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 […]
Before the T derailed, its funding got on the wrong track
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 […]
Posted inThe Download
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 […]
Posted inThe Download
Warren unveils major immigration plan
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren unveiled a sweeping immigration plan that would reverse many of President Trump’s policies, but in tone and style it failed to address, let alone acknowledge, […]
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Warren unveils major immigration plan
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Elizabeth Warren unveiled a sweeping immigration plan that would reverse many of President Trump’s policies, but in tone and style it failed to address, let alone acknowledge, […]
Posted inTransportation
Sometimes a Mr. Fix-it needs to get under the hood
IT MUST HAVE BEEN A SIGHT. Gov. Charlie Baker, who has steadfastly refused to ride the MBTA as governor, was nevertheless there on a Red Line passenger platform about a […]
Posted inOpinion
1 in 5 foster children never find permanent home
IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME we pick up a newspaper, there is another story about the challenges faced by children in foster care. It’s heartbreaking to think about those children, […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
29 senators urge DEP to block Weymouth gas facility
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Nearly three-quarters of the Senate penned a letter Thursday urging the Department of Environmental Protection commissioner to rescind approval for a controversial natural gas compressor station […]
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AIM to Baker: Modify the offshore wind price cap
ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTS of the declining price cap on offshore wind solicitations is now calling on the Baker administration to scale it back. Robert Rio, senior vice president […]