IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND the intersection of public health, transportation, and the environment, come visit Chelsea. Though just 2.5 square miles and one of the densest municipalities in the […]
State transportation policies fail communities of color
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We can still save the North Atlantic right whale
NOW MAY BE our last chance to save the North Atlantic right whale from extinction. The North Atlantic right whale population once dominated the Atlantic Ocean with numbers likely in […]
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Why it’s often difficult to follow your doctor
THE INCREASING CORPORATIZATION of health care systems in Massachusetts—with mergers, acquisitions, and the like—raises a slew of issues regarding the market power implications of industry concentration. Many of those are […]
Posted inTransportation
Pass a ban on drivers using hand-held phones, Massachusetts
MASSACHUSETTS IS A PIONEER with many civic, scientific and technological advancements, yet we lag behind many other states in creating safer roads. We must pass legislation to ban texting and […]
Posted inEconomy
State turns profit on GE HQ sale
MAYBE LESS IS MORE in Fort Point. Since announcing it would move to Boston in 2016, General Electric has scaled down the scope of its business, and on Thursday it […]
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State turns profit on GE HQ sale
Maybe less is more in Fort Point. Since announcing it would move to Boston in 2016, General Electric has scaled down the scope of its business, and on Thursday it […]
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Campaign finance regulator closes ‘union loophole’
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE UNIONS AND NON-PROFITS will be limited to contributing $1,000 a year to a candidate for public office starting next month after the Office of Campaign and […]
Posted inEducation
A holistic approach to education funding formula
MASSACHUSETTS IS POISED to continue its role as a leader in public education by making the next round of significant investments and innovations in its districts and schools. As a partnership […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn casino could open a week or two late
This story was updated at 9 p.m. WYNN RESORTS CEO Matt Maddox told financial analysts on Thursday that the company’s Everett casino and hotel are on schedule to open as […]
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DPU failing to protect Mass. consumers
MASSACHUSETTS UTILITY CUSTOMERS who switched to competitive electricity suppliers paid $177 million more over a two-year period than if they had stayed with the local utility company (National Grid, Eversource, […]
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Time for me to say a few ‘thank yous’
I’VE BEEN AN ACTIVE and willing participant in the arena of politics, policy-making, and advocacy for most of my life. It’s what I like to do. It helps me understand […]
Posted inPolitics
Trump tweet stalls Wampanoag bill
A TWEET BY PRESIDENT TRUMP uprooted the strategy of legislators who aim to save Mashpee Wampanoag plans for a $1 billion casino in Taunton. “Republicans shouldn’t vote for H.R. 312, a […]
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Trump tweet stalls Wampanoag bill
A tweet by President Trump uprooted the strategy of legislators who aim to save Mashpee Wampanoag plans for a $1 billion casino in Taunton. “Republicans shouldn’t vote for H.R. 312, […]
Posted inEducation
Mayors say they’ll sue over education aid if Beacon Hill doesn’t act
LEADERS ON BEACON HILL, who say they are committed this year to revamping the state’s 26-year-old education funding formula, got an extra nudge from a group of municipal leaders who […]
Posted inTransportation
Impact of Uber, Lyft driver strike unclear
UBER AND LYFT drivers and their supporters did a good job getting the word out to the public about a strike and boycott on Wednesday, but it’s an open question […]
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Rabindranath Tagore and Bangladesh
TODAY MARKS THE 158TH ANNIVERSARY of the birth of one of the world’s great poets and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Rabindranath Tagore, sometimes referred […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Studying juvenile cutoff age, task force checks out DYS facility
A STATE TASK FORCE TRYING TO DECIDE whether the cutoff age for juvenile criminal offenders should be raised above 18 traveled to a Department of Youth Services facility this week to hear first-hand what’s different […]
Posted inHealth Care
RFK, Jr.’s anti-vaccine campaign is reckless and wrong — say three Kennedys
OF ALL THE WRINKLES in the emerging measles crisis and spotlight it has put on families who have caused the outbreak by refusing to vaccinate their children, the most curious […]
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RFK, Jr.’s anti-vaccine campaign is reckless and wrong — say three Kennedys
Of all the wrinkles in the emerging measles crisis and spotlight it has put on families who have caused the outbreak by refusing to vaccinate their children, the most curious […]
Posted inEducation
Senate budget bars UMass tuition, fee increases
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE SENATE BUDGET WRITERS are looking to compel the University of Massachusetts to hold the line on student costs for the coming academic year but, in a […]
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Senate budget stirs ire of MassBIO with drug pricing proposal
SENATE LEADERS are proposing two ways to reduce the ballooning cost of pharmaceuticals used by Medicaid patients, but an industry group claims one of the ideas is “radical” and “unproven.” […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Ex-trooper reprimanded for CORI violations
MICHAEL SZYMANSKI, who was reprimanded this month by the state Board of Bar Overseers for improperly accessing criminal records when he was a state trooper, said many of his colleagues […]
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Mass. nursing home staffing levels vary a lot
New data indicate staffing levels at Massachusetts nursing homes vary considerably, with 16 percent of the facilities rated “below average” or “much below average.” The staffing ratings are an indicator […]
Posted inHealth Care
Mass. nursing home staffing levels vary a lot
NEW DATA INDICATE staffing levels at Massachusetts nursing homes vary considerably, with 16 percent of the facilities rated “below average” or “much below average.” The staffing ratings are an indicator […]