Massachusetts residents do not have to show an ID to vote, but some think we should join the 36 states that have that requirement.
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Leave none of the Steward hospitals behind
We have been told that the state lacks the means to intervene in the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. If true, the state must do everything else it can invest in the health of the community and not just to put a temporary Band-Aid on the situation.
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What courage means to me
For 32 years, middle school students in Boston and beyond have written essays as part of a curriculum on courage launched by Stephanie and Jonathan Warburg in memory of their son Max, who died in 1991, at age 11, of leukemia. These 3 essays are from the 2024 anthology of the MAXCourage curriculum.
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What higher ed leaders could learn from Project 2025
If we’re honest with ourselves, even those who find most of the ideas advanced in Project 2025 repugnant should agree that there are also ideas in the report worth paying attention to.
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Overall, we think the Steward outcome is pretty good
The faster Apollo is out the door the better. Though Apollo will certainly contest the Commonwealth’s $4.5 million fair market valuation for St. Elizabeth’s, state officials seem determined that any fight over money will not interrupt plans for an immediate seizure of the Brighton land and buildings.
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Boston’s White Stadium plan makes sense
I am skeptical of government spending on sports stadiums and arenas. But having studied the details of the proposal for a public-private partnership to revitalize White Stadium in Boston’s Franklin Park, I came to a conclusion you might not expect: This plan makes sense for Boston.
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The compelling case for Massachusetts legislative reform
What’s the one thing businesses, climate advocates, and lobbyists can agree on? The need to overhaul the state’s broken legislative process. Here are six ideas to get the conversation started.
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On Beacon Hill, rules seem made to be twisted, if not broken
The pile-up that occurred at the end of the Legislature’s two-year session, with a frenzy of action extending well past the supposed deadline at midnight on July 31, shows that Beacon Hill’s rules seem made to be broken.
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Vote no on Question 2
The single biggest issue I hear from our 2,100 member businesses and organizations on a daily basis is the need for employees with high educational levels and problem solving skills.
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Transportation plans need holistic approach — and significant funding
The state’s new mobility management pilot aims to bring together organizations operating these fragmented services to coordinate better. But you can’t connect people to services that don’t exist or don’t operate when needed. That requires a holistic approach and substantial funding.