Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital launched the new Center for Gun Violence Prevention on Monday, with a slew of Massachusetts elected officials on hand to support the effort. Clinicians will […]
Boston doctors seek different approach to gun violence
Posted inTransportation
T notes: New fare inspectors will be civilians
MBTA OFFICIALS SAY they intend to hire a team of non-police inspectors to verify that passengers on buses and Green Line trains have paid their fares once a new automated […]
Posted inTransportation
Special fare for low-income T riders gains momentum
MBTA GENERAL MANAGER Steve Poftak said on Monday that the agency intends to research how to implement a special, less expensive fare for low-income people, but he said the scope […]
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Perfect port an elusive goal for East Coast offshore wind
NORTHEAST SEAPORTS ARE inadequate to meet the needs of the offshore wind industry, and ideas for filling that gap could create tension between the sometimes competing goals of those overseeing […]
Posted inThe Codcast
CHIA good source of data about Mass. healthcare
The center for health information and analysis produces reams of data for both Massachusetts policymakers and the public, providing a window into state health care expenditures and offering tools to […]
Posted inEducation
Career and technical high schools are jewels of ed system
A RECENT VISIT to Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School demonstrated why career and technical high schools are rightly considered a Massachusetts success story. But it also serves […]
Posted inHealth Care
CHIA good source of data about Mass. health care
THE CENTER FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS produces reams of data for both Massachusetts policymakers and the public, providing a window into state health care expenditures and offering tools to […]
Posted inThe Download
CHIA good source of data about Mass. health care
The Center for Health Information and Analysis produces reams of data for both Massachusetts policymakers and the public, providing a window into state health care expenditures and offering tools to […]
Posted inHealth Care
Baystate mental health consolidation stirs anxiety
ON THE FACE OF IT, Baystate Health’s plan for a new mental health facility in Holyoke seems like a boon for the region. The proposed new facility will have approximately […]
Posted inOpinion
Charter politics takes precedence over New Bedford students
JUST DAYS BEFORE the end of the school year, the future of hundreds of New Bedford families has been thrown into chaos as the Massachusetts Teachers Association pulled out all […]
Posted inOpinion
Hydro power is good, but safeguards needed
MASSACHUSETTS IS ON THE FRONT LINES of the climate crisis. Residents are already grappling with the effects of a changing climate on the coasts and in our communities. In response […]
Posted inOpinion
Progressive taxation — let’s do it right
ON MAY 8, THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE restarted the lengthy process that may put a constitutional amendment requiring a “millionaire tax” before voters in 2022. Advocates had hoped that the amendment would appear […]
Posted inEnvironment, State House News Service
State: New toxins data don’t change stance on Weymouth gas facility
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE DESPITE CONCEDING that a handful of samples showed concentrations of toxins above standard limits, state regulators believe a new batch of air-quality data does not change […]
Posted inEnvironment
Air conditioning in school is a hot button topic
AS WARM TEMPERATURES ARRIVE, school officials are reaching for the switch to turn on air conditioners. Fans may do the trick for a little while, but eventually, as studies show, […]
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Air conditioning in school is a hot button topic
As warm temperatures arrive, school officials are reaching for the switch to turn on air conditioners. Fans may do the trick for a little while, but eventually, as studies show, […]
Posted inTransportation
Senate passes distracted driving bill unanimously
LEGISLATION TO CRACK down on cellphone use by drivers breezed through the Senate on Thursday, setting up a debate with the House over how concerns about racial profiling should be […]
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DCR’s lax oversight of leases causing problems
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION’S lax oversight of Department of Conservation and Recreation property is costing the state money and wreaking havoc on one leaseholder trying to keep a carousel running in […]
Posted inOpinion
MassBIO’s drug pricing concerns don’t add up
ONE OF THE MORE PUZZLING arguments the Massachusetts biopharma industry is putting forward during the Beacon Hill debate over Medicaid drug pricing is that innovative drugs won’t be developed and […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
Time to rein in prescription drug costs
WHEN MICHELLE KATS was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, her parents would stay in her room at night and check her blood sugar to make sure it was not too […]
Posted inEnvironment
Mass. faces high risk from hurricane flooding
AS THE NATION enters hurricane season, Massachusetts is one of a handful of states on the East Coast facing the greatest financial risk because of the heavy concentration of business […]
Posted inThe Download
Trial recalls 2014 horror in Blackstone
The murder trial of Erika Murray is a gut-turning tragedy that defines callousness. Murray is facing charges of murdering two infants discovered in her Blackstone home five years ago. A […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Trial recalls 2014 horror in Blackstone
THE MURDER TRIAL of Erika Murray is a gut-turning tragedy that defines callousness. Murray is facing charges of murdering two infants discovered in her Blackstone home five years ago. A […]
Posted inPolitics
Pro-union bill receives big bipartisan support in House
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS in the House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to pass a bill backed by all of the state’s public-sector unions that would restore some labor power that had been […]
Posted inEnvironment
Crowd-sourcing energy efficiency
EVERSOURCE ENERGY on Wednesday began offering businesses and homeowners incentive payments ranging from $20 to $1,000 a year if they allow the company to tap into devices that would allow […]