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 […]
Boston, Cambridge hotels seek OK for tourism fee
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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 […]
Posted inTransportation
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 […]
Posted inOpinion
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 […]
Posted inOpinion
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 […]
Posted inEconomy
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 […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
A call for mayoral candidates to address gun violence
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 […]
Posted inTransportation
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 […]
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Latest VaxMillions winners named
MASSACHUSETTS HAS another million-dollar winner. Donna McNulty of Billerica, a longtime employee of a small publishing and software company, is the second winner of a $1 million prize from the state’s VaxMillions lottery. According […]
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Baker’s course on virus draws fire from left and right
When it comes to mask mandates, you can’t please everyone. Gov. Charlie Baker last week announced that he will “strongly recommend” that elementary school students wear face coverings, but he […]
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Baker’s course on virus draws fire from left and right
WHEN IT COMES to mask mandates, you can’t please everyone. Gov. Charlie Baker last week announced that he will “strongly recommend” that elementary school students wear face coverings, but he […]
Posted inOpinion
Getting 911 right for mental health emergencies
IF YOU’VE EVER called 911 for a medical crisis, you likely received the response you expected and needed. An ambulance with trained emergency medical technicians arrived to assist, with competence […]
Posted inPolitics
From gig economy to TCI, 30 ballot questions filed
PROPONENTS FILED 30 ballot questions with the attorney general’s office on Wednesday in an attempt to circumvent Beacon Hill and win approval directly from voters in 2022 for laws dealing with […]
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Contact tracing ramping up yet again
THE STATE’S CONTACT tracing effort is ramping up again in the midst of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. The program was scheduled to shut down in September but instead the […]
Posted inHealth Care
Baker order requires nursing home staff to be vaccinated
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER announced Wednesday that the state will require all nursing home and long-term care facility staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by October 10. The decision marks an evolution […]
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Janey invokes slavery, birtherism in rejecting vax mandates
RULES RELATED TO the ever-changing pandemic, where the light at the end of the tunnel seemed to quickly shift to a picture of dark days ahead, can be hard to […]