US REP. SETH MOULTON on Tuesday called the expansion of South Station “a massive waste of $2 billion” and criticized the Baker administration for suggesting that it might be possible […]
Moulton: South Station expansion massive waste of $2b
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Pot sale prohibitions spread
Voters approved recreational marijuana last November, but is it possible that buying pot won’t be that easy? Foxboro on Monday night became the latest town to ban recreational marijuana growing […]
Posted inTransportation
Keolis met locomotive requirement last week
The MBTA’s commuter rail operator met its requirement for ready-to-go locomotives all last week for the first time since January, T officials said on Monday. Keolis Commuter Services is contractually […]
Posted inTransportation
Pollack takes issue with N-S Rail Link backers
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY STEPHANIE POLLACK said on Monday that she saw no inconsistency in pushing ahead with a $2 billion plan to expand South Station even as the state is spending […]
Posted inEnvironment, Transportation
Greenway sought 10 more years of state funding
UNDER PRESSURE TO WEAN ITSELF off of state funding this year, the nonprofit that runs the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway instead made a pitch to keep state funds flowing for […]
Posted inPolitics
Brown seeks donors for group attacking Warren
A CONSERVATIVE MASSACHUSETTS political action committee has sent out a fundraising request attacking Sen. Elizabeth Warren that includes an appeal to donors from former US senator Scott Brown, whose nomination as […]
Posted inEducation, Politics
Revisiting the Question 2 messaging battle
CONFUSION IS THE ENEMY if you’re trying to build support for change. Local media still matters. And when it comes to education, voters will trust the word of their local […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 47: Probation, patronage, and power struggles
Patronage, no matter how blatant or unsavory, is not a crime. At least that’s what a federal appeals court ruled recently in overturning the convictions of former Probation commissioner Jack […]
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Changing voting rites
Instead of heading out for a Sunday walk in the park, would the ability to head out for a Sunday stroll to the polls make a difference in voter turnout? […]
Posted inOpinion, Transportation
One payment system is needed for all transportation
ONE OF THE IRONIES of the advancements in mobility over the last decade has been the driving force of competition involved – and perhaps no development has affected the recent […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
False business narrative on millionaire’s tax
IN A RECENT Boston Business Journal article, John Fish, owner of construction giant Suffolk Construction, said that if the state’s voters pass the so-called “millionaire’s tax,” which would provide additional […]
Posted inOpinion, Transportation
LAZ surprised at MBTA theft lawsuit
What follows is a statement issued Friday by Jeff Karp, president and co-founder of LAZ Parking, which was sued on Thursday by the MBTA. Here is the CommonWealth story on the lawsuit. […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
In some cases, let the machines take over
IN MY FIELD, the lost art of listening is vital to greater learning and understanding. As a doctor, I’ve spent more than two decades listening closely to better understand when […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
The Codcast: Probation, patronage, and power struggles
Patronage, no matter how blatant or unsavory, is not a crime. At least that’s what a federal appeals court ruled recently in overturning the convictions of former Probation commissioner Jack […]
Posted inEducation
State’s highest-paid employee survived 2 bad reviews
THE STATE’S HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEE the past four years managed to hang onto his million-dollar-a-year job even after receiving back-to-back unsatisfactory performance reviews. Derek Kellogg, the former UMass men’s basketball […]
Posted inTransportation
T sues LAZ, its former parking lot operator
THE MBTA SUED its former private parking lot operator on Thursday, seeking the recovery of millions of dollars allegedly stolen by the firm’s employees over a three-year period. If the […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service, The Download
Beacon Hill budget blues
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Actually, don’t. But the temptation is understandable, as state officials do their best impression of a broken record and once again announce […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Economy booms but state tax take craters
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE BUDGET PROBLEMS worsened considerably Wednesday after cratering April tax collections widened the revenue gap in this year’s budget and called into question assumptions for next […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
‘Wraparound’ services helping kids succeed
WHEN CHILDREN WALK into their schools, they make everyone feel what they feel. Teachers, principals, even superintendents can all feel the burdens students carry, especially those who struggle with poverty […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
Union-only deal sent Wynn casino costs soaring
FEW WOULD DOUBT that developer Steve Wynn is a very savvy guy. It turns out, though, he’s getting a lesson in competition and how his own decisions have helped lead […]
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A shameful record
The renowned sports philosopher Duane Charles Parcells has often noted that no matter what image one might project on the outside, people cannot escape the reality of their true being. […]
Posted inHealth Care
Amgen offering money-back guarantee
Amgen, a California-based biopharmaceutical company, is offering a money-back guarantee to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and any of its members who use the company’s expensive cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha and fail […]
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Moulton getting mentions
He didn’t get mentioned until the fourteenth paragraph of a very speculative story in the New York Times about who the Democrats might run for president in 2020, but that […]
Posted inOpinion, Transportation
Lessons from the collapse of Bridj
THE STARTUP MOBILITY COMPANY that tested the potential for innovation in the transportation sector announced on Sunday that it was shutting down effective immediately. Bridj might have changed the face […]