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 […]
Warren launches ‘fight’ for presidency
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics
Law bars most immigrants from carrying self-defense spray
IT ISN’T EVERY DAY that a college student’s research leads to a bill being filed in the Massachusetts Legislature. But that’s exactly what happened when research conducted by Tony Tan, […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Baker should make immigrant licenses part of road-safety agenda
IN MASSACHUSETTS, thousands of immigrant families risk being separated every time they get in their cars to drive their children to school. In a state where most people believe that […]
Posted inEnvironment
R.I. offshore wind price bit higher than Mass.
WHEN MASSACHUSETTS AND Rhode Island began exploring the construction of wind farms off the coast, there was a lot of debate about whether to start big or start small. Those […]
Posted inThe Download
R.I. offshore wind price bit higher than Mass.
When Massachusetts and Rhode Island began exploring the construction of wind farms off the coast, there was a lot of debate about whether to start big or start small. Those […]
Posted inEnvironment, Politics
Vineyard Wind, backed by Baker, plays power politics
A SHARP-ELBOWED GAME of power politics surfaced publicly on Thursday as it became clear that Vineyard Wind, backed by Gov. Charlie Baker, had sought and failed to participate more fully […]
Posted inEnvironment
Homeowners, via Sunrun, participate in N.E. electricity auction
A SAN FRANCISCO COMPANY participated in this week’s New England electricity auction, agreeing to provide 20 megawatts of power from its 5,000 customers in the region. Sunrun Inc, participated in […]
Posted inTransportation
Central Mass. lawmakers oppose commuter rail fare hike
FIFTEEN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS lawmakers are asking transportation officials to scrap a proposed increase in commuter rail fares, saying it will “result in a disparate financial burden” on people in their […]
Posted inThe Back Story
At MassHousing, $10K for a send-off tribute
A clarification has been added to this story to more fully explain the nature of the party. THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING Finance Agency has been through a rough patch when it […]
Posted inThe Download
Rosa Parks resonates for the MBTA today
Thanks to a bill signed in January, the MBTA is displaying a permanent decal or utilizing LED boards on buses to recognize civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Parks was arrested […]
Posted inTransportation
Rosa Parks resonates for the MBTA today
THANKS TO A BILL signed in January, the MBTA is displaying a permanent decal or utilizing LED boards on buses to recognize civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Parks was arrested […]
Posted inEducation
Protesters say parking strike effective
THEY WERE OUT HOLDING SIGNS reading, “Monopoly, UMass Boston Edition,” and “You’re Driving Us Out.” The students, faculty, and staff of UMass Boston spent Wednesday outside the new on-campus West […]
Posted inPolitics
Fact-checking new poll on voter tax attitudes
A GROUP THAT GENERALLY sees eye-to-eye with Republican politicians in Massachusetts publicized a poll Wednesday that might suggest dismal support for Gov. Charlie Baker’s tax proposals. The poll indicated most […]
Posted inOpinion
Weekday sports victory parades have to stop
LET THE DAY be encapsulated by this message posted from the MBTA Commuter Rail’s twitter account at 8:10 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5: Update: Worcester Train 522 (5:20 pm inbound) […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. GOP’s unconvincing urban strategy
REPUBLICANS ACROSS THE NATION gleefully passed the popcorn this past weekend as they watched the spectacular fall of Ralph Northam, the Democratic governor of Virginia. Northam, who had defeated his […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker, bucking GOP, goes green
MUCH HAS BEEN made of Gov. Charlie Baker’s “evolution” on taxes, as the state’s Republican governor, seemingly liberated by his November reelection, has shed his longtime aversion to new revenue-raising […]
Posted inThe Download
Baker, bucking GOP, goes green
Much has been made of Gov. Charlie Baker’s “evolution” on taxes, as the state’s Republican governor, seemingly liberated by his November reelection, has shed his longtime aversion to new revenue-raising […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Rep seeks commission to study news business
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AT A TIME when acquisitions of local papers by international chains and waves of mass layoffs mean the news industry itself is often making headlines, a […]
Posted inEducation
Parking ‘strike’ called at UMass Boston
STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY at UMass Boston say they plan to hold a “parking strike” on Wednesday, urging people not to park at campus garages and lots where charges have […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
SJC weighs appropriate penalty for supplying heroin
HEROIN KILLED ERIC SINACORI, a 20-year-old University of Massachusetts Amherst student, who was found dead by his parents when they visited from New Jersey in October 2013. A medical examiner […]
Posted inThe Download
SJC weighs appropriate penalty for supplying heroin
Heroin killed Eric Sinacori, a 20-year-old University of Massachusetts Amherst student, who was found dead by his parents when they visited from New Jersey in October 2013. A medical examiner […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: GLT is the next big thing
FIRST CAME GLX, and now there’s GLT. The MBTA each year compiles a capital spending plan for the next five years. The current plan, which runs from fiscal 2019 through […]
Posted inPolitics
Weld rejoins Republican ranks
IT’S BEEN THE latest political parlor game to hit the presidential sweepstakes: Will former Massachusetts governor William Weld jump into the race and, if so, will it be as a […]
Posted inUncategorized
ML Strategies lobbying fees hit record level in 2018
ML STRATEGIES REPORTED nearly $5.2 million in lobbying fees last year, breaking the previous record of just over $4 million that the company set in 2016. The company, the lobbying […]