US REP. STEPHEN LYNCH is optimistic the MBTA and its unions can find a way to bring retired subway dispatchers back on the job to help raise staffing levels in […]
Lynch optimistic about bringing back T retirees
Posted inTransportation
Poftak gets nearly $80,000 in bonus payments
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER Steve Poftak, who is steering the beleaguered transit authority through safety and budgetary challenges, received nearly $80,000 more in his paycheck earlier this year in the form […]
Posted inThe Download
Lawmakers eye expanding juvenile diversion to some violent offenses
In January, nearly four years after the idea was first conceived, the state launched its first state-run, state-funded juvenile diversion programs. The idea was to keep teenagers out of detention […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Lawmakers eye expanding juvenile diversion to some violent offenses
IN JANUARY, nearly four years after the idea was first conceived, the state launched its first state-run, state-funded juvenile diversion programs. The idea was to keep teenagers out of detention […]
Posted inEconomy, Education, Opinion
5 ways to avoid a skilled workforce crisis
IF YOU THINK it is hard to find workers for jobs today, just wait: It’s about to get a whole lot worse. That’s the biggest takeaway from a research brief […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge tosses 2 police questions as out of bounds
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE JUST DAYS before the deadline for thousands of law enforcement officers to be recertified, a judge has ruled that two of the eight questions that the […]
Posted inEducation
Wu claims victory in school negotiations
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu suggested on Tuesday that the agreement between the city and state over management of the Boston Public Schools was a victory of sorts for her. The […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
LeBoeuf loses license 45 days to resolve drunk driving arrest
STATE REP. David LeBoeuf will lose his license for 45 days, pay $1,380 in fees and fines, and enroll in a driver alcohol education program as a consequence of his […]
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Another agency shares blame for MBTA safety issues
The MBTA is taking a lot of hits for its safety shortcomings, but there’s another state agency that deserves a share of the blame. The Department of Public Utilities is […]
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Another agency shares blame for MBTA safety issues
THE MBTA is taking a lot of hits for its safety shortcomings, but there’s another state agency that deserves a share of the blame. The Department of Public Utilities is […]
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State, Boston reach agreement on school improvement plan
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE AND BOSTON officials reached agreement Monday on an improvement plan for the Boston Public Schools, foreclosing a vote planned for Tuesday that would have cleared […]
Posted inOpinion
E. Boston-Long Wharf experiment shows potential of ferries
SCHEDULED ROAD, bridge, and transit shutdowns to improve transportation—as in the case of the Sumner Tunnel, which will be closed for four months in the summer of 2023—are a necessary […]
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice
After three decades behind bars, man released because racism tainted his murder trial
AFTER SPENDING 31 years in prison for murder, Corey Glover walked out of MCI-Norfolk a free man on May 4, after arguing successfully that a juror’s racism prevented him from […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Gas tax holiday good politics, not policy
A gas tax holiday may be good politics but it’s not good public policy, according to Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University. […]
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Gas tax holiday good politics, not policy
A gas tax holiday may be good politics but it’s not good public policy, according to Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University. […]
Posted inTransportation
Gas tax holiday good politics, not policy
A GAS TAX HOLIDAY may be good politics but it’s not good public policy, according to Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University. […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA resumes service at Haymarket Station
THE MBTA resumed Orange and Green Line service through Haymarket Station on Sunday, three days after it was shut down when it was discovered one of the columns supporting the […]
Posted inOpinion
Repurpose, don’t scrap, existing pipeline infrastructure
THE RACE to net zero emissions is on, and we have a lot of work to do to get there and not a lot of time to do it. Nowhere […]
Posted inOpinion
This latest insurer ‘surprise’ is galling
IT’S SIMPLE; we pay our health insurance premiums and expect that in return our coverage will serve our best interests. And yet, year after year it seems, we find new […]
Posted inUncategorized
Baker signs abortion executive order
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday signed an executive order protecting Massachusetts abortion providers from prosecution by other states that have made providing an abortion a criminal act. The order prohibits […]
Posted inCourts, Marijuana
Attorney accused of bribery in seeking Medford marijuana license
SOMERVILLE ATTORNEY Sean O’Donovan was arrested Friday and charged with trying to bribe a family member of the Medford police chief to convince the chief to help a marijuana company […]
Posted inNews Analysis
Roe overturned: What you need to know
This article is reprinted with permission of The Conversation, which compiles contents on a variety of subjects and makes it available to media organizations. logo-horizontal-en-6374a439416242a04d05435431638ec5 THE SUPREME COURT decided by […]
Posted inOpinion
What’s behind our Common Ground workshop
LEGEND HAS IT that when someone asked Benjamin Franklin after the 1787 Constitutional Convention whether America would be a monarchy or a republic, Franklin said, “A republic, if you can […]
Posted inEducation
Riley recommends Boston be designated ‘underperforming’
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICEil ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY Education Commissioner Jeff Riley on Tuesday will recommend that Boston Public Schools be designated an “underperforming district,” a move that stops short of […]