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 […]
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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 ONCEÂ 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, […]
Posted inOpinion, Transportation
Reaching an MBTA consensus
IN 1990, when John Silber became the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor, I supported Bill Weld and Paul Cellucci in their gubernatorial bid. I’ve been a lifelong Democrat (although lately […]
Posted inHealth Care, The Download
Salem lifts spell on medical marijuana
Salem’s Alternative Therapies Group becomes the first dispensary to open for business under the long and winding regulatory road set up by the Bay State. Gov. Charlie Baker quietly paved the […]
Posted inOpinion
This is racial terrorism
What follows is a slightly edited version of the speech Attorney General Maura Healey delivered at the Charles Street AME Interfaith Service in Boston on June 21 to honor the […]
Posted inBallot Questions, Olympics
Unlikely alliance on Olympic ballot question
The leader of the newly minted United Independent Party, who ran for governor on a fairly progressive platform on education, energy, and health care, has teamed up with the Republican-led […]
Posted inGambling
State to spend $15m-$20m a year on problem gambling
ON THE EVE of the opening of the state’s first casino, the chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission said his agency will spend $15 million to $20 million a year […]