THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION said on Tuesday that a report released by the Environmental Defense Fund accusing Eversource Energy and Avangrid Inc. of artificially driving up electricity prices in […]
FERC calls report on Eversource, Avangrid flawed
Posted inTransportation
TransitMatters pushes ‘regional rail’
TRANSITMATTERS, a nonprofit known for delving into the nitty gritty of very specific transportation issues, went in a different direction on Tuesday, releasing a sweeping report calling for a multi-billion-dollar […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Pot board mandates medical set-aside
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HOPING TO ASSUAGE fears that medical marijuana patients could find their medicine in short supply when dispensaries begin selling to the newly-legal retail market, state pot […]
Posted inThe Download
The iron fist of Massport
Who would have thought Logan Airport and Massport would be the gold standard for airport operations? Perhaps we’re just too close or too jaded to give credit to a state agency […]
Posted inOpinion
Time to lift up Boston’s voc-tech high school
“SUCCESS IS TO BE measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life,” said Booker T. Washington, the famous turn-of-the-20th-century black educator, “as by the obstacles… overcome.” […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Is Keolis starting to turn a corner?
THE TREND LINES for commuter rail service are moving in a positive direction aside from a major setback during the severe cold spell in early January. Commuter rail officials are […]
Posted inTransportation
T director says new revenue not priority now
THE VICE CHAIRMAN of the MBTA’s oversight board said on Monday that the transit agency needs to execute on projects in the pipeline before considering whether new revenues are needed. […]
Posted inUncategorized
Pot board retreats on sweeping regs
THE COMMISSION OVERSEEING the nascent pot industry bowed to pressure from top elected leaders and put off approving home delivery and so-called “social consumption” cafes but voted to give minorities […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 86: Baker’s plea for patience on the T
On the Codcast, Setti Warren, the former mayor of Newton and a Democratic candidate for governor, and James Aloisi, the former secretary of transportation, said the MBTA needs to address […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Carvalho drops bid for Senate to make DA run
What follows is Rep. Evandro Carvalho’s statement on running for Suffolk County district attorney. EARLIER THIS MONTH, I launched my campaign for State Senate, eager to serve the people of […]
Posted inThe Download
Baker’s plea for patience on the T
Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration has spent three years whipping the MBTA into shape. Costs have been pared back and revenues have been increased — all so more money could be […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. dragging its feet on grid modernization
First in a three-part series IN RECENT YEARS, states across the country have been exploring how to keep pace with clean energy technologies that offer enormous promise to make the […]
Posted inOpinion
Outdated formula yields have and have-not schools
I TEACH SIXTH GRADE for the Waltham Public Schools. Recently, I got 50 new books for my class, enough for all of my students to use and to take home […]
Posted inOpinion
One woman’s to-do list for 2018
I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT where to focus my work and energy in 2018. I participated in the Women’s March last month, and was energized by the massive coming together of […]
Posted inThe Download
The cost of the drug war
Someday soon, perhaps even today, Supreme Court Justice Frank Graziano will sign an order dismissing charges against about 8,000 drug defendants whose cases were caught up in the misconduct by state […]
Posted inHealth Care
GIC health premiums will fall or stay flat
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ABOUT HALF THE MORE than 430,000 people covered by Group Insurance Commission plans will see a decrease in their premiums in fiscal 2019 and on average […]
Posted inThe Back Story
Special elections ready-made for insiders
THE CANDIDATES ARE off and running in the short sprint to the April 3 special election primary to fill the state Senate seat vacated in late January by Linda Forry. […]
Posted inThe Download
State pot bank a long shot
The chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission floated the idea of opening a state-run bank to serve marijuana businesses, but the idea faces a lot of hurdles. Steve Hoffman, […]
Posted inOpinion
The T is failing before our very eyes
IT WAS déjà vu all over again. Wednesday’s Red Line meltdown didn’t happen because of harsh winter weather. Ironically, it happened during a gloriously warm day in February, a day […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
McAuliffe says she’ll be the ‘progressive change candidate’ for DA
SHANNON MCAULIFFE may have to shift gears from a campaign that was preparing to challenge a 16-year incumbent to what is now a wide-open race for Suffolk County district attorney, […]
Posted inTransportation
Derailment at Andrew Station snarls commute
A NORTHBOUND RED LINE TRAIN derailed Wednesday morning at 9:20 a.m. as it approached Andrew Station, damaging about 300 feet of the electrified third rail and severely disrupting the morning […]
Posted inThe Download
The kids are all right
It’s always hard to know a particular moment in time is the turning point in a debate. In hindsight, marking the point is easy but in the midst of a […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Conley won’t seek reelection as Suffolk DA
SUFFOLK COUNTY District Attorney Daniel Conley shook up the legal landscape on Tuesday with word that he won’t seek reelection this fall. The news came as a longtime Boston defense […]
Posted inEnvironment
Eversource to seek Northern Pass reconsideration
EVERSOURCE ENERGY, which is facing a March 27 deadline to get its Northern Pass project back on track, is planning to ask a New Hampshire regulatory board to reconsider its […]