THE MBTA extended until the end of next year the contract of the manager overseeing the Green Line extension, giving him time to wrap up work on the project. During […]
MBTA gives Dalton extension through end of 2022
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A first step on offshore wind
Federal, state, and local officials gathered on Cape Cod Thursday for a ceremonial groundbreaking for Vineyard Wind, the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. It was a […]
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A first step on offshore wind
FEDERAL, STATE, and local officials gathered on Cape Cod Thursday for a ceremonial groundbreaking for Vineyard Wind, the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. It was a […]
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Baker pulls the plug on transportation climate initiative
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER threw in the towel on his transportation climate initiative on Thursday just days after Gov. Ned Lamont of Connecticut did the same thing in his state. “The […]
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High court sides with DOC on prison COVID rules
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT ruled Thursday that the Department of Correction has not been “deliberately indifferent” to inmates’ health during the COVID pandemic, because it took precautions and, most significantly, […]
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Healey says Mass General Brigham expansion will net $385m annual profit
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM’S proposed expansion into the suburbs would net the health system an estimated $385 million a year in profits, according to a report released Wednesday by Attorney General Maura Healey, raising questions […]
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Wu endorses Edwards in special election for state Senate
IN HER FIRST MOVE to exert political muscle following her landslide victory, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is throwing her support behind Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who is competing in […]
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Baker laments ‘massive delay’ in spending ARPA funds
On Wednesday night, Gov. Charlie Baker’s worst fears about giving the Legislature control of $5.3 billion in federal money came true. The House and Senate blew past their self-imposed deadline […]
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Baker laments ‘massive delay’ in spending ARPA funds
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, Gov. Charlie Baker’s worst fears about giving the Legislature control of $5.3 billion in federal money came true. The House and Senate blew past their self-imposed deadline […]
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Lawmakers don’t get ARPA spending bill done
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE HOUSE AND SENATE will go into their mid-session recess without finalizing a plan to spend close to $4 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding and […]
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Report finds older adults use telehealth far less than others
THE POPULARITY OF telehealth has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, as doctors shut their offices to nonemergency visits, then even once they reopened, patients remained hesitant to go to a […]
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House votes to strengthen control of health system expansions
FIRING A SHOT across the bow of the state’s leading hospital networks, the House voted nearly unanimously on Wednesday to give a state health commission more authority to scrutinize expansion […]
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Hospital execs say industry in fragile state
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES of the state’s top academic medical centers told the Health Policy Commission on Wednesday that they are doing everything they can to shift care to lower-cost settings […]
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T notes: New phenomenon – GLX leftover money
AS COMPLETION of the Green Line extension approaches, it’s prompting a rare discussion at the MBTA – what to do with all the leftover money. Five years ago the project […]
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Wu proposes expanded free MBTA bus service
BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU, who has faced a steady stream of doubters wondering how she would make good on a campaign vow to bring about fare-free MBTA service, used her […]
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Rocky road continues at Biogen
FOR CAMBRIDGE-BASED Biogen, it’s been the best of times and the worst of times. The biotech powerhouse saw its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm approved in June by the Food and Drug […]
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Rocky road continues at Biogen
FOR CAMBRIDGE-BASED Biogen, it’s been the best of times and the worst of times. The biotech powerhouse saw its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm approved in June by the Food and Drug […]
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Poll finds parents bullish on return to in-person learning
AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF of unprecedented disruption of daily life, parents of K-12 students in Massachusetts are very optimistic about what the return to in-person classes will bring, […]
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Marking historic firsts, Wu sworn in as Boston mayor
REACHING BACK TO Boston’s revolutionary roots, Michelle Wu took office on Tuesday as the city’s new mayor, saying bold action that challenges the status quo is at the heart of […]
Posted inEconomy
Rural towns seek money to repay broadband debt
THE RURAL HAMPSHIRE County town of Goshen is in the middle of installing broadband internet service. Even with state subsidies for the project, town officials estimate that Goshen will have […]
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Lamont puts TCI on hold in Connecticut
CONNECTICUT GOV. Ned Lamont on Tuesday said he is putting on hold his pursuit of the Transportation Climate Initiative, leaving Massachusetts in a precarious, go-it-alone position as the regional cap-and-trade […]
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Baker: $500m for unemployment insurance fund not debatable
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Tuesday said putting the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund on sound footing requires a $500 million infusion from the state’s share of American Rescue Plan Act funding and […]
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Health care fuels first-half lobbying
The State House remains closed to the public, but the business of lobbying on Beacon Hill keeps rolling along, particularly in health care. According to data gathered by Secretary of […]
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Health care fuels first-half lobbying
THE STATE HOUSE remains closed to the public, but the business of lobbying on Beacon Hill keeps rolling along, particularly in health care. According to data gathered by Secretary of […]