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10 Pieces of Wasteful Pork in the Fiscal Year 2027 Massachusetts Budget
Massachusetts lawmakers included millions in pork-barrel spending in the $63.42 billion state budget. Here are 10 of the worst examples.
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Maura Healey's Education Agenda Puts Her at Odds With the Massachusetts Teachers' Association
Governor Maura Healey has backed statewide phonics standards, graduation requirements and other education reforms opposed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, drawing praise from some education reform advocates.
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Iconic Brands Taking Jobs Out of Massachusetts, Raising Red Flags for State Economy
Major companies are cutting jobs or ending operations in Massachusetts, prompting concerns about costs, competitiveness and the state economy.
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Defense Lawyers' Work Stoppage Over State Pay Threatens Hundreds of Criminal Cases Massachusetts
Thousands of indigent defendants last month did not have an attorney defending them, undermining their constitutional right to have representation and risking the dismissal of as many criminal cases covering a wide range of charges, according to court filings reviewed by the NewBostonPost.
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How Much Are Massachusetts Congressional Staffers Making? Maybe More Than You Think
Working as a top staffer for the Bay State's members in Congress can fetch a salary well in excess of…
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Think Wind-Generated Power Is Saving People Money? Check Out America’s First Offshore Wind Farm
America's experiment in off-shore wind-based energy is raising rates on residents and creating another burden for businesses in…
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How Many Teachers Aren’t Showing Up?
When it comes to absenteeism in public schools, it's not just students who aren't showing up. Sometimes it&…
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Bowling for Abortions
A Rhode Island fund-raiser for abortion rights goes further than most other advocacy groups in expressing its support for the procedure,…
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Rodeos, Books, and Black Robes: What You Don’t Know About Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch
Judge Neil Gorsuch not only is a brilliant jurist and solid Constitutional originalist who is a worthy successor to Antonin Scalia — but…
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Nonprofit Colleges Pay Small Fraction of City Taxes
Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Museum of Fine Arts, and other nonprofit colleges, hospitals, and cultural institutions are indispensable to Boston&…
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Providence On the Brink?
A combination of dwindling revenues and soaring costs has put Rhode Island's capital city of Providence in such dire financial…
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Former U.S. diplomat recalls escaping Castro
For many Americans, Fidel Castro is a feared figure who brought the United States as close as it's even been…
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An American tradition: New book on Thanksgiving reminds us of the ties that bind
For most Americans, Thanksgiving is about what author Melanie Kirkpatrick calls the three Fs—family, feasting, and football. But, beyond the well-…
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From pot to slots, mix of issues raised in ballot questions
The four questions on the Massachusetts state ballot this year address the legalization of marijuana, the opening of a slots parlor, an…
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Maine joins New Hampshire as presidential battleground
It's not just New Hampshire anymore. This presidential election year, Maine joins the Granite State as a New England battleground.…
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Boston’s highest paid city employees earn approx. $300,000
The city of Boston's highest paid employees earn on average about $314,000 and are overwhelmingly made up of mid-…
