DAVID PANAGORE, WHO has described his career in government as a “theater director” and worked on turnaround efforts in Chelsea and Springfield, will now take a role backstage for Boston area […]
T hires new administrator and commuter rail chief
Posted inTransportation
Uber customers urged to lobby Massport
UBER followed the lead of Lyft on Monday, urging its Boston customers to send emails to Massport opposing the agency’s anti-congestion plan, which targets ride-hailing apps with higher fees and less […]
Posted inEconomy
New voices, proposals emerging in Boston’s biz community
WINDS OF CHANGE are starting to blow through Boston’s business community. One clear signal came earlier this month, when close to 20 business organizations said they would heed an appeal […]
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New voices, proposals emerging in Boston’s biz community
Winds of change are starting to blow through Boston’s business community. One clear signal came earlier this month, when close to 20 business organizations said they would heed an appeal […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Proposal nudges sheriffs into civil asset forfeiture
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION and House leaders seem intent on giving the state’s sheriffs a more formal role in accessing civil asset forfeiture money – the controversial bounty that law enforcement […]
Posted inOpinion
More than ever, Earth Day needs to be about the next generation
GROWING UP, Earth Day was always about opportunity — a chance to come together to celebrate our environment and recommit, through small deeds and community events, to taking better care of our […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t repeal the offshore wind price cap
MASSACHUSETTS LAWMAKERS showed some healthy skepticism about the workings of corporate America back in 2016 when they mandated that giant offshore wind farms would be part of the Commonwealth’s energy […]
Posted inOpinion
Right to repair needs a tuneup
WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE ARMY IN 1969, I got a job at a tire wholesaler. After about four years, I was able to open my own shop: Direct Tire and Auto Service […]
Posted inOpinion
In the Rollins-Baker fight, where were the white male Dems?
THE PAST FEW WEEKS have been dominated by the very public debate between District Attorney Rachael Rollins and Gov. Charlie Baker over Rollins’ planned reforms for her office. Rollins campaigned […]
Posted inTransportation
Lyft sics its Boston customers on Massport
LYFT BEGAN MOBILIZING its customer base on Friday to pressure Massport to back off a series of proposals that would hike fees on rides to Logan Airport and steer pickups […]
Posted inHealth Care
Biden, other pols rally around Stop & Shop workers
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN got national media attention on Thursday when he spoke at a rally of striking Stop & Shop workers, saying, “This is wrong. This is morally […]
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Biden, other pols rally around Stop & Shop workers
Former Vice President Joe Biden got national media attention on Thursday when he spoke at a rally of striking Stop & Shop workers, saying, “This is wrong. This is morally […]
Posted inHealth Care
Bills bar non-consensual pelvic exams under anesthesia
AS INCREDIBLE as it may sound, Massachusetts lawmakers say the state needs a law barring physicians, medical students, and health care providers from performing pelvic examinations on anesthetized or unconscious […]
Posted inGambling
Fate uncertain, Wynn doles out $1m to 10 groups
WYNN RESORTS doled out nearly $1 million in donations to nine Massachusetts nonprofits and the city of Everett over the last two weeks despite uncertainty about whether the company will […]
Posted inEducation
Homing in on new Boston superintendent
THREE FINALISTS HAVE BEEN NAMED in the search for a new Boston school superintendent, but it’s hard not to wonder whether home field advantage will be what matters in the […]
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Homing in on new Boston superintendent
Three finalists have been named in the search for a new Boston school superintendent, but it’s hard not to wonder whether home field advantage will be what matters in the […]
Posted inHealth Care
Medicare for All big hit with pols — but not Mass. hospitals
MEDICARE FOR ALL, which has gained traction among Democrats in Congress and some of the party’s presidential contenders, is often described as a way to guarantee health coverage to all […]
Posted inPolitics
Bill Weld’s longshot candidacy begins
THE PUBLIC MARVELED when Bill Weld dove into the Charles River in the summer of 1996. Now the two-time Massachusetts governor and former US attorney is plunging into an even […]
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Bill Weld’s longshot candidacy begins
The public marveled when Bill Weld dove into the Charles River in the summer of 1996. Now the two-time Massachusetts governor and former US attorney is plunging into an even […]
Posted inOpinion
In face of climate change, time to retreat
ON MARCH 1 a symposium attracted 250 people to learn how various governmental, non-profit and private individuals plan to deal with sea level rise and storm surges. The overall tenor […]
Posted inEnvironment
DPU gives $168m offshore wind bonus to utilities
THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES approved multibillion dollar offshore wind contracts with Vineyard Wind on Friday and, over the objections of Attorney General Maura Healey, authorized the state’s three […]
Posted inBook Review
Reforming capitalism to save it
IN THE FIVE YEARS since the publication of Thomas Piketty’s runaway bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, rising inequality has yet to force any consensus on what to do about […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 147: When muskets defended the editorial page
Much has changed in the national discourse since a pro-war rabble two centuries ago tore down a Baltimore newspaper building, besieged the paper’s editor, and later broke into the city […]
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When muskets defended the editorial page
MUCH HAS CHANGED in the national discourse since a pro-war rabble two centuries ago tore down a Baltimore newspaper building, besieged the paper’s editor, and later broke into the city […]