HOUSE SPEAKER ROBERT DELEO is using a novel funding approach for his climate change legislation, authorizing the issuance of $1 billion in state general obligation bonds that would be exempt […]
DeLeo sidestepping Baker on bonds
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Markey slams Trump ‘stealth attack’ on immigrants
US SEN. EDWARD MARKEY released a report on Thursday that he said “helps to pull back the curtain” on ways President Trump is reducing the number of immigrants coming into […]
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GateHouse keeps cutting
Local journalism is a field full of landmines. One day a reporter could have a job, and the next day he or she is laid off. Possibly even worse, the […]
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GateHouse keeps cutting
LOCAL JOURNALISM Is a field full of landmines. One day a reporter could have a job, and the next day he or she is laid off. Possibly even worse, the […]
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With time short, New Bedford charter bill inches along
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A CONTROVERSIAL and time-sensitive New Bedford charter school bill inched along on Beacon Hill Wednesday as the House sent the legislation to the Education Committee for […]
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Betting notes: DeLeo wants floor vote on sports bill
THERE ARE SCORES of variables for lawmakers to consider as they put together a regulatory scheme to legalize sports betting, but Speaker Robert DeLeo has already made up his mind […]
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Lowell settlement scraps city’s current electoral system
THE CITY OF LOWELL settled a federal lawsuit filed by a group of Asian-American and Latino voters by agreeing to scrap the voting system the municipality has used for the […]
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O’Keefe jumps jurisdictions with charges against Rollins
The state’s district attorneys are generally in the business of bringing charges against alleged criminal offenders, not against each other. But Cape and Islands DA Michael O’Keefe’s op-ed in yesterday’s […]
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O’Keefe jumps jurisdictions with charges against Rollins
THE STATE’S DISTRICT ATTORNEYS are generally in the business of bringing charges against alleged criminal offenders, not against each other. But Cape and Islands DA Michael O’Keefe’s op-ed in yesterday’s […]
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Rollins, ICE make nice
SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Rachael Rollins said on Tuesday that her office has had better cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement since she and a fellow DA filed a […]
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GOP chair targets ‘radical left Dems’
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PARTY Chairman Jim Lyons sent an email out over the weekend recruiting candidates to “challenge the radical left Democrats” across the state. The email asks: “Have you had […]
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Wynn board pays $35.5m, brings saga to an end
THE WYNN RESORTS BOARD of directors said on Tuesday that it disagrees with a number of comments and conclusions about President and CEO Matt Maddox contained in a recent decision […]
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Dogged advocate for putting more bodies on trains
In the world of transit advocacy, there are those who push for sweeping changes such as regional rail, connecting the Red and Blue subway lines, or doing away with transit […]
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The Codast: Dogged advocate for putting more bodies on trains
In the world of transit advocacy, there are those who push for sweeping changes such as regional rail, connecting the Red and Blue subway lines, or doing away with transit […]
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Dogged advocate for putting more bodies on trains
In the world of transit advocacy, there are those who push for sweeping changes such as regional rail, connecting the Red and Blue subway lines, or doing away with transit […]
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We need to talk about periods
IN 2014 a German nongovernmental organization called WASH United dubbed May 28 “International Menstrual Hygiene Day” to raise visibility around the daily struggle many people face with menstrual hygiene management. […]
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Government gadfly extraordinaire
RONALD ALEXANDER of Wellesley says he files open meeting law complaints and public records requests as a hobby, but some think that hobby has morphed into an obsession. Alexander has […]
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Warren should now champion race dialogue at home, too
SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN is running for president with an ever-percolating pot of policy ideas. She has advanced a cornucopia of legislative proposals in recent weeks, earning her the mark of […]
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Why Massachusetts was right to reject judicial term limits – again
The framers of the Massachusetts Constitution believed fair judicial decisions required that judges be removed from politics. And so the constitution provides that, after their nomination by the governor and […]
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An equity to-do list for Boston’s new school superintendent
Dear Dr. Cassellius, Welcome to Boston! You will find a city eager to be able to trust and believe its school leaders. You will also find a city divided racially, […]
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Kicking the tires on battery-electric buses
THERE IS GROWING CONSENSUS that our transportation system needs to move away from fossil fuels toward a cleaner electric-powered future. This is not only an environmental issue. It goes directly […]
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A different take on congestion pricing
GETTING AROUND GREATER BOSTON can be a nightmare, and it’s holding back our economy and quality of life. With traffic apps showing a spidery network of solid red roadways from […]
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Gene editing for plants could feed the world
THE NEW ENGLAND life sciences industry has produced an explosion of therapies for small patient populations with rare diseases. Last year, fully half of newly approved drugs were for these […]
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Judge turns down plea deal from US attorney
The district court judge accused of allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade capture by federal authorities is not going gently into that goodnight. The Boston Globe reports that Judge Shelley […]