MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS GIVE Gov. Charlie Baker very high marks in general and for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, but two guests on the CommonWealth Codcast criticized him for failing to […]
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Downing, Vennochi voice concerns on Baker
Massachusetts voters give Gov. Charlie Baker very high marks in general and for his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, but two guests on the CommonWealth Codcast criticized him for failing […]
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Mail-in ballots now central feature of election
IT’S NOW CLEAR that mailed ballots will assume a prominent role in the November presidential election. The only question is whether that role ends up being to helpfully expand access to […]
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Mail-in ballots now central feature of election
It’s now clear that mailed ballots will assume a prominent role in the November presidential election. The only question is whether that role ends up being to helpfully expand access […]
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Worcester officials fed up with Charter/Spectrum
What happens when internet service is a barrier to remote learning? And what happens when resolving the internet access problem is in the hands of a private company, which holds […]
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House police reform debate moves at glacial pace
The House on Wednesday moved at a glacial pace through the 217 proposed amendments to a police reform bill. By day’s end, according to the State House News Service, six […]
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Legislature’s regular timetable may not be viable this year
THE TIME NEEDED to process legislation on Beacon Hill is running short – or is it? The typical end date for the legislative session is July 31, a week from Friday. […]
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Legislature’s regular timetable may not be viable this year
The time needed to process legislation on Beacon Hill is running short – or is it? The typical end date for the legislative session is July 31, a week from […]
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Groups seek to add immigrant driver’s license authorization to police bill
AS THE HOUSE GATHERS testimony on a policing reform bill passed earlier this week by the Senate, S.2820, some immigrant and worker groups are calling for the legislation to add language to […]
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Groups seek to add immigrant driver’s license authorization to police bill
As the House gathers testimony on a policing reform bill passed earlier this week by the Senate, S.2820, some immigrant and worker groups are calling for the legislation to add language […]
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Veterans tell Baker: Listen to us
A DAY AFTER independent investigator Mark Pearlstein released his scathing report on what went wrong with the coronavirus outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, Gov. Charlie Baker released a bill that would implement […]
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Veterans tell Baker: Listen to us
A day after independent investigator Mark Pearlstein released his scathing report on what went wrong with the coronavirus outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, Gov. Charlie Baker released a bill that would […]
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Covidiots don’t comply with mask orders, leaving officials, public frustrated
IT’S THE MOMENT where you’re not quite sure of what to do. Someone is standing in line outside of a restaurant, or walks into an elevator next to you, mask down […]
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Covidiots don’t comply with mask orders, leaving officials, public frustrated
It’s the moment where you’re not quite sure of what to do. Someone is standing in line outside of a restaurant, or walks into an elevator next to you, mask […]
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Under pressure, N. Brookfield selectmen postpone July 4 parade
IF BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS can march down the streets, why not a July 4 parade? That was the argument being made by selectmen in North Brookfield, a small Worcester-area town […]
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Under pressure, N. Brookfield selectmen postpone July 4 parade
If Black Lives Matter protesters can march down the streets, why not a July 4 parade? That was the argument being made by selectmen in North Brookfield, a small Worcester-area […]
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Spilka makes case for substance over process
IN A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW on the CommonWealth Codcast, Senate President Karen Spilka kept returning to the theme of substance over process when it comes to legislation dealing with the state’s many […]
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Spilka makes case for substance over process
In a wide-ranging interview on the CommonWealth Codcast, Senate President Karen Spilka kept returning to the theme of substance over process when it comes to legislation dealing with the state’s […]
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Ranked choice voting can promote equality
“I am convinced that if we are to get on to the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values” Rev. […]
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Brazilian-American makes history on Beacon Hill
DANILLO “DAN” SENA is living what he considers to be the American Dream as the first Brazilian-American elected to the state Legislature. Sena swept to a landslide victory on June […]
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Koch behind the challenge to Baker’s powers
ON JUNE 1 the Fiscal Alliance Foundation announced that a lawsuit to overturn Gov. Charlie Baker’s coronavirus public safety orders would be brought on behalf of a few Massachusetts businesses […]
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Another test for the state’s struggling GOP
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 […]
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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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Mass. GOP takes a pounding
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS in the Massachusetts Senate, which was already down to six lawmakers, will now have just enough members to pop open a card table for a game of bridge. […]