RAISING TAXES ON income over $1 million would be a “dangerous policy,” given how well the state is doing financially under the current tax system, Secretary of Administration and Finance […]
A&F Secretary Heffernan calls millionaire’s tax ‘dangerous’
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State sending $500 checks to 500,000 low-income workers
APPROXIMATELY 500,000 low-income individuals in Massachusetts who worked during the pandemic will receive $500 bonus payments in the mail this March. Lt. Governor Karyn Polito said in a statement that […]
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Salem, once dismissed, now getting top billing on offshore wind
Salem, once considered a port with little potential for offshore wind development, is suddenly being called the centerpiece of the state’s efforts to become the Saudi Arabia of wind. At […]
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Salem, once dismissed, now getting top billing on offshore wind
SALEM, ONCE CONSIDERED a port with little potential for offshore wind development, is suddenly being called the centerpiece of the state’s efforts to become the Saudi Arabia of wind. At […]
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Survey: Widespread need for mental health care during pandemic
MORE THAN ONE-QUARTER of Massachusetts adults say they needed behavioral health care over the first year of the pandemic – but many of them never got it. They couldn’t get […]
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Baker hints school mask mandate may be nearing end
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE TWO EAST COAST states on Monday attached end dates to their school mask mandates, spelling out timelines that Gov. Charlie Baker described as “pretty consistent” with […]
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Woburn case among most egregious in Open Meeting Law report
ATTORNEY GENERAL Maura Healey on Monday released a report summarizing her efforts to enforce the state’s Open Meeting Law last year, with one of the most egregious offenses occurring in […]
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Baker seeking major changes in building code
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION is preparing to unveil proposed revisions to the state building code that would ratchet up energy conservation across the state and allow individual communities to opt-in to […]
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Our education system needs a better plan for future COVID surges
THE LAST FEW WEEKS have served as a stark reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over – and that after two years of pandemic education, our state is […]
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New Bedford arts groups making connections
The New Bedford Historical Society, whose focus is the history of people of color in New Bedford, appears poised for a takeoff. CommonWealth Magazine · New Bedford arts groups making […]
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New Bedford arts groups making connections
The New Bedford Historical Society, whose focus is the history of people of color in the South Coast city, appears poised for a takeoff. The society is developing a park […]
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New Bedford arts groups making connections
THE NEW BEDFORD Historical Society, whose focus is the history of people of color in the South Coast city, appears poised for a takeoff. The society is developing a park […]
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Charter school proposal roils South Coast
IT’S BEEN MORE than five years since the debate over charter schools in Massachusetts came front and center in the form of a high-profile ballot question that would have raised […]
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Wanted: A home for Boston history
BOSTON IS A CITY rich in history – but one that sometimes does a poor job collecting and sharing all of it with everyone who might be interested in it. […]
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In these times, we must check in on loved ones
MY OLDER SISTER Liza died on October 25, 2020, when all her struggles came to a head; no single factor was to blame. She did not treat or really acknowledge […]
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3 policy pathways for the Boston Public Schools
EVERY BOSTON CHILD deserves access to a high-quality education. Despite years of discussion about the need to close achievement and opportunity gaps, this has been an unfulfilled promise to Boston […]
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Basics like balancing a checkbook need to be taught in schools
THE NEW YEAR always brings fresh resolutions, perhaps this year more than most because of what we’ve all endured over the past two years. We all want some sort of […]
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Healey’s delicate dance with labels
COULD IT BE that the heir to Republican Charlie Baker and his magic moderate recipe for political success is the state’s Trump-suing Democratic attorney general, Maura Healey? Healey might not […]
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Healey’s delicate dance with labels
COULD IT BE that the heir to Republican Charlie Baker and his magic moderate recipe for political success is the state’s Trump-suing Democratic attorney general, Maura Healey? Healey might not […]
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A ‘duende’ diss to Tom Brady
NOW LET’S GET something clear before you read any further. I’m no sports enthusiast. I was once a baseball fan, but that was a long time ago, before the Red […]
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Baker sketches plan for $9.5b in fed infrastructure spending
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Thursday laid out in broad strokes his plan for spending $9.5 billion in federal infrastructure money, which the state is expected to receive over the next […]
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Senate taking another shot at drug pricing legislation
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A BILL TARGETING drug costs that the Senate plans to take up next week would cap the cost of insulin at $25 a month for consumers, […]
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COVID spending bill grows to $101m, passes within hours
A $55 MILLION COVID-related spending bill ballooned into a $101 million bill under an agreement reached between House and Senate negotiators, which lawmakers sent to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk just […]
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Grid operator should stop crying wolf
NEW ENGLAND’S fossil fuel interests and electric grid operator are at it again. Every winter, they issue dire warnings that our region’s power grid won’t be able to handle the […]