EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO, Peter Cruz began serving a sentence of life imprisonment for his role as an accessory in the armed robbery and murder of a Holyoke store manager. This past […]
Baker administration tying up medical parole program
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Making housing a Beacon Hill priority
IT’S THE QUINTESSENTIAL housing story for many Boston area residents in their twenties and thirties. An apartment with three bedrooms, each commanding $1,100-plus, one bathroom, questionable maintenance, lead paint, and […]
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Making housing a Beacon Hill priority
It’s the quintessential housing story for many Boston area residents in their twenties and thirties. An apartment with three bedrooms, each commanding $1,100-plus, one bathroom, questionable maintenance, lead paint, and […]
Posted inDrug Addiction
Time for action on safe consumption facilities
WITH FIVE MASSACHUSETTS residents dying from overdose every day, our Legislature must move quickly to implement additional lifesaving tools to address the overdose crisis. The recent decision by a federal […]
Posted inState House News Service, Transportation
House leaders opt for rainy day fund over tax cut
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S proposal to double the tax exemption for dependent children was left out of a $714 million spending bill being debated Wednesday because leadership […]
Posted inPolitics
Correia declares victory in retreat
IT RINGS like an echo of the solution to the Vietnam War quagmire proposed by Vermont Sen. George Aiken — “declare victory and get out.” Fall River’s embattled mayor, Jasiel […]
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Correia declares victory in retreat
It rings like an echo of the solution to the Vietnam War quagmire proposed by Vermont Sen. George Aiken — “declare victory and get out.” Fall River’s embattled mayor, Jasiel […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn brings in new managers in Everett
WYNN RESORTS shuffled its top management team at Encore Boston Harbor on Wednesday, removing president Robert DeSalvio and elevating Brian Guilbrants, the head of food and beverage, to replace him. […]
Posted inOpinion
New subway cars compromise our values
I RIDE THE MBTA ORANGE LINE every single day. I’ve done so for the past 15 years. While I do get frustrated every so often with its service, it is […]
Posted inGambling
September casino revenues lackluster
ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR reported $150 million in gross gaming revenue from July through September, putting the Everett casino on pace to bring in roughly $600 million over its first full […]
Posted inTransportation
Lawmakers urged to try congestion pricing
CITING THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION’S WARNING that traffic is at a “tipping point,” lawmakers and advocates renewed calls Tuesday for Massachusetts to follow its peers and adjust roadway tolls at different […]
Posted inTransportation
Straus raises alarms on RMV probe
A correction has been added to this story. THE HOUSE CHAIR of the Legislature’s Transportation Committee raised concerns on Tuesday that the Baker administration was withholding documents sought as part […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Clark backs supervised drug injection sites
Congresswoman Katherine Clark supports the idea of opening facilities where people can use illegal drugs under medical supervision to prevent overdose fatalities and refer people to treatment for drug addiction […]
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Clark backs supervised drug injection sites
Congresswoman Katherine Clark supports the idea of opening facilities where people can use illegal drugs under medical supervision to prevent overdose fatalities and refer people to treatment for drug addiction […]
Posted inThe Download
Clark backs supervised drug injection sites
Congresswoman Katherine Clark supports the idea of opening facilities where people can use illegal drugs under medical supervision to prevent overdose fatalities and refer people to treatment for drug addiction […]
Posted inOpinion
Addressing domestic, sexual violence in the black community
WHILE NATIONAL TRENDS in overall reported rates of sexual and domestic violence have generally been declining over the past two decades, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health says there are segments of […]
Posted inTransportation
MetroWest RTA official spent $5,000 on lunches
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority spent more than $5,000 on working lunches in fiscal 2019 – a level of expenditure that far exceeds what his counterparts […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t let Baker legalize wage theft
CHARLES HAS BEEN the top sales employee for a dozen consecutive years at the central Massachusetts car dealership where he works. He has a passion and a talent for connecting […]
Posted inOpinion
The challenge of aging with autism
WE HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS in diagnosing, supporting, and educating children and teens with autism, but we are falling behind when it comes to addressing the challenges faced by the […]
Posted inOpinion
No more incrementalism, it’s time for Big Rail
EARLIER THIS YEAR, the Global Traffic Scorecard ranked Boston’s traffic as the worst in the nation, outpacing famously congested cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. Traffic on I-93 […]
Posted inPolitics
Kennedy still struggling to frame Senate run
WITH THE TOUGH decision to give up his House seat and challenge an incumbent Democratic senator behind him, Joe Kennedy now faces an equally tough question: Why is he running? […]
Posted inOpinion
Union chief pushes natural gas safety bills
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD’S final findings on the Merrimack Valley gas explosions make two facts crystal clear – skilled workers and adequate oversight are crucial to ensure a safe […]
Posted inOpinion
For Koh, second time wouldn’t be a charm
IF DAN KOH runs for Congress in 2020, as there is talk of, it will be the latest proof of that old Boston chestnut, “You can always tell a Harvard […]
Posted inTransportation
TCI looks a lot like a gas tax, but is it?
GOV CHARLIE BAKER’S Transportation Climate Initiative looks a lot like a tax, but in legal terms it’s not. The Transportation Climate Initiative, or TCI, would require automobile fuel distributors in states […]