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COURTS: The rule was issued under Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and followed a landmark court ruling that found the stat...
11/22/2025

COURTS: The rule was issued under Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and followed a landmark court ruling that found the state needed to issue more specific and stringent regulations in order to meet the 2050 climate commitment.

The rule was issued under Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and followed a landmark court ruling that found the state needed to issue more specific and stringent regulations in order to meet the 2050 climate...

ICYMI: Cutting taxes, recriminalizing recreational pot, scrutinizing Beacon Hill: record number of ballot questions in t...
11/21/2025

ICYMI: Cutting taxes, recriminalizing recreational pot, scrutinizing Beacon Hill: record number of ballot questions in the mix for 2026

Voters could have up to a dozen statewide ballot questions to decide in 2026, ranging from legislative transparency to ma*****na policy to gun safety, following the latest big hurdle in the biennial process.

OPINION: CLIMATE RESILIENCY IS a challenge, not a crisis. And when we treat it as a crisis—when urgency is used to silen...
11/21/2025

OPINION: CLIMATE RESILIENCY IS a challenge, not a crisis. And when we treat it as a crisis—when urgency is used to silence debate or justify extreme measures—the quality of our decisions [& #8230;]

CLIMATE RESILIENCY IS a challenge, not a crisis. And when we treat it as a crisis—when urgency is used to silence debate or justify extreme measures—the

NEW: Beacon Hill clears hurdle for Weymouth naval air base redevelopment
11/21/2025

NEW: Beacon Hill clears hurdle for Weymouth naval air base redevelopment

After a series of stops and starts stretching back 15-plus years, Beacon Hill is on the verge of removing one of the last remaining obstacles to redevelopment of the former naval air base in Weymouth.

ICYMI: ‘They’re making a huge bet’: Rent control referendum splits progressives
11/21/2025

ICYMI: ‘They’re making a huge bet’: Rent control referendum splits progressives

If a campaign to instate rent control across the Commonwealth makes it to the ballot, voters will need to weigh whether every municipality should adopt a measure more stringent than earlier attempts by...

OPINION: It’s time to ban cellphones in schools
11/21/2025

OPINION: It’s time to ban cellphones in schools

A new generation of parents are demanding a constant lifeline to their children, unaware of the detrimental social impacts of cellphone addiction that teachers are witnessing firsthand.

BALLOT QUESTIONS: Voters could have up to a dozen statewide ballot questions to decide in 2026, ranging from legislative...
11/21/2025

BALLOT QUESTIONS: Voters could have up to a dozen statewide ballot questions to decide in 2026, ranging from legislative transparency to ma*****na policy to gun safety, following the latest big hurdle in the biennial process.

Voters could have up to a dozen statewide ballot questions to decide in 2026, ranging from legislative transparency to ma*****na policy to gun safety, following the latest big hurdle in the biennial process.

☀️ Good morning, Massachusetts! Here are today's most popular stories:1. ‘They’re making a huge bet’: Rent control refer...
11/21/2025

☀️ Good morning, Massachusetts! Here are today's most popular stories:

1. ‘They’re making a huge bet’: Rent control referendum splits progressives

If a campaign to instate rent control across the Commonwealth makes it to the ballot, voters will need to weigh whether every municipality should adopt a measure more stringent than earlier attempts by...

BALLOT QUESTIONS: If a campaign to instate rent control across the Commonwealth makes it to the ballot, voters will need...
11/21/2025

BALLOT QUESTIONS: If a campaign to instate rent control across the Commonwealth makes it to the ballot, voters will need to weigh whether every municipality should adopt a measure more stringent than earlier attempts by Boston, Brookline, and Somerville.

If a campaign to instate rent control across the Commonwealth makes it to the ballot, voters will need to weigh whether every municipality should adopt a measure more stringent than earlier attempts by...

New in OPINION: Understanding the Massachusetts health care crisis, with help from Muhammad Ali
11/20/2025

New in OPINION: Understanding the Massachusetts health care crisis, with help from Muhammad Ali

While there was general consensus at the hearing that it can’t be business as usual, the ideas offered up for what to do about it were piecemeal. There was no coherent roadmap, no shared strategy, and...

NEW: Forced labor reviews influencing MBTA train deliveries
11/20/2025

NEW: Forced labor reviews influencing MBTA train deliveries

So far, the T has received 58 new Red Line cars, with two more expected in December. Those vehicles — part of a 252-car replacement fleet — are running years behind schedule.

ICYMI: Health care workplace violence bill finding traction
11/20/2025

ICYMI: Health care workplace violence bill finding traction

According to a bill summary, someone in a Massachusetts health care facility is assaulted, threatened or verbally abused every 38 minutes.

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