

Winter 2016



Closed doors
Newton supports affordable housing — until it’s time to build it
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Politics behind the plug
Utilities play key role in energy debate, but who are they looking out for?
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Tracking Transportation/ Transportation
RTAs taking the wheel
Regional transit authorities want to satisfy growing need
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Stuart Altman: Health care watchdog
Chair of Health Policy Commission has lots of experience squeezing health costs
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Setting hospital prices by ballot question
SEIU pushes anti-Partners initiative — but may be looking for a legislative fix
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Testing the market-knows-best hypothesis
A boom in in-patient psychiatric hospital beds in Massachusetts is addressing a need without the typical level of government coordination
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All together now
Boston Children’s Chorus director Anthony Trecek-King gets young voices to sing out for justice


Public schools extend their reach
School systems across Massachusetts are boosting their revenue by taking in students from as far away as China
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Getting used to the political brushoff
Requiring public housing recipients to work is a policy that most elected officials run away from.
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