JESSICA TANG says it only makes sense at this point based on the data and science. But that kind of logic isn’t always driving the COVID conversation, so the Boston […]
Boston teachers union takes lead in embracing vaccine mandates
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IRS says Rep. Linsky owes $154,000 in taxes
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE INTERNAL REVENUE Service has filed a hefty lien against a state representative for nonpayment of taxes, but the lawmaker said Tuesday that he has already […]
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PrEP must be available behind bars
IN AN EFFORT to reduce HIV transmission, the Biden administration released new guidance in July mandating that medical insurers provide free access to medication that prevents transmission of HIV. Although […]
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Cape Cod’s housing Catch-22
MELANIE SMALL has been out of a home for about a month. She was living in a rental in Orleans with her 8-year-old daughter until her landlord sold the unit […]
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Health care leaders back vaccine mandates
THREE OF THE state’s health care leaders urged employers to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the only real protection against the Delta variant of the disease […]
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New Orange Line cars being tested
The MBTA has begun testing its new Orange Line cars with the goal of returning them to active service in the coming weeks, a move that suggests the transit authority […]
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New Orange Line cars being tested
THE MBTA has begun testing its new Orange Line cars with the goal of returning them to active service in the coming weeks, a move that suggests the transit authority […]
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Taking a new approach to solar grid connections
IT’S CLEAR that our current electric grid interconnection model is unsustainable if Massachusetts is to build the amount of renewable energy that will be required for the coming years and […]
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Boston, Cambridge hotels seek OK for tourism fee
HOTELS IN Cambridge and Boston, frustrated with the lack of funding for tourism, are seeking approval for a new room fee that would be used to attract visitors to the […]
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Gig question foes exchange claims
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE OPPONENTS OF A NEW worker benefits ballot question campaign asked state campaign finance regulators on Monday to investigate the question’s backers, who alleged in response that […]
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How 2 Roxbury families are keeping marijuana business local
ROXBURY RESIDENTS Solmon Chowdhury and Brian Keith had no plans to get into the marijuana business.  But as the industry started getting off the ground in Massachusetts, the two men were […]
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Can we hold off a return to carmageddon?
IT’S LIKE WATCHING a highway pile-up in slow motion. That seems to be the appropriate car-centric metaphor conjured up by a trio of op-eds in today’s Boston Globe that say […]
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Can we hold off a return to carmageddon?
IT’S LIKE WATCHING a highway pile-up in slow motion. That seems to be the appropriate car-centric metaphor conjured up by a trio of op-eds in today’s Boston Globe that say […]
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Veterans facing homelessness deserve more
WHILE CONTINUING TO contend with the evolving challenges of the pandemic, we must return attention to a crisis that long predated COVID-19 – homelessness in our region. This crisis is […]
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Reimagining a mutual aid society
WHEN SARA HOROWITZ got her first job as a labor lawyer at a firm in 1994, she writes, she assumed it “would come fully loaded. Benefits just came with a […]
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Which courses offer affordable textbooks? Who knows?
IT SHOULD BE a short story with a happy ending, something like this: Once upon a time, concerned faculty began utilizing a growing body of free or low-cost instructional materials […]
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Spilka joins calls for school mask mandate
AS BATTLE LINES are drawn among Massachusetts leaders, Senate President Karen Spilka added her voice to those calling for school children to be masked this fall. “No one wants to […]
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CSX merger with Pan Am is good for region
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER in both public office and private industry, I’ve worked alongside like-minded New Englanders to help create economic opportunity throughout our region. This is true of my tenure […]
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Status of schools unclear this fall
Students are returning to school soon, and no one is quite sure what to expect. CommonWealth Magazine · Mass Reboot Episode 6: SchoolWith the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus […]
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Infrastructure bill is huge opportunity for women in trades
THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS now making their way through Congress offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity to crush barriers to women, including women of color, that keep them from achieving good careers and […]
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Status of schools unclear this fall
Students are returning to school soon, and no one is quite sure what to expect. With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus on the rise, it’s unclear whether school […]
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Status of schools unclear this fall
STUDENTS ARE RETURNING to school soon, and no one is quite sure what to expect. With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus on the rise, it’s unclear whether school […]
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A call for mayoral candidates to address gun violenceÂ
A PROMINENT BLACK MINISTER who was part of the clergy-police partnership in the 1990s that helped stem gun violence in Boston is calling on the five mayoral candidates to offer […]
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Biden proposes ambitious electric vehicle plan
THE BIDEN administration announced a series of policy measures on Thursday designed to accelerate the country’s embrace of electric vehicles, a move that should make it easier for states like […]