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 […]
Holyoke utility, citing pipeline constraints, halts natural gas hookups
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Worcester man can’t believe doctor removed kidney in error
ALBERT HUBBARD of Worcester said he woke up from kidney-removal surgery in 2016 with his doctor sitting about a foot away from him with a “god-awful look on his face.” […]
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MassDOT’s ramp proposal is a poor excuse for a plan
EVERY MORNING, at 4:57, the first 111 bus leaves Chelsea and makes its way up the ramp from Everett Avenue to the upper deck of the Tobin Bridge, before merging […]
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Mass. must do more to boost early education workforce
WHEN IT COMES TO education bonafides, Massachusetts has a lot to brag about. Horace Mann, the reformer who popularized the idea of free, universal education grew up in Franklin and […]
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News you knew: Boston traffic stinks
JUST AS BOB DYLAN said you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, there was probably no need for another study to tell Boston drivers that traffic […]
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News you knew: Boston traffic stinks
Just as Bob Dylan said you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, there was probably no need for another study to tell Boston drivers that […]
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Local accountability in schools lacking, says report
MASSACHUSETTS HAS BUILT its school reform effort on a combination of new state funding and accountability measures that track student and district achievement, but that has largely let local districts […]
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Without immigrants, Mass. would lose population, study says
AS DEBATE OVER immigration continues to roil the national political waters, a new study highlights the crucial role newcomers to the US play in the Massachusetts economy and population growth. […]
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A 1% solution to promote cannabis diversity
ALMOST A DOZEN adult-use cannabis stores have opened in Massachusetts, and so far there is at least one clear pattern: Not a single retail outlet is owned by empowerment candidates […]
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House plays follow the leader
ON JANUARY 30, in the midst of a debate over the rules to govern the legislative process on Beacon Hill, a vote took place that revealed a lot about the […]
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House plays follow the leader
On January 30, in the midst of a debate over the rules to govern the legislative process on Beacon Hill, a vote took place that revealed a lot about the […]
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T notes: Fare gates left open at many stations on Patriots parade day
THE CITY OF BOSTON estimated 1.5 million people came to the New England Patriots championship parade last week, but MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak says he still doesn’t know how […]
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DOT notes: Get ready for Pike delays
NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS over the Massachusetts Turnpike near where Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue intersect will result in lane closures starting later this year and last for a total of […]
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Episode 138: The campaign money man
MICHAEL SULLIVAN FOLLOWS the money. Sullivan is the director of the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance, which monitors and publicizes how candidates for office in Massachusetts raise and spend their […]
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The Codcast: The campaign money man
Michael Sullivan follows the money. Sullivan is the director of the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance, which monitors and publicizes how candidates for office in Massachusetts raise and […]
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The campaign money man
MICHAEL SULLIVAN FOLLOWS the money. Sullivan is the director of the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance, which monitors and publicizes how candidates for office in Massachusetts raise and […]
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Family homelessness in Mass. is staggering
IT’S TIME TO OPEN OUR EYES, pull our fingers from our ears, and talk about a crisis in our community — family homelessness. Many don’t realize or can’t fathom the […]
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Public art stirs controversy in North Adams
PUBLIC ART HAS BEEN KNOWN to create controversy. Usually, the aesthetics or thematic content of the artwork is what generates backlash. Diego Rivera in Detroit, Richard Serra in New York […]
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Warren launches ‘fight’ for presidency
SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN launched her presidential campaign on Saturday surrounded by the brick and stone structures of a bygone era and a crowd of supporters hoping her more liberal vision […]