THE NUMBER OF OPIOID overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose by 9 percent in 2021, a worrying number in a state that had started seeing some success in addressing the opioid […]
Opioid overdose deaths up by 9 percent last year
Posted inThe Download
Will San Francisco DA recall reverberate here?
ON SUNDAY, it was Steph Curry’s relentless rain of 3s that reverberated 3,000 miles away in Boston. The question this morning is whether the moves made on Tuesday by San […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Will San Francisco DA recall reverberate here?
ON SUNDAY, it was Steph Curry’s relentless rain of 3s that reverberated 3,000 miles away in Boston. The question this morning is whether the moves made on Tuesday by San […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t pit housing crisis against climate crisis
TODAY IN MASSACHUSETTS, both the Baker administration and the Legislature – and some individual communities, too – are working on proposed “net zero” policies to address the climate crisis. Dramatic […]
Posted inEconomy
Raytheon moving headquarters to Virginia
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN A BLOW to Massachusetts, Waltham-based Raytheon Technologies is moving its global headquarters to Arlington, Virginia. Raytheon announced its plans Tuesday, saying a headquarters in Virginia […]
Posted inUncategorized
Omnibus DCF bill still in the works
WITH LESS THAN two months left to the legislative session, the House’s lead lawmaker on child welfare policy is continuing work on an omnibus bill that he says would make […]
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Transit Ambassadors complain about working conditions
Some of the MBTA’s Transit Ambassadors, the people in the red shirts who assist passengers at train stations, are not that thrilled with their working conditions and rumbling about forming […]
Posted inTransportation
Transit Ambassadors complain about working conditions
SOME OF THE MBTA’S Transit Ambassadors, the people in the red shirts who assist passengers at train stations, are not that thrilled with their working conditions and rumbling about forming […]
Posted inPolitics
More than half of lawmakers face no challenger this year
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MOST MASSACHUSETTS state lawmakers will stroll into another term in office unopposed, poised to face no declared opponents in both the September 6 primary and November […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Utilities facing pushback on clean energy contract compensation
THE THREE MASSACHUSETTS utilities, accustomed to getting their way on Beacon Hill, are facing pushback on a provision in state law that allows them to collect from electricity ratepayers up […]
Posted inEducation
Lessons for Boston on how schools and school districts improve
THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL system is in a moment of crisis. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s recently released report describes a dysfunctional system with fundamental student services […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Why Black women die from childbirth twice as often as White women
When Nneka Hall was pregnant with her third child, she had a symptom of preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication, but her doctor never caught it. Hall felt her daughter hiccuping […]
Posted inHealth, Health Care, Race/Racism
Why Black women die from childbirth twice as often as white women
WHEN NNEKA HALL was pregnant with her third child, she had a symptom of preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication, but her doctor never caught it. Hall felt her daughter hiccuping […]
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Why Black women die from childbirth twice as often as white women
WHEN NNEKA HALL was pregnant with her third child, she had a symptom of preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication, but her doctor never caught it. Hall felt her daughter hiccuping […]
Posted inGovernment, Public Records
Wu not always living up to transparency promises
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu took office promising greater transparency in her administration, but one barometer of her performance indicates she still has some work to do. Aides say the city […]
Posted inOpinion
Here’s a cake recipe for the Health Policy Commission
WHEN MASS GENERAL Brigham submitted its performance improvement plan on May 16, I thought what was proposed was “wholly inadequate.” In recent days, to follow up that comment, I tried to […]
Posted inOpinion
Tracing where Worcester’s ‘grit’ comes from
WORCESTER HAS BEEN long recognized as a “gritty” city in the heart of the Commonwealth. But what exactly does that mean and how did it get this moniker? Some have […]
Posted inPolitics
A balancing act from front-runner Healey
MAURA HEALEY, who launched her campaign for governor in January with a modulated message vowing to continue what’s working and change what isn’t, swept the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s convention endorsement, […]
Posted inPolitics
Mass. Dems lean toward women candidates
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS, looking for a sweep of the state’s six constitutional offices, leaned heavily toward women on Saturday at the party’s state convention in Worcester. Attorney General Maura Healey handily […]
Posted inOpinion, Race/Racism
Juneteenth a chance for new customs and rituals
TWO YEARS AFTER George Floyd and just days after the final victims of last month’s racial murders in Buffalo, it’s hard not to reflect on America’s long and painful history […]
Posted inOpinion
Forgiving student loans is not the best policy
ANY DAY NOW, President Biden is expected to make an announcement that his administration will be cancelling up to $10,000 in college student loan debt for each borrower. A lot […]
Posted inState Government
RMV vendor says 53,000 driver’s licenses, IDs need to be replaced
A VENDOR of the Registry of Motor Vehicles said it printed 53,680 driver’s licenses and identification cards incorrectly over the last couple months and starting Monday will begin mailing replacement […]
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Healey leads money chase in statewide races
When it comes to political fundraising this cycle, Democratic attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey continues to far outpace absolutely everyone. Healey raised $2.3 million between January and June […]
Posted inPolitics
Maura Healey leads money chase in statewide races
WHEN IT COMES to political fundraising this cycle, Democratic attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey continues to far outpace absolutely everyone. Healey raised $2.3 million between January and June […]