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Guest Opinion: Beacon Hill Inaction Costs Millions That Could Go To Affordable Housing

Written by OMAR OCAMPO AND CHUCK COLLINS Posted October 24, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

“We estimate that over $20 million could have been raised from transfers in just six luxury buildings if the tax had been in place.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Boston, Housing, news, opinion

Guest Opinion: Medicare For All Will Fix Our Broken Healthcare System

Written by MARIA TERMINI Posted October 17, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Vote for candidates that clearly support Medicare for All. Let Massachusetts legislators know that you want everyone to have the healthcare they need

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Healthcare, Massachusetts, news, opinion

Guest Opinion: It’s Time To Reckon With the Long Damaging History Of Racism In Boston City Council

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted October 13, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

I know this is controversial, but as we look to "dismantle racism," we should start with cleaning our own house first

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Boston, Boston City Council, news, opinion, racism

Nobody Cares About Bad Shit Robert Kraft Does So Of Course He’s Funding No On 1

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted September 13, 2022 Filed Under: Dear Reader, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The Fair Share Amendment “will allow Mass to improve transportation and public education by making the very rich pay their fair share.” Kraft has other plans.

Filed Under: Dear Reader, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Ballot questions, Elections, Fair Share amendment, news, news to us

Opinion: Trouble with a Capital T

Written by PAT JEHLEN Posted September 6, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Sen. Pat Jehlen and Reps. Mike Connolly, Paul Donato, and Steve Ultrino on a trip to see how the Orange Line shuttle would work. Photo courtesy of Sen. Pat Jehlen.

"The Fair Share Amendment is our best chance to raise more revenue and say that safety, public transit, education, and our future are worth paying for."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: analysis, background, crisis, Gov Charlie Baker, legislature, Massachusetts, MBTA, opinion, Politics, public transportation, Sen. Pat Jehlen, SOMERVILLE, transit

Guest Opinion: To Solve Accessible Housing Shortage, Mass Should Look To … Paris

Written by ARIEL PRAG Posted August 15, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Boston’s deepening housing crisis and a tsunami of post-COVID disability show that it’s time for new ideas on housing

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Housing, housing crisis, news, Op-Ed, opinion

The T Will Stay Broken Because Poor and Working People Are Seen As Expendable 

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted July 26, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

If Charlie Baker had to ride the train on Friday they would have it fixed by Thursday

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Charlie Baker, MBTA, news, opinion, orange line

Opinion: It’s Time for Massachusetts to Get Real About Investing in Public Transportation

Written by CARLENE PAVLOS Posted July 19, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics, The T

Transit justice advocates in Worcester demand fair funding for RTAs. Credit: Andrea Freeman.

Inflation, economic instability, and the climate crisis affect all areas of the Commonwealth and require statewide solutions. One of the most effective solutions to address all three of these issues is one often missing from policymaker proposals: meaningful and equitable investments in public transportation.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics, The T Tagged With: budget, climate, equity, global warming, government, Massachusetts, MBTA, opinion, policy, Politics, public, Regional Transit Authorities, RTA, transit, transportation

OPINION: UMASS BOSTON COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS BY CLASS OF 2022 JFK AWARD WINNER

Written by MG XIONG Posted June 6, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

MG Xiong. Photo by Lee-Daniel Tran.

“We cannot capitalize off of our diversity while the individuals that make us diverse are fettered by debt.”

Welcome and nyob zoo*, fellow graduates of UMass Boston’s Class of 2022. Welcome and thank you, friends, family, faculty, staff, and community members for joining us today on this momentous occasion. As a first-generation ...  read more

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Boston, commencement, graduation, higher education, JFK Award, Massachusetts, speech, student, UMASS-Boston

Opinion: Defending the Right to Abortion

Written by MIKE CONNOLLY Posted May 9, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics

Photo by Mike Connolly

We had been warned this moment was probably coming, but it still feels like a punch to the gut.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Politics Tagged With: abortion, choice, human rights, Massachusetts, opinion, pro-choice, Rep. Mike Connolly

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