REP. TED SPELIOTIS of Danvers is stepping down after 23 years in office, and the race to replace him has become one of the most interesting in the state. Five […]
5 candidates vie for North Shore seat
Posted inUncategorized
Mass. judge stays Fair Housing Act changes
A FEDERAL JUDGE on Sunday night issued a temporary injunction barring the federal government from moving ahead with an overhaul of the 52-year-old Fair Housing Act that would have increased […]
Posted inEconomy
Added unemployment benefits pass swiftly
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AS MANY AS 17,000 unemployed Massachusetts residents could become eligible for thousands of dollars in additional unemployment benefits under legislation that swept through the House and […]
Posted inArts and Culture
How we’re staying afloat at the New England Aquarium
THIS YEAR’S rapid-fire turn of events is stunning. Minute to minute, day by day, we face a new reality. It’s no different leading one of Boston’s most popular and beloved cultural […]
Posted inTransportation
T faces $850,000 judgment in ‘grudge’ case
THE STATE APPEALS COURT on Monday upheld a judgment of more than $850,000 against the MBTA for allowing a manager with a 10-year-old grudge against a fellow employee to use […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Ballot box security to be boosted following fire
AFTER A MAN set fire to a ballot box in front of the Boston Public Library, officials are beefing up security aimed at maintaining the integrity of next week’s election. Secretary of State William Galvin issued a […]
Posted inPolitics
Baker-affiliated PAC bypasses Sen. Tran
BOLSTERED BY A $150,000 donation from developer John Fish, a super PAC affiliated with Gov. Charlie Baker reported on Monday that it raised $652,500 since late August and spent more […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Biden’s lead has supporters….nervous
With the presidential election now eight days away, we have a pretty good sense of where things stand. Or do we? CommonWealth Magazine · Presidential polls and politics in the […]
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Biden’s lead has supporters…worried
With the presidential election now eight days away, we have a pretty good sense of where things stand. Or do we? There’s been an avalanche of polling this cycle, and […]
Posted inPolitics
Biden’s lead has supporters…worried
WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL election now eight days away, we have a pretty good sense of where things stand. Or do we? There’s been an avalanche of polling this cycle, and […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Historic homes struggle to reopen in COVID-compliant way
THE YEAR 2020 was shaping up to be a banner year for the Orchard House in Concord, the home where Louisa May Alcott lived and wrote the classic book Little […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Boston police reform panel asked the wrong question
LIKE MANY “blue ribbon” commissions that came before it, the recent Boston police reform panel took its job seriously and approached the important issues it was asked to address with […]
Posted inOpinion
No excuses, find a way to vote this year
FOR THE LAST three-and-a-half years, we’ve heard the same question over and over: “What happened in 2016?“ The fact is, we know what happened. More than 100 million votes that […]
Posted inOpinion
Reading between the lines at cost trend hearing
WHAT PERHAPS was the most surprising thing about this year’s Health Policy Commission cost trends hearing was how there was essentially no discussion of health care costs. Had panelist Andrew […]
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ICE questions, then releases, undocumented Lynn resident
AN UNDOCUMENTED Lynn resident reported voluntarily to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on Friday and, to the surprise of his attorney, was allowed to leave. “I am so pleased. I’m […]
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One way of dealing with bad PR
DR. ELAD ANTER, or someone impersonating him, tried to make links to a state medical board disciplinary action against him and a CommonWealth news story about that action disappear from […]
Posted inPolitics
Progressives should think twice before supporting ranked-choice voting
RANKED-CHOICE VOTING is an innovative election system with the potential to eliminate vote-splitting, and is supported by nascent evidence that it could promote a more diverse slate of candidates. Massachusetts voters will […]
Posted inThe Download
It’s COVID-19 crunch time
THE SAME DAY President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden debated for a final time, the US set a record for the number of daily new coronavirus cases — […]
Posted inPolitics
It’s COVID-19 crunch time
THE SAME DAY President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden debated for a final time, the US set a record for the number of daily new coronavirus cases — […]
Posted inPolitics
Getting out the prisoner vote
EVEN THOUGH they’re locked up during a pandemic, it’s starting to look like the roughly 6,800 prisoners across the state who are eligible to vote will have a better chance […]
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Lawrence leads way as red spread grows
THE NUMBER of communities at high risk for the spread of COVID-19 rose again on Thursday, led by Lawrence which continues to creep higher and higher despite intensive efforts by […]
Posted inHealth Care
Problems are persisting at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
THIS PAST Sunday, Erin Schadel got a call from the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where she planned to visit her father, cancelling the visit. Her father, Frances Hennessy, had a mild […]
Posted inOpinion
If Barrett is confirmed, we’re for packing the court
WHY ARE REPUBLICANS so desperate to ram through a Supreme Court nomination that will impact Americans’ lives for decades? They’re scared that come November 3 they will lose. That despite […]
Posted inHealth Care
Sudders warns of future nursing home closures
MASSACHUSETTS’ TOP health official is warning that nursing home closures could accelerate due to the pandemic – but she said those that survive may be the better ones. “I’d expect […]