STATE AUDITOR Suzanne Bump will leave office in January after 12 years on the job. In an interview on this week’s Codcast, she reflected on her time in office and […]
Bump says DiZoglio is being ‘well-schooled’ on auditor’s duties
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice
Berkshire County study tracks use of plea deals
AN UNPRECEDENTED look into how criminal cases get disposed of in Berkshire County reveals a trove of data, shedding a light on racial disparities, disparities based on lawyer type, and […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Bump says DiZoglio is being ‘well-schooled’ in auditor’s duties
CommonWealth Magazine · Bump says DiZoglio is being ‘well-schooled’ in auditor’s duties
Posted inOpinion
Give rural Mass. a seat at the table
AS GOV.-ELECT MAURA HEALEY prepares to take office, we’re hearing a lot about “regional equity” these days. But defining exactly what this is beyond some nice-sounding buzz words is elusive. […]
Posted inOpinion
Nature-based climate solutions are crucial
This commentary is written as a letter to Gov.-elect Maura Healey. WE JOIN THE CHORUS of leaders across the Commonwealth in congratulating you on your historic election victory. As you […]
Posted inRace/Racism
Blacks, Jews must stand together against antisemitism
ANTISEMITISM IS SPREADING across America like an unforgiving wildfire fueled by harmful tropes against Jewish people by misinformed celebrities, prejudiced politicians and bigoted neighbors in our community. Just days ago, […]
Posted inTransportation
Healey goes with a team approach on transportation
GOV.-ELECT MAURA HEALEY named two women to head the state’s transportation bureaucracy on Friday, appointing Gina Fiandaca as secretary and Monica Tibbits-Nutt as undersecretary. Fiandaca has experience overseeing large transportation […]
Posted inThe Download
No clear answers on Sudders’s shift in tone
LAST WEEK, Marylou Sudders sounded like she wanted to stay on as the state’s secretary of health and human services. This week, she put in her retirement papers. What happened […]
Posted inHealth Care
No clear answers on Sudders’s shift in tone
LAST WEEK, Marylou Sudders sounded like she wanted to stay on as the state’s secretary of health and human services. This week, she put in her retirement papers. What happened […]
Posted inGambling
Start dates for in-person sports betting set
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE GAMING COMMISSION on Thursday narrowed the launch date for in-person sports betting in Massachusetts and it appears as if the first bets could be placed […]
Posted inTransportation
Gonneville to serve as the T’s interim GM
JEFFREY GONNEVILLE, the deputy general manager of the MBTA, will take over as the interim general manager when Steve Poftak steps down on January 3. As the T’s second-highest-ranking official, […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Campuses report 901 cases of sexual misconduct
IN 2020, there were 901 reports of sexual misconduct on Massachusetts college campuses, of which two-thirds involved allegations between students, according to a new report released by the Department of […]
Posted inThe Download
Campuses report 901 cases of sexual misconduct
IN 2020, there were 901 reports of sexual misconduct on Massachusetts college campuses, of which two-thirds involved allegations between students, according to a new report released by the Department of […]
Posted inEducation
Coming home: Roxbury Prep’s answer to the teacher shortage
TO BE AN educator has truly been a gift. And though many might say the children and families that educators’ serve are beneficiaries, I would argue that, in fact, it’s […]
Posted inTransportation
App-based drivers make push for a union
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE EVERYONE IN the State House and surrounding area of downtown Boston heard app-based drivers calls Wednesday afternoon for collective bargaining rights — or at least they […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Baker administration fleshes out 2050 climate plan
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION on Wednesday released a 168-page climate plan for 2050 that follows the same general playbook that’s been outlined in the past – increase production of clean electricity; […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Governor’s councilors seem supportive of Jubinville nomination
THE GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL on Wednesday considered one of their own – Councilor Robert Jubinville – as a nominee for a clerk magistrate’s job. The half-hour hearing was mainly a lovefest, although […]
Posted inThe Download
For Southbridge schools, a long slog with some glimmers of hope
IS HE BUILDING a sand castle or something closer to a medieval castle, with a sturdy foundation that can stand for years? That’s how Jeffrey Villar framed the challenge of developing […]
Posted inEducation
For Southbridge schools, a long slog with some glimmers of hope
IS HE BUILDING a sand castle or something closer to a medieval castle, with a sturdy foundation that can stand for years? That’s how Jeffrey Villar framed the challenge of […]
Posted inEducation
Riley ‘shocked’ at MTA push for right to strike
ALLOWING PUBLIC school teachers to strike would be “a bridge too far” and disregards the pandemic lessons about the importance of in-person learning, the state’s education commissioner said Tuesday as the […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
DOC accepts sweeping settlement on mental health care for prisoners
THE MASSACHUSETTS Department of Correction will have to completely transform the mental health care it provides to inmates, under a settlement the department reached with the US Department of Justice […]
Posted inEnergy, State Government
Santa comes early for offshore wind businesses
CHRISTMAS CAME early for the fledgling offshore wind industry in Massachusetts, as the Baker administration handed out $180 million on Tuesday for infrastructure improvements and businesses in New Bedford, Somerset, […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Baker officials slammed for criminal justice reform compliance
LEADERS OF THE Legislature’s Judiciary Committee and prisoners’ advocates at a hearing Tuesday slammed the outgoing administration of Gov. Charlie Baker for failing to properly implement the 2018 criminal justice […]
Posted inOpinion
Hospital pediatric beds in short supply
After a long hiatus, Dr. Jarone Lee, an emergency and ICU physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, resumes his conversation about frontline critical care […]