THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION on Wednesday raised serious concerns about the safety culture at the MBTA, but no one is calling for the dismissal of top leadership at the transit […]
No calls for Poftak’s removal, even from Healey’s campaign
Posted inTransportation
FTA safety analysis of T faults agency’s preoccupation with capital spending
THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION released a safety analysis of the MBTA on Wednesday that paints a picture of an overextended agency failing to balance the need for heavy capital investments […]
Posted inState House News Service, The Download
Endorsements taking center stage in race for DA, attorney general
WHAT’S THE VALUE of an endorsement? That question is getting tested in races up and down the primary ballot as candidates jockey for advantage leading up the September 6 vote. […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Media, Politics
Endorsements taking center stage in race for DA, attorney general
WHAT’S THE VALUE of an endorsement? That question is getting tested in races up and down the primary ballot as candidates jockey for advantage leading up the September 6 vote. […]
Posted inEnergy, Opinion
Increase in federal fuel aid desperately needed as prices soar
HIGH PRICES HAVE left millions of Americans struggling to pay their bills. The cost of virtually everything has skyrocketed, from food to rent to used cars, but particularly energy. Wellhead […]
Posted inOpinion
How to make distribution centers work for everyone
MANY CONSUMERS prefer the convenience of making purchases online with the expectation of having deliveries land on their doorstep the next day. Far fewer people, however, want the distribution center […]
Posted inMarijuana, State Government
Former treasurer Shannon O’Brien picked to lead cannabis board
FORMER STATE TREASURER Shannon O’Brien, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2002, will be the next chair of the Cannabis Control Commission. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg announced the appointment Tuesday. […]
Posted inPolitics
Palfrey quits AG’s race, endorses Campbell
IN A MOVE that scrambles the Democratic primary for attorney general one week before the election, Quentin Palfrey announced he is ending his campaign and throwing his support behind Andrea […]
Posted inState Government
SJC says Legislature has broad powers on voting
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT on Tuesday dismissed the major constitutional challenge that has been levied against the new state law allowing voting by mail, formally addressing a legal question that […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Maine court revives Mass.-financed hydroelectric power line
THE MAINE SUPREME Judicial Court on Tuesday breathed new life into a Massachusetts-financed power line designed to carry hydroelectricity from Canada to Lewiston and from there into the New England […]
Posted inThe Download
Healey won’t release campaign questionnaires
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey’s campaign won’t release the questionnaires she has filled out seeking the endorsement of special interest groups. A spokeswoman for the campaign initially said the decision […]
Posted inPolitics
Healey won’t release campaign questionnaires
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL candidate Maura Healey’s campaign won’t release the questionnaires she has filled out seeking the endorsement of special interest groups. A spokeswoman for the campaign initially said the decision […]
Posted inGovernment, Opinion
Zoning variances are out of control in Boston
ALMOST NOTHING in Boston is built without a zoning variance. Yet few of the thousands of individual variances granted annually satisfy the relevant legal standard. There is perhaps no area […]
Posted inEnergy
Grid operator, utilities call for energy reserve
THE OPERATOR of the New England power grid and six of the region’s major utilities are calling on state and federal policymakers to develop an “energy reserve” that can be […]
Posted inThe Codcast
What’s the truth on Arroyo in Suffolk DA’s race? Does it matter?
Amid a generally sleepy primary election campaign season, the contest for Suffolk County district attorney stands out. The race has been rocked by an explosive report in the Boston Globe […]
Posted inThe Download
What’s the truth on Arroyo in Suffolk DA’s race? Does it matter?
AMID A GENERALLY sleepy primary election campaign season, the contest for Suffolk County district attorney stands out. The race has been rocked by an explosive report in the Boston Globe […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics
What’s the truth on Arroyo in Suffolk DA’s race? Does it matter?
AMID A GENERALLY sleepy primary election campaign season, the contest for Suffolk County district attorney stands out. The race has been rocked by an explosive report in the Boston Globe […]
Posted inBy The Numbers, Education
Parent satisfaction with Boston schools is falling, new poll shows
AFTER A FULL school year back in classrooms for in-person learning, parents of Boston Public Schools students have even less faith in the system than they did a year ago, […]
Posted inOpinion, State Government
Ready to sue to protect tax cap giveback
NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, the esteemed taxpayer watchdog group Citizens for Limited Taxation (CLT) and the Massachusetts High Tech Council (MHTC) had the foresight to fight and win the passage […]
Posted inPolitics
Galvin starts collecting diversity data on staff – and numbers are high
FOR YEARS, Secretary of State William Galvin ignored requests for diversity data on his staff, saying he didn’t collect the information. But this year, facing a primary challenge from Tanisha […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
Is state aid really helping the neediest hospitals?
AS LEGISLATORS ponder whether to resurrect a $350 million “relief” fund for Massachusetts hospitals, we suggest that they first step up the state’s informational capacity to better assure that they […]
Posted inEnergy, Opinion
Federal aid shows hydrogen is here to stay
IN A RESIDENTIAL neighborhood on suburban Long Island, a clean energy technology that is both old and new could be the answer to eliminating carbon emissions from the entire economy […]
Posted inTransportation
One week down, three more to go
We survived. That may be the chief takeaway as we near the end of the first week of the month-long Orange Line shutdown. After all the buildup and hype – […]
Posted inThe Download
One week down, three more to go
We survived. That may be the chief takeaway as we near the end of the first week of the month-long Orange Line shutdown. After all the buildup and hype […]