WHEN THE SIX New England state lotteries started the Lucky for Life game, with the grand prize of $1,000 a day for the rest of your life, good fortune didn’t exactly […]
Luck’s run out
Posted inEconomy, Politics
Kennedy fights federal data breach law
AFTER HACKERS STOLE data from Target, Home Depot, and other companies in recent years, President Obama called on Congress to enact legislation setting a national standard governing what companies must do […]
Posted inEconomy
Mass. 1 of 11 states without ticket tax
LAST YEAR, nearly 3 million people walked through the gates of Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox, as bad as they were. More than 720,000 fans spun the turnstiles […]
Posted inOpinion
Full disclosure
OUR SUMMER ISSUE includes stories and analysis on a wide variety of topics, everything from criminal justice reform and climate change to Uber and the incomprehensible medical bills we receive […]
Posted inGambling, Politics
Wynn threatens lawsuit against Walsh
WYNN RESORTS on Monday threatened a lawsuit against Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the city unless he stops his “campaign of falsehoods” and apologizes to the Las Vegas casino developer. […]
Posted inOpinion, The Download
Play like a girl
The United States won the Women’s World Cup and many are predicting the game of soccer in this country will get a boost as well. But there was also one […]
Posted inEnvironment, Politics, The Back Story
Baker seeks to curb solar speculators
A correction has been added to this story. THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION, which favors keeping a cap in place on one solar subsidy program, is now tinkering with another solar price support. […]
Posted inThe Download
Berkshire Eagle becomes part of the national conversation about race
Some communities talk about talking about race. But in the Berkshires, powerful conversations about race matters have been going on for several years, especially since the Berkshire County NAACP revived […]
Posted inEconomy, Health Care, Opinion
US Chamber of Commerce’s shameful tobacco work
I RECALL SITTING in my office in the US Senate’s Hart Office Building in Washington, DC, between 2008 and 2010 with my desk TV always turned onto one of the […]
Posted inOlympics, The Download
When it comes to the Olympics, vote early, vote often
The ancient Greeks liked their games. And they liked their democracy, opening up the rule of law to the people in the way of votes. Here in the Athens of […]
Posted inEconomy, Gambling
Moving beyond Boston
SPRINGFIELD WAS ONCE synonymous with innovation. Today the city that produced the first tire, the first car, the first motorcycle, and the first commercial radio station is counting on a casino […]
Posted inGambling, The Download
Walsh issues subpoenas
Trying to drum up publicity for his legal fight against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh leaked subpoenas to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald on Tuesday. The subpoenas, seeking records […]
Posted inOlympics
State leaders react cautiously to Bid 2.0
THIS WAS NOT a slam dunk drawing wild cheers. Or a back two-and-a-half somersault with a splashless pool entry. In Summer Olympics sport terms, Boston 2024’s presentation to state leaders […]
Posted inHealth Care, Politics, State House News Service
MassHealth OKs postpartum depression screening
Beginning next spring, MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, will reimburse health care providers for the costs of screening women for postpartum depression. Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito made the announcement at […]
Posted inEconomy, Politics, Transportation
Boston 2024 promises a lot at ‘minimal risk’
BOSTON 2024 on Monday promised an Olympics that will produce more than 60,000 jobs, 8,000 housing units, tens of millions of new tax dollars, two new neighborhoods, and the missing […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Walsh is flush
The Herald’s Matt Stout reported on Sunday that Mayor Marty Walsh is proving to be very popular among campaign donors and voters. The Boston mayor’s campaign finance report for the […]
Posted inGambling
Walsh breaks silence on talks with Wynn
BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH on Friday broke his silence about ongoing talks with Wynn Enterprises to say that the Las Vegas casino developer is misleading people by suggesting it offered […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Defining the Pacheco law
The temperature is rising on Beacon Hill in the battle over reforms to the much maligned MBTA. The Globe’s David Scharfenberg reports today that both sides in the T debate […]
Posted inHealth Care, Opinion
The Supreme Court surprise that wasn’t
THOSE CLOSELY WATCHING the US Supreme Court process on the King v. Burwell suit that almost upended insurance subsidies for about 6.4 million Americans knew that one of three outcomes […]
Posted inGambling, State House News Service
Springfield casino could be delayed a year
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A DELAY IN A SPRINGFIELD HIGHWAY PROJECT could push back the opening of MGM Springfield by a year, leading to an estimated $125 million in foregone […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Democrat Ash loads up on GOP staffers
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER has won plaudits for bringing Democrats into the fold as he built a senior team around him, but the governor’s administration has also […]
Posted inGambling
Walsh takes pass on $150m Wynn offer
THE NO. 2 OFFICIAL AT WYNN RESORTS last week offered Boston Mayor Marty Walsh a financial blueprint for fixing Sullivan Square in Charlestown, but Walsh turned him away. Sources say […]
Posted inGambling, The Back Story
Wynn statement on meeting with Walsh
The following statement was issued by Michael Weaver, senior vice president for marketing and communications at Wynn. In addition to our current $35.9 million commitment to Sullivan Square pre- and […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, The Download
A sorry sorry from Tsarnaev
Everyone knew yesterday was the day Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would be formally sentenced to death. No one seemed to expect that he would choose to address the court, never mind say, […]