STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE HIGHEST-PAID MBTA EMPLOYEE has been paid about $315,000 so far in 2015, working 4,455 hours, MBTA Chief Administrator Brian Shortsleeve told the T’s Fiscal and […]
T maintenance worker paid $315,000
Posted inEducation, The Download
Charter school data wars
When the new year begins, be prepared for the great charter school debate of 2016 to kick off in earnest. The first order of business will be whether the Legislature […]
Posted inTransportation
Luxe backs out
LUXE VALET, the San Francisco-based technology company that looks to solve urban parking problems, is pulling out of Boston after a mere six months of parking people’s cars. In an email […]
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Channel Surfing
It’s been a couple decades since we’ve had a major shake-up on the Boston television scene so clearly we were due for one. And it’s looking more and more likely […]
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Bay State impresses at Paris climate conference
AFTER TWO DECADES, world leaders reached the first-ever truly global climate agreement at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris. President Obama and his fellow heads of state spoke […]
Posted inOpinion, Transportation
‘Twas the night before …
‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS And I jumped out of bed With visions of runaway trains In my head. My dreams, once sullied by Goblins and witches Now were […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion, Politics
The downsides of Prop. 2½ and Community Preservation Act
IN HIS RECENT book, Our Kids, Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam argues that the American dream of obtaining a good education, joining the workforce, owning property, and being a prosperous […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Hefner causing unwelcome laughs
It’s hard to say who is the punch line in the saga of Bryon Hefner, the 28-year-old fiancé of Senate President Stan Rosenberg, whose loose-cannon persona is causing headaches for the […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
No go: Hefner’s ‘due diligence’ didn’t take long
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE JUST DAYS AFTER SAYING he was “seriously considering” running for a soon-to-be vacant state Senate seat, the fiancé of Senate President Stanley Rosenberg has decided not […]
Posted inEconomy, Politics, State House News Service
Goldberg: Lower pension fund return target
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE TREASURER DEBORAH GOLDBERG told lawmakers Wednesday she favors lowering the anticipated rate of return on the state’s $60.7 billion pension fund, an action that would […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Hingham policeman indicted for insurance fraud
HINGHAM POLICE SGT. KRIS PHILLIPS, who figured prominently in a recent police probe of anonymous letters criticizing the current chief, was indicted on Wednesday for alleged insurance fraud. Phillips, 52, […]
Posted inThe Download, Transportation
Pushing debt to the limit
Massachusetts is about to hit its debt ceiling, which will set off a whole new round of under-the-radar maneuvering on Beacon Hill. Debt financing is a topic that is inscrutable […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
Charters: Better than or just different from district schools?
A TRIFECTA OF initiatives focused on raising the charter school cap, including Governor Baker’s legislative proposal, a potential ballot initiative, and a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Boston […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
Charters are answering the call on English language learners
THE RESULTS OF a new Pioneer Institute study, “Massachusetts Charter Schools: Best Practices Serving English Language Learners,” rebut one of the central claims made by charter public school opponents: That charter schools […]
Posted inPolitics
Rosenberg says fiancé can make Senate run
SENATE PRESIDENT STANLEY ROSENBERG said on Tuesday that his fiancé can run for the Senate if he chooses but the Amherst Democrat stopped short of saying whether or not he […]
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Rosenberg’s fiance says he may run for Senate
This is awkward. Byron Hefner says he is “strongly considering” running for a seat in the Massachusetts Senate, which is led by his fiance, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg. The 28-year-old […]
Posted inState House News Service, Transportation
Little support for boosting Green Line state aid
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE TWO MEMBERS of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board of Directors on Monday said they are “reluctant” to put more money towards the Green Line extension […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion, Politics
Redefining “having it all”
MOST DISCUSSIONS ABOUT women in the workplace call into question women’s ability to “have it all.” That’s the right question, framed in the wrong way. The traditional frame of “having […]
Posted inOpinion, Politics
Fox News is deadly
GUNS DON’T KILL PEOPLE, Fox News kills people! Well, actually guns kill over 30,000 Americans every year. But new research from Princeton University suggests that Fox News may be killing […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, The Download
Don’t shoot
Things that don’t happen usually don’t make for big news. And just because they haven’t happened doesn’t mean they can’t or won’t. With all that conditional couching, Kevin Cullen nonetheless […]
Posted inOpinion, Transportation
GLX: It’s not just about transportation
I GUESS EVERY ORGANIZATION needs a mission statement. So in 2010, the senior staff of the newly created MassDOT was taking a crack at it, one day, around the secretary’s […]
Posted inArts and Culture, Opinion
Boston Public Market: Looks great, makes sense
DO YOU REMEMBER the first time you went to Whole Foods and saw the perfect stacks of flawless carrots and oranges? You might have wondered: grocery store or toy store […]
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Chism judge evicts press, public for 15 minutes
The judge in the Philip Chism murder trial kicked the press and the public out of his Salem courtroom for about 15 minutes this week to prevent the release of […]
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Globe moving newsroom to 53 State St.
The BOSTON GLOBE SAID ON THURSDAY it plans to shut down its sprawling offices on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester by the end of next year and move its news and […]