Political headwinds, talk of competitiveness kept new taxes out of transportation task force discussions
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Non-compliant MBTA Communities – which now includes Needham – will ..read more
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Mass. scrambles to understand, react to fed funding freeze
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There was talk of no new taxes, fixing the MBTA, and cutting red tape, all while avoiding direct references to Donald Trump ..read more
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Political Notebook: New nonprofit swings into action on unemployment insurance
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How a problem is explained in a poll can sometimes contribute to the result ..read more
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Political Notebook: An ad campaign’s cutting room floor
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Prior election cycles in Boston offer a possible preview of what’s to come in this year’s mayoral contest ..read more
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Days before Trump takes office, Brayton Point loses $300 million offshore wind cable plant development project
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The Senate Subcommittee tasked with handling Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s quest to probe the Legislature agreed Monday to meet with her office but outlined a string of issues ..read more
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Clinging to the spirit of MLK on Trump’s inauguration day
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In a discussion on The Codcast, Nicole Obi, president and CEO of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, and Imari Paris Jeffries, executive director of Embrace Boston, processed the inauguration and readied for a potentially tumultuous next four years ..read more
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Political Notebook: When a governor blowtorched a fascist and other tales
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Those tales and others are detailed in a new book from Josh Cutler, a former Democratic lawmaker from Duxbury who joined Gov. Maura Healey’s administration earlier this year ..read more
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Political Notebook: Lack of roadmap riles some on transportation task force
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Members of Gov. Maura Healey’s transportation funding task force gathered this week in downtown Boston. But whether they’ll get to where they’re supposed to go is in the eye of the commuter ..read more
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In Boston tax drama, Collins steps into the spotlight
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Top Democrats filed a compromise economic development bill months after their deadline-day talks collapsed, packing the measure with state support for the life sciences and climate technology industries and more ..read more
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Spending in legislative races topped $11 million
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Just over 300 candidates campaigned for the 200 seats in the House and Senate this year, with $11.2 million over the last 10 months flowing out of their campaign accounts, paying for consultants and mailers aimed at voters, newspaper subscriptions, and food and drinks for staff and constituents. The post Spending in legislative races topped $11 million appeared first on CommonWealth Beacon ..read more
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