SOME OF THE SHORTCUTS in the democratic process we have come to take for granted – consolidated budget amendments, limitations on debate, and conference committees resolving differences in House and […]
Bruce Mohl
Bruce Mohl oversees the production of content and edits reports, along with carrying out his own reporting with a particular focus on transportation, energy, and climate issues.
He previously worked at the Boston Globe, where he spent nearly 30 years in a wide variety of positions covering business and politics. He covered the Massachusetts State House and served as the Globe’s State House bureau chief in the late 1980s. He also reported for the Globe’s Spotlight Team, winning a Loeb award in 1992 for coverage of conflicts of interest in the state’s pension system. He served as the Globe’s political editor in 1994 and went on to cover consumer issues for the newspaper.
Bruce is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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Red communities double; Lawrence cases keep rising
THE NUMBER of communities considered high risk for COVID-19 doubled again this week, while the number of deaths statewide continued to creep upward at a much slower pace. Three weeks […]
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Climate initiative could push gas prices higher than forecast
A REGIONAL EFFORT led by Gov. Charlie Baker to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on the carbon in vehicle fuels is likely to drive up the price […]
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Senate passes its own abortion budget amendment
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE approved an abortion access budget amendment on Wednesday that is similar to but not identical to an amendment passed by the House last week. The amendment, which […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack punts on Allston I-90 project
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Stephanie Pollack said she intends to postpone until next summer the selection of a preferred design for the so-called throat section of the I-90 Allston interchange, and may […]
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This second surge very different from first
MASSACHUSETTS IS IN THE MIDST of a second COVID-19 surge, but this one is very different from the last one. Last spring both cases and deaths skyrocketed. But this fall […]
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Senate abortion amendment differs from House’s in 1 key way
THE ABORTION ACCESS amendment the Senate is expected to take up on Tuesday mirrors the amendment approved by the House last week except for one provision – a broad statement […]
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Rep. Dooley to run for state GOP chair
REP. SHAWN DOOLEY of Norfolk announced Monday evening that he is running for the chairmanship of the Massachusetts Republican Party as a candidate who can bridge the divide between the […]
Posted inHealth Care
Baker implores Mass. residents to ‘get serious’
SOUNDING MORE and more like a coach trying to rally his team against a superior opponent, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday implored Massachusetts residents to take COVID-19 seriously. He said […]
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Baker hits the way the House passed abortion measure
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Friday declined to say whether he supports or opposes the abortion access measure passed by the House on Thursday, but he indicated he did not like […]
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Despite new metrics, high-risk COVID-19 communities double
THE NUMBER of communities at high risk for COVID-19 nearly doubled on Thursday even with a new set of metrics sharply raising the threshold for attaining that designation. The new […]
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House passes abortion access budget amendment
A LAME DUCK House passed a budget amendment Thursday night that would allow women as young as 16 to obtain abortions without parental or judicial approval and would also expand […]
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Baker slams Trump for stalling transition
GOV. CHARLIE BAKERÂ strongly criticized President Trump on Tuesday for stalling an orderly presidential transition process at a time when the nation is entering a critical period in the fight against […]
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Tran’s concession statement reflects his isolation
SEN. DEAN TRAN of Fitchburg posted a concession statement of sorts on Facebook over the weekend that seemed to capture the isolation he felt on Beacon Hill. Tran lost a […]
Posted inTransportation
T capital funding sources projected to fall off cliff
THE MBTA is preparing to cut service levels to deal with a budget shortfall looming over next year, but the Massachusetts Taxpayer Foundation warned members of the Fiscal and Management […]
Posted inTransportation
T proposes $128m in service cuts across system
THE MBTA on Monday proposed a series of major service cuts starting next spring and summer to right-size an agency that has lost roughly three-quarters of its ridership during the […]
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Red municipalities plummet with changed metrics
WITH THE NUMBER of Massachusetts communities considered high-risk for COVID-19 growing at an alarming rate, the Baker administration on Friday changed the metrics it uses to set risk levels and […]
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Baker says Trump’s conspiracy claims not supported by facts
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER criticized President Trump on Friday for suggesting there is some kind of national conspiracy going on related to the counting of votes across the country. Trump has […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA upping enforcement of face mask requirement
THE MBTA is upping enforcement of its face-mask requirement, requiring employees to confront passengers who are not wearing coverings that cover the nose and mouth. The T previously required passengers […]
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COVID-19 cases jump as new rules take effect
THE NUMBER of new COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts rose by 1,761 on Thursday, an increase of 132 over Wednesday’s number and the highest one-day jump since last spring. The higher […]
Posted inPolitics
Cronin edges Tran, but some ballots outstanding
DEMOCRAT NEWCOMER John Cronin appears to have defeated incumbent Sen. Dean Tran by 876 votes, but there’s some wiggle room in that number because the city of Fitchburg is waiting […]
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Baker election investments yield few gains
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER invested a lot of personal endorsements and about $900,000 in super PAC funds in mostly Republican Massachusetts political races, but the returns on Tuesday were fairly modest. […]
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Cronin declares victory; Sen. Tran not conceding
DEMOCRAT JOHN CRONIN was clinging to a tiny lead over Republican Sen. Dean Tran of Fitchburg early Wednesday morning, but Cronin said the trendlines were enough for him to declare […]
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Baker says masks key to ‘killing’ COVID-19
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Tuesday that Massachusetts could eradicate the coronavirus if all residents wore masks whenever they were near other people for 30 days. “If people would just […]