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OPINION: Absent extraordinary circumstances, it is not for unelected judges to decide whenand how litigation should be pursued in the name of the Commonwealth's citizens.

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ICYMI: In Wellesley, a determined effort to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory #OPINION

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OPINION: What’s unfolding in Wellesley is not that different from other situations across the state when communities and leaders with the best of intentions lose their resolve.

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OPINION: Much of today’s investment is a direct response to years of deferred maintenance and staffing shortages—conditions that worsened under the austerity-driven approach of the T's control board.

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ICYMI: The ‘Right to Read’ bill must include teacher preparation #OPINION

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OPINION: The state Legislature appears poised to pass the “Right to Read Act” — legislation that would require school districts to adopt evidence-based literacy curricula. With more than half of students […]

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ICYMI: In the face of efforts to erase parts of US history, Massachusetts must take a stand #OPINION

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OPINION: Boston has learned, slowly and imperfectly, that inclusion doesn’t happen at the finish line. It comes from institutions and leaders who invest in pipelines and relationships long before that point.

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ICYMI: Gov. Healey’s budget plan is spending Massachusetts into a corner #OPINION

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ICYMI: As Super Bowl betting surges, Kayshon Boutte’s story highlights a growing risk for young people #OPINION

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OPINION: Tax revenues are slowing, costs are rising, and the Healey administration continues to grow state government as if the bill will never come due.

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ICYMI: Transparency in procurement can help close the racial wealth gap #OPINION

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OPINION: With the Patriots heading back to the Super Bowl this Sunday after an improbable turnaround following two straight losing seasons, excitement across New England is reaching fever pitch. But the […]

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ICYMI: Canceling citizenship ceremonies at Faneuil Hall was an affront to its history #OPINION

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OPINION: Procurement transparency may sound technical. In reality, it goes to the heart of how wealth is built—or excluded—in the Commonwealth.

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OPINION: This wasn’t just a canceled ceremony; it was the quiet erasure of a tradition that once made American citizenship visible, contested, and public.

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ICYMI: The MBTA Communities law was a good start. But it won’t deliver transit-oriented development – or solve our housing shortage. #OPINION

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OPINION: The MBTA Communities law is better understood as a leveling up exercise, or a fair-share zoning law.

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ICYMI: Proposals to remove dams unleash debate over which history to honor #OPINION

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ICYMI: Here’s how modernizing the licensing of physician assistants will help Mass. compete for federal dollars #OPINION

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