Howie Carr: Grim milestone we won’t soon forget
Do you remember the COVID snitch lines, to rat out your neighbor who wasn’t worried because he could… read charts, and ...
Biz groups fighting possible 'tax hike' to pay for UI 'blunder'
Business groups are ramping up the pressure on Beacon Hill to use state dollars, not employer taxes, to repay the federal ...
The chill on speech during COVID-19 hurt the country
But squelching debate is a bipartisan exercise and not limited to talk about a pandemic. With COVID-19, the chill on speech ...
5 years ago today, Massachusetts declared a COVID State of Emergency. Here's a timeline of major events.
It was five years ago today that then-Gov. Charlie Baker declared a State of Emergency in Massachusetts due to the rapidly ...
‘The lockdowns were never really effective’: New research shows COVID stay-at-home orders did more harm than good
Five years ago, lockdown critics faced death threats and censorship. Now they are gaining influence amid new research on the ...
WBUR5d
Why the state's public health leader says he needs to re-build trust after the COVID pandemic
Dr. Robert Goldstein, commissioner of the state's Department of Public Health, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the COVID pandemic and how his office is working to build trust in public ...
Soaring rents squeeze Mass. growing rental voucher program
The state budget line item for a safety net rental voucher program has grown significantly in recent years, but housing ...
The Berkshire Edge3d
How the last five years changed me
Not surprisingly, America’s COVID disaster resulted in nearly half a million excess deaths. Adding insult to their own ...
Andrea James, advocate for the incarcerated, files paperwork to run for governor in 2026
Andrea James, an advocate for incarcerated and formerly imprisoned women and girls, filed paperwork Monday to run for governor in 2026 as a Democrat, creating a potential matchup with Gov. Maura ...
Infectious disease expert reflects on 5-year anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic
South Shore Health infectious disease expert Dr. Todd Ellerin reflected on his personal experience with COVID-19, five years after the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic.