crack cocaine sentencesof eight inmates, including the first cousin of Gov. Deval Patrick. The New York Times described the commutations as a bid to curb […]
Posted inThe Back Story, Uncategorized
Wynn: Gambling law changes needed
Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is urging Massachusetts lawmakers to make changes to the state’s gaming law, something they are reluctant to do for fear of reopening the debate […]
Posted inThe Download, Uncategorized
UMass football losing more than games
A new report says the cost of the UMass Amherst football program keeps growing, and so does the support required from students and taxpayers. The Boston Globe reports that students […]
Posted inEnvironment, The Back Story
Fighting Cape Wind $1 million at a time
The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound put out a press release last month suggesting that its strong fundraising was “another sign of growing opposition to Cape Wind.” The Alliance pointed […]