BAY STATE and many New England policymakers breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after a jury in Maine voted 9-0 to green light the completion of a Massachusetts-financed transmission […]
Bruce Mohl
Bruce Mohl oversees the production of content and edits reports, along with carrying out his own reporting with a particular focus on transportation, energy, and climate issues.
He previously worked at the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper.
Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
Posted inTransportation
More near-miss incidents reported at the T
NEAR-MISS 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 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 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 inEconomy
Is less more when it comes to the work week?
MANY EMPLOYEES DISCOVERED 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 inTransportation
T officials disclose 4 ‘near misses’ in subway
MBTA OFFICIALS on Thursday disclosed a series of safety incidents over the last month, including four “near misses” involving subway trains and track repair workers and a commuter rail train […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Solar is causing a dramatic shift in electricity demand
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY from the New England power grid fell to an all-time low on Easter Sunday, another telling sign that solar power continues to expand across the region. Solar is […]
Posted inGambling
What you need to know about the House budget proposal
What follows is an explainer about what’s in the House Ways and Means budget proposal for fiscal 2024. How big is the House Ways and Means budget? It comes in […]
Posted inState Government
House, Healey set different priorities for millionaire tax money
THE HOUSE BUDGET proposal unveiled on Wednesday sets different spending priorities than Gov. Maura Healey for the $1 billion expected to come in from the millionaire tax. The tax, approved […]
Posted inPolitics, State Government
House tax plan builds on Healey approach
HOUSE LEADERS fell in line behind Gov. Maura Healey’s call for tax changes to make the state more affordable and competitive, unveiling legislation on Tuesday that not only mirrors but […]
Posted inEnergy, Politics
Somerset elects newcomer to Select Board
VOTERS IN SOMERSET elected a new member to the Select Board on Monday who has expressed interest in resolving a dispute that has stalled the sale of land at Brayton […]
Posted inHealth Care
Mass. nursing homes approaching capacity, association says
A NEW INDUSTRY survey indicates short- and long-term skilled nursing facilities across the state are approaching capacity because of a shortage of workers. The Massachusetts Senior Care Association said one of […]
Posted inHealth Care
Cain Hayes vows to retain Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts brands
CAIN HAYES, the president and CEO of Point32Health, says the five-year integration of the Harvard Pilgrim and Tufts health insurers is moving forward well ahead of schedule, but integration doesn’t […]
Posted inEnergy
Select Board race in Somerset has offshore wind ramifications
A BATTLE FOR A SEAT on the Somerset Select Board is shaping up as a referendum on the board’s oversight of Brayton Point, which many in town hope will become […]
Posted inState Government
Exodus of wealthy residents called non-existent
THE LEFT-LEANING Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center tossed a provocative analysis into the tax reform debate on Beacon Hill on Thursday, issuing a short but pointed brief suggesting the business […]
Posted inTransportation
Is there a finance plan for the I-90 Allston project?
THERE’S BEEN A lot of talk over the last five years about how to design the I-90 Allston project, but very little discussion about how to pay for it. The […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA ups sign-on bonuses by $3,000
THE MBTA said on Monday that it is increasing its sign-on bonus for new employees and expanding its reach beyond bus operators. The T said the previous sign-on bonus of […]
Posted inTransportation
Hiring may be the MBTA’s biggest challenge
THE MBTA’S subway operations control center is a microcosm of the challenges facing the transit authority. Last June, the Federal Transit Administration issued an initial safety report that said the […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA subway ridership takes hit with slow zones
THE BOTTOM FELL out of the public transit industry at the start of COVID, and it’s been a slow slog back for every agency – not just the MBTA. According […]
Posted inState Government
Mariano says state can afford another tax cut package
THE PROSPECTS for passage of a new tax reform package gained momentum on Thursday as House Speaker Ron Mariano said the chamber will soon unveil a series of tax cuts, […]
Posted inTransportation
Is scrapping of bus service bad sign for South Coast rail?
THE SOUTH COAST’S only bus link to Boston is shutting down next month because ridership is so low, which is raising questions about the viability of commuter rail service to […]
Posted inTransportation
Eng will be one of highest-paid transit execs in country
PHILLIP ENG, the new general manager and CEO at the MBTA, will be one of the highest paid transit authority executives in the country. Eng, who is starting his new […]