GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Thursday signed a $3.76 billion economic development bill. But Baker, a Republican, once again entered into a controversy with the Democratic-led Legislature over reproductive rights by […]
Baker again clashes with lawmakers on abortion-related law
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Health care homework for Gov.-elect Healey
AS THE GUBERNATORIAL transition begins, Gov.-elect Maura Healey and her team will need to start setting priorities, and health care should be one of them. As the Health Policy Commission’s […]
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Kriesberg named CEO of MassINC
JOE KRIESBERG, a community development leader for the last 29 years, is taking over as president and CEO of MassINC, the nonprofit that conducts research, oversees a for-profit polling firm, […]
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Kriesberg named CEO of MassINC
JOE KRIESBERG, a community development leader for the last 29 years, is taking over as president and CEO of MassINC, the nonprofit that conducts research, oversees a for-profit polling firm, […]
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One-party rule returns to Beacon Hill
FOR DECADES IT has served as a winning argument for electing Republican governors in deep-blue Massachusetts: A Republican in the corner office is a sensible check on the impulses of […]
Posted inPolitics
Split-personality state GOP didn’t fare well
THE SPLIT PERSONALITY of the Republican Party in Massachusetts didn’t fare well in this year’s election, losing a handful of additional offices and continuing its slide to near-total irrelevance. Republicans […]
Posted inGovernment, State Government
Baker, Healey pledge smooth transition of power
REPUBLICAN GOV. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito on Wednesday stood side by side in the governor’s office with Democratic Gov.-elect Maura Healey and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Driscoll and […]
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Election winners and losers
GO TO CommonWealth’s homepage for stories on the big races, including Maura Healey’s historic victory in the race for governor. What else did we learn from Tuesday’s election about the […]
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Election winners and losers
GO TO CommonWealth’s homepage for stories on the big races, including Maura Healey’s historic victory in the race for governor. What else did we learn from Tuesday’s election about the […]
Posted inImmigration, Politics, State Government
Voters approve millionaires tax, retain driver’s license law for immigrants
MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS DELIVERED a double victory to two progressive causes on Tuesday, approving by narrow margins ballot questions to impose a new income tax surcharge on high earners and to […]
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In high-stakes, costly race, Rausch defeats Dooley
SEN. BECCA RAUSCH of Needham declared victory Tuesday night over Republican Rep. Shawn Dooley in what may have been the most expensive and hard-fought legislative race in the state. At […]
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Healey elected first female, gay Massachusetts governor
MAURA HEALEY shattered a glass ceiling on Tuesday in a landslide, becoming the first woman ever elected governor in Massachusetts. She topped a Democratic ticket that elected three new women […]
Posted inTransportation
10 reasons for building a better highway
End of three-part series FOR US, the Allston interchange is more than a highway project. It’s a way to fix the mistakes of the past, reunite long-separated neighborhoods, and lay […]
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Clock ticking, Avangrid finds itself isolated
Avangrid, the state’s leading wind farm developer, suddenly finds itself facing both economic — and political — headwinds. Avangrid told state regulators its 1,200-megawatt Commonwealth Wind project could not get […]
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Clock ticking, Avangrid finds itself isolated
AVANGRID, the state’s leading wind farm developer, suddenly finds itself facing both economic — and political — headwinds. Avangrid told state regulators its 1,200-megawatt Commonwealth Wind project could not get […]
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Lawsuit seeks to recoup stolen food benefits
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS who have had their food benefits stolen filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to require the state to repay the lost aid money. The suit filed by the Massachusetts […]
Posted inEnergy
Mayflower Wind to honor existing contract terms
MAYFLOWER WIND on Monday backed away from an effort to seek revisions in its contract to supply electricity to the state’s utilities, pledging to move ahead with the pricing in […]
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Fair Share amendment could address decades of systemic inequities
MUCH OF THE public debate over the Fair Share Amendment, Question 1 on the November ballot, has focused on the impact it would have on those who will pay more […]
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A partnership of sorts is transforming, recovering Allston
Second of three parts. IN THE PAST two decades, a partnership of sorts has emerged between the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the city of Boston, a variety of non-profit business […]
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Galvin predicts low turnout in low-intensity election
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH Bill Galvin on Monday predicted low turnout in what he described as a low-intensity election this Tuesday, with voters more motivated by the ballot questions than […]
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Avangrid’s Kimmell says wind farm needs ‘very modest’ price increase
CommonWealth Magazine · Avangrid’s Kimmel says wind farm needs ‘very modest’ price increase
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Avangrid’s Kimmell says wind farm needs ‘very modest’ price increase
Avangrid’s Ken Kimmell said his company can get its Commonwealth Wind project back on track with “a very modest increase” in the price state ratepayers would pay for the electricity. […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
DPU rejects wind developer’s bid for contract relief
DEALING A POTENTIALLY major setback to the state’s emerging offshore wind industry, the Department of Public Utilities rejected a request by Avangrid to delay action on a power purchase contract […]
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Avangrid’s Kimmell says wind farm needs ‘very modest’ price increase
AVANGRID’S KEN Kimmell said his company can get its Commonwealth Wind project back on track with “a very modest increase” in the price state ratepayers would pay for the electricity. […]