THIS IS A HISTORIC moment for women leaders in the Commonwealth. As Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll reach the milestone of 100 days in office, collectively we […]
Short of workers? Bring more women into workforce
Posted inHousing, Opinion
Heading off the next foreclosure crisis
OVER THE LAST few years, Americans have faced countless challenges we couldn’t have easily predicted: a global pandemic, war in Ukraine, supply chain snarls, a roiling economy — including recent […]
Posted inTransportation
More near-miss incidents reported at the T
NEAR-MISSÂ incidents at the MBTA between maintenance staff and vehicles keep on coming. At a meeting of a safety subcommittee of the MBTA board last Thursday, T staff disclosed there had […]
Posted inTransportation
Addressing T slow zones will take much of this year
THE MBTA’S new general manager on Wednesday outlined initial plans for removing slow zones on the Blue Line that suggest track defects went unaddressed for a long time and that […]
Posted inEnvironment
AG reaches $300,000 Brayton Point settlement
AFTER NEARLY TWO years of negotiation, the owner of Brayton Point in Somerset on Wednesday agreed to a $300,000 settlement with the Massachusetts attorney general’s office related to allegations that […]
Posted inThe Download
In Boston race for open state rep seat, a field of 1
It’s become a dismal, recurring storyline underscoring the state’s political torpor: Massachusetts is among the least competitive states in the country when it comes to elections for state legislative seats. […]
Posted inPolitics
In Boston race for open state rep seat, a field of 1
IT’S BECOME A dismal, recurring storyline underscoring the state’s political torpor: Massachusetts is among the least competitive states in the country when it comes to elections for state legislative seats. […]
Posted inState Government, State House News Service
Convention center tosses redevelopment proposals
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE’S INDEPENDENT convention center authority canceled and rejected controversial redevelopment proposals for a piece of land in South Boston after officials accused it of using […]
Posted inOpinion
Lots left on the to-do list for reducing waste
THIS YEAR, as we celebrate the 53rd Earth Day, we should use the occasion to reckon with our growing waste crisis. A few years after the first Earth Day, held […]
Posted inGovernment, Politics, Public Records
Wu got use of MGM Music Hall at no charge
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu spent $62,000 on her State of the City address at the end of January, but there was no cost to actually rent the venue where she […]
Posted inGambling
Mass. residents placed $568m in sports bets in March
MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS placed $568 million in legal sports bets in March, with 77 percent of the money wagered with DraftKings and FanDuel. March was the first month where the state’s […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision
At a time when roughly a quarter of the MBTA subway system is crawling along at a safety-induced snail’s pace, US Rep. Seth Moulton is pushing an ambitious expansion of […]
Posted inThe Download
Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision
At a time when roughly a quarter of the MBTA subway system is crawling along at a safety-induced snail’s pace, US Rep. Seth Moulton is pushing an ambitious expansion of […]
Posted inTransportation
Moulton’s ambitious, expensive, and enthralling transportation vision
AT A TIME when roughly a quarter of the MBTA subway system is crawling along at a safety-induced snail’s pace, US Rep. Seth Moulton is pushing an ambitious expansion of […]
Posted inOpinion
Is transit a public good?
A RECENTÂ Bloomberg City Lab article by the highly regarded transportation thought leader David Zipper used recent statements by proponents of free public bus transit in Boston and Washington, DC, to […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t take colleges, universities in Mass. for granted
MORE THAN ALMOST any other state in the country, our economy, quality of life, and international reputation are inextricably connected to our colleges and universities. Massachusetts is the world’s healthcare […]
Posted inGambling
Healey backs moving Lottery games online
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. MAURA HEALEY is on board with the House’s push to legalize online Massachusetts Lottery sales, a stance that could ramp up pressure on the Senate […]
Posted inOpinion
Why the top 1 percent of taxpayers matter
DURING A RECENT hearing on Gov. Maura Healey’s tax relief package, there seemed to be near universal support for the provisions aimed at helping people of low or modest means […]
Posted inHousing, State Government
Stand-alone housing secretariat moves forward
GOV. MAURA HEALEY’S plan to create a new Cabinet-level post on housing got the green light from the Senate on Thursday, bringing the administration one step closer to an adjustment […]
Posted inThe Download
Is less more when it comes to the work week?
MANY EMPLOYEES DISCOVEREDÂ they could work from anywhere during COVID. The next frontier is whether they can work less. A handful of companies in Massachusetts and many more around the world […]
Posted inEconomy
Is less more when it comes to the work week?
MANY EMPLOYEES DISCOVEREDÂ they could work from anywhere during COVID. The next frontier is whether they can work less. A handful of companies in Massachusetts and many more around the world […]
Posted inOpinion
New transmission lines key to clean energy future
STATELY WIND turbines and neat arrays of solar farms provide vivid images for a much-anticipated era of abundant renewable energy. But it is the relatively mundane network of transmission lines […]
Posted inHealth Care
Health Policy Commission sticks with benchmark
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH CONSUMERS experiencing higher health care outlays and some putting off care because of it, a state commission on Wednesday stuck with the annual state health […]
Posted inEconomy, State Government
Mass. House approves unaltered tax plan
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESÂ voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass its $1.1 billion tax relief bill exactly as pitched earlier this week. A provision that would adjust an obscure tax giveback […]