WE’RE ACCUSTOMED to winning in Massachusetts. The Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins have combined to earn 11 championships since 2000. No other region of the US comes close to […]
Mass. is in the fiscal stability cellar
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Compromise possible between Pelosi, Moulton
WHEN IT COMES to answering political questions, I find perspective and creativity can go a long way. Take, for example, the cathartic dispute between Nancy Pelosi and Seth Moulton—they, and […]
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Don’t wait, get screened early for lung cancer
LUNG CANCER is the leading cancer killer in the United States even though it is highly curable if detected at an early stage. Yet less than 2 percent of the […]
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New Bedford charter expansion ‘mind-boggling’
CHARTER SCHOOLS STARTED as a hopeful experiment in public education. But as is possible with any experiment, this one has failed. It’s time to move beyond the charter school debate […]
Posted inEconomy
Steelworkers call counter-proposal fair, reasonable
THE UNION LOCALS representing 1,250 locked-out steelworkers made a counter-proposal to National Grid on Wednesday but declined to provide any details about the terms of their offer. The two sides […]
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Malls reinventing themselves as ‘lifestyle centers’
WHEN NEWTON’S ATRIUM MALL croaked, I figured Spotify’s shopping playlists would soon enough feature a “Requiem for the Mall.” And a “Hymn for Amazon.” Surely, all the malls of my […]
Posted inTransportation
Mayors, city managers forming commuter rail coalition
MAYORS AND CITY MANAGERS across eastern Massachusetts are forming a coalition to advocate for the MBTA’s commuter rail system. Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, who is active in forming the coalition, […]
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This bud’s for you
The state’s legal marijuana era started with a bang, or, by mid-morning for some early customers, perhaps a buzz. There was a celebratory feel at the first two retail outlets […]
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This bud’s for you
THE STATE’S LEGAL MARIJUANA era started with a bang, or, by mid-morning for some early customers, perhaps a buzz. There was a celebratory feel at the first two retail outlets […]
Posted inEconomy
Weather doesn’t dampen first day of pot sales
PARIS COLEMAN DIDN’T even know how to pronounce Leicester, and most assuredly had never visited the aging mill city in the northern Blackstone River Valley. But the 26-year-old New England […]
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Union to offer Grid a counterproposal
STATE HOUSE NEWS NATIONAL GRID and representatives of its more than 1,200 locked-out gas workers plan to meet for more contract talks on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. “The union […]
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More work needed on Mass. reproductive laws
IN EARLY 2018, Donald Trump addressed an anti-choice rally, proclaiming “Americans are more and more pro-life, you see that all the time.” Not only was President Trump wrong about the […]
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Moulton coming under fire for Pelosi stance
US Rep. Seth Moulton is taking heat locally and in Washington for his opposition to Nancy Pelosi as the next House speaker, but his biggest problem seems to be the […]
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Moulton coming under fire for Pelosi stance
US Rep. Seth Moulton is taking heat locally and in Washington for his opposition to Nancy Pelosi as the next House speaker, but his biggest problem seems to be the […]
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Boston to boom, west and Cape shrink by 2040
THE STATE IS to grow by more than 13 percent by the year 2040 but much of that increase will balloon in and around Boston, with households shrinking and the […]
Posted inTransportation
Dukakis, Weld make last push for rail link
FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNORS Michael Dukakis and William Weld made one more push for state officials to revisit their $12 billion cost estimates for a connector tunnel between South and North […]
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Pols putting pressure on National Grid
Momentum seems to be building on Beacon Hill, particularly in the generally more conservative House, to hold a hearing on precedent-setting legislation that would thrust the state into the middle […]
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Pols putting pressure on National Grid
Momentum seems to be building on Beacon Hill, particularly in the generally more conservative House, to hold a hearing on precedent-setting legislation that would thrust the state into the middle […]
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Pot legalization exposes generation gap in local government
MORE THAN TWO YEARS after voters passed Question 4 to legalize adult-use cannabis, retail sales are about to finally begin. It promises to be a remarkable moment but also a […]
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Getting to better health care at lower cost
FOR YEARS, “MAUREEN” struggled to manage her diabetes while battling cardiac illness, asthma, and other chronic health issues. The 70-year-old Boston-area resident was not eating well and was severely overweight […]
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Politics, not law, guiding Healey on Exxon suit
IN THE AGE OF TRUMPISM, political and legal norms are regularly cast aside. The ends, we are told, justify the means. It is in this context that businesses, particularly manufacturers, […]
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Tackling transgender health disparities
MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS SOUNDLY rejected efforts to allow discrimination against transgender individuals – upholding the current law that protects them from unfair treatment. Despite this positive news, there are continuing efforts […]
Posted inEconomy
The lamp is lit
MORE THAN TWO years after voters approved legal recreational marijuana sales and use, the doors of the first retail outlets east of the Mississippi will finally swing open on Tuesday […]
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Let’s encourage offshore wind competition
THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR’S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced last month that it will auction three new wind energy lease areas off the Massachusetts coast, instead of the two […]