THE SENATE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY on Thursday to ban the use of non-disclosure agreements one day after the House overwhelmingly refused to take a similar action. “We are using public funds […]
House, Senate go different routes on non-disclosures
Posted inThe Back Story
Car-free development taking root
THE PROPOSAL FOR a five-story, 56-unit residential apartment building on Dorchester Avenue includes a lot of the amenities that are now standard features in new development projects: A ground-floor gym […]
Posted inOpinion
Spikes are not a solution to homelessness
SPIKES INSTALLED under a bridge send a clear message to those who have no home that they are not wanted. Spikes are not a solution, serving only to drive vulnerable […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
The ‘other’ housing crisis
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE YOU’VE LIKELY HEARD about the housing crisis in eastern Massachusetts, with too few units available and prices always on the rise. But a second housing crisis, […]
Posted inDrug Addiction
Pharma faces different type of drug trial
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME may be conducted in executive suites or empty speaking halls, but its victims can all too quickly wind up in the same place as those killed by a […]
Posted inThe Download
Pharma faces different type of drug trial
White-collar crime may be conducted in executive suites or empty speaking halls, but its victims can all too quickly wind up in the same place as those killed by a […]
Posted inPolitics
Rules debate spirited, but almost nothing changes
AN INFLUX OF NEW MEMBERS is changing the atmosphere of the House chamber, but in the first deliberations of the 2019-2020 session on Wednesday, Speaker Robert DeLeo and his Democratic […]
Posted inHealth Care
Bio folks cool to Baker drug proposal
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S proposal to rein in the cost of high-priced drug treatments got a cool reception on Wednesday at a MassBio policy breakfast, but most industry officials didn’t appear […]
Posted inEnvironment
Electricity storage takes key role in energy efficiency plan
STATE REGULATORS on Wednesday approved utility plans to spend nearly $2.8 billion of ratepayer money over the next three years on initiatives designed to curb energy consumption in the aggregate […]
Posted inTransportation
Pols shifting stances on Mattapan line
WHAT APPEARS to be the MBTA’s preferred option for service between Mattapan and Ashmont Station on the Red Line is gaining support from most elected officials representing the area. For […]
Posted inPolitics
Warren in the cross-hairs — where she wants to be
FIRST HOWARD SCHULTZ called her tax-the-rich plan “ridiculous” in an NPR interview Tuesday morning. Michael Bloomberg piled on later in the day in New Hampshire, saying it would set the […]
Posted inThe Download
Warren in the cross-hairs — where she wants to be
First Howard Schultz called her tax-the-rich plan “ridiculous” in an NPR interview Tuesday morning. Michael Bloomberg piled on later in the day in New Hampshire, saying it would set the […]
Posted inHealth Care
Trying to avoid falling off the cliff
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE for Mary Napolitano. The Somerville resident starts each month with $900 in Social Security income. Subtract $545 for rent and heat. Subtract a little more […]
Posted inPolitics
House rules debate could get lively
THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE on Wednesday is expected to vote on the rules it will operate under the next two years, but don’t expect the usual ho-hum debate. A group of […]
Posted inEducation
Time for Mass. to invest in a community schools strategy
STATE LEADERS BEGAN this year with a renewed commitment to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged students. But one proven approach to doing so has not gotten enough attention: community schools. […]
Posted inEducation
Charters facing backlash all over country
IT ALWAYS SEEMS to come back to charter schools. Los Angeles teachers went on strike for just over a week and the strike ended with the teachers getting much of […]
Posted inThe Download
Charters facing backlash all over country
It always seems to come back to charter schools. Los Angeles teachers went on strike for just over a week and the strike ended with the teachers getting much of […]
Posted inPolitics
State leaders preparing if federal government shuts down again
AFTER THE LONGEST government shutdown in the nation’s history strained the finances of federal workers going without pay, state leaders say they now have some plans in hand to help those […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Commuter ridership remains something of a mystery
MBTA OFFICIALS on Monday said commuter rail ridership increased 21.2 percent between 2012 and 2018, but it was unclear how big of a deal the increase was because conductor counts […]
Posted inGambling
Nevada gaming officials propose fine for Wynn Resorts
NEVADA GAMING OFFICIALS released a complaint against Wynn Resorts on Monday identifying at least seven instances where employees were either raped, forced into sexual relationships, or sexually harassed by Steve […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 136: Salvucci, Aloisi liken Pollack to Sargent
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack is being likened by two of her predecessors to former governor Frank Sargent for her decision to replace the elevated section of the Massachusetts Turnpike between Boston University […]
Posted inTransportation
T analysis: Time for long goodbye to Mattapan trolleys
AN MBTA ANALYSIS concludes the trolley line running between Mattapan and Ashmont Station on the Red Line requires a significant infrastructure investment over the next decade and suggests the historic-but-broken-down […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA proposes 6.3% increase in fares
THE MBTA on Monday proposed a 6.3 percent overall fare increase that would take effect July 1 and help offset rising spending levels for employee pensions and commuter rail, ferry, […]
Posted inTransportation
Salvucci, Aloisi liken Pollack to Sargent
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack is being likened by two of her predecessors to former governor Frank Sargent for her decision to replace the elevated section of the Massachusetts Turnpike between Boston University […]