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Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
The Massachusetts State House is not a bastion of democracy. I think a growing number of people in the Commonwealth are pretty clear on that fact. Dominated for decades by a series of imperial House speakers, and to a lesser extent by its Senate presidents, ... read more
Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Talking Joints Memo, The Tokin' Truth
State Rep.-elect Nika Elugardo knows the dangers of illegal drug trade. "It creates violence, it perpetuates poverty, you see thousands of dollars going through in plastic baggies and meanwhile our water is getting cut off."
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
The events of last week in the Merrimack Valley were unfortunate by any measure. Something bad happened to the natural gas distribution system in parts of Lawrence, North Andover, and Andover that resulted in dozens of homes being damaged or destroyed by explosions ... read more
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
There is no area of Massachusetts politics where it is more baffling to contemplate Gov. Charlie Baker’s ongoing popularity in the polls than the annual state budget debate. One can only draw two conclusions from such musing: either people don’t get the budget ... read more
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Having just been handed an estimated $1 billion budget surplus for the 2018 fiscal year, Gov. Charlie Baker was quick to make a proposal last week to divide up the unexpected spoils.
According to ... read more
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
No sooner did the Supreme Judicial Court shoot down the “millionaires’ tax” referendum question last week than the Mass ... read more
Written by ANDREA SEARS Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
A new study from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center says raising the minimum wage has little impact on teen unemployment, but can have a big impact on teens and their families.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS
The week Commonwealth residents looked at the encroaching national apocalypse and said, ‘Us too!’
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Townie
UMass Boston admin lays off more staff, unions push back
The neoliberal war on public higher education continues unabated ... read more