"The politicians that I admire the most have entered office with specific goals in mind. There are issues they wanted to confront and attack, and those were their main focus."
Beacon Hill
INTRODUCING: THE BRAWL FOR CITY HALL
An introduction to our coverage of races in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and beyond
#CONDEMBTA (THE RECAP)
A public conversation about transit infrastructure
TALKING JOINTS MEMO: HEADLINES (8.2.17)
"Breaking Down The Changes To Mass. Recreational Marijuana Bill" and more
TALKING JOINTS MEMO: THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP
Getting to know your new weed law
TALKING JOINTS MEMO: RECAP OF A CRITICAL DAY IN MASS CANNABIS HISTORY
A legislative compromise on cannabis plus a legal win for patients
THE SOMERVILLE LANE … AND THE LONG ROAD TO A BIKEABLE BEACON STREET
"The Beacon-Hampshire corridor is the single busiest bike corridor in Massachusetts, and that’s why Somerville is building a protected bike like along a stretch of Beacon Street. That’s where the bike lane is raised a few inches off the street and separated from vehicles by a curb."
THE BALLAD OF BIKING IN BOSTON
Dispatches from my daily dance with death en route to work
DAVE’S NOT HERE: HOW A PROTEST AT SPEAKER DELEO’S HOUSE BECAME A PROXY FOR POLITICAL POSITIONING ON CANNABIS
Apparently a guy who will do anything for his boss, who can substantially increase the rep’s earning power with the right appointment, Rogers came out to defend the speaker and to attack angry voters.
TALKING JOINTS MEMO: DIGESTING AN UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED WEEK IN CANNABIS
If you want to retrace all the nitty gritty nuggets though, we are also including a “MASS HEADLINE DUMPSTER” with links to dozens of articles that came and went over the past week.