EVEN AS MASSACHUSETTS hospitals were coping with an influx of COVID-19 patients this spring, they were losing massive amounts of money. While some hospitals got large sums of federal relief […]
Massachusetts hospitals bleeding money
Posted inOpinion
Kennedy walked the walk in DA’s office
I HAVE SEEN some recent statements and articles criticizing Joe Kennedy III for working as a prosecutor for Republican District Attorney Michael O’Keefe, suggesting his work there indicates he is […]
Posted inOpinion
Best climate change policy you’ve never heard of
FIFTY-SIX GAMES, eight consecutive NBA titles, 297 straight NFL starts. The sports world is full of well-known streaks. A less famous streak is held by our own Commonwealth of Massachusetts […]
Posted inTransportation
T eliminating plastic-paper/cash price differential
THE MBTA SAID on Wednesday that starting September 1 it plans to eliminate the significant price differential between those who pay their fares with rechargeable plastic CharlieCards and those who […]
Posted inHealth Care
Blue Cross issuing $101m in premium refunds
CITING LOWER COSTS during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts said on Wednesday it will return $101 million in premium refunds and rebates to 1.2 million customers. […]
Posted inHealth Care
Fauci: Death threats are sign of anti-science sentiment
ANTHONY FAUCI, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is receiving death threats while working on mitigating the spread of COVID-19. “Getting death threats for me and my family and harassing […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
Transparency on health care costs is something we should all agree on
SOME BELIEVE Medicare for All is the answer to America’s health care woes. For others, a functioning free market is the only way to cut costs without sacrificing quality. As far […]
Posted inPolitics
Mail-in ballots now central feature of election
IT’S NOW CLEARÂ that mailed ballots will assume a prominent role in the November presidential election. The only question is whether that role ends up being to helpfully expand access to […]
Posted inThe Download
Mail-in ballots now central feature of election
It’s now clear that mailed ballots will assume a prominent role in the November presidential election. The only question is whether that role ends up being to helpfully expand access […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Senate candidates address evolving views during criminal justice forum
SEN. ED MARKEY and Rep. Joe Kennedy III showed a few distinct differences in how they approach a major concern of the day — how do you reform a broken […]
Posted inUncategorized
One in three renters at risk for eviction, advocates say
A NEW EVICTIONS ANALYSIS using polling and research data from the US Census Bureau’s most recent housing survey indicates one in three Massachusetts renter households are at risk of eviction. […]
Posted inHealth Care
Nursing home operator disputes termination claims
THE FOUNDER AND CEO of the company that runs two of the three nursing homes the state is moving to shut down said the decision runs counter to the facts […]
Posted inEducation
Boston city councilor urges BU, Northeastern not to bring students back
BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR Kenzie Bok, whose district includes both the Boston University and Northeastern University campuses, says the schools are enormous assets to the city, from research and arts to […]
Posted inEducation
Ed Commissioner Jeff Riley pushes in-person learning
MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION Commissioner Jeffrey Riley is strongly urging local schools to open in person this fall, pushing back against state teachers’ unions who are calling for the school year to […]
Posted inOpinion
Faneuil Hall name change needed
IN LIGHT OF the lynching of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter uprising, we call on the city of Boston to engage in the ongoing conversation, initiated by […]
Posted inHealth Care
New COVID-19 cases bump up again
THE NUMBER of new COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts rose by 438 on Tuesday, the highest one-day increase since June 6. The increases of late have been erratic even as the […]
Posted inEducation
‘Breakfast after the bell’ signed into law
WITHIN THE NEXT two years, it will become much easier for an estimated 150,000 low-income children in Massachusetts to eat breakfast in school. Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday signed a […]
Posted inUncategorized
Where is the uptick in COVID cases coming from?
IN JULY, the number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts increased most dramatically among people in their twenties. According to state data, people in the 20-29 age category saw their COVID-19 case […]
Posted inThe Download
Where is the uptick in COVID cases coming from?
In July, the number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts increased most dramatically among people in their twenties. According to state data, people in the 20-29 age category saw their COVID-19 […]
Posted inOpinion
Preventing evictions, promoting housing stability
THE PANDEMIC will have a lasting effect on our society that we can only begin to imagine. With over 150,000 Americans dead and counting, the psychological toll will be felt […]
Posted inOpinion
Lessons learned from the push for climate action
ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN the last day of the 2019-2020 legislative session, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a Roadmap Bill, helping to lay the foundation for a slightly more […]
Posted inHealth Care
3 nursing homes cut from Medicaid rolls
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION sent initial termination notices on Monday to three of the state’s 360 private nursing homes for failing to comply with MassHealth standards and for a “historic record […]
Posted inUncategorized
What will happen to 620,000 quarantined marijuana vapes?Â
WHAT DOES ONE do with 620,000 quarantined marijuana vapes? The answer, according to the state Cannabis Control Commission, is retest and resell them; use the material in another product; or destroy them. That […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Opponents debate merits of Maine hydro project
TWO BAY STATE REFERENDUMÂ questions will appear on the ballot this fall in Massachusetts, along with a third in Maine. The referendum in Maine can be considered a Massachusetts question because […]