STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASKS WILL STILL be required for now in all indoor public places, at all events, and outdoors when social distancing is not possible in Massachusetts, despite […]
Baker doesn’t budge (yet) on masks
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R.I. resident irked by high Mass. camping rates
Kristine Barraco, who lives in Coventry, Rhode Island, was planning to spend some time on Cape Cod this summer camping at Nickerson State Park. But then she looked into what […]
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R.I. resident irked by high Mass. camping rates
KRISTINE BARRACO, who lives in Coventry, Rhode Island, was planning to spend some time on Cape Cod this summer camping at Nickerson State Park. But then she looked into what […]
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Advocates: Tap fed infrastructure funds for Allston I-90 project
A GROUP OF TRANSPORTATION advocates sent a letter on Wednesday to all members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation urging them to press for federal funding for an all-at-grade I-90 Allston […]
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Opioid overdose deaths rise during pandemic
DEATHS FROM OPIOID OVERDOSES increased in Massachusetts during the pandemic, after three years of a steady decline. The rise in deaths is an alarming sign and one that experts say is […]
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Moderna CEO: Booster shots could be coming in fall
SINGLE-DOSE booster COVID-19 shots are likely to be available late this summer or during the fall for people who were originally vaccinated in December or January, the CEO of Moderna […]
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Federal school funds should drive innovation and equity
MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN a leader in education since 1635 when Boston opened the nation’s first public school. But we haven’t drastically changed our approach in the last 375 years. We […]
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5 principles that should drive Boston’s enormous federal school aid
IN APRIL President Biden announced a $1.8 trillion plan to support children and families, on the heels of stimulus checks issued back in February. But this latest relief did not […]
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Could pandemic population shifts help Democrats?
THE PANDEMIC COULD end up being bad news for big coastal cities like Boston, which have enjoyed a decades-long boom as centers of the knowledge economy but whose future now […]
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Could pandemic population shifts help Democrats?
THE PANDEMIC COULD end up being bad news for big coastal cities like Boston, which have enjoyed a decades-long boom as centers of the knowledge economy but whose future now […]
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Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to overturn 2020 state election results
A JUDGE has thrown out a challenge of the 2020 state election results that was filed by five losing Republican candidates. Former congressional candidates John Paul Moran and Caroline Colarusso, state Senate candidate […]
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Offshore wind gets a green light
AFTER YEARS of federal delays, Vineyard Wind on Tuesday gained approval from the Biden administration to construct the nation’s first industrial-scale wind farm 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The […]
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Baker touts Mass. vaccine record in meeting with Biden
AGAINST THE BACKDROP of partisan warfare in Washington on everything from masks to infrastructure spending, President Biden met on Tuesday with a bipartisan group of six governors, including Charlie Baker, […]
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Senate budget reflects need for post-pandemic social services
THE SENATE WAYS and Means Committee on Tuesday released a $47.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2022, a $1.2 billion increase over the current year’s budget that reflects the anticipated […]
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Senate proposal pares back film tax credit
THE SENATE BUDGET committee is proposing major changes to the film tax credit, setting the stage for a major clash with the House over the lucrative incentives the state offers […]
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Mass. delegation not jumping on SALT bandwagon
Massachusetts was one of the states most affected when the Republican-controlled Congress in 2017 capped a tax break that allowed people to deduct their state income and local property tax […]
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Mass. delegation not jumping on SALT bandwagon
MASSACHUSETTS WAS ONE of the states most affected when the Republican-controlled Congress in 2017 capped a tax break that allowed people to deduct their state income and local property tax […]
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Baker administration, Vineyard Wind schedule announcement
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION scheduled a press conference for Tuesday with top officials from Vineyard Wind “to discuss the future of offshore wind in Massachusetts,” prompting speculation that the offshore wind […]
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T notes: Bus network redesign coming next year
THE MBTA plans to begin phasing in a redesign of its entire bus network starting a year from now. T officials, who not long ago overhauled many of the system’s […]
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T board calls for $10 fine for fare evasion
THE MBTA oversight board called for making fines for fare evasion among the lowest in the country – at least until fares based on the income level of the passenger […]
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Baker suggests he may lift emergency COVID order August 1
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER suggested for the first time Monday that he may lift the COVID-19 state of emergency at the same time as he allows businesses to fully reopen, which is now scheduled for August 1. Baker […]
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Ed Glaeser on the post-pandemic future for cities
Harvard economics professor Ed Glaeser is one of the leading authorities on the role of cities in modern life — and throughout human history. His 2011 book The Triumph of […]
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Ed Glaeser considers the post-pandemic challenges facing cities
HARVARD ECONOMICS PROFESSOR Ed Glaeser is one of the leading authorities on the role of cities in modern life — and throughout human history. His 2011 book The Triumph of […]
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Ed Glaeser considers the post-pandemic challenges facing cities
HARVARD ECONOMICS PROFESSOR Ed Glaeser is one of the leading authorities on the role of cities in modern life — and throughout human history. His 2011 book The Triumph of […]