You’ve had too much screen time on Zoom and Netflix. The tree is decorated, and daily Facetimes with the family have lapsed. Maybe you think it’s a good time to […]
Now is not the time to give in to ‘COVID fatigue’
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Now is not the time to give in to ‘COVID fatigue’
YOU’VE HAD TOO MUCH screen time on Zoom and Netflix. The tree is decorated, and daily Facetimes with the family have lapsed. Maybe you think it’s a good time to […]
Posted inTransportation
Poll shows little support for MBTA service cuts
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A MAJORITY of Massachusetts residents believe that if the MBTA sharply cuts back on services to balance its budget next year those commuting options will not […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Defendant demands in-person, not virtual, day in court
Just a quick reminder that we’re running our final CommonWealth fundraising campaign of 2020. It’s called Give a Little, Get a Lot, because a donation of just $25 could help […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
DOC: Few prisoners would qualify for home confinement
UNDER PRESSURE to release prisoners to home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic, the Massachusetts Department of Correction is downplaying the program’s impact, saying only about 20 to 25 of the […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. should follow California’s lead on contractors
WITH THE 2020 Massachusetts election behind us, state lawmakers have returned to Beacon Hill to finish one unprecedented session, while also preparing to begin the next. Health care, policing, and […]
Posted inEducation
As students leave district schools, charters and vocational schools see growth
MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS have seen a large decline in enrollment this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But the drop is not spread evenly across the public school system. Both charter schools and […]
Posted inThe Download
Vaccination catch-22 in black community
WITH TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT that the United Kingdom has approved use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, the first Western country to sign off on mass use of an immunization, the crucial effort […]
Posted inHealth Care
Vaccination catch-22 in black community
WITH TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT that the United Kingdom has approved use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, the first Western country to sign off on mass use of an immunization, the crucial effort […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Police reform milestones and missed opportunities
Hey there – Just a quick reminder that we’re running our final CommonWealth fundraising campaign of 2020 — it’s called Give a Little, Get a Lot. If you’ve enjoyed our […]
Posted inHealth Care
Vaccine panel prioritizes health care workers, long-term care residents
Hey there – Just a quick reminder that we’re running our final CommonWealth fundraising campaign of 2020 — it’s called Give a Little, Get a Lot. If you’ve enjoyed our comprehensive […]
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SJC considers Healey’s demand for Facebook documents
MASSACHUSETTS’S HIGHEST COURT will decide whether Attorney General Maura Healey can demand internal information from Facebook to investigate whether the company misused users’ personal data. In March 2018, news outlets […]
Posted inThe Download
The Fattmans highlight the power of campaign cash
The state’s Republican power couple – Stephanie and Ryan Fattman of Sutton – knows how to win elections. The trick appears to be to raise a lot of money, spend […]
Posted inPolitics
The Fattmans highlight the power of campaign cash
THE STATE’S Republican power couple – Stephanie and Ryan Fattman of Sutton – knows how to win elections. The trick appears to be to raise a lot of money, spend […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Compromise police reform bill reported out
AFTER FOUR MONTHS of closed-door negotiations, six members of the House and Senate reported out compromise police reform legislation on Monday that establishes a certification system for officers and punts […]
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Healey not saying why she didn’t join Apple lawsuit
ATTORNEY GENERAL Maura Healey is refusing to say why she never joined a large coalition of attorneys general who sued Apple and recently won a $113 million legal settlement, which […]
Posted inEnvironment
Top Baker aide says full steam ahead with TCI
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S top environmental official indicated on Monday that the administration is moving full steam ahead with a regional effort to put a price on the carbon contained in […]
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Cannabis regulators approve home delivery
THE CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION on Monday approved new regulations that should, within months, let recreational marijuana consumers in Massachusetts get legal marijuana delivered to their home. The final decision to license […]
Posted inThe Codcast
What’s holding up marijuana home delivery?
It will probably be summer before Massachusetts residents can start getting marijuana legally delivered to their home, warned Devin Alexander, vice president of the Massachusetts Cannabis Association for Delivery CommonWealth […]
Posted inDrug Addiction
No marijuana ‘apocalypse,’ but legalization brings concerns
Second of two parts. Read the first part here. WHEN MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS were considering the 2016 ballot question to legalize recreational marijuana sales, opponents, including Gov. Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura […]
Posted inThe Download
What’s holding up marijuana home delivery?
It will probably be summer before Massachusetts residents can start getting marijuana legally delivered to their home, warned Devin Alexander, vice president of the Massachusetts Cannabis Association for Delivery. First, […]
Posted inTransportation
Some ferry service must be maintained
THE MOST WELL-ESTABLISHED ferry services in Boston Harbor are on the chopping block — deemed “non-essential” by the MBTA and proposed for elimination as a cost saving measure to the […]
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What’s holding up marijuana home delivery?
IT WILL PROBABLY BE summer before Massachusetts residents can start getting marijuana legally delivered to their home, warned Devin Alexander, vice president of the Massachusetts Cannabis Association for Delivery. First, […]
Posted inEducation
State budget plan fails our schools
AFTER MONTHS OF limbo, the state budget working its way through Beacon Hill obscures a difficult truth—funding levels will fall short of what our schools, particularly those that are the most under-resourced, […]