TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack got a big assist from one of her colleagues in Gov. Charlie Baker’s cabinet on Monday in making the case for a status quo solution to […]
Theoharides stirs outrage with Pike stance
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Walsh, council in budget showdown
THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL and Mayor Marty Walsh are in a high-stakes budget standoff fueled by the pandemic, policing issues, and political positioning a year ahead of a mayoral election. […]
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Trump suspends visa program bringing workers to US
PRESIDENT TRUMP on Monday extended existing restrictions on the issuance of new green cards and temporarily suspended new work visas that will bar hundreds of thousands of immigrants from coming […]
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Auditor employees violated conflict of interest law
THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION says a former employee and a former consultant of the state auditor’s office violated Massachusetts conflict of interest laws by forming a software company that attempted […]
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Race comments roil public sector workforce
MANY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES are learning the hard way: The right to free speech doesn’t extend to racist speech when you’re on a taxpayer-funded salary. Some of the recent examples are particularly […]
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Race comments roil public sector workforce
Many public employees are learning the hard way: The right to free speech doesn’t extend to racist speech when you’re on a taxpayer-funded salary. Some of the recent examples are […]
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Rideshares become ubiquitous in Mass.
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE GROWTH OF RIDESHARE trips taken in Massachusetts decelerated in 2019, but the roughly 91.1 million trips taken with services like Lyft and Uber generated more […]
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T notes: Control board says goodbye, offers advice
THE FUTURE OF MBTA oversight entered an uncertain period on Monday, as the Fiscal and Management Control Board held the last meeting of its five-year life with no clarity from […]
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Pollack outlines yet another ‘throat’ option
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY STEPHANIE POLLACK on Monday proposed a modified rebuild of the existing Massachusetts Turnpike and other transportation infrastructure in the narrow 204-foot space between Boston University and the Charles […]
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Lawmakers move to pass one-month budget
LAWMAKERS ARE MAKING quick work of an interim budget filed by Gov. Charlie Baker that will fund state government through the end of July. Baker filed the $5.25 billion budget […]
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The new civil rights movement
MONICA CANNON-GRANT ORGANIZED the largest Boston demonstration to date against police brutality toward blacks, a march that drew tens of thousands of people to Franklin Park earlier this month. Nearly a […]
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Baker has spent $350m on personal protection equipment
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET WRITERS on Monday released a $1.1 billion supplemental budget bill, giving perhaps the clearest picture yet of the extraordinary amount of money government is spending on the coronavirus […]
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The new civil rights movement
MONICA CANNON-GRANT ORGANIZED the largest Boston demonstration to date against police brutality toward blacks, a march that drew tens of thousands of people to Franklin Park earlier this month. Nearly a […]
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The new civil rights movement
Monica Cannon-Grant organized the largest Boston demonstration to date against police brutality toward blacks, a march that drew tens of thousands of people to Franklin Park earlier this month. Nearly […]
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Governor’s COVID-19 orders are unconstitutional
WHILE UNDOUBTEDLY well-intentioned, Gov. Charlie Baker’s orders purporting to regulate Massachusetts businesses and individuals in response to COVID-19 are unconstitutional, unscientific, and destructive. The animating principle of our nation is […]
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State ‘price-gouging’ out-of-state campers
THE COVID-19 CANCELLATION of all campground reservations at Massachusetts state parks and then the restart of the season July 1 isn’t sitting well with out-of-state visitors who had been planning […]
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Demolition dust one more Chelsea burden
TONY HERNANDEZ was sound asleep when his wife woke him up at around 1 a.m. on May 30 and told him to come outside. He got out of bed, went […]
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Telehealth is working, let’s keep it that way
COVID-19 HAS HAD a devastating impact on our lives, our healthcare system, and our economy, but one silver lining has been the immediate and dramatic expansion of telehealth services. We’d be foolish not […]
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Let’s not forget about afterschool programs
“I MISS MY FRIENDS.” “Sometimes my teacher doesn’t see me when I raise my hand.” “Coronavirus makes me sad.” “When this is over, I hope I can go with Mom […]
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Baker files interim state budget
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH THE STATE’S FINANCES in disarray and the COVID-19 pandemic making it extremely difficult to predict the next 12 months, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday filed […]
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Report: COVID-19 hits blacks, Hispanics harder
A BAKER ADMINISTRATION advisory group released new data on Friday indicating the impact of COVID-19, including fatalities, is falling disproportionately on blacks and Hispanics. According to the data, blacks account […]
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Apprenticeships can also work in white-collar professions
FOR GENERATIONS, Massachusetts industries have used apprenticeships to develop young talent and build expertise in demanding blue-collar fields, often working hand-in-hand with government agencies. As we cope with the impact […]
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Don’t pull the plug on thoroughbreds
IN THE HEYDAY of thoroughbred racing in New England in the 1970s, you could watch live thoroughbred racing at 10 different racing venues, including seven fairground racetracks from Great Barrington […]
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Another step: Indoor dining resumes Monday
MASSACHUSETTS WILL TAKE another significant reopening step on Monday, with the Baker administration allowing restaurants to offer indoor dining, retailers to open dressing rooms by appointment only, nail salons to […]