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Money talks: The MBTA walks back service cuts

It’s a good thing that Congressman Lynch’s threat to the state worked.
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Dragging state prisons into the 21st century

Criminal “justice” shouldn’t end when the cell door closes for those with mental illness.
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Stop the filibuster’s stranglehold on civil rights

The Senate should suspend the fraught practice at least to secure voting rights and civil rights for millions of Americans.
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Donald Trump should make a high-profile effort to get his supporters vaccinated

Fox News needs to step up as well.

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Plymouth DA evades the sunshine
A week devoted to government transparency catches Timothy Cruz in its shadows.

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Fear and hate in Atlanta
A culture of gun violence and hatred poisons American society. When will it end?

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Boston police overtime still out of control

Mayor Walsh’s grand gesture has been revealed as no more than a shell game.

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No delays. It’s time to get back to school.

The new state plan to reopen elementary and middle schools for five-day-a-week in-person instruction should go forward.

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A wave of evictions is not inevitable. It’s a policy choice.

The solution to the looming eviction crisis is as simple as giving renters cash.

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Let’s make a deal. Again.

Under Donald Trump, the United States broke the landmark nuclear deal with Iran. President Biden shouldn’t be afraid of moving first to restart talks.

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State needs to hurry up with restaurant aid

The state ignored a Springfield strip club’s history of violations to grant it state COVID-19 aid ahead of law-abiding businesses. What gives?

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Let’s spring forward — and not turn back

Pass the Sunshine Protection Act, and make this weekend the last time we have to change time.

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Raise the curtain, light the lights — and keep ’em lit

Shuttered arts groups beg for funding support to survive.

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Police reform: The long, hard slog ahead

The momentum of last summer must not be lost, even as officials blow by two deadlines.