MASSACHUSETTS IS JOINING a multistate coalition filing a federal lawsuit requiring President Trump’s administration to adequately fund the US Postal Service and ensure it can deliver election-related mail. Secretary of the […]
Mass. pursuing lawsuit over post office cuts
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In Allston-Brighton rep race, a progressive showdown
IF A WINNING campaign starts with a candidate who seems well-matched for the district, Jordan Meehan looks primed for success. The young gay lawyer is pushing a decidedly progressive platform […]
Posted inThe Download
Getting to yes on the throat
The push is on – again – for a unifying plan to reconstruct all of the transportation infrastructure packed into a narrow stretch of land between Boston University and the […]
Posted inTransportation
Getting to yes on the throat
The push is on – again – for a unifying plan to reconstruct all of the transportation infrastructure packed into a narrow stretch of land between Boston University and the […]
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Almost half of Massachusetts businesses helped by federal aid
NEARLY HALF OF the state’s businesses and nonprofits received aid from a key federal loan program meant to keep people employed amid the coronavirus downturn, according to a new analysis by the […]
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Neal, Morse debate highlights major differences
US REP. RICHARD NEAL and Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse engaged in a spirted debate Monday night that highlighted for voters big differences between the two Democratic candidates for Congress. Morse […]
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BU more interested in money than students
IN EARLY MARCH of this year, our cohort of Boston University journalism students was on spring break just as the COVID-19 outbreak suddenly became very real. We were halfway through […]
Posted inGambling
Casino revenues, amid constraints, do fairly well in July
THE STATE’S THREE CASINOS performed fairly well in July, bringing in 56 percent of the revenue they did in July 2019 despite operating far fewer games and slot machines for […]
Posted inHealth Care
Federal funds sought for Holyoke Soldiers’ Home renovations
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION has hired a company to begin an “expedited” process to renovate the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home. The exact timing of construction remains uncertain, but the administration’s goal is […]
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Curtatone, Novick slam state guidance on reopening
For months, school districts were struggling to decide whether to reopen schools in person, with little guidance from the state as to what thresholds to use to make that decision. […]
Posted inEducation
Curtatone, Novick slam state guidance on reopening
FOR MONTHS, school districts were struggling to decide whether to reopen schools in person, with little guidance from the state as to what thresholds to use to make that decision. […]
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Progressive Chelsea challenger puts Boston state rep to the test
DAMALI VIDOT said she hadn’t given any thought to running for state representative until a day in late April when she was sitting home in Chelsea during the peak of […]
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A third path for Boston’s School Committee
Students versus teachers. Teachers versus parents. Parents versus administrators. Administrators versus everyone. In a COVID-19 world, this “us versus them” mentality just doesn’t work anymore. We’ve seen it happen a […]
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Galvin mixes public service, promotion
AN ELDERLY MAN speaks dispiritedly on a TV public service announcement about having been a victim of financial fraud. But his frown quickly morphs into a big smile as he […]
Posted inEconomy
Depoliticizing the development process in Boston
CALLS TO ABOLISH the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) go back almost to its creation. City Councilor Michelle Wu is the latest to take up the quest to rid […]
Posted inOpinion
Thoughts on the advocacy of regulators
WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT from government regulators? Do we believe they can serve in an austere, removed fashion, eclipsing social context and eliminating personal bias through a mechanical reading of […]
Posted inOpinion
Raise taxes for a fair recovery
THERE IS DANGER AHEAD as we move into the next phases of dealing with COVID-19. The public goods we rely on for our health care, to educate our young people, […]
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At least 130 COVID-19 false positives turn up at lab
STATE PUBLIC HEALTH officials rolled back the COVID-19 risk status of Fall River and Taunton on Friday after it was discovered a commercial lab had reported a large number of […]
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Should medical marijuana retailers have to grow their own pot?
MASSACHUSETTS MARIJUANA regulators are soliciting public opinion about eliminating one of the costliest rules affecting the medical marijuana market, the requirement that medical retailers grow their own marijuana. But the […]
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COVID-19 spreading fastest among those in 20s, 30s
COVID-19 now appears to be spreading the fastest among people in their 20s and 30s, according to the Baker administration’s new weekly dashboard on the disease. Over a two-week period […]
Posted inThe Download
Contact tracing could be challenge for schools
Let’s pretend Maria is a 16-year-old student who goes to Madison Park Vocational High School in Roxbury, while living in Hyde Park. It’s October, the Boston School Committee has decided […]
Posted inEducation
Contact tracing could be challenge for schools
LET’S PRETEND MARIA is a 16-year-old student who goes to Madison Park Vocational High School in Roxbury, while living in Hyde Park. It’s October, the Boston School Committee has decided […]
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House candidate exit puts spotlight on ranked-choice voting
THE CROWDED DEMOCRATIC primary field in the Fourth Congressional District got a little less crowded Thursday morning when one of the candidates, Dave Cavell, announced he was suspending his campaign. […]
Posted inEducation
Lack of leadership on school reopenings
A WEEK AFTER school committees began making decisions for reopening schools, a day after the plans were originally due to the state, Gov. Charlie Baker released a map to help […]