The Dig - Greater Boston's Alternative News Source
A fast take this time out on an interesting West Coast development that could lead to the creation of much-needed state institution here in the Commonwealth. It seems California passed a law last week allowing the formation of up to 10 public banks in cities ...
We don’t get much news about Western Mass in Boston. And since the population is relatively small in the largely rural western counties of the Commonwealth, it can be easy to miss significant stories. Because the scale of noteworthy happenings is naturally smaller ...
Many small American cities have boosterish metro research organizations that look like a cross between a public policy outfit and a chamber of commerce, and the Bay State’s second biggest urban area is no exception. The Worcester Regional ...
“Opportunity” for the few
Gov. Charlie Baker submitted paperwork to the US Department of Treasury last week, according ...
If there’s one thing I think people should do every day, it’s read the business press. Because that’s where you see how the world runs. A world that naturally includes Massachusetts.
Airlines sue Mass over sick time law
Case in point, Airlines ...
A quarter-century ago, I lived in Lawrence for a few months. Because it was the closest place to Boston that I could find a cheap apartment on short notice. Unfortunately, I had a low-paying job in the city and couldn’t afford a car. So I took the commuter ...
UMass Boston admin lays off more staff, unions push back
The neoliberal war on public higher education continues unabated ...
Online retailer tries to duck sales taxes
For a long time, the internet was like the Wild West for online sales. Companies sold products to consumers all over the US, and the feds and many states were slow to tax those transactions. You know, because “innovation ...
![Students at rally at Boston City Hall By NewtonCourt (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons](https://digboston.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Students_at_rally_at_Boston_City_Hall_144819274-150x150.jpg)
The rich and powerful interests that control Massachusetts politics and the state economy have their fingers in every conceivable pie. So numerous are their projects that it’s difficult for most news outlets to keep track of them, let alone cover them ...
