College campuses, often held up as the ideal locales for free-flowing discussions, are circling the wagons around students some say are too sensitive to hear discussions on issues that could […]
A finger on the trigger warning
Posted inPolitics
Joyce absolved of wrongdoing
SEN. BRIAN JOYCE obtained all the required permits to renovate his home, according to a report by the Milton Town Administrator that rebuts questions raised in a newspaper article over whether the lawmaker clandestinely […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Boston police unions overstate case for “long guns”
BOSTON POLICE UNIONS got quite a bit of attention last month when the presidents of three unions cosigned a letter to Mayor Martin Walsh and Police Commissioner William Evans demanding more patrol […]
Posted inEnvironment
Offshore wind firms eye New Bedford
STATE OFFICIALS ON TUESDAY signed a non-binding letter of intent with three companies who all agreed to use the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as a staging area if they […]
Posted inThe Download
Johnson-Weld ticket in danger
The first presidential debate is just 20 days away and right now it appears Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will have the stage all to themselves. Libertarian candidate […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion, Politics
Labor is the backbone of democracy
THIS LABOR DAY, if you want a close up view of our nation’s widening chasm between the rich and the rest of us, all you have to do is take […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Top Baker aides on party guest list
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE LIST OF GUESTS invited to the July 3 bash thrown by two top Department of Conservation and Recreation officials using state resources is a veritable […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
Blacks need to be savvier political players
LATELY, DONALD TRUMP has been making appeals to black voters. His argument to African-Americans is that the Democratic Party relies on black voters, but has failed to improve their economic […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
Time to raise up Boston workers
THE BOSTON OFFICE market is booming. Multinational pharmaceutical companies continue to expand, top students continue to flock to world-class higher education institutions, and cutting-edge tech companies and new start-ups show […]
Posted inThe Codcast
Episode 17: Eldridge stirs things up
State Sen. Jamie Eldridge has managed to liven up a quiet August on Beacon Hill. The Acton Democrat shared some thoughts on Democratic Party politics with an email to fellow […]
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The Codcast: Eldridge stirs things up
State Sen. Jamie Eldridge has managed to liven up a quiet August on Beacon Hill. The Acton Democrat shared some thoughts on Democratic Party politics with an email to fellow […]
Posted inPolitics
A debate with a twist
This story has been updated to reflect correct PAC spending by the Massachusetts Teachers Association. KICKING OFF THE Labor Day weekend will be a debate Friday between combatants in a […]
Posted inDrug Addiction, Politics, State House News Service
Pot campaign bashed for appeal
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A FUNDRAISING APPEAL from the marijuana legalization campaign has drawn the ire of health care professionals and parents of children who died from opioid addiction after […]
Posted inDrug Addiction, State House News Service
Healey cuts deal with CVS on opioids
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE CVS PHARMACY will require its staff to check the state’s prescription monitoring program database before filling certain abuse-associated opioid prescriptions under a newly announced settlement with […]
Posted inThe Back Story
Plan B for a pipeline
ONE OF THE BIG MYSTERIES on Beacon Hill is how Gov. Charlie Baker is going to accomplish one of his top remaining energy priorities – building a new natural gas […]
Posted inThe Download
Not very candid camera talk from police union
If the topic weren’t so serious, the situation would be laughable. In the wake of rising national concern over police conduct, in particular in dealings in the black community, law […]
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Baker says DCR suspensions send right message
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Wednesday applauded one of his cabinet secretaries for handing out one-week suspensions without pay to the top two officials at the Department of Conservation and Recreation […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics
DeLeo pays Mintz another $100,000
HOUSE SPEAKER ROBERT DELEO’S campaign committee paid $100,000 in legal fees at the end of March to the same Boston law firm that represented him previously in his legal battles […]
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Baker is right; we need gas pipeline
Gov. Charlie Baker is right to push for a new natural gas pipeline. His support for renewable energy – solar and wind – is fully compatible with his support for […]
Posted inState House News Service, The Download
Paul LePage, a solitary man
Who does Maine Gov. Paul LePage remind you of? If you said no one, go to the head of the class. While some have compared the bombastic LePage to the […]
Posted inEnvironment
Firm pays $5.5m to resolve Plum Island concerns
A BOSTON ENGINEERING FIRM on Tuesday agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle allegations that it failed to make sure contractors complied with the company’s own design specifications in building […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
Rivera to LePage: Your comments help no one
The following is a response from Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera to Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s comments about where the opioids causing problems in Maine are coming from. PAUL LEPAGE, the governor […]
Posted inThe Download
Wynn Palace off to slow start
It’s been open only a week — so it’s still very early — but already there are concerns that the new $4.2 billion Wynn Palace casino and hotel in Macau […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
LePage: Drugs in Maine come from Lowell, Lawrence
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MAINE GOV. PAUL LEPAGE, a second-term Republican who has become a lightning rod in the debate over drugs and race, did not shy away Monday from […]