STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS undersecretary David Ismay has made outrageously reckless claims, and is in serious hot water. At least if you read the Boston Herald. The paper has been pummeling […]
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Put an end to cuts at the MBTA
LAST FALL, when the MBTA announced it was planning deep cuts to bus, train, ferry ,and commuter rail service, the opposition was swift and virtually unanimous.  Riders, workers, elected officials, and employers raised the alarm that […]
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Galvin backs permanent mail-in voting
CITING THE SUCCESS of mail-in voting during the pandemic, Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin on Tuesday released a bill that would make voting by mail a permanent feature of […]
Posted inOpinion
Missing the boat on vaccinating the black community
MASSACHUSETTS LEADERS have pledged to address systemic racism. A COVID-19 vaccination strategy that prioritizes heavily impacted black communities is the opportunity to slow the spread of the disease while bringing real meaning […]
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Push for as much transparency as possible
UMASS AMHERST political science professor Raymond La Raja argues in an opinion piece for CommonWealth that transparency in the legislative process is often not a good thing. Say what? La […]
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T starting to get serious about fare evasion
As it moves toward a new way of boarding passengers on buses and the Green Line, the MBTA is starting to address the touchy subject of fare evasion. Â Currently, passengers […]
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T starting to get serious about fare evasion
AS IT MOVES toward a new way of boarding passengers on buses and the Green Line, the MBTA is starting to address the touchy subject of fare evasion. Currently, passengers […]
Posted inHealth Care
Website developer helps people find vaccination appointments
THANKS TO THE Â ingenuity of a software developer on maternity leave, the state may be improving its public website for scheduling COVID-19 vaccines. Olivia Adams, 28, developed her own website, […]
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Hospitals should partner with home health care workers
Two recent studies on the impact of COVID-19 on Massachusetts home care and home health workers and the people they care for highlight a need to build capacities for the […]
Posted inTransportation
T control board takes on its critics
THE MBTA’S oversight board on Monday pushed back against relentless criticism from a host of critics for refusing to undo service cuts and for failing to move beyond what a […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Meet Michael Bobbitt, state’s new arts leader
THE LIFE STORY of Michael Bobbitt is probably very similar to what he would like to replicate for residents statewide as he takes over as the executive director of the […]
Posted inEconomy
Neal touts economic ‘stability’ bill in appearance with Baker
CASH-STRAPPED MASSACHUSETTS residents may need to hold on for at least another month until help comes from Washington. US Rep. Richard Neal, appearing at a State House briefing Monday afternoon with Gov. Charlie Baker, said the […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Meet Michael Bobbitt, state’s new arts leader
The life story of Michael Bobbitt is probably very similar to what he would like to replicate for residents statewide as he takes over as the executive director of the […]
Posted inPolitics
Former state senator Ben Downing launches gubernatorial campaign
BEN DOWNING, a former state senator from Western Massachusetts, on Monday launched a run for governor, laying out a liberal policy platform that aims to address inequality amid the recovery […]
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Meet Michael Bobbitt, state’s new arts leader
The life story of Michael Bobbitt is probably very similar to what he would like to replicate for residents statewide as he takes over as the executive director of the […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Meet Michael Bobbitt, state’s new arts leader
THE LIFE STORY of Michael Bobbitt is probably very similar to what he would like to replicate for residents statewide as he takes over as the executive director of the […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker takes more conciliatory tone on climate change bill
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER sent the Legislature’s twice-passed climate change bill back on Sunday with new, compromise language that strikes a more conciliatory tone and dials back some of his earlier […]
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Whole lot of clicks to get vaccines
I HAD BEEN hearing the stories about seniors trying to sign up for Phase 2 COVID-19 vaccines: websites swallowing information, hours to find a location with available vaccine, people booking appointments only […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
In defense of politics in the Massachusetts General Court Â
THERE HAS BEEN a push by reformers at Act on Mass and the Mass Fiscal Alliance to make the Massachusetts General Court – our state Legislature – more transparent. At […]
Posted inEconomy
Walsh hearing puts crucial disability employment issues in spotlight
DURING SENATE CONFIRMATION hearings Thursday morning, our ears perked up at the question posed by Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh: As labor secretary, what will […]
Posted inOpinion
Call for net zero homes is too costly
MASSACHUSETTS IS POISED to adopt sweeping climate legislation that will set ambitious goals for the Commonwealth to reduce emissions by 2050. No one doubts the importance of this effort or […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker irked by undersecretary’s climate remarks
DAVID ISMAY, the Baker administration’s undersecretary for climate change, got into hot water with the governor on Friday after a video surfaced in which he appeared to say Massachusetts residents […]
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Baker stands up vaccine call center
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER unveiled a 500-person call center on Friday to help residents 75 and older book appointments to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The center is intended to assist those […]
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Legislature slowly restarts with rules, new committees
The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased the urgency of business before the state Legislature, but the 2021 legislative session has started at its usual slow pace. Lawmakers quickly passed a […]