STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH FOUR SPECIAL House and Senate elections planned for the end of the March and hundreds of municipal elections on the calendar in the next couple […]
Galvin seeks emergency election powers
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T forgot raises for top 2 officials
THE MBTA FAILED to give its top two officials pay raises they were owed and no one, including the officials themselves, noticed the error until a reporter asked about them. […]
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Biden spent nothing on Boston TV ads
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL candidates spent $26.4 million on television advertising in the Boston market running up to the New Hampshire and Super Tuesday primaries this year, but the figure that […]
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Stepping up on coronavirus treatment coverage
THE MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION of Insurance issued a bulletin late last week that strongly suggests health insurers should cover coronavirus testing without copayments, deductibles, or co-insurance and treatment without copayments. Andrew […]
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Why it’s crucial to ‘flatten the curve’ of coronavirus
THE NUMBER OF cases of coronavirus in Massachusetts hit 92 yesterday. And in a state of almost 7 million residents that’s cause to declare a state of emergency? Some may […]
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Why it’s crucial to ‘flatten the curve’ of coronavirus
The number of cases of coronavirus in the state hit 92 yesterday. And in a state of almost 7 million residents that’s cause to declare a state of emergency? Some […]
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Mass. primary: What ranked choice voting would have meant
VOTERS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS approached last week’s presidential primary with different views on whom to support and what issues are most critical to address this election season. Yet many shared a […]
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Track info to disappear 1 minute before departure
SOUTH STATION commuters who leave themselves little time to get to their platforms may soon need to change their habits or risk missing their trains altogether. Starting on March 18, […]
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Nursing homes to limit access to residents
WITH THE ELDERLY particularly susceptible to the coronavirus, the Baker administration is putting in place a series of measures to shield residents of nursing homes from visitors and workers carrying […]
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Baker declares virus state of emergency
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER declared a state of emergency on Tuesday to give state government more tools and flexibility should the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts continue to spread. As the number […]
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Catch-22 on coronavirus tests
IT’S A HARROWING STORY. You have most of the symptoms of coronavirus. You’ve self-quarantined at home for two weeks. You’re not getting any better. But the local hospital can’t test you […]
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Catch-22 on coronavirus tests
It’s a harrowing story. You have most of the symptoms of coronavirus. You’ve self-quarantined at home for two weeks. You’re not getting any better. But the local hospital can’t test […]
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TCI: Meager benefits, high costs
THE TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE INITIATIVE (TCI) bills itself as a regional collaboration designed to improve transportation, develop clean energy sources, and reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector. To accomplish […]
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Healey calls for exploring expanded carbon pricing
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY released a white paper on Monday that calls for the creation of a New England task force to explore expanded use of carbon pricing in electricity […]
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T notes: Boston congestion ranked worst in US again
FOR THE SECOND YEAR in a row, Boston was ranked the most congested urban area in the United States by the transportation analytics firm INRIX. The company, which relies on […]
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What about riding the T?
HOW SERIOUS ARE local concerns about spread of the coronavirus? Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an annual rite that draws hundreds of thousands of people to South Boston, has been […]
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T budget raises sustainability questions
A KEY MEMBER of the MBTA’s oversight board raised concerns on Monday that spending at the authority is rising at an unsustainable pace. Brian Shortsleeve, a member of the Fiscal […]
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Markey unveils ‘New Deal’ for immigrants
SEN. EDWARD MARKEY on Monday unveiled what he is calling a New Deal for New Americans Act. In a press conference with immigrant and refugee rights organizations, Markey introduced the four-section Senate bill, which aims to create an executive office in […]
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Advocates push for boost in welfare payments
FOR EIGHT YEARS, April Jennison was on and off welfare benefits, receiving a $491 grant each month to sustain herself and her daughter while living in Wareham, a small town […]
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‘A low point for Republicans in Mass.’
Two Republicans trying to straddle the deep ideological divide in the Massachusetts GOP say the bitter fight that culminated in last week’s state committee election was all about gaining control […]
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‘A low point for Republicans in Mass.’
Two Republicans trying to straddle the deep ideological divide in the Massachusetts GOP say the bitter fight that culminated in last week’s state committee election was all about gaining control […]
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‘A low point for Republicans in Mass.’
TWO REPUBLICANS trying to straddle the deep ideological divide in the Massachusetts GOP say the bitter fight that culminated in last week’s state committee election was all about gaining control […]
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Is it time for a percent-for-art reboot?
NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO, when the new Porter Square Station on the MBTA’s Red Line opened, it meant more than just access to rapid transit for thousands of North Cambridge […]
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Vocational school admission policies failed Ryan
RYAN CAME INTO my office in his 7th grade year. I was a guidance counselor in his Fall River middle school. It was actually his second year in 7th grade, […]