WITH THE ENCORE BOSTON casino scheduled to open in June, fiscal year 2020 will be the first year that the Commonwealth will receive significant taxes on gross gaming revenue, creating a […]
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How to fix the mistakes of welfare reform
ON A COLD FEBRUARY DAY in 1995, former governor Bill Weld signed his much-anticipated welfare reform into law. The new law included additional work requirements, time limits, benefit reductions, and […]
Posted inEducation
Hampshire College bickering continues, leaving students as a footnote
FINANCIALLY INSECURE HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE is hit with another blow with the recent resignation of two trustees amid inner board squabbling. The one thing missing from the story is transparency, and […]
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Hampshire college bickering continues, leaving students as a footnote
Financially insecure Hampshire College is hit with another blow with the recent resignation of two trustees amid inner board squabbling. The one thing missing from the story is transparency, and […]
Posted inGambling
How Steve Wynn covered his tracks
“THAT’S THE QUESTION, isn’t it?” asked Steve Wynn in an October 2017 deposition. That was Wynn’s response when he was asked why he paid a manicurist and her husband $7.5 […]
Posted inGambling
Report cites ‘significant, repetitive’ failures at Wynn Resorts
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION on Tuesday began a sprawling review of Wynn Resorts, delving into the alleged sex crimes of the company’s founder, the way it jettisoned an executive working […]
Posted inEconomy
Gender pay gap hits Latina women hard
Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what white men earned in the previous year. Today’s marking of that ignoble milestone means women must work an extra […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 145: Immigrant voices on immigration reform
Everyone has an opinion on the polarizing topic of immigration reform, but rarely do immigrants get to be in the presence of key decision makers who determine their fates. Student […]
Posted inGambling
Report cites significant, repetitive ‘failures’ at Wynn Resorts
WYNN RESORTS maintained a culture of cover-up when it came to allegations of sexual misconduct against the company’s founder, according to an extensive report compiled by Massachusetts gambling regulators. The […]
Posted inTransportation
Is New York showing up ‘progressive’ Mass.?
START SPREADING THE NEWS: Not only are the Yankees a game and a half in front of the faltering Red Sox, New York has taken a big lead over Boston […]
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Is New York showing up ‘progressive’ Mass.?
Start spreading the news: Not only are the Yankees a game and a half in front of the faltering Red Sox, New York has taken a big lead over Boston […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: The great employee exodus
THE MBTA has a hiring problem. Since fiscal 2015, the transit authority hasn’t been able to hire enough employees to offset the number of workers leaving the agency each year. […]
Posted inTransportation
Red Line meltdown juxtaposed with on-time discussion
ON A DAY when the Red Line experienced a meltdown, the MBTA’s oversight board had a lengthy discussion about on-time performance, including the development of a new way of measuring […]
Posted inPolitics
It turns out House progressive caucus isn’t growing
THERE MIGHT NOT BE as much of a stampede toward the House Progressive Caucus as its leaders suggested earlier this year. In a March 20 press release, Rep. Tricia Farley […]
Posted inGambling
As hearings begin, Steve Wynn eluding disciplinary action
THE MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION opens a series of hearings this week on the sexual misconduct of Steve Wynn, but the gambling mogul is unlikely to attend and unlikely to face […]
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Immigrant voices on immigration reform
EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION on the polarizing topic of immigration reform, but rarely do immigrants get to be in the presence of key decision makers who determine their fates. Student […]
Posted inThe Download
Immigrant voices on immigration reform
Everyone has an opinion on the polarizing topic of immigration reform, but rarely do immigrants get to be in the presence of key decision makers who determine their fates. Student […]
Posted inUncategorized
In pot chase, social equity meets economic reality
THE MESSAGES BEGAN ARRIVING last year, shortly after the Cannabis Control Commission released the names of people eligible for economic empowerment status, which would allow them to cut to the front […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Securing houses of worship is collective responsibility
A SIKH TEMPLE in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. A Methodist church in Charleston, South Carolina. A Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh. The attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, which claimed […]
Posted inOpinion
Eviction rates alarming in Gateway Cities
THE HOUSING MARKETS in Gateway Cities are characterized by blighted properties, an increased vacancy rate, and tepid long-term growth in home values, according to a recent report by MassINC and […]
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As Women’s Month ends, let’s stop wage theft at Logan Airport
Marlisa Thompson was happy when FSS — an airline contractor that does work for JetBlue, Lufthansa, and British Airways — hired her in 2014 as a security guard at Logan Airport. “I was just […]
Posted inOpinion
First-gen homebuyers need support
ON CAMPUSES ACROSS the nation, a combination of guidance and financial assistance has sprung up to support first-generation college students. Academic institutions – big and small as well as public and […]
Posted inTransportation
Massport taking on Uber, Lyft
MASSPORT IS TRYING to make public transit to the airport more competitive with the ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft, but will free be good enough? The proposal Massport unveiled last […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Creative economy losing some steam
1BERKSHIRE, Berkshire County’s leading economic development organization, released a strategic report last month called The Berkshire Blueprint 2.0 that, on the surface, seems to provide helpful action steps for supporting […]