CHELSEA’S BAN on “nip” liquor bottles – the only one of its kind in the state — appears to be having the desired effect. In the year since the city banned […]
‘Nip’ ban having an impact in Chelsea
Posted inOpinion
Sentencing guidelines raise thorny legal issues for DAs, judges
“WE’RE SAYING to the judiciary: ‘Stay in your lane.’” That’s how Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey summed up the letter he sent in May to Trial Court Chief Justice Paula Carey. […]
Posted inOpinion
Jump in, Joe
FOR THE PAST several years, we have had the privilege of getting to know Congressman Joe Kennedy III, either as constituents or volunteers. We have seen the congressman at work, […]
Posted inOpinion
Enhanced commuter rail must be part of transportation future
EACH WORKDAY, more than 120,000 people ride the MBTA commuter rail, the sixth busiest regional rail service in the country. At a time when our entire transportation system is straining to get people […]
Posted inOpinion
Baker needs a bolder plan
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S DECISION to greet Vice President Mike Pence on Nantucket last weekend drew the deserved ridicule and scorn expected. But if Democrats want to win the corner office […]
Posted inThe Download
Pepper-sprayed man accuses Northampton of racial bias
For most police officers, pepper spray is standard equipment, a tool lauded in the law enforcement world as an alternative to lethal force. But a case in Northampton is raising […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Pepper-sprayed man accuses Northampton of racial bias
FOR MOST POLICE OFFICERS, pepper spray is standard equipment, a tool lauded in the law enforcement world as an alternative to lethal force. But a case in Northampton is raising […]
Posted inUncategorized
Advocates decry new immigration rules
ADVOCATES FOR IMMIGRANTS on Thursday cast new immigration rules proposed by the Trump administration as a cruel move that will lead thousands of low-income families to shun Medicaid health care […]
Posted inGambling
Encore eating into Conn., Rhode Island gambling revenue
THE ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR casino brought in close to $50 million during its first full month of operation, and the lavish riverfront gambling facility already appears to be taking a […]
Posted inThe Download
‘No more real newspaper’ in Worcester
The “ghost newspaper” era has arrived in Massachusetts, and the worst is almost certainly yet to come. The state has not yet been hit with vast news deserts, the term […]
Posted inEconomy
‘No more real newspaper’ in Worcester
THE “GHOST NEWSPAPER” ERA has arrived in Massachusetts, and the worst is almost certainly yet to come. The state has not yet been hit with vast news deserts, the term of […]
Posted inEducation
Legislature should look to private donations to fund UMass
HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING and the cost of attending the University of Massachusetts generated significant controversy in the budget just passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed by Gov. Charlie Baker. […]
Posted inHealth Care
Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts to pursue merger
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE TWO OF THE state’s largest health insurers on Wednesday announced plans to merge into a new, combined organization that Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health […]
Posted inGuns
Gun violence prevention program needs to engage community
LAST YEAR, when the National Rifle Association told physicians advocating for increased gun control to “stay in their lane,” the move backfired for the organization by inspiring emergency room doctors […]
Posted inEnvironment
Mass. beaches get tough water quality grade
It’s a great line in a throwback Boston-themed tune, but no one is eager to make “love that dirty water” a Massachusetts-wide phrase. A study released Tuesday says waters of […]
Posted inThe Download
Mass. beaches get tough water quality grade
It’s a great line in a throwback Boston-themed tune, but no one is eager to make “love that dirty water” a Massachusetts-wide phrase. A study released Tuesday says waters of […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Vineyard Wind review could extend into 2020
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH A CRITICAL permit for the Vineyard Wind project on hold so the federal government can launch a new study of the burgeoning offshore wind industry and […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Police group blasts Warren over Ferguson comments
ELIZABETH WARREN IS IN HOT WATER over a comment marking the fifth anniversary of the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting of Michael Brown. Warren tweeted that Officer Darren Wilson “murdered” the 18-year-old black man […]
Posted inTransportation
Getting MBTA capital spending on track
THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE must free the MBTA from overly restrictive procurement methods and the T must dramatically increase its project and contract management capacity if it is to reach aggressive […]
Posted inGambling
Brawls at Everett casino? You bet
WERE THE BRAWLS that became the main attraction at Encore Boston Harbor early Monday morning an unfortunate aberration, or is this just the cost of doing casino business? We’ll know […]
Posted inThe Download
Brawls at Everett casino? You bet.
Were the brawls that became the main attraction at Encore Boston Harbor early Monday morning an unfortunate aberration, or is this just the cost of doing casino business? We’ll know […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Vineyard Wind vows to move forward despite fed hold-up
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE VINEYARD WIND ON Monday vowed that it will move forward with its $2.8 billion, 84-turbine wind farm project despite a new delay caused by the federal […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Accelerated work means more closures on T
RESPONDING TO Gov. Charlie Baker’s urging to accelerate repairs even if that means more weekend and overnight closures, the MBTA announced a plan to step up work on the Red, […]
Posted inPolitics
New rule could deny more immigrants green cards
AN ESTIMATED 500,000 immigrant households in Massachusetts could see their path to permanent residency cut off by a new immigration policy put forward by the Trump administration. US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Monday that […]