With a portion of the state’s casino revenues, the Massachusetts Cultural Council is testing whether arts and culture can be prescribed just like medicine. The organization is running three pilot […]
Anita Walker betting culture is good for your health
Posted inOpinion
Here’s why we’re forming a union at PSAV
IF YOU’RE ONE of the millions of Americans who have attended a gala, trade show, wedding, or conference this year, you know how important it is that the event goes […]
Posted inUncategorized
Despite judge’s order, Iranian student deported
JUDGE RICHARD STEARNS dismissed the case of an Iranian student who was due to start school at Northeastern University but was detained by federal immigration officials on Sunday night at Logan […]
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Judge halts deportation of Iranian student
A FEDERAL JUDGE issued a 48 hour stay of the deportation of an Iranian student enrolled at Northeastern University, who arrived back in the US on Sunday night and was detained […]
Posted inOpinion
How to improve T service during shutdowns
ONCE AGAIN, the MBTA’s floating slab project has reared its ugly head. If it seems like this project has been going on forever, it’s because it has. The first weekend […]
Posted inOpinion
Juvenile justice system can, and should, serve older youth
I WAS A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE for 13 years, the Child Advocate for the Commonwealth for seven years, and the head of the Child and Youth Protection Unit in the […]
Posted inOpinion
Meehan: 2020 doesn’t feel like just another year
A NEW YEAR HAS DAWNED and for me, and I think for many, 2020 doesn’t feel like “just another year.” It seems like a time when daunting challenges swirl all […]
Posted inEducation
Sex-ed bill heads to House; meanwhile, local fights continue
THE SENATE PASSED a sex-ed bill on Thursday with more Republican support than in the past, but it’s heading to the House where Speaker Bob DeLeo has not yet committed […]
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Sex-ed bill heads to House, meanwhile, local fights continue
The Senate passed a sex-ed bill on Thursday with more Republican support than in the past, but it’s heading to the House where Speaker Bob DeLeo has not yet committed […]
Posted inEconomy
Young workers key to a resurgent labor movement
A DECADE THAT started with the worst recession in 75 years ended with a booming economy and record low unemployment rate. The “too big to fail” era also ushered in […]
Posted inEducation
Warren seeks info on DeVos role in foreign-student sting
SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN and two fellow Democratic lawmakers are asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to explain the department’s involvement in the creation of a fake university and outline how it plans to cooperate with US Immigration and […]
Posted inHealth Care
Ablow continues counseling despite license suspension
KEITH ABLOW, whose Massachusetts license to practice psychiatry was suspended last year by a state medical board that regarded him as “an immediate and serious threat to the public,” is […]
Posted inEducation
Will voters judge Walsh on schools?
IT WAS ALMOST 25 years ago, in 1996, that Mayor Tom Menino issued his famous challenge to voters to “judge me harshly” if he didn’t deliver significant improvements to the […]
Posted inThe Download
Will voters judge Walsh on schools?
It was almost 25 years ago, in 1996, that Mayor Tom Menino issued his famous challenge to voters to “judge me harshly” if he didn’t deliver significant improvements to the […]
Posted inTransportation
Senate leaders ‘getting close’ on transportation bill
SENATE LEADERS INDICATED on Wednesday that they are getting close to unveiling a transportation policy bill, and there were indications they are starting to look at various revenue measures. The […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Tunneling under the Charles River
As state transportation officials prepare to replace the elevated section of the Massachusetts Turnpike that runs between Boston University and the Charles River, they are facing an age-old problem – […]
Posted inOpinion
The Mass.-New Hampshire presidential connection
VOTERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE will soon cast their ballots in the presidential primary, ballots that for decades have borne the names of candidates from the neighboring state of Massachusetts. This […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
MTF projects $900m funding gap in FY21
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH A SLOWDOWN in tax revenues expected and spending pressures escalating, Gov. Charlie Baker and the Legislature will grapple with a gap between likely revenues and […]
Posted inEnvironment
Mayflower Wind, without contract, moving ahead
Mayflower Wind still doesn’t have a final contract for its offshore wind farm off the coast of Nantucket, but it appears to be moving ahead with the project anyway in […]
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Mayflower Wind, without contract, moving ahead
Mayflower Wind still doesn’t have a final contract for its offshore wind farm off the coast of Nantucket, but it appears to be moving ahead with the project anyway in […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Rent control draws crowd to State House
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A LYNN WOMAN told lawmakers she may have to move her family after a 35 percent rent increase. A Mattapan great-grandmother said she will go to […]
Posted inHealth Care
Health Policy Commission identifies 3 troubling cost trends
THE STATE’S HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION identified three industry trends on Tuesday that are driving up commercial health care costs in surprising ways, and two of the trends have a direct […]
Posted inEducation
How Mass. abandoned its recipe for educational success
EINSTEIN DEFINED INSANITY as “doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” Education policy makers in Massachusetts have taken the concept to a new level by doubling down on policies […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Corrections union pulls criminal justice law into Souza brawl debate
The union representing prison corrections officers is pointing to the state’s massive criminal justice reform bill, enacted in 2018, as the cause of violence at the state’s maximum security prison, […]