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MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE PASSES DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted February 18, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

It will expand driver's license access to all residents, regardless of immigration status

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bill, driving, immigration, license

HEALTHCARE AND BUSINESS LEADERS SPEAK OUT ABOUT DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted February 2, 2022 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Why they support "driving privileges for all qualified residents, regardless of immigration status"

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bill, driving, legislation, license, Politics

PASSENGERS AT RISK ON GREYHOUND, OTHER BUS LINES

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 21, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Ex-Greyhound Bus by Omar Omar is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Modified by Jason Pramas.

 

No way to contact management in the event of driver medical or psychiatric emergency

 

My wife had a meeting in New York City over the weekend, as is sometimes the case, and decided to take a bus back to Boston on Sunday evening. Over our many years together, we have found that buses are generally the best—and certainly most economical—way ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: anniversary, Apparent Horizon, bus, celebration, Column, customer support, Democracy, DigBoston, driver, driving, Greyhound, Jason Pramas, Journalism, labor union, Lyft, panic button, passenger, safety, transportation, Uber

TROUBLING TIMES

Written by REV. VERNON K. WALKER Posted October 4, 2019 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

Massachusetts Would Benefit from the Work and Family Mobility Act

We live in some troubling times in America. There is a flood of rhetoric pouring out from the current presidential administration that demonizes and castigates immigrants. This dangerous bombast, undeniably encouraged by Donald Trump and rooted in xenophobia, fans the ...  read more

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Christian, driving, immigration, Massachusetts, opinion, Rev. Vernon K. Walker, Work and Family Mobility Act

IMPAIRED LAWMAKING: BAKER, DELEO, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT LOBBY FOR NEW CANNABIS OUI LAWS

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted January 29, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

Jesse Sugarmann, We Build Excitement (stills), 2013 digital video. Part of the Museum of Capitalism exhibition.

In the midst of the media blitz about stoned driving, one might think that at least some outlets would note another story from a couple weeks ago, “Massachusetts banned from using [alcohol] Breathalyzer test pending reforms at state police agency.”

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: #mapoli, ACLU, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, CCC, courts, driving, dui, lawsuits, Marijuana, Mass, Massachusetts, NHTSA, OUI

THIS YEAR’S TOP NEW ENGLAND ROUTES FOR FALL FOOD AND FOLIAGE

Written by MARC HURWITZ Posted October 22, 2018 Filed Under: Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE

Sure, the Greater Boston area is a great place to be in October, but sometimes it’s nice to get out of town and experience what the rest of the region has to offer. Since there are so many options, the burning question is, where to go?

Filed Under: Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: 2018, best leaf viewing, Boston, Cape Cod, Connecticut, driving, foliage, GTFO, Massachusetts, new england, New Hampshire, south shore, Vermont

YOUR TESLA’S IN MY SPOT

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted July 24, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader

Other than a single spot for disabled persons, it was exclusive Tesla territory.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader Tagged With: driving, electric cars, Elon Musk, Jr., Kurt Vonnegut, Tesla, transportation

KNOW THE REGS: OPERATING VEHICLES WHILE STONED

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted May 8, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo

There have already been some battles, sure. And we heard countless lines about the dangers of stoned driving from plenty of prohibitionists while our state’s recreational cannabis law was in limbo. But that has been a minor fender bender compared to the crash between reality and ideology that lies ahead.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: #mapoli, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, Commonwealth, driving, DWI, Mass, Massachusetts, medical marijuana, MMA, motor vehicles, politics CCC, regulations, weed

ROLLING STONED: LOSE THE RHETORIC—HERE’S THE TRUTH ABOUT DRIVING HIGH ON CANNABIS

Written by CHRIS RICE Posted January 16, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

 


Oftentimes in American politics, the policy is incongruent with the relevant science. We have seen this time and again with regards to climate change, fracking, intelligent design, and, more recently, with stoned ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: AAA, BPD, cannabis, Charlie Baker, driving, Marijuana, Massachusetts, NHTSA, stoned driving, thc

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