THE HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL breathes new life into an approach taken in the 2012 cost containment bill—using some Robin Hood-like assessments as a means to improve the financial plight […]
House bill plays Robin Hood on health care
Posted inEconomy
Paper cuts at the Herald
THE NEW OWNERS of the Boston Herald have told staff they will outsource all the paper’s advertising design and news page layout functions for the daily print edition to the […]
Posted inOpinion
Regulatory reset needed on Uber, self-driving cars
Second of two parts (First part can be found here.)Â MASSACHUSETTS STATE AND MUNICIPAL DECISION MAKERS must push a reset button and develop a template for a more comprehensive and […]
Posted inGambling
Wynn accused of reneging on $19m deal
THE DRAMA SURROUNDING the Wynn Resorts casino took another odd turn when one of the former owners of the Everett property on which the facility is being built alleged that […]
Posted inPolitics
Maine experiments with ranked-choice voting
Shawn Moody won the Republican nomination for governor of Maine on Tuesday, but he won’t know his Democratic opponent for several more days because of a new ranked-choice voting system that […]
Posted inThe Download
Maine experiments with ranked-choice voting
Shawn Moody won the Republican nomination for governor of Maine on Tuesday, but he won’t know his Democratic opponent for several more days because of a new ranked-choice voting system that […]
Posted inOpinion
Clouds over Mass. solar industry
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT, just a decade ago, seeing solar panels was a novelty in neighborhoods across Massachusetts. Today, that’s all changed. Solar projects are ubiquitous across the Commonwealth – […]
Posted inTransportation
Overhead wire shuts down Green Line
UNDERGROUND SERVICE on the Green Line was suspended for 2½ hours Tuesday morning when an overhead wire between Arlington and Copley Stations sustained damage that knocked out the system. Thousands […]
Posted inOpinion
TNCs existential threat to public transportation
First of two parts ADVOCACY IS WHAT LIKE-MINDED people do, usually in an organized fashion, to effect change in the way government or public policy impacts their lives. Advocacy can […]
Posted inPolitics
Poverty politics
For those who drive into downtown Boston for the workday – which is a commuting challenge even under normal conditions – the ride home Monday evening made most of them late […]
Posted inThe Download
Poverty politics
For those who drive into downtown Boston for the workday – which is a commuting challenge even under normal conditions – the ride home Monday evening made most of them late […]
Posted inOpinion
No 7th inning stretch needed, just clean energy home runs
This commentary was written by Joel Wool. I’VE NEVER BEEN A FAN of baseball metaphors. If we’re talking efficient use of energy rather than exercise or entertainment, it’s hard to […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Bus drivers not easy to hire
THE MBTA APPEARS to be having difficulty recruiting new bus drivers and keeping existing ones healthy and on the job. Bonnie Haase, the T’s assistant general manager for human resources, […]
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Globe drops suit vs. Sargent
THE BOSTON GLOBE dropped its suit against a former Boston.com editor and reporter to compel her to turn over information about her allegations of sexually suggestive texts from editor Brian […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 101: Salvucci takes new tack on West Station
Transportation guru Fred Salvucci said on the Codcast that the proposed West Station is needed now to deal with congestion in Kenmore Square and the Seaport District, not future congestion […]
Posted inTransportation
Salvucci takes new tack on West Station
Transportation guru Fred Salvucci said on the Codcast that the proposed West Station is needed now to deal with congestion in Kenmore Square and the Seaport District, not future congestion […]
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The Codcast: Salvucci takes new tack on West Station
Transportation guru Fred Salvucci said on the Codcast that the proposed West Station is needed now to deal with congestion in Kenmore Square and the Seaport District, not future congestion […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
DA forum reveals ‘sunlight’ between candidates
THERE APPEARS TOÂ be growing interest in the looming contest for Suffolk County district attorney, the first open race for the position in 16 years and an election coming amidst […]
Posted inOpinion
On clean energy, we need a 7th inning stretch
HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS we guard against exuberance and premature celebration. We know no lead is safe at Fenway Park, that it’s wrong to put away snow shovels on March 1, […]
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Untangling the McGrory-Sargent dispute
SHORTLY AFTER THANKSGIVING last year, amid the exploding #MeToo movement, the Boston Globe ran a blockbuster story about the husband of then-Senate president Stan Rosenberg allegedly sexually harassing at least […]
Posted inEnvironment, Politics
Senate bill would ramp up clean energy development
THE SENATE IS PREPARING to take up legislation that would dramatically ramp up the state’s development of clean energy, but many of the provisions in the bill have been derided […]
Posted inHealth Care
Trump finally pulls plug on Obamacare
President Trump is giving people more reasons to stay or move to Massachusetts. Late Thursday, the Justice Department announced it will no longer defend the provisions of the Affordable Care Act […]
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Trump finally pulls plug on Obamacare
President Trump is giving people more reasons to stay or move to Massachusetts. Late Thursday, the Justice Department announced it will no longer defend the provisions of the Affordable Care Act […]
Posted inGuns
Senate passes ‘extreme risk’ gun bill
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOTH BRANCHES OF THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE have now signed off on bills that would create a new judicial process designed to temporarily take guns away from […]