In March 2014, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick declared opiate abuse a public health emergency. Though progress has been made on the federal level in terms of addressing opiate abuse, the road...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s late-night service program may be in jeopardy due to a lack of corporate sponsorship, keeping the revenue from being substantial enough to support the...
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced a “Pay For Success” (PFS) initiative Monday to combat chronic homelessness in the Commonwealth.
The PFS initiative is a long-term project to establish...
You may recognize him as the lead actor in movies such as “The Perfect Storm,” “Planet of the Apes” and “The Departed,” and before that, the front man of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. But...
In a Sunday morning interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick told moderator Chuck Todd that he had hoped the grand jury in the Ferguson case would have made a...
El Al, Israel’s national airline, will offer direct flights between Tel Aviv and Boston via Logan International Airport beginning June 2015, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Monday.
Prior...
With the wide array of clubs and activities available to students at Boston University, it’s rare to find a student who’s not involved in some kind of extracurricular. But when it comes to political...
Massachusetts has long been at the forefront of the nation’s push to protect the environment. With the intent of increasing recycling rates, the Commonwealth passed the "Bottle Bill” in 1983, a law...
It’s the strange word on the tip of everyone’s tongues. The foreign virus we had always heard about, but never thought would permeate the United States. It’s Ebola, and ever since several Americans...
As the world readies itself for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, little ol’ Boston is making strides in asserting itself as a prime spot for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Boston Mayor...
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled plans Tuesday to build a $25 million commuter rail stop in Allston, a project that will create jobs and improve accessibility throughout the neighborhood.
West...
With the general election fast approaching on Nov. 4, Massachusetts residents will vote for a new governor, but they will also have the opportunity to vote on four initiatives that will appear on the...
