While they’re in Washington, they ought to give members of both national parties a lesson on public relations, because this bipartisan buddy bit they’re milking in Boston has everyone from lawmakers to dealmakers applauding while everyone else either smiles and nods or pays no attention at all.
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ROE AHEAD: GROUPS BOOST MODEL FOR WHAT REPRODUCTIVE CARE ACCESS SHOULD LOOK LIKE
"In Massachusetts we not only have to protect that care for the people … but we also have to serve as a model for what access to care should look like for the rest of the nation.”
ONLY TIME AND TAPE WILL TELL
Will New Bedford finally find out what happened to Malcolm Gracia?
HALEY HOUSE TO SUSPEND CAFE OPERATIONS, PLANS TO REVIEW CONCEPT AND REOPEN LATER THIS YEAR
"While the Cafe’s restaurant operations are paused, our catering and wholesale baking operations will continue, as well as our Take Back the Kitchen Program."
WHAT SENATOR WARREN’S MIXED ELECTION BAG COULD MEAN FOR HER PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATIONS
Even if she isn’t everybody’s first choice, the prospect of a President Warren—a proponent of stiff corporate regulations, an increased minimum wage, student debt forgiveness, and single-payer health care—is still intriguing on the left.
STATE WIRE: MANY WOMEN IN HEALTH CARE EARN LESS THAN $15 AN HOUR
About three-quarters of the people working in health care jobs are women, and a new national study from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania finds a large share of them earn low wages and have few benefits.
MY RESOLUTION: TO RECOVER THE BUST THAT WAS STOLEN FROM MASS AND IS SITTING IN STORAGE AT THE LACMA
Since state leaders, LACMA directors, and even the Beacon Hill auction house that sold the Brooks bust have all stonewalled me over the past eight years, I have resolved to do whatever it takes (so long as it’s legal) to get the bust back for Mass in the new year.
’18 AND LIFE TO GO: OUR YEAR IN ALTERNATIVE MASS MEDIA
It’s anybody’s guess why cheeseball mainstream outlets tend to ignore topics such as poverty, surveillance, and climate change. Whatever the reason, we don’t spend too much time worrying about them; as you’ll see below, we had our hands full all year covering the stuff that they missed.
AND NOW A WORD FROM THE BOSTON YOUTH TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
Transit policy has historically focused on expansion through suburban systems—serving White and wealthier constituents more reliably than those living in inner cities.
THE GUN VOTE: IS MASSART LISTENING TO STUDENTS WHO ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT ARMING OFFICERS ON CAMPUS?
Students who are part of MassArt’s POC community have especially expressed fears over the potential repercussions of arming MassArt police, citing experiences of being racially profiled.