THE FINDINGS OF the recent Boston Area Research Initiative report on equity in the Boston Public Schools assignment plan – the Home Based Assignment plan – were for the most […]
Report on Boston school assignment plan is troubling
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Baker and Lyons — match made in need
GOV. CHARLIE BAKERÂ is taking heat for traveling to Andover Monday night to appear at a fundraiser for Rep. Jim Lyons, a Republican whose conservative politics and take-no-prisoners style on […]
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Baker and Lyons — match made in need
Gov. Charlie Baker is taking heat for traveling to Andover Monday night to appear at a fundraiser for Rep. Jim Lyons, a Republican whose conservative politics and take-no-prisoners style on […]
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Something’s new this year at UMass Boston
NEXT WEEK, as students return to University of Massachusetts Boston, a number of them will do something no one has done in the school’s history: Live on campus. For the […]
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Beacon Hill incumbents flex financial muscle
UPDATED AT 7 A.M. TUESDAY BEACON HILL INCUMBENTS facing a primary challenge from within their own party outspent their opponents by an overwhelming margin this year, according to campaign finance […]
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Filling the liberal black hole
THOUGH IT’S DRAWN LITTLE NOTICE east of I-495, the race to succeed former senator Stanley Rosenberg of Amherst has captured the rapt attention of many voters here, who see their […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 112: Is change in the air?
Will this be a change election in Massachusetts? A lot of political energy has been unleashed in reaction to Donald Trump’s election two years ago. Nationally, Democrats are hoping it […]
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The Codcast: Is change in the air?
Will this be a change election in Massachusetts? A lot of political energy has been unleashed in reaction to Donald Trump’s election two years ago. Nationally, Democrats are hoping it […]
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Lawmakers have more work to do on energy
AS IT ALWAYS DOES, the summer’s legislative session on Beacon Hill concluded with a flurry of activity, ending with a number of bills sent to Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk on […]
Posted inEnvironment
Mass. makes unsteady progress on emissions
MASSACHUSETTS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS increased for the fourth year in a row in 2015, but state officials are forecasting a downturn when numbers are crunched for 2016, according to an […]
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Meehan puts students, faculty last
MARTY MEEHAN’S FAILURES as president of the University of Massachusetts system have been big news lately. A controversial land grab to benefit Amherst at the expense of other campuses and […]
Posted inNews Analysis
Surprise! Mass. Dems don’t want to abolish ICE
FOLLOW TWITTER TRENDS and cable news discussion, and you’d think the Democratic base was all-in on the idea of abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Indeed, even national polling […]
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Women haven’t come a long way in politics, baby
THERE IS A MINDSET that, with the extraordinary number of women running for office in local, state, and federal elections this year, it’s causing a problem for women’s groups and female […]
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Women haven’t come a long way in politics, baby
THERE IS A MINDSET that, with the extraordinary number of women running for office in local, state, and federal elections this year, it’s causing a problem for women’s groups and female […]
Posted inEnvironment
Will MA hydro contract increase, or decrease, emissions?
MASSACHUSETTS SIGNED a $16 billion, 20-year contract to import hydro-electricity from Quebec to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but energy advocates and other power generators are saying the deal is unlikely […]
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MGM, preparing to open, has feisty words for CT rivals
LET THE CASINO wars begin. The MGM Springfield casino is about to open, and at a press conference on Thursday several officials made clear that the battle is on with […]
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Gas pains
As the National Grid lockout of 1,200 gas workers nears two months, there is growing pressure on the company by local officials to end the impasse. But there doesn’t seem to […]
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National Grid lockout of 1,200 workers drags on
As the National Grid lockout of 1,200 gas workers nears two months, there is growing pressure on the company by local officials to end the impasse. But there doesn’t seem to […]
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State commits $2.6m for how-to-recycle initiative
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AS CHINESE GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS on the import of recycled paper and plastics drive up recycling processing costs in America, a new state effort is attempting to […]
Posted inEconomy
Triple-A duel: Zimbalist vs. Matheson
ANDREW ZIMBALIST HAS made a name for himself as a leading critic of public spending on private sports enterprises. The Smith College economist has long been one of the most […]
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All the president’s mess
IT’S ABSURD to think a president could ever be impeached for lying about sex. Or so was the prevailing wisdom until it happened in 1998 to Bill Clinton. Twenty years […]
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All the president’s mess
It’s absurd to think a president could ever be impeached for lying about sex. Or so was the prevailing wisdom until it happened in 1998 to Bill Clinton. Twenty years […]
Posted inTransportation
Accounting maneuvers, one-time gains helped balance T budget
WITH GOV. CHARLIE BAKER running for reelection, the MBTA balanced its budget for the first time in a decade by using a series of accounting maneuvers and one-time revenue gains. […]
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Baker: Dangerousness hearings a priority
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE EXPECTED TO TALK about cancer research and philanthropy, Gov. Charlie Baker instead found himself Tuesday morning trying to earn support from a sports talk radio show […]