Politics
State transportation officials have a difficult job balancing the needs of aging infrastructure with the fiscal realities of the state budget. But sometimes, decision-makers make things harder than they need to be.
Such is the case when it comes to the... Read more
The South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sun., March 20, will be shortened for the second consecutive year, according to Mayor Martin Walsh’s office. It will keep to the abbreviated trek – about half the traditional route, centered on Broadway – that... Read more
Hillary Clinton in Boston: Massachusetts victor won all but 9 precincts in Dorchester. AP photoCommunities of color give Clinton boost she needed
Hillary Clinton notched a 15-point win over Bernie Sanders in Boston on Super Tuesday on her way to a narrow... Read more
Public comments skewed heavily against fare hikes ahead of an MBTA control board discussion on proposals that would raise rider fares an average of either 6.7 percent or 9.7 percent.
Out of 33 commenters who spoke on the fare hikes, 17 opposed the... Read more
Donald Trump tops the ticket among likely Republican primary voters in Massachusetts, as the Grand Old Party puts a premium on candidates' ability to create "real change" over the candidates' experience.
On the Democratic side, voters are basically split... Read more
With some 116 party delegates on the line, Massachusetts voters will take the measure of Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in next Tuesday’s so-called “Super Tuesday” presidential primary. On the Republican ballot, the candidates, led by Donald... Read more
Proponents are told they need to make ‘strong case’
Top state transportation officials have informed advocates for the Blue Hill Avenue/Cummins Highway commuter rail station that the $25.2 million needed to build it have not yet been budgeted, meaning the... Read more
A Boston Globe editorial this week advised the state’s unenrolled voters to pull a Republican ballot in the March 1 primary election. Alarmed by the likelihood that GOP frontrunner Donald Trump will amass too many delegates in what is projected to be a... Read more
The MBTA expects to come in $75 million under budget by the end of fiscal 2016 in June and plans to invest the savings into capital spending and substantially reducing the projected fiscal 2017 deficit, which has been estimated at $242 million.
With a... Read more
George MitchellThe sudden death of the conservative Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia has set the stage for a constitutional crisis in this still very fluid election year. Republican lawmakers – urged on by the GOP presidential contenders – have vowed... Read more
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