LOU MURRAY, the chairman of the Ward 20 Republican Committee in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood, gets it at least partially right in an op-ed in today’s Boston Herald when he […]
Mass. GOP shootout in a lifeboat continues
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Replacing Long Island Bridge isn’t only option
I’VE READ WITH GREAT INTEREST recent news stories that may signal a shift in Boston’s hard-lined stance on the Long Island Bridge issue. It seems that Boston’s acting mayor, Kim […]
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Telemedicine should be able to cross state lines
IN THE EARLY DAYS of the pandemic, state licensing boards waived restrictions and gave doctors the freedom to provide virtual medical care to patients regardless of location. Telemedicine’s value was […]
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‘Wraparound’ services crucial to school reopenings
IT’S JUNE 2021 and, finally, most children have returned to full-time in-person school. Teachers are reconnecting with students whose experiences over the last 16 months vary widely: a student who […]
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Senate votes to extend some COVID orders
WHILE THE PANDEMIC-related health emergency may be winding down, it will take time for society to return to a fully normal state. Lawmakers are now grappling with which aspects of […]
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Study finds big payoff for community college
WITH A NATIONAL debate underway over whether the federal government should guarantee free community college for all Americans, a new study of Massachusetts students provides strong evidence of just how […]
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Municipal officials oppose legislative redistricting proposal
As the House prepares to move forward with a major change to how redistricting is done, city and town officials are sounding the alarm that the change could have confusing […]
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Municipal officials oppose legislative redistricting proposal
AS THE HOUSE prepares to move forward with a major change to how redistricting is done, city and town officials are sounding the alarm that the change could have confusing […]
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Poll: Boston traffic congestion to return or get worse
A NEW POLL indicates three of every four Greater Boston voters think traffic will return to previous levels or get worse as the state reopens, and most are in favor […]
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New MBTA board picks up some momentum
THE MOVE TO REPLACE the expiring MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board with a new oversight agency appears to be picking up steam, as a House spending plan released on […]
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Safety should trump privacy in next pandemic
WHEN HISTORIANS of the future write their accounts of the pandemic of 2020-21, they will say we knew something this bad was coming, still got caught flat-footed, and hundreds of […]
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Legislature passes Fair Share amendment again
THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE on Wednesday passed a constitutional amendment raising taxes on income over $1 million, the final vote needed to put the measure on the November 2022 ballot. The […]
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Withholding Boston School Committee texts backfires
THE COVER-UP is always worse than the crime. And so it is that Boston school officials find themselves dealing with the explosive fallout of a contentious school committee meeting almost […]
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Withholding Boston School Committee texts backfires
THE COVER-UP is always worse than the crime. And so it is that Boston school officials find themselves dealing with the explosive fallout of a contentious school committee meeting almost […]
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Fair Share Amendment will make the Commonwealth stronger and more equitable
THE FAIR SHARE AMENDMENT — which would assess an additional tax of four percentage points on annual taxable income above $1 million and invest the proceeds in transportation and public […]
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We must guard against human isolation
Second of two parts. THERE’S NO STATUS QUO for a river. That’s what’s behind the old saying that you can’t step in the same river twice. Rivers are inherently dynamic, […]
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Mental health patient died in 2018 after discharge to Boston streets
THREE WEEKS after CaSonya King entered High Point Hospital in Middleborough for mental health treatment in 2018, she remained severely ill – disoriented, delusional, and talking to herself. But instead of continuing […]
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Claims for millionaire tax don’t add up
AS IT MEETS in a constitutional convention on Wednesday, the Massachusetts Legislature has another opportunity to approve the so-called millionaire’s tax, paving the way for the measure to appear on the […]
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T derailment blamed on ‘series of contributing factors’
It’s beginning to look like the MBTA may never pinpoint the cause of a March 16 derailment of one of its new Orange Line trains. At a meeting of the […]
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T derailment blamed on ‘series of contributing factors’
IT’S BEGINNING to look like the MBTA may never pinpoint the cause of a March 16 derailment of one of its new Orange Line trains. At a meeting of the […]
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Millionaire tax doesn’t belong in Mass. constitution
WITH THE IMPENDING vote on the so-called millionaire’s tax constitutional amendment, our elected Legislature should reflect on the purpose of our state’s constitution as a guiding document. This examination of […]
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MassGOP drops plan targeting elected Republicans
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH MASSGOP Chairman Jim Lyons under fire from elected officials in his own party, the State Committee on Wednesday will no longer consider a proposal that […]
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T notes: Compromise on income-based fares
THE MBTA’S Fiscal and Management Control Board voted unanimously on Monday to direct the transit authority’s staff to develop two options for testing income-based fares, leaving the decision on whether […]
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T estimates Red-to-Blue connector cost at $850m
THE MBTA unveiled an $850 million cost estimate for connecting the Red and Blue subway lines at Charles/MGH, a project that, if funding is found, could break ground in 2025 […]