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 […]
Implementation will be key to education bill
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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 […]
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Buttigieg, Warren debate money, influence
Wine caves don’t win purity tests, but can they win an election? Perhaps the reference to the wine cave wasn’t the best look for Mayor Pete, but he bounced back […]
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Buttigieg, Warren debate money, influence
WINE CAVESÂ don’t win purity tests, but can they win an election? Perhaps the reference to the wine cave wasn’t the best look for Mayor Pete, but he bounced back from […]
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Theoharides: Sununu rejection of TCI no surprise
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE’S LEAD NEGOTIATOR on a multi-state pact to lower carbon emissions from vehicles said Thursday she was not surprised New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu withdrew […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
After Trust Act signing, Gross defensive
ONLY MOMENTS AFTER Boston Mayor Marty Walsh signed the Immigrant Trust Act, Police Commissioner William Gross fended off questions about his department previously sharing information with federal immigration enforcement under […]
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DeLeo: Lots of work remains on housing bill
THE HOUSING COMMITTEE advanced the governor’s housing choice bill with a nearly unanimous vote Thursday, but Speaker Robert DeLeo said that’s not a sign that agreement has been reached on […]
Posted inHealth Care
Partners to open 4 new outpatient centers
PARTNERS HEALTHCARE is launching a major expansion of its outpatient network in a bid to grow its already large customer base by serving patients closer to where they live and […]
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7 immigrants improperly denied drivers license renewalsÂ
AN IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY GROUP says seven people have improperly been denied driver’s license renewals as a result of their immigration status.  Centro Presente says seven individuals with Temporary Protected Status were denied renewals by the Revere office […]
Posted inTransportation
Groups slam temporary Charles River bridge
This story was updated at 2 p.m. TO MAKE ROOM for a massive reconstruction of the Massachusetts Turnpike near Boston University, the Charles River Watershed Association said it would opt […]
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Impeachment headed for crucible of Senate
Now what? By a margin of just over 30 votes, the US House impeached President Trump last night. For those hoping to hold the Republican president accountable for alleged abuse […]
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Impeachment headed for crucible of Senate
NOW WHAT? By a margin of just over 30 votes, the US House impeached President Trump last night. For those hoping to hold the Republican president accountable for alleged abuse […]
Posted inEducation
Harvard picks Tishman Speyer for Allston phase 1
HARVARD UNIVERSITY selected Tishman Speyer and celebrated architect Jeanne Gang to develop and design the initial 14 acres of an enterprise research campus along Western Avenue across from the business […]
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Offshore wind tax credit doesn’t make cut
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE CLIMATE ADVOCATES and industry groups were critical of the US House this week after a long-term extension of a tax credit designed to assist offshore wind […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Say hello to Nubian Square
THERE’S NO BRONZE traitor astride a horse. No statue whatsoever. In fact, it can be a little tricky to suss out who exactly Dudley Square is named after. But this […]
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Healey seeks DPU crackdown on electricity sellers
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY is asking the state Department of Public Utilities to investigate whether competitive electricity suppliers are charging low-income customers unreasonably high rates and whether those higher charges […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
Impeachment fundamentally about preserving voting rights
A UNITED STATES attorney general once said: “From a civil liberties standpoint, the greatest danger to our free system is that the incumbent government use the apparatus of the state… […]
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Is the value of two-parent households overrated?
In 1965, the US Labor Department released a report on the state of the black family in America. The document, widely known as the Moynihan Report, for its main author, […]
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Is the value of two-parent households overrated?
IN 1965, the US Labor Department released a report on the state of the black family in America. The document, widely known as the Moynihan Report, for its main author, […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t take away religious exemption for vaccines
I AM AN IVY LEAGUE-TRAINED physician who currently treats families of children and adults with developmental disabilities. I come in frequent contact with parents who use the religious exemption for […]
Posted inTransportation
Baker’s walk on the wild side
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S all-in embrace of the transportation climate initiative is another step away from his shrinking Republican base and a tacit admission that the state needs more transit funding. […]
Posted inTransportation
TCI could up gas prices 5 to 17 cents a gallon in 2022
OFFICIALS DEVELOPING A new regional approach to reducing tailpipe emissions on the East Coast are considering policies that would add between 5 cents and 17 cents to the cost of […]
Posted inEnvironment
Climate change demands raising infrastructure standards
PERCHED ON THE North Atlantic, with a shoreline prone to flooding and a history of damaging Nor’easters, and surrounded by the fastest warming ocean waters in the world, Massachusetts of […]
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DOC backtracking on MCI-Framingham
The Department of Correction appears to be backtracking on the troubled women’s prison at MCI-Framingham. In October, when Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins said MCI-Framingham was closing and then later […]