“DRINKS TO GO” was never intended to last longer than a few months. To the dismay of many, the emergency provisions have been extended by the Legislature for three years. […]
Drinks to Go should go
Posted inThe Download
Fight over millionaire tax shifts to new arena
THE POLITICAL FIGHT over the millionaire tax never seems to end. It took eight years for the state’s unions to win passage of a constitutional amendment assessing a 4 percent surcharge […]
Posted inEconomy, State Government
Fight over millionaire tax shifts to new arena
THE POLITICAL FIGHT over the millionaire tax never seems to end. It took eight years for the state’s unions to win passage of a constitutional amendment assessing a 4 percent […]
Posted inOpinion
Congestion pricing – a tool that can solve many transportation problems
IN ADDITION to ranking among the worst cities for traffic, economic inequality, and housing costs, Boston holds another ignominious distinction: we’re the largest US metro area not using dynamic tolls […]
Posted inEnergy, State Government
Back-channel talks on Commonwealth Wind
THE HEALEY ADMINISTRATION has been working behind the scenes to get the Avangrid wind farm project back on track, but so far little progress has been made. Avangrid last year […]
Posted inThe Codcast
How far will Healey go on tax competitiveness?
CommonWealth Magazine · How far will Healey go on tax competitiveness?
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A difference of opinion on estate tax, capital gains
TWO OF THE state’s leading budget analysts are split on whether Gov. Maura Healey’s tax reform package will make the state more competitive in retaining and attracting wealthy residents. On […]
Posted inEconomy, State Government
A difference of opinion on estate tax, capital gains
TWO OF THE state’s leading budget analysts are split on whether Gov. Maura Healey’s tax reform package will make the state more competitive in retaining and attracting wealthy residents. On […]
Posted inEconomy, State Government
Healey tax plan addresses ‘competitiveness’ issues
GOV. MAURA HEALEY is proposing a tax reform package that addresses cost-of-living concerns of parents, renters, and seniors while providing significant relief to wealthy individuals who may be turned off […]
Posted inHealth, Health Care, State Government
A renewed push to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’
LEGISLATORS AND MEDICAL CHOICE advocates are taking another run at passing a medical aid in dying bill after the Supreme Judicial Court last year placed the responsibility squarely on lawmakers to […]
Posted inOpinion
John Silber, my father, never caved
I WISH JOHN SILBER, my father, could see the new Center for Computer and Data Sciences on the Boston University campus. Some call it the Jenga building; to me it […]
Posted inOpinion
Decarbonization road map has some gaping holes
GOV. MAURA HEALEY has gotten off to a good running start on implementing the Commonwealth’s plans to combat climate change by establishing an Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience within […]
Posted inOpinion
Waterfront resilience is ground zero in climate fight
GOV. MAURA HEALEY’S recent appointment of the Commonwealth’s first cabinet level climate chief –Melissa Hoffer, joining from the Environmental Protection Agency – reflects the new administration’s belief that resiliency is a […]
Posted inTransportation
Gonneville grilled on Alewife damage
MBTA interim General Manager Jeffrey Gonneville said on Friday that the mezzanine ticket area of the Red Line’s Alewife Station could reopen by the end of March and hinted that […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA continues transparency efforts under Gonneville
THE MBTA under interim General Manager Jeffrey Gonneville continued its transparency push on Friday, revealing to the T board that a work vehicle derailment happened earlier in the day near […]
Posted inThe Download
Congressional support for teacher strikes at odds with state leadership
STRIKING TEACHERS IN Massachusetts have had strong support from some of the state’s heaviest political hitters. US Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey have offered full-throated endorsements of the strikes, […]
Posted inEducation
Congressional support for teacher strikes at odds with state leadership
STRIKING TEACHERS IN Massachusetts have had strong support from some of the state’s heaviest political hitters. US Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey have offered full-throated endorsements of the strikes, with […]
Posted inTransportation
State officials reduce closure of Sumner Tunnel this year
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A MEGAPROJECT to repair the 88-year-old Sumner Tunnel under Boston Harbor will take place on a newly divided timeline, trading a later end date and higher […]
Posted inOpinion
Time to address equity in public transportation
THE MASSACHUSETTS public transportation system is broken, and now is the time to fix it – equitably. The public is demanding action, and Gov. Maura Healey is bringing fresh energy […]
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Team Wu pushes back on rent control alarms
NO, THE SKY is not falling. That was the message on Wednesday from Wu administration officials who sought to counter the alarms being sounded by Boston’s real estate industry, which […]
Posted inGovernment, Housing
Team Wu pushes back on rent control alarms
NO, THE SKY is not falling. That was the message on Wednesday from Wu administration officials who sought to counter the alarms being sounded by Boston’s real estate industry, which […]
Posted inTransportation
New Orange Line train breaks down – on I-495
AFTER A NEARLY seven-month hiatus, new Orange Line trains are once again being shipped from the assembly plant in Springfield to Wellington Station in Medford. But one new train took longer […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
The problem isn’t just a few bad apples
Now we learn that Inspector General Glen Cuhna, who once seemed ready to pin a massive state drug lab scandal on a lone chemist, Annie Dookhan, actually referred four other lab workers for […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Avangrid seeking price relief on offshore wind, hydro projects
THE CEO of Avangrid told financial analysts on Wednesday that his company needs price relief on two of the biggest renewable projects in New England – a major wind farm […]