HIS ELECTORAL TRIUMPH seemed like a fluke. Just to pursue our highest public office as a first-time candidate was improbable enough. To go on to win it was so flabbergasting as […]
Trump’s rise — and fall — carry a Massachusetts echo
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Walker warns of bumpy road in communities of color
REV. LIZ WALKER of the Roxbury Presbyterian Church said on Wednesday that she was honored to be a part of the state’s effort to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine – […]
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Vaccine to roll out in 3 phases; no cost for shots
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION laid out its COVID-19 vaccination plan in detail on Wednesday, with the first shipment of 60,000 doses to be delivered to 21 hospitals across the state as […]
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Will people get a second COVID-19 vaccine?
A NEW POLL shows most Massachusetts residents are comfortable with eventually getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The results are good news, as health experts keep pointing out that even a vaccine […]
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Will people get a second COVID-19 vaccine?
A NEW POLL shows most Massachusetts residents are comfortable with eventually getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The results are good news, as health experts keep pointing out that even a vaccine […]
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Don’t forget home care workers
AS WE WAIT for a final plan on who should be the first to receive limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, there is general consensus that health care personnel who are […]
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Poll signals new approach at Museum of Science
THE BOSTON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, known primarily as an interesting place to visit, took a step out into the community on Tuesday, releasing a poll surveying the attitudes of Massachusetts […]
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Baker takes the state back a step
FOLLOWING SIX DAYS of surging COVID-19 case numbers, Gov. Charlie Baker said on Tuesday that Massachusetts is taking a step backward in its reopening plan. “We cannot simply wait for […]
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Boys & Girls Clubs become remote learning centers
TUCKED INSIDE the $46 billion state budget sitting on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk is a provision funneling $2.2 million to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs to help […]
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Ranked-choice opponents peddled ‘alternative facts’
I LEARNED IMPORTANT lessons from my experience as chair of the Yes on 2 campaign that I believe are valuable for anyone who wants to do the hard work of […]
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Do Trump support and COVID go together?
DOES HOW a city or town votes for president help predict whether that municipality will be at high-risk for COVID-19? That’s what one of our readers suggested last week after […]
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Do Trump support and COVID go together?
DOES HOW a city or town votes for president help predict whether that municipality will be at high-risk for COVID-19? That’s what one of our readers suggested last week after […]
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End the flood of ‘dark money’ unleashed by Citizens United
WHEN THE FOUNDERS wrote “We the People” do you think they were intending billionaires and corporations to have the same inalienable rights as you and me? We do not think […]
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63 MBTA employees infected with COVID-19
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER Steve Poftak said on Monday that 63 of the agency’s employees currently have COVID-19, up from 50 last Wednesday. Poftak said for every worker with COVID-19 there […]
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Rollback of reopening is imperative amid new surge
MASSACHUSETTS FINDS ITSELF in the eye of a storm. As municipal leaders, we have grown increasingly concerned as we see COVID-19 cases spiking across the state. In some communities we are […]
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MBTA to back off some of its service cuts
MBTA OFFICIALS indicated on Monday that they are preparing to back off some of their proposed service cuts because of feedback from the public and changing budget conditions. No specifics […]
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Baker announces expanded testing, limits on elective surgery
AS THE SURGE of COVID-19 cases continues statewide, Gov. Charlie Baker announced new measures to expand testing and keep hospital beds open. Baker was visibly angry as he discussed the need […]
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Hunt recounts Mass. origins of community health centers
Jim Hunt says community health centers got their start in Massachusetts because of the old axiom that all politics is local. Hunt, the president and CEO of the Massachusetts League […]
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Jim Hunt and the Mass. League of Community Health Centers
Jim Hunt says community health centers got their start in Massachusetts because of the old axiom that all politics is local. CommonWealth Magazine · Jim Hunt and the Mass. League […]
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Hunt recounts Mass. origins of community health centers
JIM HUNT says community health centers got their start in Massachusetts because of the old axiom that all politics is local. Hunt, the president and CEO of the Massachusetts League […]
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T far more forgiving than DCR on rents
THE STATE’S TWO largest landowners – the MBTA and the Department of Conservation and Recreation – are both forgiving rent of some of their tenants during the coronavirus pandemic, but […]
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MCI-Norfolk prisoner in his 80s dies of COVID-19
A PRISONER in his 80s at the state prison in Norfolk died of COVID-19 on Friday, the ninth inmate to die in the custody of the Department of Correction since the […]
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Don’t place too many restrictions on telehealth
FOR DECADES, Massachusetts has been known for having the best health care in the world. As doctors who’ve practiced medicine for a combined 40 years in the Commonwealth, we have […]
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Time to build on Mass. registered apprenticeship program
THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE is at a crossroads. It’s understandable that a lot of workers to feel like there’s no place left for them in the 21st Century economy, given the jobs […]