Regular communication and sharing of data have been a key part of the Baker administration’s approach to combating the COVID-19 pandemic. For months, Gov. Charlie Baker gave a COVID briefing […]
Breakthrough cases bad for vaccine messaging
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Breakthrough cases bad for vaccine messaging
REGULAR COMMUNICATION and sharing of data have been a key part of the Baker administration’s approach to combating the COVID-19 pandemic. For months, Gov. Charlie Baker gave a COVID briefing […]
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Health care costs keep rising
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE AVERAGE TOTALÂ costs for Massachusetts family health insurance premiums roughly tripled from 2000 to 2019, hitting $21,424 and surpassing the national cost for a new compact […]
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Somerset officials press Baker to intervene at Brayton Point
THE SOMERSET Â Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday night to send a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker urging him to shut down a scrap metal export business that the board says […]
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New Bedford makes offshore wind play
AS COMMUNITIES up and down the East Coast jockey for economic opportunities from the emerging offshore wind industry, New Bedford is trying to stay ahead of the pack by doubling […]
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Budget provision improves tax break for parents, caregivers
WHILE AN EXPANSION of the federal child tax credit is grabbing headlines, a provision giving low-income parents more of a break on their state taxes is sitting on Gov. Charlie […]
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Advocacy groups sue DCF over language services
TWO ADVOCACY GROUPS and a mother who speaks limited English have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Department of Children and Families, seeking to force DCF to improve […]
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Future of Work report part of terrible trend
WHAT KIND of analysis does $1.6 million buy from the world’s most prestigious management consulting firm? Judging by McKinsey & Company’s 82-page report about the future of work in Massachusetts […]
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Insurers put squeeze on Biogen Alzheimer’s drug
Call it the first big shot across Biogen’s bow in what may become a multi-billion-dollar war in which the hopes of millions for a way to hold back the ravages […]
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Insurers put squeeze on Biogen Alzheimer’s drug
CALL IT THE first big shot across Biogen’s bow in what may become a multi-billion-dollar war in which the hopes of millions for a way to hold back the ravages […]
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Rent control is not the answer for Boston
BOSTON FACES a major choice in this fall’s election: will we commit to making housing in our city truly affordable for all, or will we embrace an outdated housing strategy […]
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Baker unsure about state ownership of Brayton Point land
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER says he is not sure whether the state actually owns a key chunk of land at Brayton Point in Somerset, as several town officials have insisted. “We’re […]
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‘Future of Work’ report highlights job training, housing needs
SOME 300,000 TO 400,000 people will need to transition to new jobs or industries in Massachusetts over the next decade, and the state will need to produce 200,000 new housing […]
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Santiago drops out of Boston mayor’s race
STATE REP. JON SANTIAGO, an emergency room doctor who launched his campaign for mayor of Boston in February after a year on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, dropped out […]
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Souza victory unites Somerset Select Board
Kathy Souza, a candidate for Select Board in Somerset, was asked at a recent debate how she would heal the division in town over a scrap metal export operation at […]
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Souza victory unites Somerset Select Board
KATHY SOUZA, a candidate for Select Board in Somerset, was asked at a recent debate how she would heal the division in town over a scrap metal export operation at […]
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Doubling down on vaccinating minority communities
WE ARE TURNING the corner in our battle against a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic: 158 million Americans, almost 48 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated, while restrictions are being lifted across […]
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In praise of downtowns, Main Streets
COMING FROM NEWTON Â I should have known that Greater Boston has hundreds of wonderful little downtowns and village centers, the hearts of walkable neighborhoods. Newton itself has 13 villages. I […]
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Board of Bar Overseers finds misconduct in Farak case
THE BOARD OF BAR Overseers has found that three assistant attorneys general engaged in numerous acts of misconduct related to the Attorney General’s prosecution of drug lab chemist Sonja Farak. In […]
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Vaccinations slow despite Vax Giveaway
DESPITE THE LURE of millions of dollars in prize money with the Massachusetts Vax Millions Giveaway, the number of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Massachusetts keeps dropping. In the […]
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Vaccinations slow despite Vax Giveaway
DESPITE THE LURE of millions of dollars in prize money with the Massachusetts Vax Millions Giveaway, the number of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Massachusetts keeps dropping. In the […]
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Henrys should respect Globe workforce
WHEN LINDA PIZZUTI HENRY and her husband, John W. Henry, bought The Boston Globe in 2013 for $70 million, she announced her intention to adapt the venerable institution to the […]
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How to achieve social equity in the cannabis industry
TO ITS CREDIT, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has emerged as a national leader in the ongoing work to inject equity into the nascent cannabis sector. Many elected leaders have long […]
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Long-awaited arts funding finally arriving
MASSACHUSETTS ARTS appear to be big beneficiaries of $16 billion in federal relief aid that is finally starting to be released after a delayed start and an arduous review process. […]