state officials are trying to put their property management practices in order, preparing to charge 31 yacht and boat clubs more for the public lands they are leasing and possibly […]
State boosting rents for yacht, boat clubs
Posted inEconomy
Agency heads differ on expense reimbursements
the people who run the state’s quasi-public agencies have very different philosophies about seeking reimbursement for the expenses they incur. Noting that “perceptions matter a lot,” Clark Ziegler, the executive […]
Posted inTransportation
She’s fighting for a T pass she can’t use
Caroline Casey was one of 21 people arrested at a sit-in at the State Transportation building in June while advocating for a $10-a-month youth T pass for people age 12 […]
Posted inEducation
Change agent
Had the leadership of the union sold out the members? That’s a baiting question. I think the union leadership has had a different understanding of the nature of what’s happening. […]
Posted inPolitics
Do Not Call
the federal trade Commission’s Do Not Call Registry, once an effective deterrent to unwanted telemarketing calls, is now a toothless tiger. Telemarketing scam artists have found ways around the registry, […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
Applying Piketty
Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century must be taken as a profound challenge. Piketty’s big thesis is that wealth and capital must accumulate and concentrate—it’s the inherent nature of […]
Posted inPolitics
Not exactly party time in Massachusetts
political parties in Massachusetts are approaching a crossroads, as fewer new registrants choose to affiliate with either party and the number of unenrolled voters climbs to historic highs. Since 1978, […]
Posted inEconomy
Mr. Sunshine
FOR SOMEONE RUNNING what many consider a dead-end business, Mike Sheehan is incredibly optimistic. The former Hill Holliday ad executive, who took over as the Boston Globe’s first-ever CEO in […]
Posted inEducation
Inching along in the market: The genesis of this story
Few stories start in a vacuum. At some point, quite often outside of work, a reporter or editor will come across information that is worth examining. That’s how I began […]
Posted inEducation
Inching along in the market
in 1996, when William Bulger took over as president of the University of Massachusetts, the school system was an afterthought in many ways on the college scene, both regionally and […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Caught in a time warp
Members of the Berkshire County NAACP, with Will Singleton in center in drawstring pants. Will singleton didn’t know what to make of it. The retired Pittsfield native had been back […]
Posted inEducation
Comeback kids
JAZZMIN HERNANDEZ DOESN’T fit anybody’s profile of a likely high school graduate, never mind a soon-to-be college student. When she was 10, she and her older brother spent two years […]
Posted inEducation
The hiring man
WILLIAM THOMAS, THE headmaster at Charlestown High School, got to do something new this spring: He posted his job openings for next year and personally selected the teachers to fill […]
Posted inPolitics
US Attorney labels DeLeo a coconspirator
The top public corruption prosecutor in US Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s office said Monday that House Speaker Robert DeLeo was an active member of the racketeering conspiracy that led to the […]
Posted inPolitics
Despite concerns, Young keeps most charges
US District Court Judge William Young on Monday slightly narrowed the charges against former Probation commissioner John O’Brien and two of his top aides but agreed to send the case […]
Posted inEducation, The Download
Calling the question at Madison Park
For years, Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Boston has been part of a stubborn small cohort of abysmally performing voc-tech schools that have stood as laggards in a […]
Posted inPolitics
DeLeo slams Murphy as illogical, untruthful
In a statement issued after 5 p.m. on Friday, House Speaker Robert DeLeo called a former top lieutenant “illogical” and “untruthful” for testifying that DeLeo told him not to cut […]
Posted inPolitics
Fireworks finale in Probation trial
A retired Probation worker incensed prosecutors and drew threats of perjury charges on the stand in the federal corruption trial of his former bosses when he apparently contradicted his grand […]
Posted inPolitics
O’Brien defense rests without a word
Defense attorneys for former Probation commissioner John O’Brien and two of his top aides let testimony in the federal corruption trial end Friday without calling a single witness to the […]
Posted inPolitics
A jury full of questions
At most trials in state and federal courts, the jury is a blank and muted canvass for lawyers to paint their cases on throughout the proceedings, its collective voice heard […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Walsh’s waffling on casinos
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is a straight-shooter on most issues, but on casino gambling he’s tied up in knots. He voted for casinos as a state legislator, but now he’s […]
Posted inPolitics
O’Brien lobbied DeLeo for more power in ‘07
Former Probation commissioner John O’Brien came to see then-Ways and Means Chairman Robert DeLeo in September 2007 lobbying for legislation that would give him much greater powers, a bigger salary, […]
Posted inPolitics
Walsh, Mohegan ink casino deal
Mayor Marty Walsh, casting himself as a reluctant negotiator in the state’s casino sweepstakes, signed an agreement on Thursday with Mohegan Sun that would guarantee Boston at least $18 million […]
Posted inPolitics, The Download
Summer heat turns up on DeLeo
There’s nothing like a summer news lull to fan the flames of a good scandal, and it’s House Speaker Robert DeLeo ’s turn in the glare of the beating summer […]