Healey is signaling that she might agree to purchase power from the Millstone nuclear power plant in Connecticut if in return Connecticut buys a chunk of the output of the proposed Vineyard Wind 2 wind farm off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.
Healey, Lamont eyeing possible nuclear/wind deal
Posted inPolitics
Political Notebook: Wilkerson lands perch at troubled nursing home
When a Suffolk Superior Court judge appointed Joseph Feaster as the receiver of the Boston facility in April, the well-known attorney immediately turned to an old friend for help.
Posted inOpinion
Let’s get real, the new housing bond law is just a start
Since 2010, landlords have raised rent by 55 percent on average for a two-bedroom apartment in Massachusetts, making our state one of the most expensive in the nation.
Posted inTransportation
With deficits looming at the T, no talk of spending cuts
MBTA officials are forecasting a nearly $700 million deficit in fiscal 2026, which begins next July. They also say the T will run short of cash to pay its bills some time between July and September next year.
Posted inSource Document
Did O’Brien commit ‘gross misconduct’? Read some of the documents yourself
With Shannon O’Brien expected to challenge the firing in court, some of the documents related to Goldberg’s investigation of O’Brien are starting to emerge.
Posted inGambling
Does living near a casino impact youth gambling habits?
A year-long study paid for with casino mitigation funds would explore how 14- to 25-year-olds in Charlestown experience gambling, their feelings about the Encore, and make recommendations about how the city of Boston can protect youths “from being harmed or exploited by gambling.”
Posted inCourts
SJC greenlights electric substation in E. Boston
The Conservation Law Foundation and the Chelsea-based advocacy group Greenroots had argued that the state’s Energy Facilities Siting Board approved the East Boston substation location – across the street from a school — without adequately considering “the equitable distribution of energy and environmental benefits and environmental burdens.”
Posted inOpinion
The busing crucible was Boston’s turning point
Busing was Boston’s Selma or Little Rock — an event which stained our city’s reputation around the world and a turning point that signaled a long-overdue series of changes that have radically reshaped Boston, for the better.
Posted inState Government
Healey spending bill bypasses climate talks in Legislature
Healey has expressed optimism that the Legislature will pass economic development legislation in a special session later this year, but the spending bill she filed on Wednesday suggested she isn’t confident that the House and Senate will reach a deal on climate legislation.
Posted inEducation
Busing woes remain a Boston constant
The first days of school this year in Boston have had little in common with the violence-wracked start to the school year 50 years ago. Except in one respect: The city’s fleet of yellow school buses continue to figure prominently in the headlines.
Posted inState Government
Fight between Goldberg, O’Brien heading to court
O’Brien’s attorney said on Tuesday that she plans to challenge the firing in court, a move that is likely to prolong chaos at the commission and bring all the messy details of the agency into public view.
Posted inOpinion
JD Vance has become a laugh line to some, but his stance on divorce is seriously dangerous
Vance’s long list of what women should not be allowed to control keeps getting longer: their bodies, their reproductive rights, who they marry, whether they have children (or cats) and now, whether they can divorce.
Posted inBallot Questions
Analysis says rideshare unionization question likely to trigger lawsuits
The proposed law, Question 3 on the ballot, would allow rideshare drivers in Massachusetts to form unions and collectively bargain with different rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft. The question would also ensure government oversight of negotiations to exempt the industry from core antitrust laws.
Posted inCourts
In case of $70,000 Tiffany ring, SJC judges fully engaged
Justices at the state’s highest court appear open to doing away with the traditional approach to answering a very niche question: should it matter whose fault it is when an engagement goes sour, even with a $70,000 diamond ring on the line?
Posted inArts and Culture
Boston to expand free museum program to non-BPS kids
A pilot program providing free access to a set of Boston museums to Boston Public Schools students will be expanded starting in 2025 to include all school-age children in the city.
Posted inEnergy
Are Healey and Lamont still in sync on offshore wind?
Lamont has given no explanation for his silence, but many assume he’s wary of announcing another offshore wind project at a time when electricity prices have spiked in his state.
Posted inOpinion
Trying to stem medical recidivism
There were more than 10 million people released from jails or houses of correction across the United States in 2019. Those first weeks and months are a particularly vulnerable time.
Posted inBallot Questions
Nearly $10m from unions, businesses floods into ballot questions
The Quincy-based Massachusetts Teachers Association provided $2 million in “in-kind” contributions, with the union helping pay for everything from consulting to polling, advertising, signature collection, staff travel, and mailings.
Posted inState Government
Goldberg fires Cannabis Commission chair O’Brien for ‘gross misconduct’
“I expect my appointee’s actions to be reflective of the important mission of the CCC and performed in a manner that incorporates the standards of professionalism required in today’s work environment,” the treasurer said in a statement.
Posted inEnergy
Big wind farm project in doubt
“We look forward to Connecticut’s forthcoming decision on the remainder of the procurement so that we can begin to deliver important economic and climate benefits to the region,” said Vineyard Offshore CEO Alicia Barton in a statement.