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Pandemic leads to rethinking of childcare
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Stephanie Jones and Nonie Lesaux of the Saul Zanentz Early Education Initiative at Harvard's Graduate School of Education discuss the lessons learned about childcare during COVID and how to rethink the industry in the diseases aftermath.By CommonWealth magazine
For Ben Downing, politics are personal by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Tom Croswell, Harvard Pilgrim-Tufts merger architect
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An interview with Tom Croswell, the CEO of the still unnamed company combining Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan. He talks about the benefits of consolidation but also raises questions about its value in other areas of health care.By CommonWealth magazine
Michael Bobbitt, state's new arts leader by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Paul Biddinger, head of state vaccine advisory group
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Judd-Stein: Casinos haven't asked for COVID relief
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Baker under fire on climate bill by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Developer O'Brien: We need offices, cities
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Sens.-elect Adam Gomez of Springfield and John Cronin of Lunenburg pledge a focus on equity.By CommonWealth magazine
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Sudders says she is hopeful for the first time
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Sudders says she is hopeful for the first time by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
Doug Bacon, the founder of the Red Paint Hospitality Group, and Greg Reibman, president of the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce, share how COVID-19 is decimating the restaurant industry.By CommonWealth magazine
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Soon-to-be Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark
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Soon-to-be Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Jim Hunt and the Mass. League of Community Health Centers
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Jim Hunt, who is preparing to stop down as president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, talks with Paul Hattis and John McDonough about the origins of the community health center movement and the current challenges.By CommonWealth magazine
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What's holding up marijuana home delivery?
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Devin Alexander, the co-founder of Rolling Releaf, and Chris Fevry, co-founder of Your Green Package, talk about the nascent marijuana delivery industry, and some of the controversy surrounding the drafting of state regulations. They argue a courier model won't work and push for delivery companies that buy their own marijuana wholesale and sell dir…
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Retiring rep, rep-elect share insights on State House opacity
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In-school learning a necessary but cautionary tale
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With Gov. Charlie Baker pressuring schools to reopen in-person, no one is arguing that this is the best way for students to learn. Some union officials and parents are worried about sending their kids to school with community-based cases increasing, and have pushed back. But what metrics should districts be basing their reopening decisions off of, …
Mass. Democratic Party chair showdown by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts allowed no-excuse mail-in voting for the first time this year as well as expanded early voting – and millions of voters took advantage.By Saturday evening, 2.28 million voters had cast their ballots, either by mail or in person – a number equivalent to more than two-thirds of all ballots cast in th…
Biden's lead has supporters....nervous by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
Evan Falchuk, in favor of Question 2 calling for ranked choice voting, squares off with Nick Murray, a policy analyst at the Maine Policy Institute.By CommonWealth magazine
We talk to David Seltz, the executive director of the state’s Health Policy Commission, about how the coronavirus is changing health care.By CommonWealth magazine
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Andrea Campbell says Boston primed for change
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We talk with Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell about her candidacy for mayor.By CommonWealth magazine
Michelle Wu is, by conventional standards, an unlikely figure to be challenging a sitting Boston mayor (though incumbent Mayor Marty Walsh has yet to declare his candidacy, he is widely expected to seek a third term next year). She is shy by temperament, and when she entered Harvard as an undergraduate in 2004, politics was so removed from Wu’s upb…
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Even basics in dispute on Right to Repair ballot question
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Massachusetts voters will be asked in November whether to update the Right to Repair law -- but they may have a hard time wading through the complexities of a ballot question when supporters and opponents cannot even agree on the basics of what it will do.Tommy Hickey, director of the Right to Repair Coalition, and Conor Yunits, a spokesman for No …
I took a Red Line train last week that was crowded according to the MBTA’s COVID-19 crowding standards, but the consensus on this week’s Codcast was that I didn’t need to worry.Jim Aloisi, the former secretary of transportation and TransitMatters board member, called my story on the crowded train ride a mild over-reaction “Your article might have g…
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Parent frustration about schools is rising
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With less than two weeks until school starts, parents from Somerville and Newton say they have yet to get any details on what classes will look like for their children and whether remote learning will be better than it was when schools suddenly shut down last spring amid COVID-19.“Families cannot live in a state of uncertainty,” said Keri Rodrigues…
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Rep. Barber spotlights ‘draconian’ MassHealth asset recovery policies
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The federal government allows states to recoup Medicaid costs after the deaths of patients who use the program. Estate recovery allows homes to be seized and sold to pay off expended Medicaid dollars, a move advocates decry as penalizing low-income families, and making Medicaid into a loan program.Some states take the federal rules a step further. …
Markey-Kennedy race in the homestretch by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Curtatone, Novick hit Baker reopening guidance
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Curtatone, Novick hit Baker reopening guidance by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Downing, Vennochi voice concerns on Baker
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Opponents debate merits of Maine hydro project
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Two opponents debate a ballot question in Maine with huge importance for Massachusetts.By CommonWealth magazine
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As local news withers, we’re losing sense of identity
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As local news withers, we’re losing sense of identity by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Sharp split on need for new transpo revenues
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Differences between AIM official and transportation advocate mirror the split on Beacon Hill.By CommonWealth magazine
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Michael Curry: Waging a duel-front war on the pandemic and racism
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Michael Curry: Waging a duel-front war on the pandemic and racism by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
Contact tracing effort scaled way back by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Spilka makes a case for substance over process
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Black Lives Matter: Where do we go from here?
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Black Lives Matter: Where do we go from here? by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Childcare provider: 'I'm scared for my business'
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Holmes, Idowu on George Floyd and where we go from here
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6/7/20-- Rep. Russell Holmes and Segun Idowu, the Executive Director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, discuss the impact of George Floyd's death and racial justice reform. Holmes is a sponsor of several bills, including one that would allow for decertification of officers for misconduct. Idowu addresses misconceptions about recent pr…
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Time of reckoning for New England Aquarium, Museum of Science
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Time of reckoning for New England Aquarium, Museum of Science by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Mayor Marty Walsh takes stock of COVID-19 crisis
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Mayor Marty Walsh takes stock of COVID-19 crisis by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Senator says nursing home industry collapsing
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Senator says nursing home industry collapsing by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Poftak wary of taking hard policy stances at T
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Bristol County Jail Audio File by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
Sweden's coronavirus gamble by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
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Coronavirus and our unease with end of life questions
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep those stores running.On the Codcast, Boston-based Stop and Shop employee Jose Lopes and Whole Foods worker Dan offered their assessment of the risks they face these days working at grocery stor…
Joined by Rep. William Straus, cochair of the legislature's Transportation Committee and Jim Aloisi, TransitMatters board member and formed Secretary of TransportationBy CommonWealth magazine
Healing spirits in the coronavirus era by CommonWealth magazineBy CommonWealth magazine
