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 […]
Vaccine fight only latest bad headline for State Police
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 […]
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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 […]
Posted inPolitics
Janey endorses Wu for mayor
ACTING MAYOR KIM JANEY, whose own hopes to win a full term as Boston mayor were dashed by a fourth-place finish in the September 14 preliminary election, endorsed finalist Michelle […]
Posted inEducation
Mass. getting good grades on civics, history
AS THE COUNTRY engages in a heated debate over what civic education should look like, a new report by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute suggests that the nation should emulate […]
Posted inThe Download
Student nutrition bill, barring ‘meal-shaming,’ on the move
This year, every school district can serve lunches to all students for free, under a federal policy established to combat food insecurity during the pandemic. But what happens when school […]
Posted inEducation
Student nutrition bill, barring ‘meal-shaming,’ on the move
THIS YEAR, every school district can serve lunches to all students for free, under a federal policy established to combat food insecurity during the pandemic. But what happens when school […]
Posted inOpinion
Insurance should cover full cost of pregnancy
IN MASSACHUSETTS, we pride ourselves on our healthcare leadership — the first state to achieve near-universal health insurance coverage, home to some of the most celebrated healthcare institutions in the […]
Posted inHealth Care
House approves vaccine mandate for members, employees after heated debate
AFTER AN UNUSUALLY testy and personal debate on the House floor, representatives on Thursday approved an order mandating vaccines for all House members, staff, and officers. The vote was 131-28, almost entirely along […]
Posted inUncategorized
2 offshore wind developers submit bids
THE HEADLINES detailing the emergence of a US offshore wind supply chain in its infancy are starting to pop up in all sorts of places – a $250 million monopile […]