WITH MORE THAN 30 MILLION Americans living with diabetes, the chances are that you personally know someone with the disease. Here in New England, over 1.4 million individuals have diabetes […]
The cost of insulin is skyrocketing
Posted inTransportation
Keolis crews get more training on switches
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE MBTA AND KEOLIS will expand training programs for commuter rail personnel after an initial investigation determined that human error in switch usage caused a derailment […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Partners vowing to end surprise billing
Partners HealthCare is moving to eliminate surprise billing, where consumers receive large, unexpected hospital bills after unknowingly being treated by a doctor who doesn’t accept their insurance. The Partners policy […]
Posted inHealth Care
Partners vowing to end surprise billing
PARTNERS HEALTHCARE is moving to eliminate surprise billing, where consumers receive large, unexpected hospital bills after unknowingly being treated by a doctor who doesn’t accept their insurance. The Partners policy […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. Dems actually lean to the middle
AS WE ENTER 2020, the Democratic Party is in the midst of an identity crisis. The conventional wisdom says that a highly progressive wing, buoyed by the victories of Alexandra […]
Posted inEconomy
Trump move threatens Mass. maritime economy
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is trying to circumvent an almost century-old law that protects our national security, creates well-paying, blue-collar jobs, and ensures safe working conditions for merchant mariners. This is […]
Posted inTransportation
Subway ridership rebounding, but still lackluster
RED LINE RIDERSHIP appears to be rebounding, with the number of average weekday trips now trending back to the same level it was prior to the June 11 derailment at […]
Posted inOpinion
I’ve got questions on Rep. Neal, Partners
AS DECEMBER DRAWS to a close, there have been a number of “happenings” in health care, both nationally and locally, that have major implications for policy. A few are worth […]
Posted inEducation
Finding middle ground in the debate over recess
Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. – Fred […]
Posted inHealth Care
Board admonishes Beth Israel cardiologist
THE STATE MEDICAL BOARD recently disciplined a prominent cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for losing his temper and using disrespectful language while performing a complex procedure. The state […]
Posted inOpinion
What we should focus on in the rail debate
A correction has been added to this story. Congestion at rush hour: That is the problem we should be trying to solve as we contemplate alternative rail and transit expansion […]
Posted inThe Download
Mass. Cultural Council secures gambling funds
The long-delayed closeout spending bill that finally passed on December 15 contained a provision funneling 2 percent of the tax revenue from the state’s two resort casinos into a fund […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Mass. Cultural Council secures gambling funds
A correction has been added to this story. THE LONG-DELAYED closeout spending bill that finally passed on December 15 contained a provision funneling 2 percent of the tax revenue from […]
Posted inPolitics
Liberty Mutual, Verizon pushed tax change
LIBERTY MUTUAL AND VERIZON were two of the companies lobbying for a controversial corporate tax relief provision that appears to have nearly derailed a closeout budget bill late this year. […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Weld: ‘All of this is totally unprecedented’
As a young lawyer working for the congressional committee investigating President Nixon, Bill Weld’s job was to study every impeachment that had previously occurred in Great Britain and the United […]
Posted inUncategorized
Healey sues e-cig firms under new law
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY is suing eight online electronic cigarette retailers, alleging they violated a law passed less than a month ago barring the sale of flavored tobacco products to Massachusetts […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
In indigent defense case, precedent for strong SJC action
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, in Lavallee v. Justices in the Hampden Superior Court, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court addressed the shortage of attorneys available to represent indigent criminal defendants in Hampden […]
Posted inThe Download
Weld: ‘All of this is totally unprecedented’
As a young lawyer working for the congressional committee investigating President Nixon, Bill Weld’s job was to study every impeachment that had previously occurred in Great Britain and the United […]
Posted inPolitics
Weld: ‘All of this is totally unprecedented’
AS A YOUNG LAWYER working for the congressional committee investigating President Nixon, Bill Weld’s job was to study every impeachment that had previously occurred in Great Britain and the United […]
Posted inOpinion
Cumberland Farms proposal has marijuana side-effects
CUMBERLAND FARMS is pushing a 2020 ballot question that would create a new beer and wine liquor license for food retailers, an initiative that could also have an impact on […]
Posted inOpinion
We like Joe because he’s younger
I HAVE BEEN ASKED why IBEW Local 103 members came out with our endorsement of Joe Kennedy III so early in the race. There are several reasons. Kennedy is committed […]
Posted inEducation
Mass. teacher diversity falling short
IF MASSACHUSETTS IS going to make big gains in the diversity of its teacher workforce, those efforts will have to begin early in the career process by convincing more minority […]
Posted inEducation
Implementation will be key to education bill
LAST MONTH, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $1.5 billion education bill that will provide a much needed update to the state’s education funding formula, including built-in accountability measures to ensure […]
Posted inOpinion
New York ruling is a warning to Healey
A NEW YORK JUDGE last week soundly rejected a lawsuit by that state’s Attorney General that cuts the legs out from climate lawsuits by Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and other governments. The New York […]