MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS HAVE some options to avoid – or at least sidestep for awhile — the sky-high electricity rates coming this winter. National Grid provided a glimpse of what’s coming […]
Here are some ways to lower your electric bill
Posted inEconomy, Energy
​​Here are some ways to lower your electric bill
MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS HAVE some options to avoid – or at least sidestep for awhile — the sky-high electricity rates coming this winter. National Grid provided a glimpse of what’s coming […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
Nurses need more than a wellness program
IMAGINE YOU ARE a nurse at a Massachusetts hospital. Your 12-hour shift just turned into a 14-hour shift against your will. You’ve barely had time to hydrate, or even use […]
Posted inImmigration
Baker once again refuses to criticize DeSantis
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER once again declined to criticize Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for airlifting Venezuelan immigrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, saying he doesn’t want to get caught in the […]
Posted inHealth, State Government
Lessons learned from failed birth control law
DRAWING LESSONS from a Massachusetts birth control law that failed to work as planned, a reproductive rights group released a toolkit on Monday offering a series of recommendations to lawmakers […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Top Baker aide sees ‘herd mentality’ in shrinking press corps
CommonWealth Magazine · Top Baker aide sees ‘herd mentality’ in press corps
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Top Baker aide sees ‘herd mentality’ in shrinking press corps
A top aide to Gov. Charlie Baker says the shrinking press corps covering state policy and politics in Massachusetts is having a major impact on how news is reported. Tim […]
Posted inMedia
Top Baker aide sees ‘herd mentality’ in shrinking press corps
A TOP AIDE to Gov. Charlie Baker says the shrinking press corps covering state policy and politics in Massachusetts is having a major impact on how news is reported. Tim […]
Posted inOpinion
Trees in New England are in trouble
DESPITE THE RECENT RAIN, most of New England remains in the throes of a persistent drought – including an extreme drought in Boston and surrounding areas. For many, droughts may […]
Posted inPolitics
Two surgeons who are moms jump into politics
UNTIL SHE STARTED a PAC to elect candidates to Congress, Dr. Anahita Dua had little exposure to the world of politics.  Dua is a vascular surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, […]
Posted inOpinion
Focus on the building, not the ‘starchitect’ who designed it
AS AN ARCHITECTURAL historian, I’m usually delighted to learn that an architecturally significant building has been saved from demolition. But there is no avoiding the fact that the Baker administration’s […]
Posted inTransportation
Mass. misses on one bid for Cape bridge replacement
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE PUBLIC OFFICIALS fell short in one of two bids to secure more than $1 billion in federal funding toward replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges, […]
Posted inOpinion
The health of our health care workers needs attention
MOST PEOPLE want to help during a medical emergency. But not everyone has the ability to calm their breathing, steel their nerves, set aside their emotions, and focus on the […]
Posted inTransportation
New fare gates open Oct. 1 at North Station
STARTING OCTOBER 1, commuter rail passengers will be required to tap, scan, or swipe their tickets or passes at 30 newly installed fare gates before boarding or exiting trains at […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Corrections officials hear concerns about mail policy
Boston University Statehouse Program LEGAL ADVOCATES and family members of the incarcerated pushed for restoration of mail privileges at a Department of Correction hearing on Wednesday, saying the decision to […]
Posted inThe Download
Security bollards being installed in front of State House
After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, thigh-high bollards and giant planters sprouted outside government buildings across the country to deter terrorists and keep car bombers at bay. Now, some 21 […]
Posted inState Government
Security bollards being installed in front of State House
AFTER THE 9/11 attacks in 2001, thigh-high bollards and giant planters sprouted outside government buildings across the country to deter terrorists and keep car bombers at bay. Now, some 21 […]
Posted inHealth Care
Mass General Brigham ups cost reduction target to $127.8m
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM, after months of consultation with the Health Policy Commission, submitted a second plan for reducing costs that is very similar to its initial plan but with higher […]
Posted inEnvironment
Clean water should be a fundamental human right
MASSACHUSETTS HAS SOME of the most stringent regulations regarding the safety of tap water in the country. However, according to environmental officials, Massachusetts has an estimated 220,000 lead pipe service […]
Posted inGambling
Sports betting regulators confront licensing quirks
THERE’S AN ODD quirk in the law legalizing sports betting in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is allowed to license seven mobile sports betting apps, in addition to mobile apps […]
Posted inThe Download
Ballot question would shift profits from insurers to dentists
WHY ARE MASSACHUSETTS dentists and orthodontists spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a campaign to change the rules governing dental insurance? Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for […]
Posted inPolitics
Ballot question would shift profits from insurers to dentists
WHY ARE MASSACHUSETTS dentists and orthodontists spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a campaign to change the rules governing dental insurance? Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for […]
Posted inEconomy
Mass. small businesses going through transition period
THE MASSACHUSETTS SMALL business economy is struggling to recover from COVID-19, even as it enters a major and time-sensitive transitional period. Many long-time small business owners are eying the exits, […]
Posted inHealth, Health Care
Mass. Medical Society president says pandemic ‘ripped the Band-Aid off’ health care inequities Â
SINCE MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY president Ted Calianos took the helm of the organization in May, he has been developing priorities that range from restoring trust in medicine to addressing workforce […]