Commonwealth lawmakers are more concerned with looking like a queer rights state than actually leading.
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AU CONTRAIRE GRANDE FRERE: MASS OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S NO THREAT AT HOME FOLLOWING PARIS ATTACKS, YET PUT FORCES ON INCREASED ALERT ANYWAY
It’s never easy criticizing vigilant Big Brother while the crime scene is still bloody.
APPARENT HORIZON: MASS BAIL REFORM NOW
Cash bail a debtors’ prison in the Commonwealth
APPARENT HORIZON: BOSTON ARTISTS UNITE
Two Activist Events Coming Up for Area Creative Pros
CHARTER TANK: A ROUNDUP OF ARCANE AND ONGOING ‘SCHOOL REFORM’ SNOW JOBS IN MASS AND BEYOND
As one of the few writers who cover charter shenanigans, I’ve become something of a “Dear Abby” in this niche.
APPARENT HORIZON: SHUT PILGRIM NOW … AND SAVE MASS FROM NUCLEAR DISASTER
Given that there are no evacuation plans for the less densely populated communities near Pilgrim, what exactly would we do in Boston if Pilgrim were to suffer a similar disaster?
YES, WE CANN: HOW BAKER CAN REDUCE OPIATE ABUSE IN THREE EASY STEPS
In light of these statements, it’s time for the new administration to go beyond their mere acknowledgement of science, and to actually remove the roadblocks that currently deny many legal marijuana patients from gaining access to their medicine.
LET’S TALK ABOUT CHECKS: MEET THE MASSACHUSETTS POLITICIANS WHO TAKE MONEY FROM THE OXY LOBBY
From 2005 to this year, Purdue Pharma alone spent more than $700,000 hiring four outfits to push its agenda on Beacon Hill.
DOES THE POPE TOKE IN THE WOODS?
Pope Francis, the Golden Rule, marijuana reform, Massachusetts, Boston, politicians, #mapoli, Mayor Marty Walsh, Beacon Hill, Washington, DC
APPARENT HORIZON: A NORTH-SOUTH RAIL LINK WON’T DO ANY GOOD UNDERWATER
Image via ELM Action Fund
When I heard that two former Massachusetts governors — Michael Dukakis and Bill Weld — are both pushing for a North-South Rail Link between North Station and South Station in downtown Boston, my first reaction was, “I guess they didn’t get my memo.”
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