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 […]
Trump is biggest presidential loser since Hoover
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 · […]
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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 […]
Posted inOpinion
Here’s my tipsheet for pending telemedicine legislation
THE CHALLENGES presented by COVID-19 have resulted in unprecedented changes to healthcare systems nationwide. Before the pandemic, only 1 percent of all physician visits in the US were conducted via […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. is a participatory democracy in name only
AS WE FIXATE on the presidential election, ensuring that all votes are counted and yearning for a peaceful transition of power, we must avoid the smokescreen of national politics. Democracy […]
Posted inEconomy
The pandemic has created an employment ‘she-cession’
THE COVID PANDEMIC is impacting everyone and everything. From the elderly to front line workers to children displaced from school, populations around the world are facing seemingly insurmountable challenges. But […]
Posted inOpinion
3 ways to make Mass. elections fairer
IN THE RECENT general election, local proponents of ranked choice voting were earnest in their desire for electoral reform in Massachusetts. While I vehemently disagreed with their voting system, and […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
DOC ordering second round of universal COVID-19 testing for prisoners
THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION is instituting a second round of system-wide, universal COVID-19 testing following an outbreak of the virus at several of its 16 facilities. The agency has announced […]
Posted inHealth Care
Baker implores Mass. residents to ‘get serious’
SOUNDING MORE and more like a coach trying to rally his team against a superior opponent, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday implored Massachusetts residents to take COVID-19 seriously. He said […]
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Baker hits the way the House passed abortion measure
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday declined to say whether he supports or opposes the abortion access measure passed by the House on Thursday, but he indicated he did not like […]
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Should all life sentences be reviewed?
Two wrongfully convicted black men won big victories this week — one had a murder conviction vacated, and the second will get $3.1 million for serving 38 years behind bars […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Should all life sentences be reviewed?
TWO WRONGFULLY convicted black men won big victories this week — one had a murder conviction vacated, and the second will get $3.1 million for serving 38 years behind bars […]
Posted inGambling
Tribe chairman arrested for extortion related to Taunton casino
THE CHAIRMAN of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and the owner of an architecture firm that the tribe contracted with to help build a casino in Taunton have been arrested on […]
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Despite new metrics, high-risk COVID-19 communities double
THE NUMBER of communities at high risk for COVID-19 nearly doubled on Thursday even with a new set of metrics sharply raising the threshold for attaining that designation. The new […]