Politics
Word emerged this week that UMass officials are talking with the Kraft family — owners of the Patriots and the New England Revolution soccer franchise — about siting a 20,000-seat soccer stadium on what used to be the Bayside Expo Center.
UMass officials... Read more
As Boston officials seek to lower speed limits on their streets, one lawmaker cautioned Tuesday that the problem they are seeking to remedy could be a symptom of a broader “crisis” in transportation infrastructure.
The Boston City Council voted... Read more
University of Massachusetts officials have had preliminary conversations with the Kraft family and the New England Revolution about the possibility of building a soccer stadium on prime waterfront land owned by the university on the grounds of the old... Read more
Seeking to help the often low-wage workers who rely on check cashing businesses to collect their pay, the Senate last Thursday passed a bill to limit how much check-cashers can take as their cut. The bill (S 2323) limits fees to 1.5 percent for state or... Read more
Orlando massacre aftermath: Flags flew at half-mast this week outside the Codman Square Health Center.
Whether the carnage is close to home on a Dorchester street corner or in a darkened Florida dance club, there’s a maddening synergy to the gunfire that... Read more
The other morning, US Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, submitted to questioning by a group of political junkies of all stripes on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program.
Jumping out of the box, Corker... Read more
The hopefuls eyeing the Suffolk Register of Deeds position have crystallized into a group of ten, several of whom have strong Dorchester ties. The candidates, some seasoned campaigners and others running as fresh faces, are touting their local involvement... Read more
Twenty weeks from now, the first Massachusetts voters will be casting their ballots days before the Nov. 8 election, in the state's inaugural early voting period.
In the meantime, election overseers at the local and state level must figure out and develop... Read more
The state Senate unanimously passed a $39.558 billion budget for fiscal year 2017 last Thursday, capping three days of debate that resulted in a bill slightly above the $39.508 billion House budget that passed on April 27. Several items involving... Read more
Cross Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry off your list of potential 2017 Boston mayoral candidates.
“What? No,” the Dorchester Democrat said when asked whether she had given any consideration to running for the office. “We’re doing great here in the Senate. I am... Read more
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