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, […]
McAuliffe says she’ll be the ‘progressive change candidate’ for DA
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 […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 85: Outsourcing works at other transit agencies
On this week’s Codcast, Josh Fairchild and Jim Aloisi of TransitMatters interview David Bragdon, the executive director of TransitCenter in New York City, and Neil Smith, the executive director of […]
Posted inThe Download
The Codcast: Outsourcing works at other transit agencies
This week’s Codcast suggests Massachusetts has a lot of work to do when it comes to farming out government work to private contractors. The Legislature granted the MBTA a three-year […]
Posted inOpinion
With more control, communities choose clean energy
ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, COMMUNITIES are taking control over where their energy comes from. By leveraging local bulk purchasing power, more than 100 towns and cities in the Bay State have increased […]
Posted inGambling
A campaign that may be all about nuance
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ON THE BANKS of the Mystic River, workers have been building a structure envisioned by Steve Wynn, the casino magnate who recently relinquished control of his […]
Posted inOpinion
He brought Boston back from the brink
FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER Boston television news in the pre-cable days, Jack Hynes was a powerful media presence for decades. He anchored the news with a gravitas that made you […]
Posted inOpinion
Millionaire tax wrong way to play Robin Hood
THE MILLIONAIRE TAX is a brilliantly marketed bad idea. It’s hard not to find appeal in the concept of higher taxes on top earners when income disparity has grown dramatically […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker selects backup for Northern Pass
THE MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY PROCUREMENT took another odd turn on Friday as officials entered into contract negotiations with a second transmission company with ties to Hydro-Quebec while giving Northern Pass […]
Posted inOpinion
Winter costs make region cold for business
TO SAY THAT this has been a tough winter is an understatement. Already, we’ve seen record cold snaps, soaring energy bills and story after story about how Massachusetts has burned […]
Posted inOpinion
Storage, not new pipelines, is the answer
MASSACHUSETTS POLICYMAKERS face a serious choice in 2018: do they meet impending reliability challenges with 20th Century technologies that require interminable and inevitable battles over infrastructure siting, or do they […]
Posted inThe Download
Death spiral in Worcester?
In Worcester, officials are worried that their transit agency may be in the midst of a death spiral. With state funding trending downward the last four years, the Worcester Regional […]
Posted inEnvironment
Healey unveils new renewable energy targets
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY on Thursday said Massachusetts should meet 50 percent or more of its electric power needs with renewable energy by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. She […]
Posted inThe Back Story
Find Mass. money – and then wait
If you have unclaimed property listed with the state treasurer’s office, don’t make plans to spend it – or even get it – any time soon. After years of urging people to […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. Fiscal Alliance’s hollow defense of dark money
THE DARK MONEY political operation Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance has been mounting a campaign against regulatory changes proposed by the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to enhance disclosure of money […]
Posted inThe Download
Radio sensitivity
Radio, like all aspects of the media not created or controlled by the internet, is feeling the pressure to show results. Nowhere is that more apparent than talk radio and […]
Posted inOpinion
Downsides of minimum wage boost and paid family leave
FOR MASSACHUSETTS small businesses, 2018 is shaping up to be a potentially devastating year. A coalition backed by big labor is making a strong push for both a $15 minimum […]
Posted inPolitics
Pressley: ‘I can’t and won’t wait my turn’
AYANNA PRESSLEY SUCCINCTLY handicapped her race for Congress in her formal kickoff speech on Tuesday night. “Our campaign won’t be easy,” she told 300 supporters at a Cambridge restaurant. “We’re […]
Posted inOpinion
Decisive action needed on Northern Pass
FRIDAY’S NEWS OF a stalemate among the Commonwealth’s utilities about what to do next regarding the denial of a crucial siting permit for Northern Pass highlights the shortcomings of the […]
Posted inThe Download
Whither the Herald?
When your head is on the chopping block, does it really matter who’s wielding the ax? That may be a bit of a harsh metaphor for the sale of the Boston […]
Posted inPolitics
Orrall announces challenge to Goldberg
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE REP. KEIKO ORRALL, a Lakeville Republican, launched her statewide campaign for treasurer on Tuesday promising to bring a “fiscally conservative” approach to an office that […]