WITH COVID-19 infections rising at state prisons, the Department of Correction is preparing to expand testing at the facilities and taking initial steps to release prisoners to home confinement. The […]
Baker administration crafting home confinement guidelines
Posted inHealth Care
Amid pandemic, health care visits still haven’t reboundedÂ
THE NUMBER OF people seeking health care in Massachusetts dropped dramatically when the coronavirus pandemic hit – and eight months later, it still hasn’t totally rebounded, according to new data from the Health […]
Posted inUncategorized
Senate passes its own abortion budget amendment
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE approved an abortion access budget amendment on Wednesday that is similar to but not identical to an amendment passed by the House last week. The amendment, which […]
Posted inHealth Care
State will roll out rapid testing in 134 school districtsÂ
STATE OFFICIALS ARE rolling out a rapid testing program in 134 school districts, where students who show symptoms of COVID-19 will be able to get test results in just 15 minutes.  […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack punts on Allston I-90 project
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack said she intends to postpone until next summer the selection of a preferred design for the so-called throat section of the I-90 Allston interchange, and may […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Death of Fall River boy puts DCF in spotlight again Â
THESE FACTS ARE clear, according to the police: David Almond, a 14-year-old autistic boy, and his twin brother Michael, also autistic, were horribly neglected in the home where Almond’s father […]
Posted inThe Download
Union pushing ‘no confidence’ votes in ed commish Riley
THE DEBATE OVER whether to reopen schools for in-person instruction is turning into an all-out war by the state’s largest teachers union against state education commissioner Jeff Riley. The Massachusetts […]
Posted inEducation
Union urging ‘no confidence’ votes in ed commish Riley
THE DEBATE OVER whether to reopen schools for in-person instruction is turning into an all-out war by the state’s largest teachers union against state education commissioner Jeff Riley. The Massachusetts […]
Posted inUncategorized
Ashkenazy settles up with Boston
The game of chess between the city of Boston and the operator of Faneuil Hall Marketplace took an unusual turn Tuesday, as the Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. paid what it owes […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Justice Department says Mass. violating prisoners’ rights to mental health careÂ
THE US DEPARTMENT of Justice has concluded in a scathing report that the state Department of Correction is violating its constitutional obligations by failing to provide adequate mental health services to prisoners. The 28-page investigation is […]
Posted inUncategorized
ICE arrests man in East Boston park
This story has been updated. FOUR AGENTS with Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a man in an East Boston park on Tuesday morning. A video from a passerby shows ICE agents searching the […]
Posted inOpinion
Trump is biggest presidential loser since Hoover
DONALD TRUMP’S FAILURE to recognize his electoral defeat belies that he turned in the worst performance for an incumbent president with only one main opponent since Herbert Hoover. Trump was […]
Posted inThe Download
This second surge very different from first
Massachusetts is in the midst of a second COVID-19 surge, but this one is very different from the last one. Last spring both cases and deaths skyrocketed. But this fall […]
Posted inUncategorized
This second surge very different from first
MASSACHUSETTS IS IN THE MIDST of a second COVID-19 surge, but this one is very different from the last one. Last spring both cases and deaths skyrocketed. But this fall […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Baker nominating Georges for SJC
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SERGE GEORGES JR.’S nomination to the Supreme Judicial Court is poised to make history in more ways than one. Georges, announced Tuesday as the latest pick […]
Posted inOpinion
Senate amendment reinforces a woman’s right to privacy
MASSACHUSETTS HAS the opportunity to continue its legacy of expanding freedom by the Legislature passing Senate budget amendment 180 to remove obstacles and expand abortion access. This amendment includes policies […]
Posted inUncategorized
Senate abortion amendment differs from House’s in 1 key way
THE ABORTION ACCESS amendment the Senate is expected to take up on Tuesday mirrors the amendment approved by the House last week except for one provision – a broad statement […]
Posted inPolitics
Rep. Dooley to run for state GOP chair
REP. SHAWN DOOLEY of Norfolk announced Monday evening that he is running for the chairmanship of the Massachusetts Republican Party as a candidate who can bridge the divide between the […]
Posted inTransportation
Senate still not taking up transportation revenues
BACK IN FEBRUARY, the Massachusetts House passed a major transportation revenue bill centered on raising the gas tax. The Senate never took up the bill. Nine months later amid a […]
Posted inThe Codcast
In-school learning a necessary but cautionary tale
Everyone agrees children learn best in the classroom, but not every community is convinced it can be done safely when COVID-19 cases are growing within their borders. CommonWealth Magazine · […]
Posted inThe Download
Is in-person learning right for every community?
Everyone agrees children learn best in the classroom, but not every community is convinced it can be done safely when COVID-19 cases are growing within their borders. “You know, for […]
Posted inEducation
Is in-person learning right for every community?
EVERYONE AGREES children learn best in the classroom, but not every community is convinced it can be done safely when COVID-19 cases are growing within their borders. “You know, for […]
Posted inOpinion
3 better ways to make Mass. elections fairer
AS THE DUST settles on the recent election, there is an emerging bipartisan consensus that Massachusetts’ election laws are due to be updated. The latest evidence for this comes in […]
Posted inEconomy
Faneuil Hall Marketplace operator disputes city’s claim
The operator of Faneuil Hall Marketplace is disputing the city of Boston’s claim that it has failed to provide financial relief to its local merchants. The head of the Boston […]