LAST WEDNESDAY, I concluded a two-week-long hunger strike to spotlight public safety violations at the construction site of the Weymouth Compressor, a new fossil fuel facility planned for Boston’s South […]
My hunger strike yields some progress
Posted inThe Download
Many municipalities hit by cyber stick-ups
Dozens of Massachusetts municipalities have been targeted by ransomware attacks — cyberattacks on computer systems that are designed to extort money. A shocking investigation from NBC 10 Boston found that many […]
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Many municipalities hit by cyber stick-ups
DOZENS OF MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPALITIES have been targeted by ransomware attacks — cyberattacks on computer systems that are designed to extort money. A shocking investigation from NBC 10 Boston found that […]
Posted inUncategorized
Baker signs law creating caregiver abuse registry
NICKY CHAN was attending a day program for people with intellectual disabilities when he was beaten by a caregiver. The caregiver was found not guilty in court, and there was […]
Posted inHealth Care
Mass. facing hit from proposed fed Medicaid changes
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOVERNORS AROUND THE COUNTRY, including Gov. Charlie Baker, are fighting the Trump administration over proposed changes to how the federal government reimburses states for Medicaid, seeking […]
Posted inHealth Care
Senate passes mental health bill
SEN. JULIAN CYR has struggled with anxiety and depression since childhood. As a boy who was gay, he was bullied in school, had panic attacks and developed an eating disorder. […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Prison superintendent cites protocols for actions
CITING PUBLIC AND CONFIDENTIAL Department of Correction protocols, the superintendent of the state’s maximum security prison said in a court hearing on Thursday that he had the authority to cut […]
Posted inOpinion
‘Bernie Bros’ not helping Democratic cause
LIVE FROM MANCHESTER, on Saturday night, supporters of Elizabeth Warren cheered loudly for Joe Biden as he spoke at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s marquee fundraising event. Deval Patrick’s section […]
Posted inNews Analysis
Simplistic theories won’t beat Trump
THE DRIVING FORCE in the Democratic presidential contest is the near-obsession of many voters with choosing a candidate who can beat Donald Trump. Nearly two-thirds of voters (63 percent) in […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
2 Walsh aides cleared of federal charges
When two Boston City Hall aides were found guilty on federal charges for pressuring officials at the Boston Calling music festival to hire union labor, critics pointed to the trial […]
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2 Walsh aides cleared of federal charges
When two Boston City Hall aides were found guilty on federal charges for pressuring officials at the Boston Calling music festival to hire union labor, critics pointed to the trial […]
Posted inBallot Questions
New Tufts center to offer independent analysis of legislation, ballot questions
AFTER YEARS OF inaction on Beacon Hill on proposals to create an agency to bring the sort of independent assessment of state legislation that the Congressional Budget Office provides at […]
Posted inState House News Service, Transportation
DiZoglio defends shift on immigrant license bill
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SEN. DIANA DIZOGLIO is defending her decision to vote in favor of advancing a bill that would make driver’s licenses available to undocumented immigrants, leaning on […]
Posted inTransportation
Shuffle proposed for 4 of Boston’s parkways
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION wants to transfer four major parkways currently under the control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation over to the Department of Transportation. In an outside section […]
Posted inDrug Addiction
Healey sues JUUL for creating youth vaping epidemic
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL Maura Healey on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the e-cigarette giant JUUL Labs, alleging that the company intentionally created the epidemic of youth vaping by marketing and […]
Posted inPolitics
Scrambling expectations in NH
THE NEW HAMPSHIREÂ primary always plays out on two levels: The horse race to grab bragging rights by finishing first and the expectations game that judges whether candidates overperformed or took […]
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Scrambling expectations in NH
The New Hampshire primary always plays out on two levels: The horse race to grab bragging rights by finishing first and the expectations game that judges whether candidates overperformed or […]
Posted inEnvironment
Good news, bad news on offshore wind
THE OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY took one step forward and one step backward on Tuesday. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said its review of the Vineyard Wind offshore wind […]
Posted inOpinion
Making sense of the governor’s 30% proposal
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S PROPOSAL to require that health care spending for both primary care and behavioral health grow from its current base by at least 30 percent over the next […]
Posted inTransportation
T flips its operating budget philosophy
THE MBTA HAS SPENT the last five years trying to eliminate any reliance on legislative appropriations to balance its operating budget, calling any use of the funds a sign of […]
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Lelling goes off on sanctuary city movement
A week after President Trump lashed out at sanctuary cities in his State of the Union speech and days after Attorney General William Barr launched a legal offensive against them, US Attorney […]
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Lelling goes off on sanctuary city movement
A week after President Trump lashed out at sanctuary cities in his State of the Union speech and days after Attorney General William Barr launched a legal offensive against them, US Attorney […]
Posted inEducation
Suárez-Orozco named UMass Boston chancellor
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE of the University of Massachusetts trustees, Marcelo Suárez-Orozco on Monday became the new chancellor of UMass Boston. UMass President Marty Meehan said […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Pollack worried about replacement bus service
WITH JUST MONTHS REMAINING before the T starts shutting down sections of the subway system to allow accelerated repair work, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said she is concerned that replacement […]