STATE CAMPAIGN finance regulators handled a case 26 years ago in which the circumstances were similar to a situation today involving Republican Sen. Ryan Fattman and his wife, Stephanie Fattman, […]
Bruce Mohl
Bruce Mohl oversees the production of content and edits reports, along with carrying out his own reporting with a particular focus on transportation, energy, and climate issues.
He previously worked at the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper.
Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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Baker notes: Governor OK with Northeastern vaccine requirement
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER appeared to have no problem on Tuesday with Northeastern University requiring students to be vaccinated by the first day of the fall semester, even though he has […]
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Was the Sutton GOP Town Committee just a conduit?
REPUBLICAN STEPHANIE FATTMAN seemed poised to easily win reelection last year as register of probate in Worcester County. She had a pile of campaign cash, the name recognition of an […]
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Baker pulls plug on Springfield biomass power plant
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION pulled the plug on a controversial biomass power plant in Springfield on Friday amid growing pushback from opponents who viewed the burning of wood to produce electricity […]
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Laborers union local backs Santiago
JON SANTIAGO, a state rep trying to build a broader base of support in Boston for his run for mayor, got a lift on Friday when a union local with […]
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Mandatory vaccination debate is percolating
AS MORE AND MORE people get vaccinated, questions on what to do with people who refuse to get their shot(s) keep coming up. Should vaccinations be optional, required, or just […]
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Baker: More J&J vaccines are on the way
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said the federal government will ship 10 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to states next week, with more than 100,000 doses slated for Massachusetts. […]
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Judge rules against Fattmans in campaign finance case
A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE on Tuesday refused to prohibit the head of the Office of Campaign and Political Finance from referring the results of his investigation of Sen. Ryan Fattman […]
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Lynch warns of reliance on China for PPE
US REP. STEPHEN LYNCH Â issued a call on Tuesday for all recipients of federal aid under the American Rescue Plan Act to boycott Chinese personal protection equipment and buy American. […]
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Hynes vaccination site to administer 7,000 shots a day
AN EIGHT-WEEK federal-state pilot vaccine program at the Hynes Convention Center will begin administering 7,000 shots a day starting Wednesday and then next week begin diverting roughly 2,000 doses a […]
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Following the money in Fattman campaign finance fight
A CHART CONTAINED in the regulations for the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance would appear to play a central role in the ongoing dispute the office is having […]
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T notes: Train derailed while using 46-year-old switch
MBTA OFFICIALS said the new Orange Line train that derailed on March 16 did so in a work zone near Wellington Station while moving slowly from one track to another […]
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Amid shortage of riders, T to restore service
MBTA OFFICIALS said on Monday that they plan to restore bus, subway, and commuter rail service to pre-pandemic levels as soon as possible even though they are forecasting that ridership […]
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How to build an industry to support offshore wind
AFTER SIGNING the climate change bill into law on Friday, Gov. Charlie Baker and House Speaker Ron Mariano began an interesting discussion about how the state should go about building […]
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Film tax credit backers say they have the votes
SUPPORTERS OF THE state’s film tax credit, which came under fire this week from a commission examining Massachusetts tax breaks, say they have the votes to pass legislation that would […]
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Virus notes: Baker shows interest in vaccine pass
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER indicated on Thursday that he is interested in so-called vaccine passes that could be used for travel or to gain access to public venues, but he said […]
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Commission raises flags on film, alcohol, Fidelity tax breaks
A COMMISSION ESTABLISHED to review the effectiveness of special tax breaks issued by the state of Massachusetts raised serious concerns in its initial report about measures benefitting the film, alcohol, […]
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Baker not interested in vaccine mandates – for now
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER isn’t interested in requiring public-facing employees to get vaccinated, at least right now. And he’s got a problem with public officials who use their position to cut […]
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Virus Notes: Senator calls for vaccine passes
SEN. BARRY FINEGOLD of Andover urged the Baker administration on Tuesday to develop some sort of identification that could be used to prove a person has been vaccinated against COVID-19 […]
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Should we still call it ‘commuter’ rail?
THE MBTA is launching a fairly radical change to its commuter rail operations on April 5, running fewer trains at the traditional morning and evening peaks and spreading service out […]
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Somerset struggles amid slow rollout of offshore wind
WHEN A ST. LOUIS company bought the massive coal-fired Brayton Point power plant in Somerset in 2018, the firm was viewed far and wide as a white knight riding to […]
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Beacon Hill’s public health priorities
THE COCHAIRS of the Legislature’s Public Health Committee say inequity is their top concern in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The COVID epidemic […]
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Baker administration ‘very pleased’ with climate change bill
WITH BOTH BRANCHES of the Legislature approving climate change legislation by veto-proof majorities, the Baker administration on Thursday declared victory and signaled that the governor will sign the bill into […]
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Nearly a fifth of state’s mayors stepping down
EIGHT MASSACHUSETTS  mayors – nearly a fifth of all the mayors in the state – have announced they are stepping down this year. Five of them, including Thomas Bernard of […]