T.F. GREEN AIRPORT in Rhode Island competes against its much bigger rival to the north in Boston using all sorts of promotions, with some interesting terms and conditions. For example, […]
What it costs to be the Patriots’ ‘official’ airport
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Beacon Hill’s public health priorities
The cochairs of the Legislature’s Public Health Committee say inequity is their top concern in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. CommonWealth Magazine · […]
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Somerset struggles amid slow rollout of offshore wind
WHEN A ST. LOUIS company bought the massive coal-fired Brayton Point power plant in Somerset in 2018, the firm was viewed far and wide as a white knight riding to […]
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Beacon Hill’s public health priorities
The cochairs of the Legislature’s Public Health Committee say inequity is their top concern in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. CommonWealth Magazine · […]
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Beacon Hill’s public health priorities
The cochairs of the Legislature’s Public Health Committee say inequity is their top concern in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The COVID epidemic […]
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Beacon Hill’s public health priorities
THE COCHAIRS of the Legislature’s Public Health Committee say inequity is their top concern in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The COVID epidemic […]
Posted inOpinion
A pandemic is wrong time to dump MCAS
IN AN ERA of heightened partisan divide, it is heartening to see our Democratic President and our Republican Governor in alignment on whether it is essential that children be tested […]
Posted inOpinion
Getting facts straight on PPP taxation
THERE HAVE BEEN many confused news reports, editorials, and opinion pieces on whether Massachusetts business owners will pay state taxes on their federal PPP grants. Amy Pitter’s op-ed adds to […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Cops, docs, and systemic racism
REFORM COMMISSIONS AT the state and national level have been charged with exploring ways to improve law enforcement, with a particular focus on addressing the issues of racism and racial […]
Posted inOpinion
Health cost benchmark up in the air right now
FROM A PURELY technical point of view, next week’s legislatively mandated annual cost growth benchmark hearing of the Health Policy Commission is a big waste of time. Why? Because under […]
Posted inOpinion
Legislative oversight hearing on COVID was shameful
THOMAS PAYNE wrote, in The American Crisis (1776), that “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Although he wrote those words during the American Revolution, he may have been talking about […]
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Biden rescinds ‘public charge’ immigration rule
PRESIDENT BIDEN last week took the final step to rescind a controversial rule promulgated by former president Donald Trump that made it harder for aspiring immigrants to prove they would […]
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Hesitancy over childhood vaccines could prolong education inequities
A NEW POLL of K-12 parents in Massachusetts foreshadows potentially huge gaps in childhood vaccination rates once an FDA approved vaccine is available for children. These gaps are reminiscent of […]
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Lt. Gov. Polito buys $1.8m beach house
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and her husband have jumped on the pandemic-induced second home craze, paying nearly $1.8 million for a large house in Dartmouth. According to assessing records, Polito […]
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Lt. Gov. Polito buys $1.8m beach house
LT. GOV. KARYN POLITO and her husband have jumped on the pandemic-induced second home craze, paying nearly $1.8 million for a large house in Dartmouth. According to assessing records, Polito […]
Posted inOpinion
Despite his claims, science is not on Vic Gatto’s side
VIC GATTO has been a tireless campaigner for the 42-megawatt biomass power plant in East Springfield that his company wants to build over widespread community opposition. But in his effort to ostensibly […]
Posted inEducation
Advocates, mayors renew push for voc-tech admission changes
AFTER YEARS OF frustration with admission policies at Massachusetts vocational technical high schools, which they say shut out disadvantaged students who might benefit most from hands-on learning, a coalition of […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker administration ‘very pleased’ with climate change bill
WITH BOTH BRANCHES of the Legislature approving climate change legislation by veto-proof majorities, the Baker administration on Thursday declared victory and signaled that the governor will sign the bill into […]
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Nearly a fifth of state’s mayors stepping down
Eight Massachusetts mayors – nearly a fifth of all the mayors in the state – have announced they are stepping down this year. Five of them, including Thomas Bernard of […]
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Nearly a fifth of state’s mayors stepping down
EIGHT MASSACHUSETTS mayors – nearly a fifth of all the mayors in the state – have announced they are stepping down this year. Five of them, including Thomas Bernard of […]
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Pandemic has laid bare inequities in legal system
ON MARCH 18, 1963, in the landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court established the right to counsel across the nation. Since that moment there has been an ongoing […]
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Group prepares to launch New Bedford news site
CONCERNED ABOUT the lack of local news coverage in New Bedford, a group of people in and near the city, some of them with strong newspaper backgrounds, are preparing to […]
Posted inEducation
Stop forcing older students out of high school mid-year
LAST SPRING, high schoolers everywhere missed out on important rites of passage. Proms, graduations, “senior skip days” and other cherished traditions all ground to a halt. The impossible circumstances of COVID-19 reminded us that […]
Posted inEconomy
Remote work looks like it’s here to stay
EASTERN BANK USED to be a typical employer. Be in the office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an hour break for lunch. Its employees in Lynn, Boston, and […]