THE TRUCK OPERATOR who drove into the restricted access Silver Line tunnel on Friday morning had “no malicious intent,” according to an MBTA spokesman. Joe Pesaturo, a spokesman for the […]
MBTA: Truck driver had no ‘malicious intent’
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Essential workers need a bill of rights
THIS YEAR, Labor Day arrives in the crossfire of a global pandemic, an economic crisis, and a reckoning for racial justice throughout America, laying bare how vital working people are […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Cambridge arts groups seek city COVID relief funds
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, Improv Boston averaged about 2,000 patrons a week who watched its comedy shows and participated in acting classes at its Central Square location. Now, almost six months […]
Posted inEconomy
Employers face huge hike in UI taxes
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT SOARING, state lawmakers are considering ways to soften the blow from a major impending increase in the taxes employers pay toward the state’s unemployment […]
Posted inTransportation
Truck causes damage to Silver Line tunnel
A TRUCK ON FRIDAY morning entered the Silver Line underground transitway that runs to South Station and caused damage to the overhead wires, which had not been fully repaired as […]
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Rethinking high school during COVID
FOR 20 YEARS, I’ve taught in an adult ed program in Dorchester. Every year we tweak things, adjust the schedule, hire new faculty, tinker with syllabi. Change happens gradually. This […]
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CDC eviction moratorium raises constitutional questions
WHILE WE HAVE BEEN in federal court arguing the constitutionality of the Massachusetts eviction moratorium, the Trump administration’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just issued an emergency order imposing a nationwide residential […]
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Reopening schools will be a matter of trust
TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES are facing a back-to-school season unlike any other in our nation’s history. As policymakers push more strenuously for a return to in-person instruction, more teachers and […]
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Would ranked-choice voting have changed the 4th Congressional District race?
WHEN JESSE MERMELL gave her videotaped concession speech in the 4th Congressional District primary race on Friday, she did it in front of a sign that read “Jesse Mermell for RCV,” an acronym for ranked-choice voting. […]
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In victory, Auchincloss calls himself ‘pragmatic progressive’
JAKE AUCHICLOSS declared victory in the 4th District Congressional race on Friday, promising to lead as a “pragmatic progressive,” hours after his closest opponent, Jesse Mermell, conceded defeat. “Over the […]
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Voting reforms reinvigorated democracy
AT THE START of July, the Legislature passed a landmark bill to expand early voting, implement a secure vote-by-mail system, and strengthen safety measures for in-person voting. Tuesday’s primary was […]
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Despite pandemic, state tax revenues hold steady
DESPITE A PANDEMIC and record unemployment, Massachusetts tax revenues in August continued to hold fairly steady compared to last year. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue reported on Friday that an […]
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Is mail-in voting here to stay?
When the Legislature passed an unprecedented expansion of mail-in voting, they did it for this year only, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that makes crowding into polling places unsafe. […]
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Is mail-in voting here to stay?
WHEN THE LEGISLATURE passed an unprecedented expansion of mail-in voting, they did it for this year only, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that makes crowding into polling places unsafe. […]
Posted inPolitics
Auchincloss declares victory; Mermell hasn’t conceded
Update, 12:15 p.m.: Mermell called Auchincloss to concede on Friday morning. She announced in a video posted on Facebook and Twitter that she will not request a recount. UNOFFICIAL RESULTS […]
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Climate action key theme of primary races
ON TUESDAY, Massachusetts voters sent a political shockwave to Washington, DC. as they for the first time in history rejected a Kennedy — with a double-digit margin — at the […]
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Glitches mar Tuesday’s election
TUESDAY’S DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY for the 4th Congressional District seat dragged into Thursday with the outcome still uncertain, largely because of glitches in counting ballots related to the state’s expanded voting […]
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Baker targets 5 hotspots with ed campaign
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION is launching a new, fairly basic COVID-19 education campaign targeting the five communities hardest hit by the virus. Gov. Charlie Baker said the campaign will promote the […]
Posted inTransportation
Baker took the T ‘just like other people do’
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER, who last year resisted calls for him to ride the MBTA, says he rode the Blue Line to the State House somewhere between 10 and 20 times […]
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Baker: Don’t rush COVID-19 vaccine
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Thursday that federal officials should follow all testing procedures and not rush the release of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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Trump moves up initial vaccine release to before election
The Trump administration has moved up the needle for getting a coronavirus vaccine into the arms of the public —from the end of the year to just before the presidential […]
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Trump moves up initial vaccine release to before election
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION has moved up the needle for getting a coronavirus vaccine into the arms of the public —from the end of the year to just before the presidential […]
Posted inEducation
Families need answers on school details
WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR ended in June, parents scrambled to find activities to keep their children occupied during the pandemic’s long summer days. While families did their best to juggle […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
State prisons resuming in-person visits, programming
THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION has announced it will continue reopening its facilities as a part of its Phase 3 reopening plan. In a message to the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus […]