

Winter 2016


Closed doors
Newton supports affordable housing — until it’s time to build it
By Jack Sullivan
Affordable housing, Growth and Development, Municipal Government
7 Comments

Politics behind the plug
Utilities play key role in energy debate, but who are they looking out for?
By Bruce Mohl
Electricity, Energy
5 Comments

Tracking Transportation/ Transportation
RTAs taking the wheel
Regional transit authorities want to satisfy growing need
By Gabrielle Gurley
Municipal Government, Transportation
0 Comments

Stuart Altman: Health care watchdog
Chair of Health Policy Commission has lots of experience squeezing health costs
By Bruce Mohl
State Government
0 Comments

Setting hospital prices by ballot question
SEIU pushes anti-Partners initiative — but may be looking for a legislative fix
By John E. McDonough
Elections
1 Comment

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
By Edward M Murphy
Health Care
0 Comments

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
By Jack Sullivan
Elementary and Secondary Education, Immigration, Taxes and Budget Issues
0 Comments

Getting used to the political brushoff
Requiring public housing recipients to work is a policy that most elected officials run away from.
By Raymond V. Mariano
State Government
1 Comment