IT’S HARD TO TELL what the Massachusetts Republican Party stands for these days. Gov. Charlie Baker, the state’s leading Republican, disavowed President Trump on Monday, calling him out for his […]
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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Baker slams Trump’s lack of leadership
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER missed the call the nation’s governors had with President Trump on Monday, but that didn’t stop him from criticizing the president in what were harsh terms for […]
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Lawsuit challenges Baker’s emergency declaration
A SMALL GROUP of business owners and pastors filed suit against Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday, alleging he exceeded his authority by using the Civil Defense Act of 1950 to […]
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Time of reckoning for New England Aquarium, Museum of Science
THE NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM and the Museum of Science are back on their heels right now, but the leaders of the two institutions say they hope to reopen in July with […]
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Baker’s 3-foot social distancing discrepancy
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER indicated on Friday that he is willing to accept the fact his administration generally advocates for six feet of social distancing in most public spaces while the […]
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Healey investigating Littleton nursing home
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY said her office is investigating a nursing home in Littleton to determine if its response to a COVID-19 outbreak that caused the deaths of 26 residents […]
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Death data for individual nursing homes released
A correction has been added to this story. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH on Wednesday evening released a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities at 319 privately run long-term care facilities that […]
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How far apart should riders be on the MBTA?
THE STATE’S GUIDANCE on social distancing recommends people stay 6 feet apart, but the MBTA’s new standard for crowding on its buses and subways is 3 feet. That distance hasn’t […]
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Leader of Mass. Republicans says party in ‘dire straits’
THE CHAIR of the Massachusetts Republican Party said on Tuesday that the state GOP is in “dire straits” heading into the 2020 election season. “We’re facing an uphill battle to […]
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Sudders: Nursing homes still work in progress
AS THE STATE’S OVERALL COVID-19 numbers continue to trend in a good direction, a top Baker administration official said on Tuesday that addressing the serious problems faced by nursing homes […]
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Baker’s emergency authority a bit fuzzy
IN ORDERING THE SHUTDOWN of large swaths of the state’s economy, Gov. Charlie Baker is relying on a 70-year-old state law that was clearly not written with the coronavirus in […]
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T notes: 7% increase in spending approved
THE MBTA OVERSIGHT board kept its foot on the gas Thursday, unanimously approving a 7 percent increase in spending for fiscal 2021 using $710 million in federal aid to offset […]
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T lays out passive COVID-19 strategy
AS THE STATE’S ECONOMY begins to reopen, the MBTA intends to manage COVID-19 ridership risks with policies that strongly encourage but don’t mandate social distancing and the wearing of face […]
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37% of nursing homes non-compliant
MORE THAN A THIRD of the state’s 360 nursing homes failed to pass an initial 28-point infection control inspection, most of them because they were not in compliance with at […]
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T union official urges enforcement of face covering mandate
THE PRESIDENT of the Boston Carmen’s Union urged MBTA officials on Wednesday to require all passengers to wear face coverings. Jim Evers issued a letter he sent to state transportation […]
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Audit: T warehouse contract doesn’t cut it
THE MBTA IS NOT GETTING the savings or the service it expected when it privatized warehouse operations in 2017, according to an audit conducted by a unit of Inspector General […]
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Why was Wellesley COVID-19 test site dropped?
WHEN CVS ROLLED OUT a nationwide COVID-19 testing program last week, its Wellesley store on Linden Street was on the list of 10 participating Massachusetts outlets. Hours later the store was off […]
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Tax foundation: Mass. fiscal situation worsening
THE MASSACHUSETTS TAXPAYERS FOUNDATION released a report on Monday indicating the state’s financial condition is worsening in part because the COVID-19 pandemic is lasting longer than expected, a second wave […]
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Baker launches cautious phased reopening
MASSACHUSETTS TOOK INITIAL, cautious steps toward reopening on Monday, as Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled the first phase of a four-step process for restarting the state’s economy, which has nearly ground […]
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Senator says nursing home industry collapsing
THE SENATE’S LEAD PERSON on health care issues says the skilled nursing home industry in Massachusetts is struggling to stay afloat amid a virus that has claimed 3,534 lives at the […]
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Reopening expected to be slow, cautious
EXPECTATIONS ARE RUNNING HIGH that Gov. Charlie Baker will begin to throw open the economy on Monday, but sources say the coming week will see relatively few changes. Business groups […]
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Don’t expect ‘bold’ reopening report
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said his administration’s reopening report coming on Monday is a well-thought-out piece of work, describing it with words like cautious, careful, slow, and steady. “I absolutely know […]
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Mass General Brigham: COVID-19 costing us $400m a month
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM said COVID-19 is costing the hospital system about $400 million a month in lost patient revenue, which contributed to an operating loss of $178 million for the […]
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Audits uncovering non-compliant nursing homes
AUDITS OF MORE THAN 350 skilled nursing homes across the state indicate a minority but significant number of the facilities are not in adherence with a 28-point checklist of infection […]