LYFT IS TAKING ANOTHER DETOUR from its bread-and-butter service of offering people rides in cars with a new option to link its customers to Boston’s existing transit network. The Nearby […]
Lyft incorporates MBTA service into its app
Posted inCriminal Justice
New rules on solitary confinement coming under fire
LESS THAN A YEAR ago, Gov. Charlie Baker signed two comprehensive criminal justice bills that were the result of a marathon of bipartisan discussions over many years. The laws contained […]
Posted inThe Download
New rules on solitary confinement coming under fire
Less than a year ago, Gov. Charlie Baker signed two comprehensive criminal justice bills that were the result of a marathon of bipartisan discussions over many years. The laws contained […]
Posted inTransportation
Lawmakers file bills to address Sumner Tunnel congestion
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE VEHICLES ARE ENTERING the Sumner Tunnel at “unprecedented levels,” thousands of rides on services such as Uber and Lyft head to and from Logan Airport each […]
Posted inEnvironment
A rural take on climate change
AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE, I routinely drove 125 miles between my home in the Western Massachusetts Hilltown of Worthington and Beacon Hill. This makes it all the more remarkable that […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 139: Are you tired of electoral spoilers?
Adam Friedman calls it being Nadered. In the 2012 congressional race in the 6th District, Democrat John Tierney won with 46 percent of the vote. Republican Richard Tisei came in […]
Posted inPolitics
Spilka: Lewis will help spur ed reform
SENATE PRESIDENT KAREN SPILKA said on Tuesday that she hoped the appointment of a new chair at the Education Committee would help move foundation budget reform forward in the Legislature. […]
Posted inPolitics
Are you tired of electoral spoilers?
ADAM FRIEDMAN CALLS it being Nadered. In the 2012 congressional race in the 6th District, Democrat John Tierney won with 48 percent of the vote. Republican Richard Tisei came in […]
Posted inThe Download
Are you tired of electoral spoilers?
Adam Friedman calls it being Nadered. In the 2012 congressional race in the 6th District, Democrat John Tierney won with 46 percent of the vote. Republican Richard Tisei came in […]
Posted inTransportation
Five transportation assignments for Legislature
MASSACHUSETTS IS IN THE MIDDLE of a transportation revolution. Uber and Lyft vehicles are as ubiquitous as Dunkins; connected and autonomous vehicles no longer seem futuristic; and Boeing is testing […]
Posted inOpinion
Lesson from LA: Less standardized testing
TEACHING CHILDREN is one of the hardest and most important things a society does. So teachers should be treated as among the most valued members of our society. That’s the […]
Posted inOpinion
Are the Partners hospitals really partners?
First of two parts PARTNERS HEALTHCARE has been in the news a lot lately. First, on January 22, Partners started to spread the word about a plan for Massachusetts General […]
Posted inPolitics
House rule empowers victims of sexual harassment
MISOGYNY AND SEXISM are written into of the fabric of our lives, whether at home, in the workplace, at educational institutions or places of worship, and, sadly, even in our […]
Posted inOpinion
Weld looks to make trouble for Trump
BILL WELD ISN’T going to be president. He isn’t going to be the Republican nominee for president. In the one-in-a-hundred, best case scenario, he will win New Hampshire and then […]
Posted inOpinion
Examining the safe in safe, reliable transit
LAST DECEMBER, a report by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security concluded that bias-motivated incidents (hate crimes) in Massachusetts are at an all-time high in the last decade. […]
Posted inUncategorized
ACLU of Mass.: Does wall contract really exist?
ON THE DAY when President Donald Trump declared a domestic national emergency related to the border, two groups have filed a lawsuit related to his wall claims. The ACLU of […]
Posted inEconomy
GE dims its Boston presence
GE MAY BRING good things to life, but they’ll be bringing a lot less to Boston than the company promised to great fanfare just three years ago. The company announced […]
Posted inThe Download
GE dims its Boston presence
GE may bring good things to life, but they’ll be bringing a lot less to Boston than the company promised to great fanfare just three years ago. The company announced […]
Posted inPolitics
Chang-Diaz reassigned; post left vacant for McMurtry
SENATE PRESIDENT KAREN SPILKA on Thursday reassigned Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, the chamber’s longtime Education Committee chair, on the eve of a major school-funding debate, while House Speaker Robert DeLeo kept […]
Posted inEnvironment
Holyoke utility, citing pipeline constraints, halts natural gas hookups
SUPPORTERS OF BUILDING another natural gas pipeline into the region have been quiet for some time, but they resurfaced on Thursday after discovering a municipal utility in Holyoke had declared […]
Posted inPolitics
Rodrigues, a ‘boring middle’ Dem, named Senate budget chief
SENATE PRESIDENT KAREN SPILKA handed out leadership assignments on Thursday, shaking up some committee posts and giving the job of Ways and Means chair to Sen. Michael Rodrigues of Westport, […]
Posted inPolitics
DeLeo taps Michlewitz of Boston for budget-writing post
REP. AARON MICHLEWITZ will become the new face of the House budget-writing committee, taking on the powerful position of Ways and Means chair on Thursday afternoon. A 40-year-old Democrat from […]
Posted inEducation
UMass Boston scores big revenue gain with Bayside lease
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS on Thursday tapped Boston-based Accordia Partners to develop the former Bayside Expo Center site, agreeing to a deal that university officials said […]
Posted inEnvironment
Markey leery of McConnell move on Green New Deal
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Mitch McConnell wants to turn the Green New Deal into a new green wedge, and that has rankled US Sen. Ed Markey, a co-sponsor of the policy […]