STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides used the occasion of Earth Day on Wednesday to finalize the state’s new net-zero greenhouse gas emissions limit, but […]
Net-zero target gets mixed reviews
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Virus notes: 22 mayors back vote-by-mail
TWENTY-TWO MASSACHUSETTS MAYORS signed onto a letter urging lawmakers to adopt some form of vote-by-mail system for the fall elections. “Our constituents deserve the opportunity to exercise their right to […]
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Baker hints at ‘rules of road’ for reopening
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER indicated on Wednesday that some of the state’s businesses could begin reopening after the COVID-19 surge concludes as long as they comply with rules his administration is […]
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Deferred dreams for black, brown business owners
MIGUEL VARGAS runs the Bajucol Dance Studio in East Boston, a business out of step with the social distancing required to fend off COVID-19. The two-year-old enterprise shut down in March. Vargas has tried hosting classes online, but few customers have […]
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Tran linked to police investigation
STATE SEN. DEAN TRAN has created a legal defense fund as he faces both a campaign finance-related investigation and an unrelated criminal investigation. On March 26, the Massachusetts Senate stripped […]
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Baker’s ‘test and trace’ gambit
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER, a data and systems guy from way back, has placed a big bet that a methodical approach to the coronavirus pandemic is what it will take to […]
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Baker’s ‘test and trace’ gambit
Gov. Charlie Baker, a data and systems guy from way back, has placed a big bet that a methodical approach to the coronavirus pandemic is what it will take to […]
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Post-COVID reimaginings
IN THIS GRIM TIME of a worldwide pandemic, while properly preoccupied by the present crisis, government leaders and leaders of major institutions must also look to the future. As we […]
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Oops, nursing home COVID-19 deaths omitted
IN CREATING A NEW DASHBOARD for the state’s war on COVID-19, key information on one of the so-far losing battles was inadvertently dropped on Monday. Deaths at long-term care facilities, […]
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Virus notes: Baker hits Trump immigration stance
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Tuesday that he disagrees with President Trump’s plan to issue an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration into the United States. Baker, a moderate Republican […]
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Baker: We’re in the 3d or 4th quarter
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Tuesday indicated the state is nearing the end of the COVID-19 surge, but he implored the people of Massachusetts not to pull back on social distancing. […]
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Baker closes schools for the rest of the year
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Tuesday ordered all schools to remain closed for the rest of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Baker called the decision the “right thing […]
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State revises regs on crisis care
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION revised its voluntary guidelines for who should receive scarce treatments like ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis by prioritizing those likely to survive for the next five years and […]
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State revises regs on crisis care
The Baker administration revised its voluntary guidelines for who should receive scarce treatments like ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis by prioritizing those likely to survive for the next five years […]
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Surge status: Mixed reviews
ON THE FINAL DAY of the COVID-19 surge projected by the Baker administration, the number of new cases dropped for the fourth day in a row and hospitalizations remained manageable. […]
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Baker signs eviction moratorium bill
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER signed a bill Monday that will temporarily pause evictions and some foreclosures during the coronavirus pandemic, sparking an intense debate over the rights of landlords and tenants. […]
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Virus notes: Gig workers can now apply for unemployment
A RANGE OF WORKERS previously ineligible for unemployment benefits can now seek state aid if they are unable to work because of the COVID-19 outbreak and its impacts on public […]
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Galvin backs early voting by mail for fall elections
THE STATE’S TOP ELECTIONS OFFICIAL is backing expanded voting by mail for this year’s elections, due to the uncertainty around the coronavirus’s trajectory. But what that process could look like […]
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
TWO LEADING OFFICIALS in the state’s nursing home industry said on The Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on hospitals […]
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
TWO LEADING OFFICIALS in the state’s nursing home industry said on the Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on […]
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
Two leading officials in the state’s nursing home industry said on The Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on […]
Posted inThe Download
Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
Two leading officials in the state’s nursing home industry said on The Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on […]
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Use debt to build out transportation infrastructure
THE COVID-19 CRISIS has put a $600 million transportation funding package in the Massachusetts Legislature on pause. Plummeting fare and tax revenues have left lawmakers faced with a dilemma: the need […]
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During crisis, importance of science grows
THIS IS A TIME of reckoning for our nation. We are seeing the disastrous results of discounting public health experts, scientists, and the facts when we should have listened. The […]