New tone for Healey transportation funding task force
In wake of secretary’s ‘unfiltered’ comments, focus now on ‘tool kit’
The task force met on Wednesday and several members, who asked not to be identified, indicated afterward that the group is no longer going to work on developing a transportation funding plan. Instead, they said, the group intends to focus on developing a “tool kit” that could be used by policymakers to develop a transportation funding plan.
The Codcast
Commonwealth in depth
The bomb-tossing bean counter
Diana DiZoglio ‘wants to catalog the Legislature’s sins’
BY THE NUMBERS
Wu gets high marks from voters in think tank’s survey
Mayor’s policies generally supported but views mixed on schools
Response to Gaza campus protests demonstrates lack of preparation
Juliette Kayyem says universities should deescalate, engage with students
New Hampshire robocalls stir up new firestorm over artificial intelligence
Calls imitating President Biden speed regulatory changes, prompt lawsuits
Milton ousts Select Board chair who backed rezoning plan
Keohane, newcomer to city government, wins by 122 votes
Getting the I-90 Allston puzzle pieces to fit
Some residents call for paring back lanes on Turnpike or Soldiers Field Road
Political notebook: Tibbits-Nutt silence | cannabis chief resurfaces | Southie rep race
Transportation secretary says nothing during discussion on new revenues
MBTA extends Keolis commuter rail contract again
T says it needs more time to structure next procurement
Despite latest court ruling, lawmakers dragging feet on home equity theft
Senator vows to force the issue with amendments to moving bills
Senate, House cut deal on emergency shelter funding
Nine-month limit, with lots of exceptions, for shelter stays
Milton asking state to restore its grant funding
Town urges Healey administration to wait until court process runs its course
Mass. higher ed sector facing stiff headwinds
Enrollment decline, demographics, and sagging public confidence frame challenge
Half of state residents support legalizing teachers’ strikes
Poll finds strongest backing for changing law among younger people
State exit from Holyoke puts spotlight on mixed takeover record
Researchers find more positive outcomes in Lawrence, Springfield
When young people think about the climate, despair follows
More engagement can lead to more optimism, poll finds
3 New York wind farms scrapped
GE decision on turbines led to scuttling of projects
Magical eclipse created temporary solar power void
Grid operator substituted electricity from natural gas, imports
Steward stays open as it seeks bankruptcy protection
Company seeks money from landlord as it works out sale of Mass. hospitals
Steward has its doctors over a barrel in Optum deal
Q&A with Dr. David Weinstock of Grove Medical in Auburn
Could consumer representation on hospital boards have prevented Steward problem?
Charlie Donahue traces the political death of local public health planning