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Riders give T worst marks yet in June performance review
RIDERS’ OPINIONS OF the MBTA plummeted in June, perhaps unsurprisingly, as more than half of the respondents to the T’s regular survey were at least somewhat dissatisfied with the service […]
Posted inTransportation
Walsh unloads on T
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH called Wednesday for the MBTA to invest about $9 million in running Red Line and commuter rail trains more frequently, slamming the […]
Posted inPolitics
Ayanna Pressley, measured bomb-thrower
SHE EMERGED ON Monday as the leading voice of “the Squad,” not because hers is the loudest but because, in fact, it seems the most measured. Ayanna Pressley, diplomat of […]
Posted inThe Download
Ayanna Pressley, measured bomb-thrower
She emerged on Monday as the leading voice of “the Squad,” not because hers is the loudest but because, in fact, it seems the most measured. Ayanna Pressley, diplomat of […]
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ACLU files suit to block restrictive new asylum rules
THE AMERICAN CIVIL Liberties Union, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Center for Constitutional Rights filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday to block sweeping new asylum restrictions announced by the Trump […]
Posted inTransportation
Before the T derailed, its funding got on the wrong track
A MESSAGE TO MBTA riders in distress: It doesn’t have to be this way. The T has been starved for adequate funding while overburdened with debt for decades. Increased fares, that […]
Posted inPolitics
Mass. Republican elected leaders decry Trump’s remarks
THE BAY STATE’S three most powerful elected Republicans have now each criticized President Trump to varying degrees for his recent racist exhortations, but other top members of the president’s party […]
Posted inOpinion
Climate change bills: It’s not either/or
THE LEGISLATURE is currently considering two bills—one proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker, the other by House Speaker Robert DeLeo—allocating $1 billion in municipal climate change adaptation projects. Despite a shared […]
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s racist comments challenge Republicans, media
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley encouraged the public to “not take the bait,” yesterday, referring to a series of racist tweets from President Trump as a “disruptive distraction from the issues of […]
Posted inThe Download
Trump’s racist comments challenge Republicans, media
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley encouraged the public to “not take the bait,” yesterday, referring to a series of racist tweets from President Trump as a “disruptive distraction from the issues of […]
Posted inEducation
Lawmakers must do right by low-income students
WE WANT WHAT all parents want. We want our kids to succeed, to lead happy lives, to contribute to their communities, to grow up to catch their dreams. We wake […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Rosenthal says pharma must do its part
It isn’t surprising that Amy Rosenthal, the executive director of Health Care for All, wants to rein in the cost of prescription drugs. She’s been quite clear that breakthrough drugs don’t […]
Posted inGambling
Encore pulls in $16.7 million during opening week
ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR’S opening week brought in more than $16.7 million. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported the figure as part of its June revenue report for its three licensed gambling facilities: Plainridge Park Casino, MGM Springfield, […]
Posted inHealth Care
Rosenthal says pharma must do its part
It isn’t surprising that Amy Rosenthal, the executive director of Health Care for All, wants to rein in the cost of prescription drugs. She’s been quite clear that breakthrough drugs don’t […]
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Rosenthal says pharma must do its part
It isn’t surprising that Amy Rosenthal, the executive director of Health Care for All, wants to rein in the cost of prescription drugs. She’s been quite clear that breakthrough drugs don’t […]
Posted inTransportation
Talk of new transportation revenues premature
THE ROARING MASSACHUSETTS private economy is the envy of the nation. For a second consecutive year, it has helped create a substantial state budget surplus—even while the rate of state […]
Posted inArts and Culture
In Holyoke, arts education takes front seat
SIX-YEAR-OLD JUAN patted an inflatable ball as he peered out of his blue-rimmed glasses. Which way to send the ball? What could he knock down? Juan was playing “human bowling” […]
Posted inEducation
Black, Latino, and low-income kids counting on Legislature
TRAVELING THE STATE as members of the Governor’s Black and Latino Advisory Commissions, we meet with families whose children represent the persistent achievement gaps in Massachusetts schools. Their children are […]
Posted inEducation
Reform, revenue both needed in education funding formula
READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC are the three Rs most of us remember from our grade school days – the foundation of our education. As the governor and Legislature revisit the […]
Posted inOpinion
Shut the concentration camps down
RIGHT NOW, migrants at our southern border are being imprisoned and treated like criminals for exercising their legal right to seek asylum in the United States. They are forced to […]
Posted inState House News Service, Transportation
License suspensions now total 1,607 after RMV review
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES has not only been failing to review out-of-state violations by Massachusetts drivers, but has often failed to warn other states about […]
Posted inOpinion
Boston professors criticize Globe over Rollins
A group of 19 Boston-area university and law school faculty members sent an open letter to The Boston Globe in response to what they call “misleading reporting” about Suffolk County […]
Posted inEducation
Why I opposed New Bedford charter school plan
THE PROPOSED charter school expansion plan crafted by New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, Alma del Mar charter school, and state education Commissioner Jeff Riley earlier this year was simply too […]