GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said he plans to file legislation that would authorize the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to oversee the development of betting on professional sports and assess a 12.5 percent […]
Baker to file bill authorizing pro sports betting
Posted inPolitics
Animal House — the sequel
IN ONE OF the more bizarre State House stories in a long time, the Boston Globe is reporting that state Rep. Paul McMurtry of Dedham grabbed the “backside” of a […]
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Animal House — the sequel
In one of the more bizarre State House stories in a long time, the Boston Globe is reporting that state Rep. Paul McMurtry of Dedham grabbed the “backside” of a […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Public spaces define our identity
SOMETHING AT A RECENT exhibit at the Boston Public Library’s Leventhal Map Center caught my eye. In the dozens of maps that trace the city’s history over the centuries since […]
Posted inPolitics
Heroux repurposing mayoral emails for campaign
ATTLEBORO MAYOR PAUL HEROUX, in what may be a violation of the state’s conflict of interest law, is pulling the addresses off the emails he receives in his official mayoral […]
Posted inEducation
Trying times for Hampshire College
IT WAS STILL very much the thick of Eisenhower-era conformity, in 1958, when the presidents of Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst put […]
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Trying times for Hampshire College
It was still very much the thick of Eisenhower-era conformity, in 1958, when the presidents of Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst put […]
Posted inEducation
UMass Boston severs ties with Confucius Institute
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON has severed its ties with the Confucius Institute, an on-campus academic center funded by the Chinese government that has stirred controversy on campus and among […]
Posted inGambling
Baker names legal aide to head Gaming Commission
WITH COMPLEX DECISIONS over the future of the nearly completed casino in Everett and the possibility of casino gaming in southeastern Massachusetts looming, Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday appointed someone […]
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Local cannabis company sells to Ga. firm
HERE COMES MORE Big Marijuana. A Georgia company with a big-time capital investor and marijuana operations in Florida, Texas, and Nevada announced on Monday that it has signed a deal […]
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Local cannabis company sells to Ga. firm
Here comes more Big Marijuana. A Georgia company with a big-time capital investor and marijuana operations in Florida, Texas, and Nevada announced on Monday that it has signed a deal […]
Posted inEducation
Riley proposes novel solution to charter school battle
WHEN JEFF RILEY was named state education commissioner a year ago this month, he vowed to try to heal the divisions that have plagued the education world — between charter […]
Posted inOpinion
ISO should call for offshore wind transmission discussion
NEW ENGLAND is in the midst of an energy sea change. Brought about by the people of the region acting through their elected officials, states in the region have passed […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Baker: My hands were tied on compressor station
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said Monday he “basically had no choice” but to approve air quality permits for a natural gas compressor station in Weymouth given the […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Keolis posts best on-time month
THE MBTA’S COMMUTER RAIL rail system in December posted its best on-time performance month in the last 4½ years, with trains delivering passengers within five minutes of the scheduled arrival […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 134: Getting to yes on new education funding
State leaders appear to be serious about finally passing new legislation this year that would update the state’s education funding formula for K-12 schools. But exactly what would a new funding bill […]
Posted inTransportation
New Orange Line cars to be delayed
A HOLDUP IN THE TESTING of a new vehicle signal system will delay the introduction of new Orange Line cars by at least eight to 10 weeks, MBTA officials said […]
Posted inEducation
Getting to yes on new education funding
STATE LEADERS appear to be serious about finally passing new legislation this year that would update the state’s education funding formula for K-12 schools. But exactly what would a new funding […]
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The Codcast: Getting to yes on new education funding
State leaders appear to be serious about finally passing new legislation this year that would update the state’s education funding formula for K-12 schools. But exactly what would a new […]
Posted inOpinion
Rethinking a very unacceptable roadway
TAKE A WALK with me. Let’s start at the exit from the Science Park Green Line station in Boston. Wait for the pedestrian signal to go west, then cross two […]
Posted inOpinion
In the face of climate change, Bostonians need to call a retreat
2018 WILL APPEAR in retrospect as the year when climate change became a daily reality and not some debatable future possibility. Jurisdictions across the globe are now struggling with planning […]
Posted inOpinion
Let’s get off the ranked choice bandwagon
CONGRATULATIONS to US Rep. Jared Golden, who defeated incumbent Republican congressman Bruce Poliquin through the magic of ranked-choice voting. Poliquin had the lead after the first count last November, with […]
Posted inPolitics
Pressley moving from Dorchester home
AYANNA PRESSLEY is on the move in more ways than one. Sworn in last week as the new representative for the 7th Congressional District and now dividing her time between […]
Posted inEconomy
Private management of water systems can pay off
OVER THE PAST few decades, a growing number of municipalities in Massachusetts and across the US have attempted to reduce costs by turning to private companies to operate their water, […]