THE QUESTION started being posed the day after Gov. Charlie Baker won a second term in office in 2018: Would he seek a third term? At the time, Baker dismissed […]
The ‘question’ keeps coming to Baker
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Congressional redistricting map unites Fall River
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FALL RIVER, the state’s 10th most populous city, would no longer be divided between two congressional districts under a draft map lawmakers released Monday that fell […]
Posted inEducation
Joseph Feaster, who led campaign for appointed Boston School Committee, has changed his mind
JOSEPH FEASTER SAYS he was wrong about an appointed School Committee in Boston. The one-time president of the Boston NAACP didn’t just support the earlier move to mayoral control of […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker calls Maine ballot fight ‘a big deal’
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER indicated he will be closely watching what happens in Maine on Tuesday, where voters will decide the fate of a ballot question that could block construction of […]
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Super PAC backed by Baker spends $258,936
A SUPER PAC for which Gov. Charlie Baker raises money made its third series of investments on behalf of a total of 19 municipal candidates over the weekend, bringing its […]
Posted inThe Codcast
GLX manager Dalton wants to stay on
John Dalton, the manager brought in from Chicago to oversee the construction of the $2.3 billion Green Line extension into Somerville and Medford, is looking to stick around after the […]
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GLX manager Dalton wants to stay on
John Dalton, the manager brought in from Chicago to oversee the construction of the $2.3 billion Green Line extension into Somerville and Medford, is looking to stick around after the […]
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GLX manager Dalton wants to stay on
JOHN DALTON, the manager brought in from Chicago to oversee the construction of the $2.3 billion Green Line extension into Somerville and Medford, is looking to stick around after the […]
Posted inOpinion
State must crack down on labor brokers
MASSACHUSETTS CONSTRUCTION is once again taking off to pre-pandemic levels. This is great news for working families and for the economy, since responsible development — when conducted with proper labor […]
Posted inOpinion
With this election, Boston faces another defining moment
ALL ELECTIONS MATTER, but some elections matter more than others. On certain occasions, the outcome of the Boston mayoral election has had an outsized influence on the trajectory of the […]
Posted inOpinion
Globe should honor its 1999 policy on tobacco ads
IN 1999, the Boston Globe announced it would no longer publish advertisements that promote tobacco products. At the time, tobacco company messages were everywhere. The Globe’s principled stand helped reduce […]
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House add $174m to ARPA bill
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A MAJOR SPENDING bill allocating federal COVID-19 relief funds and surplus state tax revenues cleared the House on Friday evening by a vote of 159-0 after […]
Posted inOpinion
Massachusetts doesn’t need happy hours
MULTIPLE EFFORTS are under way to repeal the longstanding ban on happy hour in Massachusetts. If you’re not old enough to remember, happy hour ended here in 1984, when legislators, […]
Posted inOpinion
Making gig economy look like mainstream economy would be big mistake
IN NOVEMBER 2022, voters will determine the future of the gig economy in Massachusetts, deciding two ballot measures related to temporary or contract workers who seek to remain independent freelancers. […]
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Remember the right whales with a special day
RAMONA DELANEY’S 93-year-old grandmother died peacefully on a Tuesday in April. The funeral service was held on Friday. On Saturday, Ramona, with husband Matt Delaney and 14-year-old daughter Katrina, purchased […]
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Can ARPA spending spur transformative change?
Four months ago, CommonWealth reported that jockeying was underway for a slice of the $5.9 billion pie of federal money coming to Massachusetts state government from the American Rescue Plan […]
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Can ARPA spending spur transformative change?
FOUR MONTHS AGO, CommonWealth reported that jockeying was underway for a slice of the $5.9 billion pie of federal money coming to Massachusetts state government from the American Rescue Plan Act. […]
Posted inOpinion
With union loophole closed, super PACs on rise
BOSTON’S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE is about to undergo it’s second seismic shift in under a decade, and this one couldn’t be more different from the event which brought former mayor Marty […]
Posted inPolitics
Voting choices not a simple matter
I HAVE BEEN thinking about who votes for whom and why for a long time. I have been through plenty of campaigns and have sliced and diced numbers for decades. […]
Posted inHealth Care
Mass General Brigham invests $50m in community partners
THE STATE’S LARGEST hospital system says it intends to invest $50 million over the next five years in 20 community partners who can help address mental health care shortages, chronic […]
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Gardeners fight state plan to relocate Allston community garden
WHEN HE IMMIGRATED from Italy to the US, Giovanni Martines left behind his family, his house, and his vineyard. “I left behind everything there,” Martines said. He sought a piece […]
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2 key hurdles face Mass. power line to Quebec
A proposed power line bringing hydroelectricity from Quebec into New England via Maine faces two key hurdles in the coming months that could make or break climate change efforts in […]
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2 key hurdles face Mass. power line to Quebec
A PROPOSED power line bringing hydroelectricity from Quebec into New England via Maine faces two key hurdles in the coming months that could make or break climate change efforts in […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Can sheriffs collect lucrative commissions from inmate phone calls?
FOR YEARS, Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson’s office collected hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in telephone fees paid by family members, attorneys, and others who received calls from county […]