US ATTORNEY ANDREW LELLING said Friday that he is establishing a new Civil Rights Task Force to help local and state law enforcement prevent, investigate, and prosecute civil rights violations in Massachusetts. The […]
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Federal COVID funds boost flagging hospital revenue
The Center for Health Information and Analysis released its monthly hospital financial performance data on Thursday, providing a picture of how hospitals fared through the first five months of the […]
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Federal COVID funds boost flagging hospital revenue
THE CENTER FOR HEALTH Information and Analysis released its monthly hospital financial performance data on Thursday, providing a picture of how hospitals fared through the first five months of the […]
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Researcher: Question 1 wrong way to go
FOR 11 YEARS, my research at MIT focused on connected vehicles. I started two small companies centered on connected vehicles, one of which won the 2014 MassChallenge/MassIT Government Innovation Competition. […]
Posted inTransportation
Toting up how T does under Baker budget plan
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S updated annual budget would direct less money to the MBTA’s operations than the version he filed before the pandemic hit Massachusetts, but the […]
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5 N.E. governors criticize grid operator
THE GOVERNORS of five of the six New England states, including Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, issued a statement that appeared to criticize the operator of the region’s power grid […]
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Pandemic forcing exodus of women from workforce
LAUREN SONALKAR was working as a part-time science teacher in the Lincoln Public Schools before the pandemic. A week before school started this year, the district offered Sonalkar a job […]
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Baker names Poppe secretary of vet services
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER appointed Cheryl Lussier Poppe as secretary of veterans’ services on Thursday, four months after she began filling the role on an interim basis after Francisco Urena resigned […]
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Tran’s ethics problems at heart of reelection campaign
ON MARCH 26,  the Senate disciplined Fitchburg Republican Dean Tran for using his State House staff to do campaign work – stripping him of his leadership position for the rest […]
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Trump executive order on race and diversity a big step backwards
LAST MONTH, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping to eliminate federal funding for initiatives that investigate how gender and racial biases consciously or unconsciously further inequality in America. Following […]
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Baker budget packed with policy proposals
Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday he understands why lawmakers are taking a long time to negotiate the bills currently pending in conference committees, covering topics from police reform to economic […]
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Baker budget packed with policy proposals
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said Wednesday he understands why lawmakers are taking a long time to negotiate the bills currently pending in conference committees, covering topics from police reform to economic […]
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State moves into high-risk COVID-19 territory
THE STATE AS A WHOLE moved into the high-risk category for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a designation that reflects a steep run-up in cases in a growing but still relatively small […]
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Galvin settles lawsuit over voting access for people with disabilitiesÂ
SECRETARY OF STATE William Galvin has settled a lawsuit filed by disability rights groups in a way that will make it easier for voters with disabilities to request an electronic […]
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Baker to MBTA riders: Get back on board
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER, who is apparently becoming a regular Blue Line commuter, said the MBTA is perfectly safe and urged his fellow riders to get back on board. “I’ve ridden […]
Posted inEconomy
Despite pandemic, Baker proposes higher spending
Despite the pandemic-related recession and high unemployment rates, and an expected drop in state tax revenues, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday released a budget proposal for the current fiscal year […]
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Courts gear up for eviction crush
IN PREPARATION for an influx of eviction cases when the statewide moratorium ends this weekend, housing courts across Massachusetts are gearing up to make the process more accessible with translators, […]
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Health care in the age of COVID
MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH care costs are expected to actually drop this year because of a decline in non-COVID care, but the executive director of the state’s Health Policy Commission says many […]
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The COVID body count continues
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER touted all the ways yesterday that Massachusetts is now better prepared to deal with coronavirus than it was seven months ago. But the impressive accounting of the […]
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Civic education works: Let’s keep doing it
CIVICS EDUCATION is vital to the development of all youth and to the health of a vibrant democracy. Current events show us how young people are already leading efforts to […]
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State GOP leaders form PAC to back local candidates
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH VOTING SET to end in Massachusetts in 22 days, three prominent state Republicans announced on Tuesday that they had formed a political action committee to […]
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Lawmakers ask what went wrong at nursing homes
A MARCH 18 report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated just how deadly COVID-19 could be at a nursing home. The report indicated a woman at […]
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Baker: Younger people causing runup in COVID-19 cases
Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday blamed the runup in COVID-19 cases over the last two months on lax behavior by people in their 20s and 30s, and insisted the state […]
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Walsh, Gross pledge to implement police reforms
BOSTON MAYOR MARTIN WALSH and Police Commissioner William Gross said on Tuesday they intend to implement all of the recommendations of a police reform task force, including the creation of […]