by Mark Roessler | Feb 1, 2011 | News
Imagine, if you will, that one day it was announced that your local supermarket was buying up the road system between you and the grocer. It’s an unusual merger, so it receives considerable government review before it’s approved, and when it is cleared,...
by Stephanie Kraft | Feb 3, 2011 | News
During the recent recession, the U.S.’s public universities crossed an important boundary—an ominous boundary from the point of view of making higher education widely accessible. More than half of our public research universities, including UMass, now pay...
by Stephanie Kraft | Feb 3, 2011 | News
The National Rifle Association has warned Congress not to “mess with” gun rights in the wake of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson. The NRA is busy as usual, promoting legislation allowing guns to be carried in public places,...
by Maureen Turner | Feb 3, 2011 | News
The Springfield mayor’s race was officially kicked off last week when City Council President Jose Tosado announced that he’ll run this fall against incumbent Mayor Domenic Sarno. Of course, the race has had plenty of unofficial starts over the past year or...
by Maureen Turner | Feb 3, 2011 | News
In the November election, voters in a number of Massachusetts districts sent a message that they’re ready to see dramatic changes in the commonwealth’s marijuana laws. In nine legislative districts around the state (including the 1st Franklin and...
