ALL ACROSS AMERICA, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, just over half of the students who begin a college degree end up graduating. Not surprisingly, a higher percentage of students graduate […]
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The debaters and the teacher
IT STARTED WHEN former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julián Castro questioned Joe Biden’s memory over what he had said minutes before about automatically enrolling uninsured people into a Medicare-type […]
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The debaters and the teacher
It started when former Housing and Urban Development secretary Julián Castro questioned Joe Biden’s memory over what he had said minutes before about automatically enrolling uninsured people into a Medicare-type […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack’s comment on HOV lane anecdotal
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack is famous for her love of data, but it appears she went with anecdotal evidence on Tuesday when she told local officials that 80 to 90 […]
Posted inTransportation
TransitMatters: South Station expansion unnecessary
THE ADVOCACY GROUP TransitMatters says a number of relatively simple changes in commuter rail operations could increase the number of trains moving in and out of South Station and make […]
Posted inGambling
Chicago casino magnate: “You lose me.”
THE BILLIONAIRE CASINO developer who has been pushing for years to build a casino in Brockton suggested that he will drop his efforts after the Massachusetts Gaming Commission determined Thursday […]
Posted inPolitics
Warren targeted by former donor
ED RENDELL got his money’s worth. The former Pennsylvania governor co-chaired a couple fundraisers for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 2018 re-election bid, and also donated a total of $4,500 to her campaign. […]
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Warren targeted by former donor
Ed Rendell got his money’s worth. The former Pennsylvania governor co-chaired a couple fundraisers for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 2018 re-election bid, and also donated a total of $4,500 to her […]
Posted inTransportation
Rep faults T for holding info session far from transit
THE MBTA IS holding a series of public meetings about major changes underway on the Green Line. There’s one hitch: The upcoming meeting for the D branch is more than […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack: HOV lanes aren’t working
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE lanes, or carpool lanes, north and south of Boston are not really what they’re cracked up to be. The HOV lanes, which are […]
Posted inDrug Addiction
Walsh lays out his vision for Long Island
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH took a police boat full of reporters and photographers out to Long Island on Wednesday afternoon to try to show them what he sees there. Amid […]
Posted inUncategorized
Trump officials offer few clues on reason for ending immigration program
A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE was mostly stonewalled by Trump immigration officials on Wednesday during a hearing that sought to clarify why a program allowing immigrants with serious medical conditions to remain […]
Posted inHealth Care
HPC: Hospitals are inflating severity of diagnoses
THE STATE’S HEALTH POLICY COMMISSIONÂ released data on Wednesday that suggested Massachusetts hospitals are inflating the severity of patient diagnoses to boost their revenues by hundreds of millions of dollars. The […]
Posted inOpinion
It’s time to OK marijuana home delivery
MUCH HAS BEENÂ made in recent weeks about a proposal pending before the Cannabis Control Commission that would allow the home delivery of marijuana in Massachusetts. If you feel hesitant about […]
Posted inEconomy
Lights out for Doyle’s
THE BODY IS still warm, but the wake has begun for Doyle’s Cafe, the landmark Jamaica Plain saloon where cops, lesbian softball teams, and politicians of every leaning felt at […]
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Lights out for Doyle’s
The body is still warm, but the wake has begun for Doyle’s Cafe, the landmark Jamaica Plain saloon where cops, lesbian softball teams, and politicians of every leaning felt at […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Hefner pleads guilty to indecent assault
BRYON HEFNER SPARED his estranged husband the embarrassment of a public trial, and offered the victims of his sexual predation an apology as he pleaded guilty to three criminal counts […]
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Gender X bill backers seek House vote
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE NEXT YEAR, Ryley Copans plans to get married. But Copans, 25, who uses the pronoun they, said they have a lingering worry that the state marriage license […]
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Congestion may be bad, but commute times changing little
BOSTON IS STRUGGLING with the worst congestion in the nation, but drivers surprisingly say they haven’t seen a big increase in their commuting time over the last decade. According to […]
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Congestion may be bad, but commute times changing little
Boston is struggling with the worst congestion in the nation, but drivers surprisingly say they haven’t seen a big increase in their commuting time over the last decade. According to […]
Posted inTransportation
Baker rides the T
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER boarded a southbound Red Line train on Monday morning, putting behind him years of refusal to ride the transit system he oversees. The visit from Park Street […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Six pot licenses suspended amid drug charges
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE CANNABIS REGULATORS halted all business of a licensee that has locations in Sheffield and Attleboro as they investigate an owner who “allegedly conspired to evade […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Rollins scores big win with SJC
IN THE FIRST big legal test of her reform agenda, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins scored a decisive victory on Monday, as a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court […]
Posted inTransportation
Audit: Transportation a barrier to food assistance benefits
TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES are the biggest barrier Massachusetts residents face in applying for federal food assistance, according to a report released on Monday by state Auditor Suzanne Bump. Participation in the […]