SALEM, A LATECOMER to the scramble for offshore wind business, snagged a deal on Thursday with Vineyard Wind, which promised to help make the North Shore community the state’s second […]
Vineyard Wind signs port deal with Salem
Posted inPolitics
Senate leaders push mail-in voting, same-day registration
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE will vote next week on an expansive election reform package that includes same-day voter registration, permanent voting by mail, expanded early voting, and provisions to make it easier for incarcerated people […]
Posted inThe Download
Allston I-90 price tag $400m higher than in Nov.
This story has been corrected to state that the price tag is $400 million higher. State transportation officials put a $1.7 billion price tag on the Allston I-90 project on […]
Posted inTransportation
Allston I-90 price tag $400m higher than in Nov.
This story has been corrected to state that the price tag is $400 million higher. STATE TRANSPORTATION officials put a $1.7 billion price tag on the Allston I-90 project on […]
Posted inTransportation
Is it the man or the money?
FOR SEVERAL YEARS, state transportation officials have raised objection after objection to the at-grade option for the narrow throat section of the I-90 Allston project running between Boston University and […]
Posted inTransportation
State embraces all-at-grade Allston project
AFTER YEARS of indecision, the Baker administration on Wednesday took a major step to move the stalled $1.7 billion I-90 Allston project forward, embracing an all-at-grade replacement of the Turnpike, […]
Posted inThe Download
Vaccine fight only latest bad headline for State Police
IT’S NOT AS IF the Massachusetts State Police were on a particularly great run already. The department has been hit by one scandal after another, mostly centered on overtime fraud […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Vaccine fight only latest bad headline for State Police
IT’S NOT AS IF the Massachusetts State Police were on a particularly great run already. The department has been hit by one scandal after another, mostly centered on overtime fraud […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t get carried away with fusion talk
Commonwealth Fusion System’s breakthrough in superconducting electromagnets is impressive and represents a significant step forward in fusion research. However, as is always the case when a start-up trumpets its latest achievement, […]
Posted inEnvironment
All hands on deck to address climate crisis
IN JANUARY, the climate crisis debate in Massachusetts centered on whether the carbon emission-reduction goals and policy changes in broad legislation were too ambitious, and even realistic. Now, just nine […]
Posted inOpinion
Same-day voter registration can help invigorate democracy
OVER THE PAST couple of weeks, many pundits and politicians have lamented the low turnout in our local elections. Indeed, if turnout in our local elections is rarely exceeding 30 […]
Posted inTransportation
Red Line train derails at Broadway
A SOUTHBOUND Red Line train slowly entering Broadway station derailed at approximately 9:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, and the second car of the six-car train hit up against the platform, causing […]
Posted inThe Download
Democratic platform demands more legislative transparency
In a sign of one-party dominance on Beacon Hill, it’s not just Republicans complaining about the Democrats who control the state Legislature in Massachusetts – it’s other Democrats. The Massachusetts […]
Posted inUncategorized
Democratic platform demands more legislative transparency
IN A SIGN of one-party dominance on Beacon Hill, it’s not just Republicans complaining about the Democrats who control the state Legislature in Massachusetts – it’s other Democrats. The Massachusetts […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Baker not worried about staff shortages due to vaccine mandate
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH LESS THAN A MONTH until his vaccination mandate for state employees takes effect, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday he was not worried about creating staffing […]
Posted inPolitics
What went wrong for Framingham’s 1st mayor?
FOUR YEARS AGO, voters swept Yvonne Spicer into office as Framingham’s first mayor, heralding a new chapter for the community of 72,000, which had outgrown the town government structure that […]
Posted inDrug Addiction
Key flashpoints in debate over ‘supervised consumption sites’
FOR SEVERAL YEARS, Massachusetts lawmakers have been bandying about the idea of authorizing “supervised consumption sites” – locations where someone could use illicit drugs under medical supervision to prevent fatal overdoses. These sites could offer such services as clean […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Fusion energy nears Kitty Hawk moment
In trying to explain their recent fusion energy breakthrough, Dennis Whyte of MIT and Bob Mumgaard of Commonwealth Fusion Systems reached back to the dawn of aviation. CommonWealth Magazine · […]
Posted inThe Download
Fusion energy nears Kitty Hawk moment
In trying to explain their recent fusion energy breakthrough, Dennis Whyte of MIT and Bob Mumgaard of Commonwealth Fusion Systems reached back to the dawn of aviation. Fusion could be […]
Posted inEnergy
Fusion energy nears Kitty Hawk moment
IN TRYING TO EXPLAIN their recent fusion energy breakthrough, Dennis Whyte of MIT and Bob Mumgaard of Commonwealth Fusion Systems reached back to the dawn of aviation. Fusion could be […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
DC spending bill bad news for Mass. pharmaceutical sector and patients
ON SEPTEMBER 15, the House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, endorsed prescription drug price controls as one way to pay for the massive $3.5 trillion […]
Posted inEducation
Boston’s long-unfulfilled promise to high school students
WITH THE SCHOOL YEAR underway, most students have happily returned to familiar buildings and classrooms. But for students who attend the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (EMK), an […]
Posted inOpinion
Save Pier 5, don’t develop it
A CITY MUST always protect its public assets. For Boston, these assets are largely embodied in our harbor and its waterfront. Foremost among our waterfront assets are the Harbor Walk […]
Posted inOpinion
Addressing the biases in school curriculums
DOCTOR, LAWYER, ACCOUNTANT. As a young Black woman, that was what I was told success looked like. In the course of my education, though, I was not exposed to any […]