IN THE FINAL days of major lawmaking before the winter break, the Massachusetts House and Senate are poised to send the governor legislation to ban drivers from handheld cellphone use. […]
House to vote on distracted driving bill Tuesday
Posted inThe Codcast
Anderson: No revenue shortage for transportation
For the Massachusetts High Technology Council, blocking a transportation revenue package is a two-step process. The first step, which proved successful last week, was convincing House leaders to put off […]
Posted inTransportation
T launches PR offensive on repair work
AS PART OF A BROADER EFFORT to explain what the MBTA is doing to improve service, the transit authority ran full-page ads in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Metro […]
Posted inTransportation
Anderson: No revenue shortage for transportation
FOR THE Massachusetts High Technology Council, blocking a transportation revenue package is a two-step process. The first step, which proved successful last week, was convincing House leaders to put off […]
Posted inThe Download
Anderson: No revenue shortage for transportation
For the Massachusetts High Technology Council, blocking a transportation revenue package is a two-step process. The first step, which proved successful last week, was convincing House leaders to put off […]
Posted inOpinion
State should reopen review of East Boston substation
OUR COUNTRY’S CLIMATE story is full of horrors – swelling sea levels, toxic pollution, crushing heat, historic hurricanes, and fires leaving unimaginable wreckage in their wake. But underneath these headlines […]
Posted inOpinion
Double standards at the MBTA
I AM THE PRESIDENT and business manager of OPEIU Local 453, a union representing over 400 middle-level administrative and professional employees in every department at the MBTA. When I watched […]
Posted inOpinion
Housing crisis 1 and 2
GREATER BOSTON’S affordable housing crisis is front-page news these days, and a frequent topic of conversation in housing circles. But the reference to a single housing crisis is off-base; we […]
Posted inOpinion
Where should new housing go?
GREATER BOSTON has added hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and not nearly enough housing. Where should new housing go to accommodate so many people?  To understand our region’s […]
Posted inGambling
More ominous signs at Mass. gambling facilities
GAMING FACILITIESÂ in Massachusetts continued to struggle in October, as gross gaming revenue continued to slide at Encore Boston Harbor and the Plainridge Park slots parlor saw its revenue fall to […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Bridging the representation gapÂ
ON NOVEMBER 16, the rebuilt Dana Avenue Bridge in Hyde Park will be renamed in honor of two trailblazing sisters who lived in the neighborhood, the great suffragists and abolitionists […]
Posted inPolitics
What prompted Patrick’s longshot bid?
DEVAL PATRICK’S late entry into the presidential race is a compelling story for the same reason that Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels have drawn in readers over the decades. There is mystery […]
Posted inThe Download
What prompted Patrick’s longshot bid?
Deval Patrick’s late entry into the presidential race is a compelling story for the same reason that Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels have drawn in readers over the decades. There is […]
Posted inPolitics
Senate ousts Brady from chairmanship
This story was updated to reflect the vote Thursday night of the full Senate. THE SENATE OUSTED Sen. Michael Brady from his position as chairman of the Public Service Committee […]
Posted inOpinion
Next steps on offshore wind
AFTER PICKING Mayflower Wind to develop 800 megawatts of offshore wind energy, Massachusetts reached the second major milestone of Section 83C, the pioneering provision in state’s offshore wind legislation in […]
Posted inTransportation
DeLeo calls off transpo tax debate – for now
HOUSE SPEAKER ROBERT DELEO is putting off a debate over tax legislation to fund transportation improvements until next year, throwing into doubt whether anything will happen in an area that […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Pressley goes ginormous on criminal justice reform
CONGRESSWOMAN AYANNA PRESSLEY released a plan to reform the criminal legal system that she’s calling “bold and progressive,” dubbing it the “People’s Justice Guarantee.” The wide-ranging resolution calls for reducing […]
Posted inThe Download
Pressley goes ginormous on criminal justice reform
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley released a plan to reform the criminal legal system that she’s calling “bold and progressive,” dubbing it the “People’s Justice Guarantee.” The wide-ranging resolution calls for reducing […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
House bans flavored vaping and tobacco products
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE voted Wednesday to ban the sale of flavored vaping and tobacco products — including mint and menthol cigarettes — and to impose an […]
Posted inTransportation
Chamber backs free bus service in Worcester
TUCKED INSIDE this week’s transportation funding proposal from the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce was an unusual request. In addition to offering support for a statewide tolling initiative, a hike […]
Posted inUncategorized
Homeland Security proposes tougher work permit rules for asylum seekers
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY proposed a new policy on Wednesday that denies work permits to asylum seekers who cross the border illegally and increases from six months to a […]
Posted inPolitics
Kaufman: ‘No diversity of opinion’ in DeLeo’s inner circle
FORMER REP. JAY KAUFMAN continued his recent lambasting of House Speaker Robert DeLeo during a panel discussion Wednesday about the lack of racial and gender diversity in Massachusetts government. The […]
Posted inTransportation
DeLeo unsure about tax bill timeline
HOUSE SPEAKER Robert DeLeo expressed some uncertainty Wednesday afternoon about whether the House will be able to advance a tax package before the end of the year. “Right now we’re […]
Posted inPolitics
A Patrick run lands locally with a thud
WE HAVE developed a reputation for oozing warmth and encouragement for Massachusetts candidates that is second only to our good manners on the road, so let’s go straight to the […]