AFFORDABLE HOUSING and access to home ownership are cornerstones of a strong middle class. For generations, affordable rental housing was the first step in the American Dream. For generations, homeownership […]
As mayors, we need Warren’s housing bill
Posted inEducation
Emails shed light on Worcester sex ed lobbying
THE WORCESTER SCHOOL COMMITTEE recently failed to adopt a new sexual education curriculum, and emails unearthed by Worcester Magazine point to one reason why. The magazine, using emails gathered through […]
Posted inEducation
Clark sued again for its handling of sexual misconduct allegations
A lawsuit filed against Clark University in Worcester is thrusting the college into the national legal debate about how charges of sexual harassment should be handled on college campuses. A […]
Posted inEducation
Clark sued again for its handling of sexual misconduct allegations
A LAWSUIT FILED against Clark University in Worcester is thrusting the college into the national legal debate about how charges of sexual harassment should be handled on college campuses. A […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Bus shelter maintenance pricey
MBTA OFFICIALS WANT want to dramatically increase the number of bus shelters, but the annual estimated maintenance cost of $7,000 per year is proving to be a major roadblock. The […]
Posted inTransportation
Riders say odor is T’s biggest cleanliness problem
TAKING THEIR CUE from Massport, MBTA officials say they are revamping the way they contract for cleaning services to address the chief concerns of riders. It’s not the grime. It’s […]
Posted inTransportation
More talk of new revenues as T approves budget
THE MBTA OVERSIGHT BOARD unanimously approved a $2.1 billion budget for fiscal 2020 on Monday, but only after two members and the head of the transit authority’s advisory board highlighted […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn Resorts security chief gone after spying admission
THE FORMER FBI AGENT who headed up Wynn Resorts’ security operation no longer has a job at the international casino business four days after telling regulators he spied on employees […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 146: A health care leader from the grassroots
Community Health Centers often have a strong grassroots connection to the neighborhoods they serve. But no center may proclaim that more loudly through its leadership than the East Boston Neighborhood […]
Posted inThe Download
A health care leader from the grassroots
Community health centers often have a strong grassroots connection to the neighborhoods they serve. But no center may proclaim that more loudly through its leadership than the East Boston Neighborhood […]
Posted inHealth Care
A health care leader from the grassroots
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS often have a strong grassroots connection to the neighborhoods they serve. But no center may proclaim that more loudly through its leadership than the East Boston Neighborhood […]
Posted inOpinion
Gas hookup moratoriums are not good for any of us
IN A RECENT COMMONWEALTH MAGAZINE op-ed, Kathryn Eiseman argued that moratoriums on gas hookup are a good thing. This demonstrated how short-sighted the opposition to natural gas supply expansion is in Massachusetts. It also fails to […]
Posted inOpinion
Local news is rapidly disappearing
LOCAL JOURNALISM is in the midst of a slow-burning crisis, and it is long past time for the rest of us to take notice. In the past 15 years, nearly […]
Posted inOpinion
Do the right thing, Beacon Hill
THE TOWN OF WESTON spends over $24,000 a year to educate each of their public school students. In the city of Fall River, we spend almost $10,000 dollars less, even […]
Posted inEducation
Hampshire College president resigns
FOLLOWING SEVERAL MONTHS of turmoil and protest against her leadership, Hampshire College president Miriam Nelson resigned Friday afternoon, the latest chapter in ongoing upheaval at the Amherst campus. Nelson, who only […]
Posted inTransportation
Uber doesn’t want to be kicked from curb
UBER, NOT HAPPY about a Massport proposal that would kick its drivers from the terminal curbs at Logan International Airport, is proposing a series of alternative measures the company believes […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Veep’s Massachusetts connection
SEN. ERIC LESSER of Longmeadow knows what’s going to happen this season on Veep, but he’s keeping it to himself. Lesser has been working since 2011 as a consultant for […]
Posted inPolitics
Ctrl C Democracy
USING THE PROCESSING POWER equivalent to 150 computers running non-stop for several months, a group of journalists has quantified the extent to which state lawmakers borrow from model bill texts […]
Posted inThe Download
Ctrl C Democracy
Using the processing power equivalent to 150 computers running non-stop for several months, a group of journalists has quantified the extent to which state lawmakers borrow from model bill texts […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Baker aide raises concerns about DA’s memo
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S top public safety official has asked new Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to reconsider some of the controversial policies she rolled out […]
Posted inGambling
High stakes as Gaming Commission begins deliberations
AS IT BEGINS DELIBERATIONS on what to do with Wynn Resorts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission can do pretty much whatever it wants. It can declare the company unsuitable and revoke […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn security chief spied on boss’s ex-wife
ONLY A SELECT group associated with Wynn Resorts knew the company’s security chief had put the founder’s ex-wife and his former business partner under surveillance, James Stern told gambling regulators. […]
Posted inGambling
Maddox’s explanations doubted by some commissioners
WYNN RESORTS CEO Matt Maddox said on Thursday that he wasn’t aware of the way Steve Wynn and some of the company’s employees had bought the silence of women who alleged […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack hedging on next commuter rail contract
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack appears to be hedging a bit on whether the MBTA will have a new commuter rail contract in place by her self-imposed deadline of July 2022. […]