THIS WEEKEND, thousands of Democrats from across the Commonwealth will be descending upon Worcester (or joining virtually) for the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s annual convention. As a nominating convention, it will […]
For Mass. Democrats, a troubling gap between party platform and practice
Posted inOpinion
GOP’s Amore says his opponents are not ‘evil’
TWENTY YEARS AGO, Charles Krauthammer famously said of the divide between the right and the left that “Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.” This, he claimed, […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
31,000 defendants to split $14m in settlement
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Roughly 31,000 defendants who had criminal convictions vacated in the wake of a massive state drug lab scandal are poised to split about $14 million in […]
Posted inTransportation
T looking closely at operator error on Green Line crash
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER Steve Poftak said there is no evidence that vehicle, signal, or track issues played any role in the collision Wednesday night of two Green Line trains at […]
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Brain drain goes on in municipal government
Ed Augustus left his job as city manager in Worcester on Tuesday and on Wednesday started a new job as the first-ever chancellor of Dean College in Franklin. Augustus’s decision […]
Posted inGovernment
Brain drain goes on in municipal government
ED AUGUSTUS left his job as city manager in Worcester on Tuesday and on Wednesday started a new job as the first-ever chancellor of Dean College in Franklin. Augustus’s decision […]
Posted inTransportation
East-West rail ‘elephant in the room’
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A PASSENGER RAIL extension into western Massachusetts looms as one of the most impactful projects on the table now that Gov. Charlie Baker and federal officials […]
Posted inArts and Culture
In Hynes redevelopment, you’ve got to have arts
GENE RODDENBERY’S classic television series explored the voyages of the starship Enterprise, exploring new worlds, seeking out new lives and civilizations and to boldly go where nobody has before. We […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t forget the poetry of public transit
WHEN ACADEMICS and advocates talk about transit, they talk about the importance of things like access, agglomeration effects, sustainability, and mobility efficiency. It’s often through the lens of these attributes […]
Posted inThe Download
For Dems, a ballot question brouhaha
THERE WILL BE no table after all at the Democratic State Convention promoting ride-share companies’ position on a hotly contested November ballot question. A brewing intra-party battle over plans by […]
Posted inEconomy
For Dems, a ballot question brouhaha
THERE WILL BE no table after all at the Democratic State Convention promoting ride-share companies’ position on a hotly contested November ballot question. A brewing intra-party battle over plans by […]
Posted inOpinion
Double decker buses skirting the rules
BOSTON CONSISTENTLY ranks among the top 10 tourist destinations in the United States. From the Freedom Trail to Fenway Park to Faneuil Hall, the “Hub of the Universe” offers a […]
Posted inTransportation
Seeking clues on rebid of Quincy bus garage contract
THE MBTA says its decision to reject the bids for construction of a new Quincy bus and maintenance garage because they came in much higher than expected is only the […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Street mural artists explain their craft
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Posted inArts and Culture
Street mural artists explain their craft
ARTISTS, SAID PERCY FORTINI-WRIGHT, are “documenters” of history. “Without artists, you wouldn’t know what went on in the past,” he said. “Art is what man has created up until now…It’s the […]
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Street mural artists explain their craft
Artists, said Percy Fortini-Wright, are “documenters” of history. “Without artists, you wouldn’t know what went on in the past,” he said. “Art is what man has created up until now…It’s […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Murals: An emerging form of community development
THE WALLS OF the affordable housing buildings in The Point neighborhood of Salem have been painted for as long as 15-year-old Bunny Spodick can remember. For a long time, they […]
Posted inOpinion
Companies are recognizing value of mental health supports
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS provides an opportunity to recognize the constructive role that the business community plays in addressing the mental health needs of workers and highlights practical new opportunities to […]
Posted inOpinion
Liability not an issue with rideshare ballot question
MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS this fall may be asked to decide, through a proposed ballot question, whether app-based rideshare and delivery drivers are independent contractors with unprecedented flexibility and substantial benefits. The […]
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Is Harvard replicating the Seaport in Allston?
SLEEK EXPENSIVE apartment houses with river views. Laboratory and office buildings in symmetrical rows. A hotel, a conference center, a central plaza. Upscale retail at ground level. Trees, planters, native […]
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Uvalde comes nearly a decade after Newtown
NEARLY A DECADE AGO, on December 19, 2012, I shared this message with my college and our community about the worst school mass shooting in American history: It’s been a […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
FERC grants delay on N.E. energy market reform
IN A DECISION posted at 10 p.m. Friday night, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave the operator of the New England power grid two more years to come up with […]
Posted inImmigration, Transportation
Baker vetoes driver’s license bill for undocumented immigrants
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday vetoed a bill that would have allowed immigrants without legal status to obtain a Massachusetts driver’s license, a day after the bill reached his desk. […]
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MBTA board balks at $102m Transit Ambassador contract
After seven months of rubber-stamping nearly everything put before it, the MBTA board of directors this week balked, at least for a month, at approving a $102 million, five-year contract […]