DOES ATTENDING college pay off? It depends which college you go to and what you study, according to a new report released by College101, a nonprofit focused on higher education advocacy. […]
Some Mass. college degrees pay off – but many others don’t
Posted inCriminal Justice
Healey appeals dismissal in Soldiers’ Home case
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ATTORNEY GENERAL Maura Healey announced Tuesday that she is appealing the recent dismissal of grand jury indictments against two former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home officials in connection […]
Posted inPolitics
Edwards beats D’Ambrosio in special election primary for state Senate
BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR Lydia Edwards rode a wave of progressive support – and high-profile endorsements that included both of the state’s US senators and Boston’s new mayor – to defeat […]
Posted inOpinion
Deciphering T-speak on fare-free bus, capital transfer
RECENT REPORTS coming out of the MBTA illuminate deeply flawed thinking about Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s free bus plan and raise serious concerns about the transit agency’s ability to leverage […]
Posted inThe Download
Process overtakes promise on ARPA spending bill
It started out as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — the chance to spend billions of dollars in unexpected federal and state funds to accomplish real change in Massachusetts – but as […]
Posted inNews Analysis
Process overtakes promise on ARPA spending bill
IT STARTED OUT as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — the chance to spend billions of dollars in unexpected federal and state funds to accomplish real change in Massachusetts – but as […]
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Baker signs $4b ARPA bill with slight tweaks
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Monday signed into law a $4 billion spending bill, while vetoing several commissions that he worried would slow down the process of distributing the money. “The […]
Posted inTransportation
Wu’s $8m fare-free bus plan hits snag
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu is still hoping to launch fare-free buses for two years on three MBTA routes, but it appears her proposal has hit a major snag. Federal Transit […]
Posted inHealth Care
State to distribute 2.1 million rapid COVID tests to hard-hit communities
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said the state will make 2.1 million rapid COVID tests available to more than 100 lower-income communities as part of the effort to curb the spread of […]
Posted inThe Download
Mariano sees offshore wind as top priority
HOUSE SPEAKER Ron Mariano recently announced that he planned to seek a second two-year term as speaker in January 2023. But Mariano, 75, made clear in an interview on The […]
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Mariano sees offshore wind as top priority
HOUSE SPEAKER Ron Mariano recently announced that he planned to seek a second two-year term as speaker in January 2023. But Mariano, 75, made clear in an interview on The […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. falling behind on marijuana equity mandate
AFTER MASSACHUSETTS voters legalized adult-use cannabis in 2016, the Legislature made history as the first in the nation to require full participation in the regulated industry by individuals who were harmed by […]
Posted inOpinion
Free or cheap parking is the great enabler
WHAT WOULD YOU DO with your car if there was no place to park it? Everyone who owns a car must have a place to put it while it’s not […]
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Acosta says bond money needed for UI trust fund
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION on Friday gave lawmakers its most detailed accounting yet of the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund, and said it is preparing to issue bonds to put the […]
Posted inPolitics
Jerome Rappaport and the destruction of Boston’s West End
Jerome Rappaport, a huge figure in Boston’s business and civic world, died on December 6 at age 94. Rappaport, a successful developer and philanthropist, had an enormous impact on Boston […]
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Only half of foster children graduated on time last year
In 2020, as COVID closed schools for the last three months of the year, only half of students in the custody of the Department of Children and Families graduated on […]
Posted inEducation
Only half of foster children graduated on time last year
IN 2020, as COVID closed schools for the last three months of the year, only half of students in the custody of the Department of Children and Families graduated on […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Boston’s fare-free bus test runs afoul of fed rule
THE CITY OF BOSTON’S plan to launch a two-year test of fare-free buses on three MBTA bus routes may run afoul of federal rules limiting pilot projects to just six […]
Posted inTransportation
T board chair doubtful on cutting or eliminating fares
WITH MBTA officials projecting steadily rising budget deficits over the next five years, the chair of the transit authority’s board on Thursday put a damper on talk of reducing or […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Earmark process in ARPA bill undermines racial equity goals
THE RECENTLY PASSED $4 billion state spending bill appears generous to the arts and culture sector, particularly groups with ties to communities of color. It includes $135 million to help […]
Posted inPolitics
Baker worried about ‘red tape’ in ARPA bill
WITH FOUR DAYS left before Gov. Charlie Baker must act on a $4 billion spending bill, he voiced concerns about “a lot of red tape” in the legislation. “The thing we’re […]
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Electoral process failed in Bourne
NO ONE KNEW much about Kari Macrae last May when she ran for a seat on the Bourne School Committee. She ran unopposed, so there was no rival to question […]
Posted inPolitics
Electoral process failed in Bourne
NO ONE KNEW much about Kari Macrae last May when she ran for a seat on the Bourne School Committee. She ran unopposed, so there was no rival to question […]
Posted inOpinion
Why can’t Logan get bus pickup right?
MY LAST THREE FLIGHTS into Logan Airport have all ended the same way: with disappointment. It has become painfully clear that Massport, a state agency claiming to be green and […]