MORE THAN 300,000 Massachusetts residents will lose federal unemployment insurance benefits at the end of this week, and no one is sure what that will mean for them or the […]
Reckoning coming as fed unemployment benefits ending
Posted inOpinion
Mass. should require vaccination for all teachers and eligible students
LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH, school committees, and municipal leaders are struggling to navigate through the challenges of assuring that all eligible school children and teachers are vaccinated. Increased urgency around […]
Posted inPolitics
Boston mayor’s race looks tight
FOR THOSE WHO thought a new poll in the Boston mayor’s race — the first in almost two months — might clarify where the contest stands, it has. But not […]
Posted inOpinion
We can’t afford to take arts sector for granted
JOCKEYING FOR HOW to disburse the more than $5 billion in federal funds coming to Massachusetts via the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has been underway for months. From health […]
Posted inEducation
I have anxiety – mixed with optimism – as students return to my classroom
NEXT WEEK I will be back in my classroom welcoming a new batch of sixth graders to the new school year. In some ways, this end of summer period reminds […]
Posted inThe Download
Unclear whether VaxMillions increased vaccinations
State officials are trying to spin the VaxMillions Giveaway as a success, but it’s very hard to say whether the lottery game actually did what it was intended to do […]
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Unclear whether VaxMillions increased vaccinations
STATE OFFICIALS are trying to spin the VaxMillions Giveaway as a success, but it’s very hard to say whether the lottery game actually did what it was intended to do […]
Posted inOpinion
Climate change is fundamentally a health issue
AS THE WILDFIRES raged out west on July 26, we woke up to a hazy sky that was uncharacteristic of the Boston area. The usual clear and clean skies of […]
Posted inEducation
Boston pays $650,000 to settle student sex assault allegations
THE CITY OF BOSTON is paying $650,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by five sets of parents who alleged that the school principal at the Mission Hill K-8 Pilot […]
Posted inThe Download
Wooing back riders: A tale of 2 transit agencies
The MBTA and the Washington, DC, transit systems are trying to woo back riders as the summer comes to an end, but they are taking slightly different approaches. Both systems […]
Posted inTransportation
Wooing back riders: A tale of 2 transit agencies
THE MBTA and the Washington, DC, transit systems are trying to woo back riders as the summer comes to an end, but they are taking slightly different approaches. Both systems […]
Posted inEnvironment
Is it Cape Wind all over again?
TWO NANTUCKET RESIDENTS, backed by a network of think tanks and beachfront property owners along the East Coast, set in motion what appears to be a Cape Wind strategy for […]
Posted inEconomy
ARPA funds open the door for major investment in housing
IN 2018, Gov. Baker attended the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) convention, at which MACDC’s executive director, Joe Kriesberg, presented the governor with Richard Rothstein’s book, The Color […]
Posted inThe Download
Moulton stirs the pot — again
AS A MARINE platoon leader in Iraq, Seth Moulton understood the discipline of the military chain of command as well as anyone. As a congressman with a healthy mix of […]
Posted inNews Analysis
Moulton stirs the pot — again
AS A MARINE platoon leader in Iraq, Seth Moulton understood the discipline of the military chain of command as well as anyone. As a congressman with a healthy mix of […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Spilka lays out vaccine mandate
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE SENATORS and Senate employees will need to show proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 15, a new requirement Senate President Karen Spilka […]
Posted inOpinion
Human service workers deserve better pay
HUMAN SERVICES professionals were among the essential workers as the COVID-19 pandemic bore down on our region and nation a little over a year ago. These employees, who care for […]
Posted inTransportation
#111 bus now getting attention from the MBTA
THE MBTA’S 111 bus is one of the transit authority’s busiest routes. It runs from Everett through Revere and into Chelsea, where it picks up most of its passengers. It continues […]
Posted inEducation
State education board OKs school mask mandate
THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION granted Education Commissioner Jeff Riley’s request for authority to impose a mask mandate for all students and staff in K-12 schools this fall, something Riley […]
Posted inThe Download
Battling over religion and vaccines
With the rise of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the vaccination strategy in Massachusetts is shifting from cajoling, pleading, and incentivizing (gift cards, free coffees, and lottery prizes) to more […]
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Battling over religion and vaccines
WITH THE RISE of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the vaccination strategy in Massachusetts is shifting from cajoling, pleading, and incentivizing (gift cards, free coffees, and lottery prizes) to more […]
Posted inHealth Care
What does full FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine mean?
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. THIRTY PERCENT of unvaccinated American adults say they’re waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines […]
Posted inEconomy
California ruling on gig workers latest flashpoint in Mass. debate
IT’S EITHER much ado about nothing, or a “major blow” to Uber, Lyft, and other tech companies looking to have their drivers considered independent contractors, not employees. They agree about […]
Posted inOpinion
Fed support for transit operations needed
AS CONGRESS SLOWLY advances what will become a complete package of transportation funding and policy decisions that define the federal role for at least the next decade, it may be […]