

Spring 2014

Back to school on the American Dream
Congress needs lessons in bipartisan cooperation to get US higher education policy back on track
Boston’s challenge for the GOP
GOP has trouble connecting with non-white voters
By Steve Koczela
Demographics, Elections
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The guiding hand
Though largely unknown outside the world of politics, Mindy Myers has helped three current New England senators win office.
By Shawn Zeller
National Politics
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A can-do attitude
A recounting of the race to build the nation’s first subway is as much about American bravado as it is about a transformative transportation project.

Harsh history lessons
Constitutional office looks like a great springboard to becoming governor, but no statewide officeholder has been elected to the state’s top job in almost 60 years. Voters may be telling us something.
By Michael Jonas
Elections, State Government
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Threading the needle
For Massachusetts Republicans, it’s an increasingly narrow path to victory. The party’s two best hopes for major office this fall are plotting very different paths to try to get there.
By Paul McMorrow
Elections, State Government
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Free agency
As the industry consolidates, health care networks scramble for control of primary care doctors and their patients

Cashing in
The state paid more than $100 million in settlements and judgments since 2005, but officials are tight-lipped about why.
By Jack Sullivan
State Government
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Paving the way for votes
Former Lawrence mayor William Lantigua made street repaving a centerpiece of his reelection campaign last year
By Jack Sullivan
Elections, Municipal Government
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