I THINK IT’S SOME SORT of dystopian rule that the things with the most innocuous names often have the most pernicious effects. The newest entrant into that category is the […]
White supremacy fuels ‘public charge’ proposal
Posted inCriminal Justice
Who’s guarding the guards?
CONCERN OVER THE behavior of those who are charged with enforcing behavior norms on others has probably been around as long as humans have set up such systems. Capturing that […]
Posted inThe Download
Who’s guarding the guards?
Concern over the behavior of those who are charged with enforcing behavior norms on others has probably been around as long as humans have set up such systems. Capturing that […]
Posted inPolitics
Correia arrested on federal fraud charges
FEDERAL AGENTS ARRESTED Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia early Thursday morning and charged him with defrauding investors in a company he started as a teenager, then using the money to “pay […]
Posted inHealth Care
Council imposes new conditions on BI-Lahey merger
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE NEW CONDITIONS IMPOSED Wednesday on a pending 13-hospital merger are “unprecedented,” according to the executive set to helm the new system, who said the terms and […]
Posted inPolitics
MA Fiscal sues to block ad disclosures
THE CONSERVATIVE MASSACHUSETTS FISCAL ALLIANCE is suing to block enforcement of a state law requiring the organization to attach a list of its top five donors and a statement of […]
Posted inOpinion
Did primary turnout in Boston mark a turning point?
RECENT ELECTION RETURNS have generated much discussion as to a change in voting patterns in Massachusetts and elsewhere across the country. The research we have done over a period of […]
Posted inPolitics
Gonzalez: Records destruction bid suggests cover-up
DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE Jay Gonzalez on Wednesday accused the State Police of attempting to cover up corruption within the agency by destroying payroll and attendance records and urged the inspector […]
Posted inPolitics
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em – at home
In the language of the emerging marijuana industry, where cannabis is the preferred term, they are called social consumption sites. Years ago, we would have called them pot bars. The cafes […]
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Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em – at home
In the language of the emerging marijuana industry, where cannabis is the preferred term, they are called social consumption sites. Years ago, we would have called them pot bars. The cafes […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics
State police sought to destroy Logan pay records
STATE POLICE OFFICIALS tried to destroy 12 boxes of payroll files for detail and roster assignments involving its embattled division at Logan Airport but were blocked because of the ongoing […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 118: Lindstrom, Adrien dissect their races
Even in a year when women are expected to make strong political gains, there are no guarantees. Beth Lindstrom, who came in third in the Republican primary for US Senate, […]
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Lindstrom, Adrien dissect their races
Even in a year when women are expected to make strong political gains, there are no guarantees. Beth Lindstrom, who came in third in the Republican primary for US Senate, […]
Posted inThe Download
The Codcast: Lindstrom, Adrien dissect their races
Even in a year when women are expected to make strong political gains, there are no guarantees. Beth Lindstrom, who came in third in the Republican primary for US Senate, […]
Posted inHealth Care
Time for Baker to step up on health care
FOR THE BETTER part of this decade, Massachusetts had been on a roll regarding its health system’s performance. Since passage of the 2006 universal health insurance law, we’ve been tops […]
Posted inOpinion
Question 1 bad for care, nursing education
IMPROVING PATIENT CARE and supporting healthcare workers should always be the top priorities when making changes to today’s health care system. I am a nurse and educator with 40 years […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
DPU puts Natl. Grid on notice after incident
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AFTER FIELDING DOZENS of safety complaints filed in recent weeks by locked-out National Grid workers, state officials on Monday announced that a natural gas pressurization incident […]
Posted inUncategorized
Ørsted to buy Deepwater Wind for $510m
TWO OF THE BIGGER PLAYERS in the emerging US offshore wind industry are combining forces, as the Denmark-based Ørsted announced an agreement on Monday to purchase Deepwater Wind of Rhode […]
Posted inOpinion
Don’t put a price cap on people’s lives
WHEN A PERSON is first diagnosed with epilepsy their world is turned upside down. The questions come fast and furious. What does this mean for my life? Will I die […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. leading way on reining in health care costs
THE CONSTITUENCIES THAT CAME together to gain passage of the state’s landmark universal health care law in 2006 — consumers, employers, providers, insurers — were justifiably proud of our achievement. […]
Posted inOpinion
Gas explosions show how dangerous the fuel is
THE CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION in late September held a meeting in Lawrence to highlight the work of our community partners there. Just as these groups began their presentations, natural gas-fueled […]
Posted inOpinion
Get your hands dirty, plant a garden
THE SEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY GARDEN movement were planted in the counterculture of places like 1970s New York City, among “guerrilla gardeners”—daring green thumbs who didn’t always wait for permission […]
Posted inPolitics
Baker getting nicked by those around him
NOVEMBER 6 CAN’T come soon enough for Gov. Charlie Baker. The Republican who is more popular with Democrats than his own party is getting nicked by clouds of scandal around him […]
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Baker getting nicked by those around him
November 6 can’t come soon enough for Gov. Charlie Baker. The Republican who is more popular with Democrats than his own party is getting nicked by clouds of scandal around him […]