IF THERE IS ONE key lesson to learn from these past months under COVID shutdown, it is that all of the social inequalities in our society are linked together, […]
Lynn’s public land should benefit the public
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What we need in climate change legislation
THE COLLISION of an escalating climate crisis with a brutal COVID-19 pandemic that continues to rage across the country, taking lives, and livelihoods with it, has been devastating. In the […]
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Grid operator calls for ‘net carbon pricing’
THE HEAD of the organization that runs the New England power grid on Friday called for “net carbon pricing” of electricity in the region as the best way to develop […]
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COVID-19 outbreak at Plymouth substance abuse center
THE STATE PRISON system is seeing a hotspot of COVID-19 among those civilly committed at the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth. The Department of Correction said on […]
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Trump contracts COVID-19
IT’S THE DEFINITION of irony. After months of downplaying the pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump say they have tested positive […]
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Trump contracts COVID-19
IT’S THE DEFINITION of irony. After months of downplaying the pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump say they have tested positive […]
Posted inTransportation
In Allston interchange debate, don’t forget Grand Junction
ON MARCH 1, 2020, one of the biggest challenges facing major Massachusetts employers was how to reliably get their employees to work as they battled the worst traffic congestion in […]
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Eviction protection bill clears Housing Committee
A BILL THAT WOULD BAN most evictions and foreclosures for up to a year after Gov. Charlie Baker ends the coronavirus state of emergency cleared a key legislative hurdle on Thursday. The […]
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Baker seeks to lift ban on surge pricing during COVID emergency
WHEN GOV. CHARLIE BAKER signed a bill in the summer of 2016 banning Uber and Lyft from charging surge prices during a state of emergency, it seemed like a sensible […]
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The bureaucrat vs. Mass. GOP star
WHEN REPUBLICAN Stephanie Fattman was elected the Worcester County register of probate in 2014, John Dolan III was one of the employees she inherited. Dolan had been working at the […]
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Court rules unauthorized tenant can be evicted
AN UNDOCUMENTED woman who was subleasing an apartment in Revere was evicted this week, illustrating one of the many gray areas in the state’s ban on evictions and foreclosures. Rosa, […]
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Where is the $1.1b in federal funds going?
The Legislature may control the purse strings – but Gov. Charlie Baker holds the purse. That Beacon Hill truism was on display clearly in a report Secretary of Administration and […]
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Where is the state’s $1.1b in federal funds going?
THE LEGISLATURE may control the purse strings – but Gov. Charlie Baker holds the purse. That Beacon Hill truism was on display clearly in a report Secretary of Administration and […]
Posted inTransportation
Cost-benefit analysis of East-West rail grim
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE NEW STATE PROJECTIONS indicate a passenger rail expansion to western Massachusetts could attract 278,000 to 469,000 riders per year at a cost ranging between $2.4 billion […]
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Mohegan slots tops in New England
SLOT MACHINES at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut are going gang-busters. In August, the casino’s slot revenue was nearly $45.6 million, just $2 million shy of the $47.5 million […]
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Number of high-risk communities rises sharply
THE NUMBER of communities considered high risk for COVID-19 increased sharply on Wednesday, with Boston, Lowell, Haverhill, North Andover, and Springfield joining the group for the first time; Nantucket cementing […]
Posted inEconomy
Massachusetts ends fiscal 2020 with $700 million budget hole
MASSACHUSETTS ENDED 2020 with a nearly $700 million budget gap, Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday, as he filed a proposed closeout budget with the Legislature. Baker, in his filing letter, wrote […]
Posted inEducation
Pilot program will offer early morning childcare in Boston
CHRISTINA MORRIS AND her partner, Boston residents who are both union carpenters, are raising four children ages two to 10. On the days they have to be at work by 7 […]
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Debate is the latest norm Trump shatters
It was the real mistake by the lake. Donald Trump and Joe Biden did everything but bolt from the debate hall and go roll in the mud on the banks […]
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Debate is the latest norm Trump shatters
IT WAS the real mistake by the lake. Donald Trump and Joe Biden did everything but bolt from the debate hall and go roll in the mud on the banks […]
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Riley: No break from MCAS exams next spring
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MASSACHUSETTS STUDENTS should expect to take their MCAS exams next spring, Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday. In spring of this year, after […]
Posted inHealth Care
COVID notes: New rapid tests to go to schools
MASSACHUSETTS EXPECTS to receive a limited number of new, rapid COVID-19 tests from the federal government, which state officials will use to support school reopenings, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday. […]
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Baker all-in on COVID-19 community approach
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION on Tuesday went all-in on its community-by-community approach to COVID-19, allowing lower-risk municipalities to move forward with reopening plans while putting cities and towns considered high risk […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Rollins’s ‘Brady List’ not factoring in Boston police reform report
MEMBERS OF A TASK FORCE charged with recommending reforms for the Boston Police Department say that a list of names of law enforcement officers accused or found guilty of misconduct will not factor in their […]