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 […]
Could pandemic population shifts help Democrats?
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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 […]
Posted inPolitics
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 […]
Posted inEnvironment
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 […]
Posted inHealth Care
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 […]
Posted inArts and Culture
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 […]
Posted inThe Download
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 […]
Posted inTransportation
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 […]
Posted inTransportation
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 […]
Posted inEconomy, Health Care
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 […]
Posted inThe Codcast
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 […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Arts programming in Boston schools linked to attendance, engagement gains
A NEW STUDY says an effort to increase arts programming in the Boston Public Schools has helped boost student attendance and promote student and parent engagement with schools, outcomes that […]
Posted inOpinion
Why Mass General Brigham expansion makes sense
FOR GENERATIONS, Boston has been known for having the best health care in the world – the best trained doctors, the broadest spectrum of care, and the most innovative, research-infused […]
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Harsh judgment from some parents for Probate judge
WALTER SORENSON WAS in the midst of a child custody battle with his ex-wife in 2018 when Essex Probate and Family Court Judge Abbe Ross was assigned to his case. Pretty […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. has blind spot when it comes to assault weapons
WHAT IS OUR moral responsibility as a Commonwealth for preventing the predictable loss of life from products manufactured in Massachusetts? Four state legislators — Democratic Reps. Marjorie Decker of Cambridge, Frank Moran […]
Posted inOpinion
Nursing homes have made staff gains, but more needed
MASSACHUSETTS NURSING facilities were at a crisis point regarding staffing even prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, due primarily to the inability to pay a competitive wage. In Massachusetts alone, there […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. should build on fed antipoverty programs
MASSACHUSETTS IS ONE of the richest states in the country, yet has a poverty rate higher than 24 other states, according to data released from the US Census Bureau. Over […]
Posted inEnvironment, State House News Service
State begins 3d procurement for offshore wind
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE’S ELECTRIC utilities and the Baker administration are back in the market for another offshore wind contract, this time seeking up to twice as much […]
Posted inEducation
Rigorous civics education needed now more than ever
AFTER DECADES OF being overlooked, the importance of teaching US history and civics in public schools is at last gaining momentum. At the same time, the American Rescue Plan will […]