The bottom line is that third-party energy suppliers overprice a basic necessity for the poorest and sickest in our state while sowing confusion and mistrust about our urgent need for a clean, decarbonized economy.
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Worrisome lack of progress at transportation task force
This pivotal moment cannot be squandered on yet another commission presenting policymakers with “transportation revenue options” or a mere “tool kit.” We know the available options, backed by countless reports outlining various revenue sources.
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Addressing anti-semitism in the schools
The events of 10/7 and the ensuing war have had an unmistakable impact, even in Massachusetts. ADL tracked 440 incidents in the Commonwealth in 2023, a 189 percent increase. Eighty-four incidents were in K-12, and 31 occurred after 10/7, a 138 percent increase for the same three-month period in 2022.
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Eds and meds should pay their fair share of property taxes
Since this is not a tax, payment is voluntary, but institutions were expected to act in good faith on their commitments. Some have; many have not.
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Working toward a new model for emergency care
Last month, Boston Medical Center convened a coalition of national emergency department leaders for the second straight year to recommend solutions to strengthen existing care models and develop achievable solutions that will help patients thrive beyond emergency care.
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Renaissance taking place in downtown Brockton
Anyone who has been to the “City of Champions” recently has seen an incredible re-imagining of our downtown focused on long-term sustainability and economic growth.
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Should Massachusetts establish a reparations commission?
There is a compelling case for reparations for descendants of enslaved people in the US, but there are strong countervailing arguments that the reparations conversation is a distraction from more grounded efforts to close racial gaps.
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How my position, as a physician, on medical aid in dying changed
I was opposed to medical-aid-in-dying legislation — until I witnessed my parents’ painful deaths, despite help from hospice and palliative care.
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Steward hospital crisis is opportunity to reclaim health care as public good
Our health care system is under-resourced and overburdened. Every hospital and emergency department in the state, from small community hospitals to large academic medical centers, is affected by the reality that Massachusetts simply does not have enough beds for the number of patients. It’s time for the Commonwealth to reclaim health care as a public good.
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Lawmakers should give worker-owned cooperatives a boost
Worker-owned cooperatives are emerging as a powerful force in the Massachusetts economy. The Legislature can help but