Emerson College and Smith College on Wednesday became the latest Massachusetts colleges to announce that they would require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this […]
Colleges are requiring COVID vaccines. What’s next?
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Colleges are requiring COVID vaccines. What’s next?
Emerson College and Smith College on Wednesday became the latest Massachusetts colleges to announce that they would require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this […]
Posted inOpinion
Bills offer a chance to stop running from history
EVERY WEEK, I receive e-mails from people from across the country with questions about the former state institutions for people with disabilities in Massachusetts. They are descendants of people who […]
Posted inOpinion
Getting the details right on transit oriented development law
PASSING AMBITIOUS LEGISLATION matters for obvious reasons, but so too does the rule-making process that follows a law’s passage. Final language often leaves state agencies with tremendous leeway, and real-world […]
Posted inHealth Care
For ACA to work best, we must tackle other barriers to health care
A FIX IS IN for the Affordable Care Act. But it’s just a start. The Biden administration’s new stimulus package includes consequential repairs to the Affordable Care Act: wider income […]
Posted inEconomy
SJC upholds ban on car-sharing service Turo at Logan AirportÂ
THE CAR-SHARING platform Turo will continue to be banned from listing cars for rent at Logan Airport, under a Supreme Judicial Court decision released Wednesday. Turo is a private company that […]
Posted inThe Download
Cracks in the thin blue line
IT WAS A day of national focus on policing, a moment when people at least began to allow for the possibility that there might be change in a seemingly never-ending […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Cracks in the thin blue line
IT WAS A day of national focus on policing, a moment when people at least began to allow for the possibility that there might be change in a seemingly never-ending […]
Posted inEducation
Roxbury Prep gives up on Belgrade Ave. site
AFTER YEARS OF acrimonious battle with residents and some elected officials, Roxbury Preparatory Charter School said it is throwing in the towel on its long effort to build a new […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Downing opposes new prison for women
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL candidate Ben Downing said the Baker administration should abandon any plans to build a new prison for women inmates in Norfolk, saying “investing in incarceration is the exact […]
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Legislature eyes changes in childcare system
RARELY HAS THE ISSUE of childcare received such sustained attention from the state Legislature. But with the pandemic calling renewed attention to the economic importance of childcare, two state panels […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Internal affairs file shows former police commissioner Evans was informed of Rose findings
ACTING MAYOR KIM JANEY released information from the internal affairs investigation of former police officer Patrick Rose Sr. that paints a damning picture of the conduct of leaders of the […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Four questions for MBTA GM Steve Poftak
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak came on the Codcast this week and we asked him about four issues: returning to full service levels, means-tested vs. free fares, fare verification efforts, […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Four questions for the MBTA’s Steve Poftak
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak came on the Codcast this week and we asked him about four issues: returning to full service levels, means-tested vs. free fares, fare verification efforts, […]
Posted inEducation
UMass Boston spent $10,000 on goodbye to Walsh
UMASS BOSTON recently spent $10,000 for a full-page ad in the Boston Sunday Globe extolling the virtues of ex-Boston mayor Marty Walsh as he was leaving for his new job […]
Posted inEducation
Time to end public funding of Judge Rotenberg Center
AS MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOLS embark on widely-publicized reopenings, one school will likely continue to remain at the margins of public scrutiny – despite being the focus of a federally-mandated ban, and […]
Posted inThe Download
Four questions for the MBTA’s Steve Poftak
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak came on the Codcast this week and we asked him about four issues: returning to full service levels, means-tested vs. free fares, fare verification efforts, […]
Posted inTransportation
Four questions for the MBTA’s Steve Poftak
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak came on the Codcast this week and we asked him about four issues: returning to full service levels, means-tested vs. free fares, fare verification efforts, […]
Posted inUncategorized
Pandemic puts hold on adoptions, family reunificationsÂ
THE CHILDREN INVOLVED with the Department of Children and Families are already some of the most unsettled in the state. Now, the pandemic has further delayed many of these kids’ chances […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Maverick Square, which honors state’s first slave owner, should be renamedÂ
SHE CAME TO the window around 9 a.m., singing in a loud, high-pitched voice. Her words were foreign, but they communicated a sense of sorrow so powerful that John Josselyn […]
Posted inOpinion
The real work begins now on climate change
THIS SPRING, as flowers and trees begin to bloom in New England, our clean energy industry is also ready to blossom after decades of delays and setbacks. Last month Gov. […]
Posted inOpinion
Legislative fixes for essential worker problems
ESSENTIAL WORKERS have always played a significant role in our society, but their roles were especially amplified since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elected officials, the public, and many […]
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State regulators weigh how to expand hemp sales
WHEN THE STATE budget passed in December, lawmakers tucked into it a provision meant to be a lifeline for struggling hemp farmers in Massachusetts, allowing farmers to sell their products […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker retreats more on biomass power plants
REACTING TO STRONG public opposition, the Baker administration on Friday continued its retreat from measures that would have allowed a power plant fueled by wood to be constructed in Springfield. […]